In a 2 min rant about medical tribalism, Dr. van der Velde questions which medical specialty, if any, owns prehospital physician response. What is more important: skillset or specialty? Is there a role for tiers of physician response? Is there a future in a stand-alone specialty?
SMACC Force Rant: Is it the Skillset or Background that Count?
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All in a Day’s Work in Brazil
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, ICU overcrowed, ICU routine, Inequality, 0
In a public ICU in Brazil, as like in any middle income country, there are so many hard things...
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SMACCForce Simulation – Terror
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, motorcycle pit crew response, Prehospital Simulation, tactical response, 0
Two simulations for prehospital medical response
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Why your hospital is broken
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Deteriorating Patient, Medical Emergency Teams, MET, Rapid response systems, RRT, SMACCDub, 0
As patients becomes more complex, the tribal systems we use to look after them remain stuck in the 18th...
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Taking Outdoor Education Indoors
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, adult learning theory, MedEd, prehospital education, reflective practice, smaccFORCE, 0
What can hospital specialties learn from teaching and training in prehospital and retrieval medicine? A medical education enthusiast’s thoughts...
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The Golden Fleece, Golden Hour & Golden Rule
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, awareness, Communication, ptsd, self-care, SMACCDub, stress, wellness, 0
Time tested rules and myths explored in a real life adventure, meant to honor and display the courage, commitment...
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Communication with kids and families – how NOT to do it!
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, children with special needs, Communication, parental complaints, Pitfalls, 0
This talk addresses some of the challenges encountered when communicating with children and their families.
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Thin-Slicing in the ED
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, emergency medicine, Spectrum of Disease, Thin-Slicing, 0
All disease exist on a spectrum. You can’t treat one end of the spectrum the same way you treat...
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Things That Scare Me
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, bleeding, death, paediatric surgery, Trauma, 0
In our professional and private lives there are things that scare us, how we manage that fear defines us.