What is Burnout?
The term ‘burnout’ has become ubiquitous within the common vernacular. Yet what do we actually mean when we say we feel burnt-out?
Compassion
Supporting African emergency care development
Emma Gold, UK emergency medicine trainee and current clinical fellow for the African Federation for Emergency Medicine (AFEM) reports from Cape Town, South Africa. Hello from Cape Town! Over the …
Moral Injury during COVID-19. St Emlyn’s
Ed – We have previously covered the concept of moral injury on the blog and podcast, largely in respect to the experience of managing patients with traumatic injury. In 2020 …
Colour of the wind
Fair warning: this is a difficult read. Many thanks to Janos Baombe, Liz Crowe and Cathy Wield for your wisdom and support in making this post a little less uncomfortable. …
Understanding Fear and Anxiety around COVID-19: A St Emlyn’s Podcast.
Over the last few years there has, thankfully, been more of a realisation that we need to look after ourselves and each other. “Wellbeing” is the hot topic, yet I …
Understanding Fear and Anxiety around COVID-19: A St Emlyn’s Podcast. Read More »
Covid-19 Podcast from Italy with Roberto Cosentini. St Emlyn’s
Dr Roberto Cosentini is an old friend of St Emlyn’s who works in Bergamo, in Northern Italy. He is right at the heart of the recent Covid-19 outbreak. He kindly …
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JC: How events in emergency medicine impact doctors psychological well-being. St Emlyn’s
Ed – This blog by Laura Howard is based on her excellent work on the impact of events on emergency care clinicians. We hope that you read this alongside the …
Prolonged Field Care…in the ED. St Emlyn’s
The practice of military emergency medicine and civilian emergency medicine frequently overlap, often in a symbiotic relationship​1,2​. The hard-won lessons from the operational environment are often incorporated into civilian practice …