The St.Emlyn’s Podcast
St Emlyn’s Blog and Podcast
A UK based Emergency Medicine podcast for anyone who works in emergency care. The St Emlyn ’s team are all passionate educators and clinicians who strive to bring you the best evidence based education.
Our four pillars of learning are evidence-based medicine, clinical excellence, personal development and the philosophical overview of emergency care. We have a strong academic faculty and reputation for high quality education presented through multimedia platforms and articles.
St Emlyn’s is a name given to a fictionalised emergency care system. This online clinical space is designed to allow clinical care to be discussed without compromising the safety or confidentiality of patients or clinicians.
Our four pillars of learning are evidence-based medicine, clinical excellence, personal development and the philosophical overview of emergency care. We have a strong academic faculty and reputation for high quality education presented through multimedia platforms and articles.
St Emlyn’s is a name given to a fictionalised emergency care system. This online clinical space is designed to allow clinical care to be discussed without compromising the safety or confidentiality of patients or clinicians.
Episodes
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Dec 14, 2021 • 19min
Ep 196 - November 2021 Round Up
Iain is flying solo this month, with discussion about narrative story tellling, airway management in the ED and using pigtail catheters in management of haemothorax.
We hope all you all have a very happy Christmas and chance over the festive period to relax. Do explore our back catalogue of podcasts for more on wellbeing and grief at Christmas.
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Take care all.
Nov 19, 2021 • 31min
Ep 195 - October 2021 Round Up
Our round up of all the blog had to offer in October 2021. There's discussion about evidence based medine in the REST and CTCA for intermediate chest pain trials, more about cauda equina and highlights from the Paediatric Colloquium in Australia, as well as the good humoured chat.
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Sep 25, 2021 • 17min
Ep 194 - August 2021 Round Up
The round up of the St Emlyn's blog posts in August 2021, featuring discussion about therapeutic anticoagulation in hospitalised COVID-19 patients, non invasive ventilation vs usual care for critically hypoxic COVID-19 patients and the recent EMTA (Emergency Medicine Trainees Association) survey. Oh, and Simon's mid-life crisis.
Aug 8, 2021 • 29min
Ep 193 - June and July 2021 Round Up
Iain and Simon discuss the best from the blog in June and July. There's COVID chat (of course). thunderstorm asthma, a glance into the future and much, much more.
Jun 17, 2021 • 24min
Ep 192 - May 2021 Round Up
It's been a busy month on the blog with plenty for Iain and Simon to talk about. The Manchester Arena bombing, new guidelines for Anaphylaxis management, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Calcium in Major Haemorrhage and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection all get a mention alongside the usual witterings of two middle aged emergency physicians.
May 26, 2021 • 36min
Ep 191 - Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the ED: Part 2
Dr. Sam Fitzsimmons discusses challenges in managing adult congenital heart disease, including Eisenmenger Syndrome, Coarctation of the Aorta, and Transposition of the Great Arteries. The podcast explores complexities in treating these patients in the ED, emphasizing the importance of early recognition and specialized care for conditions like aneurysms and mixed circulations.
May 20, 2021 • 28min
Ep 190 - Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the ED: Part 1
Dr Sam Fitzsimmons, Consultant in Adult Congenital Heart Disease at University Hospital Southampton, discusses the rise in adult patients with congenital heart disease. The podcast covers challenges in treating these patients in the ED, emphasizing the importance of optimal oxygenation and blood pressure management. They delve into Fontan circulation complexities, highlighting the critical nature of addressing arrhythmias and medication risks. Managing hemoptysis in Fontan patients is also discussed due to potential life-threatening complications.
May 14, 2021 • 20min
Ep 189 - April 2021 Round Up
A podcast with Iain and Simon summarising all the latest content from the St Emlyn's blog in April 2021. Topics discussed include Vaccine Induced Thrombocytopenic Thrombosis, how our own biases can effect our critical appraisal and whether we need to worry about grading the quality of FOAMed resources.
Thanks for listening. Please check out the blogs themselevs at www.stemlynsblog.org and consider subscribing and rating us on iTunes.
If you'd like to see some more from Peter Brindley you can watch one of his SMACC talks here.
May 6, 2021 • 22min
Ep 188 - India COVID19 wave in Spring 2021
Simon joins Ankur Verma from Delhi, to talk about the impact of COVID in the latest wave devastating India.
Apr 11, 2021 • 21min
Ep 187 - March 2021 Round Up
A discussion about all the latest from the St Emlyn's blog, including a hot off the press article about vaccine induced thrombocytopenic thrombosis and the new FRCEM revision guide.
Simon and Iain also talk about the latest results from the RECOVERY trial, Major Trauma Triage tools, cricothyroidotomy, thromboprophylaxis in COVID19 and the new Medical Licensing Assessment for medical students and the new St Emlyn's Undergraduate Curriculum
