How to Give the Greatest Presentation in the World: Ross Fisher Ross Fisher gives his take on how to make your presentations better! Delivering a presentation is a skill like any other, yet few people are actually develop this skill. Instead, they merely copy those they observe and reach the same level of mediocrity. There…
Communication in Healthcare (via Music): Suman Biswas Suman Biswas is an anaesthetist from London, however probably more famous for his satirical song writing career, gives a poignant talk about communication. Suman provides his ideas about talking and communicating with patients. As everyone knows, anaesthetists do not need to talk to their patients! Quite the contrary,…
The FemInEM Story: Celebrating Women in Emergency Medicine Jenny Beck-Esmay, Dara Kass and Stacey Poznanski tell the story of FemInEM and celebrate women in Emergency Medicine. Jenny shares the story of Casey Drawert, a doctor who was tragically shot to death by her husband. This incident opened the discussion regarding how common domestic violence in…
The Art of Learning Medicine: Sandra Viggers Sandra Viggers delves into the art of learning medicine. Sandra asks the question: can students choreograph their own education? On one hand, people believe students cannot choreograph their own education for various reasons. She calls such people behaviourists who push others back in line if they do not…
Lessons from elite sport brought to medical training by Tom Evans Tom Evans wants to bring lessons from elite sport development and training to medical education. Caring for the critically unwell is an important and difficult task. So, preparing our people to meet this challenge should be all about excellence. These are all true of…
Lessons from Wilderness Medicine: Ross Hofmeyr Ross Hofmeyr divulges some stories from his experience of wilderness and expedition medicine. In his words, wilderness and expedition medicine is the epitome of practical, pragmatic, minimalist and thoughtful care. Austere and extreme environments require special knowledge, critical thinking, innovative practice, and sometimes cunning improvisation. Moreover, diagnosis in the…
Bombing of Hospitals in Warzones: Kathleen Thomas Kathleen Thomas describes her harrowing experience of a warzone whilst working in the ICU and ED of the Médecins Sans Frontières run Kunduz Trauma Centre (KTC) in northern Afghanistan. Kathleen describes her work during a week where she found herself caught up in an eruption of war. The…
POCUS in Resource Limited Environments: Trish Henwood Trish Henwood talks on all things point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in resource limited environments. According to the World Health Organisation, 80-90% of all diagnostic problems can be solved by basic radiograph (x-ray) and ultrasound (US) examinations. However, the problem is that two-thirds of the world’s population currently…
How Not To Miss Aortic Dissections: David Carr David Carr teaches you how not to miss the diagnosis of aortic dissection. David breaks down the key pearls on history and physical exam that guide you into correctly suspecting a dissection. Aortic dissection is a challenging diagnosis that you cannot afford to miss. The talk aims…
Management of Extra-Cranial Injuries in Patients with TBI William Knight presents the considerations in the management of extra-cranial injuries in patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Patients with TBI often have concomitant systemic injuries that complicate the management of the TBI. In this talk William presents his five top areas to think about – prognostication,…
