Episodes
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Episode 80: Eat Well or Die Slowly
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Episode 79: Disaster Management and Preparedness
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Episode 77: CCB and BB Toxicity
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Episode 76: Neutropenic Fever
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Episode 75: Pulmonary Hypertension & RV Failure
Right heart failure is often misunderstood and underappreciated. It is more common than we think and presents in a number of common conditions such as sepsis. Using anatomic principles, this talk demystifies RV Failure and applies some basic principles to guide practice.
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Episode 74: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Skin infections are a common presenting complaint to the emergency department. This talk provides an overview of animal bites, other infected skin infections, abccesses and necrotising facsciitis.
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Episode 73: The Basic Approach to Asthma Management
Asthma management is a critical skill for ED clinicians. Rapid assessment and application of appropriate interventions can quickly improve patient status. The key is in understanding where on the spectrum of disease the patient lies and, whatinterventions are appropriate based on disease…
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Episode 72: Trauma Resuscitation
A review of key literature and best practice in trauma management, with tips and pearls from Chris Colwell.
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Episode 71: Mind, Body & Spirit
Finbar McGrady is a Northern Irish GP, Skin Specialist, international triathlon champion with a passion for wellness. In this episode we discuss mind, body and spirit and the need to address each of these to achieve effective and lasting contentment.
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Episode 70: Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury is a common finding in patients in the emergency department. The vast majoreity of these can be reversed by a foley catheter and a bag or two of crystalloids, however understanding what to do for the remainder is an important and often confusing topic. Dr. Topf boils down the...
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Episode 69: Frailty In The ED
This talk will serve as an introduction to the term "frailty" and how the assessment of frailty is an underutilized and important part of acute care medicine. The increased adverse outcomes associated with increased frailty will be discussed, and the differentiation between advanced age and…
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Episode 68: Traumatic Brain Injury
This talk explores the acute management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with a focus on severe traumatic brain injured patients. We review the global burden of TBI and societal impact. We discuss characterizing TBI severity. We review the imaging to obtain based on various factors related to the...
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Episode 67:Status Epilepticus
Status epilepticus is a life-threatening emergency. However, there are different forms of status epilepticus: focal to bilateral tonic-clonic status epilepticus and focal status epilepticus. Focal status epilepticus may have prominent motor symptoms, often with impaired awareness, or may be...
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Episode 66: O2: Oxygenation & Optimisation
A review of oxygenation in the context of critical illness and Rapid Sequence Intubation. What are the historical recommendations, how has this changed over time, and what does the evidence support currently?
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Episode 65: Inherited Bleeding Disorders
This talk goes over the most common causes of inhirted bleeding disorders. There are two major types of hemophilia – deficiency in factor VIII and IX – which predominant occur in men. Hemophilia A is deficiency of factor VIII and is the most common form of hemophilia treated with factor...
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Episode 64: Pain Management In The Emergency Department
Pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to visit the emergency department and other acute care settings. Due to the extensive number of visits related to pain, ED clinicians across the globe and should be aware of the various therapeutic options available to them to treat patients…
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Episode 63: The Head CT
This talk highlights how a quick scroll through a non contrasted head CT can provide important information about the severity of illness. We review normal anatomy and easily recognized distorsions of neuroanatomy that suggest severe brain injury and impending herniation. The talk focuses on how...
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Episode 62: Defining Airway Management Success
Airway management in the ED and other acute care settings has followed the ‘ABC’ priority paradigm. Open the airway, apply oxygen then support oxygenation and ventilation with a ‘definitive’ airway A.K.A a tracheal tube. The challenge and focus of airway management in emergencies has been on the...
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Episode 61: Dilemmas in fluid resuscitation in sepsis
Eoghan and Alasdair discuss the current dilemmas in fluid resuscitation in septic patients. Despite many research studies over the past 15 years, many questions still exist: what are the ideal endpoints for volume resuscitation?; what are the best fluids to give?; and when and how to start...
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Episode 60: Emergency Orthopaedics
Dr Arun Sayal is an Emergency Physician from Toronto with a keen interest in orthopaedics. He has run a fracture clinic in his hospital for 12 years and assists the orthopaedic surgeons in theatre. In this episode, Arun shares some of the tips and pearls he has learned from the orthopaedic...
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Episode 59: The SALAD Technique
Dr Jim Ducanto is an anaesthetist from the USA and founder of the SALAD technique, a stepwise approach to intubating the heavily soiled/bloody airway. In this episode, Eoghan and Jim discuss the background to, and the fundamentals of, the procedure. Plus, there’s a special offer for St Mungo’s...
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Episode 58: Tissue Donation (part 2)
In this episode, Eoghan discusses all things ‘Tissue Donation in the Emergency Dept’ with Neil Healy and Dr Sonja Allen: when to consider; what can be donated; steps to take; communication with families; what happens after the body leaves the ED; and a whole lot more
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Episode 57: Tissue Donation (part 1)
In this episode, Eoghan discusses all things ‘Tissue Donation in the Emergency Dept’ with Neil Healy and Dr Sonja Allen: when to consider; what can be donated; steps to take; communication with families; what happens after the body leaves the ED; and a whole lot more
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Episode 56: The Opt-Out Scheme
The law around organ and tissue donation in Scotland is changing to an opt out system on 26 March 2021 to help save and improve lives. Mrs Lesley Logan is the Opt-Out Implementation Lead for NHS Scotland. In this episode Lesley and Eoghan discuss what this means for healthcare professionals.
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Episode 55: COVID-19 An update (part b)
Dr Alisdair MacConnachie is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases in Glasgow. Eoghan and Alisdair discuss the latest understanding of the disease and what has changed since the previous podcasts. This was recorded on February 26th 2021. Information is changing quickly, so please check the latest...
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Episode 54: COVID-19 An update (part a)
Dr Alisdair MacConnachie is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases in Glasgow. Eoghan and Alisdair discuss the latest understanding of the disease and what has changed since the previous podcasts. This was recorded on February 26th 2021. Information is changing quickly, so please check the latest...
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Episode 53: Treatment Escalation Plans
Professor Robin Taylor discusses Treatment Escalation Plans (TEPS) which help to reduce patient harm and avoid futile treatments.
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Episode 52: COVID-19 An update
Dr Alisdair MacConnachie is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases in Glasgow. Eoghan and Alisdair discuss the latest understanding of the disease and what has changed since the previous podcasts. This was recorded on October 1st 2020. Information is changing quickly, so please check the latest...
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Episode 51: Humanitarian Medicine Part 3
Dr Erin Kilborn is an Emergency Medicine trainee who has worked around the world on a variety of medical missions. The aim of the podcast is to learn about Erin, her motivations, her experiences, and her tips and suggestions for those interested in Humanitarian Medicine. Prepare to be inspired!
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Episode 50: Humanitarian Medicine Part 2
Dr Erin Kilborn is an Emergency Medicine trainee who has worked around the world on a variety of medical missions. The aim of the podcast is to learn about Erin, her motivations, her experiences, and her tips and suggestions for those interested in Humanitarian Medicine. Prepare to be inspired!
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Episode 49: Humanitarian Medicine Part 1
Dr Erin Kilborn is an Emergency Medicine trainee who has worked around the world on a variety of medical missions. The aim of the podcast is to learn about Erin, her motivations, her experiences, and her tips and suggestions for those interested in Humanitarian Medicine. Prepare to be inspired!
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Episode 48: COVID-19 An update
Dr Alisdair MacConnachie is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases in Glasgow. Eoghan and Alisdair discuss the latest understanding of the disease and what has changed since the previous podcasts. This was recorded on April 10th 2020. Information is changing quickly, so please check the latest...
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Episode 47: Peak Performance Under Pressure Part 2
Eoghan and Stephen discuss performance under pressure. In this episode, they discuss how to prepare for high-pressure situations and how to ‘CALM DOON’ in moments of frazzle!
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Episode 46: Peak Performance Under Pressure Part 1
Eoghan and Stephen discuss the art of performing well in high-stress situations. In this episode they discuss performance pressure: what it is, why it occurs, how it impacts on our performance, and a whole lot more.
