JournalSpotting
84 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -General Medicine Podcast which keeps you up to date with the latest and greatest medical literature.
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#65 ClimateZone12// Air Pollution and pregnancy outcomes with Prof Thornton
March 06, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBAre you well aware of the health risks to adults from air pollution, but want to know more about the risk to pregnant women and their unborn children? Your ears are in the right place. The wonderful Professor Cathy Thornton helps us pick apart: The effects of air pollution on mothers, fetuses and pregnancy outcomes. The long-term effects on children. The evidence behind this. What you can do to help. We will be having a break from JournalSpotting for a few months! But don't unsubscribe. ...
#64 Journal Round Up// Big dementia trials, stop LPs for SAH, Vit C in pregnant smokers
January 19, 2023 21:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBWondering how we have reached 2023, you still are the only one in the hospital who can do an LP overnight, half your patients have dementia with no cure, and people are still researching vitamin C? Your ears are in the right place Dr Barney Hirons flies solo and covers: The best dementia trials from the last few months: Blood pressure reduction reduces risk. Ultra-processed food worsens cognition. Correcting hearing loss corrects the risk. Ketones for Alzheimer’s. Really? Lecanemab ...
#63 ClimateZone11// Microplastics and health with Prof Barbro Melgert
January 02, 2023 00:00 - 58 minutes - 37.2 MBAware that microplastics are bad for the environment but want to better understand their effects on human health? Your ears are in the right place. We chat with the brilliant Professor Barbro Melgert from the University of Groningen, Netherlands. Don't know her? She is an expert performing cutting-edge research on the effects of microplastics on humans and shares with us her fascinating, if not daunting, findings. We cover: What microplastics are. How they form. Where they are found (spo...
#62// 🎄🎶 Christmas songs: health hazard or healthful?
December 19, 2022 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBLove a Christmas tune? Ever wondered if the lyrics are detrimental or beneficial to health? Your ears are in the right place! LJ and Barney, with help from Jon, performed a thematic analysis of the top 41 Christmas song lyrics from 2021, then completed a semi-systematic review analysing their risks and benefits to health! The conclusion? A list of recommendations on which songs to listen to, and which to avoid based on their underlying health messages. We cover the risks and benefits of:...
#61 ClimateZone10// How to save the oceans with Dr Richard Hixson
December 12, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBWorried that the ocean is dying, and your favourite dolphin may well become extinct?! Want to know what you can do to help? Your ears are in the right place Firstly LJ and Barney outline the good and bad of COP27. Barney then interviews the inspiring Dr Richard Hixson, chair of Healthcare Ocean. We cover: Why the oceans are essential for the planet. Why the oceans are at risk. The biggest problem sources. The role of healthcare. The importance of NHS procurement, and what needs to change...
#60 Journal Round Up: exercise + vaccines, salt + heart failure, magnesium + COPD, race + CPR + much more
November 08, 2022 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBBarney, LJ, and Jon are back with all the most interesting and practice-changing articles published in the last month: 💉Should I exercise before my next COVID Jab? Does magnesium work in COPD exacerbations and should we give fewer antibiotics? 📽Is a colonoscopy a good way to screen for cancer? 🧂Should we restrict salt in HFPEF? Why does skin colour matter when it comes to CPR? 🕺Things you can do: Support the show by buying us a coffee (or monetary equivalent)! Visit the website Follow ...
#59 ClimateZone9// Pharmacy and Climate Change with Tracy Lyons and Minna Eii
November 04, 2022 00:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWant to understand the planetary impact of the medications you prescribe, whilst enjoying your high tea? Your ears are in the right place. ClimateZone host Dr LJ Smith discusses the role of pharmacy with the awesome Tracy Lyons and Minna Eii, co-founders of the excellent organisation Pharmacy Declares. In the interview, we discuss: Carbon lifecycles of medications. How Carbon is not the whole problem. How climate change is affecting procurement and storage of vital meds. What healthcare p...
