An archived announcement of the St Emlyn’s team’s involvement in dasSMACC in Berlin in 2017. The post introduces a recorded conversation with co-convener Roger Harris and sets out the original programme and registration timetable published in October 2016.
DAS SMACC is go. St.Emlyn’s Read More
An archived 2016 call for patients, the public and professionals to help prioritise emergency medicine research. The post describes the RCEM–James Lind Alliance process as it moved from a shortlist of 60 questions towards selecting ten research priorities.
Research Priorities in Emergency Medicine: We need your help. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Could cold saline given during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest improve survival? This 2016 appraisal of RINSE examines an early-stopped randomised trial, its lack of demonstrated survival benefit and concerns about harm, while distinguishing intra-arrest cooling from temperature management after resuscitation.
JC. Pre-hospital therapeutic hypothermia: The RINSE trial. St.Emlyn’s Read More
An archived guide to RCEM curriculum changes discussed in 2016, including leadership, non-technical skills, complex older patients and chronic disease. The post also explains how St Emlyn’s resources were mapped to curriculum topics to support teaching and examination preparation.
RCEM 2016 curriculum update. St.Emlyn’s Read More
What forces might reshape emergency medicine over the next two decades? This companion to Simon Carley’s 2016 SMACC Dublin presentation introduces three linked discussions of demographics, technology and politics, inviting readers to look beyond today’s clinical workload to the specialty’s future.
The Big Questions in Emergency Medicine. What’s our future? SMACC Dublin Read More
When an emergency physician becomes a patient, familiar clinical encounters can take on a different meaning. This 2016 reflection on Rob Rogers’ publicly shared heart-attack experience considers wellbeing, the patient’s perspective and the lasting value of investing in other clinicians’ education.
Life and Learning from Rob Rogers on the other side of that ECG Read More
Does adding ketamine to propofol make emergency procedural sedation safer? This 2016 appraisal of the POKER trial examines respiratory complications, recovery and patient experience, finding no convincing overall advantage while discussing blinding, event rates and the limits of the evidence.
JC: Is Ketofol worth the hassle? St.Emlyn’s Read More
How can a brief teaching moment in the emergency department lead to learning that lasts? Simon Carley describes a ‘FOAMed prescription’: sharing a relevant blog, podcast or video after a clinical encounter, then following up to encourage reflection and repeated learning.
#FOAMed on prescription. St.Emlyn’s Read More
