DAShED today passed 500 recruits with only the first 4 sites up and running - well done to Fife, QUEH Glasgow, QEH Kings Lynn and Sheffield for leading the way

apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/displayjob.asp… Come join our fabulous team Edinburgh EM - huge amount of clinical exposure with a great team in a fabulous city!

7 children have died in the last 3 months in the UK, due to Group A Strep. Here are 11 key facts you need to know about Strep + Scarlet fever:

Really important UK parliamentary debate on Aortic Dissection patient pathways and research funding yesterday. Issues clearly and powerfully summarised by Pauline Latham OBE. Delighted that Pauline mentioned the two ongoing ED diagnostic studies DAShED and ASES

The need for a standardised diagnostic pathway for AAS in EDs is evident DAShED Rachel McLatchie

Well that’s a wrap team. Data entry now complete for DAShED with a massive total of 5549 patients recruited from our 27 sites.

More needs to be done to save the lives lost to #aorticdissection in #emergencymedicine. Please watch and share this 3 minute masterclass created by experts, and together we can make a difference. #AortaEd bit.ly/Could-it-be-AD

Check out our case series and descriptive analysis on 'Why do emergency department clinicians miss acute aortic syndrome?' published today in the emergency care journal doi.org/10.4081/ecj.20…

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Last day to grab your Royal College of Emergency Medicine ASC ticket. The program is fab and lots of networking opportunities and come on is there is better city in the UK than #Glasgow 😉 rcem.ac.uk/events/annual-…

DAShED is now published online in Emergency Medicine Journal emj.bmj.com/lookup/content…

Some thoughts about the recent DAShED study which looked at the diagnosis of acute aortic syndrome in the Emergency Department. Saint Emlyn's #FOAMed stemlynsblog.org/the-dashed-stu…

December ‘23 Papers Podcast •Identifying Acute Aortic Syndrome in an undifferentiated population •Stroke thrombectomy for acute large infarcts •Small vs large BVMs in cardiac arrest itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the… open.spotify.com/show/4pGoo1XFn… TheResusRoom.co.uk #FOAMed

🎉Congratulations to Professor Matt Reed Matt Reed - RCEM's new Research Committee Chair 🎊 Make sure you don't miss the research grant opportunities ending 29 March🗓️ Learn about Matt, his brilliant passion for Emergency Medicine & exciting plans: ▶️rcem.ac.uk/rcem-welcomes-…

If you missed our live session, the replay of the ASES research webinar is now available. Delve into the latest on aortic dissection diagnosis with insights from experts and survivors. Don't miss out on this crucial #AortaEd aorticdissectioncharitabletrust.org/insights-from-…

What is the evidence around diagnosing Acute Aortic Dissection in the ED? At @EuropSocEM #eusem2024 I summarised the results of DAShED, ASES & PROFUNDUS. Here is a copy of my presentation; bit.ly/4f6Rr0l

Some hard questions which the media have failed to ask Kim Leadbeater MBE MP:   1. You’ve said feeling like “a burden” could be a “legitimate” reason to ask for an assisted suicide. How common do you think it is for terminally ill people to feel like a burden?   2. If somebody asks for

I’m biased because I agree, but Danny Kruger’s was honestly the best speech – best conclusion to one, anyway – I have heard from any living parliamentarian. Key passage: