Category: The philosophy of EM
#stemlynsLIVE: Five free strategies to improve your resuscitation practice. St Emlyn’s
This week we are hosting the #stemlynsLIVE conference here in Manchester. We are so excited to be bringing together an amazing faculty for a day of talks, workshops, panel discussions and skill stations designed to …
JC: The Zero Point Survey. Optimising resuscitation teams in the ED. St Emlyn’s
This blog explains the rationale for the zero point survey1–3. This starts before the primary survey that we are all familiar with and is a means of optimising the performance of resuscitation teams in critical …
Using narrative learning and story telling in Emergency Medicine. St Emlyn’s
Some years ago I attended the first SMACC conference. It was special in many ways but it was an epiphany for me in my medical education journey. It opened my eyes to the possibilities of …
Equality and global health. What I learned from being a recovering racist…
Sad action I admit I cried during the movie Wonder Woman. I found the scene where Diana helps to liberate the villagers quite overwhelming; I still do. I cried not because it was particularly well …
Lessons Learned at #EMSA18
I’m on my way back to Sydney from Adelaide in South Australia, where this week I was honoured to be a keynote speaker at the fifth EMSA conference (#EMSA18) as well as speaking in a …
The Teaching CoOp update and program: 10-12th October 2018
We are steaming ahead with preparations for the Teaching CoOp course we are running her in Manchester later this year. We have an internationally renowned faculty coming to join us, tickets are selling well and …
Only a game? Infinite game theory in Emergency Medicine
Editor’s note: Have you ever wondered that you might be in some sort of weird game in the ED? The thought that perhaps we are are players in a strange, complex and seemingly uncontrollable system …
Forum theatre with Heidi Edmundson. St Emlyn’s
Preface At St Emlyn’s we are always fascinated to hear about new innovations to help us explore the broader aspects of excellence in emergency care. It’s not just about the knowledge and skills that we …
Codependency and the Emergency Clinician. St Emlyn’s
Editorial comment by Liz Crowe: Here at St Emlyn’s we are committed to developing and leading the way in terms of staff wellbeing. If self-reflection and self-awareness are two essential elements in building wellbeing, then we …
#badEMFest18 Day 2. St Emlyn’s.
Day two of #badEMFest18 started with sun and beauty. Some lunatics went off for a run in the morning….. #BADEMFest18 pic.twitter.com/BS3SQHVlWd — Brian Burns (@HawkmoonHEMS) March 23, 2018 Day two formally kicked off with a …