Alcohol - The UK's billion unit pledge is worthless
The BMJ has been investigating the “cosy relationship” between the alcohol industry and the British government.
In a series of articles Under the influence, journalist Jonathan Gornall has been looking into UK government’s consultation into introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol in England and Wales, and also at the wider responsibility... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 21, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Alcohol - The UK ’s billion unit pledge is worthless
The BMJ has been investigating the “cosy relationship” between the alcohol industry and the British government.
In a series of articles Under the influence, journalist Jonathan Gornall has been looking into UK government’s consultation into introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol in England and Wales, and also at the wider responsibility deal between government and industry which is meant to champion public health.
In his latest article, he looks at the billion unit pledge, and how it's actually being used as a marketing tool to attract new drinkers.
Read all of the articles discussed on www.bmj.com/alcohol (Sou...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - May 21, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Should doctors be prescribing cannabinoids?
Michael Farrell, professor and director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, talks to Mabel Chew, The BMJ's practice editor, about prescription of cannabinoids.
They discuss the latest evidence on nausea and appetite, when cannabinoids may be effective for chronic pain, and which common... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 25, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Should doctors be prescribing cannabinoids?
Michael Farrell, professor and director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, talks to Mabel Chew, The BMJ's practice editor, about prescription of cannabinoids.
They discuss the latest evidence on nausea and appetite, when cannabinoids may be effective for chronic pain, and which common problems to watch out for.
Read the full article:
http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2737 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - April 25, 2014 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Sudden death
This week’s podcast is based on the BMJ series Competent Novice.Junior doctors play an important part in verifying sudden deaths in hospital and communicating with the family of the deceased. Unexpected, and often premature, deaths can be challenging to manage.
In this podcast Mabel Chew talks to Paul Frost, a consultant in intensive care medicine at the University of Wales. Paul gives practical step by step advice on dealing with sudden death, illustraded by a case study of a 19 year old stab victim who has died in the accident and emergency department.
Also this week, Annabel Ferriman takes us through the news. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 29, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Acutely ill patients
It's increasingly obvious that acutely ill patients have received less than gold standard care. Deficiencies in training are often blamed. Paul Frost, consultant in intensive care medicine at the University Hospital of Wales, takes us through the admission of an acutely ill patient.
Also this week, BRCA mutations and ionising radiation both... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Acutely ill patients
It's increasingly obvious that acutely ill patients have received less than gold standard care. Deficiencies in training are often blamed. Paul Frost, consultant in intensive care medicine at the University Hospital of Wales, takes us through the admission of an acutely ill patient.
Also this week, BRCA mutations and ionising radiation both increase the risk of developing cancer, but how do these risk factors combine? Anouk Pijpe, an epidemiologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, explains the results of her retrospective cohort study. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Prison health
The final article in the analysis series examining prison health in England and Wales is published this week. To sum up, Francis Crook, Director of the Howard League for Penal Reform - the UK's oldest charity examining prison conditions - joins us to discuss prison reform.
Also this week, Myasthenia gravis; Jennifer Spillane, clinical research... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Prison health
The final article in the analysis series examining prison health in England and Wales is published this week. To sum up, Francis Crook, Director of the Howard League for Penal Reform - the UK's oldest charity examining prison conditions - joins us to discuss prison reform.
Also this week, Myasthenia gravis; Jennifer Spillane, clinical research associate at the Institute of Neurology in London, explains why it's easily missed. (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 27, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
The future of primary care
The BMJ held a round table in January 2013 to discuss the future of primary care in England and Wales. The wide ranging topics included out of hours care, commissioning, education, time management, and integration. This is the full version, lasting one hour and 20 minutes. Edited highlights are available in this week's podcast.
Chair:
Domhnall... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 7, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
The future of primary care
The BMJ held a round table in January 2013 to discuss the future of primary care in England and Wales. The wide ranging topics included out of hours care, commissioning, education, time management, and integration. This is the full version, lasting one hour and 20 minutes. Edited highlights are available in this week's podcast.
Chair:
Domhnall MacAuley, primary care editor, BMJ.
Participants:
Helen Thomas, former GP partner, and current GP Strategic Health Authority lead for the south west of England
Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Nav Chana, postgraduate dean of GP and community based ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 7, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Health in all policies
Of the myriad of clinical decision support tools, what features actually improve patient outcomes? Pavel Romanov, medical student at Western University in Canada, discusses his research.
Also this week: Is it feasible to get governments to consider the public health impact of every policy decision they make? Politicians in Wales have drafted... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 7, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Health in all policies
Of the myriad of clinical decision support tools, what features actually improve patient outcomes? Pavel Romanov, medical student at Western University in Canada, discusses his research.
Also this week: Is it feasible to get governments to consider the public health impact of every policy decision they make? Politicians in Wales have drafted legislation to make the devolved nation the first in the world to implement this WHO recommendation. Adam Fletcher, senior lecturer in social science and health at Cardiff University, has written an editorial about the plan, and joins us to discuss the practicalities of enshrining publ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 7, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Think then scan, don ’t scan then think
Until now, the increased risk of cancer from CT scans has been modelled from the data gathered from survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. However, new BMJ research, based on a large Australian cohort, offers new evidence to support the modelling. John Matthews, from the university of Melbourne, joins us to explain what they found.
Also this week, social media is relatively new – but did you realise that doctors had been using social networks to improve health for centuries? Enrico Coiera, director of the Centre for Health Informatics at the University of New South Wales, explains more, and how in the digital ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 5, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
NSAIDs update
Recent research shows that some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increase cardiovascular risk in some patients. Given their widespread use, and breadth of indications for prescription, should clinicians be more circumspect about their practice?
In this podcast, Mabel Chew BMJ's practice editor, talks to Richard O'Day, professor of clinical pharmacology at the University of New South Wales and author of a recent therapeutics article, about the latest research on NSAIDs (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 5, 2013 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
