Episodes

  • Merry Christmas! This month for the December 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast, we have got a new in EM segment looking at the surgical management of haemorrhagic stroke. Becky and Chris talk gift us with a big discussion around the management of pain in the ED. Rob talks to Laura Howard and Gregory Yates about reviving the BestBETS project, before ending with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!

    (04:29) New in EM - Surgery for haemorrhagic stroke Trial of Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (Pradilla et al., 2024) (15:45) Guidelines for EM - RCEM Management of Acute Pain in Adults in the ED RCEM Management of Acute Pain in Adults in the ED (RCEM, 2024) (01:12:43) Laura Howard and Gregory Yates - BestBETs BestBETs Get Involved with BestBETs (Email link) Best Evidence Topic report: Is a CT head required for patients who present to the emergency department with a first seizure? (Yates & Williams, EMJ, 2024) (01:23:20) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD The Forgotten Tribe - Lauren Fraser and Michelle Jacobs Surgical Management of Acute Wounds in the ED - Olajide Kamal Badmus, Riad Hosein Curriculum Cup (Respiratory) - RCEMLearning
  • This month for the November 2023 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast we're focusing on the RCEM ASC. Rob and Liz talk through their favourite talks from the conference and then we move on to our RCEM ASC Interview Megamix where I speak with thirteen presenters about their work from the RCEM ASC. This is going to be a mix of paediatric and adult EM, so feel free to have a look at the timestamps if you want to get to the stuff that is most relevant to you - I'd recommend you listen to it all! If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!

    Submit an abstract to the EMTA Conference EMTA Conference 2025 - Bristol, 26-27th February 2025 Submit an abstract here (direct link) by 27th November (07:54) RCEM ASC Interview Megamix (07:54) Cath Taylor - Using livestreaming phones in the ambulance service (17:10) Phil Cowburn - The Major Incident Ten Second Triage Tool (23:25) Mark Macmillan - Whole-body CT scanning in older injured patients (29:42) Leilah Dare - Using GIRFT data to implement change (38:10) Ben Clarke - TERN Update and the UnCORKED study (49:38) Alison Porter - Using qualitative research in emergency medicine (58:10) Christopher Humphries - Cannabinoids and tailoring your anti-emetic selection (01:05:42) Steve Goodacre - Diagnosing acute aortic syndrome and the ASES study (01:10:57) Tom Waterfield - PERUKI Update (01:20:18) Shrouk Messahel - CRESCENT Study (01:29:16) Damian Roland - Bronchstart, bronchiolitis, and vaccination (01:39:34) Dave McCreary - Introducing a culture of paediatric point of care ultrasonography (01:50:10) Emma Lim - Spotting Sepsis in the PED Further Links and Reading Cath Taylor - The SEE-IT Trial: emergency medical services Streaming Enabled Evaluation In Trauma: a feasibility randomised controlled trial Phil Cowburn - National Ambulance Resilience Tool - Ten Second Triage Leilah Dare - Getting It Right Time - SEDIT Ben Clarke - TERN Research Ben Clarke - TERN UNCORKED Expression of Interest Form Christopher Humphries - RCEM Guideline - Suspected Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in Emergency Departments Steve Goodacre - The ASES Study Tom Waterfield - PERUKI Shrouk Messahel - The CRESCENT Trial Damian Roland - Bronchstart David McCreary - ResearchGate Emma Lim - RCPCH Paediatric Sepsis Podcasts Emma Lim - Lancet Paediatric Sepsis Series
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  • Happy October! This month for the October 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast, We have got two new in EM segments looking at the use of peripheral hypertonic saline and defibrillation strategies in refractory VF. Rob and I will then be discussing the RCEM Toolkit for caring with patients with learning disability. Rob then talks to the EM at the Deep End team, before ending with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!

    (02:52) New in EM - Peripheral use of hypertonic saline Safety and Effect on Intracranial Pressure of 3% Hypertonic Saline Bolus Via Peripheral Intravenous Catheter for Neurological Emergencies (Khasiyev et al., 2024) (14:33) Guidelines for EM - RCEM Learning Disabilities Toolkit Learning Disabilities Toolkit (RCEM, 2024) (39:10) EM at the Deep End Open Teams Meeting to EM at the Deep End - 4th October 2024 13:30 EM at the Deep End (55:46) New in EM - Defibrillation strategies in refractory ventricular fibrillation Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation (Cheskes et al., 2024) - link to the paper coming soon (01:10:31) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Coughing, wheezy, and stridulous children - Edward Snelson Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy… HELLP! - Jenni Cooper, Naomi Primrose Frailty-associated pneumonia - David G Smithard
  • Happy September! This month for the September 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast, we have a new in EM section looking at the use of NIV for preoxygenation in RSI. We then have Becky and Chris going over a new Guidelines for EM looking at the NICE Guidelines for meningitis. Rob puts on his TERN hat and speaks to the two former TERN Fellows and Dan Horner about the results of the Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the ED Study before ending with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!

    (02:30) New in EM - NIV for preoxygenation in RSI Noninvasive Ventilation for Preoxygenation during Emergency Intubation (Gibbs et al., 2024) (20:47) Guidelines for EM - NICE Guidance for Meningitis Meningitis (bacterial) and meningococcal disease: recognition, diagnosis and management (NICE, 2024) (01:05:00) The TERN SHED Study

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    Subarachnoid haemorrhage in the emergency department (SHED): a prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study (The Trainee Emergency Research Network, 2004) - link to the paper coming soon The TERN Website TERN on Twitter/X (01:41:35) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Training for Research in Emergency Care (TREC) - The TREC Team Delivering Bad News - Charlotte Davies Ocular trauma - Deepa Elsa George, Sophie Seguin-Greenstein
  • Happy August! This month for the August 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast, we have two new in EM sections looking at the use of high flow nasal cannula vs. NIV for COPD and clinical gestalt for predicting sepsis. We then have Becky and Chris going over a new Guidelines for EM looking at opioid toxicity before ending with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!

    (03:21) New in EM - High-flow nasal cannula vs. NIV for COPD High flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute-moderate hypercapnic respiratory failure: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial (Tan et al., 2024) Probing the efficacy of high-flow nasal cannula in the treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD with acute-moderate hypercapnic respiratory failure (Pantazopoulos and Mavrovouni, 2024) (19:19) Guidelines for EM - RCEM and NPIS Opioid Toxicity RCEM and NPIS - Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Acute Opioid Toxicity in Adults in the Emergency Department (PDF) (RCEM & NPIS, 2024) (54:26) New in EM - Clinical Gestalt for Predicting Sepsis Early Physician Gestalt Versus Usual Screening Tools for the Prediction of Sepsis in Critically Ill Emergency Patients (Knack et al., 2024) (01:06:35) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD PEM and Ex-Prems - Katie Knight Curriculum Cup (Infectious Disease) - RCEMLearning) Induction - RCEMLearning
  • Happy July! This month for the July 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast, Rob and Liz do two New in EM papers looking at performance of febrile infant algorithms by duration of fever and the use of Resorbable vs Non-Resorbable sutures in facial laceration repair. We complete the second part of our two-part Guidelines for EM looking at sickle cell disease before ending with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!

    (03:16) New in EM - Blood biomarkers and algorithms and fever duration in febrile infants Performance of Febrile Infant Algorithms by Duration of Fever (Velasco et al., 2024) (13:34) Guidelines for EM - RCEM Sickle Cell Disease RCEM - Management of Acute Presentations of Sickle Cell Disease in the ED (PDF) (RCEM, 2024) Sickle Cell Society - No One's Listening (35:51) New in EM - A Randomised Controlled Trial Of Resorbable vs Non-Resorbable Sutures For Lacerations Of The Face (TORN Face) Randomised controlled trial of resorbable versus non-resorbable sutures for lacerations of the face (TORN Face) (Basyuni et al., 2024) (55:05) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Things I wish I’d learnt before Emergency Medicine and Parenthood - Charlotte Mitchell Pertussis - Nikki Abela Improving Culture – Change Begins with Me - Thomas Bannister
  • Happy June! This month for the June 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast, Rob and Liz talk us through a New in EM section on nailbed repair in paediatric finger bed injury. We have the first in a two-parter on Sickle Cell Disease in our Guidelines for EM section and then Rob speaks with Chris Bretheron and Hamez Gacefari about the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Major Trauma. We then end with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here.

    (05:32) New in EM - Nailbed repair in paediatric finger injuries Effectiveness of nail bed repair in children with or without replacing the fingernail: NINJA multicentre randomized clinical trial (Jain et al., 2024) (21:16) Guidelines for EM - RCEM Sickle Cell Disease RCEM - Management of Acute Presentations of Sickle Cell Disease in the ED (PDF) (RCEM, 2024) Sickle Cell Society - No One's Listening (55:50) Interview with Chris Bretheron and Hamez Gacefari (James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Major Trauma) Research priorities for the management of major trauma: an international priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance (Bretherton et al., 2024) James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Major Trauma (01:11:01) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Sudden Visual Loss - Daniel Horner Information Sharing to tackle Community Violence - Adrian Boyle Cardiac arrest in the pregnant patient - Charlotte Davies, Sophie Windsor
  • Happy Mayday! Apologies for the delay... this month for the May 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Rob and Liz have two new in EM sections on the use of clonidine for pain and the use of coca cola in food boluses. We have a new Guidelines for EM section on The NEXUS Guidelines for Chest Imaging and then Rob speaks with Matt Reed about submitting your work for the RCEM Annual Scientific Conference. We then end with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here.

    (01:56) New in EM - Clonidine for pain Effect of oral clonidine on pain reduction in patients with opioid use disorder in the emergency department: A randomized clinical trial (Rostamipoor et al., 2024) (17:44) Guidelines for EM - The NEXUS Guidelines for Chest Imaging A Pilot Study to Derive Clinical Variables for Selective Chest Radiography in Blunt Trauma Patients (Rodriguez et al., 2006) Derivation of a decision instrument for selective chest radiography in blunt trauma (Rodriguez et al., 2011) Derivation and validation of two decision instruments for selective chest CT in blunt trauma: a multicenter prospective observational study (NEXUS Chest CT) (Rodriguez et al., 2015) Evaluation of the Nexus X-ray rules in blunt thorax trauma (Acar et al., 2020) CT scanning in blunt chest trauma: validation of decision instruments (Reichardt et al., 2020) (49:28) Interview with Matt Reed (RCEM Research Committee Chair) RCEM Annual Scientific Conference 2024 Submitting your abstract to the RCEM Annual Scientific Conference 2024 (57:19) New in EM - Coca-cola for food bolus Efficacy of cola ingestion for oesophageal food bolus impaction: open label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (Tievie et al., 2024) (01:13:24) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Curriculum Cup (Neurology) - RCEMLearning Behaviours that Challenge - Liz Herrieven Sickle Cell Disease - Lisa Sabir, Roshan Cherian
  • Happy April! This month for the April 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Rob and Liz have got two New in EM segments with Andy and Dave looking at ondansetron in ketamine sedation and the use of antibotics in brain injury. We have a Guidelines for EM looking at the management of hyperemesis gravidarum and we have an interview with Vicky Price from the Society of Acute Medicine. We then end with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here

