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A look ahead, written in 2014, to SMACC Chicago in June 2015. The St Emlyn’s team explains the conference’s appeal from a UK perspective, shares a podcast discussion and points to earlier talks illustrating its mix of clinical education, academic debate and entertainment.

The first St Emlyn’s podcast, from 2014, introduces Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley’s plans for the series. They explain the sharing philosophy of FOAMed and their aim to bring a UK perspective to clinical medicine, critical appraisal and the practical challenges of running an emergency department.

After being described as intimidating, Sarah Payne reflects on the gap between how she sees herself and how colleagues perceive her. Drawing on her experiences and research on gender stereotypes, she explores the tension between warmth, competence and assertiveness for women working in emergency medicine.

Can an observational study overturn the findings of a large randomised trial? This 2014 journal club examines a report questioning tranexamic acid in severe trauma, focusing on treatment selection, excluded early deaths and confounding as reasons to question a striking apparent association with harm.

An introduction to a series of personal experiments in emergency medicine education, inspired by philosophy and deliberate practice. The exercises aim to challenge clinicians’ thinking, empathy, communication and teaching through repetition and reflection, with a link to the collection developed by the St Emlyn’s team.

Could medical scribes improve emergency department workflow? In this 2014 journal club, Natalie May and Damian Roland examine a before-and-after study involving electronic ordering and scribes, questioning causality, the practical significance of time savings and the implications for documentation accuracy and UK practice.