Talk evidence covid-19 update - uncertainty in treatment, uncertainty in prevention
Uncertainty abounds - even as we get better data on treatments, with the big RCTs beginning to report, and new trials on masks, the evidence remains uncertain, in both the statistical realm (confidence intervals crossing 0) and in what to do in the face of that continuing lack of clear effect. As always Helen Macdonald and Duncan Jarvies are looking at the evidence, and this week are joined by John Brodersen, professor of general practice at the University of Copenhagen. Helen talks to Bram Rochwerg, methodology lead on the WHO treatment guidelines for covid, about why their latest review has stopped recommending remdesi...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Corona virus second wave - vaccines, how ready is the needle to hit the arm?
Covid-19 continues its grip on the Northern Hemisphere alongside news of a vaccine trial showing real success at first glance. In this second wave update, we explore the latest issues with healthcare professionals from primary care, secondary care, and public health, and discuss what is happening in their field, and put their questions to experts. In this podcast, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ, talks to Matt Morgan, a consultant in a intensive care medicine in Cardiff, and Helen Salisbury, GP in Oxfordshire, and Nisreen Alwan, associate professor in public health at the University of Southampton. They are join...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Coronavirus second wave - vaccines, how ready is the needle to hit the arm?
Covid-19 continues its grip on the Northern Hemisphere alongside news of a vaccine trial showing real success at first glance. In this second wave update, we explore the latest issues with healthcare professionals from primary care, secondary care, and public health, and discuss what is happening in their field, and put their questions to experts. In this podcast, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ, talks to Matt Morgan, a consultant in a intensive care medicine in Cardiff, and Helen Salisbury, GP in Oxfordshire, and Nisreen Alwan, associate professor in public health at the University of Southampton. They are join...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Coronavirus second wave - vaccines, how ready is the needle to hit the arm?
Covid-19 continues its grip on the Northern Hemisphere alongside news of a vaccine trial showing real success at first glance. In this second wave update, we explore the latest issues with healthcare professionals from primary care, secondary care, and public health, and discuss what is happening in their field, and put their questions to experts. In this podcast, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ, talks to Matt Morgan, a consultant in a intensive care medicine in Cardiff, and Helen Salisbury, GP in Oxfordshire, and Nisreen Alwan, associate professor in public health at the University of Southampton. They are joined...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Herd Immunity as a Coronavirus Pandemic Strategy
Would letting coronavirus infect the broad US and global population be a safe and effective means of ending the COVID-19 pandemic? Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, of Stanford University's Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research is a signatory of the "Great Barrington Declaration," which proposes to "allow those at minimal risk of death to live their lives normally to build up immunity to the virus through natural infection, while better protecting those who are at highest risk." Marc Lipsitch, PhD, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a signatory of the "John Snow Memorandum," which refutes the argument, resp...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - November 11, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Coronavirus second wave - viral transmission and a vaccine announcement
Covid-19 continues its grip on the Northern Hemisphere alongside news of a vaccine trial showing real success at first glance. In this second wave update, we explore the latest issues with healthcare professionals from primary care, secondary care, and public health, and discuss what is happening in their field, and put their questions to experts. In this podcast, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ, talks to Alison Pittard, a consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in Leeds, and Helen Salisbury, GP in Oxfordshire, and Nisreen Alwan, associate professor in public health at the University of Southampton...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 11, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Coronavirus second wave - viral transmission and a vaccine announcement
Covid-19 continues its grip on the Northern Hemisphere alongside news of a vaccine trial showing real success at first glance. In this second wave update, we explore the latest issues with healthcare professionals from primary care, secondary care, and public health, and discuss what is happening in their field, and put their questions to experts. In this podcast, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ, talks to Alison Pittard, a consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine in Leeds, and Helen Salisbury, GP in Oxfordshire, and Nisreen Alwan, associate professor in public health at the University of Southampton....
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 11, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Diabetes Core Update: Therapeutic Inertia Part 3 – November 2020
In this third episode of a three-part series on “Disrupting Therapeutic Inertia in Diabetes Management,” we discuss practical advice about how to combat therapeutic inertia in the office with four clinical experts.  This special three-part series on therapeutic inertia is supported by independent educational grant from Sanofi (https://www.sanofi.com). For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, ...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - November 6, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts

Corona virus second wave - Making the lockdown work
As the second spike in covid-19 cases grows, we want to take stock of what's happening in the NHS. In these second wave updates, clinicians from primary care, secondary care, and public health, discuss what is happening in their field, and put questions to experts. In this podcast, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ talks to Matt Morgan, consultant in intensive care medicine in Cardiff and Helen Salisbury, GP in Oxfordshire, and Nisreen Alwan, associate professor in public health at the University of Southampton. They are joined by Andrew Hayward, pro fessor of infectious disease epidemiology and inclusion health ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Coronavirus second wave - Making the lockdown work
As the second spike in covid-19 cases grows, we want to take stock of what's happening in the NHS. In these second wave updates, clinicians from primary care, secondary care, and public health, discuss what is happening in their field, and put questions to experts. In this podcast, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ talks to Matt Morgan, consultant in intensive care medicine in Cardiff and Helen Salisbury, GP in Oxfordshire, and Nisreen Alwan, associate professor in public health at the University of Southampton. They are joined by Andrew Hayward, pro fessor of infectious disease epidemiology and inclusion health ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Coronavirus second wave - Making the lockdown work
As the second spike in covid-19 cases grows, we want to take stock of what's happening in the NHS. In these second wave updates, clinicians from primary care, secondary care, and public health, discuss what is happening in their field, and put questions to experts. In this podcast, Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of The BMJ talks to Matt Morgan, consultant in intensive care medicine in Cardiff and Helen Salisbury, GP in Oxfordshire, and Nisreen Alwan, associate professor in public health at the University of Southampton. They are joined by Andrew Hayward, professor of infectious disease epidemiology and inclusion health re...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Issue 22-5 Highlights
(Source: CNS for Primary Care Podcast)
Source: CNS for Primary Care Podcast - October 29, 2020 Category: Primary Care Authors: Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc. Source Type: podcasts