    (04:56) New in EM - Ondansetron in ketamine sedation New in EM - Review article: Efficacy of prophylactic ondansetron versus placebo or control in reducing vomiting in children undergoing ketamine procedural sedation in the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Hudson et al., 2024) (16:18) Guidelines for EM - RCOG - Hyperemesis Gravidarum The Management of Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy and Hyperemesis Gravidarum (Green-top Guideline No. 69) (01:02:10) Interview with Vicky Price (Society of Acute Medicine) Society for Acute Medicine - Podcasts (01:38:05) New in EM - Antibiotics in brain injury Ceftriaxone to prevent early ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with acute brain injury: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, assessor-masked superiority trial (Dahyot-Fizelier et al., 2024) (01:51:24) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Charlotte Davies - Departmental Handover Edward Snelson and Hannah Walsh - Recognising Paediatric Sepsis Fatema Jaffer and Riad Hosein - Congenital cardiac disease
  • Happy March! This month for the March 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Rob and Liz have got a New in EM segment with Andy and Dave talking about the use of dexamethasone in migraine. Becky and Chris will then discuss the RCEM and Royal College of Radiologist guidelines for diagnosing thoracic aortic dissection. We then have another New in EM discussing transfusion thresholds in MI, and then end with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here.

    (02:47) New in EM - Dexamethasone in Migraine New in EM - Randomized Trial Comparing Low- vs High-Dose IV Dexamethasone for Patients With Moderate to Severe Migraine (Friedman et al., 2023) Steroids (Dexamethasone) for Prevention of Migraine Recurrence - Andy Neill, The NNT (17:36) Guidelines for EM - RCEM and RCR - Thoracic aneurysm dissection RCEM and RCR - Diagnosis of Thoracic Aortic Dissection in the ED RCEMLearning - January 2024 (Aortic Dissection in ED) (01:11:05) New in EM - Transfusion thresholds in MI New in EM - Restrictive or Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Myocardial Infarction and Anemia (Carson et al., 2023) RCEMLearning March 2024 (Show Notes) (01:25:45) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Acute Right Heart Failure - Angus Perks, William Kenworthy Public Health in the Emergency Department Series #3 - Learning Disability - Olivia Villegas Curriculum Quiz: Pharmacology and Poisoning - RCEMLearning Team
  • Happy February! This month for the February 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Rob and Liz have got a New in EM segment looking at the use of POCUS for paediatric forearm fracture. Becky and Chris then go over the NICE Guidelines for transient loss of consciousness in the ED. Liz interviews Steve Taylor on the interface between primary and secondary care. We then go to Andy and Dave again looking at delabelling penicillin allergy, before ending it all with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here.

    (02:51) New in EM - POCUS for Paediatric Forearm Fractures New in EM - Ultrasonography or Radiography for Suspected Pediatric Distal Forearm Fractures (Snelling et al., 2023) (23:04) Guidelines for EM - NICE - Transient loss of consciousness NICE - Transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') in over 16s Reed et al. (2023) - Management of syncope in the Emergency Department: a European prospective cohort study (SEED) (01:26:00) Interview with GP Steve Taylor Dr Steve Taylor (Twitter) Doctors' Association UK (01:46:57) New in EM - Delabelling penicillin allergy New in EM - Efficacy of a Clinical Decision Rule to Enable Direct Oral Challenge in Patients With Low-Risk Penicillin Allergy: The PALACE Randomized Clinical Trial (Copaescu et al., 2023) (02:03:07) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Measles – Liz Herrieven Hypothermic cardiac arrest - Tim Harris and Jonathan M Jones Cervical artery dissection - Jason Louis
  • Happy New Year! This month for the January 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Rob and Liz have got a New in EM segment looking at the DAShED study examining the diagnosis and investigation of suspected acute aortic section. Becky and Chris then go over the RCEM Guidelines for Invasive Procedures in the ED. We then go to Andy and Dave again looking at non-invasive airway management of the comatose toxicological patient. We then end with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here.

