http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj The BMJ Podcast: The latest in medicine, brough to you by one of the world\'s leading medical journals. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:09:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en BMJ Publishing Group Ltd djarvies@bmj.com (www.BMJ.com) djarvies@bmj.com(www.BMJ.com) Health, medicine, science 1440 Medicine,health,interviews,bmj,debates,conference,roundtable,british,medical,journal The BMJ Podcast: The latest in medicine, brough to you by one of the world's leading medical journals With our regular podcast, we aim to provide you with up to date interviews and debate with opinion leaders in health and medicine, from our studio or from conferences. Listen in and let us have your comments at podcasts.bmj.com BMJ Group No no http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmjgroup/images/podcast-images/BMJ_144x144.jpg http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj 144 144 BMJ Publishing Group LtdMedicine,health,interviews,bmj,debates,conference,roundtable,british,medical,journalScience & Medicine/MedicineHealthwebmaster@bmj.comBMJ Group http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/NegyTN2ATR4/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/20/end-of-life/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:08:36 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/20/end-of-life/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/20/end-of-life/feed/ 24:48 In the UK, death is a subject we steer clear of. Talking with a patient about the end of their life is uncomfortable, but necessary. ... In the UK, death is a subject we steer clear of. Talking with a patient about the end of their life is uncomfortable, but necessary. A recent report from NCEPOD (the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death) called "Caring to the End" has highlighted why this conversation needs to improve. We hear from David Mason, one of the clinical coordinators for the report, about their findings. Also this week, when end of life care hits the headlines it is almost inevitably about assisted dying. We hear about times when doctors in Switzerland or the Netherlands help a patient to die, but what about when they refuse?nbsp; Roeline Pasman and Dick Williems join us to discuss their study into the ways in which patientsrsquo; ideas of unbearable suffering may differ from their doctorsrsquo; ideas. Birte Twisselmann takes us through this week's news. See also; Concept of unbearable suffering in context of ungranted requests for euthanasia. Deaths in Acute Hospitals: Caring to the End? NHS,,Public,health,,Quality www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/20/end-of-life/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/bmj-podcast-end-of-life.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/CJvq_gxTG5Y/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/13/monitoring-modernisation/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:44:30 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/13/monitoring-modernisation/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/13/monitoring-modernisation/feed/ 18:16 Home fetal heart monitors can help prospective parents bond with their babies, but do they offer false reassurance when things go wrong? In this week's ... Home fetal heart monitors can help prospective parents bond with their babies, but do they offer false reassurance when things go wrong? In this week's podcast Rebecca Coombes hears a cautionary tale from Abhijoy Chakladar, from Princess Royal Hospital in West Sussex. Also this week, the NHS Modernisation Agency has been tasked with improving care for patients. Andrew Hutchings, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, tells us about his analysis of how effective the agency's adult critical care initiative has been. David Payne takes us through this week's news. See also; Evaluation of modernisation of adult critical care services in England Dangers of listening to the fetal heart at home Uncategorized www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/13/monitoring-modernisation/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/bmj-podcast-monitoring-modernisation.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/GBtoIF2LATs/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/06/analysing-aspirin/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:13:59 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/06/analysing-aspirin/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/06/analysing-aspirin/feed/ 19:24 BMJ deputy editor Trish Groves interviews Ike Iheanacho, editor of Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, about its report on the use of aspirin as a primary ... BMJ deputy editor Trish Groves interviews Ike Iheanacho, editor of Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, about its report on the use of aspirin as a primary preventative. Kirsten Patrick, an associate editor at the BMJ, talks to Charis Eng from the Cleveland Clinic about the growth in commercially available genomic screening tests. And Sabreena Malik, clinical community editor of doc2doc, BMJ Group's clinical community site, takes us through this week's news. See also; Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease? A practical guide to interpretation and clinical application of personal genomic screening News,,Policy,,Quality,,Safety www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/11/06/analysing-aspirin/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/bmj-podcast-analysing-aspirin.