Had to do a year of internal medicine as an EM ST5 due to a quirk of training. In that year due to me being afforded time I fell into research and an academic career I’ve not looked back on. Not a waste of time, changed my life. Guess it’s how you look at training opportunities

The application window for the next Royal College of Emergency Medicine Professor Fellowship is now open to commence in April 2025. The closing date for applications is 13 December 2024. See here for details rcem.ac.uk/research-award…

RCEM has launched a unique training programme to empower paramedics and emergency care professionals to engage in academic research 🏥 In collaboration with College of Paramedics and NIHR Research - the modules will take learners from the fundamentals of research through to applying

On holiday in Crete and heard a familiar voice this afternoon from the hotel room below…some friendly neighbours from our street are staying there! My son asked me what the probability of this was. It’s a large hotel, one of many on a number of Greek islands. 1 million to one?

On Tuesday, Kate Coates presented at the Emergency Medicine Higher Trainees Regional Training Day at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. We hope that this will help new trainees become involved in research! 🫁 thank you for inviting us LizaKeating ☺️

Exactly 2️⃣ years ago, Research at North Bristol NHS Trust recruited our first patient - a further 325 patients have been enrolled since, with the most recent patient also being recruited at Research at North Bristol NHS Trust (the team’s 55th randomisation!) Edd Carlton nbt_ed 🫁👏 #thankyou

Out of work actor makes weird link between being active on toxic social media platform and life saving treatment

Warmest congratulations to Emergency Care Incubator member David Metcalfe David Metcalfe on his recent appointment as inaugural Kadoorie Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at University of Oxford

ACPs do you want to be a conduit in future emergency care research. Loads of you signed up at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine ACP conference to show interest, the next step is here. Join Melinda (Dolly) Mcpherson and Rob Fenwick at the 3rd NIHR Emergency Care Incubator in Bristol 14/15th November. Steps...

Pabrinex was a triumph in pharma marketing (remember the yellow pens). Very little evidence base for use and an expensive alternative to oral thiamine

Trying to push that impact factor above the The Lancet again! Really novel dissemination

#September2024 September's Issue is now out! Primary Survey - emj.bmj.com/content/41/9/5… Ellen Weber Our Older Patients 👵 👴 Using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) in geriatric emergency medicine - emj.bmj.com/content/41/9/5… James van Oppen Frailty is associated with 30-day

😕 the cricket season has officially ended for 10 year old Charlie. He was disappointed to finish with a golden duck in his final Somerset game. I’ve told him that’s just cricket and to think of his stellar achievements this season. On to winter training with a smile 😊

Academic twitter/X How do you approach Shrodingers grant panel feedback…? “The co-applicant costs are thought to be too low, please up these but keep to the same budget” Almost universally get this (together with improve your PPI no matter how much you have done 🤪)

EM people. This is from a radiologist and clearly suggests doing more CTs with just simple “? Gastritis” Saves time on ordering!!

Registration for the 3rd Emergency Care Incubator Symposium is now open! To register please go to store.uwe.ac.uk/conferences-an…

A fantastic end to August, with 12 participants enrolled during the final 11 days 👏 thank you to all involved and, of course, to the patients who agreed to take part 🌟👏 A special shout out to MTW Research and Innovation who recruited 3 patients & The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust who recruited their 1st patient!

Trauma: One of a very few diseases on the increase worldwide. The Queen Mary University of London Trauma Sciences Masters programme is the original, and still the best, trauma educational programme (and experience) in the world. I'm confident (if biased!) that no other team puts so much into exceptional

🚨Please can we have RT for this from any #EmergencyMedicine tweeps! Tom Roberts heidi edmundson Edd Carlton Chris Odedun (he/him) Simon Carley Emma Carver Salwa Malik Adrian Boyle Dan Darbyshire #Burnout is so important, £50 prize! 🏆 RT please Research in Emergency Care, Avon Collaborative Hub and Royal College of Emergency Medicine 🙏 🙏