LITFL Authors
We are Australasian emergency and critical care physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals exploring the changing world of eLearning, emergency medicine, critical care and toxicology through clinical cases, fictionalized anecdotes and medical satire.
Many people have contributed to this website and we are thankful to them all for their hard work.
Rick Abbott (aka American ER doc gone walkabout ) has been an ER Doc since 1973 and has bad wanderlust.
Graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland with BMed BCh BAO (hons) LRCPI LRCSI. Currently an Emergency Medicine Advanced Trainee at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Western Australia. Interested in toxicology, environmental medicine, prehospital medicine. Makes a mean loaf of bread.
Emergency Physician (FACEM). Advanced emergency ultrasound fellow at the Sonocave, Perth, Western Australia
Norn Irish Australian Emergency Physician. Secretly likes admin but is too embarrassed to admit it | @peterallely |
Emergency Medicine Trainee based in Perth, Western Australia. Keen interest in ultrasound, rural health and water-based activities.
Interventional cardiologist, ECG and hemodynamics fan. MD, Assoc. Prof. at Marmara University, Pendik T&R Hospital, Assoc. Editor at Archives of TSC, ESC National Prevention Coordinator
Emergency physician with a love of paediatric emergency medicine. Supporter of#FOAMed
Studied at Univerisity of Cambridge - BA MB BChir. British doctor working in emergency medicine in Perth, Australia. Special interests include primary care and emergency medicine.
Bsc (Hons) MD from the University of Western Australia. Born and raised in Perth, Western Australia and currently working as a Urology Registrar within WA Health. Has a keen interest in health, fitness and water based sports.
BSc (Hons) MBBS, St George’s University of London. Foundation training at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation trust and Kingston NHS Foundation trust. RMO in Emergency Medicine at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth preparing for emergency training. When I'm not working I enjoy spending my time outdoors sailing, diving and hiking and hope to combine these passions with my career, pursuing interests in expedition and barometric medicine within my ED work.
Dr Amanda Beech FRACP MBBS (Hons) BSc PHED (Hons). Obstetric medicine physician and endocrinologist. Staff Specialist Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney. Director of Simulation training
MB ChB University of Glasgow. Interest in Remote & Rural Medicine, Prehospital, and Anaesthetics. Moved from Scotland to work in SCGH ED 2026.
BMBS (Hons), BMedSci - University of Nottingham. Emergency Medicine RMO at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Interested in all things critical care. Penchant for learning, blood gases and the gym.
MBChB (University of Bristol), BSc (Durham University). Emergency medicine RMO at Sir Charles Gairdner hospital. Swimmer, interested in all things sports medicine.
Dr David Borshoff is the author of The Anaesthetic Crisis Manual, co-editor of The Resuscitation Crisis Manual with Scott Weingart, and co-editor of The Perfusion Crisis Manual with Paul Sadleir and Steve Same. He has been a cardiac anaesthesiologist, a Director of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine for St John of God Healthcare, a recreational pilot and an instructor on the European Society of Anaesthesiology patient safety course. He is on the advisory panel for the European Patient Safety Foundation, chairman of the ASA Communications Committee and now a full time private anaesthesiologist with Metropolitan Anaesthesia in Perth, Western Australia.
Lowri Bowen. Mwynhau fy mhrofiad Awstralia, ond rwyf yn caru cymru yn fwy | LinkedIn |
Aussie emergency physician and ultrasound tragic based in Sydney. Hobbies include being bossed around by his small yet opinionated daughter
Emergency physician and keen follower of #FOAMed | @KristinJBoyle | LinkedIn
Specialist Emergency Physician from Ireland currently based in Tasmania, Australia
Prof Fraser Brims Curtin Medical School, acute and respiratory medicine specialist, immediate care in sport doc, ex-Royal Navy, academic| Top 100 CXR | Google Scholar | ICIS Course ANZ
Brindley PG, MD FRCPC; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and the Dosseter Ethics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada | @docpgb |
BSc (Hons) Neuroscience, University of Bristol; MBBS, St George's University of London; MRCP (UK). Internal medic and aspiring Intensivist/triathlete/coffee roaster. Perth/London.
MBChB (hons), BMedSci - University of Edinburgh. Living the good life in emergency medicine down under. Interested in medical imaging and physiology. Love hiking, cycling and the great outdoors.
MBBS Newcastle University, UK. Currently working at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth. Aspiring anaesthetist
Consultant emergency medicine MBChB, DipPEC, MPhil, FRCEM, PhD. Emergency physician, Yeovil District Hospital. Clinical advisor, UEC Bundle Implementation, NHSE Southwest, UK. Specialist advisor, CQC Urgent Emergency Care, UK. Honorary associate professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, RSA. Past editor in chief, African Journal of Emergency Medicine
BA MA (Oxon) MBChB (Edin) FACEM FFSEM. Emergency physician, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Passion for rugby, medical history, medical education, and asynchronous learning #FOAMed evangelist. Co-founder and CTO of Life in the Fast lane | On Call: Principles and Protocols 4e| Eponyms | Books | Horology