#59 ClimateZone9// Pharmacy and Climate Change with Tracy Lyons and Minna Eii
November 04, 2022 00:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWant to understand the planetary impact of the medications you prescribe, whilst enjoying your high tea? Your ears are in the right place. ClimateZone host Dr LJ Smith discusses the role of pharmacy with the awesome Tracy Lyons and Minna Eii, co-founders of the excellent organisation Pharmacy Declares. In the interview, we discuss: Carbon lifecycles of medications. How Carbon is not the whole problem. How climate change is affecting procurement and storage of vital meds. What healthcare p...
#58 Journal Round Up// Latest in topics of Diet and AF. Time restricted eating, mortaliTEA, bin vitamins, AF due to infection, AF post op... and MORE
October 02, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBWondering what to do with the post-op patient in front of you with new AF, who drinks buckets of tea, takes multivitamins for dinner, and is just getting over pneumonia? Your ears are in the right place. Jon and Barney tackle 2 topics of recent research: latest evidence in diet and 'secondary' AF. Articles we digest for your spongey brains: Diet etc: Tea reduces mortality! MortaliTEA! Flavanoids in CVD / cerebrovascular disease Link with Ca and hot tea Time-restricted eating vs not Fast...
#58 Journal Round Up// Latest in topics of Diet and AF. Time restricted eating, mortaliTEA, bin vitamins, AF due to infection, AF post op... and MORE
October 02, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBWondering what to do with the post-op patient in front of you with new AF, who drinks buckets of tea, takes multivitamins for dinner, and is just getting over pneumonia? Your ears are in the right place. Jon and Barney tackle 2 topics of recent research: latest evidence in diet and 'secondary' AF. Articles we digest for your spongey brains: Diet etc: Tea reduces mortality! MortaliTEA! Flavanoids in CVD / cerebrovascular disease Link with Ca and hot tea Time-restricted eating vs not Fast...
#57 ClimateZone8// Medical Students Fighting Climate Change
September 05, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBWant to get active fighting Climate Change, but need some inspiration on things to do, people to talk to and a large dose of Climate Joy? Your ears are in the right place. We talk to the incredible medical students: MEHAJABEEN FARID, MARINA POLITIS, & LIZZIE O'BRIEN. They are fighting Climate Change. This wide-ranging discussion covers COP26, activism, medical education, Climate anxiety, Climate Joy, the pressure on the younger generation, and how YOU can get involved. LJ and Barney als...
#57 ClimateZone8// Medical Students Fighting Climate Change
September 05, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBWant to get active fighting Climate Change, but need some inspiration on things to do, people to talk to and a large dose of Climate Joy? Your ears are in the right place. We talk to the incredible medical students: MEHAJABEEN FARID, MARINA POLITIS, & LIZZIE O'BRIEN. They are fighting Climate Change. This wide-ranging discussion covers COP26, activism, medical education, Climate anxiety, Climate Joy, the pressure on the younger generation, and how YOU can get involved. LJ and Barney als...
#56 The Age of Psychedelic Medications with Prof Allan Young
August 23, 2022 21:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBWere your school teachers right? Are psychedelics really dangerous tree hugging hippy drugs? Or are they safe medications that might play a crucial role in modern medicine? Your ears are in the right place. Fascinating discussion with psychedlic medicine expert Prof Allan Young on: The history of Psychedlics. How they work. The evidence behind them. The risks & the benefits. What is currently being investgated. What the future holds. Get up to date. Help us grow! Share us everywhere an...
#56 The Age of Psychedelic Medications with Prof Allan Young
August 23, 2022 21:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBWere your school teachers right? Are psychedelics really dangerous tree hugging hippy drugs? Or are they safe medications that might play a crucial role in modern medicine? Your ears are in the right place. Fascinating discussion with psychedlic medicine expert Prof Allan Young on: The history of Psychedlics. How they work. The evidence behind them. The risks & the benefits. What is currently being investgated. What the future holds. Get up to date. Help us grow! Share us everywhere an...
#55 Journal Round Up// 🍄Magic mushrooms and psychedelic meds, ⏰4-hr targets, ☕Sweet Coffee for life, 💰Scrap Low Value Care, 🧘Yoga for Migraines, 🧃forget Vit C, 💯Pulse oximeters & colour, 🥒Pickle Juice cures cramps?! And more.
