How can colleagues help each other improve after formal training ends? In this article supporting his SMACC 2019 talk, Simon Carley explores direct observation and feedback, focusing peer review on understanding clinical decisions and developing practice rather than judging outcomes alone.
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How can words and images work together to support learning? Nick Smith introduces dual-coding and related memory theories, with practical examples for slides, diagrams and teaching materials. He also explores how irrelevant visuals, crowded layouts and duplicated information can get in the way.
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Good workplace relationships need deliberate attention. Stevan Bruijns reflects on how gratitude, generous interpretations of colleagues’ actions, celebrating successes and shared experiences can support emergency care teams, while recognising that no single team can meet every professional and personal need.
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When does belonging to a specialty become a barrier to working together? Based on an EMTA 2018 presentation, this post explores tribalism, stereotypes and how we interpret colleagues’ actions. It suggests practical ways to build relationships across teams and return difficult conversations to a shared concern for patients.
Breaking down tribalism. #onetribeEMTA St Emlyn’s Read More
Natalie May’s third report from the 2018 FemInEM Ideas Exchange explores who feels able to belong in medicine. Talks address bullying, LGBTQ inclusion, disability, access to medical careers and family leave, alongside reflections on palliative care and the everyday work of changing workplace culture.
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Does describing clinical work as ‘sexy’ matter? In this FemInEM Ideas Exchange 2018 talk, Natalie May challenges the language of medicine through gender stereotypes, colleagues’ experiences and patients’ perspectives. She also reflects on the social media response and how curiosity and respectful conversation can help us reconsider familiar words.
So Unsexy – Why We Shouldn’t Use The Word Sexy in Clinical Medicine #FIX18 Read More
Natalie May continues her reflections from the 2018 FemInEM Ideas Exchange in New York. This instalment explores leadership, negotiation and gender equity, including listening to different perspectives, supporting effective teams and finding the courage to influence change within healthcare organisations.
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What does excellence mean for an individual clinician and the team around them? Drawing on her St Emlyn’s Live 2018 talk, Natalie May explores reflection, peer review, clinical governance and workplace culture as ways to pursue continuing improvement rather than an unattainable state of perfection.
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