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How do you keep track of an entire emergency department while leading a shift? This personal account offers a mental model for the emergency physician in charge, using circles of care, the four S's, bookmarking and partnership with the nurse in charge.

Selected learning from the English-language track of the 11th emergency medicine congress in Graz in 2024. This report covers cardiac arrest, trauma, sepsis and ultrasound, alongside reflections on research, teaching and learning from mistakes.

What makes emergency department staff stay, and what makes their work harder? This appraisal examines a UK qualitative study of staff experiences, exploring workplace culture, leadership and support, with barriers and opportunities for improving working conditions and retention.

How do experienced prehospital clinicians decide when to give blood? This appraisal explores a qualitative study of physicians at two UK air ambulance services, examining the role of experience and uncertainty, and what these decisions can teach us about training and reflection.

Chris Gray and the team report from the final day of the 2023 RCEM Annual Scientific Conference in Glasgow. Highlights include global health, emergency medicine training and grant-funded research, alongside studies of subarachnoid haemorrhage, chest pain and resuscitative thoracotomy.

Part one of the HALO series examines how to learn the physical skills needed for high-acuity, low-occurrence procedures. It compares training models, including task trainers and cadaver courses, and stresses the importance of practising what happens after the initial incision.

A 2023 interview with ChatGPT explores how language models work and their possible uses in emergency medicine and education. The discussion considers limitations, misleading answers and human judgement, alongside the author's reflections on using AI in everyday work.

How can doctors make emergency care research part of their careers? This 2022 guide compares NHS research roles and university clinical academic posts, covering training routes, funding, mentorship and practical steps towards building a research-active department.

Simon and Iain look back at the St Emlyn's blog and podcast from March and April 2022. They also mark the podcast passing one million downloads and thank listeners for their feedback.

Natalie May takes us through the basics of breastfeeding and how we can look after patients who are breastfeeding when they present to the ED.