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ECG sagas of subtlety 2

Posted by on January 2, 2013 · 9 Comments 

You may have noticed that I am an ECG geek – I love their simplicity and their complexity. I certainly don’t claim guru status, as I don’t possess expertise in the same way that Amal Mattu or Steve Smith do, but I do love ECGs. I regularly arrive on the ED floor at morning handover, [...]

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Three hospitals in parallel dimensions

Posted by on September 13, 2012 · 18 Comments 

There exist three hospitals in parallel dimensions. This may be the root of all service delivery problems in public healthcare systems, including the spectre of access block. A bold statement, I know, but read on… The idea of three parallel hospitals was first introduced to me by a mentor and colleague, Dean Powell, and I [...]

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R&R in the fast lane

Posted by on September 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The eminence and evidence series on LITFL.com continues with issue 026, including a couple of recommendations from me (Thanks to Terry Brown [@drtezbrown]  for drawing them to MY attention): The lifespan of an Emergency Physician: http://bjcardio.co.uk/2009/11/lifespan-and-cardiology/ The art and science in Medical Education: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2517949/ These links are to the full text of both articles, but do [...]

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