Why did emergency medicine examination and training outcomes vary by ethnicity, region and training pathway? This 2016 discussion of GMC data examines differential attainment, challenges easy explanations and asks educators to reflect on bias, supervision and their responsibilities to trainees.
How can simulation develop the relationships and attitudes that shape clinical teamwork? Drawing on a EuSEM 2016 talk, this post explores training in the workplace, involving the whole team in debriefs and using learning conversations to understand behaviour under pressure.
Soft skills in simulation: EuSEM 2016. St.Emlyn’s Read More
How should we interpret a high prevalence of pulmonary embolism among patients admitted with syncope? This 2016 appraisal examines the selected hospital population and distinguishes finding a clot from proving it caused the collapse or that treating it improves outcomes.
Prevalence of PE in patients with syncope Read More
Does cardiac activity on ultrasound predict survival after cardiac arrest, and does scanning itself improve outcomes? This 2016 appraisal of REASON examines those different questions, the study’s potential biases and why absent activity should not be treated as a definitive prognosis.
JC: Is this the REASON to use USS in cardiac arrest? St.Emlyn’s Read More
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
