Day three of EuSEM 2018 brought discussions of troponin testing, venous thromboembolism, domestic abuse and global health. This conference report also follows trainee research, developments in emergency medicine education and the effects of incivility on teams, drawing together clinical and professional learning from Glasgow.
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The second-day EuSEM 2018 report brings together pulmonary care, early EcLiPSE trial findings, care of older patients and interactive paediatric cases. It also reflects on performing under pressure and celebrates the RCEM team’s joint win in the Euro Sim Cup.
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St Emlyn’s reports from the opening day of the joint EuSEM and RCEM conference in Glasgow in 2018. Highlights include toxicology, infectious diseases, analgesia and sedation, pulmonary embolism and human factors, with reflections on diagnostic reasoning and the challenges behind everyday emergency care.
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What can emergency clinicians learn from an audit of perioperative anaphylaxis? Chris Gray reviews NAP6, focusing on recognition, cardiovascular collapse and reactions associated with antibiotics, muscle relaxants and chlorhexidine. This 2018 discussion considers how findings from anaesthetic practice relate to the emergency department.
St.Emlyn’s takes a NAP. The NAP4 anaesthesia audit. Read More
Chris Gray reports from the 2018 Northern Emergency Medicine conference in Durham. The programme connects end-of-life care, frailty and prehospital developments with workforce roles, burnout and major-incident preparation. Reflections on the Manchester attack underline the importance of understanding both the response plan and support for colleagues.
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This 2017 introduction explains tetanus, immunisation history and the assessment of wounds in the emergency department. It also discusses recognising clinical tetanus, but explicitly flags that UK management guidance has changed and directs readers to a later update.
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Starting ST3 brings new clinical responsibilities as well as portfolio demands. Drawing on a year in paediatric emergency medicine, this post discusses listening to parents and nurses, working with uncertainty, building relationships and making space for life outside the department.
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How can a portfolio support learning rather than become a last-minute paperwork exercise? This account of the ST3 year offers tips on supervision, everyday cases, extended supervised learning events and organisation, with assessment requirements described as they stood in 2017.
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