A personal review of the Essence of Emergency Medicine course in 2013, led by Cliff Reid and colleagues. The account focuses on human factors, learning openly from mistakes, taking responsibility and advocating for patients when systems make good care difficult.
An archived 2013 announcement about an Academy of Medical Educators membership route for graduates of the ALSG Generic Instructor Course. The post considers recognition of teaching work, professional development and the distinction between this arrangement and other instructor-course routes.
Emergency Department Management
A report from Joe Lex’s visit to St Emlyn’s in April 2013 as its first visiting professor. The evening brought emergency physicians and students together to hear experiences from his career and reflect on the values and principles behind their work.
How should a senior doctor respond when a trainee knows something they do not? Remembering his colleague Luka, Simon Carley explores professional humility, authority gradients and learning from juniors, with practical ways to welcome challenge and share what it teaches us.
Emergency Department Management
How should doctors teach and discuss cases online without compromising confidentiality? Simon Carley's response to the GMC's 2013 social media guidance explores professional identity, potentially identifiable details and the difficulties of using fictional cases that resemble real patients.
How can clinical feedback become a useful conversation rather than a telling-off? Natalie May explores preparation, shared goals and specific observations, showing how curiosity about a trainee's reasoning can lead to reflection, agreed actions and a stronger learning relationship.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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