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The thing about "learning from each other" for EM is that it's never learning together - it's single specialists wanting to "teach" the EM team something.
It's patronising and arrogant.
Colleagues had a specialist come down to the ED a little while ago - they hadn't got lost...
It's patronising and arrogant.
Colleagues had a specialist come down to the ED a little while ago - they hadn't got lost...
They wanted to "organise some teaching" for the EM team relating to a couple of serious incidents that had occurred recently involving delayed decision making and transfer after imaging involving their specialty and ours.
Thing is (as had been found in the investigation) the EM team had known what to do & had done everything correctly & the specialty team (due partly to the persistent lack of an agreed pathway they were meant to be developing) had caused unnecessary delays leading to poor outcomes
Our colleague was politely and assertively informed of this.
I hope they are reflecting.
It is not the job of colleagues outwith the ED to critique or educate the EM team. That is the job of the EM specialist(s).
I studied and earned a CCST just to be sure of that.
I hope they are reflecting.
It is not the job of colleagues outwith the ED to critique or educate the EM team. That is the job of the EM specialist(s).
I studied and earned a CCST just to be sure of that.
If you (a trainee) feel that the EM team need some support, speak to your boss - they'll speak to me and we'll have a chat about it.
It's not your job to speak to my trainees directly.
Ask yourself, if it's not worth taking to your boss, is it really worth taking to anyone?
It's not your job to speak to my trainees directly.
Ask yourself, if it's not worth taking to your boss, is it really worth taking to anyone?
If you (a specialist) feel the EM team need some support, ask to come to talk to us. Treat us with respect. We'll listen. We may agree. We may not. Whatever, we'll take responsibility for putting what you tell us through the EM filter and trickle it down to the team as required.
EM has it's own curriculum. I should know - I look at it regularly. Some massively big brained colleagues @RCollEM have spent countless hours developing and reviewing it. You as a specialist may not agree with it, about what EM needs to know.
That's just tough.
That's just tough.
It's time for mutual respect.
Treat us as if the ED is our operating theatre / endoscopy suite / intensive care unit / out patient clinic.
We deserve that. We've earned it. Come and talk to the consultants if you have concerns or need something.
And leave our team alone.
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Treat us as if the ED is our operating theatre / endoscopy suite / intensive care unit / out patient clinic.
We deserve that. We've earned it. Come and talk to the consultants if you have concerns or need something.
And leave our team alone.
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