A practical starting point for students and clinicians interested in emergency care research. Thomas Shanahan, Edd Carlton and Samantha Jones discuss finding a worthwhile question, contributing to local studies, seeking mentorship, joining collaborative networks and developing critical appraisal and writing skills.
How can we judge the quality of online medical education? Simon Carley and Peter Brindley discuss FOAMed assessment tools, the limits of numerical ratings and why readers still need critical appraisal and primary sources.
Conference ReportsCritical Care
An August 2020 introduction to CODA Zero, the online programme developed after the planned Melbourne conference was postponed. The post outlines its opening sessions on pandemic sepsis and gender, explaining how the CODA community could continue meeting during COVID-19.
Iain Beardsell shares his experience of preparing for the Diploma in Immediate Medical Care, with revision resources, practice questions and practical exam tips. This personal 2020 account covers the written and practical components and points readers to the Faculty for official examination requirements.
A November 2019 explanation of CODA's origins and planned direction after SMACC. Simon Carley and the organisers describe a wider healthcare community, a programme spanning medicine, ethics, education and planetary health, and an ambition to turn conference conversations into collective action.
Simon Carley revisits February 2019 on the St Emlyn’s podcast. The accompanying reading includes research on ventilation during intubation, pulmonary embolism in patients with syncope and trauma deaths, alongside reflections on workplace relationships and life after PTSD therapy.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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