A fictional emergency department case introduces Nicola Jakeman’s teaching on human factors. Work through questions about missed warning signs, fatigue, diagnostic fixation, confirmation bias and cognitive overload, then consider strategies for recognising when an initial diagnosis needs to be challenged.
Human Factors cases with @JakemanNicola. Read More
A six-step introduction to using FOAM for professional learning, written after the 2013 London emergency medicine trainees’ conference. It covers building an online profile, finding people and blogs to follow, organising information feeds and regularly reviewing your digital presence.
London Emergency Medicine Trainee’s conference part 3. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Simon Carley shares the recording and slides from his talk on FOAM at the 2013 London emergency medicine trainees’ conference. The accompanying notes acknowledge the educators behind its ideas and link to further discussions of social media and medical education.
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Lessons from the London SimWars competition in July 2013, where emergency medicine trainees tackled challenging simulated resuscitations. Simon Carley reflects on communication, named tasks, team summaries, preparation and listening, drawing out practical themes from his role as a judge.
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A response to the GMC’s 2013 report on emergency medicine training in the UK. Simon Carley explores the links between supervision, understaffing, service pressure and recruitment, arguing that the sustainability of emergency care and the quality of education cannot be separated.
The ED is medical education’s front line. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Do we judge evidence for a new device differently from evidence for a new drug? Following a 2013 debate about video laryngoscopy, this reflection examines enthusiasm, prior beliefs and patient outcomes, arguing for consistent standards when assessing clinical technologies.
JC: If the Video Laryngoscope was stroke thrombolysis……. St.Emlyn’s Read More
A 2013 journal club examines a randomised trial comparing GlideScope video laryngoscopy with direct laryngoscopy in trauma patients. It considers survival, uncertainty around a small head-injury subgroup and whether results from a specialist trauma centre apply across emergency medicine.
JC: Video Layngoscopy – Did Video kill the Laryngoscope star? Read More
When rapid CT is available, what does FAST ultrasound add to trauma care? In this 2013 opinion piece, Simon Carley questions the place of FAST in basic ultrasound training, linking curriculum choices to patient benefit while acknowledging settings where CT is less accessible.
On a FAST track to nowhere at St.Emlyn’s Read More
