The St Emlyn’s team opens its coverage of SMACC Chicago 2015 with a podcast about the pre-conference workshops. This brief introduction marks the start of the team’s reports from the meeting, sharing its workshop reflections before the main conference programme began.
Why is diagnosis more than a yes-or-no answer? Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley use chest pain to explore how tests move clinical probability, linking sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratios to decisions about further investigation and treatment in the second part of their diagnostic reasoning series.
A short teaching challenge becomes a 2015 review of sticky eyes in children, from newborns to school-age patients. Natalie May combines age-specific considerations, examination and follow-up with reflections on fitting useful clinical teaching into a few minutes, supported by slides and a recorded presentation.
Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley follow a patient with acute asthma through assessment, treatment and disposition in this 2015 induction podcast. The case-based discussion explores recognising severity, reassessment, seeking senior support and planning discharge, including inhaler technique, follow-up and advice about returning if concerns persist.
Ross Fisher discusses gaps in paediatric trauma research and why children need more than scaled-down adult care in this London Trauma Conference podcast. Published in 2015, the accompanying notes cover imaging questions, opportunities to contribute to research and a shared interest in clearer, more focused presentations.
What can trauma teams learn from elite rowing? In this interview from the 2014 London Trauma Conference, Tom Evens discusses high performance as a process and culture, connecting mental rehearsal, simulation, coaching and learning from successes and failures with preparation for work in the resuscitation room.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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