EMJ April 2023

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.

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?

This month we have a slightly different format. Andy and Dave are here with 3 New in EM and Becky and Chris join us for a guideline review. We discuss Are you learning from Podcasts While Driving?, metoclopramide for post traumatic headache, EM Pain Management and Awareness and paralysis with intubation in the ED