Racism in health: the roots of the US Black maternal mortality crisis
A perfect storm of factors has led to huge racial disparities in maternal healthcare. In the USA, as abortion clinics continue to close, this inequity is projected to widen. In this podcast from Nature and ScientificAmerican, we hear from leading academics unpacking the racism at the heart of the system. From the historical links between slavery and gynaecology to the systematic erasure of America’s Black midwives. What is behind the Black maternal mortality crisis, and what needs to change?Read more of Nature's coverage of racism in science.Read full list of sources here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Source: Nature Podcast - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
The blame game
In previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've talked about the importance of speaking out, but the culture in your organisation might not always make that easy, especially if you feel something has gone wrong and you might be blamed for it.
Blame culture, no blame culture, just culture - there are many terms which are used to describe the environment in which individuals and teams work, the feel within a team and an organisation. In this episode we'll explore what they mean, why blame can be detrimental to patient safety, and give so me tips on how to investigate problems without throwing blame around.
Our guests in th...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
The blame game
In previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've talked about the importance of speaking out, but the culture in your organisation might not always make that easy, especially if you feel something has gone wrong and you might be blamed for it.
Blame culture, no blame culture, just culture - there are many terms which are used to describe the environment in which individuals and teams work, the feel within a team and an organisation. In this episode we'll explore what they mean, why blame can be detrimental to patient safety, and give some tips on how to investigate problems without throwing blame around.
Our guests in thi...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
The future of Afghan healthcare
The infrastructure of Afghanistan healthcare is under threat, as international agencies who run clinics withdraw from the country. At the same time, some of the healthcare workforce are leaving the country, while those who remain face the prospect of their wages drying up as the economy of the country collapses.But there remain people dedicated to providing healthcare, and in this podcast we hear from, Wais Mohammad Qarani, president of the Afghanistan Midwifery and Nurses Council, about what changes might be seen under the new regime, and what needs to be done to support care in the country. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
The future of Afghan healthcare
The infrastructure of Afghanistan healthcare is under threat, as international agencies who run clinics withdraw from the country. At the same time, some of the healthcare workforce are leaving the country, while those who remain face the prospect of their wages drying up as the economy of the country collapses.
But there remain people dedicated to providing healthcare, and in this podcast we hear from, Wais Mohammad Qarani, president of the Afghanistan Midwifery and Nurses Council, about what changes might be seen under the new regime, and what needs to be done to support care in the country. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Aromatherapy for treating postoperative nausea and vomiting
Many people vomit or feel nauseous after surgery, and it ’s important to find effective ways to ease these unpleasant symptoms. One of the updated Cochrane Reviews in March 2018 looks at the effect of aromatherapy and we asked Sonia Hines from the Queensland Centre for Evidence‐Based Nursing& Midwifery in Australia to tell us more about the latest results. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 25, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Dressings to treat foot ulcers in people with diabetes
Diabetes affects millions of people worldwide, causing a variety of health problems, including foot ulcers. In a new Cochrane Overview in July 2015, Jo Dumville from the Division of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Manchester in the UK and colleagues bring together the findings from 13 systematic reviews. She summarises all this evidence in this Evidence Pod. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
UKONS: Engaging the cancer nursing community in the UK | Richard Henry at UKONS 2015
At the United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) Annual Conference 2015, Richard Henry, President Elect of the UKONS, and Teaching Fellow at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's Universi...
Author: EMJ
Added: 12/11/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - December 11, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
Defining patient safety at UKONS Annual Conference 2015 | Richard Henry at UKONS 2015
Richard Henry, President Elect of the United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS), and Teaching Fellow at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK, discusses th...
Author: EMJ
Added: 12/08/2015 (Source: Oncology Tube)
Source: Oncology Tube - December 8, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: podcasts
The power of tea
One of the major challenges facing researchers doing trials is maintaining the momentum for recruitment. Valerie Smith a research midwife from the Health Research Board’s Trial Methodology Research Network in Ireland, tells us about one of her strategies, based on the power of tea. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 18, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Interventions for improving upper limb function after stroke
The Cochrane Stroke Group are one of the older Cochrane Review Groups and have built up a strong portfolio of reviews covering all aspects of stroke care. They have now started to produce Overviews, bringing together the findings of multiple reviews. Alex Pollock from the Scottish Government funded Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Research Unit at Glasgow Caledonian University in the UK discusses the November 2014 publication of the first of these, on improving arm function after stroke. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 1, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Midwifery trials
Clinical trials provide practitioners with some of the information they need to help the people they are working with make well informed decisions about their care. We asked Valerie Smith, a midwife from Dublin in Ireland to tell us how trials have helped her, and changed her life and that of others. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 20, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Paolo Tags: International Clinical Trials Day 2014 Source Type: podcasts
