Conference Reports

Notes and recordings from the 2015 Teaching Course in New York on building better presentations. Natalie May introduces approaches to planning, rehearsal, storytelling, slides and delivery, alongside practical design resources and Scott Weingart’s method for organising a conference talk.

An introduction to FOAMed from Iain Beardsell’s AGN 2016 talk, with English and German transcripts. The post explores how blogs, podcasts and online discussion can support flexible, proactive learning, while stressing critical appraisal and their role alongside traditional teaching.

Vic Brazil and Sandra Viggers join St.Emlyn's for a review of the international medical simulation conference in San Diego, California.

Chris Gray reports from the 2015 London Cardiac Arrest Symposium, covering adrenaline, care after resuscitation, mechanical CPR and survivors’ experiences. This conference archive captures the questions and uncertainties discussed at the time, before the results of the PARAMEDIC2 trial were available.

Chris Gray’s report from the prehospital day of the 2015 London Trauma Conference brings together air ambulance practice, transport safety and emerging resuscitation techniques. Topics include prehospital ECMO, sepsis, REBOA and the challenge of translating specialist expertise into reliable systems of care.

Day two of the 2015 London Trauma Conference explored trauma team performance, clinical judgement, paediatric trauma and major incident preparation. Natalie May, Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley share highlights, including reflections on the Paris attacks and the challenges of supporting families in the resuscitation room.