Henrik Sjögren
Henrik Sjögren (1899–1986), Swedish ophthalmologist. Defined keratoconjunctivitis sicca and described Sjögren syndrome; introduced 1% rose bengal staining (1933).
On Call: Principles & Protocols
On Call 4th Edition: practical, symptom-based, risk-stratified handbook for ward calls in Australasia & UK. Updated, expanded, and evidence-based.
History of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): history, pioneers, modern use, efficacy, and controversy, one of psychiatry’s most enduring treatments.
Own the Hamilton
Own the Hamilton: video guide to transitioning from Oxylog to Hamilton T1. Learn manual strategies, ASV, and simulation-based ventilator training.
Dominique-Jean Larrey
Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766–1842), Napoleon’s surgeon, pioneered flying ambulances, triage, and humane battlefield care, earning admiration from all sides.
Procedure: Haematoma Block
Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: Haematoma block; used in forearm or distal radius fracture requiring reduction
SimCase 002
SimCase 002: older patient with severe hypercapnia and respiratory distress. Explore ventilator setup, escalation, and troubleshooting.
Stigler’s Law of Eponymy
Stigler’s Law of Eponymy: no discovery is named after its true originator. Explore its history, Merton’s roots, and modern scientific misattribution.
William Henry Broadbent
Sir William Broadbent (1835–1907), British physician-neurologist; pioneer in hemiplegia theory, neurosyphilis and the pericardial Broadbent sign.
Out-Sleep the Competition: Part 3
Out-Sleep the Competition. The 80/20 Guide to Owning the Night. We work against biology. Against light. Against clock time.
Snellen chart
Snellen chart: history of visual acuity testing from Hooke to ETDRS, with key milestones, optotype design, and contributions from Snellen, Donders, Sloan
SimCase 001
Critical Care SimCase 001: febrile patient with severe hypoxaemia and acidaemia. Work through ventilator setup, escalation, and troubleshooting.