Godfrey Hounsfield
Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield (1919-2004) was an English electrical engineer, Invention of computed tomography and Hounsfield Units (HU)
Mindfulness: imagination
Mindfulness and the emergency healthcare professional, Chapter 7: imagination; the transition into meditation; and the meditation industry
Comms Lab: Name the Emotion
Respond to Emotion by Naming It. The NURSE acronym represents a series of well-studied skills for responding to emotion - a valuable toolkit for empathy.
Alexis Hartmann
Alexis Frank Hartmann (1898-1964) American pediatrician and clinical biochemist. Developed Lactated Ringer’s solution (Hartmann’s Solution)
Sydney Ringer
Sydney Ringer (1835-1910) British clinician, physiologist and pharmacologist. Ringer's 'discovery' of his solution (Ringer's solution) arose after his lab assistant mistakenly substituted tap water from the New River Water Co. for distilled water whilst experimenting on a frogs heart.
Mindfulness: tools for transitions
Mindfulness and the emergency healthcare professional, Chapter 6: defining the terms and choosing the right tools for the job
Heart HQ: Coronary Artery Anomalies
Heart HQ - Episode 8: Coronary Artery Anomalies and HRT. There are many different types of coronary artery anomalies such as an inter-arterial course and a coronary artery fistula
Network Five: Women in medicine
Network Five Emergency Medicine Journal Club Episode 4 - women in medicine from gender-based differences with respect to morbidity and mortality to roles in leadership
Comms Lab: Structure
Structure Difficult Conversations. Adding structure, and continually orienting yourself and your counterpart to that structure is so valuable in tough conversations
Network Five: ECMO
Network Five Emergency Medicine Journal Club Episode 4 - ECMO: Review of DOSE VF, setting up an ECMO service, and D-dimer
Carl-Gunnar Engström
Carl Gunnar Engström (1912 – 1987) was a Swedish physician and engineer; inventor of the Engström universal respirator a positive pressure mechanical ventilator
Comms Lab: The Strong Finish
Getting started in a difficult conversation, is at least half the battle. Here are the 3 most valuable strategies for navigating the back half of any difficult conversation.