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Speaking Up in Emergency Medicine: Conformity, Approachability and Challenge in Emergency Teams

August 29, 2026

Conformity Healthcare teams need and often thrive on commonality and even conformity. Protocols, role clarity and coordinated action can make complex care safer and are often promoted. Social Forces The same social forces that enable slick CPR performance and the team displaying ‘relational coordination‘ (shown above) can become dangerous when clinicians fail to communicate uncertainty … More Speaking Up in Emergency Medicine: Conformity, Approachability and Challenge in Emergency Teams

Students performing synchronized exercises on a school football field

PE Symposium

August 28, 2026

Inaugural ANZ Pulmonary Embolism Symposium led by Westmead Respiratory Friend – Dr Jimmy Chien This PE class is going to be massive… The inaugural Multidisciplinary Australia and New Zealand Pulmonary Embolism Symposium will be held on 26–27 October 2026 at The Emporium Hotel, South Bank, Brisbane. This independent Australasian meeting will bring together clinicians, researchers … More PE Symposium

Four healthcare workers resting in an emergency department hallway

Podcast on Clinical Event Debriefing

August 15, 2026

 Critical Debrief: Podcast Episode 4: What is clinical event debriefing, how does it differ from the simulation debriefing we all know, and how do you actually make it routine in a busy ED? Emergency clinician Prof Walter Eppich joins host Kit Rowe and the team for a deep dive. PODCAST – CLICK HERE Host: Kit Rowe  |  Panel: Pramod Chandru, … More Podcast on Clinical Event Debriefing

Learning Conversations: Feedback, Coaching and Debriefing in Health Professions Education

June 16, 2026

7 Minute Read Recently, simulation expert Professor Gerry Gormley shared that he had renamed his simulation debriefing room the Learning Conversation Room The name change is subtle, but it struck me as a powerful reframing. At a recent simulation symposium in Sydney, Professor Walter Eppich and Nathan Oliver challenged the common tendency to place “debriefing”, … More Learning Conversations: Feedback, Coaching and Debriefing in Health Professions Education