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
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.
A FeminEM in NYC – Reflections from #FIX18 Part Two Read More
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.
In Pursuit of Excellence at #StEmlynsLive Read More
Does cricoid pressure still have a place in rapid sequence induction? Simon Carley appraises a large 2018 randomised trial, weighing aspiration outcomes against difficulties with laryngoscopy. He also considers the limits of applying operating-theatre evidence to emergency department patients and groups excluded from the study.
JC: Cricoid Pressure and RSI, do we still need it? St Emlyn’s 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
