Sam Williams
Pre PACES Podcast
The Pre PACES Podcast aims to help you pass the devilishly difficult MRCP PACEs exam. We’ll provide the best expertise from both seasoned consultants who have examined on PACEs for years, as well as tips and tricks from junior doctors who are fresh out of sitting the exam. Most of all, we want you to enjoy listening and ultimately succeed in passing the exam. Best of luck! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes
#119 REPOST: Lung surgery 03.08.2025 43:22
Sam relives another one of his favourite episode with Dr Aranthakrishnan Raghuram, where they discussed the very frequent topic of lung surgery in PACES. ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#118 REPOST: Aortic stenosis 20.07.2025 41:17
Here we relive one of Sam's favourite episodes, and we're going back to where it all started, discussing aortic stenosis with Cardiology consultant in structural intervention, Dr Steve Dorman! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#117 QUESMED GIVEAWAY RESULTS 06.07.2025 14:49
Sam reveals the winners of our Quesmed PACES Handbook giveaway with a VERY special guest! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#116 BAMR: Pleural disease 22.06.2025 45:28
In this episode, Sam welcomes back Dr James Walters, consultant respiratory physician from the Royal United Hospital in Bath to discuss managing tricky scenarios involving pleural disease on the medical take. ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
#115 Interstitial lung disease 08.06.2025 56:07
In this episode, Sam welcomes along Dr Huzaifa Adamali, consultant respiratory physician at North Bristol NHS Trust to the podcast to discuss everything interstitial lung disease in PACES and beyond! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
#114 BAMR: Calling Cardiology (Pacing & effusions) 25.05.2025 39:27
This second part of our two parter series on Calling Cardiology features Dr Bunny Saberwal and Dr Retesh Bajaj discussing temporary pacing and pericardial effusions! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#113 BAMR Calling Cardiology (STEMIs) 11.05.2025 39:04
We welcome back Dr Bunny Saberwal and Dr Retesh Bajaj in this first of two BAMR episodes on Calling Cardiology. Here, we discuss STEMI management as the Med SpR on call. ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#112 QUESMED GIVEAWAY! 27.04.2025 22:33
Dr Holly Theaker is welcomed to the podcast as a member of Team Quesmed! Holly gives her insights into pursuing a career hiatus outside of clinical medicine but also unveils an exciting giveaway for three lucky podcast listeners! More details will be revealed in the episode...you will NOT want to miss this! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACE...
#111 Perfect Presentations: Pleural effusion 13.04.2025 12:46
Welcome to another Perfect Presentations episode, this time Sam gives his overview of pleural effusions and gives you his ideas for how best to present the patient with a pleural and gives some exemplar answers to some common examiner questions! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted...
#110 BAMR: ED referrals 30.03.2025 43:57
Dr Alicia Cole, ST6 in Emergency Medicine joins Sam for this episode where we discuss how to build cohesive team partnerships with our ED colleagues, when you're the medical SpR on call! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#109 Perfect Presentations: Renal transplant 16.03.2025 14:18
Sam goes solo this week in another perfect presentations episode! This time Sam gives his exemplar presentation of a renal transplant station, perfect to supplement your own preparation for your PACES exam! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
#108 Infective endocarditis 02.03.2025 57:17
Dr Sharareh Vahabi, consultant cardiologist with specialist interest in cardiac imaging, joins Sam to discuss infective endocarditis. Something often seen on the wards and absolutely fair game to come up in PACES too! We talk through the pertinent risk factors in these patients, the importance of blood cultures and all the pertinent management tips for your clinical practice. ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW...
#107 Liver transplant 16.02.2025 52:40
Dr Emma Saunsbury, post CCT fellow in Hepatology at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, joins Sam to discuss liver transplant in PACES. Emma brings a huge amount of value for anyone sitting their PACES or anyone on a gastroenterology post who looks after complex liver patients! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up...
