An extended April 2020 COVID-19 journal club collection, combining the first webinar with ten additional paper reviews. Topics include children, antibody testing, intensive care outcomes, prediction models and thrombosis, with attention to bias, small samples and the limits of early observations.
Covid-19 Journal Club: The Director’s Cut #1. St Emlyn’s Read More
How should clinicians interpret a raised troponin when COVID-19 is also possible? This April 2020 review explores myocardial injury, myocarditis and acute coronary syndromes, emphasising the clinical history, ECG and alternative diagnoses rather than assuming every cardiac presentation is caused by the virus.
COVID-19 and The Heart. St Emlyn’s Read More
Writing in April 2020, Simon Carley argues for evidence-based medicine despite the pressure to try unproven COVID-19 treatments. He examines the weaknesses of uncontrolled reports and explains how coordinated UK research, including RECOVERY, offered a route to more reliable answers.
John Rogers and Nathan Lewis discuss what healthcare workers might learn from sport and exercise medicine about sleep, stress, exercise and nutrition. Recorded during the first COVID-19 wave, the conversation draws on athlete research while acknowledging the limits of applying it to pandemic staff health.
Lessons from Sports and Exercise Medicine Read More
An April 2020 teaching model for thinking about infection control around patients with suspected COVID-19. Thomas Bannister and Simon Carley use a ‘bubble’ analogy to discuss equipment, communication, patient transfers and the challenge of changing familiar clinical habits during the first wave.
The #COVID-19 bubble: St Emlyn’s Read More
A March 2020 exploration of lung ultrasound in suspected COVID-19, from scanning patterns and interpretation to equipment cleaning and training. Cian McDermott examines the emerging evidence and practical tradeoffs, including staff exposure, alternative diagnoses and the limits of using ultrasound in isolation.
Combatting COVID19 – Is Lung Ultrasound an Option? Read More
A March 2020 podcast and resource guide for clinicians facing redeployment to intensive care during COVID-19. It offers a starting point for unfamiliar roles, emphasising local training, supervision and support rather than suggesting that a short introduction can replace specialist intensive care expertise.
Covid 19: A primer on ICU care for the non-intensivist. St Emlyn’s Read More
The February 2020 roundup became a conversation about preparing for COVID-19 as the first cases arrived. Simon Carley and Iain Beardsell compare their hopes and worries, discussing difficult decisions, support for redeployed colleagues and the need to keep caring for patients with other illnesses.
Podcast – February 2020 Monthly Round Up Read More