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/adn7JEzfddU/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/30/tuberculosis-in-east-timor/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:45:14 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/30/tuberculosis-in-east-timor/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/30/tuberculosis-in-east-timor/feed/ 21:29 This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Paul Kelly about treating TB in East Timor, and to Kevin Deans about the link between deprivation and heart ... This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Paul Kelly about treating TB in East Timor, and to Kevin Deans about the link between deprivation and heart disease in Glasgow. Annabel Ferriman takes us through this week's news. See also; Differences in atherosclerosis according to area level socioeconomic deprivation Food incentives to improve completion of tuberculosis treatment: randomised controlled trial in Dili, Timor-Leste Developing,World,,Development,,Epidemiology www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/30/tuberculosis-in-east-timor/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/bmj-podcast-tuberculosis-in-east-timor.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/1RwcPxRhoVw/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/23/want-and-no-more-need-and-no-less/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:47:30 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/23/want-and-no-more-need-and-no-less/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/23/want-and-no-more-need-and-no-less/feed/ 18:17 Political attention has been focused on providing universal health cover, but this can't happen without curbing rising costs. In this week's podcast Duncan Jarvies talks ... Political attention has been focused on providing universal health cover, but this can't happen without curbing rising costs. In this week's podcast Duncan Jarvies talks to Albert Mulley, from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, about how practice variation is driving up the cost of health care. Zosia Kmietowicz takes us through the news. See also; Inconvenient truths about supplier induced demand and unwarranted variation in medical practice Policy,,Public,health,,Quality www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/23/want-and-no-more-need-and-no-less/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_23rd_October_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/QHrCAQPTal8/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/16/sids-and-ssris/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:17:13 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/16/sids-and-ssris/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/16/sids-and-ssris/feed/ 17:05 This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Peter Fleming about his latest findings into the risk factors for SIDS. He also finds out from Michael Moore ... This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Peter Fleming about his latest findings into the risk factors for SIDS. He also finds out from Michael Moore about what's causing the rise in antidepressant prescription in the UK. Birte Twisselmann takes us through the news. See also; Risk factors for SIDS Explaining the rise in antidepressant prescribing Education,,Epidemiology,,Mental,health,,Public,health www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/16/sids-and-ssris/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/bmj_podcast_16th_October_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/29fpW2x0tP8/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/09/tumour-markers-and-hpv-vaccination/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:40:56 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/09/tumour-markers-and-hpv-vaccination/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/09/tumour-markers-and-hpv-vaccination/feed/ 16:31 This week Kirsten Patrick talks to Cathie Sturgeon about the usefulness of tumour markers, Birte Twisselmann finds out from Jane Kim the cost effectiveness of ... This week Kirsten Patrick talks to Cathie Sturgeon about the usefulness of tumour markers, Birte Twisselmann finds out from Jane Kim the cost effectiveness of vaccinating boys against HPV, and Deborah Cohen takes us through this week's highlights. See also; Cost effectiveness analysis of including boys in a human papillomavirus vaccination programme in the United States Serum tumour markers: how to order and interpret them The cost of donated drugs Epidemiology,,NHS,,News www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/09/tumour-markers-and-hpv-vaccination/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_9th_October_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/UJZEyyyw_Ps/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/02/statins-kidney-disease-and-preventing-abuse/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:19:20 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/02/statins-kidney-disease-and-preventing-abuse/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/02/statins-kidney-disease-and-preventing-abuse/feed/ 18:02 This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Ben Reis, from Harvard Medical School, about using longitudinal histories to predict domestic abuse. Mabel Chew finds out from ... This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Ben Reis, from Harvard Medical School, about using longitudinal histories to predict domestic abuse. Mabel Chew finds out from Charlie Tomson about the evidence behind