TheCase.Report: Recent Episodes
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Let's take a look (or a listen) back to last year's IEMTA ASM, and specifically the inaugural Fergal Hickey lecture, given by none other than Dr Fergal Hickey himself.
Make sure you don't miss out on a ticket for this year's IEMTA ASM in RCSI's Albert Theatre, April 27th.
Ticket info to follow, so keep an eye on our socials!
This time is always busy for our trainees with interview preparation so Leah took the opportunity to sit down with Dr Andrew Neill, consultant in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine in the Mater Hospital to discuss the controversial topic of REBOA.
They discuss the UK-REBOA trial and the evidence behind the technique and why we should be cautious about it's used in the Irish trauma system in particular.
As always, don’t forget to follow us on socials on instagram, twitter and facebook to keep updated with all things TCR. Coffee in hand? Right then, let’s get to it!
Ever wondered how to pursue an EM fellowship after finishing your SpR training? Is it worth it, and if so what are the benefits of doing a fellowship? We’re very excited to welcome back a familiar voice to our bonus episode this week to answer these questions and more!
TCR alumnus Dr Deirdre Breslin joined Geriatric Emergency Medicine (GEM) lead Dr Conor O’Gara to chat all things fellowships, frailty and finding out what to do with your interest in GEM.
Dr Breslin is an EM consultant in the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH). She has a special interest in GEM, having worked as the TCR production lead in GEM and completed a GEM fellowship prior to taking up her consultant post. Her insights and tips make this both an interesting and important discussion.
As always, don’t forget to follow us on socials on instagram, twitter and facebook to keep updated with all things TCR. Coffee in hand? Right then, let’s get to it!
With over 3900 neck of femur fractures (NOFs) reported in Ireland in 2021, these fractures represent a significant burden of morbidity and mortality, particularly for our older patients. Early recognition coupled with meticulous management, both in the ED and beyond, is instrumental in ensuring optimal outcomes.
Orla Kelly puts TCR newcomers Conor O’Gara and Jane Cassidy through their paces with today’s case before we sit down with our Adult in the Room - Dr Mustafa Mehmood, Consultant in Emergency Medicine in St James’s Hospital, and architect of the department’s ‘Code Hip 240’ protocol.
As always, don’t forget to follow us on socials on instagram, twitter and facebook to keep updated with all things TCR. Coffee in hand? Right then, let’s get to it!
Ever wondered how to make a referral to The Irish Paediatric Acute Transport Service (IPATS) when working in a tertiary hospital? What is the criteria for transferring a child, when can it be done by IPATS and when should the transfer be organised by the referring hospital? What do you need to have prepared before sending a child and how should you prepare to expect the unexpected?
We thought we’d start off the new year as we mean to go on with a paeds bonus episode on the first day of 2024! In this episode EM consultant Dr Conor Davis talks all things paediatric transfers and answers the above questions and more. And seeing as we are thecase.report, we might have even managed to give an EM consultant their own case to tackle!
As always, don’t forget to follow us on socials on instagram, twitter and facebook to keep updated with all things TCR. Coffee in hand? Right then, let’s get to it!
We're in the Paediatric section of the TCR Emergency Department where Mo, Stephen and Rachel are concerned about a five day old baby. GBS sepsis is no joke, and our team bring us through the management of one of the most daunting cohorts of all: the septic neonate.
Our Adult in the Room Dr Rasha Sawaya reviews our work, and also talks about feeding issues, what to do when your initial management doesn't work, and gives some tips and tricks for ED NCHDs who are graduating to more senior roles.
Join the conversation on X, Instagram, and Facebook. We've got some great infographics and notes to compliment your learning that you can find at thecase.report.
This will be our last episode of 2023, but we've got an incredible PEM bonus episode coming early in the new year.
And as always:
"May your coffee be strong, and your rounds grand."
Time to enter the Echo Chamber! Dr Mai Nguyen joins Callum to discuss eFAST in Trauma in this bonus episode. Following on from a very detailed discussion of all things trauma in lasts week's main episode, we're diving into the specifics of using POCUS in trauma, and importantly how to do it effectively and efficiently.
