Do risk factors factor in the ED? St.Emlyn’s at #SMACC Gold

We’ve said it before but SMACC really is the best conference in the world for anyone involved in resuscitation, and it’s not just about the latest and greatest bits of kit, or the latest airway technique. There is plenty of science, encompassing cutting edge clinicians in emergency medicine, critical care, prehospital care and education.

At St.Emlyn’s we sometimes take a more philosophical view, taking pride in thinking deeply about what we do and why. I was delighted to get the opportunity to do two talks based on how we as clinicians think and practice. The first of these talks was released today and I’m delighted to share it in the true spirit of #FOAMed, that’s free, open access, medical and hopefully some education.

The talk is really about thinking about our thinking, meta-cognition if you prefer. As emergency physicians our practice is based on our ideas, interpretations and beliefs and in this presentation I hope that by talking through the importance of chronic health disease risk factors in emergency medicine it might give you pause to think and reflect on why we make the decisions that we do in the resus room and emergency department.

So, please watch, share and leave a comment. Look out for more in the next few weeks from myself, Iain, Nat, Rick and others from the UK and across the world. We are all one SMACC tribe here to share and learn together.

Here are the slides.

Here’s the audio.

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