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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 41 minutes
Shortening resident duty schedules: impacts on safety and burnout
Interview with Dr. Christopher Parshuram, critical care specialist with the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He is the lead author of a randomized trial published in CMAJ looking at patient safety, resident well-being and continuity of care for three resident duty schedules in the ICU. Work schedules incorporating shorter periods of continuous duty affected neither doctors' daytime sleepiness nor adverse outcomes in patients. Full article: http://www.cmaj...
More evidence required for doctor duty schedule reform
Interview with Dr. Thomas Maniatis, internal medicine training program director and clinical ethicist at McGill. Dr. Maniatis is the author of a commentary published in CMAJ. He argues that resident duty-hour reform must be further evaluated in order to design systems that provide maximal benefit and minimal harms for all involved. Full article: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/02/09/cmaj.150010. First published February 9, 2015, doi: 10.1503/cmaj.150010...
Sexual activity after HPV vaccine, founder mutations in Inuit, anal cancer, sodium sagas, and more
Highlights from the February 3rd issue of CMAJ, presented by Dr. John Fletcher, editor-in-chief, and Dr. Ken Flegel, senior editor...
Strong seasonal variation of leg cramps
Interview with Dr. Scott Garrison, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, and lead author of the prospective cohort study. This time-series analysis used data from BC for new quinine prescriptions, as well as search data from Google Trends. The authors found that nocturnal leg cramps display striking seasonal variability, with incidence highest in summer and lowest in winter. Full article: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/26/cmaj.140497...
Quinine: not a safe drug for treating nocturnal leg cramps
Audio interview with Dr. David Hogan, geriatric medicine specialist at the University of Calgary. Quinine sulfate is widely used off label to treat nocturnal leg cramps in Canada. Although modestly effective for this indication, the drug has many potential moderate and severe adverse effects. Full article: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/26/cmaj.150044. First published January 26, 2015, doi: 10.1503/cmaj.150044To request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj...
Diversity in medical education, amoxicillin harms, group A strep, birth-weight curves, and more
Highlights from the January 6th issue of CMAJ, presented by Dr. John Fletcher, editor-in-chief, and Dr. Moneeza Walji, editorial fellow. In this issue: diversity of ethnic groups and socioeconomic barriers in medical education, testing for group A streptococcal infection in children, harms from amoxicillin, world region-specific birth-weight curves, drug interactions in HIV-infected patients, syncope, case of recurrent rheumatic fever, venous thromboembolism in IBD, and more...
End-of-life care goals, Rx of fracture pain in kids, deprescribing, solitary confinement, pap smears
Highlights from the December 9th issue of CMAJ, presented by Dr. John Fletcher, editor-in-chief, and Dr. Diane Kelsall, deputy editor. In this issue: what matters to patients and their families in end-of-life discussions, ibuprofen versus morphine for post-fracture pain in children, how to engage in deprescribing meds, adverse health effects of solitary confinement, head-tilt chin-lift in CPR, pap smears, diagnosis in progressive headache, Holiday Reading highlights, and more...
Mediterranean diet, taxing unhealthy food, non-cow's milks & vit D, physician-assisted dying & more
Highlights from the November 18th issue, presented by Dr. John Fletcher, editor-in-chief, and Dr. Kirsten Patrick, deputy editor for CMAJ. In this issue: vitamin D levels in non-dairy milk alternatives, research on Mediterranean diet and metabolic syndrome in the PREDIMED trial, C-CHANGE cardiovascular guidelines, nutrition in dementia, hallucinations case, physician-assisted dying viewpoints, and more. Full issue table of contents: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/186/17...
Fragile families, prostate guidelines, periodic health exam and more
Highlights from the November 4th issue, presented by Dr. John Fletcher, editor-in-chief, and Dr. Ken Flegel, senior editor for CMAJ. In this issue: families of children who have complex chronic medical conditions, prostate guidelines, longevity of guidelines, patients in clinical trials, periodic health exam, end-of-life care, and more. Full issue table of contents: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/186/16.tocTo request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj...