BMJ talk medicine

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Drs. Enrique Chacón and Luis Chiva to discuss the possible protective role of conization.

In previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've talked about the importance of speaking out, and how to do that better, but as you progress through your medical career, you will become the person to whom those with problems will turn. In this episode we will explore listening. As a senior clinician, how can you make the space in your work to be a good listener, when what you hear might not be what...

What is peripheral nerve hydrodissection and what conditions can it potentially treat? What is the data behind it’s practice? Has one injectate proven to be more efficacious than the others? On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (T: @TheAMSSM) host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD is joined by family medicine and sports medicine physicians Dr. Garry Ho. Dr. Garry Ho is an Associate Professor from the...

Dr Rebecca Spicer, Impact Research, LLC, PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist working among engineers to make cars safer. A change of path in her career that is allowing her to see her "work make a difference". In this conversation with Dr Rod McClure, she advises career-seekers to "look beyond what's normal". Please subscribe to the Injury Prevention Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple P...

Dr Philip Smith, Digital and Education Editor of Gut and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, interviews Dr Lu from the Department of Respiratory Care, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan, and Drs Lai and Dr Lin from the Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, and Microbiota Research Center, College of Medicine, Chang Gung Universit...

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, former Editorial Fellow Irina Tsibulak discusses the contents of the January issue of IJGC in Russian.

Duane Peters from the Lupus Foundation of America interviews Dr Erik Anderson and Dr Meggan Mackay from the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in New York in the USA. They discuss their study into imbalances in quinolinic acid and kynurenic acid levels in the brain in SLE patients, and propose that the ratio between these two metabolites could be used as a new biomarker or therapeutic targe...

In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Charlotte Warren-Gash and Dr Sharon Cadogan from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. They discuss their study that demonstrated that prescribing DOACs rather than warfarin was associated with lower incident rates of dementia and mild cognitive impairment. If you enjoy the show, plea...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Nicole Concin to discuss the article European Society of Gynaecological Oncology quality indicators for the surgical treatment of endometrial carcinoma. Dr. Concin is a gynaecological oncologist, ESGO president, Co-Chair of ENGOT Early Drug Development Network, and Professor at Medical University of Innsbruck,...

In this episode of the IJGC Podcast, former Editorial Fellow Irina Tsibulak discusses the contents of the January issue of IJGC in Russian.

In the first Talk Evidence of 2022, we'll be asking about the evidence for isolation - now that isolation periods are being reduced, or even stopped in the event of a negative lateral flow test, we'll find out what data that's based on, and if it's appropriate. Vaccinations and treatments for covid-19 have been the one major success story of the pandemic, but that doesn't mean we should abandon th...

In this episode host Dr Brooke Patterson, is joined by Associate Professor Shane Shapiro, to discuss the responsible use of orthobiologics and regenerative therapies in sports medicine. Professor Shapiro provides clinicians with practical considerations and tips for communicating with patients who may be considering the use of orthobiologics. Links American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Posi...

In this podcast, James Cave (Editor-in-Chief) and David Phizackerley (Deputy Editor) provide an overview of the February 2022 issue of DTB. They talk about some of the details from a national report on overprescribing and discuss its implications (https://dtb.bmj.com/content/60/2/18). The editors review a study that highlighted overprescribing of short-acting beta agonists in people with asthma (h...

Rick Body, Deputy Editor of EMJ, and Sarah Edwards, Social Media Editor of EMJ, talk through the highlights of the February edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Read the highlights: https://emj.bmj.com/content/39/2/85. You can subscribe to the EMJ podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the latest podcast every month. If you...

A recent case against a GP in England has worried the profession - does the fact that a patient, born with a neural tube defect, successfully sued their mother's GP open up the floodgates for litigation? How will that effect the way that you practice? In this episode we're joined by Claire Dyer, The BMJ's legal correspondent, who explains how that case unfolded. We also have a clinical update on c...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Prof. Philipp Harter to discuss The DESKTOP III Trial. Prof. Harter is the director of the Department of Gynecology & Gynecologic Oncology at Kliniken Essen-Mitte in Essen, Germany, and the chair of the AGO Study Group. Highlights: -Role of surgery for relapsed ovarian cancer is under debate -DESKTOP III has shown...

In the previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've heard why it's so important to talk about patient safety concerns, and some of the mechanisms that allow hospital staff to raise them, but knowing why and how doesn't always make it easier to speak out. In this episode we're exploring the concept of a voiceable concern – identifying what counts as a concern, and what counts as an occasion for voic...

Publications, presentations, citations - these are trophies that you can flash proudly on your CV. However, what medical students may underestimate, is the long hours required reading papers, processing data and revising manuscripts. While academic medicine can be rewarding and intellectually stimulating, it is not the only way to become a successful clinician, and it definitely isn’t the be-all a...

Editor-in-Chief of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Dr Nick Brown, and Senior Editor, Dr Rachel Agbeko, bring you the Atoms - the highlights of the February 2022 issue. Read it on the Archives of Disease in Childhood website: https://adc.bmj.com/content/107/2/i

In this podcast with Dr James Hull and Dr Maarit Valtonen, we take a deep dive into a topic that affects athletes around the globe. We cover: • The extent of the issue • A recommended approach to evaluating athletes • The value of point-of-case testing • Return to sport For some further resources, the below links may well be useful Papers: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/11/17/bjsports-202...

J. Rick Castañeda is a writer, director and producer (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1479268/?ref_=tt_ov_dr). His works have been around the world to festivals in London, Canada, Japan, and Romania, as well as festivals in the US such as SXSW. He made over 30 short films, earning recognition from YouTube, Crackle, and Funny or Die. Rick uses humour to explore stress, anxiety and disenfranchisement in...

When we ask our PICO questions, how often do we think about what we’re not asking … and when should we revise them? That’s the core of this little piece which encourages us to think about thinking a bit - https://adc.bmj.com/content/107/2/193.2. Far less profound, and far more helpful, is the question of if twins (and triplets and higher orders) are at greater risk of RSV just by being doublets (w...

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Gloria Salvo and Dr. Rene Pareja to discuss IRTA: Open vs MIS Radical Trachelectomy. Dr. Salvo was trained as a gynecologist in Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina and works as a Clinical Reviewer/Data Abstractor of the Neuroendocrine Cervical Tumor Registry (NeCTuR) at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She...

Rachel Levine Trained as a paediatrician, before becoming firstly the state of Pennsylvania's Physician General, then its Health Secretary. During president Joe Biden's administration, she was nominated to become the U.S.'s assistant secretary of health. That lead to her becoming a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and thus the first openly transgender four-st...

In part 2 of this podcast series Dr Adam Weir talks to Associate Professor Robert-Jan de Vos about the recently published Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on Achilles tendinopathy. They give a clinically focused overview that all practitioners will find invaluable. They discuss: Conservative treatment The role of surgery Prognosis Secondary prevention Links https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/sets...