RCEM Learning

This month for the June 2026 episode of the RCEMLearning Podcast Becky and Chris talk through the first in a two parter on the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines update. Rob then speaks with Alison Tavare about the NCEPOD learning disability report. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!
(01:56) Guidelines for EM - Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guideline (Part 1 of 2)
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2026
(27:31) NCEPOD Acute Illness in people with a learning disability - Alison Tavare
NCEPOD - Acute illness in people with a learning disability

This month for the May 2026 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast I speak with another seven amazing speakers from the RCEM Annual Conference. This is a similarly bumper episode as last month. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!
(02:35) RCEM AC Interview Megamix - Part 1 of 2
(02:35) Steve Goodacre - Should we follow the science?
(12:32) Victoria Currie - That's a wrap! 3 interesting papers in PEM: Bubblewrap x RCEM Conference
(35:33) Tom Bannister - (De)constructing culture in the ED
(51:27) Jocelyn Brittliff - Working in EM as an older clinician
(58:12) Chris Humphries - Rebuilding EM data for health equity
(01:07:25) Rebecca McKnight and Ijeoma Chibuzo - Understanding Ketamine Use Disorder: A guide for frontline services
(01:21:19) Alex Novak - Evidence generation for diagnostic AI in the ED
(01:32:42) Stephen Fowler - Asthma updates from new BTS/NICE/SIGN guideline and beyond

This month for the April 2026 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast I speak with eight amazing speakers from the RCEM Annual Conference. This will be an absolutely bumper episode, and next month I will be speaking to seven speakers who are just as interesting. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!
(02:53) RCEM AC Interview Megamix - Part 1 of 2
(02:53) Andrew Lockey - Defibrillation strategies: To dual or not to dual?
(15:01) Chelcie Jewitt - Not just a surgical problem: Sexual misconduct in EM
(23:49) Michael Barrett - The MAGPIE Trial
(42:30) Rebecca Whiticar - Top 5 common claims in EM
(51:02) Ben McKenzie - AMAX4
(01:03:58) Annette Rickard and Ali Griffiths - Making dying better in the ED
(01:17:36) Dan Horner - Diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism in the ED
(01:28:45) Dan Perry - Getting CRAFFTy about SCIENCE: Results from international RCTs in paediatric orthopaedic trauma
Further Links and Reading
Cheskes et al. - Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation
Surviving in Scrubs
Hartshorn et al. - Treatment of acute trauma-related pain in children and adolescents with methoxyflurane (Penthrox®) compared to placebo (MAGPIE): A randomised clinical trial
MPS & Rebecca Whiticar - Law at the front door
AMAX4
Plymouth Hospital End of Life Pathway
High Five for High PEITHO? Intermediate-high risk PE (St. Emlyn's)
The CRAFFT Study

This month for the March 2026 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Andy and Dave discuss ibuprofen and additional opiates in paediatric injury. Becky and Chris talk through an RCEM Best Practice Guideline on the management of sexual assault in the ED and Rob then talks with one of the authors, Maddy Dodds, about this guideline. As a TRIGGER WARNING, this does involve discussion around the topic of sexual assault. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!
(02:35) New in EM - Ibuprofen and additional opiates in paediatric injury
Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) or Opioid Analgesia Added to Ibuprofen for Children's Musculoskeletal Injury: Two Randomized Clinical Trials (Ali et al., 2026)
(19:15) Guidelines for EM - RCEM Best Practice Guideline for the Management of Sexual Assault in the ED
RCEM Best Practice Guideline for the Management of Sexual Assault in the ED (2026) [PDF]
(49:36) Sexual assault in the ED - Maddy Dodds
RCEM Best Practice Guideline for the Management of Sexual Assault in the ED (2026) [PDF]
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RCEM Quality Fellow Job Description [Word]

Happy New Year! This month for the February 2026 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Andy and Dave discuss blood pressure targets in spinal cord injury. Becky and Chris talk through a New Zealand Chest Injury Guideline and Rob then talks with Charlotte Underwood and the role of gender in the assessment of abdominal pain. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here. After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website!
(02:14) New in EM - Blood pressure targets in spinal cord injury
Early Blood Pressure Targets in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial (Sajdeya et al., 2025)
(17:06) Guidelines for EM - New Zealand Chest Injury Guidance
Health New Zealand - National Chest Injury Guidance (2025) [PDF]
(59:44) Gender and assessment of abdominal pain - Charlotte Underwood
Expression of interest to join this study
Gender disparity in analgesic treatment of emergency department patients with acute abdominal pain (Chen et al., 2008)
Race and Sex Are Associated With Variations in Pain Management in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Undifferentiated Abdominal Pain (Drogell et al., 2022)
Women's experiences of seeking healthcare for abdominal pain in Ireland: a qualitative study (Windrim et al., 2024)
Ending the neglect of women's health in research (Galea et al., 2023)