The St.Emlyn’s Podcast Ep 281 - Best Bits of 2025: Getting Better the Sustainable Way
Dec 27, 2025
The discussion highlights the surprising speed at which clinical skills can fade, emphasizing the need for regular training over mere teaching. It dives into the power of video debriefing for effective feedback in a supportive culture. There's a focus on how artificial intelligence impacts clinicians' learning and decision-making, stressing the importance of critical thinking. Community engagement and in-person conferences are celebrated for their role in enhancing medical education and fostering connections among professionals.
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Clinical Skills Fade Quickly
- Skill fade occurs far faster than clinicians realise, often within months rather than years.
- Practitioners feel de-skilled long after they stop meeting normal clinical standards.
Age And Skill Decline Vary Widely
- Age affects some psychomotor and visual skills, but effects vary widely between individuals.
- There is no clear universal curve linking age to skill decline across clinicians.
Teaching Versus Training Distinction
- Teaching covers cognitive and associative stages of learning technical skills.
- Training makes skills automatic and stress-resilient, distinct from teaching.