Dr Nguyen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospital Limerick where she is the Director of Ultrasound Training for Emergency Medicine, an EGLS instructor and a Level 1 Ultrasound Trainer. In short, the perfect guest to run through all things eFAST. If you didn’t want to build your POCUS skills before, you sure will after this episode!
Listen along with the show notes and get involved in the conversation on Twitter and Instagram.
From the seatbelt sign and it’s association with intra-abdominal pathology to the “Hateful Eight” to the electrolyte breakdown in red cells, Callum, Eoghan and our AITR Dr Sean Croughan are doing a deep dive of managing the unstable trauma patient in this month's episode of thecase.report. Oh, and don't forget about distracting injuries!
Following on from our second South African Special Episode last month, we’re back in Ireland in a rural ED. Eoghan, the only Reg working in ED this evening gets a pre-alert about a female involved in a single vehicle road traffic collision. Follow the case from zero-point survey to a detailed debrief with the show notes online.
As always, don’t forget to follow us on socials on instagram, twitter and facebook to keep updated with all things TCR. Right then, let’s get to it!
Improvisation is the buzz word in this thrilling second bonus episode centred on South Africa (you can find the first here). We were delighted to sit down with TCR veteran Dr Jimmy Lee, Consultant in Emergency Medicine in University Hospital Galway. With a passion for Global Health & Humanitarian Medicine, Dr Lee recalls his unforgettable experience completing his Trauma and Resuscitation fellowship in Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa.
With over 2,000 inpatient beds and a dedicated trauma unit, Barra hospital ranks as the 5th largest hospital in the world. Coupled with its location in an area with unfortunately high rates of violent crime, and variable reliability and access to resources, working in the trauma unit poses unique challenges not often faced here in Irish EDs.
Dr Lee’s experience and pearls of wisdom are not to be missed. Right then, let’s get to it. Get ready to pivot, and pivot fast!
In our first bonus of the season, Leah sits down with Dr Jamie Kearns and peppers him with questions. Can he withstand the onslaught?
Jamie is a Consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine at UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic and Head of Medical at Munster Rugby. He was awarded FFSEM (Irl) in 2017 and was elected to the Board of the FSEM in 2018.
Welcome back to a brand new season of TheCase.Report! As we continue to grow into our fourth season, so too does our team - a big welcome to our many new members who are taking TCR to new heights. The team have been working all throughout our summer hiatus to deliver what promises to be an incredibly exciting season 4!
Many thanks as always to IAEM who make this podcast possible - at our heart, we are a community of learning and it is humbling to see how the podcast has evolved over time. But enough of the soppiness, we’re starting the season as we mean to go on - with a bang. Literally.
We’re kick starting this new Case.Report marathon with the golden triad - Leah, Liam and Carl.... oh and also swimming, cycling and running. It’s triathlon time! Treating you to a trio of interesting cases, increasingly relevant to EM, we’re delving into some presentations to watch out for, how to manage them and tips to keep your patients off the bench.
Coaching us through it we have our Adult in the Room, Patrick Martin. Paddy is one of our amazing Emergency Advanced Nurse Practitioners and we are very lucky to have us join us this month. Don’t forget to download the incredible infographics that accompany the show notes made by our fantastic new junior producers!
Leah sat down with Professor Seamus Morris, Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Trauma surgeon at the National Spinal Injuries Unit as a follow up to our case. They go through all things cervical spinal collars, MRIs, ASIA scores and discuss the development of the trauma system for Ireland.
Prof Morris is a specialist in spinal trauma surgery and after finishing his orthopaedic specialty training in RCSI, travelled to London and New York for fellowships. He is course director on a number of widely accredited trauma training courses including the European Trauma Course and is Clinical Professor of Surgery in UCD.
Don't miss this as Leah put's the controversies to Prof Morris and gets some well needed answers.
