What forces might reshape emergency medicine over the next two decades? This companion to Simon Carley’s 2016 SMACC Dublin presentation introduces three linked discussions of demographics, technology and politics, inviting readers to look beyond today’s clinical workload to the specialty’s future.
The Big Questions in Emergency Medicine. What’s our future? SMACC Dublin Read More
When an emergency physician becomes a patient, familiar clinical encounters can take on a different meaning. This 2016 reflection on Rob Rogers’ publicly shared heart-attack experience considers wellbeing, the patient’s perspective and the lasting value of investing in other clinicians’ education.
Life and Learning from Rob Rogers on the other side of that ECG Read More
Does adding ketamine to propofol make emergency procedural sedation safer? This 2016 appraisal of the POKER trial examines respiratory complications, recovery and patient experience, finding no convincing overall advantage while discussing blinding, event rates and the limits of the evidence.
JC: Is Ketofol worth the hassle? St.Emlyn’s Read More
How can a brief teaching moment in the emergency department lead to learning that lasts? Simon Carley describes a ‘FOAMed prescription’: sharing a relevant blog, podcast or video after a clinical encounter, then following up to encourage reflection and repeated learning.
#FOAMed on prescription. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Who shapes the work of an emergency physician beyond the resuscitation room? In the third part of this 2016 series, Simon Carley explores funding, targets, specialist services and workforce pressures, asking how political and organisational choices might change the scope of emergency medicine.
The BIG questions in EM. Part 3 – Politics. St.Emlyn’s Read More
A short postcard from the eve of SMACC Dublin in June 2016. After a five-kilometre run, the St Emlyn’s team recorded a brief podcast capturing the pre-conference atmosphere as they prepared workshops and talks for the week ahead.
SmaccDUB preview post SmaccRUN with St.Emlyn’s Read More
Resources from the ‘Gambling with the Evidence’ workshop at SMACC Dublin in 2016. This collection takes clinicians from asking a useful question and finding research through critical appraisal, interpreting statistics and using journal clubs to bring evidence into practice.
Gambling with the evidence workshop resouces. SmaccDUB Read More
How closely does our view of our own performance match what colleagues and patients see? Introducing his SMACC talk, Simon Carley reflects on impostor feelings, the limits of self-assessment and why honest feedback and reflection matter for becoming better clinicians and educators.
Are you as good as you think you are? St.Emlyn’s at SMACC Read More
