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A November 2019 explanation of CODA's origins and planned direction after SMACC. Simon Carley and the organisers describe a wider healthcare community, a programme spanning medicine, ethics, education and planetary health, and an ambition to turn conference conversations into collective action.

How do intranasal ketamine and fentanyl compare for children with painful limb injuries? This appraisal examines a small randomised trial reporting similar pain relief but more minor adverse events with ketamine, alongside concerns about sample size, trial design and applicability across different clinical settings.

Does knowing that a patient died change how we judge their earlier care? This appraisal examines a study in which clinicians rated the same cases with different outcomes, then considers what hindsight bias means for reflection, feedback and fair discussion of difficult emergency medicine cases.

Zaf Qasim discusses the practicalities and uncertain evidence for REBOA in this 2019 podcast. The accompanying article considers its place within trauma systems and includes a later update on the UK-REBOA trial, making the distinction between the original discussion and subsequent evidence important.

An introduction to RCEM's 2019 Wellness Compendium and related resources for supporting emergency medicine staff. The article explains how its brief topic guides complement St Emlyn's wellbeing book, with links to both publications and the EM-POWER material on sustaining an experienced workforce.

The September 2019 podcast roundup highlights Cliff Reid's Zero Point Survey and Dan Horner's discussion of the UK resuscitationist. The accompanying reading links also cover decompensated liver disease and CODA's aims, bringing together resuscitation practice, clinical reflection and medical education.