We’re back with some more spinal trauma for you. Orla re-joins us this month along with Liam and Marike to discuss an unusual case of spinal injury in the ED today. It’s one not to miss.
We then catch up with Dr. Deirdre Glynn, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at St. James’s Hospital and trauma and POCUS enthusiast to discuss spinal cord syndromes and their management in the Emergency Department settings including the all important secondary prevention.
Our very own Callum Swift is in South Africa gaining some valuable out of programme experience, and has put together this excellent episode over there with some excellent EM colleagues.
For the case, Callum is joined by Dr Heounohu Hessou. Their work is looked over by the Adult in the Room, Dr Martin de Man.
Callum is then joined by Dr Katya Evans, who discusses palliative care in EM.
Let's get to it!
Carl sat down this month with Dr Siobhan Statuta, an incredible Sports Medicine Primary Care specialist based in the University of Virginia. She started her career working as a surgical technologist for an orthopaedic practice that specialises in sports injuries. She undertook her residency in Family Medicine and continued on to complete a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Faculty Development. She has multiple publications in the world of female athletic medicine and concussion.
Dr Statuta has taken time out from her work touring with the US women's development football team to join us on TheCase.Report to discuss all things RED-S and female athlete health.
Check out the poll below on Spotify and let us know what you think of our new split episodes and whether the lengths work for you! We want to tailor more content to make it better for you.
As always, if you liked the episode, be sure to subscribe and drop us a rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
We’ve something new! Leah is entering the world of Sports and Exercise Medicine with Dr Carl Byrne, Emergency Medicine SpR and sports med fanatic. Aoife joins them from behind the scenes of TCR to discuss all things concussion.
Professor John Ryan, Head of Medicine in Leinster Rugby and Consultant in Emergency Medicine in St. Vincent’s University Hospital is our Adult in the Room this month and helps us along our way.
On balance, we’ve decided to start splitting our cases to give you even more content to look forward to throughout the month. Our bonus Sports Medicine segment will be released in two weeks time so don’t worry, you can have even more TCR to listen to.
AND… We’re introducing some fun new show notes which can be used as infographics and posters for teaching cases within your department. Catch the start of them on our website https://thecase.report and watch our Twitter space where we will start to release ones for old cases.
Mohammed is joined by Karl and Stephen who have got an intoxicating case from the paeds ED for you this month!
Our Adult in the Room Dr Eleanor Ryan isn't far off and is at hand to help with this sticky case.
Karl also sat down with Dr Gergana Semova to chat about how to manage the scariest of all patients... the neonate!
Be sure to head over to IPEM.ie to check out the exciting upcoming conference.
Right, let's get to it!
RCSI's annual Charter Meeting is back this week, with the theme of "Shaping the Future". The EM session on Friday will be looking at the digital transformation we're in the midst of and will be chaired by Prof Conor Deasy.
To get you warmed up for it, we've got a panel discussion from last year's Charter Meeting for you to enjoy.
Make sure you head over to the RCSI website to check out the whole programme and register to attend.
Right, let's get to it!
Welcome back to another episode of TheCase.Report
For our last show this year, we've got a retrospective from this year's IAEM Annual Scientific Meeting in the Slieve Russell Hotel in Cavan.
This year, TCR had our reporters on the ground, interviewing some of the wonderful speakers and delegates. And we've got a little selection of those kerbside interviews for you here!
Behind the mic we had Mohammed, Saf, Liam and the newest member of our team, Amy.
Right, let's get to it!
We're back with our third episode of the season, and what an episode it is!
Leah is joined by Deirdre and Joe to talk through the case, with the one and only Dr Jason Vandervelde making a return as our Adult in the Room.
Mohammed is joined by Prof. Simon Carley for our segment, talking about what we've learned from recent experiences in this field. Right, let's get to it!
In this episode, Dr Elizabeth Moloney speaks to Prof Simon Conroy and Dr Rebecca Heath about comprehensive geriatric assessments.
Find the corresponding GeriEM poster here.
