Emergency Medicine Podcast – Retrieval

June 20, 2021

This thrilling episode is all about retrieval medicine – we will first discuss the impact of pre-hospital advanced airway management on the neurological outcomes in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA). Then, we will dissect down the much dreaded (but potentially lifesaving!) scalpel cricothyroidotomy and, to finish, we will infuse ourselves into a discussion about pre-hospital administration of thawed plasma in patients at risk of haemorrhagic shock. This month’s interlude segments will be presented by retrieval specialists, Dr Ruby Hsu and Dr Ruth Parsell. … More Emergency Medicine Podcast – Retrieval

Women in Medicine – Podcast

May 6, 2021

Listen Here: Theme:  Women In Medicine Participants: Dr Danielle Unwin, Amanda De Silva (ED advanced trainee) Jessica Stabler (neurology advanced trainee), Istabraq Raashed (ED advanced trainee), Harry Hong (ED SRMO), Shreyas Iyer, Caroline Tyers and Samoda Wilegoda Mudalige. Discussion 1: Stehli, J., Martin, C., Brennan, A., Dinh, D., Lefkovits, J., & Zaman, S. (2019). Sex Differences … More Women in Medicine – Podcast

Emergency Cardiology Podcast

March 13, 2021

In this Emergency Cardiology special, the podcast team talk about the role of coronary angiography after cardiac arrest in patients who do not have STEMI before diving into a discussion about Ticagrelor and Prasugrel in patients with ACS and, to finish off, we will have a heart-to-heart conversation about an exciting new ECG pattern that could indicate inferior MI. … More Emergency Cardiology Podcast

JMO Page – Westmead Emergency (updated Dec 2022)

September 7, 2020

Welcome to your new ED term at Westmead Emergency Department. Here are our resources for Resident and Intern inductions in the ED JMO Manual ED Quick Referral Pathway Cards 2. Role allocation and Drug Card: ED inductions sims: Core ED Practice Cases / Questions Our team of registrars and consultants have created a series of … More JMO Page – Westmead Emergency (updated Dec 2022)

SIMULATION Flashback – Guide on the Side versus Sage on the Stage

April 1, 2024

Simulation Flashback Our friend Dr Walter Eppich (@learnthrutalk) presented on his paper “Learner-Centered Debriefing for Health Care Simulation Education: Lessons for Faculty Development” at AMEE 2017. In a brief epiphany, we flashed back to our notes on this topic today – realising how positively influential this paper and follow up work has become for the … More SIMULATION Flashback – Guide on the Side versus Sage on the Stage

INSPIRATION?

March 21, 2024

WSLHD staff were treated to some powerful speeches from Dr Ros Crampton and other esteemed guests as part of the International Women’s Day celebrations at Westmead Hospital. Please enjoy Ros’ full speech.

Modified “DART” for Simulation Debriefing Assessment

September 1, 2023

First described in the anaesthesia literature in the late 1980s, medical simulation has become an essential part of training in medical education at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as in nursing and pharmacy education. Debriefing is a core component of simulation-based learning. Reflection on the events of a completed simulation is a key … More Modified “DART” for Simulation Debriefing Assessment

Acute Crisis Training with Simulation (ACTS) Programme

May 31, 2022

Originally posted on EmergencyPedia:
Westmead Hospital Simulation Centre A 1/2 day simulation course for interns and RMOs Since its establishment in 2012, Westmead’s Simulated Learning Environment for Clinical Training’ (SiLECT) has been providing courses to address the need for acquiring skills in Crisis Management. Junior Medical Officers (JMOs) are a special group in our hospital…