Advocacy and bedside care came together on the final morning of SMACC 2019. This report explores violence prevention, climate change and emergency care in Malawi, alongside debates about resuscitation, intubation and the balance between ultrasound technology and clinicians’ skills.
Smacc Day 3: Morning sessions. St Emlyn’s Read More
How are online networks changing medical education and research? This reflection on an EMERGE10 presentation explores finding, curating and evaluating information, engaging learners and sharing research. It also considers attention, communication and the relationship between publication metrics and influence in the social age.
Learning in the Social Age. St Emlyn’s at #EMERGE10 Read More
How can cognitive load theory help us teach? Nick Smith introduces the relationship between attention, working memory and prior knowledge, then considers its practical implications for presentations and clinical education. The discussion explores reducing unnecessary complexity, managing distractions and using questions and discussion to support learning.
Cognitive load: why teaching can be hard to follow Read More
The August 2018 podcast roundup revisits learning from EMSA, clinical apps, biotin interference with troponin testing and the CESR route. Its written guide also links a review of intravenous fluids in critical illness and a discussion of moral injury in emergency and prehospital care.
Podcast – August 2018 Monthly Round Up Read More
This October 2018 announcement shares the programme for St Emlyn’s Live and the Teaching CoOp courses in Manchester. It also records the arrangements for streaming the conference through the St Emlyn’s YouTube channel.
#stemlynsLIVE programme update and Livestream. Read More
Simon Carley reviews the 2018 EMS Gathering in Cork in a podcast and accompanying conference report. Highlights include family presence during resuscitation, patients’ stories, outdoor learning and extrication simulation, alongside reflections on what emergency services can learn from one another.
Podcast – EMS Gathering Review 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
This 2018 announcement welcomes Salim Rezaie to the inaugural St Emlyn’s Live conference and the Teaching CoOp course in Manchester. It introduces his work with REBEL EM and previews his planned contribution on resuscitation beyond standard algorithms, alongside the event’s wider teaching programme.
St Emlyn’s LIVE & the Teaching CoOp course: Announcing Salim Rezaie. Read More
