Special Edition: Diabetes Related Eye Care, Part 2 – September 2022
In this special four-part series we will be focusing on Diabetes Related Eye Care. In today’s podcast we will be discussing How to Interpret a Diabetes-Related Eye Examination Report.    This series is supported by an unrestricted educational grant to the American Diabetes Association from VSP Vision Care and Regeneron, as is the compendium associated with these podcasts.  Download the compendium: A Practical Guide to Diabetes Related Eye Care, available at www.diabetesjournals.org/compendia . Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jeffer...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - September 7, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts

Series 1 wrap up
This is our last episode of series 1 of Doctor Informed, and with it we're coming full circle. Clara will be talking to our first two guests, Mary Dixon-Woods and Bill Kirkup, having now heard from all of our other experts over this series. In this first series, we've learned about speaking out, team work, compassionate leadership - all the things that are needed to help clinicians challenge the status quo, So in this episode, we'll be asking Mary how much she thinks things have changed, and Bill how he manages a career challenging the healthcare system. Our guests Mary Dixon-Woods is director of THIS Institute, and a ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 5, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Series 1 wrap up
This is our last episode of series 1 of Doctor Informed, and with it we're coming full circle. Clara will be talking to our first two guests, Mary Dixon-Woods and Bill Kirkup, having now heard from all of our other experts over this series. In this first series, we've learned about speaking out, team work, compassionate leadership - all the things that are needed to help clinicians challenge the status quo, So in this episode, we'll be asking Mary how much she thinks things have changed, and Bill how he manages a career challenging the healthcare system. Our guests Mary Dixon-Woods is director of THIS Institute, and a ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 5, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - political persuasion and mortality, too much medicine
In this week's episode, Helen Macdonald is joined by Joseph Ross, US research editor for The BMJ, and Juan Franco, editor of BMJ EBM. They begin by discussing a review of obesity interventions in primary care, and Joe wonders if GPs are really the best people to tackle the issue. https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2021-069719 Cervical screening in the UK now includes HPV testing, and they look at research which examines wheth er this could mean longer periods between screening tests. https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2021-068776 They all enjoy a new State of the Art Review into Revascularization in stable coronary...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 17, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - political persuasion and mortality, too much medicine
In this week's episode, Helen Macdonald is joined by Joseph Ross, US research editor for The BMJ, and Juan Franco, editor of BMJ EBM. They begin by discussing a review of obesity interventions in primary care, and Joe wonders if GPs are really the best people to tackle the issue. https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2021-069719 Cervical screening in the UK now includes HPV testing, and they look at research which examines whether this could mean longer periods between screening tests. https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2021-068776 They all enjoy a new State of the Art Review into Revascularization in stable coronary a...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 17, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Violence against GPs with Adam Janjua, Marcela Schilderman, and Anita Bignell
A recent investigation, by The BMJ, showed a worrying increase in incidence of violence, directed to wards GPs, and reported to the police. In this episode of Deep Breath in, Tom and Jenny are joined by Gareth Iacobucci, assistant news editor for The BMJ who broke the story. They'll hear from a GP affected, and get some advice on preventing violence, and deescalation, from two mental health experts, who deal with the most agitated patients. Our guests: Adam Janjua, a GP in Fleetwood, Lancashire. Marcela Schilderman, a consultant psychiatrist at South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Anita Bignell, a me...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Violence against GPs with Adam Janjua, Marcela Schilderman, and Anita Bignell
A recent investigation, by The BMJ, showed a worrying increase in incidence of violence, directed to wards GPs, and reported to the police. In this episode of Deep Breath in, Tom and Jenny are joined by Gareth Iacobucci, assistant news editor for The BMJ who broke the story. They'll hear from a GP affected, and get some advice on preventing violence, and deescalation, from two mental health experts, who deal with the most agitated patients. Our guests: Adam Janjua, a GP in Fleetwood, Lancashire. Marcela Schilderman, a consultant psychiatrist at South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Anita Bignell, a men...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Deep Breath In - what's in store for general practice in the UK
This is a special episode of our podcast for GP's, Deep Breath In, where we tackle the everyday challenges of being a GP. With the focus on covid, and the pressure on hospitals, it may be easy to overlook what’s happening in general practice in the UK - but changes are afoot. Our new health secretary Sajid Javid doesn’t seem to like our long standing GP practice arrangement, NHS England has imposed new weekend wo rking arrangements on the already stretched service, and the workforce pressures continue. In this episode of Deep Breath In, our GP panel of Tom Nolan, Navjoyt Ladher, and Jenny Rasanathan are joined by Ga...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Deep Breath In - what ’s in store for general practice in the UK
This is a special episode of our podcast for GP's, Deep Breath In, where we tackle the everyday challenges of being a GP. With the focus on covid, and the pressure on hospitals, it may be easy to overlook what’s happening in general practice in the UK - but changes are afoot. Our new health secretary Sajid Javid doesn’t seem to like our long standing GP practice arrangement, NHS England has imposed new weekend working arrangements on the already stretched service, and the workforce pressures continue. In this episode of Deep Breath In, our GP panel of Tom Nolan, Navjoyt Ladher, and Jenny Rasanathan are joined by Gare...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

