Philosophy of Emergency Medicine
A SMACC 2013 presentation on risk in emergency medicine, with a video and accompanying slides. Its deliberately provocative outline challenges how clinicians think about diagnosis, uncertainty and the risks they take in everyday practice.
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 This 2013 discussion weighs the educational reach of live tweeting against concerns about unpublished research, publication rules and embargoes, asking how conferences can support open learning while respecting speakers’ concerns.
What happens when advice found through online medical education is challenged after something goes wrong? A fictional scenario opens a discussion about applying FOAM in clinical practice, evaluating trusted online colleagues and explaining that trust to clinicians outside the social-media community.
How safe is propofol sedation when delivered by emergency physicians? This 2013 journal club reviews a single-centre audit of 1,008 cases, distinguishing transient adverse events from lasting harm and considering how training, supervision and patient selection affect the relevance of its findings elsewhere.
Simon Carley’s SMACC 2013 talk reflects on the development of St Emlyn’s and educational leadership through social media. The accompanying introduction asks whether FOAM needs a representative organisation and invites discussion about the movement’s future.
Should patients without ST elevation receive coronary intervention after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? This 2013 review explores observational evidence, presenting rhythms, symptoms and ECG findings, while emphasising that associations with survival do not establish a benefit caused by the intervention.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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