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A short postcard from the eve of SMACC Dublin in June 2016. After a five-kilometre run, the St Emlyn’s team recorded a brief podcast capturing the pre-conference atmosphere as they prepared workshops and talks for the week ahead.

Resources from the ‘Gambling with the Evidence’ workshop at SMACC Dublin in 2016. This collection takes clinicians from asking a useful question and finding research through critical appraisal, interpreting statistics and using journal clubs to bring evidence into practice.

How closely does our view of our own performance match what colleagues and patients see? Introducing his SMACC talk, Simon Carley reflects on impostor feelings, the limits of self-assessment and why honest feedback and reflection matter for becoming better clinicians and educators.

Notes and recordings from the 2015 Teaching Course in New York on building better presentations. Natalie May introduces approaches to planning, rehearsal, storytelling, slides and delivery, alongside practical design resources and Scott Weingart’s method for organising a conference talk.

When does confidence in the emergency department become overconfidence? Prompted by personal feedback, this reflection explores diagnostic uncertainty, missed opportunities to learn from patient outcomes and practical ways to seek advice, follow up decisions and invite honest feedback from colleagues.

Simon Carley introduces a 2016 paper he co-authored on impact brain apnoea, drawing on observations from motorsport and prehospital care. The post also honours John Hinds’ contribution to the work and reflects on how clinicians’ shared experiences can prompt research questions.