Put me on a conference stage, and I become the most extroverted version of myself. I have been fortunate to present at conferences around the world, and when I step in front of an audience of colleagues, I make a conscious effort to bring energy. I try to be gregarious, expressive, approachable, and, when the…
Case presentation A 4-year-old, 1.7 kg male neutered domestic shorthair cat was transferred after being found abandoned in a cage without water and with only limited dry dog food. At intake, the patient was severely dehydrated, and serum sodium was 190 mmol/L. The history strongly supports hypernatremia secondary to free-water deprivation. However, because the duration…
You’ve sat through the lecture, taken the notes, collected the credit hour, and changed nothing about how you practice by Monday. That’s not a failure of the content. It’s usually a failure of the format, measured against what adult learning research actually says works. Malcolm Knowles’ foundational work on andragogy identified what distinguishes adult learners…
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