Next Wednesday’s Clinical Governance Day will include a session on critical appraisal of the pre-hospital literature. Please read the papers that have been emailed and make an attempt appraise them for scientific validity, importance of results, and applicability to our own clinical practice. Further guidance on appraisal will follow.

The highlight of the day will be a talk by Paul Featherstone on the human side of Australian disasters, including the recent tragic floods and cyclone that have hit Queensland.