using statins in patients with kidney disease, and Annabel Ferriman takes us though the news. See also: Longitudinal histories as predictors of future diagnoses of domestic abuse: modelling study Should statins be prescribed for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease? Uncategorized www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/10/02/statins-kidney-disease-and-preventing-abuse/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_2nd_October_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/EKLGJ_8v8es/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/25/dignified-dying-and-physical-barriers/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:41:57 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/25/dignified-dying-and-physical-barriers/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/25/dignified-dying-and-physical-barriers/feed/ 20:01 This week Zosia Kmietowicz talks to Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, about the clarification on the law for assisted suicide. Deborah Cohen ... This week Zosia Kmietowicz talks to Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, about the clarification on the law for assisted suicide. Deborah Cohen finds out from NCAS (the National Clinical Assessment Service) about their recent report into the types of doctors most often referred to them, and Duncan Jarvies talks to Tom Jefferson about how effective physical barriers are at preventing the spread of respiratory viruses. See also: Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses Male doctors, doctors over 50, and doctors qualifying overseas are more likely to raise concerns about performance The Crown Prosecution Service Flu,,Pandemic,flu,,Policy,,Public,health,,Safety www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/25/dignified-dying-and-physical-barriers/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_25th_September_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/vWnqESqj_m4/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/11/new-problems-old-problems/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:03:15 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/11/new-problems-old-problems/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/11/new-problems-old-problems/feed/ 00:01:01 This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Vivienne Nathanson from the BMA and Gerard Hastings from Stirling University and the Open University about the BMA's plans ... This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Vivienne Nathanson from the BMA and Gerard Hastings from Stirling University and the Open University about the BMA's plans to take on alcohol advertising. Birte Twisselmann finds out from Ian Gregory about the UK's legacy of deprivation, and David Payne takes us through what's new online. See also: Under the influence - the damaging effect of alcohol marketing on young people doc2doc forum: Should alcohol advertising be banned? Comparisons between geographies of mortality and deprivation from the 1900s and 2001 NHS,,Policy,,Public,health www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/11/new-problems-old-problems/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_11th_September_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/a6pYTwptBBY/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/04/waiting-times-and-doctors-pay/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:30:29 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/04/waiting-times-and-doctors-pay/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/04/waiting-times-and-doctors-pay/feed/ 18:37 This week Trish Groves finds out from Zack Cooper and Julian Le Grand about "Equity, waiting times, and NHS reforms". Ed Davies, editor of Career ... This week Trish Groves finds out from Zack Cooper and Julian Le Grand about "Equity, waiting times, and NHS reforms". Ed Davies, editor of Career Focus, joins us to talk about doctors' earnings, and Birte Twisselmann takes us through the week's news. See also; Equity, waiting times, and NHS reforms What doctors earn NHS,,Policy www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/09/04/waiting-times-and-doctors-pay/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_4th_September_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/YSL4PGIXMNg/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/28/the-not-so-silent-killer/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:19:28 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/28/the-not-so-silent-killer/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/28/the-not-so-silent-killer/feed/ 17:06 Duncan Jarvies discovers from William Hamilton that ovarian cancer isn't actually a silent killer. Helen Macdonald learns from Peter Whorwell the difference a little fibre ... Duncan Jarvies discovers from William Hamilton that ovarian cancer isn't actually a silent killer. Helen Macdonald learns from Peter Whorwell the difference a little fibre can make, and Birte Twisselmann takes us through this week's news. See also; Soluble or insoluble fibre in irritable bowel syndrome in primary care? Risk of ovarian cancer in women with symptoms in primary care Uncategorized www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/28/the-not-so-silent-killer/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_28th_August_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/en7NpHdMhMA/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/28/student-bmj-transplant-tales/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:49:40 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/28/student-bmj-transplant-tales/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/28/student-bmj-transplant-tales/feed/ 21:42 In the first Student BMJ podcast, we're looking at organ donation - and talk to people involved in all levels of the process. Jessie Colquhoun ... In the first Student BMJ podcast, we're looking at organ donation - and talk to people involved in all levels of the process. Jessie Colquhoun talks to Jacqueline Monaghan and Annabel Ferriman about their experiences, and Duncan Young explains some of the background to the science. Uncategorized www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/28/student-bmj-transplant-tales/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/Student_BMJ_podcast_transplantation.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/pxebWOEaers/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/21/scanner-surprises/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:28:02 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/21/scanner-surprises/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/21/scanner-surprises/feed/ 13:12 Duncan Jarvies talks to Rustam Al-Shahi Salman about the problem of incidental findings in MRI scans. Chloe Veltman reviews new film Adam, about a young ... Duncan Jarvies talks to Rustam Al-Shahi Salman about the problem of incidental findings in MRI scans. Chloe Veltman reviews new film Adam, about a young man with Asperger's Syndrome. David Payne takes us through the news. See also; Incidental findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging: systematic review and meta-analysis After Rain Man Mental,health,,NHS,,News,,Quality www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/21/scanner-surprises/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_21st_August_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/o02iW_CRMdA/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/14/a-pandemic-of-pandemic-news/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:10:42 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/14/a-pandemic-of-pandemic-news/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/14/a-pandemic-of-pandemic-news/feed/ 16:02 David Payne talks to Carl Heneghan and Matthew Thompson, two of the authors of the paper on prescribing antivirals to children, about the media response ... David Payne talks to Carl Heneghan and Matthew Thompson, two of the authors of the paper on prescribing antivirals to children, about the media response to their research. Duncan Jarvies finds out from Marc Stone about some FDA research into the increased risk of suicide and suicidal behaviour in people taking antidepressants. Anne Gulland takes us through the news. See also; Neuraminidase inhibitors for treatment and prophylaxis of influenza in children Risk of suicidal behaviour with antidepressants strongly linked to age Flu,,Mental,health,,Pandemic,flu,,Policy,,Safety www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/14/a-pandemic-of-pandemic-news/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_14th_August_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/X1scCSbi_L8/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/07/infant-death-and-deprivation/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:20:28 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/07/infant-death-and-deprivation/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/07/infant-death-and-deprivation/feed/ 16:01 This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Dr Paramjit Gill about how social deprivation, ethnicity, and maternal age are factors in infant and perinatal death. Helen ... This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Dr Paramjit Gill about how social deprivation, ethnicity, and maternal age are factors in infant and perinatal death. Helen Morant talks about flu, and Birte Twisselmann takes us through this week's news. See also; What factors predict differences in infant and perinatal mortality in primary care trusts in England? http://pandemicflu.bmj.com/ Uncategorized www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/08/07/infant-death-and-deprivation/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_7th_August_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/fcdUpQXb6WE/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/31/sexual-healing/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:01:21 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/31/sexual-healing/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/31/sexual-healing/feed/ 22:55 In this week's podcast Duncan Jarvies talks to Helen Lee about a new rapid urine test for chlamydia. David Payne interviews Philip Castle and Peter ... In this week's podcast Duncan Jarvies talks to Helen Lee about a new rapid urine test for chlamydia. David Payne interviews Philip Castle and Peter Sasieni, lead authors of two papers about cervical screening according to age and HPV status. Editorial registrar Helen MacDonald and BMJ Careers editor Ed Davies take us through the week's news. See also; Effectiveness of cervical screening with age Performance evaluation of a new rapid urine test for chlamydia in men Short term persistence of human papillomavirus and risk of cervical precancer and cancer Uncategorized www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/31/sexual-healing/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_31st_July_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/Qa_eTAvn5xI/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/27/hpa-swine-flu-update-24th-july-2009/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:59:47 