TWiV 868: COVID-19 clinical update #102 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #102, Daniel Griffin reviews children and COVID, effectiveness of maternal vaccination, vaccines for immunocompromised, primary care physicians and vaccination rates, booster safety among adults, placentitis, azithromycin, oral Nirmatrelvir, Omicron antibody evasion, EUA for bebtelovimab, IL-1 blocking agents, thromboprophylaxis, effectiveness of vaccines against long COVID, and risks of mental health outcomes. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Children and COVID state data (AAP) Effectiveness of maternal vaccina...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - February 19, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts

Why is it so hard to speak out about patient safety?
In the previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've heard why it's so important to talk about patient safety concerns, and some of the mechanisms that allow hospital staff to raise them, but knowing why and how doesn't always make it easier to speak out. In this episode we're exploring the concept of a voiceable concern – identifying what counts as a concern, and what counts as an occasion for voice by an individual, is not a straightforward matter of applying objective criteria- for example how do you tell if you're witnessing poor practice, or just something that lies outside your area of understanding? Or how do you ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Why is it so hard to speak out about patient safety?
In the previous episodes of Doctor Informed, we've heard why it's so important to talk about patient safety concerns, and some of the mechanisms that allow hospital staff to raise them, but knowing why and how doesn't always make it easier to speak out. In this episode we're exploring the concept of a voiceable concern – identifying what counts as a concern, and what counts as an occasion for voice by an individual, is not a straightforward matter of applying objective criteria- for example how do you tell if you're witnessing poor practice, or just something that lies outside your area of understanding? Or how do you ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 21, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Special Edition: Explaining Time in Range Data to Patients – December 2021
In this special episode on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and time in range Dr. Wettergreen joins our host, Dr. Neil Skolnik to discuss how to simplify and integrate CGM and time in range into primary care office practices.    This special episode is supported by an independent educational grant from Abbot. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Sara Wettergreen, PharmD, BCACP,  Dr. Wettergreen is an Assistant Professor in the Department...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - December 29, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts

Doctor Informed - The patterns which emerge
When you hear the reports from a major patient safety issue, it will be shocking to hear how they have played out - but the patterns in behaviour, of people and institutions which have gone disastrously wrong, can be seen throughout healthcare. As this first series of Doctor Informed unfolds, we'll be exploring these patterns, and bring you evidence and expertise on tackling them - Doctor Informed is about going beyond medical knowledge to make you the best doctor you can be. In this first episode we're talking to experts who have seen these patterns firsthand, and whose work is all about tackling them; Bill Kirkup is ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 16, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts