Talk Evidence - Tramadol, medical harm, and alexa
Welcome back to Talk Evidence - where Helen Macdonald and Carl Heneghan take you through what's happening in the world of Evidence.
This month we'll be discussing tramadol being prescripted postoperatively, and a new EBM verdict says that should change(1.36). How much preventable harm does healthcare causes (11.20. A canadian project to help policy makers get the evidence they need (16.55)
One of our listeners thinks "Simpl e" GPs are anything but (28.30) - and we'll be asking Alexa about our health queries.
Reading list
Treating postoperative pain? Avoid tramadol, long-acting opioid analgesics and long-term use
https://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2019/08/16/bmjebm-2019-111236
Prevalence, severity, and nature of prev entable patient harm across medical care settings
https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l4185
Helen Salisbury: “Alexa, can you do my job for me?”https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l4719
Source: The BMJ Podcast - Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts