Happy July! This month for the July 2024 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast, Rob and Liz do two New in EM papers looking at performance of febrile infant algorithms by duration of fever and the use of Resorbable vs Non-Resorbable sutures in facial laceration repair. We complete the second part of our two-part Guidelines for EM looking at sickle cell disease before ending 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!

(03:16) New in EM - Blood biomarkers and algorithms and fever duration in febrile infants

• Performance of Febrile Infant Algorithms by Duration of Fever (Velasco et al., 2024)

(13:34) Guidelines for EM - RCEM Sickle Cell Disease

• RCEM - Management of Acute Presentations of Sickle Cell Disease in the ED (PDF) (RCEM, 2024)
• Sickle Cell Society - No One's Listening

(35:51) New in EM - A Randomised Controlled Trial Of Resorbable vs Non-Resorbable Sutures For Lacerations Of The Face (TORN Face)

• Randomised controlled trial of resorbable versus non-resorbable sutures for lacerations of the face (TORN Face) (Basyuni et al., 2024)

(55:05) New Online – new articles on RCEMLearning for your CPD

• Things I wish I’d learnt before Emergency Medicine and Parenthood - Charlotte Mitchell
• Pertussis - Nikki Abela
• Improving Culture – Change Begins with Me - Thomas Bannister