Airway Avalanche
April 23, 2016
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Critical Care and ICU
Top Ten Tips for Safe Prescribing
February 27, 2016
Prescribing The most dangerous thing a doctor can do on a given day is pick up a pen and prescribe… Prescribing errors remain a significant cause of patient harm. Safe prescribing is not just about writing a prescription, but involves many cognitive and decision-making steps. Prescribing errors are relatively common and we have discussed this … More Top Ten Tips for Safe Prescribing
We Suck – 6 Tips for Controlling Pain in the Emergency Department
May 14, 2015
Bloody Pain Management! I was thinking today we suck at pain management. I can definitely manage this patient’s pain better. So why don’t I? Why do I struggle to manage my patient’s analgesia? Am I too busy? What’s the problem? Why does my medical student think giving pain relief is a bad idea? If this is an issue … More We Suck – 6 Tips for Controlling Pain in the Emergency Department
Cardiothoracic Surgery – Patient Centred Post Op Advice
January 17, 2015
Cardiac and Lung Surgery Patient Advice Significant Cardiothoracic Surgery has a significant impact on patients and family. Timely and appropriate post-operative advice is important for patient empowerment and understanding of the period of convalescence following surgery. The following advice is for patients and carers of those having recently undergone a heart or lung operation. Below … More Cardiothoracic Surgery – Patient Centred Post Op Advice
Semmelweis, Germ Theory and Hand Hygiene
December 23, 2014
Handwashing The Touch of Death – Hand Hygiene This topic was important at Medical School. You got at least one mark in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in, well, pretty much every OSCE exam. Whether you lost or gained marks for hand hygiene in the mandatory Basic Life Support ‘CPR’ station is uncertain but … More Semmelweis, Germ Theory and Hand Hygiene
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