    (02:58) New in EM - Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Syndrome in the Emergency Department New in EM - Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Syndrome in the Emergency Department (DAShED) study: an observational cohort study of people attending the emergency department with symptoms consistent with acute aortic syndrome (McLatchie et al., 2023) RCEMLearning Podcast - Aortic Dissection - Andy Neill, Becky Maxwell et al. (23:43) Guidelines for EM - RCEM - Invasive Procedures in the ED RCEM - Invasive Procedures in the Emergency Department (55:20) New in EM - Noninvasive Airway Management of Comatose Poisoned Patients New in EM - Effect of Noninvasive Airway Management of Comatose Patients With Acute Poisoning (Freund et al., 2023) (01:11:40) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Aortic Dissection – Gary Cumberbatch Blood Transfusion Part 1 – Derek Obiri and Charlotte Davies Blood Transfusion Part 2 – Derek Obiri and Charlotte Davies RCEMLearning Podcast - Aortic Dissection - Andy Neill, Becky Maxwell et al.
  • This month for the December 2023 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast we welcome our new co-host Liz Farah. Merry Christmas!. We discuss two New in EM segments looking at overnight boarding of older patients in the ED and mortality and looking at the use of opioids in treating back pain. Rob and Liz discuss two guidelines looking at the management of hypertension in the ED and the investigation and management of cauda equina syndrome. We then end with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here.

    (03:10) New in EM - Overnight stays in the ED and mortality in older patients Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients by Roussel et al. (2023) (24:47) Guidelines for EM - British Hypertension Society and GIRFT Cauda Equina Syndrome Pathway Management of hypertensive crisis: British and Irish Hypertension Society Position document Getting It Right First Time: National Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome Pathway (Interactive Pathway) Getting It Right First Time: National Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome Pathway (Full Guideline) (58:36) New in EM - Opioids for back pain Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial by Jones et al. (2023) (01:22:00) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD RSI in the ED – Charlotte Davies Bifascicular Block – Mohd Farooq Parey, Kate Turnbull, Asim Aijaz TERN Christmas Cases – Raj Chatha, Gov Oliver, Fraser Birse, Rory Anderson, Hridesh Chatha
  • This month for the November 2023 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast we've got a New in EM segment looking at the INTERACT3 trial looking at blood pressure targets following intracerebral haemorrhage. We then have Becky and Chris discussing the British Thoracic Society's new guidance on spontaneous pneumothorax. We then listen to Nikki Abela and Damian Roland talking about PERUKI, and then listen to Dave Clarke's experiences working in the Ukraine. We then end with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here.

    (02:36) New in EM - The INTERACT3 Study The third Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial (INTERACT3): an international, stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (Ma et al., 2023) (16:58) Guidelines for EM - British Thoracic Society Guidelines for Spontaneous Pneumothorax BTS Guidelines for Pleural Disease CONservative versus Standard carE for primary spontaneous PneumoThorax (CONSEPT) Conservative Management in Traumatic Pneumothoraces in the Emergency Department (CoMiTED): A Randomised Controlled Trial (49:49) Nikki Abela and Damian Roland - PERUKI Update PERUKI (01:03:08) Dave Clarke - Experiences Working in Ukraine with UK-MED UK-MED Medical Aid for Palestinians Medicins Sans Frontieres - Gaza-Israel War (01:20:24) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Samuel Jonathan Glover, James Raitt, Tim Wait, Rebekah Caseley – Cardiac Arrest – the ALS algorithm and beyond Balaji Dorani – Soft Tissue Injuries of the Hand Olivia Villegas – Public Health in the Emergency Department Series #2
  • This month Susie and Raj discuss a paper called You may think that the consultants are great, and they know everything, but they don't, exploring how new emergency medicine consultants experience uncertainty. And then in the 2nd part of this months podcast Noel and Stephen discuss a systematic review called Why is pain management so difficult in the emergency department

  • This month for the October 2023 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast we’ve got a New in EM segment looking at the CT FIRST study looking at routine head-to-pelvis CT scan post-arrest. We then move to an RCEM ASC Interview Megamix where I have a chat with ten presenters from this week's RCEM ASC about their work. We then end with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here.

