We all want to make coming to hospital a pleasant and memorable (but not for the wrong reasons!) experience for children. It changes the way we act, the way we talk, and the amount of cuddly toys we attach to our stethoscope whilst the infection control team have their backs turned… We also adjust the […]
Category: journals
The role of research in emergency medicine training
Research matters to all of us training in Emergency Medicine. It must do: otherwise, the likes of St Emlyn’s, Life in the Fast Lane and The Bottom Line would not get millions of views every year from clinicians hungry to access the critical appraisal and practical recommendations that #FOAMed has become so adept at generating. […]
Christmas message and update on EMJ.
Below is a short letter from Ellen sent out to the editors on the journal. It outlines where we came from, what we’ve done and where we are going. Although originally intended for the internal team I really felt this encapsulated how Ellen has led us to improve, develop and future proof the journal. With […]
Are nurses always right?
As a junior doctor, I have had, and still have some fantastic senior colleagues to work with, who generally give important and valuable advice. Over the placements and years, their advice is slowly turning me into the doctor that I aspire to be, an amalgamation of all the good bits from every doctor I have […]
Live and let die
Everyone dies. It’s a sad fact of life and a tough part of any healthcare professional’s day. Some deaths are unexpected, and hit us hard. Thankfully, there are those that we know are coming, and this gives us the opportunity to try to give that person a peaceful and comfortable end of their life, and for […]
The weekend effect: Part 2 – a traumatic time!
If you haven’t already, listen to Ellen Weber and Chris Moulton talk about the background to the weekend effect. Click HERE. The UK Junior Doctors’ contract changes imposed by the government in order to shape their poorly defined ‘Seven Day NHS’ caused much debate and consternation surrounding the ‘weekend effect’, which seemed to be the […]
Become an EMJ reviewer
The EMJ, like most journals relies on peer review to help the editorial team make decisions on submitted papers.You can have a look at the list of people who have reviewed for us here, and we are always looking for more. Now peer review has had some tough times of late. Ex editors of major […]
Why Are Wee Waiting?!
As anyone who has worked in an emergency department that caters for our younger patients knows, at any point during the day you can almost guarantee that there’s a parent somewhere, clasping a bowl to their child, waiting for them to wee. The clock is ticking, the managers are on your back, and all the […]
Learning from Major Incidents
In this month’s EMJ, David Lowe, Jonathan Millar and colleagues from Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) and the University of Glasgow share their experience gained from the tragic events that unfolded in their city in 2013 and 2014. The first – where a police helicopter crashed into the Clutha Vaults pub due to a fuel management […]
What’s the future of medical journals?
I had the pleasure of joining a panel discussion at the recent SMACC conference on the future of medical journals. I was delighted to share the stage with some real big hitters such as Richard Smith (ex editor of the BMJ) and Jeff Drazen (current editor in chief of the NEJM), together with some amazing […]