CMAJ Podcasts

CMAJ Podcasts: Exploring the latest in Canadian medicine from coast to coast to coast with your hosts, Drs. Mojola Omole and Blair Bigham. CMAJ Podcasts delves into the scientific and social health advances on the cutting edge of Canadian health care. Episodes include real stories of patients, clinicians, and others who are impacted by our health care system.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 20m. Bisher sind 397 Folge(n) erschienen. Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 23 hours 26 minutes

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Research among Indigenous Peoples


In this podcast, Dr. Stacey Marjerrison and Dr. Chelsea Gabel discuss health research involving Indigenous Peoples. They explore opportunities for collaboration that move away from the traditionally Western-centric approach.Dr. Stacey Marjerrison is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at the McMaster Children’s Hospital, as well as Assistant Clinical Professor, and non-Indigenous researcher in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University. Dr. Chelsea Gabel is Métis from Rivers, Manitoba...


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 May 22, 2018  32m
 
 

Screening for impaired vision: clinical practice guideline


In this podcast, Dr. Brenda Wilson discusses the new guideline on screening for impaired vision in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older in primary care settings. The guideline is authored by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Dr. Brenda Wilson is a professor of Community Health and Humanities at Memorial University of Newfoundland and a member of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care...


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 May 14, 2018  17m
 
 

The ethics of face transplants: medical versus societal needs


In this interview, professor Sharrona Pearl explores the history of face transplants through an ethical and societal lens. She discusses the intrinsic link between the face and one's sense of identity and wholeness as a person.Prof. Pearl is an Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her PhD. in the History of Science from Harvard University. Her article, titled “Saving faces” was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal...


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 April 23, 2018  22m
 
 

Encounters — Perspectives on terminal cancer and what matters at the end of life


In this audio reading, we hear the perspectives of a patient, the spouse of another patient, and the oncologist who cared for both patients. They share their thoughts on terminal cancer, doctor-patient communication, and what changes when you know the end is near. The article, titled "What really matters at the end: perspectives from a patient, a family member and an oncologist," was written by Penny Nelson, Rachel Koven and Dr...


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 April 16, 2018  13m
 
 

Premature atherosclerosis in patients with chronic rheumatic diseases


In this podcast, Dr. Alexandra Legge discusses a review article she co-authored on managing premature atherosclerosis in patients with chronic rheumatic inflammatory diseases. Cardiovascular disease is underrecognized and undertreated in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases.Dr. Alex Legge is an Internal Medicine resident at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is enrolled in the Clinician-Investigator Program and co-wrote the review article with Dr...


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 April 6, 2018  12m
 
 

Measles vaccination in Canada: apathy and hesitancy from 1963—1998


In this interview, professors Heather MacDougall and Laurence Monnais discuss perceptions, apathy and opposition around vaccination. Specifically, they take a look at the factors underpinning low uptake of measles vaccine in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s, decades before the infamous Wakefield autism article.Heather MacDougall is an associate professor at the University of Waterloo where she specializes in the history of public health and health policy...


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 March 28, 2018  29m
 
 

Encounters — A new parent turns to graphic medicine to help sort her thoughts


Sylvia Nickerson, an artist in Hamilton, Ontario, reads her article called "Seeking graphic medicine narratives." In the article, Dr. Nickerson explains how graphic medicine can probe the emotional, moral and human aspects of medicine. Her Humanities Encounters article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.171318-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book...


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 March 24, 2018  5m
 
 

Sugar-sweetened drinks as the new tobacco: examining potential harms of a sugar tax


In this podcast, Prof. Natalie Riediger and Prof. Andrea Bombak discuss their analysis article published in the CMAJ that looks at a proposed tax on sugar-sweetened beverages through a social justice lens. A sugar tax could have unintended detrimental effects for certain vulnerable populations if not implemented properly.Dr...


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 March 19, 2018  29m
 
 

Encounters — A Métis medical resident ponders his identity


Dr. Ryan Giroux, a resident in pediatrics at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, reads his article called "Bannock as medicine." In the article, Dr. Giroux shares how an encounter with a First Nations patient allowed him to ponder his own identity as a Métis physician. His Humanities Encounters article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj...


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 March 15, 2018  5m
 
 

Encounters — A pediatric emergency physician struggles to make sense of a child's death


Dr. Samina Ali, a pediatric emergency physician in Edmonton, Alberta, reads her article called "A note to Aaron." In the article, Dr. Ali shares the story of one particular child, Aaron Fortier. The story is true. Her Humanities Encounters article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.171182-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book...


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 March 11, 2018  6m