#106 Peripheral neuropathy 02.02.2025 58:40
This week we bring you a massive PACES favourite: peripheral neuropathy with Dr Shadi El-Wahsh, a consultant in neurology in Sydney, Australia. Shadi brings a wealth of expert knowledge on this critical PACES topic and gives us a BRILLIANT mnemonic for the causes of peripheral neuropathy! We hope you enjoy the show! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code...
BONUS: Vasculitis in SDEC 26.01.2025 8:01
Sam brings you a bonus slice of SDEC pie in the form of Dr Richard Haigh telling us what he might expect if you assess a patient coming into SDEC with suspected vasculitis. ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#105 SLE 19.01.2025 50:14
Welcome to our first episode of 2025 with Dr Richard Haigh, consultant rheumatologist, and we have an extra special thank you to give you Dr Rachel Haigh who mentioned that Richard is her dad and would be a great fit for the show and he certainly was! We talk through everything SLE including the constellation of symptoms and signs as well as the important facets of management! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW...
#104 Best of 2024! (part 2) 05.01.2025 34:52
We flick through some highlights from our favourite episodes from the second half of 2024, featuring such brilliant guests including fan favourite Kim Monks, my cardiology brothers from other mothers - that's Retesh Bajaj and Bunny Sabarwal as well as brilliant knowledgeable guests such as Gavin Brittain and Rob Miller - all this to come to I hope you enjoy! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Acce...
#103 Christmas Special 2024! 22.12.2024 5:09
We hope you enjoy this festive treat from Sam et al of the Pre PACES Podcast! We wish you all a restful and joyous festive period, especially those of you working and keeping your communities safe over the Christmas period! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
#102 Best of 2024! (part 1) 08.12.2024 30:00
Sam recaps the best bits of the podcast from 2024 including a range of expert guests: Dr's Dan Furmedge, Matt Wells, Kim Monks, Ben Mulhearn and Suzy Morton. Thank you so much to all of our fantastic guests and most of all, thank you to all of our wonderful listeners for making the podcast what it is! We wish you a restful festive period! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15%...
#101 Perfect Presentations: Aortic stenosis 24.11.2024 13:13
We step into the Christmas period with an exclusive present for our listeners: a new episode format! Always grateful for your feedback on this, we need to know if this type of episode is helpful so please do let us know at prepacespodcast@gmail.com! Was it helpful? Could we make it better - if so how? PLEASE do let us know! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with disco...
#100 EPISODE ONE HUNDRED! 10.11.2024 48:08
Sam goes back to where it all began and is joined by Dr Jennie Gough to reflect on their years of experience on being the medical reg on call, how to pick a medical specialty, making the most of your study leave and how things sometimes ARE as simple as they seem! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead...
#99 Clinical reasoning 27.10.2024 57:18
Sam welcomes along Professor Nicola Cooper, co-author of the ABC of Clinical Reasoning to discuss this fascinating topic. We shed light on cognitive biases, common diagnostic pitfalls within clinical practice and the value of effective teaching. Visit Clinical Reasoning in Medical Education Group website here >> CREME ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with disco...
#98 Cerebellar syndrome 13.10.2024 42:13
This week Sam welcomes along Dr Yezen Sammaraiee to help us tackle cerebellar syndrome in PACES. Yezen is CEO & Founder of popular revision resource Quesmed. Along with that he is also a neurology registrar, currently on sabbatical to focus on growing the Quesmed brand! We discuss everything cerebellar including differential diagnosis, investigations, management and what the difference is betw...
#97 BAMR: Decision fatigue 29.09.2024 58:57
Sam is joined once again by Dr Josh Davies and Dr Luke Austen who discuss decision fatigue: what it is, what it means for us and our patients, and what we can do to combat it and make our on-calls generally a lot less stressful! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See aca...
#96 Jaundice 15.09.2024 56:32
This episode Sam welcomes along Dr Rob Miller, Gastroenterology SpR, to discuss jaundice! We talk through everything pertinent to a PACES station; history, examination, differential diagnosis, investigations and management! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^ > > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 < < * * * Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
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