Who Wants to Be a Nervous System Infection Genius: A Case-Based Microbiology Game on Nervous System Infections

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OPEN ACCESSNovember 18, 2013Who Wants to Be a Nervous System Infection Genius: A Case-Based Microbiology Game on Nervous System Infections Melphine Harriott, PhD Melphine Harriott, PhD Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9617 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstractThis interactive team-based game was developed to review nervous system pathogens during a neuroscience course in our organ system-based curriculum. It is a team activity that is intended for first- or second-year medical students. The game consists of nine short case studies with two or three associated questions per case, which teams answer with a team audience response system remote. Each question is assigned a point value, so that the team with the highest points wins the game. In between each case, there is a built-in instructor-facilitated discussion time, which ensures student questions or unclear concepts are addressed in a timely manner. This session provides students an opportunity to review microbiology in the context of the nervous system. The game atmosphere stimulates healthy competition between teams. However, because this session is non-graded, students are more relaxed and more willing to participate both in the small-group and larger classroom discussions. Finally, the use of the audience response system allows the instructor to receive real-time feedback on students answer choices and immediately clarify unclear concepts. Educational Objectives By the end of this resource, learners will be able to: Review clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and laboratory diagnosis of select nervous system pathogens.Solve case studies involving pathogens of the nervous system. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Instructor Guide.doc Key Points Worksheet.docx Nervous System Infection Game.pptx Question List.csv 2 Min Timer.mov Answers for Cases.xlsx Case 1 Meningococcus.docx Case 2 Group B Strep.docx Case 3 Aseptic Meningitis.docx Case 4 Cryptococcus.docx Case 5 Toxoplasma.docx Case 6 Listeria.docx Case 7 Botulism.docx Case 8 Tetanus.docx Case 9 Naeglaeria.docx To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2013 Harriott. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike license.KeywordsCerebrospinal FluidMicrobiologyNeurotoxinsMeningitisCentral Nervous System Infections Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...