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/27/hpa-swine-flu-update-24th-july-2009/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/27/hpa-swine-flu-update-24th-july-2009/feed/ 16:55 The Health Protection Agency has a key role in the coordination of the UK's response to a pandemic, and continues to be the key point ... The Health Protection Agency has a key role in the coordination of the UK's response to a pandemic, and continues to be the key point of contact for surveillance. In this podcast Helen Morant, a clinical editor in BMJ Learning, and Prof. Anthony Kessel, director of Public Health Strategy at the HPA and programme director for pandemic influenza, talk about how they are doing that. See also; This podcast is also available as a learning module on the BMJ Learning site For all the latest information on swine flu, visit the BMJ's new pandemic flu site at http://pandemicflu.bmj.com Flu,,Pandemic,flu www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/27/hpa-swine-flu-update-24th-july-2009/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_HPA_swine_flu_24_July_09.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/F2NeDti0qcg/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/24/citation-whispers/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:05:08 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/24/citation-whispers/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/24/citation-whispers/feed/ 17:14 This week Helen MacDonald talks to Steven Greenberg about his research into citation whispers - how citation distortions create unfounded authority. Duncan Javies looks at ... This week Helen MacDonald talks to Steven Greenberg about his research into citation whispers - how citation distortions create unfounded authority. Duncan Javies looks at the how effective artemisinin based therapies are as a first line treatment for uncomplicated malaria, and Deborah Cohen takes us through this week's news. See also; How citation distortions create unfounded authority: analysis of a citation network Oral quinine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria Effectiveness of quinine versus artemether-lumefantrine for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Ugandan children What do you think of the BMJ podcasts? Complete our survey and you'll be entered into a prize draw to win pound;100 of Amazon vouchers. Developing,World,,Development,,Epidemiology,,Public,health www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/24/citation-whispers/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_24th_July_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/4ns4spSxUeU/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/17/the-severity-of-swine-flu/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:55:27 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/17/the-severity-of-swine-flu/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/17/the-severity-of-swine-flu/feed/ 14:55 This week Tini Garske from Imperial College London tells Helen Morant about how researchers can calculate the severity of swine flu. Daniel Munday talks to ... This week Tini Garske from Imperial College London tells Helen Morant about how researchers can calculate the severity of swine flu. Daniel Munday talks to Duncan Jarvies about how important place of death is to patients at the end of their life and Annabel Ferriman takes us through the news. See also: Assessing the severity of the novel influenza A(H1N1) pandemic Exploring preferences for place of death with terminally ill patients What do you think of the BMJ podcasts? Complete our survey and you'll be entered into a prize draw to win pound;100 of Amazon vouchers. Pandemic,flu www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/17/the-severity-of-swine-flu/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_17th_July_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/8XcJ-pujOnM/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/10/doctors-on-the-fringe/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:10:25 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/10/doctors-on-the-fringe/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/10/doctors-on-the-fringe/feed/ 19:29 It's the time of year when professional comics and student drama groups start worrying about their Edinburgh Festival act. Doctors have long been stalwarts of ... It's the time of year when professional comics and student drama groups start worrying about their Edinburgh Festival act. Doctors have long been stalwarts of the circuit, and this week we caught rising stars the medico-comedy duo Amateur Transplantsnbsp;between rehearsals to ask them about balancing comedy and medicine. Rebecca Coombes chats to veteran of the stage Phil Hammond about his career. Also, Tom Nolan joins us to talk about the latest on swine flu, and Annabel Ferriman takes us through this week's news. See also; www.amateurtransplants.com Tom Nolan's swine flu blog Joe Collier - In defence of arrogance News www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/07/10/doctors-on-the-fringe/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_10th_July_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/rI1HUZbB3as/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/26/rethinking-drugs/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:49:05 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/26/rethinking-drugs/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/26/rethinking-drugs/feed/ 