Looking for ways to make a workshop genuinely interactive? This collection describes feedback games, communication exercises, role play and small-group tasks, explaining how they have been used and adapted, and why briefing and debriefing matter as much as the activity.
Interactive Ideas for Workshops Read More
A successful workshop starts with clear aims and an understanding of its participants. This ten-step guide covers context, resources, timing and interaction, then explains how feedback and structured reflection can help you refine the session for its next outing.
How to Plan a Workshop Read More
Natalie May continues her reflections on a year with Sydney HEMS, focusing on paediatric retrieval, drowning and airway care. These personal clinical lessons explore equipment, communication and the compromises involved in delivering critical care outside the hospital.
101 Reflective Lessons from a Year with Sydney HEMS. Part Four: More Clinical Read More
Whose assessment counts when a child is in pain? This 2017 appraisal of paediatric pain scales examines agreement between children, nurses and doctors, questioning whether disagreement justifies dismissing children’s reports and what a single pain measurement can really tell us.
JC: Pain Scales in the Paediatric ED Read More
Preparing a critically ill patient for transfer brings challenges that can be less obvious at the bedside. In this third Sydney HEMS reflection, Natalie May explores sedation, ventilation, physiological preparation and contingency planning through lessons from interhospital retrievals.
101 Reflective Lessons from a Year with Sydney HEMS. Part Three: Clinical Read More
Could a simple cold-water stimulation technique shorten the wait for an infant’s urine sample? This 2017 appraisal of Quick-Wee examines the randomised trial, collection success, uncertain contamination findings and the practical challenge of providing uninterrupted attention in a busy ED.
JC: The Quick-Wee Method for Faster Clean Catch Urine Collection Read More
When clinical findings and test results conflict, how should we rethink a diagnosis? Natalie May uses a case and thought experiments to explore heuristics, cognitive bias and probability, showing why more tests alone cannot resolve uncertainty in emergency medicine.
When is a Door Not a Door? Bias, Heuristics & Metacognition Read More
Moving a critically ill patient from the ED can be a high-risk part of their care. Natalie May and Simon Carley’s podcast notes explore patient preparation, equipment, team selection and handover, with contingency plans for delays, deterioration and airway problems.
The Emergency Department Transfer: Patient, Preparation and People. St.Emlyn’s Read More
