Hi All, this is a written version of the talk I gave at Don’t Forget the Bubbles in Brisbane today: I would like to tell you a story. Let me take you back to spring, 2009. Exciting times. My wife, Zivana and I are expecting our first child in a few weeks. We spent […]
Bronchiolitis 2017: Winter is Coming
Posted on March 20, 2017 · 4 Comments
The bronchiolitis season is here! Well it is in Broome anyway. Winter in the southern hemisphere is on the way and we are all ready for the coughing, coryzal, crackly chickens that will crowd into our cubicles soon. Bronchiolitis is the bread ‘n butter of Paeds Emergency care – this is something we need to […]
December 2016 Journal Club with First10EM
Posted on January 4, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Welcome back the the last journal club with Dr Justin Morgenstern for 2016. [Yes, it is now 2017… but that’s life.] Another batch of 10 delicious articles to satisfy your post-Christmas cravings for academic nerdiness. There a bit of something for every taste this month. Below are the articles with links to the full text […]
Stats, CRP and Sick Kids
Posted on October 11, 2016 · 11 Comments
So I have been having a particularly nerdy week. After the recent review of the point-of-care CRP paper I got to thinking. We all seem to have an opinion about CRP based on what we think we know – but I think most of us have a pretty shady understanding of the true diagnostic characteristics […]
On Sick Kids and CRPs
Posted on October 7, 2016 · 3 Comments
Today I am doing a post-publication review of an interesting paper that popped into my inbox this week. This paper was sent to me by the University of Lueven where the research was based via a promotion email. This is the promotional email, entitled: “Rapid blood test can rule out serious infections in children”. Rapid blood […]
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