Emergency Departments and Homelessness

Happy August! This month for the August 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast, we have two new in EM sections looking at the use of high flow nasal cannula vs. NIV for COPD and clinical gestalt for predicting sepsis. We then have Becky and Chris going over a new Guidelines for EM looking at opioid toxicity before ending with New Online. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!

(03:21) New in EM - High-flow nasal cannula vs. NIV for COPD

• High flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute-moderate hypercapnic respiratory failure: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial (Tan et al., 2024)
• Probing the efficacy of high-flow nasal cannula in the treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD with acute-moderate hypercapnic respiratory failure (Pantazopoulos and Mavrovouni, 2024)

(19:19) Guidelines for EM - RCEM and NPIS Opioid Toxicity

• RCEM and NPIS - Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Acute Opioid Toxicity in Adults in the Emergency Department (PDF) (RCEM & NPIS, 2024)

(54:26) New in EM - Clinical Gestalt for Predicting Sepsis

• Early Physician Gestalt Versus Usual Screening Tools for the Prediction of Sepsis in Critically Ill Emergency Patients (Knack et al., 2024)

(01:06:35) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD

• PEM and Ex-Prems - Katie Knight
• Curriculum Cup (Infectious Disease) - RCEMLearning)
• Induction - RCEMLearning