The delivery of nutrition to the critically ill is incredibly complex. There is little evidence that providing standard nutritional requirements of 25K/cal/Kg improves outcome. Foremost amongst this evidence is the TARGET trial, a large randomised controlled trial of 4000 patients in Intensive care
December Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Alyssa Thomas, MD and Claire Milam, MD
Austin Talley Moore (1899–1963) was an American orthopedic surgeon. He was a pioneer in the use of the femoral-head prosthesis and Vitallium
Fournier gangrene - a fulminant polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis affecting the perineal or genital regions. Alfred Jean Fournier (1883)
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Jennifer Potter and Nicholena Richardson
Richard von Volkmann (1830-1889) German surgeon, author of poetry and fiction. Multiple eponyms including Volkmann’s ischaemic contracture
November Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Alyssa Thomas, MD and Claire Milam, MD
November Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Isolina R. Rossi, MD, Brian P. Shreve, MD and Kyle Cunningham, MD
By the end of the lesson, participants will have learned about the anatomy of the aortic valve with reference to TEE aortic valve.
Garrett Pipkin (1904-1981) was an American orthopedic surgeon. Eponymously affiliated with the Pipkin classification of femoral head fractures
Cliff Reid, Geoff Healy, and Chris Nickson discuss a fictionalised case from the Resuscitology course: "Oncology Patient in Resus", including airway management and failure of video laryngoscopy, and the challenges of resuscitation in the context of potentially terminal illness.
A quick update on the upcoming Resuscitology courses in Sydney and Melbourne in 2019.