Burnout is increasing – but is it what you think?
Burnout is increasing – but is it what you think?
Complaints are unfortunately common – but how do you reply to them?
TERN Top Papers for September 2021. This month’s topic is cardiac arrest
Are you supporting your overseas team as much as you could? Inspired by the RCEMLearning blog, here are some questions.
Burnout is a specific term used to describe one aspect of mental health. Much research has been done on the mental health and wellbeing of emergency teams.
I didn’t realise I was burned out until I was properly scorched. I’d been close before, but thought I was doing ok this time.
So you are thinking of acting up? CONGRATULATIONS – it means the end of your training is in sight. According to the RCEM guidance, you would need to have passed FRCEM and be in the final year of training, so you’re nearly over the finish line.
This morning I had a phone call from the police. He said that last night a man was filmed on CCTV smashing the windows of two police cars parked outside the local police station
If we told you we knew of a medical practice that’s been around since the 18th century, with a strong evidence base, that can be utilised by any emergency physician, for the majority of patients (and colleagues), that’s free to deliver, costing only time, you’d probably think we were deluded. We’re not… it’s hypnosis.
There are many components of looking after overseas doctors. Many of them are intuitive and seem common sense, but our experience suggests the basics are often done poorly. We define an overseas doctors as a doctor who has trained, and probably worked, abroad who is embarking on a new healthcare career in the NHS.
You have just been informed that there is a patient in Resus who has a subdural haematoma
Information overload is everywhere. With so many different methods of communicating, it is really easy for important facts to get lost in the noise. I think we all have a responsibility to make this better and easier, and I think we can make email work with a few changes
This session covers the importance of, and methods of performing triage in mass casualty situations.
You are about to embark on one of the most challenging rotas of your career. I mean, let’s be honest, for many of you, you will consider this the worst rota of your career
Another week, another top 5! The volume and quality of evidence continues to grow with the team screening over 1,500 studies. This week’s top 5 contains policy shaping big hitters and an additional +1 follow up piece with a spark of controversy
Another week, another top 5! The team has sorted through thousands of papers
Another week, another top 5! The team faced well over 2,000 papers this week, along with a couple of big-hitters, which sneaked themselves in
May 2020 podcast featuring Dan Simmons on Leadership, New in EM Ultralong IV Cannula with ultrasound, AKI Guidelines, New in EM Hypothermia in non shock rhythms
This month we have split the podcast into two sections. The first has New in EM WBCT for cardiac arrest and Critical care update Part 1. The 2nd part is a complete feature on COVID19
This session covers the importance of, and methods of performing triage in mass casualty situations.