Conference Reports

A 2017 Northern Emergency Medicine conference companion introduces eleven papers on resuscitation, trauma, paediatric asthma and clinician wellbeing. Short appraisals and links to fuller discussions encourage readers to look beyond headline results before deciding what the findings mean for their patients.

A report from EuSEM 2016 in Vienna, covering trauma, cardiac diagnostics, decision-making, education and clinician wellbeing. Alongside the clinical sessions, the post reflects on interactive debate, international connections and the value of meeting emergency medicine colleagues beyond the lecture hall.

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.

A participant’s report from the airway masterclass at SMACC Dublin in 2016, covering intubation, surgical airway practice, nasendoscopy and scenario simulation. The account emphasises rehearsal, teamwork and shared understanding alongside the technical skills, with links to further teaching resources.

Rich Carden and Chris Gray reflect on SMACC Dublin in 2016 from a trainee perspective. Their account connects clinical debate and diagnostic reasoning with fear, wellbeing, gender equity and the personal encounters that made the conference a reflective as well as educational experience.

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.