The Kangaroo Island Rural Masterclass is rapidly approaching (Nov 15/16th) – sadly due to non-engagement from the local Hospital it’s been impossible to run using the facilities of local ED and Theatre …. … so we’re off to the local pub (which thankfully has conference facilities) for a day and a half of short lectures, […]
Calling Rural Docs … Read More »
It is no secret that I am a huge fan of FOAMed. I’ve probably learnt more in the past two years via FOAMed than I ever would have via the traditional routes of attending courses & conferences, even those ostensibly aimed at rural proceduralists. I’ve tried to collate stuff that I find useful (mostly rural
FOAMed & Primary Care Research Read More »
I’ve never been much of a fan of epistaxis – it’s messy, has the potential for life-threatening exsanguination – and involves fiddling around in tight spaces. My last ‘big bleed’ was in an elderly patient, over-anticoagulated on warfarin with a posterior bleed. Not reassured by her BP of 110 (usually 150) and HR of 90
Much of the FOAMed material of the past 2-3 years has been heavily biased towards the emergency medicine and critical care scene – not least I suspect because these specialties embrace technology, want to keep up to date with the literature and apply the latest to their patients. Plus the individuals have the attention-span of
Top 20 Primary Care Research of the Year Read More »
I have been trying to work it out – just HOW unsafe is a doctor after being continuously awake for many hours without uninterrupted break? I’ve just worked the weekend on call for emergency in our small rural hospital. We work a 1:6 (one 24 hr period ‘on call’ for hospital emergencies shared between the