Monthly Archives: March 2013

2010 Clinical Care Guidelines on the management of otitis media in Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander populations

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First10EM Journal Club: May 2018 May 16, 2018
Gday – welcome back! It is podcast time.. It is May and that means another episode of the journal club with Dr. Justin Morgenstern. This month we cover biases, show our biases about bronchiolitis therapy, cute scrotums, judging and dealing with capacity and how butt-slapping might help you delouse your colleagues…. [DISCLAIMER: we do not […]
Casey Parker
The SGEM: Batman Effect Podcast May 6, 2018
Hello once again, Just back from leave and straight into NIGHT SHIFT! Such is life. This is a quick Editorial to let you know what is happening in the Broomedocs backroom. I have been very busy behind the scenes working on a few fun and entertaining projects. Recently I have been collaborating a bit with Dr. […]
Casey Parker
Gamblers and Dissection… a musical treat April 29, 2018
Hi All I am just about back after a glorious 6 weeks of long service leave, fun, sun and family. However, I did manage to do a little FOAM stuff this week… Ken Milne from the SGEM podcast / blog started a whole thing about aortic dissection and I couldn’t resist penning this parody of […]
Casey Parker

Build your own SALAD sim May 12, 2018
So ever since an online collaboration with James Du Canto and others in the FOAMed community, I’ve been refining the SALAD sim trainer For those not ‘in the know’ the SALAD technique is designed to manage intubation of the trachea in the face of massive airway contamination e.g. haematemesis or regurgitation of stomach contents Not […] The post Build your ow […]
Tim Leeuwenburg
Paralysed by indecision May 2, 2018
One of the defining skills of being a doctor is the need to make decisions, sometimes with limited information and under significant time pressure. As I’ve matured in my career, I’ve realised that most of what I was taught in medical school was just plain wrong. The ongoing challenge has been to identify WHICh bits […] The post Paralysed by indecision appea […]
Tim Leeuwenburg
How to register with the free GoodSAM app – a walk-through April 24, 2018
Imagine the situation. There is a sudden collapse in the coffee shop where you are enjoying a latte. You are fairly are that the person has had a sudden cardiac arrest and call 000 or help….but the ambulance will take at least 8-10 minutes to arrive, even as a priority one (probably longer in rural […] The post How to register with the free GoodSAM app – a […]
Tim Leeuwenburg

Post-truth therapy: alternative medicine with alternative facts
Last week's Senate bill gives the green light to a thousand unsubstantiated alternative health claims. An advertiser's smorgasbord. Continue reading →
Drug seeker basted me like a turkey
Some people excel at obtaining prescription drugs to sell. Even the crustiest doctors sometimes get done over like a dinner. Here's my turkey story. Continue reading →
48-second GP consultations
GPs in some countries have a fleeting moment to do what takes me 15 minutes. Can less be more? Continue reading →
‘Junior’ doctors: what’s in a label?
Is the term 'junior doctor' an insult? Maybe not today, but it will be tomorrow. That's how these labels roll. Continue reading →
GP Sceptics podcast 12: Doctors’ resilience
We grill the resilient Dr Genevieve Yates about what it takes for doctors to thrive in a tough environment. Work-life balance, as it turns out, might be a false dichotomy. Continue reading →

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