What's driving overdiagnosis?
This week the annual Preventing over diagnosis conference is happening in Quebec, Canada. The conference is put together with a wide range of partners, including The BMJ, and aims to tackle the some of the problems of Too Much Medicine.
To kick off our content for the conference, this week we’ve published an article looking at some of the drivers... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 16, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
What ’s driving overdiagnosis?
This week the annual Preventing over diagnosis conference is happening in Quebec, Canada. The conference is put together with a wide range of partners, including The BMJ, and aims to tackle the some of the problems of Too Much Medicine.
To kick off our content for the conference, this week we’ve published an article looking at some of the drivers - and hence potential solutions for over diagnosis.
Two of the authors of that paper. Thanya Pathirana, and Ray Moynihan, both from Bond University’s Centre fro Research in Evidence Based Practice, join us to discuss. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 16, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
The Future of MIGS at ASCRS 2017
Guests: Arsham Sheybani, MD Assistant Professor Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Washington University School of Medicine St Louis, MO Devesh Varma, MD Assistant Professor Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences University of Toronto School of Medicine Toronto, ON, Canada (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - June 1, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts
Does breastfeeding reduce vaccination pain in babies aged 1 to 12 months?
In their first year of life, babies are likely to receive many vaccinations, which are vital for public health. However, the experience can be painful and distressing for the babies and their parents. In a new Cochrane Review from October 2016, Denise Harrison from the University of Ottawa in Canada and colleagues examined the research into whether breastfeeding might reduce this pain. She tells us what they found in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 4, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Early administration of inhaled corticosteroids for preventing chronic lung disease in very low birth weight preterm neonates
Babies who are born preterm or have very low birth weight struggle to survive and need intensive care. Even if they do survive, they are at high risk of chronic lung disease and corticosteroids are one of the treatments used to prevent this. In an updated Cochrane Review from January 2017, Vibhuti Shah from the University of Toronto in Canada and colleagues have reviewed the latest evidence on the use of inhaled corticosteroids and tells us about it in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 13, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Podcast: Saving grizzlies from trains, cheap sun-powered water purification, and a deep look at science-based policymaking
This week, we chat about why grizzly bears seem to be dying on Canadian railway tracks, slow-release fertilizers that reduce environmental damage, and cleaning water with the power of the sun on the cheap, with Online News Editor David Grimm. And David Malakoff joins Alexa Billow to discuss a package of stories on the role of science and evidence in policymaking[link TK]. Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: tacky_ch/iStockphoto; Music: Jeffrey Cook] (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - February 9, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Xylitol sugar supplement for preventing middle ear infection in children up to 12 years of age
The ear infection, acute otitis media, brings many children into contact with healthcare practitioners and finding ways to prevent it would have obvious benefits for the children, their families and the healthcare system. In August 2016, a group of researchers from Canada, led by Amir Azarpazhooh from the University of Toronto updated their Cochrane Review and he tells us what they found in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 30, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
#384 : post-cancercon 2016 wrapup
CancerCon improves patients lives and has changed the world. We are joined by first-timer attendee Danny Heinsohn who just celebrated his 10th year in remission from brain cancer by competing in Ironman Canada. He recently founded "My Hometown Heroes", a scholarship fund for young adult cancer survivors. Survivor Spotlight on young adult survivor and fellow CancerCon attendee Bryan Walker. (Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio)
Source: The Stupid Cancer Show - Blog Talk Radio - May 10, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Stupid Cancer Show Tags: Health Source Type: podcasts
Nature Extra: Backchat April 2016
The fuss over editing human embryos dies down, the quantum expertise of Canada ’s Prime Minister, and what it’s like to report for 24 hours straight. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - April 26, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
SCCM Pod-317 Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Bacteremia in Canadian Critically Ill Patients
Todd Fraser, MD, speaks with Nick Daneman, MD, about the article, Duration of Antimicrobial Treatment for Bacteremia in Canadian Critically Ill Patients, published in Critical Care Medicine. (Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care)
Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care - April 14, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Authors: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts
