TheCase.Report - An Irish Emergency Medicine Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to November's main episode of TheCase.Report! In this episode we dive into all things Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Our team keep their differentials broad as they work up and diligently manage a 78-year-old man presenting with an acute behavioural change on a background of Parkinson's Disease. We’re delighted to have Dr Barry Keane, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at St James’s Hospital join us this month as our Adult in the Room to review our work. This episode is bursting with clinical pearls as we discuss what to consider and what not to miss in Parkinson's Disease patients.

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Welcome back to TheCase.Report, it's our first episode of season 5!

It's hard to believe that we're moving into the 5th year of TCR! All the way back in our first ever episode we had an infective case that was very topical at the time - covid - And so to kick things off for Season 5, we're looking at another highly infective case of viral haemorrhagic fever.

Joining us on our case this month are our NCHDs Conor O’Gara, Leah Flanagan and Ralph Hurley O’Dwyer, who treat us to a comprehensive run through of the case.

We were delighted to be joined by Dr Deirdre Morley and Dr Catherine Uhomoibhi for the second segment in the episode. They are working as co-leads on the development of the National High Level Isolation Unit (HLIU), and discuss the process of designing the HLIU as well as some Irish-led international simulation they've been leading in the Infective Diseases sphere.

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From the seatbelt sign and it’s association with intra-abdominal pathology to the “Hateful Eight” to the electrolyte breakdown in red cells, Callum, Eoghan and our AITR Dr Sean Croughan are doing a deep dive of managing the unstable trauma patient in this month's episode of thecase.report. Oh, and don't forget about distracting injuries!

Following on from our second South African Special Episode last month, we’re back in Ireland in a rural ED. Eoghan, the only Reg working in ED this evening gets a pre-alert about a female involved in a single vehicle road traffic collision. Follow the case from zero-point survey to a detailed debrief with the show notes online.

As always, don’t forget to follow us on socials on instagram, twitter and facebook to keep updated with all things TCR. Right then, let’s get to it!

Improvisation is the buzz word in this thrilling second bonus episode centred on South Africa (you can find the first here). We were delighted to sit down with TCR veteran Dr Jimmy Lee, Consultant in Emergency Medicine in University Hospital Galway. With a passion for Global Health & Humanitarian Medicine, Dr Lee recalls his unforgettable experience completing his Trauma and Resuscitation fellowship in Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa.

With over 2,000 inpatient beds and a dedicated trauma unit, Barra hospital ranks as the 5th largest hospital in the world.  Coupled with its location in an area with unfortunately high rates of violent crime, and variable reliability and access to resources, working in the trauma unit poses unique challenges not often faced here in Irish EDs. 

Dr Lee’s experience and pearls of wisdom are not to be missed.  Right then, let’s get to it. Get ready to pivot, and pivot fast!

In our first bonus of the season, Leah sits down with Dr Jamie Kearns and peppers him with questions. Can he withstand the onslaught?

Jamie is a Consultant in Sports and Exercise Medicine at UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic and Head of Medical at Munster Rugby. He was awarded FFSEM (Irl) in 2017 and was elected to the Board of the FSEM in 2018.

Welcome back to a brand new season of TheCase.Report!  As we continue to grow into our fourth season, so too does our team - a big welcome to our many new members who are taking TCR to new heights. The team have been working all throughout our summer hiatus to deliver what promises to be an incredibly exciting season 4!  

Many thanks as always to IAEM who make this podcast possible - at our heart, we are a community of learning and it is humbling to see how the podcast has evolved over time. But enough of the soppiness, we’re starting the season as we mean to go on -  with a bang.  Literally.  

We’re kick starting this new Case.Report marathon with the golden triad - Leah, Liam and Carl.... oh and also swimming, cycling and running. It’s triathlon time! Treating you to a trio of interesting cases, increasingly relevant to EM, we’re delving into some presentations to watch out for, how to manage them and tips to keep your patients off the bench.

Coaching us through it we have our Adult in the Room, Patrick Martin. Paddy is one of our amazing Emergency Advanced Nurse Practitioners and we are very lucky to have us join us this month. Don’t forget to download the incredible infographics that accompany the show notes made by our fantastic new junior producers!

Leah sat down with Professor Seamus Morris, Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Trauma surgeon at the National Spinal Injuries Unit as a follow up to our case. They go through all things cervical spinal collars, MRIs, ASIA scores and discuss the development of the trauma system for Ireland.

Prof Morris is a specialist in spinal trauma surgery and after finishing his orthopaedic specialty training in RCSI, travelled to London and New York for fellowships. He is course director on a number of widely accredited trauma training courses including the European Trauma Course and is Clinical Professor of Surgery in UCD.

Don't miss this as Leah put's the controversies to Prof Morris and gets some well needed answers.

We’re back with some more spinal trauma for you. Orla re-joins us this month along with Liam and Marike to discuss an unusual case of spinal injury in the ED today. It’s one not to miss.

We then catch up with Dr. Deirdre Glynn, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at St. James’s Hospital and trauma and POCUS enthusiast to discuss spinal cord syndromes and their management in the Emergency Department settings including the all important secondary prevention.

Our very own Callum Swift is in South Africa gaining some valuable out of programme experience, and has put together this excellent episode over there with some excellent EM colleagues.

For the case, Callum is joined by Dr Heounohu Hessou. Their work is looked over by the Adult in the Room, Dr Martin de Man.

Callum is then joined by Dr Katya Evans, who discusses palliative care in EM.

Let's get to it!

Carl sat down this month with Dr Siobhan Statuta, an incredible Sports Medicine Primary Care specialist based in the University of Virginia. She started her career working as a surgical technologist for an orthopaedic practice that specialises in sports injuries. She undertook her residency in Family Medicine and continued on to complete a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Faculty Development. She has multiple publications in the world of female athletic medicine and concussion.

Dr Statuta has taken time out from her work touring with the US women's development football team to join us on TheCase.Report to discuss all things RED-S and female athlete health.

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