Westmead OSCE Course
March 12, 2018
“A NEW INTENSIVE CRASH COURSE FOR THE ACEM OSCE EXAM” … More Westmead OSCE Course
Airway Avalanche
April 23, 2016
Airway Workshop 2015 … More Airway Avalanche
7 Simulation Pearls
July 13, 2014
“Be interested in your learners – they will value this and are more likely to benefit from the simulation” … More 7 Simulation Pearls
The Solution to Dilution
January 7, 2014
When put on the spot can you tell ‘how many milligrams of Lignocaine (lidocaine) there are in 5mls of a 1 percent solution?‘ Well, don’t worry if you are not sure, panic is most people’s initial thought… In this post we would like to talk about Drug Dilutions for injectable medications. We have tried to set … More The Solution to Dilution
Cardiology and ECG – FACEM Short Answer Question (SAQ)
March 21, 2018
Cardiology Short Answer Questions 2018-2019 The FACEM fellowship exam often features ECGs and Cardiac Cases This 10 question (1 hour) SAQ should challenge your cardiology and SAQ knowledge: Download SAQ (FACEM exam) – CLICK HERE Good Luck
New Arrhythmia Guidelines 2017
December 13, 2017
Being a resuscitation educator commonly requires discussion of the dilemmas of arrhythmia management. This is an area we don’t delve into everyday so achieving true ‘expertise’ is a challenge. Guidelines often come to the rescue in such life-threatening and time dependent situations. The American Heart Association (AHA) has released updated recommendations for the management of … More New Arrhythmia Guidelines 2017
Honouring Stories of Illness
November 7, 2017
A classic TED talk of relevance to those interested in the new concept of “Narrative Medicine”:
Case of the Week – “Evolving Pain”
November 5, 2017
Emergency Department Case A 60 year old female presents to your Emergency Department (ED) by ambulance with inter-scapular pain. She described the pain as dull and throbbing. The patient has associated tingling in right hand. Each episode of pain is intermittent, occurring every 5 minutes and lasting 30 seconds each time. The patient reports starting … More Case of the Week – “Evolving Pain”
