Recognising a subdural haematoma in the elderly
Subdural haematoma is more common in elderly patients, yet the condition is easy to miss in this group.
John Young, a consultant geriatrician at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, describes what clinical signs to look out for, and what tests can confirm a diagnosis of subdural haematoma. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 11, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Recognising a subdural haematoma in the elderly
Subdural haematoma is more common in elderly patients, yet the condition is easy to miss in this group.
John Young, a consultant geriatrician at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, describes what clinical signs to look out for, and what tests can confirm a diagnosis of subdural haematoma. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 11, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Positive and Negative Volume-Outcome Relationships in the Geriatric Trauma Population
Interview with David I. Soybel, MD, author of Positive and Negative Volume-Outcome Relationships in the Geriatric Trauma Population (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - January 22, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Surgery 2014-01-22, Author Interview
Interview with David I. Soybel, MD, author of Positive and Negative Volume-Outcome Relationships in the Geriatric Trauma Population (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - January 22, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Gary S. Sachs, MD - Optimizing Outcomes in Bipolar Depression: Incorporating APA 2013 Data Into Practice
Optimizing Outcomes in Bipolar Depression: Incorporating APA 2013 Data Into Practice (Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Geriatrics)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Geriatrics - September 17, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Anti vaccination movements
Paul Offit, the author of the yes side of our head to head article "Should childhood vaccination be mandatory", joins us to discuss his book Deadly Choices: How the anti-vaccine movement threatens us all, and explains why he thinks it is wrong to refuse to accept patients who haven't been vaccinated.
Also, in the month when UK prime minister David Cameron said dementia care is a “national crisis” and that he is making it one of his personal priorities, Marcel Olde Rikkert, professor in geriatrics at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands, discusses his research which looks at the relative effecti...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Expectations and Outcomes in Geriatric Patients With Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders Undergoing Emergency Surgical Management of Bowel Obstruction
Interview with John E. Scarborough, MD, author of Expectations and Outcomes in Geriatric Patients With Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders Undergoing Emergency Surgical Management of Bowel Obstruction (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - January 16, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Surgery 2013-01-16, Author Interview
Interview with John E. Scarborough, MD, author of Expectations and Outcomes in Geriatric Patients With Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders Undergoing Emergency Surgical Management of Bowel Obstruction (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - January 16, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Jamile M. Shammo, MD, FASCP, FACP - Making Sense of Myelofibrosis: Updates and Insights on Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Management
Making Sense of Myelofibrosis: Updates and Insights on Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Management (Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Geriatrics)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Geriatrics - January 10, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Professor Paul Emery - Selecting Appropriate Biologic Therapy for RA: A Practical Evaluation of Comparative Effectiveness Data
Selecting Appropriate Biologic Therapy for RA: A Practical Evaluation of Comparative Effectiveness Data (Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Geriatrics)
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Geriatrics - December 17, 2012 Category: Geriatrics Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Aging Gracefully: Building the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America
As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and woefully unprepared to meet their specific health needs. This podcast is based on the report Retooling for an Aging America which calls for bold initiatives starting immediately to train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to prepare family members and other informal caregivers, who currently receive little or no training in how to tend to their aging loved ones. The report also recommends that Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans pay higher rates t...
Source: The Sounds of Science from the National Academies - June 19, 2009 Category: Science Authors: The National Academies Source Type: podcasts
The Green House: A New Model of Care
Residents, families, and staff say that Green Houses, based on a radically different model for long-term care created by geriatrician Bill Thomas, M.D., make warm, wonderful homes for elders. In this episode, Emily Schifrin visits two new Green Houses, in San Angelo, Texas, for elders with Alzheimer's disease.
(Source: New Directions in Health Care)
Source: New Directions in Health Care - January 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The Commonwealth Fund Source Type: podcasts
The Lancet: July 13, 2007
Appropriate prescribing to elderly people: the topic of a mini-series and a podcast feature. Anne Spinewine explains the issues facing older people and physicians to ensure that drug prescribing is appropriate, and discusses common drug-drug interactions that often contribute to inappropriate prescribing in the geriatric setting. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - July 13, 2007 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
