Emergency departments are at the forefront of dealing with the harmful effects of alcohol consumption. ED alcohol-related presentation data is not routinely collected in patient data sets. I will describe the outcomes of the ACEM Alcohol Harm (AHED) project. For the first on a national scale the project quantified the level and effect of alcohol harm presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in Australia and New Zealand. Over 100 EDs and more than 2000 ED clinicians have been involved. AHED provided an evidence base to advocate for measures to reduce alcohol harm I will demonstrate by how using evidence and anecdote clinicians are power witnesses and can influence culture and policy change.
The Clinician Advocate: How Evidence and Anecdote Produce Change
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SonoBYTE: Global Relief Ultrasound
Phoebe Adams, , The Talks DASsmacc, diagnostic imaging, Education, Global health, Point-of-care Ultrasound, Resource-limited environments, training, Ultrasound, 0
The scale of need, wide burden of disease, and complex systems challenges can at times be overwhelming in the...
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Helping Without Harming
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, communication in critical care, Debriefing, feedback, interprofessional education, negotiation, performance gaps, 0
You’ve been resuscitating the patient for hours and finally caught up with volume. You come back on your next...
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SonoBYTE: Ultrasound in Extreme Environments
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, adventure, Altitude, Antarctica, Cold, extreme, HAPE, ICE, Mountains, Ultrasound, wilderness, 0
South pole…North pole, hot…cold, on earth…in space, below the sea…on Mount Everest, alone and far, far away. Ultrasound will...
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Neuro EM: When/how to reverse coagulopathies for ICH/TBI? (PATCH trial implications)
Phoebe Adams, , The Talks DASsmacc, coagulopathies, ICH, patch, tbi, 0
When/how to reverse coagulopathies for ICH/TBI? By Ronan O’Leary
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Making Complex Problems Simple
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, psychological, Resuscitation, 0
Resuscitation is complicated, but the solutions don’t have to be. These are the psychological hacks that will help you...
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Learning from Sim Part II: Critical Moments in the Emergency Department by Chris Hicks
Phoebe Adams, , The Talks DASsmacc, emergency, emotion, Simulation, 0
Emotion has a profound effect on decision-making. As scientists and rational beings, we like to believe that we can...
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Endocarditis will also f&*k you up
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, ENDOCARDITIS BLOOD CULTURES, 0
Endocarditis has been on the back burner for a while now. It is a disease that is evolving as...
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Learning from Sim Part III: Critical Moments in the Intensive Care Unit by Jon Gatward
Phoebe Adams, , The Talks DASsmacc, intensive care unit, Simulation, 0
We have difficult conversations in critical care. We deal with sick and complex patients who may be at the...