TheCase.Report - An Irish Emergency Medicine Podcast

Welcome back! Thanks for tuning in to our November episode of TheCase. Report ! We’re bringing you our second Geriatric EM episode, and we hope you’ll enjoy this one as much as the first. For this case, Orla is joined by Deirdre and Lorcán who take us to “dizzying” heights in our latest episode detailing the management of our most complex and common patient cohort. Our adult in the room is Dr Must...

Welcome back to TheCase. Report ! We’re back with our very first PHEM episode, a long overdue milestone. For the case, Mohammed is joined by Jamie and AP extraordinaire, Joe Mooney . Our Adult in the Room, Dr Jason van der Velde , then reviews our work and adds some pearls. Callum is back with The Echo Chamber, where he’s joined by Dr Florian Pracher, who takes us through the use of POCUS in his p...

Welcome back to a new season of TheCase. Report We're back and we're better than ever! Special thanks is due to IAEM , the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine for their kind support. But look, we know it's been a long dry summer for you all without us, so we'll get to the matter at hand. For our case, Mohammed was joined by his esteemed trainee colleagues, Orla and Karl … (Who let those 3 at...

We're but a few short weeks away from a return to your speakers/headphones. Mohammed and Orla would like to invite you to join our "Community of Learning" 

Changeover is upon us again! (Already??!!) We've got a different outlook here at TheCase. Report though. We cannot wait to welcome our new EM colleagues to the fold! Mohammed and Orla sat down to chat about some top tips to get started. 

Look at that sun! Welcome back to our June episode of TheCase. Report , and it’s our long awaited return to PEM. Orla is joined by the trio of Anna, Roy and Andrew who take us through some tricky twists in the case of a tender tot. Then Anna sits down with Dr Dani Hall talking about what true allyship for our patients means. Finally, Dr Rory O’Brien joins us to talk about the PEM journey in the Pe...

Happy birthday to us! A whole year since that first episode dropped. What a year it’s been! Callum ’s taking the lead on our birthday special this May, with a great episode all about The People’s Ventricle! He joins Mohammed in resus, where we’ll meet Eoghan , our AP colleague who’s brought us in a bit of a handful. Thankfully our Adult in The Room Dr Andy Neill is there to lend us a dig out. What...

It's the big one. Whether you're a first or final year trainee, it's never too soon to start thinking about the destination - while enjoying the journey of course! Orla sits down with our Adult in the Room to talk about the most adult of things - the consultant interview. Dr Des Fitzgerald of University Hospital Waterford takes us through what we need to know for before, during and after what coul...

Welcome back everyone, and thanks for joining us again for April’s episode, our first Geriatric EM special! Some stellar material in here that I think you’ll find very useful - I know I have! Orla ’s back and she’s joined by Deirdre and Barry for the case. Our Adult in the Room, Dr Vinny Ramiah of the Mater Hospital Emergency Department is there then to not only check their work, but to give an ab...

We’re rounding off this month’s series of FemInEM conversations with a whopper discussion! It’s a veritable buffet of leadership as IAEM ’s immediate past president Dr Emily O’Conor and RCEM’s current president Dr Katherine Henderson sit down to talk to our own Orla Kelly , current IEMTA president.

Deirdre's back and this time she's talking to Dr Sinéad Ní Bhraonáin, one of Irish EM's greats who has completed a difficult airway fellowship, a pre hospital and critical care fellowship with NSW Ambulance Service Sydney HEMS and an Emergency Medicine fellowship in Australia. She's currently in Sydney, busy being an exemplary leader in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Sydney Local Health...

In celebration of International Women’s Month , we’ve got a series of interviews with some of our fantastic female EM colleagues from around the country. Throughout March, we will be dropping these short episodes in order to give you even more TCR to get your teeth into. Slightly further afield, Deirdre sat down with Dr Kirsty Challen for a chat for this episode. Dr Challen is a Consultant in Emer...

In celebration of International Women’s Month , we’ve got a series of interviews with some of our fantastic female EM colleagues from around the country. Throughout March, we will be dropping these short episodes in order to give you even more TCR to get your teeth into. We're staying out West with our second interview of the month! Dr Karen Harris , consultant in Emergency Medicine in Sligo Unive...

