Writing from EMCON 2026 in Mumbai, Iain Beardsell considers how technology can help doctors learn without replacing the people who teach them. A missed diagnosis, a call for help and the difficulty of finding time to talk raise questions about trust, supervision and becoming ready for independent practice.
What does medical boarding cost patients and the wider emergency care system? Stevan Bruijns reviews regional data linking boarding with mortality, longer stays and ambulance delays, then explores the limitations of the evidence and the argument for action within acute trusts.
Map your confidence across the clinical domains of emergency medicine with an interactive radar chart based on the RCEM syllabus. This St Emlyn's tool supports reflection, revision and learning plans; it is neither an official RCEM product nor a formal assessment.
We’ve built a simple SLO self-assessment tool based on the 12 RCEM Specialty Learning Outcomes in the RCEM curriculum. Designed for trainees, consultants and educators in emergency medicine, this reflective tool helps clinicians visualise strengths, development needs and their overall training profile using an interactive radar chart. It's not an RCEM product but relates to the curriculum.
When something goes wrong in healthcare, another training module is often the default response. Jesse Spurr examines the costs of that reflex and offers six steps for deciding when training is useful and when the system needs to change.
Emergency Department Management
Emergency Department crowding is hard to explain to non-clinical audiences. A cognitive bridge is a three-step tool to help others understand.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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