When I worked in New Zealand I was involved in flying our head injured patients to our neuro centre. A few came back after being entered in this trial with a hole in the head and a bit of the … Read More »
Kane Guthrie tweeted (I never thought I’d find a use for that word) this the other day and I figured it was worth commenting on. A hospital in the US is trying to deal with bed shortages and spiralling costs … Read More »
My experience with US is mainly self-taught when I spent long ICU shifts performing echos on every patient in the unit. I’ve done my level 1 course but the accreditation process ain’t that easy in Ireland, and particularly where I … Read More »
[With apologies to LITFL] My wife’s awesome. She’ll not read this so be sure and tell her that if you see her. This was my Christmas present from her this year. A mandolin case made from paper-mache and covered with … Read More »
What do we mean when we invoke the subtle and ever so nebulous “art of medicine”? Most people consider it an essential skill and part of being a good doctor to be able to correctly apply the art of medicine … Read More »