#FOAMed

I will confess a geeky interest in paediatric pain management (I've spoken and written about it before at St Emlyns), so when I spotted this paper published online ahead of print a few months ago I flagged it for a closer look. When I finally got around to diving into the article properly I was a little surprised by what I read there - but don't take my word for it, head on over to the EMJ1 and check the paper out for yourself.

I've always been somewhat irritated by that old adage that 'Those that can do; those that can't, teach'. Apart from the obvious intended insult to teachers (which is just rude), it's also patently not true in medicine.

Do medical journals need a more modern business model?

This week we had one of our #ResusFridays organised by @kirstinEM , @drgarethroberts & Katie Jones in Virchester. This concept was inspired by our friends in Edinburgh who have run them for some time1 with the aim of improving the perfomance of the multiprofessional team.

This year we took our family Easter holiday in Southern Africa. Twelve amazing nights in Namibia followed by 3 in Cape Town and then (rather unexpectedly owing to a broken aircraft) 2 nights in Johannesburg.

“.. damned if I'm having all that done to me again doctor!”