A Postcard from the Edge
Associate Professor Chris Curry has ventured the globe doing things as adventurous as Antarctic expedition medicine since becoming an Emergency Physician
Category LITFL
The trouble with cognitive biases
Don't get me wrong, I am a big fan of Pat Croskerry and metacognition but I do wonder whether the rest of the medical profession has become a bit fixated on cognitive biases.
A Scenic Route to Emergency Medicine
We have a particular passion for International Emergency Medicine and are proud to announce the arrival of Dr Bishan Rajapakse.
The Hurty Throat
It's your first day on the job in the ED and first up is a 23 year-old male with a 2 day history of a sore throat. He's had difficulty swallowing and finds it painful to eat and drink.
Developing EM, Brazil 2014
This candid interview with Lee Fineberg and Mark Newcombe, conference organisers for DevelopingEM Brazil 2014, looks at what the upcoming conference has in store. Developing EM is a conference with a reputation for ethics, innovation and action in the arena of emergency medicine in the developing world.
Rudolph Nissen
Rudolf Nissen (1896 – 1981) was a German general surgeon. Eponymously affiliated with Nissen fundoplication
Arnold–Chiari malformation
Arnold-Chiari malformation (Type II Chiari malformation) associated with myelomeningocele. Julius Arnold (1835-1915) and Hans Chiari (1851-1916)
Budd–Chiari syndrome
Budd–Chiari syndrome. Hepatic venous outflow obstruction. George Budd (1808 - 1882) and Hans Chiari (1851-1916)
Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Libman-Sacks endocarditis, characterized by sterile, verrucous valvular lesions (Libman-Sacks vegetations) with a predisposition for the mitral and aortic valves.
Cognitive load theory
Cognitive load theory (CLT) is a theory of instructional design based on an experimentally derived model of cognitive architecture and focuses on the ease with which novel information is processed by working memory, which has limited capacity
Burnout
Burnout: a sustained response to chronic work stress with emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and perceived lack of personal accomplishment
John Durkan
Dr John A. Durkan specialist in orthopedic and sports medicine. Eponymously affiliated with Durkan's test in carpal tunnel syndrome