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A UK based Emergency Medicine podcast for anyone who works in emergency care. The St Emlyn ’s team are all passionate educators and clinicians who strive to bring you the best evidence based education. Our four pillars of learning are evidence-based medicine, clinical excellence, personal development and the philosophical overview of emergency care. We have a strong academic faculty and reputation for high quality education presented through multimedia platforms and articles. St Emlyn’s is a name given to a fictionalised emergency care system. This online clinical space is designed to allow clinical care to be discussed without compromising the safety or confidentiality of patients or clinicians.
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Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
In this episode of the St. Emlyn's podcast, hosts Iain Beardsell and Natalie May discuss hyperbaric medicine at the London Trauma Conference with Dr. Jeff Kerrie, an internal medicine physician from Canada. Dr. Kerrie provides insights into dive and hyperbaric medicine, covering the basics of hyperbaric therapy, its applications, and key practices for emergency departments when treating patients with decompression illness. The conversation also touches on misconceptions and unregulated uses of hyperbaric chambers, emphasizing the importance of consulting certified medical professionals.
The Guest
For the last three years, Jeff Kerrie has served as the Island Health Medical Director of Quality, Safety, and Ethics. Dr. Kerrie has a master’s degree in clinical bioethics from Clarkson University/Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai in New York. Over the last six years, Dr. Kerrie helped build the Island Health ethics program, where he has provided ethics consultations and teaching to staff, patients, and families.
Dr. Kerrie underwent medical training at the University of Manitoba before completing residency in Internal Medicine at UBC. He practices as a general internist in Victoria, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor with the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria. Other medical work has included medicine in atypical environments (including dive/hyperbaric medicine, ski patrol, and high altitude environments), obesity medicine, and international health. Dr. Kerrie is also a graduate of the Physician Quality Improvement program at Island Health.
In his spare time Dr. Kerrie enjoys aviation, skiing, and SCUBA diving.
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