There is a bit of a buzz on social media at the moment​1​ about an interesting paper in the NEJM​2​ on the prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in patients with syncope​3​. […]
Prevalence of PE in patients with syncope Read More
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again1. This blog tackles a really challenging topic in our theme around communication and wellbeing2–4. How do
Difficult conversations with children in critical care Read More
This blog post is based on a talk I prepared for the New South Wales Medical Education and Training Conference in Sydney, August 2016. I’d like you to imagine something
Generation Why – Challenges in Medical Education at #NSWMET Read More
Having recently returned to the real world after attending SMACCDUB in Dublin, we thought we should try to articulate some of the things we learnt. Rich: Having only lost
SMACCDUB – A Trainee’s Perspective. St.Emlyn’s Read More
When we think of the future it’s easy to leap to advances in technology as the main driver for change. However, as we have seen in part 1 there are
The BIG questions in EM. Part 2 – Technology. St.Emlyn’s Read More
The open door of the emergency department is both a blessing and curse. As emergency physicians we pride ourselves on the ability to see, assess, diagnose and (initially at least)
The BIG questions in EM. Part 1 – Demographics. St.Emlyn’s Read More
‘Why did you give Mannitol?’ asked the Registrar. ‘Hypertonic saline was the standard of care for head injury at St.Elsewhere and I was told it reduced mortality’. OK, so that’s
JC: Salt or Sugar? Hypertonic saline for head injury at St.Emlyn’s. Read More
Good quality, practice-changing prehospital research is difficult to come by for a number of reasons, not least the fact that the standalone specialty itself is in relative infancy. Issues
JC: Arrested Developments. St.Emlyn’s Read More
This week I was honoured to present a “blast talk” at the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine Conference in Cork. I love the idea of blast talks – quick fire,
PEM Review – PEMLit at #IAEM15 Read More
Making good decisions in the emergency department.
Making good decisions in the ED. #RCEM15 #EuSEM15 Read More
