Last Friday saw another fantastic IEMTA Scientific Meeting taking place, this year in the Mater Hospital. Congratulations to Mai Nguyen for all her work organising the night.
Thanks to our speakers, Dr Brian Marsh and Dr Andy Neill. Continue reading
Tag Archives: trainee
Wilderness Physician Course (WP)
By Dr. David Monks
Why did you do the course?
I have a keen interest in mountaineering and am currently a probationary member of Dublin-Wicklow Mountain rescue. I had also signed up with Earths Edge to be an expedition doctor climbing Kilimanjaro and so I wanted to do the course to get some experience at treating people outdoors on the hillside. Continue reading
Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC)
By Dr. Kevin Brown (published online on 1st Jan 2016)
Why did you do the course?
During my time in Emergency Medicine I realised I wanted to know more about the intensive care management of the really sick patients who would soon get swooped away to intensive care after I had seen them in the ED. I particularly wanted to expand my knowledge on non-invasive ventilation and practice with ventilators, as you get fairly limited exposure to this in work. Continue reading