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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]
Become a paid QI Fellow at RCEM - act now!
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)

Happy New Year! This month for the January 2026 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Andy and Dave discuss two papers with Dave - looking at the role of CT scanning in undifferentiated sepsis and the use of bicarbonate in acidaemia. Rob talks to Ben Clarke and Ryan McHenry about the latest TERN Study, the UnCORKED Study, and we then end with New Online! 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!
(01:59) New in EM - CT in sepsis
Suspected infection of unclear origin at the emergency department: diagnostic yield of thoraco-abdominal-pelvic CT in non-severe patients (Dumon et al., 2025)
(16:16) Ben Clarke and Ryan McHenry - The UnCORKED Study
Understanding corridor and escalation area care in 165 UK emergency departments: a multicentre cross-sectional snapshot study (TERN, 2025)
TERN Research
(38:59) New in EM - Bicarbonate in acidemia
Sodium Bicarbonate for Severe Metabolic Acidemia and Acute Kidney Injury: The BICARICU-2 Randomized Clinical Trial (Jung et al., 2025)
(50:00) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD
Frances Copp - The Droopy Dribbler
Frances Balmer - Methaemoglobinaemia
Sarah Edwards - Genitourinary Foreign Bodies

Merry Christmas! This month for the December 2025 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Andy and Dave are talking about higher MAP targets in sepsis and the routine use of antibiotics for max-fax fractures. Rob attempts a festive round up of the most impactful guidelines of the year. We'll then end with New Online. 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!
(03:19) New in EM - Higher MAP targets in Sepsis
Efficacy of targeting high mean arterial pressure for older patients with septic shock (OPTPRESS): a multicentre, pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial (Endo et al., 2025)
(15:19) Most Impactful Guidelines of the Year
European Resucitation Guidelines - Guidelines on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ERC, 2025)
NHS England - Urgent and emergency care plan 2025/26 (NHS England, 2025)
NHS England - Guidance to support the commissioning and delivery of ambulance services in 2025/26(NHS England, 2025)
NICE - NG246 Overweight and obesity management (NICE, 2025)
NICE - NG253 - Suspected sepsis in people aged 16 or over: recognition, assessment and early management (NICE, 2025)
NICE - NG254 - Suspected sepsis in under 16s: recognition, diagnosis and early management (NICE, 2025)
NICE - NG255 - Suspected sepsis in pregnant or recently pregnant people: recognition, diagnosis and early management (NICE, 2025)
RCPCH - Facing the Future - standards for children and young people in emergency care settings (RCPCH, 2025)
RCEM - GPEMS(RCEM, 2025)
(38:07) New in EM - Routine use of antibiotics in facial fractures
Prophylactic antibiotic use in trauma patients with non-operative facial fractures: A prospective AAST multicenter trial (Mian et al., 2025)
(47:10) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD
Is Normalisation of Deviance the "Standard" in Medicine? - Neel Bhandani
Mental Illness in Children by Jidhin Davis
Rest, sleep, and our breaks - the conversation we cant tire of - Amar Mashru