Emergency Medicine

How can emergency clinicians keep up with the literature without being overwhelmed? Natalie May compares journal clubs, alerts, RSS feeds, online appraisals and social media in this 2015 overview, weighing the effort, access and critical appraisal involved in building a personal approach.

Dan Horner’s opening video for the 2015 RCEM conference, shared here after technical problems prevented it being shown at the meeting. The accompanying introduction describes it as a snapshot of emergency medicine in the UK at that time.

The original live-coverage page for the 2015 Royal College of Emergency Medicine conference in Manchester. This short archive entry introduced streams of the opening ceremony and the ‘24h EM People’ session; it records the event coverage rather than announcing a current broadcast.

Dan Horner’s 2015 RCEM masterclass asks how clinicians can investigate suspected venous thromboembolism without unnecessary testing or treatment. It explores pre-test probability, diagnostic tools and their limitations, then considers individual risks, patient preferences and the need to assess new approaches within local practice.

A preview of the 2015 RCEM conference in Manchester, introducing visiting speakers, workshops and the St Emlyn’s team’s planned coverage. This archive post captures the anticipation around the meeting and points to the educational topics and online communities represented there.

How can you make a clear referral from the emergency department to an inpatient team? Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley discuss preparing the conversation, using SBAR, making the purpose clear and anticipating questions, with approaches to disagreement, maintaining professional relationships and seeking senior support.