Re-reading Camus ’s ‘The Plague’ in pandemic times
Albert ’s Camus’s famous 1947 novel ‘The Plague’ has now come to the attention of a new generation of readers – those who draw parallels between Camus’s depictions of disease-ridden Algeria and the COVID-19 pandemic we are currently living through. It is the story of placid everyday lives that are suddenly, brutally disrupted by a virus: an existential reminder of the arbitrariness of life and the certainty and randomness of death. In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud talks to the author of ‘A Very Short Introduction’ to Camus, Dr Oliver Gloag, about the impact this writer could have on ou r outlook and behaviou...
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - May 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts
May/June 2020 Highlights Part 1
(Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Podcast)
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Podcast - May 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc Source Type: podcasts
Talking about dying from covid with Scott Murray and Katherine Shear
With COVID-19 still ongoing, and at the forefront of the minds of doctors, patients and members of the public alike, difficult conversations are taking place - GPs are encouraged to talk about death with those who might not be ready to discuss it, and families are losing loved ones without being able to say goodbye. In this episode, we also look at survivor guilt, the range of emotions that grieving encompasses, and how to address the potentially thorny subject of advance care planning with COVID-19 patients.
Our guests:
Katherine Shear, internist and psychiatrist, is Director of The Center for Complicated Grief at Colum...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talking about dying from covid with Scott Murray and Katherine Shear
With COVID-19 still ongoing, and at the forefront of the minds of doctors, patients and members of the public alike, difficult conversations are taking place - GPs are encouraged to talk about death with those who might not be ready to discuss it, and families are losing loved ones without being able to say goodbye. In this episode, we also look at survivor guilt, the range of emotions that grieving encompasses, and how to address the potentially thorny subject of advance care planning with COVID-19 patients.
Our guests:
Katherine Shear, internist and psychiatrist, is Director of The Center for Complicated Grief at Colum...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Talking about dying from covid with Scott Murray and Katherine Shear
With COVID-19 still ongoing, and at the forefront of the minds of doctors, patients and members of the public alike, difficult conversations are taking place - GPs are encouraged to talk about death with those who might not be ready to discuss it, and families are losing loved ones without being able to say goodbye. In this episode, we also look at survivor guilt, the range of emotions that grieving encompasses, and how to address the potentially thorny subject of advance care planning with COVID-19 patients.
Our guests:
Katherine Shear, internist and psychiatrist, is Director of The Center for Complicated Grief at Columb...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Obedience to authority – lessons from Milgram applied to COVID-19
In this podcast, Dr Raj Persaud talks to Professor Stephen Reicher about Milgram ’s famous ‘obedience study’ (Milgram, 1963) and the various conclusions that can be drawn from the findings. What does this, together with more recent research into obedience, imply about our willingness to conform to authority, and what does it tell us about our likelihood to comply with inst ruction during the COVID-19 pandemic? (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - May 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Obedience to authority – lessons from Milgram applied to COVID-19
(Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - May 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Source Type: podcasts
Mental Health Tribunals: response to the COVID-19 emergency
It is essential that the rights of patients detained under the Mental Health Act continue to be met during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, during this period of social distancing the processes surrounding Mental Health Tribunals have had to be adjusted in order to keep all parties safe. In this podcast, Chief Medical Member Dr Joan Rutherford outlines the emergency measures that have been put in place, and provides guidance on how clinicians can continue to treat detained patients fairly and respectfully during this time. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - May 15, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts
How do we lead effectively through the COVID-19 pandemic?
Now more than ever, there ’s a need for effective leadership to guide healthcare teams and societies across the world through the COVID-19 pandemic. But how do you define good leadership and how can this be measured? In this podcast, leadership expert Professor Alexander Haslam discusses the surprising psychology of what m akes a truly great leader, the importance of a group identity, and how to lead a team at a time of crisis. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - May 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Tags: Science & Medicine Source Type: podcasts
How do we lead effectively through the COVID-19 pandemic?
In this podcast, leadership expert Professor Alexander Haslam discusses the surprising psychology of what makes a truly great leader, the importance of a group identity, and how to lead a team at a time of crisis. (Source: Raj Persaud talks to...)
Source: Raj Persaud talks to... - May 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Royal College of Psychiatrists Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: The dangers of ignoring outbreaks in homeless shelters, plus coronavirus and drug abuse
Outbreaks among those unable to isolate are spreading under the radar. We hear about the researchers scrambling to get a handle on the situation.In this episode:01:02 How is coronavirus spreading in group settings?In order to successfully stop the coronavirus pandemic, researchers have to understand how the virus is spreading among groups unable to isolate. We hear about efforts to uncover levels of infection among homeless populations in the US, and the challenges associated with doing so.News: Ignoring outbreaks in homeless shelters is proving perilous16:49 One good thingOur hosts pick out things that have made them smil...
Source: Nature Podcast - May 8, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Coronapod: The dangers of ignoring outbreaks in homeless shelters, plus coronavirus and drug abuse
Outbreaks among those unable to isolate are spreading under the radar. We hear about the researchers scrambling to get a handle on the situation.In this episode:01:02 How is coronavirus spreading in group settings?In order to successfully stop the coronavirus pandemic, researchers have to understand how the virus is spreading among groups unable to isolate. We hear about efforts to uncover levels of infection among homeless populations in the US, and the challenges associated with doing so.News: Ignoring outbreaks in homeless shelters is proving perilous16:49 One good thingOur hosts pick out things that have made them smil...
Source: Nature Podcast - May 8, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Wellbeing – coping with Covid fatigue
We are more than six weeks into the lockdown and if you were to gauge the mood of the nation, it would be one of fatigue. It started as an all-hands-on-deck emergency situation, but it now transpires that the current work situation for healthcare professionals is not going to change any time soon.
This is a marathon rather than a sprint. So how can we better look after ourselves to cope with this new realisation? In this podcast we speak to Dr Caroline Walker, an NHS-based psychiatrist and therapist.
Wait til the end for Caroline's simple technique she uses to help when feeling overwhelmed .
Read Caroline and Clare Ger...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 8, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
