BMJ Best Practice Podcast

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March 01, 2018 Typhus group rickettsiae: Recognise, report, refer
Christopher Paddock, Medical Officer and pathologist in the Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch in CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, gives a clinical guide to recognising and managing typhus group rickettsiae.
For more on typhus group rickettsiae, take a look at Best Practice: http://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1604
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
15 min
February 07, 2018 Tularaemia: Recognition and management with Dr Isaac Bogoch
A clinical guide to recognising and managing Tularaemia.
Dr Isaac Bogoch is a clinical researcher, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Canada.
To learn more about Tularaemia Infection, visit BMJ Learning https://goo.gl/7kRgeu
And BMJ Best Practice bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/916
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
17 min
February 06, 2018 Coxiella Burnetii Infection: your questions answered by Dr Matthieu Million
Dr. Matthieu Million is a Senior Lecturer and Hospital Practitioner at the Infectious Diseases Unit, Centre Expert du Microbiote Humain, in Marseille, France.
To learn more about Coxiella Burnetii Infection, visit BMJ Best Practice (http://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1139) and BMJ Learning (http://learning.bmj.com)
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
16 min
January 10, 2018 Hypertension - Everything You Need To Know About The New 2017 AHA/ACC Guidelines
Hypertension: everything you need to know about the new 2017 AHA/ACC guidelines
This podcast covers the implications of the new 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines for clinicians and their patients, including changes to the definition of hypertension, self monitoring, management and new recommendations in relation to existing guidelines.
Dr Jeffrey Brettler is a general internist who practices at the Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center and is the author of the BMJ Best Practice topic, Essential Hypertension. Dr Brettler is interviewed by Dr Alison Walker, a Clinical Editor for BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning.
To learn more about Hypertension, visit BMJ Best Practice (bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/26).
2017 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults (acc.org/guidelines#doctype=Guidelines)
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
17 min
January 09, 2018 Plague - a guide to diagnosing and managing Yersinia with Dr Amesh Adalja
Plague - a guide to diagnosing and managing Yersinia
Dr. Amesh Adalja is a Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security. He also serves on the City of Pittsburgh’s HIV Commission. He is board certified in internal medicine, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, and critical care medicine.
To learn more about Yersinia Infection, visit BMJ Best Practice (http://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1156).
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
12 min
December 21, 2017 Botulism: a guide to recognition, reporting and referral - with Dr Claudia Kraft
Botulism: a guide to recognition, reporting and referral - with Dr Claudia Kraft
Dr Claudia Kraft, MD, CCFP (EM), MSc, is an emergency physician, formerly a full-service family physician. She has practiced in the Canadian Arctic/subarctic for her entire medical career, first in Iqaluit, Nunavut and now in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (where she lives with her partner Steve, their son Henry, and their husky).
To learn more about Botulism, visit BMJ Best Practice (https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/810).
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
22 min
October 30, 2017 Ebola: medical guidance and lessons from West Africa with Dr Tom Fletcher
BMJ Clinical Director Dr Kieran Walsh speaks with Dr Tom Fletcher (http://www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/people/dr-tom-fletcher) about Ebola infection.
Dr Tom Fletcher is a Wellcome Trust/Ministry of Defence Research Training Fellow and an Infectious Diseases Speciality Registrar in Liverpool. He is a physician in the Defence Medical Services and his research is on investigating the pathogenesis of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever.
He is specifically interested in viral haemorrhagic fevers and, during a recent secondment with the World Health Organisation, was deployed to West Africa to help with the Ebola outbreak.
Here are links to studies and guidelines that were referred to.
Ebola: Technical guidance documents for medical staff from the World Health Organisation (WHO)- http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/protective-measures-staff/en/.
Implementing an Ebola Vaccine Study — Sierra Leone - https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/su/pdfs/su6503a14.pdf.
Phase 1 Trials of rVSV Ebola Vaccine in Africa and Europe - http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1502924.
To learn more about Ebola Virus Infection, visit BMJ Best Practice (http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/1210.html).
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
14 min
July 26, 2017 Hepatitis C: What have been our successes so far?
Following acute exposure to the hepatitis C virus, most people develop chronic infection that increases the risk for long-term hepatic complications. Current treatment with oral direct-acting agents aims to eradicate the virus.
Jawad Ahmad, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Liver Diseases at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, discusses hepatitis C infection with BMJ Knowledge Centre's U.S. Clinical Lead Sheila Feit, including future directions for a rapidly evolving field.
More information available at the BMJ Best Practice website:
http://bestpractice.bmj.com.
About BMJ Best Practice
BMJ Best Practice takes you quickly and accurately to the latest evidence based information, whenever and wherever you need it. Our step by step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention is updated daily using robust evidence based methodology and expert opinion.
We support you in implementing good practice.
Sign up to a free 7 day trial here*:
bestpractice.bmj.com/info/subscribe/free-trial/
The below topics will be made freely available for 2 weeks from World Hepatitis Day (28th July 2017):
Hepatitis C Step-by-step management:
http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/128/treatment/details.html
Treatment guidelines including American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and European Association for Study of the Liver (EASL)
http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/128/treatment/guidelines.html
Hepatitis C Clinical Update in The BMJ (free access until 10th August 2017)
http://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j2861
*Please note that free personal trials and personal subscriptions are not available in North America.
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
10 min
July 26, 2017 Hepatitis B: How to approach diagnosis and management of chronic infection
Most people with chronic hepatitis B infection are asymptomatic, but long-term complications may include cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, or liver failure.
Jawad Ahmad, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Liver Diseases at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, discusses hepatitis B virus infection with BMJ Knowledge Centre's U.S. Clinical Lead Sheila Feit, including how to approach diagnostic serologies and treatment to help reduce the risk of advanced liver disease.
More information available at the BMJ Best Practice website:
http://bestpractice.bmj.com.
About BMJ Best Practice
BMJ Best Practice takes you quickly and accurately to the latest evidence based information, whenever and wherever you need it. Our step by step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention is updated daily using robust evidence based methodology and expert opinion.
We support you in implementing good practice.
Sign up to a free 7 day trial here*:
bestpractice.bmj.com/info/subscribe/free-trial/
The below topics will be made freely available for 2 weeks from World Hepatitis Day (28th July 2017):
Hepatitis B Diagnostic investigations:
http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/127/diagnosis/tests.html
Hepatitis B Step-by-step management:
http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/127/treatment/details.html
Treatment guidelines including American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and European Association for Study of the Liver (EASL)
http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/127/treatment/guidelines.html
*Please note that free personal trials and personal subscriptions are not available in North America.
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
18 min
March 18, 2015 Trigeminal neuralgia - the evidence base for medical and surgical treatments
A BMJ Clinical Evidence systematic overview looks at the evidence for medical and surgical treatments of trigeminal neuralgia, and the uncertainties that exist due to gaps in the evidence. This has been summarised in The BMJ.
The authors of the overview and bmj.comsummary, Prof. Joanna Zakrzewska from the Facial Pain Unit at the Eastman Dental Hospital, London, and Mark Linskey, Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of California Irvine, discuss the evidence, the issues around it, and put this all into a clinical context.
Read the full systematic overview:
http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/x/systematic-review/1207/overview.html
Disclaimer:
The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions.
By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.
BMJ does not warrant the accuracy of the information contained in the podcast and to the fullest extent permitted by law, BMJ Publishing Group Limited is not responsible for any loss whatsoever resulting from the application of, or reliance upon, the information contained in this podcast.
27 min

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The BMJ Best Practice podcast publishes interviews with clinical experts, aimed at healthcare professionals and students with an interest in keeping up to date with the latest scientific developments, evidence-based medicine and guidelines.