Active Followership for Safe & Effective Resus Teams
Effective teamwork within high-acuity environments, such as the Emergency Department (ED) caring for critically unwell patients, necessitates a paradigm shift away from traditional, hierarchical model...
12 Dec 202512min
Silver Trauma - Best Practice Principles
Executive SummaryThis document provides a comprehensive briefing on the assessment and management of "Silver Trauma"—significant injury in patients aged 65 and over. This patient demographic now const...
10 Dec 202514min
Practical Advice for Mastering RCEM SLO 4
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Specialty Learning Outcome (SLO) 4 mandates the capability to provide "Care for acutely injured patients across the full range of complexity." This outco...
8 Dec 202515min
Mastering Traumatic Arrest: Human Factors
Functional Friday = A guided mental workout for your mind This episode focuses on the crisis resource management and human factors a trauma team leader needs to master for coordinated effective patien...
5 Dec 202514min
Team Leadership in Resus: CRM & Human Factors Applied to the ED Environment
Effective team leadership in the high-stakes environment of an emergency department (ED) resuscitation bay is defined less by technical prowess and more by the mastery of non-technical skills. Crisis ...
3 Dec 202517min
Mastering RCEM SLO 3: Identify sick adult patients, resuscitate and stabilise, and know when it is appropriate to stop
Specialty Learning Outcome 3 (SLO 3) is a pre-eminent component of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) 2021/2025 curriculum, defined as the ability to "Identify sick adult patients, resusci...
1 Dec 202511min
RCEM 2025 updated: Promoting Excellence in Emergency Medicine Training guidance
This briefing synthesises the 2025 Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) standards for education and training, which aim to address significant challenges within the specialty, including high rat...
28 Nov 202510min
Clinical Decision Rules: Helping or Harming Emergency Medicine?
Clinical Decision Rules (CDRs), also known as Clinical Decision Instruments (CDIs), are ubiquitous tools designed to standardise care, reduce low-value testing, and mitigate the effects of cognitive b...
28 Nov 202513min
