I recently attended the excellent EMTA18 conference, and I was asked to give a 12 minute presentation on the transition from ST3 to higher specialty training (HST). Here is the blog version of that talk… The ST3 to HST transition is a watershed moment in the career for all EM trainees in the UK. It […]
Recommended #FOAMed resources for Swiss EM audience in Neuchâtel
Here is a list of my recommended #FOAMed (EM/critical care open access online learning) resources from the above titled talk in Neuchâtel, Switzerland on 29/11/18: St.Emlyn’s Resus.Me Emcrit The Ultrasound Podcast Life in the Fast Lane SMACC (website with info on the conference and podcasts of previous talks) The Resus Room RCEM Learning The Bottom Line […]
Procedural Distraction in the Paediatric ED: Time for Virtual Reality? (info/references from talk at CSG meeting)
During my six months working in the paediatric emergency department, I’ve noticed that the vast majority of young children are petrified of needles. A huge amount is at stake when a child requires an intravenous cannula. If the procedure is unsuccessful: It increases the time prior to administration of treatment (like IV antibiotics). It means subjecting […]
Blog post published as book chapter!
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!! My first ever blog post – ‘Case 1: Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolff‘ – has been published as a chapter in a new EM textbook: How to Not Kill Your Patients: An ER Doctor’s Guide to Life after Residency. Here is the blurb from the editor/chief author Dr. Sajid Khan… “When my […]
RCEM Learning Podcast – Deliberate Practice Part 2 (featuring PonderingEM)
Earlier this month, Part 2 of my interview with Andy Neill (of Emergency Medicine Ireland fame) was released on the RCEM Learning podcast. Embedded below is the interview: The focus of the interview was Peak, by Anders Ericsson and Robert Poole, a book I’ve reviewed here on PonderingEM. Part 1 of the interview was released in their July 2017 podcast. As ever, I’d love to read […]
‘Why tomorrow’s patient needs a digital NHS’
Dr Robert Lloyd @PonderingEM is our MC – he’s talking of the front line challenges in the NHS #DHLcollaborate pic.twitter.com/7cCmubkm82 — Keith Grimes (@keithgrimes) February 22, 2017 On February 22, I had the honour of compèring an event that brought together NHS leaders, senior clinicians and digital entrepreneurs – #DHLcollaborate. It was the one-year summit of DigitalHealth.London, an organisation […]
Resources for ISTC NSOCM students
This is a post intended for the NSOCM students I presented to last week at the ISTC The title of my session was: ‘Practice, Perform, Process’: Strategies for Building Mental Toughness. Here are some of the resources I used to design the session, which I believe will be useful for you guys. Books On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology […]