CMAJ Podcasts
403 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsCMAJ 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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Premature atherosclerosis in patients with chronic rheumatic diseases
April 06, 2018 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.65 MBSend us a Text Message. 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...
Measles vaccination in Canada: apathy and hesitancy from 1963—1998
March 28, 2018 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBSend us a Text Message. 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. Laurence Monnais ...
Encounters — A new parent turns to graphic medicine to help sort her thoughts
March 24, 2018 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.18 MBSend us a Text Message. 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’...
Sugar-sweetened drinks as the new tobacco: examining potential harms of a sugar tax
March 19, 2018 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBSend us a Text Message. 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. Riediger is an assistant professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences and Ongomiizwin Research at the Indigenous Institute of Health ...
Encounters — A Métis medical resident ponders his identity
March 15, 2018 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.84 MBSend us a Text Message. 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.170875-----------------------------------For more stor...
Encounters — A pediatric emergency physician struggles to make sense of a child's death
March 11, 2018 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.68 MBSend us a Text Message. 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. Thi...
Troubles liés à l'usage des opioïdes : lignes directrices nationales sur la prise en charge clinique
March 06, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Dre Julie Bruneau et Dre Marie-Ève Goyer nous expliquent les recommandations clé de nouvelles lignes directrices sur la prise en charge clinique du trouble lié à l'usage d'opioïdes. Elles sont deux des auteures des lignes directrices publiées dans le Journal de l'Association médicale canadienne. Dre Bruneau est médecin-chercheur au CHUM en médecine des toxicomanies et Dre Goyer est médecin de famille. Les deux sont professeur au département de médecine familiale de l'...
Managing opioid use disorder: a national clinical practice guideline
March 04, 2018 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBSend us a Text Message. In this podcast, Dr. Evan Wood and Dr. Keith Ahamad discuss the new guideline on management of opioid use disorder published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Dr. Wood and Dr. Ahamad are two specialists who work in the thick of the opioid crisis. They are also two of the authors of the guideline. They discuss the recommendations on how to treat opioid addiction and they offer insight into systemic issues at play.Here is the timing of the questions they disc...
Encounters — A medical student struggles with internalized homophobia
February 24, 2018 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.44 MBSend us a Text Message. Koray Demir reads his article called "In the closet, again." In the article, Mr. Demir shares his struggles with internalized homophobia which surface while working with a patient dying of AIDS.Mr. Demir is part of the McGill Medical School graduating class of 2018. His Humanities Encounters article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.171016-----------------------------------For more stories like t...
Brain injury: scientific records from 1918–1950 align with current knowledge of concussion and CTE
February 05, 2018 00:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Repeat concussion, traumatic encephalopathy, head injury, brain damage. These are hot topics, especially in the world of contact sports. While there has been a recent increased awareness of the long-term effects of repeat head injury, our modern understanding may not be that different from what was already known by the 1950sIn this interview, Prof. Stephen Casper, discusses fascinating points in history that helped shape modern understanding of traumatic encephalopath...
The Personal Genome Project Canada's initial 56 participants: findings from whole genome sequencing
February 02, 2018 00:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Genetic testing technology has advanced rapidly and it is becoming more affordable to perform whole genome sequencing. Whole genome sequencing can reveal heritable conditions and predispositions to disease. In this interview, Professor Steve Scherer discusses the findings from the initial cohort of 56 Canadian volunteers who had their whole genome sequenced for the Personal Genome Project Canada. The results, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, repr...
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: diagnosis and management guideline
January 29, 2018 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Neonatal care has improved greatly in recent years. As an unintended consequence of these advances, more babies born with malformations such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) survive and with more severe malformations than in the past.Dr. Pramod Puligandla discusses a new clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and management of CDH. Dr. Puligandla is a Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Paediatrics and Surgery at McGill University, Faculty of Medicine in Montre...
Encounters — A resident wonders about "code status" and how best to explain to patients
January 28, 2018 00:00 - 8 minutes - 6.03 MBSend us a Text Message. Dr. Phillip Gregoire reads his article called "Late night decisions." In the article, Dr. Gregoire reflects on the term "code status" and how best to talk to patients about its meaning.Dr. Gregoire is a first year internal medicine resident at the University of Toronto. His article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170981-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your ...
Physician burnout: how to recognize it and what to do about it
January 15, 2018 00:00 - 14 minutes - 9.82 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. Shannon Ruzycki discusses the problem of physician burnout. She offers practical advice to help physicians recognize it in themselves and in their colleagues. She also discusses strategies to cope and to prevent the problem in the first place.Dr. Ruzycki is a general internal medicine fellow at the University of Calgary. She co-authored a Practice article published in CMAJ called “Five things to know about physician burnout.”Full practice articl...
Bullying and victimization in childhood: effects on mental health during adolescence
January 14, 2018 00:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, we hear from three of the authors of a prospective cohort study on childhood peer victimization and its effect on mental health during adolescence. They discuss the findings and offer practical advice on how to address and prevent bullying and victimization at home, in schools and from a physician's perspective.Dr. Marie-Claude Geoffroy is a clinical psychologist at the Douglas Institute in Montreal specializing in children and adolescents with seve...
Obstructive sleep apnea: diagnosis and treatment
December 03, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. Sachin Pendharkar describes for listeners the signs and symptoms of chronic obstructive sleep apnea, treatment options, and the dangers of going undiagnosed.Dr. Sachin Pendharkar is a sleep and respiratory physician at the Foothill Medical Centre Sleep Centre and Associate Professor of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. He co-authored a review article on diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adul...
HIV pre- and post-exposure prevention measures: clinical practice guideline
November 26, 2017 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. Darrell Tan takes listeners through the new Canadian guideline on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis. He offers practical clinical guidance for front-line health workers.Dr. Darrell Tan is an infectious diseases physician and clinician–scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. He is also co-leader of the Biomedical HIV Prevention Working Group of the CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network. He co-authored th...
Encounters — A family doc works out of a converted bus in Florida
November 05, 2017 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.56 MBSend us a Text Message. Dr. Sarah Stumbar reads her article called "For the world to see Ana." Ana is a refugee living in the United States who represents countless others who are sick and must navigate life with no health insurance. The story is true.Dr. Stumbar is a family physician and assistant professor of family medicine in the Department of Humanities, Health, and Society at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Her article was published in the CMAJ.Full article: www.cma...
Encounters — An emergency physician relives a significant night in Montreal in 1976
October 10, 2017 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.21 MBSend us a Text Message. In his article, Dr. Peter Clement Duffy, relives a very busy night in the emergency department that challenged the “Two-Solitudes” mentality in Montréal. The story is true, but pertinent details have been changed to protect the patients’ and health care workers’ identities.Dr. Duffy's article, titled "Saturday night at St. Mary's", was published in CMAJ. The story is read by Dr. Ken Flegel, senior editor for CMAJ.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.17013...
Encounters — A psychiatrist grapples with the medicating of his patient with autism
October 08, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 5.53 MBSend us a Text Message. Dr. John D. McLennan reads his article called "Johnny, how did you end up on five psychotropic medications?", which was published in CMAJ.In the article, Dr. McLennan shares the story of Johnny, who is not a real patient, but rather a composite of many autistic patients he has encountered over the years.Dr. McLennan is a child psychiatry consultant at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and research chair in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of ...
Chronic opioid therapy: rethinking "doing well"
October 02, 2017 00:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. David Juurlink discusses the ongoing opioid crisis. He explains why physicians must pay attention to one particular group of patients: those on long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain.Dr. David Juurlink is staff internist and head of the division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and a scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. He authored a commentary published in CMAJ.Full comment...
Encounters — A physician helps a friend in a retirement home dining room
September 23, 2017 00:00 - 7 minutes - 5.18 MBSend us a Text Message. In his article, Dr. Sterling Haynes, a retired GP who lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, recounts the time when he came to the rescue of a friend in a retirement home. The story is true and consent has been obtained. All names have been changed.His article, titled "Always on call", was published in CMAJ. The story is read by Dr. Ken Flegel, senior editor for CMAJ.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161058-----------------------------------For more stori...
Schizophrenia: trends in mortality
September 17, 2017 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. Paul Kurdyak explains the results of research on mortality trends in individuals with schizophrenia over a period of 20 years. Dr. Kurdyak and his co-authors published a study in CMAJ and found that in Ontario, people with schizophrenia still live shorter lives than those without psychiatric illness. He discusses what might be at the root of this shorter life expectancy.Dr. Paul Kurdyak is a psychiatrist and scientist at the Centre for Addiction...
Take-home naloxone kits for opioid overdose
September 17, 2017 00:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. Thara Kumar and Dr. Hans Rosenberg tell us about take-home naloxone kits used for opioid overdose. They discuss how to use them, where to get them, how they work, and more. They offer practical guidance to physicians in Canada and also include tips for the general public.Dr. Thara Kumar is an emergency medicine resident in her fifth and final year of training at the University of Ottawa, with a Global Health Certificate from Johns Hopkins Univer...
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: clinical practice guideline
September 11, 2017 09:57 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. Harminder Singh takes listeners through the new Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) guideline on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm, or AAA. He explains each of the recommendations and the evidence behind them.Dr. Harminder Singh is associate professor of medicine in the departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Singh is also a member of the CTFPHC and has co-authore...
Emerging multidrug-resistant bacteria
September 05, 2017 05:27 - 13 minutes - 9.25 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. Jennie Johnstone tells us about a strain of gram-negative bacteria called carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) that is resistant to most antibiotics. She also discusses what the public and the health care system can do to help prevent the spread of drug-resistant organisms.Dr. Johnstone is infection prevention and control physician-scientist at Public Health Ontario and infectious disease specialist for St. Joseph’s Health Centre in ...
Maternal suicide during pregnancy or the first postpartum year
August 28, 2017 10:47 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBSend us a Text Message. Death by suicide during the perinatal period has been understudied in Canada. Little is known about the true extent of the problem or the steps that can be taken to prevent it.In this interview, Dr. Sophie Grigoriadis explains the results of research on the characteristics and patterns of perinatal suicide. Dr. Grigoriadis and her co-authors published a study in CMAJ that examined maternal suicide during pregnancy and the first postpartum year in Ontario over a period...
Frailty, activity level and mortality
August 21, 2017 10:08 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. Olga Theou and Dr. Kenneth Rockwood discuss their research looking at the association between sedentary time and mortality across levels of frailty.Olga Theou is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Dalhousie University and geriatric medicine scientist for the Nova Scotia Health Authority. Dr. Kenneth Rockwood is a professor of geriatric medicine and neurology at Dalhousie University, a CIHR researcher, and a staff physician. ...
Encounters — A medical student questions who the expert really is in patient care
August 08, 2017 10:00 - 7 minutes - 5.48 MBSend us a Text Message. Dr. Shannon Chun, 2017 graduate from Queen's University medical school, shares a memorable encounter with a patient that made him question who the expert really is. The story is true but some details have been changed to protect the identity of the family. His article, titled "The Expert", was published in the CMAJ. The story received an honourable mention for the 2016 Annual Undergraduate Narrative Award for Palliative Care from the Canadian Society of Palliative Car...
Encounters — A pediatrician shares the story of a memorable patient whose life was too short
July 31, 2017 10:31 - 10 minutes - 6.93 MBSend us a Text Message. Dr. Paul Atkison, pediatrician and transplant specialist at the London Health Sciences Centre Children's Hospital, shares why one particular patient remains close to his heart. The story is true.His article, titled "Lessons from a child", was published in the CMAJ. The story is read by Dr. Ken Flegel, senior editor for CMAJ.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161309-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s...
Polio gamma globulin clinical trials in the 1950s: victims of marketing success
July 24, 2017 10:36 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. Stephen Mawdsley takes a look back at the early 1950s when gamma globulin was being tested for the prevention of polio. He explains how successful publicity ultimately compromised the integrity of the clinical trial.Dr. Stephen Mawdsley is Wellcome Trust Lecturer at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland and specializes in the history of American race, medicine, and health.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170232To re...
Encounters — Parenting a child with severe medical complexities
July 17, 2017 09:41 - 13 minutes - 9.52 MBSend us a Text Message. Ms. Donna Thomson, the parent of two adult children, one with severe disabilities, shares some of the insights she has gained after 28 years of caregiving and parenting. She reads her Humanities article, published in CMAJ, called "On becoming a full partner in care." The article is an abbreviated version of a lecture she presented at the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine annual meeting in September 2016.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/...
Canadian Ebola vaccine: safety and immunogenicity of the VSV-ZEBOV vaccine
June 19, 2017 10:02 - 12 minutes - 8.46 MBSend us a Text Message. Dr. May ElSherif discusses the randomized control trial of a Canadian Ebola vaccine that was developed at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. ElSherif is an international medical graduate specialized in medical microbiology and research associate at the Dalhousie University Canadian Center for Vaccinology in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dr. ElSherif and her co-authors recently published the results of their trial in the CMAJ.Full research article: w...
Encounters — A fly-in physician reflects on practising medicine up North
June 05, 2017 09:56 - 9 minutes - 6.87 MBSend us a Text Message. Dr. Dominika Jegen, a rural and remote family doctor and assistant professor at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, offers a glimpse of life as a fly-in physician in the Northwest Territories. She tells us about her encounter with one memorable patient. The story is true.Her article, titled "A reflection on practising medicine 'up North', was published in the CMAJ.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161100-----------------------------------For more ...
Birth with forceps or vacuum: rates of severe outcomes compared with c-section
June 05, 2017 09:56 - 18 minutes - 13 MBSend us a Text Message. Interview with Giulia Muraca, a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health and a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar.Ms. Muraca published a research article in the CMAJ in which she and her co-authors looked at the rates of severe outcomes in mom and baby after use of forceps and/or vacuum at midpelvic station. They then compared these rates with cesarean delivery. Ms. Muraca explains their findings in this podcast.Full resea...
Encounters — A medical student uncovers his family's history of mental illness
May 29, 2017 10:05 - 9 minutes - 6.5 MBSend us a Text Message. Benjamin Hull Chin-Yee, a medical student at the University of Toronto, shares his feelings after finding a photograph of his great grand-mother and a copy of her case history.Mr. Chin-Yee authored an article published in the CMAJ called "Two documents." He reads it for listeners in this podcast. The story is true.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161287-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounter...
Toxic shock syndrome, tampons, and the Syngyna Lab Apparatus
May 23, 2017 07:14 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MBSend us a Text Message. In this interview, Dr. Sharra Vostral, associate professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, explains how toxic shock and tampons motivated women to speak out in the 1980s. She takes listeners through the fascinating history of tampons and laboratory testing.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161479To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected] to CMAJ Podcasts on Appl...
Encounters — A retired palliative care physician shares the story of a memorable patient
May 08, 2017 05:44 - 10 minutes - 7.17 MBSend us a Text Message. Listen to this audio reading of a CMAJ Humanities Encounters article titled Calling. It is written and read by Dr. Janice Mulder, Palliative Care Consultant and a retired physician who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba.In the article, Dr. Mulder tells listeners about a particularly memorable encounter with a patient. The story is true.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161264-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of C...
Opioid guideline for management of chronic non-cancer pain
May 08, 2017 05:44 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBSend us a Text Message. The new Canadian guideline presents evidence-based recommendations for prescribing of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain, including maximum dose recommendations, avoiding opioids in high risk populations, and guidance for tapering patients receiving high doses.Dr. Jason Busse, Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at McMaster University and researcher with the Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, co-authored the guideline. In t...
Hepatitis C screening in adults: clinical practice guideline
April 24, 2017 07:37 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBSend us a Text Message. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has reviewed the latest literature evidence and published a guideline in the CMAJ on screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in adults. Dr. Roland Grad, task force member, practicing family physician and associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University, explains the task force’s recommendations on screening for HCV.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161521Podcast transcript: https://www....
Firearm injuries and deaths among immigrant children and youth in Ontario
March 27, 2017 09:54 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Interview with Dr. Natasha Saunders, general paediatrician and associate scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children and health services researcher at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), in Toronto.In their research article, Dr. Saunders and her co-authors wanted to verify the immigrant paradox, which states that even though immigrants may be more socially disadvantaged, they tend to have better health outcomes than nonimmigrants.Dr. Saunders and he...
Encounters — A medical student's final goodbye to her father
March 27, 2017 09:53 - 5 minutes - 3.64 MBSend us a Text Message. Barbara Sibbald, news and humanities editor for CMAJ, reads the Humanities Encounters article "Rendez-vous." The article is written by Diana Kim, a medical student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.In the article, Diana tells the story of her father’s death. She finds that a final goodbye takes years and several patients.The story won an honourable mention from the 2016 Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians for their Annual Undergraduate ...
Unsuccessful fertility therapy associated with future risk of poor cardiovascular health
March 13, 2017 10:19 - 7 minutes - 5.26 MBSend us a Text Message. Interview with Dr. Jacob Udell, cardiologist at Women’s College Hospital and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at Toronto General Hospital, clinician-scientist at the Women’s College Research Institute and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.Dr. Udell and his co-authors published a research study in CMAJ in which they investigated whether unsuccessful fertility therapy in women is associated with subsequent adverse cardiovascular events. He explai...
Encounters — A resident shares her cancer journey with medical colleagues
March 06, 2017 11:07 - 6 minutes - 4.2 MBSend us a Text Message. Jay Rankin, news intern for CMAJ, reads the Humanities Encounters article "Time and space." The article is written by Michael Lang, doctoral student at the University of Calgary and consultant in engagement and patient experience with Alberta Health Services in Calgary, Alberta.In the article, Mr. Lang recounts the time he encouraged his friend Julie, a medical resident, to share her experience as a cancer survivor with a group of colleagues. The story is true.Full ar...
Zika virus in Canadian travellers
March 06, 2017 11:06 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBSend us a Text Message. Interview with Dr. Andrea Boggild, clinical director in the Tropical Disease Unit at the Toronto General Hospital, and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. In this podcast Dr. Boggild gives practical advice about preventing and diagnosing Zika virus in Canada. She also shares the findings of the research article she co-authored that analyzed data coming from Canadian Travel Medicine Network sites, or CanTravNet, in Canada.Ful...
Smoking in youth: Clinical guideline for prevention and behavioural interventions
February 27, 2017 11:28 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Interview with Dr. Brett Thombs, professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University and senior investigator of the Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. He is also chair-elect of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and chair of the tobacco guideline working group. In their guideline published in the CMAJ, Dr. Thombs and the Task Force reviewed the evidence supporting behavioural interventions for prevention and treatment of s...
Huge potential savings from public coverage of essential medicines in Canada
February 27, 2017 11:28 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBSend us a Text Message. Interview with Dr. Steve Morgan, professor of health policy at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health and Dr. Nav Persaud, physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.Dr. Morgan, Dr. Persaud and their co-authors published a research article in CMAJ in which they estimated the likely savings from public coverage of a list of esse...
Breast cancer recurrence: the influence of lifestyle factors to improve prognosis
February 21, 2017 16:30 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBSend us a Text Message. How do lifestyle factors influence breast cancer prognosis? In a review article published in the CMAJ, Dr. Ellen Warner and Ms. Julia Hamer identify which lifestyle changes can be recommended to patients as an adjunct to standard breast cancer treatments, to reduce their risk of distant recurrence and death.Dr. Warner is a medical oncologist at the Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. Ms. Ham...
Encounters — A medical student tests positive for tuberculosis
February 13, 2017 16:25 - 8 minutes - 5.67 MBSend us a Text Message. Jay Rankin, news intern for CMAJ, reads the Humanities Encounters article "TB or not TB". The article is written by Adam Komorowski, a second-year medical student at the University of Limerick in Ireland.In the article, Mr. Komorowski describes the time he tested positive for tuberculosis. The story is true.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.160828-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book....
Snowfall and the risk of heart attack
February 13, 2017 16:24 - 13 minutes - 9.28 MBSend us a Text Message. Interview with Dr. Nathalie Auger, principal scientist at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CHUM) and associate clinical professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal and with Dr. Brian Potter, clinical investigator and interventional cardiologist at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, and assistant clinical professor with the department of medicine at the University of Montreal.Dr. Auger, Dr. Potter and the...