Communication Skills

Day two of the Intensive Care Society's 2023 State of the Art Congress brings research updates on kidneys, the gut and airway management. The report also covers patient communication, acute respiratory distress syndrome, debriefing, trauma and trainee-led research.

Simon and Iain review the blog's April 2023 posts, discussing high-acuity, low-occurrence procedures and blood transfusion. They also reflect on a conference that did not take place and the wider world of free open-access medical education.

Iain and Simon review highlights from the St Emlyn's blog in this combined June and July 2022 podcast round-up.

Could rapid genetic testing help tailor treatment in acute care? The PALOH investigators explain their 2022 neonatal implementation study, using a bedside test to guide antibiotic selection, and discuss its limitations and wider possibilities for emergency medicine.

Highlights from the final day of the 2022 RCEM Spring CPD Conference in Bournemouth. Chris Gray covers care of older people, functional neurological disorders, radiology and practical service improvements, including access to telephone interpreting.

Simon and Natalie discuss the principles of feedback and the difficulties of conversations between clinical departments. This podcast considers feedback in education and clinical practice, with reference to Stone and Heen's book Thanks for the Feedback.