Decriminalisation of drugs in Portugal
In 2001 Portugal abolished all criminal penalties for personal possession of drugs – effectively decriminalising their use. Health journalist Nigel Hawkes talks to João Goulão, Portugal’s drug tsar, to find out how effective this policy change has been.
Also, the General Medical Council is introducing revalidation for doctors. Part of that revalidation will require input from a doctor’s colleagues and patients. We hear from John Campbell, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, about possible independent factors that could affect the scores. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Is the drug pipeline really drying up?
This week we ’ll hear why Donald Light, professor of comparative health systems research at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, thinks the innovation crisis in the development of drugs is more marketing rhetoric than reality.
Also this week, a research paper on bmj.com looks at how subclini cal psychological distress affects... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Is the drug pipeline really drying up?
This week we’ll hear why Donald Light, professor of comparative health systems research at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, thinks the innovation crisis in the development of drugs is more marketing rhetoric than reality.
Also this week, a research paper on bmj.com looks at how subclinical psychological distress affects mortality. Tom Russ, Alzheimer Scotland clinical research fellow at the University of Edinburgh and one of the paper's authors, explains what they found. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Primary school-based behavioural interventions for preventing caries
One of the new reviews in May 2013 examines the evidence on things that might be done in schools to prevent tooth decay. One of the authors, Lucy O’Malley from the School of Dentistry at the University of Manchester in England, describes their findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - July 5, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Cochrane Collaboration Tags: Issues 4 to 6, April to June 2013 Source Type: podcasts
Management of acute shoulder injuries in general practice
Shane Brun, Associate professor of Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine at the clinical skills unit of the School of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University talks about the management of acute shoulder injuries in general practice. (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - March 31, 2012 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
ASFH The Very Small part 3
Guest: Marco A Zarbin, MD, PhD, FACSAlfonse Cinotti, MD/Lions Eye Research Professor ChairInstitute of Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceNew Jersey Medical SchoolUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New JerseyNewark, NJ (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - November 15, 2010 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts
ASFH The Very Small part 3
Guest: Marco A Zarbin, MD, PhD, FACSAlfonse Cinotti, MD/Lions Eye Research Professor ChairInstitute of Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceNew Jersey Medical SchoolUniversity of Medicine & Dentistry of New JerseyNewark, NJ (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - November 15, 2010 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts
ASFH The Very Small part 2
Guest: Marco A Zarbin, MD, PhD, FACS
Alfonse Cinotti, MD/Lions Eye Research Professor
Chair
Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science
New Jersey Medical School
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, NJ (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - November 3, 2010 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts
ASFH The Very Small part 2
Guest: Marco A Zarbin, MD, PhD, FACS
Alfonse Cinotti, MD/Lions Eye Research Professor
Chair
Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science
New Jersey Medical School
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, NJ (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - November 3, 2010 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts
ASFH The Very Small part 1
Guest: Marco A Zarbin, MD, PhD, FACS
Alfonse Cinotti, MD/Lions Eye Research Professor
Chair
Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science
New Jersey Medical School
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, NJ (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - October 18, 2010 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts
ASFH The Very Small part 1
Guest: Marco A Zarbin, MD, PhD, FACS
Alfonse Cinotti, MD/Lions Eye Research Professor
Chair
Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science
New Jersey Medical School
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Newark, NJ (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - October 18, 2010 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts
Dr. A Show 143: Dean Brandon
Our guest will be Dean Brandon, DMD, author of the blog Pediatric Dentistry. We met at BlogWorldExpo 2009. Among our topics will be how he started blogging, how he uses new media for his business, and how he got to meet internet celebrity Gary Vaynerchuk from WineLibraryTV. Hope you can join us for the show! (Source: Doctor Anonymous Live)
Source: Doctor Anonymous Live - February 5, 2010 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: DrMikeSevilla Tags: Health Source Type: podcasts
