BMJ talk medicine

Dr Philip Smith(1) interviews Dr James Ashton(2) on the papers, "The importance of high quality ‘big data’ in the application of artificial intelligence in inflammatory bowel disease" and "Artificial intelligence and inflammatory bowel disease: practicalities and future prospects" published online in Frontline Gastroenterology in 2022. Read the articles in Frontline Gastroenterology here:

https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2022/11/17/flgastro-2022-102342

https://fg.bmj.com/content/13/4/325

(1) Social Media and Associate Editor of FG and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK.

(2) Paediatric Gastroenterology trainee at the Southampton Children’s Hospital, Southampton, UK, and Clinical Lecturer in Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine at the University of Southampton

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In this podcast, Dr Brooke Patterson hosts ACL injury and post-traumatic osteoarthritis leading experts Ass. Prof Jackie Whittaker and Dr Stephanie Filbay in part 1 of an ACL myth busting series. In today’s episode you will find out if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE….

● ACL reconstruction reduces the risk of osteoarthritis compared to non-surgical management

● Only patella tendon grafts get patellofemoral osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction

● Non-surgical management of an ACL injury increases the risk of future meniscal tears

● Meniscal lesions at the time of ACL injury/surgery increases the risk osteoarthritis after ACL injury

● Higher BMI increases the risk of osteoarthritis after ACL injury

● People can return to sport without having an ACL reconstruction for their ACL tear

● Increased laxity increases the risk of osteoarthritis after ACL injury/surgery

Whittaker et al 2022 OPTIKNEE consensus statement https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36379676

Whittaker et al 2022 OPTIKNEE review of risk factors http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2022/10/05/bjsports-2022-105496.abstract

OPTIKNEE website OPTIKNEE bit.ly https://bit.ly/OPTIKNEE

Dr. Amy Ross Russell(1) discusses a recently published review by Dr. Jeremy Rees(2) and Dr. Michael Kosmin(3) on the subject of radiation therapy on the brain, the history and motivation of its use, and its benefits and limitations.

Read this latest Editor’s Choice paper on the Practical Neurology website (https://pn.bmj.com/content/22/6/450) and the December print issue of the journal.

The paper is also discussed by Practical Neurology editors, Dr. Phil Smith and Dr. Geraint Fuller, in their latest podcast: https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/editors-highlights-of-the-december-2022-issue?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/pn-podcast

(1) Neurology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, UK

(2) Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK

(3) Clinical Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

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If you enjoy our podcast, please consider leaving us a review or a comment on the Practical Neurology Podcast iTunes page (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pn-podcast/id942932053).

The PN podcast is produced by Letícia Amorim and edited by Brian O'Toole.

Thank you for listening.

From Casualty, Holby City, and Cardiac Arrest to Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs and House, medical TV dramas are part of the fabric of growing up interested in a career in medicine. So today we’re discussing all things medical TV dramas and talking about whether these shows prepared us for medical school and life as a doctor!

Join us for this episode as we play some of our favourite clips from popular medical TV programmes and talk more about how our experiences as medical students and new doctors compare. We’ll be discussing the heartbreak, the friendships, the drama, and the romance, as well as unpicking just how realistic (or unrealistic) these shows really are.

Check us out on social media:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BMJStudent

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmj_student/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BMJStudent/

This podcast is produced and edited by Dom Byrne and Duncan Jarvies.

Dr Philip Smith, Digital and Education Editor of Gut, and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK, interviews Professor Massimo Rugge, Pathologist at Padova University, Italy, and Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, USA; and Ms Ludovica Bricca, a student at Padova University, and the youngest researcher involved in the study. They are interviewed on the paper 'Autoimmune gastritis: long-term natural history in naïve Helicobacter pylori-negative patients' published in paper copy in Gut in January 2023.

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In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Panagiota Mitropoulou from Southampton, UK. They discuss the idea of shared decision-making with patients and the benefits it can bring. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a podcast review at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/heart-podcast/id445358212?mt=2

Link to published papers:

Paper : https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/1/34

Editorial : https://heart.bmj.com/content/109/1/4

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez is joined by Dr. Lauren Prescott to discuss the impact of transfusions on outcomes in ovarian cancer. Dr. Prescott received her undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and went on study at the National Institutes of Health for two years. She then completed medical school at Georgetown University, residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She has been at Vanderbilt University since 2017. Dr. Prescott's research interests include measuring and evaluating surgical and oncologic outcomes and improving the quality of health care delivery through implementation of evidence-based medicine. Dr. Prescott leads the Vanderbilt Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program for patients undergoing gynecologic surgery.

Highlights:

- Perioperative blood transfusions in ovarian cancer is common with 53% of patients in our study having received a transfusion

- Blood transfusions were not associated with negative impact on progression-free survival or overall survival

- However, blood transfusions were associated with increased peri-operative morbidity without improvements in quality of life

We release episodes fortnightly. Bell's palsy is the most common unilateral facial palsy in adults. It is most prevalent in people between 15 and 45 years of age. And it can cause a range of complications - including ongoing facial weakness, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, exposure keratopathy, and ectropion. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right. In this BMJ Best Practice podcast, Kieran Walsh talks with Professor Matthew Miller about Bell's palsy. Matt is Assistant Professor Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Competing interests: none declared

As we gear up for the winter in the northern hemisphere, the need to stay warm and eat well is pressing - but in 2022, there are global pressures working against us.

Russia invaded Ukraine, and the subsequent restrictions on exports from both of those countries is being felt in terms of fuel costs - but also food costs. At the same time, this year has seen droughts and flooding which have affected global food production, as well as continuing restrictions around covid and economic activity.

All of these factors are working together to increase food insecurity.

Our Guests;

Sheryl Hendricks, professor of food security at the University of Pretoria

Renzo Guinto, chief planetary doctor at PH Lab

Tim Benton, director of the Environment and Society Programme at Chatham House.

In general practice, it can often feel like a lot is changing beyond our grasp. On top of this, the pandemic has left many healthcare professionals self-reflecting on their careers and lives, and trying to work out what they really want going forward.

This week, we speak to Claire Kaye about her role as a coach for doctors. Claire talks to us about the benefits of coaching, including helping to get rid of internal & external noise, shaping the mindset, and coping better with change. She also offers advice on the best ways to approach coaching in order to achieve a positive outcome.

Our guest:

Claire Kaye, formerly a GP, is an executive coach. She specialises in career development.

Instagram: @drclairekayecoaching

LinkedIn: @drclairekaye

Website: www.drclairekaye.com