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Episode 45: COVID-19 Part 2
Dr Alisdair MacConnachie is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases in Glasgow. Eoghan and Alisdair discuss what we know about Coronavirus and the new strain COVID-19. In this episode, they cover testing, treatments, management, predictions for the future and a whole lot more.
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Episode 44: COVID-19 Part 1
Dr Alisdair MacConnachie is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases in Glasgow. Eoghan and Alisdair discuss what we know about Coronavirus and the new strain COVID-19: why the concern, what we know, how to manage suspected cases, and a whole lot more.
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Episode 43: HIV & Sexual Health Part 3
Rebecca Metcalfe is a Consultant in Sexual Health with a specialist interest in HIV and sexual health. In this episode, Eoghan and Rebecca discuss a number of sexual health-related problems that can present to ED and how to manage them. Topics include sexual assault, male urethritis, herpes, and...
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Episode 42: HIV & Sexual Health Part 2
Rebecca Metcalfe is a Consultant in Sexual Health with a specialist interest in HIV, the topic of this episode. Eoghan and Rebecca run through a number of cases and discuss the assessment of risk, what to ask, treatment, advice, follow-up and a whole lot more.
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Episode 41: HIV & Sexual Health Part 1
Rebecca Metcalfe is a Consultant in Sexual Health with a specialist interest in HIV, the topic of this episode. Eoghan and Rebecca discuss the current state of HIV infection and treatment, the recent spike in Prevalence in Glasgow, and a whole lot more.
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Episode 40: Obstetrics Part 3
Marcus McMillan is a consultant obstetrician in Princess Royal Maternity in Glasgow. He has a special interest in abnormally invasive placentas and coordinates care for people with this in Glasgow. He works with the Scottish Multiprofessional Maternity Development Programme for teaching obstetric...
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Episode 39: Obstetrics Part 2
Marcus McMillan is a consultant obstetrician in Princess Royal Maternity in Glasgow. He has a special interest in abnormally invasive placentas and coordinates care for people with this in Glasgow. He works with the Scottish Multiprofessional Maternity Development Programme for teaching obstetric...
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Episode 38: Obstetrics Part 1
Marcus McMillan is a consultant obstetrician in Princess Royal Maternity in Glasgow. He has a special interest in abnormally invasive placentas and coordinates care for people with this in Glasgow. He works with the Scottish Multiprofessional Maternity Development Programme for teaching obstetric...
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Episode 37: Depression: My Journey Part 2
Mark Dunn is a consultant in Pre-hospital medicine, Emergency medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, who spent 18 months away from work battling severe depression. Mark discusses this time openly and honestly in the hope that his experience will help others to address their own mental health issues.
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Episode 36: Depression: My Journey Part 1
Mark Dunn is a consultant in Pre-hospital medicine, Emergency medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, who spent 18 months away from work battling severe depression. Mark discusses this time openly and honestly in the hope that his experience will help others to address their own mental health issues.
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Episode 34: Gender-Based Violence & Human Trafficking
Eoghan and Kath discuss Gender-Based Violence - why it’s important, how it can present, how to tackle it, and a whole lot more.
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Episode 33: Damage Control Resuscitation Part 2
Eoghan discusses Damage Control Resuscitation with Pete Davis, a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Medicine, and an Army Medic who has served in multiple conflicts around the world. Find out what this concept is and how to apply it to your sickest trauma patients.
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Episode 32: Damage Control Resuscitation
Eoghan discusses Damage Control Resuscitation with Pete Davis, a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Medicine, and an Army Medic who has served in multiple conflicts around the world. Find out what this concept is and how to apply it to your sickest trauma patients.
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Episode 31: 'I swear to tell the whole truth’ - PART 5
This is the fifth and final episode in a multi-part series on the interface between healthcare and the legal system. We aim to cover all the main essentials including: the structure of the legal system how to provide statements and prepare for court conduct within court (and what to expect) We…
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Episode 30: 'I swear to tell the whole truth’ - PART 4
This is the fourth in a multi-part series on the interface between healthcare and the legal system. We aim to cover all the main essentials including: the structure of the legal system how to provide statements and prepare for court conduct within court (and what to expect) We have 3 incredible...