Nudge it
Nudging seemed to be all the rage a few years ago - a way of changing individual behaviours to help people make better choices, about their diet, exercise and other habits.
A lot of hype ensued, the UK government under Tony Blair even set up a “nudge unit” - but questions were asked about the efficacy of the approaches used, confusion about what a nudge actually was, and how to turn it into actual scalable change have followed the discipline.
In this podcast Craig Fox, behavioural scientist at UCLA, and author of a new analysis “Details matter: predicting when nudging clinicians will succeed or fail” joins us to ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Anthony Fauci - on changing science, long-covid, and political intrusion into health agencies
Dr Anthony Fauci needs no introduction, as head of the NIAID for almost four decades, and the U.S. government's leading advisor on infectious diseases, and leader in the country's response to Covid-19.
In this interview with The BMJ, Dr Fauci covers parallels in his experience in the HIV/AIDS crisis with this latest public health emergency. He talks about how his understanding of Covid-19 has changed.
We also tackle the reports of political intrusion into the CDC and, address worries about the rush toward a vaccine in time for the November elections.
For more from The BMJ's covid coverage, all available for freehttps:/...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 18, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Anthony Fauci - on changing science, long-covid, and political intrusion into health agencies
Dr Anthony Fauci needs no introduction, as head of the NIAID for almost four decades, and the U.S. government's leading advisor on infectious diseases, and leader in the country's response to Covid-19.
In this interview with The BMJ, Dr Fauci covers parallels in his experience in the HIV/AIDS crisis with this latest public health emergency. He talks about how his understanding of Covid-19 has changed.
We also tackle the reports of political intrusion into the CDC and, address worries about the rush toward a vaccine in time for the November elections.
For more from The BMJ's covid coverage, all available for free
https:/...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 18, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Covid public health - Data is fundamental
As the pandemic play out, we ’ve seen ways in which the collection of covid data - and it’s sharing, has been flawed, with reports in the UK that local authorities haven't got granular data, and in the US that the CDC is being circumvented for data reporting.Kathleen Bachynski, assistant professor of public health at Muhlenburgh College, and Sridhar Venkatapuram, director of global health education& training at King's College London join us to discuss why data is fundamental to the social contract between the public and their government, and why undermining it is so dangerous. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Covid public health - Data is fundamental
As the pandemic play out, we’ve seen ways in which the collection of covid data - and it’s sharing, has been flawed, with reports in the UK that local authorities haven't got granular data, and in the US that the CDC is being circumvented for data reporting.
Kathleen Bachynski, assistant professor of public health at Muhlenburgh College, and Sridhar Venkatapuram, director of global health education & training at King's College London join us to discuss why data is fundamental to the social contract between the public and their government, and why undermining it is so dangerous. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence covid-19 update - surgisphere data, and protests in a pandemic
This week, we ’re asking questions about surgisphere data, and how it might have got into such high impact journals, we’re also talking about the protests around the world about structural racism - and how they intersect with the covid pandemic.
(1.39) Helen and Carl talk about the data underlying the newly retracted papers on hydroxychloroquine and ace-inhibitors or ARBs and covid.
(7.45) Fiona Godlee, the BMJ’s editor in chief, comes onto the pod to talk about retractions, and why they’re often called for, an rarely done.
(25.10) We talk about the protests, and Carl gives us his opinion on the risk of covid tr...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 12, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence covid-19 update - surgisphere data, and protests in a pandemic
This week, we’re asking questions about surgisphere data, and how it might have got into such high impact journals, we’re also talking about the protests around the world about structural racism - and how they intersect with the covid pandemic.
(1.39) Helen and Carl talk about the data underlying the newly retracted papers on hydroxychloroquine and ace-inhibitors or ARBs and covid.
(7.45) Fiona Godlee, the BMJ’s editor in chief, comes onto the pod to talk about retractions, and why they’re often called for, an rarely done.
(25.10) We talk about the protests, and Carl gives us his opinion on the risk of covid tra...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 12, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence covid-19 update - strategies to end lockdown, more testing
This week we're focussing on what kind of information we need to be able to collect and use as the country transitions out of lockdown - and why local lockdowns may be here for some time.
We also hear about the new antibody tests which are available in the UK - are they actually a game changer?
(2.00) Helen explains what some new evidence says about hydroxychloroquine (spoiler; don’t take it for covid-19)
(6.40) *Non covid alert* - Carl tells us about new research on compressi ons stockings for thromboprophylaxis, and the importance of doing research on non-pharmacological interventions
(10.30) David Nabarro, Speci...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence - strategies to end lockdown, more testing
This week we're focussing on what kind of information we need to be able to collect and use as the country transitions out of lockdown - and why local lockdowns may be here for some time.
We also hear about the new antibody tests which are available in the UK - are they actually a game changer?
(2.00) Helen explains what some new evidence says about hydroxychloroquine (spoiler; don’t take it for covid-19)
(6.40) *Non covid alert* - Carl tells us about new research on compressi ons stockings for thromboprophylaxis, and the importance of doing research on non-pharmacological interventions
(10.30) David Nabarro, Speci...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence covid-19 update - strategies to end lockdown, more testing
This week we're focussing on what kind of information we need to be able to collect and use as the country transitions out of lockdown - and why local lockdowns may be here for some time.
We also hear about the new antibody tests which are available in the UK - are they actually a game changer?
(2.00) Helen explains what some new evidence says about hydroxychloroquine (spoiler; don’t take it for covid-19)
(6.40) *Non covid alert* - Carl tells us about new research on compressi ons stockings for thromboprophylaxis, and the importance of doing research on non-pharmacological interventions
(10.30) David Nabarro, Speci...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talk Evidence covid-19 update - strategies to end lockdown, more testing
This week we're focussing on what kind of information we need to be able to collect and use as the country transitions out of lockdown - and why local lockdowns may be here for some time.
We also hear about the new antibody tests which are available in the UK - are they actually a game changer?
(2.00) Helen explains what some new evidence says about hydroxychloroquine (spoiler; don’t take it for covid-19)
(6.40) *Non covid alert* - Carl tells us about new research on compressions stockings for thromboprophylaxis, and the importance of doing research on non-pharmacological interventions
(10.30) David Nabarro, Special...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Q & A: Former Utah Governor and HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt
US states are taking the lead in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. What can state governors expect from the federal government and from the US Department of Health and Human Services? Governor Mike Leavitt from Leavitt Partners joins JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner, MD, in this live Q&A. Recorded April 8, 2020. (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - April 10, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
