Coda Change

Chris Nickson challenges us to examine lessons that are 150 years old

ENT surgeon Georgie Harris takes you through a logical approach to managing the horrific scenario of a transcected airway

Guess or Gestalt? by Simon Carley. The secret to being a great Emergency Physician lies in Skill, Knowledge and Clinical Acumen!

Failure is a fundamental part of learning, and growing. Michelle teaches us about failing better and the benefits and freedom this brings.

Rob Orman drills down on what suicidal ideation really means and how you can tell if your patient really has it.

An all-star panel of world sepsis experts discuss the controversial areas. Expertly hosted by Scott Weingart and lubricated with on-stage alcohol.

Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death following trauma. Deborah Stein talks REBOA - who, what and why...

Beating sepsis in Latin America is a serious challenge. Flavia Machado descibes the 5 major issues & how they're being tackled.  

Education Theory for the Clinician - Jonathan Sherbino will improve the quality and efficiency of how you teach.

Shreves shows palliative care providers how to re-align with their patients and provide the highest quality end-of-life experience.

Roger & Oli go through the latest information about registration for smaccDUB, discussing the program, workshops, student rego, the ticket release, why Dublin, other pre-confernece events, the social program and accommodation. See you in Dublin!

The battle is on...who will win out? The heroic healthcare individual or the faceless safety checklist? Brindley takes saftey talks to a new level. A true SMACC highlight.

John Hinds shows us why he will be so dearly missed in this superb talk from SMACC Chicago. This is about resuscitative thoracotomy but really so much more.

Opioids are extraordinary agents that have been used for millennia for the relief of pain and suffering; however, the history of opioids is also one of abuse and addiction. In the US, we are in the midst of a devastating iatrogenic chapter in this history, a prescription opioid epidemic that kills 15,000 Americans per year by overdose and destroys hundreds of thousands of lives and families. In th...

Kath Maitland, the author of the FEAST study, talks about where we go now with fluids in kids, following FEAST

Amal Mattu gives Career advice with help from The Princess Bride

Liz Crowe delves into the deeper issues surrounding critical care and religion. She explores how religion influences patients and their families, why doctors can push against faith, and how the healthcare community can integrate an acceptance of faith into their care. The ultimate goal in working with any patient and their family is connection. This guarantees respect, integrity and ensures all co...

John Hinds gives his last talk - on the subject he was most passionate about. Back with popular demand, More Cases from the Races.

  Chris Ross & Oli Flower discuss the latest update on SMACC Chicago - an incredible cadaver workshop with small group expert tuition on a huge range of critical care procedures. At a hugely discounted price. This will sell out so get in there fast.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.... Watch our fearless masters of Sim battle for galactic supremacy on the SMACC main stage. 

Own the ventilator! Irma Bilgrami lays down a framework for analysis of ventilator settings and waveforms to enhance your daily practise.

Integrity, Reflection and Professionalism. Stuart Lane examines how we respond to mistakes, errors and poor outcomes in clinical practise.

Treating the mind AND the body. Imogen Mitchell on putting the 'person' back in 'patient'.