Leuwenberg/ Le Cong - "Should real airway docs use checklists?"
The Twitter debate comes to a dramatic conclusion. Should Airway doctors use checklists ?

The Twitter debate comes to a dramatic conclusion. Should Airway doctors use checklists ?
The Emergency Medicine panel discuss high sensitivity troponins, stroke thrombolysis and problems facing emergency medicine
Sonophiliac, Justin Bowra highlights strategies for teaching our juniors to become adept at utilising bedside ultrasound in critical care settings
The single best test ? Pierre Janin examines the use of transthoracic echo in ICU. The best possible applications and how they will change patient outcomes.
The power of the probe. Matt Dawson delivers an emotive talk on minimising paediatric procedural risk with ultrasound.
Death of the stethoscope? Mike Malin demonstrates the power of bedside ultrasound, unique applications, and future directions.
The Future of Bleeding. Anthony Holley enthralls the crowd with exciting advances in blood product replacements.
The mental game. Richard Levitan on how our approach to the difficult airway benefits from planning and introspective affirmation.
Conquer the random number generator. Lawrence Weinberg's guide to modern haemodynamic monitoring devices.
Three Tiered Therapy. Ollie Flower gives an enthralling history of seizures throughout the ages and expertly outlines the management options for terminating status.
What's in the box ? Andy Neil expertly demonstrates simple approaches to neuroanatomy and the interpretation of imaging.
Resistance is futile?. Jeff Lipman examines our dwindling antimicrobial arsenal. How can we bolster our defenses?
The Sim revolution. John Gatward on the future of simulation in critical care. Strategies for pulling it off, no matter your resources.
Seeing the future with Pieter Peach. Technological developments that are sure to influence the way we learn and teach medicine.
Roger Harris & Oli Flower announce opening of registration for SMACC Chicago - 5th (US/UK) / 6th (AUS) November 2014. They explain why you need to get in quick: Save Cash Don't miss out on workshops Don't miss this unique event And much more. Go to smacc.net.au for more!
Mark Little builds a framework for the clinical approach to patients with suspected poisoning or envenomation. Particularly useful in a country where everything is trying to kill you.
A conniseur's guide to the different families of non-invasive cardiac output monitors. Haney mallemat expertly details the pros and cons of each.
Vampire Planet? Ed Litton on the worldwide dependance on blood products. Future strategies for reducing our requirements.
Anaphylaxis and Anaesthesia. Michael Rose examines changing paradigms in how we approach the 'allergic' patient. Risks, Reactions and Results.
Is base excess the new bicarb ? David Story's breakdown of an often complicated and confusing topic.
Imogen Mitchell critiques our relationship with MET. How current medical and nursing education is propagating junior staff reliance.
Steve Smith enthralls the crowd with an eye-opening exploration of subtle ECG changes with potentially catastrophic outcomes
Augmentation by Echo. Deidre Murphy examines advanced aspects of bedside echocardiography, and the immense amount of information it provides in a critical care setting.
Rob Rogers delivers an emotive and inspirational speech on the dying art of bedside teaching. How we can return to our roots
Celia Bradford dissects the fundamentals of renal replacement therapy and examines its niche in the ICU.
A golden mile too far? Lewis Macken dissects evidence suggesting that chasing urine output in burns patients leads to overzealous fluid resuscitation.
Crystal caves in Mexico. David Rosengren's enthralling tales of humidity, hyperthermia and human limits. How does the body cope?
It's not easy bringing a resus room to a cliff-face. Brian Burns illustrates some of the daunting challenges encountered in the pre-hospital environment
Disaster Medicine! Mark Little on strategies for the 'away team'. How the focus of medical teams needs to change when faced with large scale catastrophes.
Geoff Healy rises above traditional views on the use of anaesthesia, highlighting the unique challenges and key role it plays in the pre-hospital environment.