Broomedocs Podcast

This episode we dive deep on diltiazem, talk about clot busting in PE smart and silly things to do in airway management and Justin informs us about New World screw worms #FOAMed

Justin and i are back fro the first episode of the Journal Jam for 2025.  we discuss a lot of stuff about TXA, adrenaline, salt correction, dissection and infections!  Lots of great #FOAMed for the month of January.

This month we cover a few out-of-hospital arrest trials. More PECARN goodness and we answer the question: are ants better doctors than human doctors? 

This episode Justin and I explore another epi in OOHCA trial, dog bites, the latest PECARN paediatirc neck trauma study and some bougie pearls... and a whole lot more!

In this episode Justin and I are joined by a bunch of the local trainee doctors in Broome to discuss a set of 6 papers, mostly new, on hot-of the press and one 100 years old!

This month Justin and I review a cluster of eclectic articles covering the gamut of ED and critical care and one very primary care paper!  

On this episode of the JC we discuss the PREOXI trial, also some stuff on NGT tricks, methylene blue in sepsis and yet another STEMI-equivalent pattern..

Justin and I are back for another monthly journal club... this time we intubate in space badly and explore medieval placebo trails in France... there is also some get EBM sprinkled in there!

This month we tackle some airways and resus topics then slide into a whole heap of dermatology... that is something we probably don't cover enough in ED teaching. Lots of stuff, papers and critical analysis for ED care.

In this episode we look at bag size in Resus, GTN dose for SCAPE (O), button battery honey fixes and ask the question: is pregnancy a disease?  There is a ton of other topics to make you tink about what we do in the ED..

Welcome back tot he podcast journal club with Justin and Casey. This month we chat about a lot of life threatening stuff and some really not dangerous things.  There is a heap on acute Mental Health evidence too.

A busy journal club in which Justin and I discuss 13 papers that might help you on your next shift in the Emergency department.

On this episode I discuss the modern scientific and practical approach to massive haemorrhage in trauma with Dr Justin Morgenstern 

Are Clinical Decision Rules (Tools) helping us make better calls in the ED? Are they making us better?  Do they lead to better outcomes for our patients? Dr Justin Morgenstern and I go over the evidence and the future of ED decision making.

A special episode of the podcast in which Justin travels to Perth to join a bunch of fellow EBM nerds to discuss a bunch of old and new papers.

This month's journal club features many trails - each with their own unique questions and qualities.  We look at herbs for sepsis, steroids in pneumonia, metformin for long-Covid and a heap of other ideas in the world of ED science in 2023.

This month on the Journal Club we tackle a lot of PAeds - croup, HFNC, sepsis and buckle injury.  There is some old stuff about CT Head rules and some fascinating oddball papers.

This month we try to answer some of the big questions in ED practice... we do not necessarily succeed... How much electricity should we use in refractory VF? Should we suck clots out of legs? Should you put Tegaderm on eyeballs? Is the HEART score valid? Are any clinical decision tools really what we think? What happens if you discharge patients with low troponin rise? Should you evert the edges of the wounds? Can we send kids home with abnormal vital signs? Does kissing minor toddler boo-boos help? Do men with smaller penises drive fast cars?

This month we discuss "breaking good news"; less is more in temperature management, IV fluids, gloves... basically everything! Up your EBM game with some hands on data dissection! #FOAMed

On this months epic journal club we cover small PEs, small Dimers, CT-contrast, genomics, injecting spider juice and a whole bunch of stuff in between...

The nerdy goodness of #FOAMed #EBM is back with @First10EM and @broomedocs discussing a lot of papers - PE, COvID, flaming fingers, diverticulitis, overdiagnosis, more PEs, vitamin C, fraud and some myth busting 

This month Justin and I tackle non-fatal MI, AF drugs, the worlds most deadly jewellery, some serious ethical questions and why tramadol is even worse than codeine!  We also put the final nail in the saline vs. Ringers debate

Welcome to another research roundup with Justin and Casey.  This month we cover the COCA trial, bougie v stylet, Raptor ring cutters and more...

Another set of evidence papers to discuss with Dr Morgenstern. We tackle hypothermia, malaria, Covid-bum, ketamine for ED take down and a whole heap more...

The Journal Club is back... Basics, TTM, ear tubes, delayed antibiotics and a lot on semantics, medical metaphors... LP on anticoagulants ... all the good stuff

This month we cover kangaroo trauma, Bell's palsy, HEAR(T) scores, Covid, Adrenaline (again), PPIs (Again) and how sex can improve your nasal function.

This month we are covering another Dexamethasone trial, magnesium vs. morphine in the renal colic showdown  and exactly how to do CPR in zero gravity... Justin even rants about stuff as banal as burn blisters!  

Justin and I discuss a dozen recent papers from the acute care literature and beyond.  This month we cover: TXA for brain trauma, Paediatric COVID complications, Warfarin reversal, poultrasound and plenty more.

Welcome back for another month of nerdy Nirvana with Dr Justin Morgenstern. This month on the journal club we cover TXA for GI, Dex for COVID, pinky ladies (again) and haloperidol for headaches... plus a bunch of other goodies that ust might make your job easier.

The journal jam is back in June with Justin. Vertigo, Renal colic, Vit C, thiamine and other nutritious stuff

This is the conclusion to the discussion with Dr Anand Senthi about EBM and how we can make it better.

EBM is broken.  It needs an update to become a useful tool to further medical science. Dr Anand Senthi joins Justin and I for a deep dive into the problems with EBM and the way forward.

Justin and I discuss the latest literature on the Covid Crisis and how we can try and apply some loose science to hard medicine.  

This is a rapid review of a dozen papers out of the SARS COV2 epidemic.... Justin and I discuss the evidence and the practicality of applying it in this rapidly evolving epidemic. Hold onto your hats, it is hot off the press.

This special episode is all about safety, planning and airway strategy in the current epidemic. Dr Tim Leeuwenburg is an author of the Safe Airways Society paper that hit the MJA this week

Welcome once again to the journal club.  Justin is back with TEN papers to discuss.  There are a few practice changers in here and some serious acronyms to digest

The Journal Club is back with Justin Morgenstern and I dissecting and disputing 10 papers over an hour. Lots of Cardiology, some fractures, we answer that question: "Does saying 'QUIET' in ED make it louder?"... #FOAMed

We are back!  Another journal club with Dr Justin Morgenstern.  This month we have a really diverse bunch of papers that take a look at CRASH-3, distraction techniques for kids in ED, making the patient experience better, wound closure and syncope workup (Spoiler: CTs ain't that great).

Welcome back. Another instalment of the EBM Journal Club with Dr. Justin Morgenstern. Topics include NSAID dosing, moose attacks, COACT trial, snowfall impact on ED, conflicts of interest in FOAMed and a bunch of other stuff  

This is a clinical case discussion I participated in for the RVTS Grand Rounds. Thanks to the team for inviting me and providing the audio  tough case with lots of pearls to take away

I have learned a lot about the rational prescribing of vancomycin in the last few years and have read literally hundreds of papers on the topic.  In true "Broome Docs" style I have dived deep down the rabbit hole of pharmacological, microbiological and clinical literature to bring you what I think is a 'better way' to use vancomycin in small, rural hospitals.

Dr Justin Morgenstern and Damian Roland do a deep dive into the latest data around Paeds Seizure management after Eclipse and Consept trials were published.   Or maybe there is a better way?

Another instalment of the journal jam with Justin Morgenstern. This month we talk neonatal sepsis, nocebos, Pink Ladies, fever, tramadol, chin lacs and drinking strategies....

This is a discussion on the recent CREDENCE trial for canagliflozin in diabetics with nephropathy.  

This is a discussion with Dr Roger Browning (Obstetric Anaesthetist) about his approach to the crashing GA Caesarean scenario. You can hear more of his pearls at the ObsGynae CritCare podcast     

Sadly, the final SMACC conference danced its last moves on Friday. It was an amazing week with lots of learning, inspiration and camaraderie. After the last SMACC in Berlin Justin and I resolved to try and create the best journal club ever at the final SMACC in Sydney.... and I reckon we have done it!

Dr Adam O'Brien and Claire Lissaman are the authors of a new study looking at the diagnostic characteristics of lung US for Paediatric pneumonia. In this interview we talk about the study and how to scan kids with chest disease.

In this episode Justin and I cover bad science about Xa reversal, good science about sharks, syncope and how to cheat Death.... amongst other random serious stuff

The latest instalment of the RADU / Broomedocs podcast. GA Caesarean thoughts Minimalist desert island appendix anaesthesia Frusemide mythology A tricky case for the team

The year is drawing to a close and we have just one more chance to learn from my very wise, ex-Canadian friend Dr Justin Morgenstern.  In this month's episode, Justin and I discuss a bunch of papers.  Topics include: Paediatric plastic poop OOHCA Airway options Weingart's suction failure Cricoid pressure is not-non-inferior to nothing a new nasal spray for SVT How much insulin is sweet? Parachutes: are they really worth the extra luggage fees?

The 3rd instalment of the journal club for rural GP Anaesthetists. This month we look at papers on medication safety, midazolam as a premed, URTI in kids for elective surgery and lignocaine infusions