Latest Colorectal Podcast Episodes
Episode 1 - And So It Begins
Rerouted - February 24, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutesOn the first episode of the Rerouted podcast, Mandy shares the condensed version of her story and the impetus for starting a show about life after colon cancer. She shares the process she went through leading up to her surgery in February 2018 and why she is so passionate about removing the stig...
Rerouted Trailer
Rerouted - February 24, 2020 15:00 - 1 minuteA brief introduction to the new podcast Rerouted with Mandy Bates. A show about life after colon cancer.
Episode 2- Lori Davenport Interview
Rerouted - February 24, 2020 15:00 - 1 hourOn today's episode, Mandy talks with her niece, Lori Davenport, and asks what it was like to be a confidante and communication contact for the family during treatment. Their conversation includes thoughts on the origin of Mandy's colon cancer and why she chose the treatment options she did. They...
Diagnosis
Crazy Little Thing Called Cancer - January 30, 2020 20:00 - 45 minutesIn this episode we cover diagnosis- -questions to ask -how we were diagnosed -second opinions -advocating for yourself -resources after diagnosis -clinical trials -misdiagnosis If you are newly diagnosed, or think you may have been misdiagnosed- this is for you!
Meet the Hosts!
Crazy Little Thing Called Cancer - January 22, 2020 20:00 - 26 minutesOur first episode is a look into your hosts- Sarah and Tara. We give you a brief introduction for each of us and talk about our cancer diagnosis.
Status Change Missed, Consultation Flawed, and the Patient Loses Baby
MedMal Insider - December 23, 2019 10:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this case, communication between the primary provider and a phone consultant needed more clarity. And changes in the patient's status needed a stronger response, if a tragic outcome had any chance of being averted.
Radiology Didn't Know Risk Status Before Patient Fall, Head Injury
MedMal Insider - May 21, 2019 19:04 ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsRadiology Fall Risk
Radiology Didn’t Know Risk Status Before Patient Fall, Head Injury
MedMal Insider - May 16, 2019 09:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this closed Harvard malpractice case, a patient fell during a radiology study because her risk status wasn't communicated from the unit effectively. It was not a typical fall—on the way to the bathroom alone. Hospitalist Adam Schaffer, MD, MPH, analyzes what went wrong and suggests some effec...
Fatal Misplaced Tube Casts Light on Supervision, Competence Assessment
MedMal Insider - April 08, 2019 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn this case, a 75-year-old female was admitted to the ICU with respiratory failure. A misplaced feeding tube led to her death. ICU intensivist Dr. Laura Myers discusses lessons from this case about supervision and assessing a provider's competence with a new procedure.
Treatment options for haemorrhoids with Professor Steve Brown
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - March 03, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutesProfessor Steve Brown, Chief Investigator of the HubBLe trial, talks about treatment choices for patients with haemorrhoids and the evidence behind those choices. This podcast links to the Techniques in Coloproctology article here https://bit.ly/2Uh7Fed
Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - November 14, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutesIn this podcast Giuseppe Gagliardi, Co-Editor-in Chief of Techniques in Coloproctology, interviews Nicola Fernhead and Jacopo Martellucci on the definition and treatment of low anterior resection syndrome. 2 patients with the syndrome are also interviewed. In this conversation patients a...
Doctors Lose Their Own Malpractice Case
MedMal Insider - August 14, 2018 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe defendant’s role in a successful defense against a claim of malpractice is critical, but it isn’t easy. Clinician have to be able to follow advice from lawyers, cope with their own emotions, which often include anger or fear, and project competence and likability to potential jurors. These th...
Over the scope clip (OTSC) for anal fistula: Update with Ruediger Prosst
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - July 23, 2018 00:00 - 6 minutesTechniques in Coloproctology talks to Ruediger Prosst, pioneer of the over the scope clip (OTSC) treatment for anal fistula. Learn about which type of fistula to treat with OTSC, technical tips, outcomes and a look to the future for this promising sphincter-sparing technique Recorded at ...
Laser treatment of anal fistula, with Arne Wilhelm
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - July 22, 2018 00:00 - 6 minutesTechniques in Coloproctology talks to Arne Wilhelm, pioneer of laser treatment for anal fistula (FiLaC) about the latest developments in this interesting approach, including the amount of energy to use, what to do with the internal opening and future combinations with other new technique...
Stem cell treatment of anal fistula: masterclass with Damián Garcia-Olmo
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - July 22, 2018 00:00 - 15 minutesTechniques in Coloproctology talks to Damián Garcia-Olmo, pioneer of stem cell treatment for anal fistula, about the latest developments in this cutting-edge treatment. Professor Garcia-Olmo discusses how the stem cell treatment works, its different indications and successes in Crohn's d...
Treatment of anal fistula: Masterclass overview with Phil Tozer
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - July 21, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutesRecorded at the International Conference of Anal Fistula Treatment in Rome 2018, Techniques in Coloproctology interview Phil Tozer, a consultant at the world famous St Mark's Hospital, UK about current treatments for anal fistula. Phil takes us through why not to place a seton in the acu...
Part I: Harvard Joins IHI to Cut Referral Mistakes
MedMal Insider - April 16, 2018 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsIn any complex medical system, malpractice cases can arise from failures in the referral process. Typically these are situations in ambulatory care where the doctor recommends that a patient see a specialist, but it either doesn't happen or nobody acts on the result. A new tool from The Institute...
Sphincter Sparing surgery for fistula in ano with Dr Herand Abcarian - part 1
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - March 12, 2018 00:00 - 26 minutes - VideoOne of the doyens of colorectal surgery, Dr Abcarian discusses developments in sphincter-sparing surgery for anal fistula. Permacol paste and FiLaC (fistula tract laser closure) are reviewed in part 1 of the podcast. Papers discussed in the podcast can be found at http://bit.ly/2FK0LKG...
Sphincter Sparing surgery for fistula in ano with Dr Herand Abcarian - part 2
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - March 12, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutesEssential listening for trainees and experienced colorectal surgeons. Dr Herand Abcarian, Professor of Colorectal Surgery at the Universty of Illinois, USA, and leader in fistula surgery gives a "how I do it" lesson on sphincter saving surgery for fistula, as well as choosing the novel O...
Poor Communication of Doctor's Orders Leads to Preventable Death
MedMal Insider - January 03, 2018 09:15 ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsFailure to supervise and confirm orders led to a preventable death and a search for system-level changes to how NPOs are communicated.
Poor Communication of Doctor’s Orders Leads to Preventable Death
MedMal Insider - December 22, 2017 10:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWhen a speech and swallowing evaluation showed the patient to be at risk for aspiration, the resident documented a plan that the patient be given nothing by mouth. But the NPO order was not entered into the system, a technician attempted to feed him, and he aspirated. This was not communicated to...
ED Stuck on Wrong Diagnosis, Blamed the Patient?
MedMal Insider - November 21, 2017 15:15 ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsWhen a patient returns over and over again with the same symptom complex, the providers really need to start to think, "am I missing something?"
ED, Stuck on Wrong Diagnosis, Blamed the Patient
MedMal Insider - November 20, 2017 10:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsA 26-year-old male presented to the emergency department with burning chest pain. After two more visits within four days for the same complaint, he died at home from acute coronary thrombosis. Did the clinicians' frustration with the course of his condition lead them to blame the patient rather t...
Anal Fissure - the evidence
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - September 16, 2017 00:00 - 27 minutesRick Nelson tells Jon Lund about his latest meta analysis of evidence in the treatment of anal fissure. There are some surprises that will challenge what you think you know about efficacy of topical treatments, anal stretch, and the much lower than previously thought incidence of impairm...
NP Misses Fatal Illness on Phone with Patient's Dad
MedMal Insider - September 12, 2017 15:15 ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsFixated on flu symptoms, the nurse missed available information that indicated the patient should have been brought to urgent care to prevent an unnecessary tragedy.
NP Misses Fatal Illness on Phone with Patient’s Dad
MedMal Insider - September 11, 2017 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsA father called his son's pediatrician's office on a winter week-end night and told the nurse practitioner that his nine-year-old had not felt well for three days. The nurse fixated on flu symptoms and told the father to push ginger ale. When the father checked on the boy 12 hours after the call,...
For This Patient, Opioids for Pain Resulted in Suicide, Court Settlement
MedMal Insider - August 01, 2017 09:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe patient had a history of suicidality when her psychiatrist referred her to a sleep specialist. Three weeks after the second doctor increased her oxycodone dose to treat restless leg syndrome, the patient used the drug to kill herself.
Hartmann's or Lavage for Perforated Diverticular Disease?
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - April 14, 2017 00:00 - 17 minutesFor decades the only real option for perforated diverticular disease was a Hartmann's procedure, but there has been a lot of interest in the less invasive and stoma saving laparoscopic lavage and drainage procedure as an alternative. But is it effective? In this podcast linked to a meta ...
Sphincter sparing surgery for fistula in ano: use of a novel clipping device
Techniques in Coloproctology's Podcast - March 12, 2017 00:00 - 28 minutesDr Ruediger Prosst, Director of The Proctological Institute in Stuttgart, Germany, tells Jon Lund about his experience in treating the often challenging problem of high and complex anal fistula using a novel, sphincter sparing clipping device. This podcast links to Tech Coloproctol (2016...
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