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.

Emergency nurse with ultra-keen interest in the realms of toxicology, sepsis, eLearning and the management of critical care in the Emergency Department | LinkedIn |

Carmel Hagness LITFL author

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.

Dr Lydia Harper LITFL Author

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 LITFL

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