I chat to Professor Hugh Montgomery about what has surprised him most about COVID 19. We also discuss the implications of this crisis for evidence-based medicine and the climate emergency, and touch on the PPE situation. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Sending love and positivity to everybody at this challenging time. Robbie @Ponder_Med
PonderMed #11 Oli Flower: Intensive Care Consultant. Healthcare Creative. Conference Pioneer
Dr. Oliver Flower is a British Intensive Care consultant based at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He is one of the creators of the SMACC conference which has been a driving force for the social media-driven revolution in medical education. He is passionate about neurocritical care, graphic design and mixed martial arts (he practices […]
PonderMed Roundup: November 2018
Friends of PonderMed, I hope you’re all exceptionally well and enjoying the festive period… Here is my November 2018 roundup. November podcast releases *Links below are to blog posts (or “show notes”) with the podcast embedded in the post. You can also find the pods on iTunes and Spotify. PonderMed #8: Dr. Fatima Ahmed. Obs and […]
PonderMed #10: Chris Odedun. Doctor, DJ and Radio Host
About Chris Chris is a senior Emergency Medicine trainee in London. He is involved with clinical leadership and is currently on the Royal College of Physicians Chief Registrar scheme. Chris is also a DJ and Radio Host. He creates and produces Music Takes Me Up, which is played on Netil Radio. He curates old and new music from a […]
The transition from junior to senior (blog version of EMTA18 talk)
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 […]
PonderMed #9: Henry May. Lessons From the Frontline of Social Entrepreneurship
About Henry Henry May is a social entrepreneur based in Bogotá, Colombia. He is the CEO and co-founder of Coschool, an organisation that transforms the lives of young people across the Columbia by building their character and leadership skills. He is also the founder of The Huracan Foundation which provides financial support to a selection of grassroots […]