TY - JOUR T1 - Use of patient video cases in medical education JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 210 LP - 214 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2014-308030 VL - 100 IS - 4 AU - Damian Roland AU - Thomas Balslev Y1 - 2015/08/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/100/4/210.abstract N2 - Patient video cases (PVCs) are brief video recordings of patients during spontaneous or instructed activity. PVCs are true to life and can be replayed, enabling the establishment of highly interactive, contextual and safe learning environments, with a minimum of facilitation. This article describes the use of workshops in which PVCs are used to assist with the development of observational skills and clinical reasoning in medical students and postgraduates. We describe why PVCs are a valuable addition to an educator's portfolio of resources, what evidence there is for their effectiveness, how to use videos for teaching, and some practical advice and tips on their collection and storage. ER -