The opening day of badEMfest 2018 puts equality, advocacy and African-led solutions at the centre of emergency care. This report brings together discussions of traditional medicine, respectful transgender care, point-of-care ultrasound and resuscitation, asking how local context and unequal access shape what clinicians can achieve.
#badEMfest18 Day 1. St Emlyn’s Read More
This archived announcement introduces the first St Emlyn’s Live conference, scheduled for Manchester on 9 October 2018. It outlines the meeting’s focus on evidence, clinical excellence, the philosophy of emergency care and wellbeing, with early speaker introductions and the educational aims behind the event.
#StEmlynsLIVE: October 9th 2018. Read More
What makes a teaching course useful back in the clinical workplace? This report from Cape Town’s Teaching CoOp in 2018 explores presentation skills, educational theory, bedside teaching and simulation. It highlights supportive learning cultures, understanding learners’ reasoning and making practical teaching work with available resources.
The Teaching Course Cape Town. St Emlyn’s Read More
SALT-ED compared balanced crystalloids with saline in adults admitted from the emergency department to non-critical-care beds. This 2018 appraisal distinguishes the neutral primary outcome from the signal in kidney outcomes, examining pragmatic trial design, follow-up and the limits of applying one centre’s findings more widely.
JC: So long Salt and Saline? St Emlyn’s Read More
Did the SMART trial settle the debate about balanced fluids and saline in intensive care? This 2018 journal club examines its cluster-randomised design, small difference in a composite kidney outcome and interpretation of mortality findings. It asks how much weight clinicians should give the results.
JC: Balanced fluids vs Saline on the ICU. The SMART trial. St Emlyn’s Read More
Rusty Carroll shares a personal account of post-traumatic stress in emergency care, describing its effects on work, relationships and everyday life. His reflection explores recognising distress, seeking help and the importance of family, colleagues and a workplace culture that supports staff through psychological injury.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. A personal story. St.Emlyn’s Read More
This archived announcement introduces Manchester’s Teaching Co-Operative Course on 10–12 October 2018. It outlines a practical approach to clinical education, connecting learning theory with bedside teaching, presentations, simulation, feedback and wellbeing, and introduces the international faculty behind the three-day programme.
The Teaching Co-Operative Course. 10-12 October 2018. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Why choose emergency medicine when others question the decision? Medical student Claire Bromley describes the variety, teamwork, teaching and immediate problem-solving that draw her to the specialty. Written for RCEM’s 50th anniversary, her reflection also looks towards global emergency care and learning beyond the UK.
Why Emergency Medicine? – A student’s perspective. St. Emlyn’s Read More
