Pioneering e-learning and educational innovation launched

A pioneering e-learning innovation called MaxFaxBites has been launched by British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (BAOMS) President Sat Parmar as a project for his presidential year. The idea was conceived by Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial/Head & Neck Surgeon Satheesh Prabhu and developed with British Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery (BJOMS) Editor in Chief Professor Kaveh Shakib.

Publication of high-quality review articles in BJOMS will be linked with a short seven-minute video presentation by the author(s). They will include slides with the presenter's voiceover, and cover the objective of the article/study, summary of methodology and emphasise the outcome/conclusion and take-home messages.

It has been a long-standing tradition for the BAOMS President to introduce a novel idea, concept or experience to members. Sat Parmar chose as his Presidential initiative the introduction of this method of learning and distributing educational material.

Satheesh Prabhu has just recorded the latest MaxFaxBites video clip on botox and temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ). The short video clips are designed to view on your smartphone or computer. Therefore, whenever you want to catch up with a significant BJOMS paper, you can turn to your phone and wherever you are you will find a summary of the paper given by the authors with a presentation of the key findings.

The video and associated paper will also be made available to BAOMS members using WhatsApp or email groups as well as conventional methods such as the BAOMS website, linked to the published article in BJOMS. None of the presentations has any patient-identifiable information.

The November 'Bite' is OMFS Professor Peter Brennan's paper on human factors, and the December 'Bite' is on botox and TMJ from Satheesh Prabhu.

To catch up with any of the MaxFaxBites video clips of BJOMS papers go to: bit.ly/2VojvEF.