Personal Development

In the third part of his personal account of PTSD, Rusty Carroll describes his experience of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy. He reflects on waiting for treatment, the emotional demands of therapy and the changes that helped him rebuild his wellbeing.

Day three of EuSEM 2018 brought discussions of troponin testing, venous thromboembolism, domestic abuse and global health. This conference report also follows trainee research, developments in emergency medicine education and the effects of incivility on teams, drawing together clinical and professional learning from Glasgow.

How do privilege and prejudice shape access to emergency care? In this reflection on equality and global health, updated in 2023, Stevan Bruijns challenges his own assumptions and asks readers to consider whose experiences, research and opportunities are represented in medicine.

Psychologist Esther Murray joins the St Emlyn’s podcast to explore moral injury in emergency and prehospital care. The accompanying notes discuss research into medical students’ prehospital experiences and the psychological impact of witnessing traumatic events, while recognising the limits of the small study that prompted the conversation.

What stays with clinicians after a lesson learned the hard way? Natalie May reflects on an EMSA 2018 session covering handover, prehospital priorities, career values and preparation. Her own contribution examines implicit bias, privilege and the need to understand a patient’s perspective rather than assume it matches our own.

This archived update introduces the programme for the Teaching CoOp course held in Manchester on 10–12 October 2018. It brings together the course information and downloadable brochure prepared for delegates ahead of the event.