About this episode

The episode discusses the investigation of acute coronary syndrome and management of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department, featuring insights from Matt Reed about the RCEM Flagship Conference.

Happy August! This month for the August 2025 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Andy returns to discuss the investigation of acute coronary syndrome in the ED. Becky and Chris begin a two part deep dive through a guideline looking at the management of atrial fibrillation. We then talk to Matt Reed about the RCEM Flagship Conference and we then end 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! (02:28) New in EM - Ruling out ACS in the ED Acute coronary syndrome rule-out strategies in the emergency department: an observational evaluation of clinical effectiveness and current UK practice (Trainee Emergency Research Network, 2025) (19:43) Guidelines for EM - Atrial Fibrillation (European Society of Cardiology) European Society of Cardiology - 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS): Developed by the task force for the management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), with the special contribution of the…

People in this episode

Host: Andy

Guest: Matt Reed

Topics covered

• acute coronary syndrome
• atrial fibrillation
• emergency medicine
• clinical guidelines
• RCEM Flagship Conference
• continuing professional development

Keywords

• acute coronary syndrome
• atrial fibrillation
• emergency department
• clinical guidelines
• RCEM Learning
• CPD
• Matt Reed
• European Society of Cardiology
• Flagship Conference

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RCEM Learning, European Society of Cardiology, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, European Stroke Organisation

Books & works: 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation, Acute coronary syndrome rule-out strategies in the emergency department

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