August 08, 2022 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBConfused over which drink to offer your patients? Orange juice or Coffee? Is the sugar bad for them, or is caffeine worse? Which has more fibre? Don’t those septic people need vitamin C? Your ears are in the right place. Dr Camille and Barnaby Hirons cover the latest and greatest in the medical literature including: 4-hour ED targets - useless government orders or life savers? Choosing wisely - the most low-value care which we need to scrap Thunderstorm Asthma - it exists! And it may pose...
#55 Journal Round Up// 🍄Magic mushrooms and psychedelic meds, ⏰4-hr targets, ☕Sweet Coffee for life, 💰Scrap Low Value Care, 🧘Yoga for Migraines, 🧃forget Vit C, 💯Pulse oximeters & colour, 🥒Pickle Juice cures cramps?! And more.
August 08, 2022 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBConfused over which drink to offer your patients? Orange juice or Coffee? Is the sugar bad for them, or is caffeine worse? Which has more fibre? Don’t those septic people need vitamin C? Your ears are in the right place. Dr Camille and Barnaby Hirons cover the latest and greatest in the medical literature including: 4-hour ED targets - useless government orders or life savers? Choosing wisely - the most low-value care which we need to scrap Thunderstorm Asthma - it exists! And it may pose...
#54 ClimateZone7// Climate Crisis and Paediatrics with Dr. Rosie Spooner
August 01, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBFeel even more anxious about the climate crisis after the termostat hit 40 degrees? Your ears are in the right place. LJ interviews the inspiring Dr. Rosie Spooner We cover: How the climate crisis will affect children and their health How to talk about the climate crisis with children How to find hope while facing the climate crisis. The CliamteZone team then discuss their latest challenge: try and cut out fast fashion! Excellent links for you to browse, amuse and amaze: Children, Citi...
#53 War in Ukraine// Talk with Frontline Military Doctor Taras
May 29, 2022 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB*Warning* the experiences and stories described may be disturbing for some listeners. Are you trying to imagine what it might be like for a medic, maybe such as yourself, on the front line of a war? Do you want to understand how you can help? Your ears are in the right place. We speak with Taras, a doctor working in the closest hospital to the frontline in the South of Ukraine. He takes us through his life, his daily routine, the cases he sees and the devastating impact this is having o...
#52 Journal Round Up// X-ray & HTN in pregnancy, steroid in OA, Hypertensive inpatients, death of Aspirin, Tai Chi or Sing🎶 for health, AND Nasal👃 or Rectal🍑 cardioversion sir?...
May 23, 2022 20:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBWondering if you should get that X-ray on your pregnant lady who is suffering from hip pain whilst doing Tai Chi, which is associated with inpatient hypertensive spikes that might (just might) be related to your bad singing? No? Well, your ears are still in the right place. Today you have Jon, Barney and Alvin delving into the latest and greatest of medical literature! We cover: Steroid injections for OA - sure? Radiology in pregnancy - risky? Pregnancy HTN - treat? IP Hypertensive e...
#51 War in Ukraine// Talk with Doctors: Andrei Semikhodskii and Uliana Pidvalna
May 02, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBWorried about the effect the awful war in Ukraine is having on their doctors and healthcare system? Want to hear their experiences first-hand and find out how you can help? Your ears are in the right place. A change from our usual Round-Ups and Climate shake-ups, today we talk candidly to two inspiring Ukrainian doctors. Dr Andrei Semikhodskii: A geneticist living in England, who set up a wonderful charity which sends ambulances with bespoke medicine and equipment directly to Ukrainian ...
#50 Journal Round Up// Sats & Skin Colour, Paracetamol Danger, Sugar vs Sweetener, Latest in Flozins, Banning Tanning, AF with RVR, Exercise or death, Beer Faces
April 05, 2022 20:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBWant to hear key medical literature facts to help become that awesome doctor, whilst also being able to tell if people like beer by their facial expressions? Your ears are in the right place. Dr LJ Smith, Dr Camille Hirons, Dr Jonathan Hudson and Dr Barnaby Hirons scour and digest the latest and greatest medical literature out there... and some other fun stuff too: Why pulse oximeters miss deadly hypoxia in people of colour. How paracetamol and sodium can kill. Are sweeteners a safe ...
#49 ClimateZone6// Dr Alex Wilkinson: Sustainable inhalers- what YOU can do
March 20, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBWant to do more to combat climate change but current events and your state of Weltshmerz is holding you back? Do you need some positive practice-changing, actionable advice? Your ears are in the right place! LJ and Katia interview the brilliant Dr Alex Wilkinson. We cover: The huge carbon cost of inhalers. The key stats and evidence. Why change is needed and how to make it. Barriers to change and how to overcome them. With Barney & Jon we discuss our latest climate challenge- contacting...
#48 Journal Round Up// Myocarditis & COVID, Antimicrobial Resistance, Weight-loss & sleep, Eosinophilia & COPD, NEWS scores...and more.
February 28, 2022 02:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBWe're back for another Journal Roundup and check out www.journalspotting.com for the full backcatalogue. Barney, LJ, Katia, and Jon cover: We unpick the facts and figures behind COVID-19 vaccination and the risk of myocarditis. 🧫The looming threat of antimicrobial resistance 😴Why more sleep might help people lose weight. 🛌 Trying to let patients sleep better in hospitals 🎲Why diabetes CV risk prediction scores don't work that well. The use of eosinophilia in COPD. 🧬Mendellian randomisat...
#48 Journal Round Up// Myocarditis & COVID, Antimicrobial Resistance, Weight-loss & sleep, Eosinophilia & COPD, NEWS scores...and more.
February 28, 2022 02:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBWe're back for another Journal Roundup and check out www.journalspotting.com for the full backcatalogue. Barney, LJ, Katia, and Jon cover: We unpick the facts and figures behind COVID-19 vaccination and the risk of myocarditis. 🧫The looming threat of antimicrobial resistance 😴Why more sleep might help people lose weight. 🛌 Trying to let patients sleep better in hospitals 🎲Why diabetes CV risk prediction scores don't work that well. The use of eosinophilia in COPD. 🧬Mendellian randomisat...
#47 Climatezone5 // Heat, Pollution & the Heart
February 07, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBListen to interview with world experts on the links between climate change and cardiovascular disease. Featuring: Professor Annette Peters director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Helmhotz Zentrum, Germany Dr. Mark Miller Senior Research Fellow within the University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Edinburgh. 🔗 Links: 📜 Professor Peters recent review in Nature Reviews Cardiology 📜 Study on high temperatures and MI in Germany 📜 A great British Heart Fou...
#47 Heat, Pollution & the Heart //Climatezone5
February 07, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBListen to interview with world experts on the links between climate change and cardiovascular disease. Featuring: Professor Annette Peters director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Helmhotz Zentrum, Germany Dr. Mark Miller Senior Research Fellow within the University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science at the University of Edinburgh. 🔗 Links: 📜 Professor Peters recent review in Nature Reviews Cardiology 📜 Study on high temperatures and MI in Germany 📜 A great British Heart Fou...
#46 Journal Round Up// with MDTea hosts! Mirtazapine in Agitation, physical activity in hospital, subsegmental PEs & anticoag risk, AF from exercise, bisphosphonate benefits, POCUS focus... & MORE
January 26, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBDo you love your medical podcasts, but sometimes wish your favourite shows would just team up for the odd awesome episode?? Your ears are definitely in the right place. Jon and Barney are joined by brilliant MDTea hosts Dr Iain Wilkinson and Dr Stephen Collins. Together they deliver a masterclass in many aspects of elderly care and we uncover the greatest medical literature in the world! (From the last few months). 1) Physical Activity in Hopital patients - They do too little but you can ...
#45 ClimateZone4// Dr Robin Stott: Adventures of an Activist, COP26 and Climate Justice
January 12, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBTrying to keep up with Climate Change facts, but really, you want to know what you can do as a healthcare professional more than suggesting your patients should watch Cowspiracy on Netflix? This is an interview with Climate legend Robin Stott. We cover: Amazing climate activist stories including his arrest with extinction rebellion - documented in this Lancet article: Doctors and civil disobedience. The successes and failures of COP26 Climate Justice - what it is and how to solve it Wh...
#44 Journal Round Up// Liver transplants + Tramadol Harms + IV Iron + ARB/ACEI + COVID & VitD...
December 16, 2021 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBTrying to keep up with the medical literature, but it's another COVID Christmas and you can’t wait to unwrap your stocking filled with lateral flows, rota gaps, and cancelled leave…you're ears are in the right place. Barney & Jon are back to cover the latest medical literature. We cover: How long is too long for a liver transplant? The harms of tramadol? HFPeF gets a breakthrough. ARB vs ACEi: a battle you didn't know you cared about. Personalised your steroids in COPD. Why Iron & infectio...
#43 Part 2. BTS Winter Meeting 11/2021. Infection, Poverty, Pleural, Pollution and Ageing.
December 05, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBTrying to get to medical conferences but no one knows the study leave code, no one will cover your shift, you don’t like online learning, and anyway, you actually thought BTS was an Asian boyband? Your ears are in the right place. With fantastic Professors, Consultants and Trainees, we unofficially cover the best bits from BTS Winter Meeting 2021. In Part 1, hosted by Dr Barnaby Hirons and Dr Katia Florman, we cover: Social determinants of health by Dr Smith Pollution and nutrition: des...
#43 Part 1. BTS Winter Meeting 11/2021. Airway disease.
December 02, 2021 19:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBTrying to get to medical conferences but no one knows the study leave code, no one will cover your shift, you don’t like online learning, and anyway, you actually thought BTS was an Asian boyband? Your ears are in the right place. With fantastic Professors, Consultants and Trainees, we unofficially cover the best bits from BTS Winter Meeting 2021. In Part 1, hosted by Dr Barnaby Hirons and Dr Katia Florman, we cover: Crucial Cough updates with Prof McGarvey Zero Tolerance for COPD exace...
#42 ClimateZone3// Plant-Based Diet: the Health & Climate Benefits with Dr. Kassam
November 07, 2021 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBWondering how a plant-based diet might benefit your patients and the climate? We sit down with plant-based diet expert Dr Shireen Kassam to discuss the climate impact of diet, the evidence for a plant-based diet in reversing chronic diseases, and how we can discuss it with our patients. Links mentioned: https://plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/ https://www.pcrm.org/ https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local?country= https://www.nationalfoodstrategy.org/ Important citation...
#41 Journal Round Up// O2 in COVID, Statins in Elderly, ETOH for diabetes, AF screening, Smog Jogs, Metabolism, Fleeces... and MORE!
October 31, 2021 18:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBTrying to keep up with the medical literature but... You’ve just watched Squid Games, you’re feeling a bit stressed, and you thought some light-hearted medical education was just the ticket? Your ears are in the right place. Tonight your ears are joined by Barney, Cami and Alvin as we wade through an amazing collection of medical literature to bring you the best, most interesting and practice-changing information out there... In order: Respiratory RS - what O2 to use in COVID? AF - to s...
#40 JournalChat // Professor Beverley Hunt on Clearing COVID Clots and D-dimer Decisions
September 29, 2021 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBTrying to keep up with the medical literature but... As it’s change-over time, you are far more preoccupied with finding where the staff toilet is, the code for this, and where on earth you can buy coffee? Your ears are in the right place In Ep40 we get our favourite Haematology Professor, Beverley Hunt OBE, to discuss our last Round Up's key articles. Including: Do we REALLY believe the idea that we should give treatment dose anticoagulant to moderate Covid but a prophylactic dose to ...
#39 ClimateZone2: Prof Richard Smith on the Carbon Cost of Research and Healthcare
September 21, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBTrying to keep up with the medical literature but you are too busy considering whether not driving to work for the environment might mean you could ward round from home today? Your ears are in the right place. Today's interview is with the awesome Professor Richard Smith, author of Lancet article: A strategy to reduce the carbon footprint of clinical trials We cover: Love Island bodies Richard's career UK health Alliance and their work - their global editorial, A Call For Emergency Actio...
#38 Journal Round Up with Dr Dave McCreary// COVID updates + D-dimer madness + Smoking cessation + Maximising Commutes + Kiwis for constipation & more.
September 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBJournalSpotting is back from its summer break. Jon & Barney are joined by Dr. Dave McCreary all the way from Australia. Dave runs the RCEM podcast and joins JournalSpotting to bridge the chasm between A&E and medics and share some evidence-based pearls. We cover: Why COVID is still ***** How does the delta variant present and does my microchip work? Have we figured out how to anticoagulate in COVID-19? More evidence for age-adjusted D-dimers? Do you use D-Dimers in Pregnancy? Do we s...
#38 Journal Round Up with Dr David McCreary// COVID updates + D-dimer madness + Smoking cessation + Maximising Commutes + Kiwis for constipation & more.
September 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBJournalSpotting is back from its summer break. Jon & Barney are joined by Dr. Dave McCreary all the way from Australia. Dave runs the RCEM podcast and joins JournalSpotting to bridge the chasm between A&E and medics and share some evidence-based pearls. We cover: Why COVID is still ***** How does the delta variant present and does my microchip work? Have we figured out how to anticoagulate in COVID-19? More evidence for age-adjusted D-dimers? Do you use D-Dimers in Pregnancy? Do we s...
#37 ClimateZone1: Why Climate Change is a Health & Healthcare Crisis
August 24, 2021 18:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBWelcome to after the summer break! LJ, Katia, Barney, and Jon kick off a new series and get their teeth stuck into the link between climate change and health. In this introduction episode we bring you up to speed with what climate change what climate change actually is and why its a health problem. Topics discussed: What is climate change Why is climate change a health crisis? What is the role of healthcare professionals? What is the role of the health service (in particular the NHS)?...
#36 Journal Round Up with Dr Amie Burbridge// LP or not in SAH, Malaria vaccine, COVID updates, TB Tx duration, Sleep and depression, CT cancer risk, Anal Oxygen AND MORE!!
June 20, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBTrying to keep up with the medical literature but England have just scored a goal against an average team in Euro 2020 and you just can’t help singing 3 lions on a shirt over and over… Your ears are in the right place. In this bumper episode, Jon and Barney are joined by the RCP podcast superstar Dr Amie Burbridge as we digest the key practice changing articles from the last month or so. Listen to the end to change how you view ventilation, and bums, forever. To LP or not when suspect...
#36 Journal Round Up with Dr Amie Burbridge// LP or not in SAH, Malaria vaccine, COVID updates, TB Tx duration, Sleep and depression, CT cancer risk, Anal Oxygen AND MORE!!
June 20, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBTrying to keep up with the medical literature but England have just scored a goal against an average team in Euro 2020 and you just can’t help singing 3 lions on a shirt over and over… Your ears are in the right place. In this bumper episode, Jon and Barney are joined by the RCP podcast superstar Dr Amie Burbridge as we digest the key practice changing articles from the last month or so. Listen to the end to change how you view ventilation, and bums, forever. To LP or not when suspect...
#36 Journal Round Up with Dr Amie Burbridge// LP or not in SAH, Malaria vaccine, COVID updates, TB Tx duration, Sleep and depression, CT cancer risk AND MORE!!
June 20, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBTrying to keep up with the medical literature but England have just scored a goal against an average team in Euro 2020 and you just can’t help singing 3 lions on a shirt over and over… Your ears are in the right place. In this bumper episode, Jon and Barney are joined by the RCP podcast superstar Dr Amie Burbridge as we digest the key practice changing articles from the last month or so. Listen to the end to change how you view ventilation, and bums, forever. To LP or not when suspecti...
#35 JournalChat // HIV Updates with Dr. Tristan Barber
May 24, 2021 17:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBStruggling to keep up with all the recent developments in HIV? You're ears are in the right place: We chat with Dr. Tristan Barber, HIV consultant at the Royal Free Hospital, London. He helps us go through some exciting and important developments in HIV medicine including: - Back to the basics of HIV management - Two drug regimens - Injectable drugs - Chronic inflammation and chronic disease risk - Vaccines for HIV - Cure of HIV - HIV and COVID- any lessons to learn? A big thank you to ...
#34 Journal Round Up// Optimum BP aim, Mushrooms for Body and Mind, Sleep and Teeth for Dementia, Smoking, Coffe Genes, Burnout... and MORE!
May 12, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBTrying to keep up with the medical literature but apparently JournalSpotting HQ has a team of actual beavers who chew and digest all the articles then present them in a light-hearted podcast. So why bother? In #33 Dr Barney Hirons and Dr Jon Hudson cover the latest and greatest in medical literature. Including: - What BP is optimum based on the latest meta-analysis? - What to give for generalised epilepsy - Valporate or Keppra? - How Mushrooms really could reduce the risk of cancer ...
#32 Journal Round Up // Albumin and Terlipressin in Cirrhotics, Vaccine Clots, Antibiotic duration, Budesonide for COVID, delaying dialysis... and more!
April 20, 2021 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBFor full episode details and show notes, head to journalspotting.com Trying to keep up with the medical literature but the pubs are open, the sun is out and you have no idea how long it will last?! Your ears are in the right place This episode rounds up the best literature and articles from (around) March 2021. We cover: # When to use albumin & terlipressin in cirrhosis # Clots & COVID-19 Vaccines # High flow Oxygen in suspected ACS # Delaying dialysis in severe AKI # Contrast-induced nep...
#33 JournalChat: Cirrhosis, Albumin, & ATTIRE trial with Dr. Louise China
April 20, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBThe JournalSpotters chat to the fist author of the ATTIRE trial, a big RCT looking at albumin use in cirrhosis patients. Dr. Louise China is a senior clinical fellow at the Royal Free Hospital, London and has spent many years investigating the role of albumin in patients with liver cirrhosis. We chat to Louise about: An overview of decompensated cirrhosis When to use Albumin in patients with cirrhosis The design of the ATTIRE trial What can we learn from the ATTIRE trial Top tips for...
#31 JournalChat// Air Pollution & Health with Professor Frank Kelly
March 21, 2021 21:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBHave you been wondering how that busy congested main road you commute along every day is bad for your health and the health of your patients? We chat with Professor Frank Kelly world expert on the impact of air pollution on health. This conversation will help us better understand how these pollutants are a dangerous exposure for many diseases and what is being done about it. We discuss: What are the different kinds of pollutants in the air? How we established a causal link between air po...
#30 Journal Round Up February '21 // Semaglutide in obesity + death by O2 + Vasculitis saviour + fossil fuel mortality + predictable AF + chronic UTIs... and more!
March 14, 2021 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBFor full show notes and more check out journalspotting.com ----------- Trying to keep up with the medical literature but SQUIRREL!! .... You keep getting distracted? Your ears are in the right place. Happy International Women's Day! Check out our chosen inspirational women: Dr Marlies Ostermann Dr Elizabeth Blackwell Anna Jones Mothers everywhere! This month Jon and Barney are accompanied by Dr. Katia Florman and Dr. Camille Hirons as we cover a HUGE selection of impressive and pract...
#29 BTS Winter Conference 2021 Part 2. Air Pollution + Environment
February 21, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThis is part 2 of our BTS Winter 2021 special. The JournalSpotters packed their virtual backpacks and headed to the British Thoracic Society’s Winter Conference 2021. This a huge international conference, covering all things lung. We've brought together some of the best speakers along with some new JournalSpotters to bring you all the best update and pearls from the conference. In part 2 we cover: Air pollution and the havoc it is causing in the UK, in Africa and in the World. We discus...
#29 BTS Winter Conference Feb 2021 Part 2. Air Pollution + Environment
February 21, 2021 23:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThis is part 2 of our BTS Winter 2021 special. The JournalSpotters packed their virtual backpacks and headed to the British Thoracic Society’s Winter Conference 2021. This a huge international conference, covering all things lung. We've brought together some of the best speakers along with some new JournalSpotters to bring you all the best update and pearls from the conference. In part 2 we cover: Air pollution and the havoc it is causing in the UK, in Africa and in the World. We discus...
#29 BTS Winter Conference 2021 Part 1. COVID and other lung nuggets.
February 21, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBThe JournalSpotters packed their virtual backpacks and headed to the British Thoracic Society’s Winter Conference 2021. This a huge international conference, covering all things lung. We've brought together some of the best speakers along with some new JournalSpotters to bring you all the best update and pearls from the conference. In part 1 we cover: Discrimination in COVID times The cost of COVID to our healthcare services, D-dimers in COVID, Post TB lung disease, Why the circadian...