SCCM Pod-503: Current Concepts: Toxidromes and Illicit Drug Abuse In the ICU
This is the third episode of SCCM’s Current Concepts Series, in which authors unveil exclusive insights into the 2024 Current Concepts Course. Diane C. McLaughlin, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FCCM, is joined by Aaron Goodwin, PA-C, MS, and Brett Hogan, ACNP, BSN, MS, RN, to discuss updates in toxidromes and illicit drug abuse in the ICU. The guests explain why this is an important topic and share their surprising discoveries while researching the topic. (Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care)
Source: SCCM PodCast - iCritical Care - January 11, 2024 Category: Intensive Care Authors: The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Tags: Medicine Source Type: podcasts
Addiction in doctors
Everyone has coping mechanisms, but sometimes those ways of coping become problem behaviours - addictions.
In this episode of Doctor Informed, we're focussing on how to spot the signs that you may be sliding into addiction, how to have conversations with friends and colleagues if you worry about their behaviour, and how seeking treatment is the best way to avoid GMC scrutiny.
Joining Clara Munro are Liz Croton and Zaid Al-Najjar, GPs who work for NHS Practitioner health - a mental health and addiction service specifically for health professionals. They are also joined by Ruth Mayall, a retired consultant anaesthetist who...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Addiction in doctors
Everyone has coping mechanisms, but sometimes those ways of coping become problem behaviours - addictions.
In this episode of Doctor Informed, we're focussing on how to spot the signs that you may be sliding into addiction, how to have conversations with friends and colleagues if you worry about their behaviour, and how seeking treatment is the best way to avoid GMC scrutiny.
Joining Clara Munro are Liz Croton and Zaid Al-Najjar, GPs who work for NHS Practitioner health - a mental health and addiction service specifically for health professionals. They are also joined by Ruth Mayall, a retired consultant anaesthetist who...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
FDA warns that abuse and misuse of the OTC nasal decongestant propylhexedrine can lead to serious harm
Listen to an audio podcast of the March 25, 2021 FDA Drug Safety Communication warning that abuse and misuse of the over the counter (OTC) nasal decongestant propylhexedrine (brand name Benzedrex) can lead to serious harm such as heart and mental health problems. (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - March 29, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
FDA requiring Boxed Warning updated to improve safe use of benzodiazepine drug class
Listen to an audio podcast of the September 23, 2020, FDA Drug Safety communication to address the serious risks of abuse, addiction, physical dependence, and withdrawal reactions as FDA required the Boxed Warning be updated for all benzodiazepine medicines. (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - September 29, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research 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
FDA Drug Safety Podcast: FDA limits packaging for anti-diarrhea medicine Loperamide (Imodium) to encourage safe use
Listen to an audio podcast of the January 30, 2018 FDA Drug Safety Communication detailing serious heart problems with high doses of the antidiarrheal medicine loperamide, including from abuse and misuse. FDA announced it is working with manufacturers to use blister packs or other single dose packaging and to limit the number of doses in a package. (Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - July 12, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: podcasts
Mark S. Sulkowski, MD - Addressing the Evolving Opioid and HCV Epidemics Through Community Engagement and Education
Go online to PeerView.com/QYB860 to view the entire program with slides. In this activity, which is based on recent live meetings held in Baltimore and Cambridge, Maryland, clinicians practicing on the front-lines of the intersecting hepatitis C and opioid epidemics offer thought-provoking perspectives on identifying HCV among people with substance use disorders who live in urban and rural healthcare settings and successfully engaging them in care to achieve better patient and community outcomes. Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Evaluate patients with, or at risk of, hepatitis C virus (HCV) i...
Source: PeerView CME/CE Audio Podcast - Primary Care - March 25, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education Tags: Science, Medicine Source Type: podcasts
FDA Drug Safety Podcast: FDA warns about serious heart problems with high doses of the antidiarrheal medicine loperamide (Imodium), including from abuse and misuse
(Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts)
Source: FDA Drug Safety Podcasts - February 9, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Source Type: podcasts
Anxiety, Depression and the Internalizing Spectrum
Pathological mental health problems in children and young adults have been classified into externalizing (substance abuse, conduct disorder etc) and internalizing disorders (depression , anxiety etc). Today’s post will try to work out the structure of this internalizing spectrum.
English: An anxious person (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The first major difference, that is made in say DSM, is between Mood disorders (disturbance in mood) and Anxiety disorders (characterized by anxiety and avoidance behaviors) . However, Watson in this article (pdf) emphasizes that this classification is not proper and in many cases these ...
Source: The Mouse Trap - February 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: depression mental illness anxiety Mental disorder Mood disorder Source Type: podcasts
What type of Self-control/Grit is More Useful?
I recently came across an article titled “More than Resisting Temptation: Beneficial Habits Mediate the Relationship between Self-Control and Positive Life Outcomes” by Brian Galla and Angela Duckworth, which argues that the positive outcomes associated with self-control have more to do with habits for self-regulation, than with in-the-moment exercise of willpower.
Self Control (film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Self-control is defined by APA as the ability to delay gratification and resist short-term temptations for long-term gains. Thus the main challenge while exercising self-control is how to take care of i...
Source: The Mouse Trap - January 26, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: sandygautam Tags: addiction positive psychology strengths grit habits self-control Source Type: podcasts
Drug Abuse in Medical Students and Residents
About 75% of med students and residents use psychoactive drugs. When does use become abuse, and what can we do about it? (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Podcast - October 23, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
