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A Cure for Hurt Feelings
July 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
In response to concern (baseless) that the recent uncovering of the Society for the Prevention of Surgery was in some way meant to discredit the invaluable work of our Anaesthetic colleagues, Professor Staghorn and the Board of UCEM have undertaken and exhaustive search of the literature
Burn Your PowerPoints
July 15, 2010 By 6 Comments
I have had to write a lot of presentations recently. One of my major problems with lecturing is not creating the content for the presentation, but taming the medium designed to assist me in my quest to impart knowledge.
Bone and Joint Bamboozler 004
July 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A 27 year-old amateur martial artist needs your help after smashing his fist through a plank of wood. Can you diagnose and manage his injury?
The Little Button
July 14, 2010 By 3 Comments
Bookmarking your favourite web pages and adding to the the home screen (desktop) of your iPad and iPhone just got easier, and a whole lot prettier. Having taken the time to understand the basic principles of icon creation and bookmark beautification, I thought I would share some tips to help you get started.
Bone and Joint Bamboozler 003
July 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A 50 year-old woman took a tumble down some steps and injured her left wrist. Can you correctly diagnose and manage her injury?
Confessions of a Conferencaholic
July 13, 2010 By 6 Comments
Stress, strain, trials and tribulations of being a major conference organiser whilst studying full time as a medical student. Guest post with Sabin Smith AMSA convention academic co-convener
Muscular claustrophobia
July 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A 27 year-old man sustained an undisplaced midshaft fracture of his left tibia after his girlfriend inadvertently (or so she said…) backed into him in her car, with the rear bumper pinning his leg against the car behind. Following an orthopedic consult, he was put in a long leg cast and sent home…what happened next?
Universally Challenged
July 12, 2010 By 5 Comments
Since the introduction of PBL there has been a steady decline in the provision of anatomy in education and I wanted to see whether this was reflected in the Universally Challenged competition at the Hobart AMSA conference…so I set a 6 question MCQ examination!
