A short postcard from the eve of SMACC Dublin in June 2016. After a five-kilometre run, the St Emlyn’s team recorded a brief podcast capturing the pre-conference atmosphere as they prepared workshops and talks for the week ahead.
SmaccDUB preview post SmaccRUN with St.Emlyn’s Read More
Resources from the ‘Gambling with the Evidence’ workshop at SMACC Dublin in 2016. This collection takes clinicians from asking a useful question and finding research through critical appraisal, interpreting statistics and using journal clubs to bring evidence into practice.
Gambling with the evidence workshop resouces. SmaccDUB Read More
How closely does our view of our own performance match what colleagues and patients see? Introducing his SMACC talk, Simon Carley reflects on impostor feelings, the limits of self-assessment and why honest feedback and reflection matter for becoming better clinicians and educators.
Are you as good as you think you are? St.Emlyn’s at SMACC Read More
Simon Carley introduces a 2016 paper he co-authored on impact brain apnoea, drawing on observations from motorsport and prehospital care. The post also honours John Hinds’ contribution to the work and reflects on how clinicians’ shared experiences can prompt research questions.
JC: Impact Brain Apnoea. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Could platelet transfusion worsen outcomes after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage in patients taking antiplatelet drugs? This 2016 appraisal examines the PATCH trial’s unexpected findings, functional outcomes and limitations, asking why a biologically plausible treatment might fail to help the patients it was intended to benefit.
JC: Platelets for Intracranial Haemorrhage. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Does hypertonic saline offer better outcomes than mannitol after traumatic brain injury? This 2016 appraisal explores the limited comparative evidence, distinguishes changes in intracranial pressure from outcomes that matter to patients and considers the uncertainty surrounding temporary treatment before definitive care.
JC: Salt or Sugar? Hypertonic saline for head injury at St.Emlyn’s. Read More
How can educators incorporate FOAMed into an existing teaching programme? Drawing on an ICEM 2016 talk, Simon Carley explores course resources, problem-based learning, flipped classrooms and educational prescriptions, while emphasising critical appraisal, curriculum context and the educator’s role in guiding learners.
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When might withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment be considered in the emergency department? Using hypothetical cases and the 2008 UK code of practice, this 2016 discussion explores uncertain prognosis, reversible causes, patient wishes and the need for senior colleagues and families to be involved.