Dr Santiago Castejón and Dr Vojtěch Mezera discuss end of life care.
Find the corresponding GeriEM poster here.
Dr Sarah Turpin is joined by Prof Tim Coats to discuss silver trauma.
Find the corresponding GeriEM poster here.
Prof Katrin Singler is joined by Dr Stephen Lim to discuss medication reviews and polypharmacy.
Find the corresponding GeriEM poster here.
Dr Elizabeth Moloney is joined by Prof Daniel Davis and Karianne Melkert to discuss delirium.
Find the corresponding GeriEM poster here.
Kara McLoughlin and Dr Áine Mitchell talk about environmental considerations.
Find the corresponding GeriEM poster here.
Deirdre is joined by Dr Bas De Groot to discuss frailty and age/frailty adjusted risk stratification.
Find the corresponding GeriEM poster here.
Fantastic collaboration to be launched at EUSEM... watch this space!
In the meantime, check out the fantastic posters.
This month, we're tackling one of the most complex medical conditions that can frequent the Emergency Department- liver cirrhosis.
Leah sat down with Liam Loughrey and Etimbuk Umana to go through our case of the undifferentiated septic patient and to talk all things SBP.
Kindly, Dr Iomhar O'Sullivan of CUH ED and EMed.ie, has agreed to correct our homework as the AITR.
And finally, the Echo Chamber is back with Callum and Cian exploring the ways in which ultrasound can be used to help guide your management of patients who are simultaneously hypovolaemic and fluid overloaded.
Check out the show notes on thecase.report!
Welcome to a new season of TheCase.Report!
We're kicking off Season 3 with a very special episode on VTE, ahead of next month's VTE Dublin Conference... Don't forget to register!
Deirdre is at the helm for this episode and is joined by Leah and Bibi.
Our Adult in the Room Dr Tomás Breslin brought along his colleagues Prof John Moriarty and Dr Cian McDermott to comment on the case.
And finally, Bibi sat down with Prof Fionnuala Ní Áinle and Dr Barry Kevane for our segment.
Many thanks once again to IAEM for supporting this podcast and making all of this possible.
Last month, Mohammed sat down with 2 legends of EM and spoke to them about a wide range of topics.
After speaking at dotMD in Galway, Dr Jay Baruch and Dr Chris Luke reflected on the day, on careers in EM, and on the writing of their recent excellent books.
Welcome back to another PEM episode on TheCase.Report!
Orla is joined by Karl and Stephen, who take us through an important presentation. Thankfully our Adult in the Room Dr Paddy Fitzpatrick is close at hand to keep an eye on their work.
Then the Echo Chamber is back, with Dr Emma Fauteux joining Callum to speak on uses (and limitations) of POCUS in PEM.
Right. Let’s get to it!
dotMD is a 2 day festival of curiosity for doctors and healthcare practitioners looking for more from medicine.
Mohammed sat down with Dr Ronan Kavanagh to chat about what this entails, and to look ahead to this years offering.
dotMD22 is back in Galway this year on the 17th and 18th of June and will be running as a hybrid event.
Listen to the end to hear about how to attend, and for a very special treat from dotMD to TCR listeners.
Let's get to it!
We interrupt our regular programming with this very special bonus episode of TheCase.Report.
This Monday, April 11th, sees an emergency meeting being held by the IMO to address the working conditions NCHDs have had to endure.
Ahead of this historic meeting, Orla is joined by 4 NCHD leaders to discuss these issues: Dr Kirsten Joyce, Dr Rachel McNamara, Dr Conor Malone and Dr Carol Norton.
The meeting is open to all NCHDs - whether they are members of the IMO or not - and is at 19:30.
If you're interested in attending, follow this link.
We're back with a fiery trauma special, guaranteed to take your breath away!
Mohammed is joined by Marike and Marcus to explore our case, with our Adult in the Room Dr Robyn Powell on hand to check their work.
Orla then sits down with Mr Fergal Hickey to talk training for trauma as we look forward to ATLS courses coming back this year.
Right, let's get to it!
After a well deserved break in January, our team are back and have outdone themselves with our first episode of 2022.
Firstly discussing the case we have Leah, Orla and Timbs.
Our Adult In The Room Dr John Cronin will be reviewing our work and delves into the challenge of differentiating chest pain.
Callum and Timbs talk all things ultrasound in the Echo Chamber
Finally, Orla is joined by Catherine Fowler of the Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust to talk about the amazing, important work they do.
Listen in with the show notes at TheCase.Report.
Right… let’s get to it!
It’s that fuzzy time of year again. Wrap up warm… it’s our winter special.
Mohammed is joined by Jimmy, Callum and Peter for a case that had their teeth chattering.
Thankfully, our Adult in the Room this month Dr Michael Dunphy was there to check their work!
Mohammed sat down with Prof. Conor Deasy then to chat about getting the department ready for the winter.
Find the show notes over here.
Right, let’s get to it!
Welcome back! Thanks for tuning in to our November episode of TheCase.Report! We’re bringing you our second Geriatric EM episode, and we hope you’ll enjoy this one as much as the first.
For this case, Orla is joined by Deirdre and Lorcán who take us to “dizzying” heights in our latest episode detailing the management of our most complex and common patient cohort.
Our adult in the room is Dr Mustafa Mehmood, an emergency medicine consultant with a special interest in geriatric EM — he’s correcting our homework this month!
We’re also joined by Dr Áine Mitchell, emergency medicine consultant in Sligo University Hospital, who’s here to share some pearls of wisdom on the geriatric emergency department.
Ready? Let’s go!
Welcome back to TheCase.Report!
We’re back with our very first PHEM episode, a long overdue milestone.
For the case, Mohammed is joined by Jamie and AP extraordinaire, Joe Mooney.
Our Adult in the Room, Dr Jason van der Velde, then reviews our work and adds some pearls.
Callum is back with The Echo Chamber, where he’s joined by Dr Florian Pracher, who takes us through the use of POCUS in his practice as a retrievalist, and the importance of structured training and accreditation.
Show notes right over here.
Right, let’s get to it!
Welcome back to a new season of TheCase.Report
We're back and we're better than ever!
Special thanks is due to IAEM, the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine for their kind support. Make sure you register for the ASM next month, on October 14th and 15th.
But look, we know it's been a long dry summer for you all without us, so we'll get to the matter at hand.
For our case, Mohammed was joined by his esteemed trainee colleagues, Orla and Karl… (Who let those 3 at it?!)
Thankfully our Adult in the Room Dr Darren McLoughlin was close at hand to check their work!
Mohammed was then Joined by Dr Eamon Keenan for a chat ahead of the release of the report of the Emerging Drug Trends and Drug Checking Working Group.
Right, let's get to it!
Show notes through here
We're but a few short weeks away from a return to your speakers/headphones. Mohammed and Orla would like to invite you to join our "Community of Learning"
Changeover is upon us again! (Already??!!)
We've got a different outlook here at TheCase.Report though. We cannot wait to welcome our new EM colleagues to the fold!
Mohammed and Orla sat down to chat about some top tips to get started.
Look at that sun!
Welcome back to our June episode of TheCase.Report, and it’s our long awaited return to PEM.
Orla is joined by the trio of Anna, Roy and Andrew who take us through some tricky twists in the case of a tender tot.
Then Anna sits down with Dr Dani Hall talking about what true allyship for our patients means.
Finally, Dr Rory O’Brien joins us to talk about the PEM journey in the People’s Republic. Any of you out there interested in PEM in CUH, shoot Rory an email and he’ll be happy to chat.
Let’s get to it!
Happy birthday to us!
A whole year since that first episode dropped. What a year it’s been!
Callum’s taking the lead on our birthday special this May, with a great episode all about The People’s Ventricle!
He joins Mohammed in resus, where we’ll meet Eoghan, our AP colleague who’s brought us in a bit of a handful. Thankfully our Adult in The Room Dr Andy Neill is there to lend us a dig out.
