An archived invitation to the Manchester Medical Society’s November 2014 evening on social media in emergency medicine. Simon Carley, Rick Body and Natalie May planned talks on education, research and everyday clinical practice, with a live stream intended to include colleagues beyond Manchester.
An archived announcement of St Emlyn’s 2014 Manchester Medical Society event on social media and medical education. Rick Body introduces the team’s planned discussion of why the blog was created, what online sharing contributes to emergency medicine and how colleagues could become involved.
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Short video summaries from the opening day of the College of Emergency Medicine’s 2014 Exeter conference. The selection spans emergency airway management, clinical judgement, FOAMed, temperature management after cardiac arrest, sepsis, stroke and blood gas testing, sharing speakers’ reflections shortly after their presentations.
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Rick Body introduces his SMACC Gold 2014 talk, ‘The Heart Under Stress’, on using history, examination and troponin testing when assessing possible acute coronary syndrome. The accompanying post also reflects on turning research into an engaging conference presentation, with storytelling and humour alongside the clinical discussion.
Louise Cullen and Rick Body debate whether high-sensitivity troponin is friend or foe at SMACC Gold 2014. This post brings together the recording, both speakers’ slides and background resources on troponin interpretation, including why a raised concentration does not always mean acute myocardial infarction.
A 2014 induction guide and podcast on assessing breathlessness in the emergency department. The post introduces important causes, focused history-taking, the role of investigations and early senior support, with further learning resources for clinicians finding their feet in the ED.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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