#FOAMed

Here at St.Emlyn's we are always interested in improving outcomes from serious illness and injury. In many cases the outcome for patients in terms of their quality of life is related to neurological function.

This blog supports a recent podcast with Iain Beardsell on well being for clinicians. Although this is not the sexy resus end of critical care or emergency medicine, it's really just as important.

In its 4th iteration at SMACC this year, the airway workshop was held twice - in the morning and afternoon. It was essentially a masterclass in what is being developed and implemented regarding airway simulation and skill around the world.

Having recently returned to the real world after attending SMACCDUB in Dublin, we thought we should try to articulate some of the things we learnt.

Perhaps the greatest influence on the practice of emergency medicine will be how, where, and to some extent when, we fit into the emergency medicine system. Beyond the doors of the emergency department there are many influences related to the organisation, commissioning and expectations of the emergency service.

When we think of the future it's easy to leap to advances in technology as the main driver for change. However, as we have seen in part 1 there are other factors that will drive the practice of emergency medicine, most notably the patient population we serve, but that's not to say that technology won't have a place in our future practice.