What does RVF mean for our POCUS assessment? Dr Nicolas Lim joins Callum in The Echo Chamber to discuss this.
Finally, Callum sits down with Dr Pun Tong who gives us his perspective on how to go about honing your clinical acumen.
Alright, let’s get to it!
It's the big one. Whether you're a first or final year trainee, it's never too soon to start thinking about the destination - while enjoying the journey of course!
Orla sits down with our Adult in the Room to talk about the most adult of things - the consultant interview.
Dr Des Fitzgerald of University Hospital Waterford takes us through what we need to know for before, during and after what could be the most important exam we may ever sit.
Let's get to it!
Welcome back everyone, and thanks for joining us again for April’s episode, our first Geriatric EM special! Some stellar material in here that I think you’ll find very useful - I know I have!
Orla’s back and she’s joined by Deirdre and Barry for the case.
Our Adult in the Room, Dr Vinny Ramiah of the Mater Hospital Emergency Department is there then to not only check their work, but to give an absolute masterclass in delirium in the ED.
Dr Rosa McNamara joins Barry to chat about ED in the Home (EDITH), and Mary Dawood sits down with Deirdre for a conversation about death and dying in the ED.
Lots of fantastic material, you may want to take it in a few bites this time though.
Let’s get to it!
We’re rounding off this month’s series of FemInEM conversations with a whopper discussion!
It’s a veritable buffet of leadership as IAEM’s immediate past president Dr Emily O’Conor and RCEM’s current president Dr Katherine Henderson sit down to talk to our own Orla Kelly, current IEMTA president.
Deirdre's back and this time she's talking to Dr Sinéad Ní Bhraonáin, one of Irish EM's greats who has completed a difficult airway fellowship, a pre hospital and critical care fellowship with NSW Ambulance Service Sydney HEMS and an Emergency Medicine fellowship in Australia. She's currently in Sydney, busy being an exemplary leader in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Sydney Local Health District at large.
In celebration of International Women’s Month, we’ve got a series of interviews with some of our fantastic female EM colleagues from around the country. Throughout March, we will be dropping these short episodes in order to give you even more TCR to get your teeth into.
Slightly further afield, Deirdre sat down with Dr Kirsty Challen for a chat for this episode. Dr Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Research Lead at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (North West England), and the chair of RCEM's Women in Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group
In celebration of International Women’s Month, we’ve got a series of interviews with some of our fantastic female EM colleagues from around the country. Throughout March, we will be dropping these short episodes in order to give you even more TCR to get your teeth into.
We're staying out West with our second interview of the month! Dr Karen Harris, consultant in Emergency Medicine in Sligo University Hospital, sat down with Deirdre, talking about the journey and the destination.
This month, we have something extra special for our listeners of TheCase.Report.
In celebration of International Women’s Month, we’ve got a series of interviews with some of our fantastic female EM colleagues from around the country. Throughout March, we will be dropping these short episodes in order to give you even more TCR to get your teeth into.
The female presence in Emergency Medicine in Ireland has been slowly increasing over the past number of years with incredible doctors paving the way. We get the chance to sit down with some of our colleagues to chat all things Emergency Medicine including why it’s such an invaluable specialty (little bit of shameless specialty promo for those yet undecided!)
Watch this space for a collection of gripping interviews dropping throughout March.
Dr. Lisa Cunningham Dr. Lisa Cunningham is a proud Mayo-born Emergency Medicine specialist registrar who is currently undertaking her pre-hospital fellowship over with Essex & Hertfordshire Air Ambulance. She sat down with Orla to discuss all things pre-hospital EM, her current career path and her plans for the future.
We’re back and this time, we’re turning the tables around and offering some tips and tricks to the youth!
Mohammed is joined by Barry and Karl, and they have gone back to school to re-live the trauma of final med exams while exploring hypertensive emergencies.
Those three need to be kept in check, so thankfully our Adult in the Room Dr Emer Kidney is on the case!
