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
Natalie May rounds up apps discussed in the technology session at EMSA 2018. The selection spans clinical reference, simulation, ultrasound, professional learning and everyday organisation, with examples of how speakers used these tools in practice. It offers a snapshot of their digital toolkit at the time.
Top Apps at #EMSA18 St Emlyn’s Read More
Could a supplement explain a troponin result that does not fit the clinical picture? Rick Body’s 2018 review explores biotin interference with some troponin assays, the importance of knowing the local test and why supplement histories and discussion with the laboratory can matter.
Troponin and biotin: a lethal combination? Read More
What stays with clinicians after a lesson learned the hard way? Natalie May reflects on an EMSA 2018 session covering handover, prehospital priorities, career values and preparation. Her own contribution examines implicit bias, privilege and the need to understand a patient’s perspective rather than assume it matches our own.
Lessons Learned at #EMSA18 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
Can short-term targets distract us from the purpose of healthcare? Craig Ferguson uses finite and infinite game theory to explore the tension between measurable performance and lasting quality, including how targets can distort priorities, consume resources and produce unintended consequences in emergency medicine.
Only a game? Infinite game theory in Emergency Medicine Read More
Does tamsulosin help patients with renal colic pass their stone? Simon Carley reviews a 2018 randomised trial in adults with CT-confirmed stones under 9 mm, examining patient-reported passage, follow-up imaging and subgroup uncertainty. He considers why the findings challenged routine medical expulsive therapy in this ED population.
JC: Tamsulosin and Renal Colic. St Emlyn’s Read More