16:58 Is it time to look again at how psychiatric drugs work? Psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff thinks that if doctors change their view of the action of ... Is it time to look again at how psychiatric drugs work? Psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff thinks that if doctors change their view of the action of these drugs they may change their prescribing habits. She talks to Tessa Richards about her theory. In the UK, the controversy over the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is finally waning; but in the US it is intensifying. Rebecca Coombes talks to Paul Offit - one of the country's most vocal vaccine cheerleaders - about his new book, Autism's False Prophets, and some of the public reaction to it. Birte Twisselmann takes us through the news. See also Tom Nolan chooses his own swine flu adventure How do psychiatric drugs work? Vaccine disputes Epidemiology,,News,,Public,health www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/26/rethinking-drugs/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_26th_June_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/_76GAG7zfWw/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/23/swine-flu-update-interview-with-the-hpa/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:49:09 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/23/swine-flu-update-interview-with-the-hpa/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/23/swine-flu-update-interview-with-the-hpa/feed/ 17:03 Helen Morant asks Anthony Kessel, director of public health strategy at the Health Protection Agency, about the role of the HPA in managing pandemic influenza. ... Helen Morant asks Anthony Kessel, director of public health strategy at the Health Protection Agency, about the role of the HPA in managing pandemic influenza. This podcast is an update on "Swine flu - an update" and discusses the move from containment to mitigation. This podcast is also available as a BMJ Learning module nbsp;As the status of the pandemic, and the official guidance for health professionals, is subject to change, UK GPs should refer directly to the HPA website (HPA .org.uk) for the most up to date information. See also; This podcast is also available as a BMJ learning module More of the BMJrsquo;s swine lsquo;flu coverage Pandemic,flu www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/23/swine-flu-update-interview-with-the-hpa/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_swine_flu_special_HPA_update.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/er8oO9fwYvg/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/19/inequalities-in-mens-health/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:16:50 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/19/inequalities-in-mens-health/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/19/inequalities-in-mens-health/feed/ 16:41 Why are men more unhealthy than women? To mark Men's Health Week in the UK, Deborah Cohen finds out from Ian Banks, president of the ... Why are men more unhealthy than women? To mark Men's Health Week in the UK, Deborah Cohen finds out from Ian Banks, president of the Men's Health Forum, if the problem lies with men or with their doctors. Tony Delamothe talk to Adam Alinbsp;about how perceptions of healthcare provisionnbsp;differ between the US and the UK, and the tension between choice and equality. Emily Pull takes us through this week's news. See also; US healthcare reform; Choice and equality in health Men need primary care at work, debate hears NHS,,News,,Policy,,Public,health www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/19/inequalities-in-mens-health/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_19th_June_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/uGozI3QVq8c/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/12/tym-test-and-kidney-injury/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:01:43 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/12/tym-test-and-kidney-injury/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/12/tym-test-and-kidney-injury/feed/ 16:58 Helen MacDonald finds out about acute kidney injury from Jim Stewart, principle author of a new National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) ... Helen MacDonald finds out about acute kidney injury from Jim Stewart, principle author of a new National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) report.nbsp;Following the publication of a cross sectional study, Duncan Jarvies finds out from lead author Jeremy Brown about a new memory test for Alzheimer's disease. Emily Pull and Tom Nolan take us through the news and the latest on Doc2Doc, BMJ Group's new professional networking site for doctors. See also; Acute Kidney Injury: Adding insult to injury Self administered cognitive screening test (TYM) for detection of Alzheimerrsquo;s disease doc2doc.bmj.com Uncategorized www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/12/tym-test-and-kidney-injury/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_12th_June_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/yT2Nc8x-vFg/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/05/safety-in-the-summer/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:22:43 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/05/safety-in-the-summer/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/05/safety-in-the-summer/feed/ 16:22 Nigel Hawkes tells Helen MacDonald about a conference on the role of junior doctors in patient safety, Duncan Jarvies talks to Jan Jansen about what ... Nigel Hawkes tells Helen MacDonald about a conference on the role of junior doctors in patient safety, Duncan Jarvies talks to Jan Jansen about what military medicine can teach the NHS about trauma surgery, and we find how to play safely on trampolines. Birte Twisselmann takes us through the news. See also; Damage control resuscitation for patients with major trauma Trampoline injuries Education,,NHS,,News,,Quality,,Safety www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/06/05/safety-in-the-summer/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_5th_June_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/XdeErgF9I28/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/29/whistle-down-the-archive/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 16:42:43 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/29/whistle-down-the-archive/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/29/whistle-down-the-archive/feed/ 16:34 In the wake of nurse Margaret Haywoodnbsp;being struck off the UK nursing register; Rebecca Coombes talks to lawyers Peter Gooderham from Cardiff University, and Chris ... In the wake of nurse Margaret Haywoodnbsp;being struck off the UK nursing register; Rebecca Coombes talks to lawyers Peter Gooderham from Cardiff University, and Chris Cox from the Royal College of Nursing, about the legal implications of whistleblowing. David Payne talks to Tony Delamothe about the BMJrsquo;s online archive, which is now searchable back to 1840 ndash; and his involvement in a series of films highlighting some of the stories hidden within it. Duncan Jarvies looks at this weekrsquo;s news. Seenbsp;also; Changing the face of whistleblowing The BMJ's online video archive Law,,NHS,,News,,Policy,,Video www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/29/whistle-down-the-archive/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_29th_May_2009.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/uqapFMWj0kU/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/26/swine-flu-planning/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 16:37:51 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/26/swine-flu-planning/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/26/swine-flu-planning/feed/ 15:51 In this podcast we look at planning for a pandemic (this is particularly applicable for GPs in the UK). Helen Morant talks to Maureen Baker, ... In this podcast we look at planning for a pandemic (this is particularly applicable for GPs in the UK). Helen Morant talks to Maureen Baker, honorary secretary of the Royal College of General Practitioners, and Kate Adams, a GP in East London, about what's been done to help the country prepare for a 'flu outbreak. This podcast is also available as a BMJ learning module More of the BMJ's swine 'flu coverage Pandemic,flu www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/26/swine-flu-planning/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/bmj_podcast_swine_flu_special_planning.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/gmXpb4I8oaY/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/22/libel-science-and-the-polypill/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 15:35:18 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/22/libel-science-and-the-polypill/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/22/libel-science-and-the-polypill/feed/ 17:55 Duncan Jarvies speaks to Professor Malcolm Law about the importance of lowering blood pressure in everyone old enough to be at risk of a heart ... Duncan Jarvies speaks to Professor Malcolm Law about the importance of lowering blood pressure in everyone old enough to be at risk of a heart attack or stroke, regardless of their blood pressure. Deborah Cohen talks to Simon Singh about the libel action against him, and what it means for science journalism. And Annabel Ferriman takes us through the week's news. Epidemiology,,Law,,News www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/22/libel-science-and-the-polypill/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/bmj-podcast-23-May.mp3 http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/podcasts/~3/Yk3cwb12ySc/ http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/15/evidence-for-evidence-against/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 17:08:41 +0000 webmaster@bmj.com (BMJ Group) http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/15/evidence-for-evidence-against/ ]]> http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/15/evidence-for-evidence-against/feed/ 17:33 This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Raluca Ionescu-Ittu, from McGill University, about folic acid fortification. Deborah Cohen finds out from Professor Edzard Ernst about the ... This week Duncan Jarvies talks to Raluca Ionescu-Ittu, from McGill University, about folic acid fortification. Deborah Cohen finds out from Professor Edzard Ernst about the first homeopathic treatment to be licensed by the UK's medicines regulatory agency the MHRA. Birte Twisselmann takes us through the news. See also: Prevalence of severe congenital heart disease after folic acid fortification of grain products Folic acid fortification and congenital heart disease Virtual reality surgery Developing,World,,Epidemiology,,NHS,,Policy,,Public,health www.BMJ.com no No http://podcasts.bmj.com/bmj/2009/05/15/evidence-for-evidence-against/http://podcasts.bmj.com/themes/bmj/mp3/BMJ_podcast_15th_May_2009_mixdown.mp3 BMJ GroupnonadultThe BMJ Podcast: The latest in medicine, brough to you by one of the world's leading medical journals