Dr Una Kennedy joins us again and sits down with Deirdre for a chat about looking after our wellbeing around exam time.
Callum is back with another great instalment of The Echo Chamber, where he chats with a future star of EM, Natalie Krakoski.
Right, let’s get to it!
Welcome back to another episode of TheCase.Report!
We're delighted to have you with us for our first full feature-length episode of the new year!
We've got a lot of great stuff coming up for the months ahead, not least on this very episode!
We've got a great case and commentary from our AITR Dr Fran O'Keeffe, the debut of our new regular POCUS segment with Callum, and some timely tips for the CSTEM interview this week from our own Madam President!
But without further ado, let's dive right in. Joining Mohammed for the case this month are our esteemed trainee colleagues Leeza and Marike.
Alright, let's get to it!
Now you didn’t really think we’d let you suffer through this cold dark January without any TheCase.Report goodness did you??
We’ve got a super special BonusCast for you to ring in the new year!
Orla just could not stop thinking about heart failure after that episode in December, and was just dying to keep chatting about it…
And who better to talk to than the inimitable Prof. Amal Mattu!
We’re delighted he could join us, and I’m sure you’ll all be delighted he did too after listening to this.
Let’s get to it!
This month we’re getting right to the heart of things…
Orla is joined by Karl and Saf for a great case and a very informative discussion, with Dr. Brendan McCann keeping a close eye on their work.
For our second segment, we’re delighted to welcome back the one and only Dr. Cian McDermott for a fascinating chat about POCUS in cardiac arrest.
And to round things off, Dr. Mustafa Mehmood dropped by to take us through a great approach to syncope.
Alright, let’s get to it!
This month, TheCase.Report is going global!
Callum and Jimmy join Mohammed to discuss a fascinating case with some broad differentials to consider.
Our Adult in the Room Dr. Jean O'Sullivan weighs in with her take on the case.
Jimmy and Callum catch up with Hessou, an incredibly impressive friend and colleague of theirs from JFK Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia.
Mohammed digs into Jimmy and Niamh's experiences of out of programme humanitarian work while Callum catches up again with Dr. Jean O'Sullivan about her experience of working in LMICs.
Lots to cover this month.
Let's get to it!
Welcome back everyone to this very special bonus episode of TheCase.Report!
God knows Mohammed loves a broad nebulous topic to sink his teeth into, and thankfully he has some colleagues who feel the same: TCR alumni Cian McDermott and Shane Broderick.
Have a listen, and if you feel like reading, we couldn’t put any of this any better than Shane did in this DFTB post:
https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/professionals-prepare-properly/
Let’s get to it!
Welcome back to another episode from TheCase.Report!
This month, Orla, Leah and Deirdre sat down to discuss the case of an unwitnessed maternal collapse and the changes in approach to having an expectant mother in your resuscitation room.
Our AITR to oversee our work this week is Dr Andreit Engelbrecht, a fantastic EM Consultant from Connolly Hospital.
Then, we head over to Tallaght Hospital and Dr Aileen McCabe to lead us through the work-up and examination for obstetrics and gynaecology presentations in our emergency departments.
Finally, we turn to our talented obstetric colleagues in the National Maternity Hospital for some further tips and tricks and a full walk-through of the perinatal caesarean section from Professor Mary Higgins.
Right. Let's get to it!
Welcome back to another episode of TheCase.Report!
Our very special first paediatric episode in fact!
As usual, we’re kicking things off with a case. Anna, Tadgh and Mohammed chat through a case of a sick bub - A very sick bub in fact!
But not to worry, as our Adult-in-the-Room Dr. Michael Barrett is on hand to check our work and give them a dig out if needed.
Anna also sat down with Dr. Dani Hall for an update on head injuries.
And Mohammed was joined by Dr. Yvonne MacAuley, who had some great tips on managing dental trauma.
We’ll leave links to the different papers and resources mentioned in the show notes at TheCase.Report.
Right, let’s get to it!
Welcome back everyone to a special bonus episode of TheCase.Report!
