Patient decision aids to help people who are facing decisions about health treatment or screening
Alongside the many thousands of Cochrane reviews of the effects of health care interventions, is a review of decision aids that might help people make decisions about treatment or screening. This was first published in January 2003 and the fifth update has been published 21 years later. Here ' s the current lead author, Dawn Stacey from the University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada, who ' s been working on the review for all that time to tell us about the need for the review and its latest findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
E-cigarettes - debating the evidence
Smokers want to vape, it can help them quit, and it ’s less harmful than smoking, say Paul Aveyard professor of behavioural medicine at the University of Oxford.
But Kenneth C Johnson, adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa, argues that smokers who vape are generally less likely to quit and is concerned about youth vaping as a gateway to. .. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
E-cigarettes - debating the evidence
Smokers want to vape, it can help them quit, and it’s less harmful than smoking, say Paul Aveyard professor of behavioural medicine at the University of Oxford.
But Kenneth C Johnson, adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa, argues that smokers who vape are generally less likely to quit and is concerned about youth vaping as a gateway to smoking, dual use, and potential harms from long term use.
Read the debate:
https://www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k1759 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Does breastfeeding reduce vaccination pain in babies aged 1 to 12 months?
In their first year of life, babies are likely to receive many vaccinations, which are vital for public health. However, the experience can be painful and distressing for the babies and their parents. In a new Cochrane Review from October 2016, Denise Harrison from the University of Ottawa in Canada and colleagues examined the research into whether breastfeeding might reduce this pain. She tells us what they found in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 4, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Sweet tasting solutions for reduction of needle-related procedural pain in children aged one to 16 years
One suggestion for reducing the pain of a needle injection is to suck a small amount of a sweet tasting solution. Its effectiveness for children aged from 1 to 16 years of age is examined in a Cochrane Review, which was updated in May 2015. The lead author, Denise Harrison from the University of Ottawa in Canada, tells us why they did the review and what they found, in this Evidence Pod. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - July 24, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Strategies to increase the ownership and use of insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria
Alongside Cochrane Reviews that try to identify effective interventions are some that try to find ways to ensure that effective interventions are implemented. At the end of March 2015, Jennifer Petkovic from the Bruyère Research Institute at the University of Ottawa in Canada, and colleagues, published one such new Cochrane Review. It looks at how to increase the use of insecticide-treated bednets for the prevention of malaria. Jordi Pardo Pardo from Cochrane Canada spoke to her about the review. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - May 5, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Brain drain
How much does it cost sub-Saharan countries to train all the doctors who end up working in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia? Edward Mills from the University of Ottawa explains his economic analysis of healthcare migration. Also Hungarian health minister Mikl ós Szócska talks about his country's challenges and plans when it comes to improving... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Brain drain
How much does it cost sub-Saharan countries to train all the doctors who end up working in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia? Edward Mills from the University of Ottawa explains his economic analysis of healthcare migration. Also Hungarian health minister Miklós Szócska talks about his country's challenges and plans when it comes to improving health outcomes, currently among the worst in Europe. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Countering counterfeits
Last year 125 people died in Pakistan after taking contaminated cardiac medication. The disaster is one example of the dangers of counterfeit and substandard medicines, an issue the WHO is struggling to control.
In this podcast we hear from Amir Attaran, Canada research chair in law, population health, and global development policy at the University of Ottawa, on the international wrangling he sees at the political level. And Sania Nishtar, president of Heartfile, an independent think tank based in India, discusses what went wrong in Pakistan, and how to prevent it happening again. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Folic acid and folinic acid for reducing side effects in patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis
Alongside Cochrane Reviews of the effects of treatments for particular conditions, there are some that look for ways to reduce the side effects of otherwise effective treatments. Bev Shea, from the University of Ottawa in Canada describes an updated review from May 2013 doing this for the use folic acid or folinic acid with methotrexate for people with rheumatoid arthritis. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - August 26, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The Cochrane Collaboration Tags: Issues 4 to 6, April to June 2013 Source Type: podcasts
