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As preparation for a social media debate at the 2013 College of Emergency Medicine conference the twitter account @SoMeSucks was created. The idea was to raise awareness of some of […]
Anonymity : a little bit too much fun? Damian Roland Read More
Eavesdropping On my last set of night shifts I was reviewing a patient on our observation ward when I overheard the following nursing handover: “Mrs Jones is waiting for ophthalmology
Miscommunication and Handover in the ED. St Emlyn’s Read More
OK folks, the debates around PE & ACS investigation over the last few years have been fantastic. Not only have they challenged our reliance on protocols, the debates have also
JC: I’ll just ask Dr Google..for some PE/ACS investigation advice @ St.Emlyn’s Read More
As FOAM grows, tweeting at healthcare conferences is going mainstream. At the #ICEM2012 conference, Mike Cadogan (@sandnsurf) announced that ICEM 2012 had been the most tweeted about healthcare conference in
No Tweeting, Please. Healthcare Conference in Progress Read More
The following scenario is completely fictional although it is used to represent a real-life incident. All details have been changed. “Hey – you’ll want to know about this –
When FOAM Doesn’t Wash Read More
This is the panel discussion from smacc 2013 with a great group of FOAMites (and me). The panel discuss where FOAM is, where it’s going and how it might fit
SMACC 2013: A roadmap for #FOAM at St.Emlyn’s Read More
If you haven’t seen recent UK media coverage of the review of the Liverpool Care Pathway I have to wonder where you’ve been. Nevertheless, I really don’t want to get
Road to… Nowhere? ED Implications of the Liverpool Care Pathway Review Read More
It was a long day. After getting home from a late shift the night before, I was up at 4 to catch my 0530 train, and toddled off down to London. What,
Review: The Essence of Emergency Medicine Read More
