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“You are brave!” Starting a life-long career in emergency medicine

Two new ST1 emergency medicine trainees, who recently started academic clinical fellowships (ACFs) in emergency medicine in Cambridge and Manchester, share their perspectives on beginning a career in emergency medicine in the current challenging climate.
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Breaking Evidence: The Rod Little prize 2019

Every year, at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Conference, the Rod Little prize is held to celebrate trainee research and recognise the outstanding work of the winner
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Breaking Evidence: The Elizabeth Molyneux prize 2019

Each year at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Annual Scientific Conference, the prestigious Elizabeth Molyneux Prize is awarded. The prize, named in honour of Professor Elizabeth Molyneux, recognises outstanding work in the field of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM).
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Loop recorders and the 24-hour tape: there has to be a better way! The IPED study

The IPED study investigated the use of a new hand-held ECG event recorder for the diagnosis of palpitations or pre-syncope
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Explaining Research Methods in Emergency Medicine (ERM-EM): Introduction

There are so many different ways you could research a topic that you're interested in, how on earth do you choose between them all? Below, we give you a brief overview of the different research methods available.
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Are you thinking about an Academic Clinical Fellowship in Emergency Medicine?

Have you been thinking about the fantastic opportunities that being involved in academic Emergency Medicine (EM) has to offer?
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Silencing the seizure: Phenytoin vs. Levetiracetam in paediatric status epilepticus

I remember the excitement in the room at the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EuSEM) conference in September 2018 as the room waited to hear the results of the EcLiPSE trial
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Young Investigator of the Year – 2019

This annual award is made at the RCEM Emergency Medicine (EM) Research Engagement Day, previously known as the Clinical Studies Group Day. It is awarded to recognise outstanding contributions towards clinical research in the field of EM.
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PPI in research: Nothing to do with proton pump inhibitors or payment protection insurance

Patient and public involvement or PPI is an integral part of research in medicine. It is increasingly a mandatory requirement to have conducted PPI as part of any research proposal for the major funding bodies and not just part of good practice
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EMTA 2018 prize winners

Research in Emergency Medicine ranges in scale and complexity and covers a wide spectrum of subjects, all of which contribute to our overall knowledge base
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My patient has a pulmonary embolism (PE) – can I still send them home?

You may or not be aware of the new BTS guideline outlining recommendations for the outpatient management of PE. As with all new guidelines, it takes time for the content to be disseminated and for its recommendation to become part of clinical decision-making and practice
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Breaking Evidence: EuSEM top scoring PEM abstracts 1-3

Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) has a fast growing following and an evolving research base. Here we present the top scoring paediatric abstracts as presented at EUSEM 2018
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Breaking Evidence: EuSEM top scoring PEM abstracts 4-6

Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) has a fast growing following and an evolving research base. Here we present the top scoring paediatric abstracts as presented at EUSEM 2018
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Research in Emergency Medicine training: one straw too many?

Emergency Medicine (EM) is demanding and the current challenges are daunting. Already, our education is too often side-lined in order to prioritise patient care. Why should we even consider research?
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Young Investigator of the Year – one year on from the Award

The young investigator of the year is awarded to recognise outstanding contributions towards clinical research. Read about Dr Hridesh Chatha’s research journey one year on from receiving the award
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Breaking Evidence: the Rod Little Prize shortlisted abstracts 1-3

The academic future of Emergency Medicine is bright. Here we present the top trainee abstracts, shortlisted for the RCEM Rod Little Prize, as presented at EUSEM 2018.
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Breaking Evidence: the Rod Little Prize shortlisted abstracts 4-7

The academic future of Emergency Medicine is bright. Here we present the top trainee abstracts, shortlisted for the RCEM Rod Little Prize, as presented at EUSEM 2018
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Breaking evidence: Non-Trainee Abstracts blog 1-3

Research within Emergency Medicine (EM) is growing rapidly in both depth and quality. Here we present the top scoring non-trainee abstracts as presented at EUSEM 2018.
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Breaking evidence: Non-Trainee Abstracts blog 4-6

Research within Emergency Medicine (EM) is growing rapidly in both depth and quality. Here we present the top scoring non-trainee abstracts as presented at EUSEM 2018.

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