Well the “Masterclass in Rural Medicine” on Kangaroo Island is over, allowing pause for reflection. The brief was to highlight FOAMed material relevant to the rural clinician, using short interactive presentations and hands-on skills stations. Whilst feedback was generally positive, I am always looking for ways to improve and have had some chance to think about […]
An Annual Rural Masterclass? Read More »
OK, last post I mentioned the need to bring more academic rigeur to the exciting world of FOAMed for GPs. There are some people doing great stuff out there using social media- but I feel that as a group, primary care research tends to be biased towards either ‘research lite’ topics (such as workforce planning,
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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,
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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
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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