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ETM & The Vortex – SMACC Gold Presentation
I've just returned from the amazing SMACC Gold Conference on the Gold Coast, and what an amazing conference it was. 3 days of powerhouse Emergency and Critical Care from the cream of the medical education crop. We were lucky enough to be invited to speak in the...
Trauma Tip: Safely secure your intercostal catheter to drain tubing connection!
Once a chest tube is in, people tend to switch off, thinking the hardest part is done, and I often see people grab a roll of Sleek tape and wrap it firmly around the connection between the chest tube and the chest drain tubing. The risk with this is that the tubing...
ETM YouTube Channel now live!
We've started a new YouTube channel to bring you some trauma education in video format. And what better way to start than with a little "testimonial" video from people who've done the course. If you were wondering if the ETM Course is worth doing, watch the video -...
ETM Course review by Jeram Hyde & Tim Leeuwenburg
In case you're the skeptical type, and wonder if all the hype about the ETM Course is true, then please read this review of the course. Jeram Hyde is a dual ED/ICU trainee who wrote a post on Tim Leeuwenburg's KI Docs blog about the course. Don't take our word for it...
ETM Course now accredited for CPD with CICM
We've just been approved for CPD points with the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand. See the hours/points in the image below. We've had a couple of dual ED/ICU trainees on the course so far, and they felt it was definitely worthwhile. We'd...
Step Back Think
I recently posted about the JMB Foundation, and the personal connection I had with this story and the organisation. Some friends of James have also started the Step Back Think campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of street violence. I'd encourage you to like...
ETM Podcast Episode 5 – Peter Fritz
This is an interview I did back in March at the SMACC Conference in Sydney which had to go on the back-burner while we got the course up and running. Peter Fritz, an Emergency Physician from Melbourne (and his Anaesthetist mate Nicholas Chrimes) have created something...
Help support patients with acquired brain injury through the JMB Foundation
In 2006, I worked for 6 months as the Clinical Forensic Medicine Registrar at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM). This job involved seeing "live" people with forensic issues, often victims and occasionally perpetrators of assaults, to document their...
Inaugural ETM Course – a roaring success!
The inaugural ETM Course was held last weekend in Melbourne, and by all accounts it was a huge success. The participants were a mix of ED Registrars, ED Consultants, some rural GP's and even a dual ED/ICU trainee who'd just passed his ICU Fellowship exam! We had...
How to save a life with a 20G IV – JAMIT Video
Inspired by the recent ACRRM RMA 2013 Conference JAMIT video competition (Just A Minute Instant Tutorial), we made a little video about one of our favourite trauma procedures. Trauma patients frequently arrive in shock, peripherally shut-down, with collapsed veins....
January 2014 ETM Course – Price cut!
Acting on feedback from our test day, (a great review of which can be found over at the PHARM blog), and some unexpected cost savings, we've decided to slash the price of the January ETM course. The new price for the course is $1999.00 (reduced from $2700.00). The...
New Feature – Trauma Radiology
We're proud to announce a new feature on the ETM Blog - trauma radiology posts with our new CT scroller, which will allow us to bring you real CT images of trauma cases. Below is the first series of images from a case which highlights the need to examine your stable...