Day one of The Teaching Course in Copenhagen in 2017 connects medical education with wellbeing, performance under pressure and self-awareness. The report also explores pastoral support, social media and personal learning networks as tools for developing educators and learners.
#dasTTC Copenhagen: Day 1. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Can statistical checks uncover unreliable clinical research? This 2017 discussion examines John Carlisle’s analysis of baseline data in randomised trials, considering errors, possible fabrication and the responsibilities of journals, while cautioning that an unusual result is not proof of fraud.
Fake news, lies, fraud, errors and statistics. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Do teaching hospitals deliver better outcomes? This 2017 appraisal examines a large US study linking teaching status with lower mortality, while exploring confounding, limits to generalisability and why the association does not show that teaching itself caused the difference.
JC: Those who can, do; those who teach, do better. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Who should pay for access to medical research? Mike Charlesworth and Lee Feddy weigh subscription fees, open-access publication charges and barriers for unfunded researchers, then ask what medical journals could learn from the business models of digital entertainment services.
Do medical journals need a more modern business model? Read More
Our thoughts are with everyone affected; patients, families, staff, relatives and the people of Manchester. This is not a time for Social Media. There is far more important work
Thoughts and wishes for #GreaterManchester. Read More
A 2017 ResusFriday session uses simulation and shared learning to examine cardiac arrest care, including team roles, reversible causes and dual-axis defibrillation. The post explains why enthusiasm for the latter needed to be tempered by the limited evidence available then.
Dual Axis Defibrillation & #ResusFriday at St.Emlyn’s Read More
A 2017 visit to Mitchells Plain and neighbouring emergency centres prompts reflections on trauma, mental health care, teaching and resource constraints. Simon Carley describes the work of South African colleagues and the #badEM team, while questioning the limits of an outsider’s perspective.
Mitchell’s plain, #badEM and my utmost respect. St.Emlyn’s. Read More
How can emergency care reflect what matters to a patient before a crisis occurs? This 2017 introduction to ReSPECT explores personalised treatment planning, early conversations with patients and families, and why the discussion matters more than the form alone.
Have a bit of ReSPECT for end of life care. St.Emlyn’s Read More
