Simulation

IncrEMentuM 2026 in Murcia was not a conventional Emergency Medicine conference. This reflection explores how its independent design, live simulation, hosted conversations, smaller faculty, translation, production values and global audience created a learning experience that felt connected to the realities of Emergency Medicine.

In this podcast, Liz Crowe discusses the effect bad behaviour has on teams and ultimately patient safety.

Claire Park draws on civilian and military experience to discuss care during high-threat incidents at Tactical Trauma 2024. The podcast explores the balance between responder risk and treatment delays, communication between emergency services, casualty evacuation and the gaps in the available evidence.

Alice Hutin describes how the Paris SAMU team delivers prehospital extracorporeal CPR for selected patients with refractory cardiac arrest. Recorded at Tactical Trauma 2024, the interview explores on-scene logistics, patient selection, communication when eCPR is not appropriate and team debriefing.

In this episode of the podcast, Andrew Petrosoniak leads us through how simulation can be used beyond education for system design and improvement.

Supporting people affected by violence and abuse was a central theme of SMACC 2019’s first afternoon. This report also considers clinicians’ emotional responses, conversations that offer support, and the role of creativity in healthcare and education.