S6E3: #HerHeartMatters

We really have the Irish Heart Foundation's #HerHeartMatters campaign to thank for this month's theme, and as we heard on last week's case and the fascinating discussion, is one well worth our time considering.Following on from that, Mohammed had the opportunity and privilege to sit down with the incredible Pauline O'Shea, a SCAD survivor and now an advocacy campaign manager with the Irish Heart Foundation.What a powerful patient voice. Essential listening.

Welcome back to another episode of TheCase.Report!Mohammed joins Nicola and Paula in resus as they work through a tricky presentation of chest pain... How will they untangle this one?Alright, let's get to it!

Welcome back to Season 6 of TheCase.Report!To kick off the new season, Mohammed sat down with Paula Cuddihy and Michael Dover to look back at and chat through season 1 of the emergency medicine TV hit show "The Pitt".What do you all think of the show and what the team discussed? Let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment.

Welcome to this episode of thecase.report. Callum and the crew in Galway have got a cracking one for us for this episode.Callum Swift, Gavin Healthfield-Elliot and Caitlin Crowe tackle the case.  Our Adult in the Room this month is Dr James Foley. We have a little bonus segment at the end of the episode with Dr Eduard Turcuman with some tips and tricks for the most common chest nerve blocks.Just before we get started on this month’s case, we wanted to let you know about an upcoming (free) CPD event.  On Friday the 24th of October the Irish Aortic Dissection Symposium will be taking place in RCSI.  Head on over to tadct.org/ireland for more info and to get your tickets!Listen now on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ or wherever you get your podcasts, and as always, be sure to follow along with the show notes at ⁠thecase.report⁠ and on socials Bluesky⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠X⁠ to keep updated with all things TCR.Right then, let's get to it!

Welcome back to another episode of The Case.Report! This month we’re shaking things up a little as NCHDs Callum and Johnny work hard stabilising not just one patient, but an entire planetary ecosystem. Planet Earth has come to TCR resus in a critical condition and there’s no time to waste. With toxic levels of air pollution, rising global temperatures, escalating extreme weather events, threats to global food and water security, and a rapidly closing window to act - this is a health emergency beyond any doubt. Our adult in the room this month is the outstanding Professor Hugh Montgomery - Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at University College London, Consultant in Cardiology and General Internal Medicine, Co-chair of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. Listen now on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ or wherever you get your podcasts, and as always check out our Bluesky⁠,  ⁠Instagram⁠,  ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠X⁠ to keep updated with all things TCR.

Welcome back to another episode of The Case.Report! This month Leah and Liam take on a case of nitrous oxide (N2O) toxicity at the TCR ED, a presentation which unfortunately seems to be on the rise both nationally and around the globe. Our adult in the room is Dr Deirdre McElwee, an EM Consultant based in Tullamore with discretionary training in toxicology completed at The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Who better to help us tackle our toxicology case?!Follow along with the show notes at thecase.report, and tune in on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ or wherever you get your podcasts, and as always check out our Bluesky⁠,  ⁠Instagram⁠,  ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠X⁠ to keep updated with all things TCR.Right then, let's get to it!

Welcome to our first main episode of TCR for 2025 and we have got the ball rolling this February with three paediatric urological presentations to keep you refreshed on your PEM knowledge! We are thrilled to reintroduce Dr Emma Fauteux - CUH PEM lead, (see S2E9) to be our AITR this week who gives us some hot tips for each of the cases! Listen now on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ or wherever you get your podcasts, and as always, be sure to follow along with the show notes at ⁠thecase.report⁠ and on socials Bluesky⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠X⁠ to keep updated with all things TCR. Right then, let's get to it!

It's hard to believe we're almost a month into the New Year. But it's not too late for resolutions if the gym pass has only been used once - and this episode might encourage you to make one focused on your own wellbeing that doesn't involve weights (and will actually teach you how to do it)! Conor sat down with Dr Una Kennedy and Dr Pádraic Dunne to discuss the NEMTP EMWellbeing Project - which is now live for sign ups from all CSTEM / ASTEMs (with plans to make it available to all trainees in future). There will be a webinar next Wednesday the 5th of Feb, and we got a sneak preview of what the programme entails, and why there's something for each and every trainee within it. Right then, let's get to it! Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, and as always, be sure to follow along with the show notes at thecase.report and on socials  Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook and X to keep updated with all things TCR.

Join us today for our first Sports Medicine Episode of season 5, where we’re bring our case to the streets of Dublin. Liam Loughrey and Carl Byrne join our very own Leah Flanagan who finds herself running a marathon (she doesn’t believe she could do one, but we believe in her here at TCR)! This month our adult in the room is Dr Stephen Gilmartin. He is an Emergency Medicine Consultant at Sligo University Hospital with a special interest in Sports & Exercise Medicine and minor injuries. With experience acting as the team doctor for professional rugby and inter-county GAA teams, who better to correct our homework?Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, and as always, be sure to follow along on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook and X to keep updated with all things TCR.

Joining us on our Parkinson’s Disease bonus episode this month, EM trainees Henrietta Sabbagha and Gideon-Phil Meyer speak to Conor O’Gara about their Parkinson’s disease Quality Improvement Projects they have supervised in Irish hospitals. We learn about their excellent audits to try and improve PD care in their emergency departments and pick up transferable tips for how to do so across the country.  We run through their projects, discuss the highs and the lows, and we take home some hot tips to take forward for our own QIP projects! Listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, and as always, be sure to follow along on Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook and X to keep updated with all things TCR. Right then, let’s get to it!