Unprofessionalism - "blaming other people, I put that at the top of the impact list"
That ’s Jo Shapiro is a surgeon and manager in Brigham and Women’s hospital, she’s also director of the Center for Professionalism and Peer Support, and has written an editorial for The BMJ on tackling unprofessional behaviour. In this discussion, she and I talked about what she thinks (beyond the illegal) are the most damaging behaviours seen around a hospital, what needs to be done to set up an environment that allows the victims of unprofessional behaviour to speak out about senior members of staff, and how she goes about confronting perpetrators about their behaviour. Read the full e ditorial:http://www.bmj.c...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Unprofessionalism - ”blaming other people, I put that at the top of the impact list”
That’s Jo Shapiro is a surgeon and manager in Brigham and Women’s hospital, she’s also director of the Center for Professionalism and Peer Support, and has written an editorial for The BMJ on tackling unprofessional behaviour. In this discussion, she and I talked about what she thinks (beyond the illegal) are the most damaging behaviours seen around a hospital, what needs to be done to set up an environment that allows the victims of unprofessional behaviour to speak out about senior members of staff, and how she goes about confronting perpetrators about their behaviour. Read the full editorial: http://www.bmj.co...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Animals that don ’t need people to be domesticated; the astonishing spread of false news; and links between gender, sexual orientation, and speech
Did people domesticate animals? Or did they domesticate themselves? Online News Editor David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about a recent study that looked at self-domesticating mice. If they could go it alone, could cats or dogs have done the same in the distant past? Next, Sinan Aral of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge joins Sarah to discuss his work on true and false rumor cascades across all of Twitter, since its inception. He finds that false news travels further, deeper, and faster than true news, regardless of the source of the tweet , the kind of news it was, or whether bots were involved. ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 8, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Animals that don ’t need people to be domesticated; the astonishing spread of false news; and links between gender, sexual orientation, and speech
Did people domesticate animals? Or did they domesticate themselves? Online News Editor David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about a recent study that looked at self-domesticating mice. If they could go it alone, could cats or dogs have done the same in the distant past? Next, Sinan Aral of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge joins Sarah to discuss his work on true and false rumor cascades across all of Twitter, since its inception. He finds that false news travels further, deeper, and faster than true news, regardless of the source of the tweet, the kind of news it was, or whether bots were involved. ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 8, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts

Animals that don ’t need people to be domesticated; the astonishing spread of false news; and links between gender, sexual orientation, and speech
Did people domesticate animals? Or did they domesticate themselves? Online News Editor David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about a recent study that looked at self-domesticating mice. If they could go it alone, could cats or dogs have done the same in the distant past? Next, Sinan Aral of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge joins Sarah to discuss his work on true and false rumor cascades across all of Twitter, since its inception. He finds that false news travels further, deeper, and faster than true news, regardless of the source of the tweet , the kind of news it was, or whether bots were involved. ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 8, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Animals that don ’t need people to be domesticated; the astonishing spread of false news; and links between gender, sexual orientation, and speech
Did people domesticate animals? Or did they domesticate themselves? Online News Editor David Grimm talks with Sarah Crespi about a recent study that looked at self-domesticating mice. If they could go it alone, could cats or dogs have done the same in the distant past? Next, Sinan Aral of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge joins Sarah to discuss his work on true and false rumor cascades across all of Twitter, since its inception. He finds that false news travels further, deeper, and faster than true news, regardless of the source of the tweet, the kind of news it was, or whether bots were involved. In a...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - March 8, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts

Obesity's Impact on Screening for Cervical Cancer
Dr Andrew Kaunitz highlights an important study, with implications for vaginal examination and cervical cancer screening in obese women. (Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast)
Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast - February 14, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Avoid These Antibiotics in the First Trimester of Pregnancy
Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy highlights a study of antibiotics prescribed to pregnant women with urinary tract infections. (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Podcast - February 2, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

ESMO Survey Data Clarify Gender Differences in Oncology
Leaders from the European Society for Medical Oncology discuss survey data on gender gaps in oncology and propose solutions to close these gaps between men and women professionally. (Source: Medscape Oncology)
Source: Medscape Oncology - January 31, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Can HRT Relieve Migraines in Symptomatic Women?
New research explores the risk/benefit profile of reproductive hormone therapy in menopausal women with migraine. (Source: Medscape Neurology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Neurology Podcast - January 18, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Oncology : Dietary Inflammatory Potential and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Men and Women
Interview with Fred K. Tabung, and Charles S. Fuchs, MD, MPH, authors of Association of Dietary Inflammatory Potential With Colorectal Cancer Risk in Men and Women (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - January 18, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Do Hormonal Contraceptives Increase Breast Cancer Risk?
Dr Andrew Kaunitz disputes the recent findings from a Danish breast cancer risk study that primarily studied women in a lower-risk group. (Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast)
Source: Medscape ObGyn Podcast - December 22, 2017 Category: OBGYN Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Clear Path to Reducing Cancer Risk in China
Dr David Kerr describes an epidemiologic study that found three standout risk factors for cancer in Chinese men and women. (Source: Medscape Oncology)
Source: Medscape Oncology - December 21, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts