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.
BMedSci (Hons) in Physiology, MBChB, Edinburgh University. Foundation training in Aberdeen and now working in Sir Charles Gairdner Emergency Department in Perth. Career interest in Anaesthetics, ICU and rural practice. Outside interests in hiking, camping and running; all of which made more possible by life in Western Australia.
Professor Diana Egerton-Warburton, OAM, is an Emergency Physician with a passion for patient and community advocacy. She is a Professor at the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University and National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University. She has led and participated in a number of multi-site clinical trials and clinical research projects, with an emphasis on focused on pragmatic, patient-centered research, to influence practice. She has received numerous research grants including NHMRC and VicHealth. She is chair of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Public Health Committee and has led an international project to highlight and reduce the harmful effects of alcohol. She is a member of the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and other Drugs (ANACAD) providing policy advice to the Commonwealth Government. As a supporter of #FOAMed (Free Open Access Medical Education) she believes in the use of social media as an education, research and advocacy tool.
MD (The University of Notre Dame, Australia). Doctor at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia. Interested in critical care medicine, paediatrics, ENT and ophthalmology.
Māori doctor passionate about sport & exercise medicine. #FOAMed evangelist | @taneeunson | LinkedIn
Specialist Intensive Care Physician working at the Austin Hospital, Melbourne. Interests: Shoulder Dislocations, Pain Management, End-of-life care, Organ Donation and ECGs | Linkedin |
Oliver Flower, staff specialist in Intensive Care Medicine at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney | NeuroResus |
BMedSci (infectious disease) MB ChB, Edinburgh University. Emergency Medicine training. Currently working at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth Austraslia.
Emergency physician with interest in education and knowledge translation. #FOAMed Fan | @jdfried |
Dr. Tim Friedmann, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is an Assistant Program Director for the residency program and works clinically at Mount Sinai Hospital and Elmhurst Hospital | Sinai EM |
Dr Dean Fulford, reformed orthopaedic surgeon now Anaesthetics trainee | @footydeano | LinkedIn |
Studied at the University of Edinburgh MBChB BSc. British doctor currently working in Emergency Medicine in Perth, Western Australia. Interests in Anaesthetics, Critical Care and trail running.
Dr. Sylvia Garcia, MD is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. She is an Assistant Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency at Mount Sinai Hospital where she oversees pediatric education for the emergency medicine residents, and EM education for pediatric residents | Sinai EM |
ED registrar with lots of interests- the usual- sport, music and wine
Michael A. Gibbs, MD, FACEP, FAAEM. Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center & Levine Children’s Hospital | EMGuidewire |
MB ChB, Edinburgh Medical school. F1/F2 in Bath, now in Australia, Perth preparing for a career in Emergency medicine. I have an interest in wilderness medicine and women’s health, but haven’t fully found my niche interest yet.
Resident medical officer in emergency medicine MB ChB (Uni. Dundee) MRCS Ed. Avid traveller, yoga teacher, polylinguist with a passion for discovering cultures.
Dr. Duncan Grossman, DO is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine. Dr. Grossman attended the University of New England School of Medicine. His academic interests include Medical Education and Emergency Medical Services | Sinai EM |
Emergency nurse with ultra-keen interest in the realms of toxicology, sepsis, eLearning and the management of critical care in the Emergency Department | LinkedIn |
Nurse Practitioner, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
Molecular microbiologist, Post-Doc in infectious diseases research . Research focus on ESBL and carbapenemases. Current UWA Medical student | @CdrHBiscuitIII | LinkedIn |
Medical Registrar fascinated by the quirky history of medicine and those crazy microbes.
BSc MD University of Western Australia. Interested in all things critical care and completing side quests along the way
I graduated from Cardiff University in 2017 (MBBCh). I am currently working in Emergency Medicine at SCGH, Perth, Western Australia. In the future I hope to pursue a career in general practice with a special interest in women’s health.
Chelsea Harris MD, MS. General Surgery resident at the University of Maryland. Involved in multiple Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives at both the local and national levels | @CAHarrisMD | Website |
Dr Trent Hartshorne is an intensivist and cardiologist in Melbourne.
Assistant Professor of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Interests include resident and medical student education, incorporating the latest technology for teaching radiology. I am also active as a volunteer teleradiologist for hospitals in Peru and Kenya. | Medmastery | Radiopaedia | Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Scopus
Educator, magister, munus exemplar, dicata in agro subitis medicina et discrimine cura | FFS |
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 Protocol 4e| Eponyms | Books |



















