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.

Chris Gray reports from day two of the 2022 RCEM Spring CPD Conference. The highlights span emergency department delays, paediatrics, refugee health, modern slavery and exploitation, with sessions on documentation, medical examiners and giving evidence in court.

The opening day of the 2022 RCEM Spring CPD Conference in Bournemouth, reviewed by Chris Gray. Topics include point-of-care ultrasound, trauma research, neurosurgical transfer, cardiology, dermatology and toxicology, alongside reflections on clinical decision-making.

Iain Beardsell shares lessons from ten years of trauma team leadership, based on his 2022 RCEM CPD presentation. The post follows preparation, patient arrival and progression towards definitive care, with an emphasis on communication, checklists, practice and feedback.

A 2022 appraisal of RePHILL, comparing prehospital packed red cells and freeze-dried plasma with saline for traumatic haemorrhagic shock. It examines the neutral trial result, composite outcomes and patient selection, and asks what questions remain about prehospital transfusion.

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.