    (02:54) New in EM - Routine post-arrest head-to-pelvis CT scanning Diagnostic yield, safety, and outcomes of Head-to-pelvis sudden death CT imaging in post arrest care: The CT FIRST cohort study (Branch et al., 2023) (15:27) RCEM ASC Interview Megamix (15:30) Chelcie Jewitt - Challenging the culture of sexism and sexual misconduct in healthcare (22:02) Jamie Morrison - Tayside Flow Project (31:00) Ed Carlton - The RELIEF Trial (40:08) Heidi Edmondsen - Measuring the clouds: what's stopping us from improving staff wellness? (48:28) Mo Al-Haddad - Differential attainment and well-being amongst IMGs (01:00:15) James Van Oppen - Person Centred GEM - evidence and application (01:10:10) David Lowe and Alex Novak - AI & EM (01:23:52) Harriet Tucker and Lisa Ramage - The TETRIS Project (01:33:02) David Lowe - The Trauma App (01:41:15) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Charlotte Davies, Anusha Stribbling – How To Make A Poster Chris Connolly, Katherine Rankin – Dental Emergencies Mark Brown – Reflections on revising for the FRCEM Examinations
  • This month for the September 2023 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast we've got a New in EM segment looking at the SQUID protocol for DKA. We then move from last month's discussion on Head Injuries and move to Concussion and speak to two experts on the topic and how we can improve our management of this underdiagnosed condition. We then have a discussion with Dan Horner discussing the physiologically difficult airway and we then end with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here.

    (02:30) New in EM - The SQUID Protocol for DKA The SQuID protocol (subcutaneous insulin in diabetic ketoacidosis) - Impacts on ED operational metrics (Griffey et al., 2022) (13:54) Adam White and Nathan Howarth - Concussion Concussion Legacy Foundation Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport–Amsterdam, October 2022 (52:38) Daniel Horner - The Physiologically Difficult Airway St. Emlyn's - The Physiologically Difficult Airway The TEAM Course (01:25:13) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD Olivia Villegas and Ines Corcuerra – Public Health in the ED Series #1 Gavin Lloyd - Thoracic Trauma RCEMLearning – Curriculum Cup (Cardiology)
  • This month for the August 2023 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast we’ve got a New in EM segment looking at the STANDING Algorithm in Vertigo. We then continue hearing from Becky & Chris about the new NICE head injury guidelines which is the exciting conclusion to our two parter. We then have a discussion with Steve Black discussing the history of ED performance. We rejoin Andy & Dave for a New in EM looking at the use of take-away topical anaesthetics in corneal abrasion and then end with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here.

    (02:24) New in EM - The STANDING Protocol for Vertigo

    Effectiveness and reliability of the four-step STANDING algorithm performed by interns and senior emergency physicians for predicting central causes of vertigo (Gerlier et al., 2023) Can Emergency Physicians Accurately Rule Out a Central Cause of Vertigo Using the HINTS Examination? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Ohle et al., 2020) Peter Johns

    (24:01) Guidelines for EM - NICE CT Head Injury (Part 2 of 2)

    NICE - Head injury: assessment and early management

    (01:01:56) Steve Black - A Brief History of ED Performance

    Steve Black at the Health Services Journal Policy Skeptic Blog Steve Black's Twitter

    (01:18:20) New in EM - TTA Topical Anaesthetics in Corneal Abrasion

    Topical Anesthetics for Analgesia in Acute Corneal Abrasion: Eye Care Providers Survey (Anderson-Quiñones et al., 2023) SGEM #315: Comfortably Numb with Topical Tetracaine for Corneal Abrasions

    (01:29:10) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD

    Top Ten Tips for Turning Your ED Green - Helen Wilkins Matthew Dunn - Syncope Dermatological Examination - Alexandra Newman