Ecgstasy!

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It’s time for the LITFL team to highlight how awesome our ECG Library is… including some new additions and a page featuring Nick Tullo great ECG Academy videos.

F.UCEM awarded for photo caption!

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UCEM have awarded a Fellowship of the College for the best caption for a photograph of Mike Cadogan at the Essentials conference… Find out who the Fellow is and read the winning caption right here.

Dollars and no sense

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This week ‘American ER Doc gone Walkabout’ Rick Abbot looks at how many times he has to sign his name at work and whether or not his patients can buy their prescribed medications….

Adding insult to injury?

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Make sure you know the role of the digital rectal examination in the assessment of trauma patients… You don’t want to add insult to injury!

Making the invisible, audible

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Occasionally in glorious happenstance we trip across a limpid pool – and tarry a while therein. My most recent sojourn involved a tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world.

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The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care.

The MJA Dr Eric Dark creative writing prize

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Another fantastic competition to get your creative juices flowing – just in time for the Christmas break – The MJA Dr Eric Dark creative writing prize

Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 071

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Twenty prime numbers down and the FFFF is still going strong… Here’s another week’s worth of quirky randomness from the world of vaguely medical trivia.

Frontline Friday Inspiration

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War drives innovation and in this series, Michael Mosley travels from the frontline of war to the frontline of research to uncover the medical breakthroughs that are coming out of current conflicts.

MJA, MDA National, Nossal Global Health Prize

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Announcing the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) and MDA National Nossal Global Health Prize. International competition for medical students and medical practitioners