Tribalism in Medicine

The Tribal Nature of Medicine Dr Victoria Brazil recently gave a Key Note speech at SMACC 2014. Talk: Entitled “Tribes and STEMI”, this (effortlessly excellent) talk, timed to perfection, discussed healthcare teams.  Dr Brazil outlined the concept that teams in healthcare can form “Tribes”. These functional healthcare tribes create powerful bonds with each other.  A good example of a bonded tribal team … More Tribalism in Medicine

EMIG needs you

The Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) – Westmead First Event for 2014 – 31st of March (Monday) and 1st of April (Tuesday) “THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WORKSHOP” Pizza and Drinks from 4pm in the Westmead Clinical School area Learn More about – IO Access, Ultrasound, Airway Skills, Seldinger Technique and much more!

Simulation Oscars

Westmead Simulation Team – 2014 Video This is our recent offering for the Westmead Hospital “OSCARS” Video Competition – while it’s a bit of fun hopefully it makes a relatively serious point about the importance of Closed Loop Communication Skills and reflects on the importance of Simulation training in modern healthcare.  We think that simulation … More Simulation Oscars