An archived announcement of Joe Lex’s Manchester visit on 3 July 2014. The event, organised with the Manchester Medical Society’s emergency medicine section, invited the FOAMed community to hear his reflections on 47 years of frontline practice and meet fellow clinicians.
Could the walk from the car park become a useful pause before an ED shift? A change of parking space inspires this personal playlist, with five tracks chosen to lift the author’s mood and help make the transition into a busy working day.
Why do trainees enjoy emergency medicine placements yet hesitate to choose the specialty? In this 2012 reflection, Simon Carley explores working conditions, disruptive rotas, career prospects and recognition of extra effort, asking what might persuade enthusiastic junior doctors to stay.