This month, we have something extra special for our listeners of TheCase. Report . In celebration of International Women’s Month , we’ve got a series of interviews with some of our fantastic female EM colleagues from around the country. Throughout March, we will be dropping these short episodes in order to give you even more TCR to get your teeth into. The female presence in Emergency Medicine in...

We’re back and this time, we’re turning the tables around and offering some tips and tricks to the youth! Mohammed is joined by Barry and Karl , and they have gone back to school to re-live the trauma of final med exams while exploring hypertensive emergencies. Those three need to be kept in check, so thankfully our Adult in the Room Dr Emer Kidney is on the case! Dr Una Kennedy joins us again and...

Welcome back to another episode of TheCase. Report ! We're delighted to have you with us for our first full feature-length episode of the new year! We've got a lot of great stuff coming up for the months ahead, not least on this very episode! We've got a great case and commentary from our AITR Dr Fran O'Keeffe , the debut of our new regular POCUS segment with Callum , and some timely tips for the...

Now you didn’t really think we’d let you suffer through this cold dark January without any TheCase. Report goodness did you?? We’ve got a super special BonusCast for you to ring in the new year! Orla just could not stop thinking about heart failure after that episode in December, and was just dying to keep chatting about it… And who better to talk to than the inimitable Prof. Amal Mattu ! We’re de...

This month we’re getting right to the heart of things… Orla is joined by Karl and Saf for a great case and a very informative discussion, with Dr. Brendan McCann keeping a close eye on their work. For our second segment, we’re delighted to welcome back the one and only Dr. Cian McDermott for a fascinating chat about POCUS in cardiac arrest. And to round things off, Dr. Mustafa Mehmood dropped by t...

This month, TheCase. Report is going global! Callum and Jimmy join Mohammed to discuss a fascinating case with some broad differentials to consider. Our Adult in the Room Dr. Jean O'Sullivan weighs in with her take on the case. Jimmy and Callum catch up with Hessou , an incredibly impressive friend and colleague of theirs from JFK Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. Mohammed digs into Jimmy and Niamh's...

Welcome back everyone to this very special bonus episode of TheCase. Report ! God knows Mohammed loves a broad nebulous topic to sink his teeth into, and thankfully he has some colleagues who feel the same: TCR alumni Cian McDermott and Shane Broderick . Have a listen, and if you feel like reading, we couldn’t put any of this any better than Shane did in this DFTB post: https://dontforgetthebubble...

Welcome back to another episode from TheCase. Report ! This month, Orla , Leah and Deirdre sat down to discuss the case of an unwitnessed maternal collapse and the changes in approach to having an expectant mother in your resuscitation room. Our AITR to oversee our work this week is Dr Andreit Engelbrecht, a fantastic EM Consultant from Connolly Hospital. Then, we head over to Tallaght Hospital an...

Welcome back to another episode of TheCase. Report ! Our very special first paediatric episode in fact! As usual, we’re kicking things off with a case. Anna , Tadgh and Mohammed chat through a case of a sick bub - A very sick bub in fact! But not to worry, as our Adult-in-the-Room Dr. Michael Barrett is on hand to check our work and give them a dig out if needed. Anna also sat down with Dr. Dani H...

Welcome back everyone to a special bonus episode of TheCase. Report ! We've created a new position here. A very special new position, and Mohammed is here to help you get to know the role and the person stepping into it! Our associate producer is a junior colleague with aspirations of pursuing a career in EM, whether they be an intern or a medical student. We’ve created this position to give someo...

Welcome back to TheCase. Report ! For our first trauma special, we felt it was important to have a special focus on silver trauma. Orla and Tom will take us through some contrasting cases, and Dr. Áine Mitchell will look over their work. For our second segment, Jeff sat down with Prof. Conor Deasy for a chat about the state of trauma services in Ireland and the Major Trauma Audit. Dr. Shane Broder...

Welcome back everyone to another episode of TheCase. Report ! If you’re a denizen of med twitter like us, then your world will have been rocked by the HALT-IT trial results too. But it’s important to remember that there’s more to upper GI bleeding than TXA! With that in mind, Orla , Timbs and Mohammed will tackle a case of an upper GI bleed. Think they’re up to the challenge? Our AITR Dr. Trish Lu...