Emergency Medicine

A full summary of Day 2 at RCEM Conference 2026, covering prize papers, AI in emergency medicine, major trials, health inequalities, and clinical insights.

Frontline insights from RCEM Annual Conference 2026 in Birmingham—keynotes, AI in emergency medicine, diagnostics, and career lessons.

What does HI-PEITHO tell us about catheter-directed treatment for intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism? Dan Horner examines the composite outcome, bleeding findings and limits to applying the results in everyday practice, asking what the trial changes for patients and services.

Delays in trauma transfer often come from switching monitors. This tip explains the case for portable monitoring from arrival, alongside early checks of oxygen supplies and transfer equipment, to reduce avoidable steps before CT or theatre.

What do trials of smoking cessation in the ED show? Greg Yates reviews the evidence for interventions that include nicotine replacement therapy, the variation in treatment effects and the unresolved questions about resources, follow-up and the emergency department's role.

Clinician productivity depends on the conditions in which teams work. This article challenges the use of patients-per-hour targets in isolation and explores how space, staffing, diagnostics and crowding should shape the conversation about emergency department performance.