We've created a new position here. A very special new position, and Mohammed is here to help you get to know the role and the person stepping into it!
Our associate producer is a junior colleague with aspirations of pursuing a career in EM, whether they be an intern or a medical student. We’ve created this position to give someone a chance to not only learn the nuts and bolts of producing this show, but also to rub shoulders with and learn from all the greats of Irish EM… and the rest of us clowns as well.
But without further ado, I present to you Dr. Leah Flanagan, intern in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, and Associate Producer on TheCase.Report!
Let’s get to it!
Welcome back to TheCase.Report!
For our first trauma special, we felt it was important to have a special focus on silver trauma.
Orla and Tom will take us through some contrasting cases, and Dr. Áine Mitchell will look over their work.
For our second segment, Jeff sat down with Prof. Conor Deasy for a chat about the state of trauma services in Ireland and the Major Trauma Audit.
Dr. Shane Broderick joins Jeff for the last segment to give us some invaluable tips when dealing with trauma.
Head over to TheCase.Report website for all the show notes and resources.
Let's get to it!
Welcome back everyone to another episode of TheCase.Report!
If you’re a denizen of med twitter like us, then your world will have been rocked by the HALT-IT trial results too. But it’s important to remember that there’s more to upper GI bleeding than TXA!
With that in mind, Orla, Timbs and Mohammed will tackle a case of an upper GI bleed. Think they’re up to the challenge? Our AITR Dr. Trish Lucey will check their work!
For our second segment, Timbs sat down with Dr. Nicolas Lim to chat about Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination (SALAD) – and I apologize in advance for all the salad jokes…
For our last segment today, we’ve got a changeover special! Orla’s kindly come back with some tips for anyone new to EM, to help you get started on the right track.
Right, let’s get to it!
Welcome back to TheCase.Report! We’re delighted to have you with us for the June 2020 edition.
This month, it’s all about Tox!
For our case this month, Barry, Hugh, and Mohammed will take us through a challenging scenario.
Long story short, myocardial tickles are no laughing matter!
For our second segment this month, Andy joined Barry and Mohammed to chat through a couple of important recent papers in toxicology. Have a read of them and see what you think:
- Krawczyk, Noa, et al. "Predictors of overdose death among high-risk emergency department patients with substance-related encounters: a data linkage cohort study." Annals of emergency medicine 75.1 (2020): 1-12.
- Weiner, Scott G., et al. "One-Year Mortality of Patients After Emergency Department Treatment for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose." Annals of emergency medicine 75.1 (2020): 13-17.
And for our last segment, we were delighted to have Dr. Kiran Santlal come on the show to chat to us about Chemsex.
More detail and resources over here in our show notes!
Thank you all for joining us for our very first episode of TheCase.Report! We’re delighted to have you with us as we set off on this very exciting journey! This month we’ll be looking at (what else!) COVID-19.
For our first segment, Mohammed, Karl and Safras will be going through a case and discussing the issues it raises. Our adult in the room this month Dr. Cian McDermott will check our work after!
Then we’ll be joined by Prof. Dara Byrne, who’ll help us think about simulation, and it’s varied uses during this pandemic.
Dr. Una Kennedy will talk to us about wellness in EM and will share some great tips for looking after ourselves and each other.
Sources & resources will all be linked in the show notes, in-line for the case material, and Sim & Wellness resources all the way at the end!
Let’s get to it!
Everything is changing. These days it feels like every day brings a new unexpected challenge. But it’s exactly in times like these, when everything is in flux, that we need to utilise, expand on and showcase the dynamism of our specialty.
From IEMTA (The Irish Emergency Medicine Trainees’ Association), comes TheCase.Report, a new Emergency Medicine podcast focussing on clinical challenges, and putting a spotlight on issues important to the specialty, and to all of us as EM providers.
We’re kicking things off with, you guessed it, an episode all about covid-19 on May 11th. As if you don’t hear enough about it…
But we’ll make it different, we’ll make it fun, and we’ll make it worth your while!
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We'll talk to you soon!