How do privilege and prejudice shape access to emergency care? In this reflection on equality and global health, updated in 2023, Stevan Bruijns challenges his own assumptions and asks readers to consider whose experiences, research and opportunities are represented in medicine.
Equality and global health. What I learned from being a recovering racist… Read More
Which advanced airway strategy should come first in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? This 2018 review compares AIRWAYS-2 and PART, examining supraglottic devices and tracheal intubation. It considers trial outcomes alongside operator experience, training and the practical realities of prehospital resuscitation.
JC: OOHCA and Airway management. Do we need a tube? St Emlyn’s Read More
Psychologist Esther Murray joins the St Emlyn’s podcast to explore moral injury in emergency and prehospital care. The accompanying notes discuss research into medical students’ prehospital experiences and the psychological impact of witnessing traumatic events, while recognising the limits of the small study that prompted the conversation.
Podcast – Moral Injury in Emergency and Pre-hospital care with Esther Murray Read More
Fluids are drugs, with potential benefits and harms. Simon Carley examines a 2018 narrative review of intravenous fluids in critically ill adults, covering fluid choice, shock phases and evolving physiology. He also asks how to read expert reviews critically and remain open to evidence that challenges established practice.
JC: Intravenous fluid therapy in critically ill adults (review). St Emlyn’s Read More
Gareth reflects on preparing a CESR application after taking a non-standard route through emergency medicine training. This 2018 account explores gathering evidence, documenting competence and navigating portfolio requirements, with Natalie May adding her experience of specialist recognition in Australia.
Et tu, Brute? One mans battle with CESR. St Emlyn’s Read More
Ahead of SMACC Sydney in March 2019, Simon Carley reflects on the conference’s influence on medical education and the St Emlyn’s team. This archived preview looks at the programme, workshops and community built around FOAMed as SMACC prepared to return to where it began.
SMACC Sydney. Hope to see you there. St Emlyn’s Read More
The July 2018 podcast roundup brings together journal club reviews of adrenaline in cardiac arrest and tamsulosin for renal colic with a guide to paronychia. Its written reading list also includes infinite game theory, a personal account of PTSD and an update on St Emlyn’s teaching events.
Podcast – July 2018 Monthly Round Up Read More
This archived update introduces the programme for the Teaching CoOp course held in Manchester on 10–12 October 2018. It brings together the course information and downloadable brochure prepared for delegates ahead of the event.
The Teaching CoOp update and program: 10-12th October 2018 Read More
