Rick Abbot, our ‘American ER Doc Gone Walkabout’, dives into the murky quagmire of medical costs in the United States and makes a comparison with what he experienced in Australia. At least he tries to…
The Registrar sits at the desk registering patients. Right?
January 25, 2012 By 4 Comments
Rick Abbot provides the ‘American ER Doc Gone Walkabout’ perspective on emergency medicine training in Australia and the United States. He also figures out the difference between a resident and a registrar…
Looking back at ‘Educating For Our Future’
December 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
Bish Rajapakse looks back through a trainee’s eyes at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. The theme was ‘Educating for our Future”.
Friday inspiration 002
August 26, 2011 By 4 Comments
The Ship Song Project is a reworking of Cave’s original work with individual lines sung/performed by the most prominent acts to feature at the Sydney Opera House over 2010/2011.
Planes, Pregnancy and Bleeding
July 7, 2011 By 10 Comments
A real case highlighting the challenges of managing the critically ill obstetric patient in remote regions of Australia.
Samson and Sanuk New Toys
April 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
Juggling work commitments, family life and writing can be tricky. However, new vigour and inspiration has been instilled with the arrival of some geeky new toys from Samson and Sanuk Australia.
ED.EXAM
April 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Introducing ED.EXAM: a free online forum and collection of resources for emergency medicine trainees studying for the ACEM Part 2 exams.
Intensive Care Network
March 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A new intensive care educational and networking website is being launched this week, and I invite you all to check it out: Intensive Care Network.
Who would you give the job to?
February 23, 2011 By 10 Comments
If you’re an overseas doctor seeking to work in an Australian hospital it is vital to make a good first impression. This is not always easy to achieve.
Yuletide Euphoria
December 25, 2010 By 6 Comments
Merry Christmas dear LITFL readers! Have a great day, however you like your bells to jingle.
