To explore the discomfort of arterial blood gas sampling, an emergency clinician volunteers to have the procedure filmed without local anaesthetic. This personal account accompanies a video made for NHS Change Day 2014, supporting a pledge to pay closer attention to procedural pain.
A reflection written ahead of NHS Change Day 2014 asks how individual pledges can improve patient care. It explores taking ownership of small changes, learning from colleagues across the health service and overcoming the belief that one person’s contribution is too small to matter.
Journal ClubCommunication Skills
An introduction to the evidence-based medicine workshop at SMACC Gold 2014, led by St Emlyn’s and Critical Care Reviews. It sets out an approach to asking useful questions, finding relevant research and translating evidence into care, with a self-assessment quiz on everyday EBM habits.
What changes when a clinician joins an online discussion anonymously? Damian Roland reflects on creating a provocative Twitter account for a 2013 conference debate, exploring first impressions, trust, the temptation to speak differently and the unexpected discomfort of maintaining another identity.
Conference ReportsCommunication Skills
Should conference delegates share everything they hear on Twitter? This 2013 discussion weighs the educational reach of live tweeting against concerns about unpublished research, publication rules and embargoes, asking how conferences can support open learning while respecting speakers’ concerns.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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