Apr 17, 2017
Sandra Viggers delves into the art of learning medicine.
On one hand, people believe students cannot choreograph their own education for various reasons. She calls such people behaviourists who push others back in line if they do not agree with...
Apr 16, 2017
Tom Evans wants to bring lessons from elite sport development and training to medical education.
Caring for the critically unwell is an important and difficult task. So, preparing our people to meet this challenge should be all about excellence. These are all true of sport – and Tom contends perhaps medical...
Apr 13, 2017
This will be a panel discussion with a focus on the different styles of training and education in prehospital...
Apr 11, 2017
Ross Hofmeyr divulges some stories from his experience of wilderness and expedition medicine.
In his words, wilderness and expedition medicine is the epitome of practical, pragmatic, minimalist and thoughtful care. Austere and extreme environments require special knowledge, critical thinking, innovative practice, and...
Apr 10, 2017
Kathleen Thomas describes her harrowing experience of a warzone whilst working in the ICU and ED of the Médecins Sans Frontières run Kunduz Trauma Centre (KTC) in northern Afghanistan.
Kathleen describes her work during a week where she found herself caught up in an eruption of war. The Taliban forcibly took control...