BMJ's Coronavirus (COVID-19) playlist

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Bringing you a curated selection of podcasts relating to COVID-19 across The BMJ, our specialist journals and Best Practice.

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July 22, 2022 Can we use mathematics to reduce aortic stenosis waiting lists?
In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor, Dr James Rudd, is joined by Dr Ramesh Nadarajah from the University of Leeds. They discuss their recent paper on Covid-bloated waiting lists and whether modelling can help to improve the situation for patients with aortic stenosis. 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 paper: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e059309
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December 10, 2021 Covid and conflict In South Asia
In this second podcast focussing on the covid response in South Asia, we’re focussing on the intersection of conflict and covid in the region. The pandemic has highlighted the underlying weaknesses in many health systems - but could it also be used as a catalyst for change, and be a step towards easing tensions?
To discuss this, Kamran Abbasi, executive editor of The BMJ, is joined by Zulfiqar Bhutta, head of the Institute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University, and Arun Mitra senior vice president of Indian Doctors for Peace & Development.
To read more;
Conflict, extremism, resilience and peace in South Asia; can covid-19 provide a bridge for peace and rapprochement?
https://www.bmj.com/content/375/BMJ-2021-067384
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December 01, 2021 Helmet type, road safety, covid-19 lockdowns. An oromaxillofacial surgeon preventing injuries in KL
Professor Roszalina Ramli, Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon by training, who developed skills in biomechanics and epidemiology in order to solve what she saw as a major community problem. In this podcast, Dr Ramli tells Editor-in-Chief of Injury Prevention, Rod McClure, how she stepped from the operating theatre to research, and into public health policy.
Please subscribe to the Injury Prevention Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify.
If you enjoy our podcast, please consider leaving us a review and a 5-star rating on the Injury Prevention Podcast iTunes page (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/injury-prevention-podcast/id942473946). Thank you for listening!
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November 26, 2021 What are the risks from 'aerosol-generating procedures’ in the treatment of patients with COVID-19?
Do hospitalised COVID-19 patients receiving treatment with CPAP and HFNOT present a significant added risk of viral contamination to the surrounding environment used by healthcare workers?
And is there enough evidence to suggest or recommend levels of PPE that should be used for healthcare workers caring for patients on CPAP or HFNOT?
Two of the main questions this short podcast addresses. Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor Thorax BMJ, interviews Dr Chris Green, Consultant in Infectious Diseases & General (Internal) Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
Read the two related papers:
SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination from hospitalised patients with COVID-19 receiving aerosol-generating procedures - https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2021/11/01/thoraxjnl-2021-218035
Coughs and sneezes spread diseases: but do ‘aerosol generating’ procedures? - https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2021/11/10/thoraxjnl-2021-218133
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November 19, 2021 Covid-19 Vaccine in Children and Pregnancy with Dr. Sonja A. Rasmussen
In this episode of the JIM Podcast, Editor-In-Chief Richard McCallum speaks with Dr. Sonja A. Rasmussen on the COVID-19 vaccine in children and pregnancy. Dr. Rasmussen is currently a Tenured Professor at the University of Florida in the Department of Pediatrics with a Joint Appointment at the Department of Epidemiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
She has previously served as Deputy Director of Infectious Disease at the CDC, Acting Director of the Office of Health Preparedness and Response, Deputy Director of the Influenza Coordination Unit and Senior Scientist at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
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October 29, 2021 Diet quality and risk and severity of COVID-19: a prospective cohort study
Dr Philip Smith, Digital and Education Editor of Gut and Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, interviews Professor Andrew Chan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. This podcast is focused on the paper "Diet quality and risk and severity of COVID-19: a prospective cohort study", published in paper copy in Gut in November 2021. Link to the paper: https://gut.bmj.com/content/70/11/2096
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October 17, 2021 Covid in south Asia - India and Nepal
In this podcast series, Kamran Abbasi, executive editor of The BMJ will convene experts from South Asia to discuss how the pandemic has affected the region, how measures like lock-down and vaccination have been handled, and the impact of the pandemic on the social determinants of health.
In this first podcast, we're focussing on India and Nepal, and are joined by;
Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India.
Biraj Swain, who works in global development in Asia and East Africa, is a senior media critic
and Buddha Basnyat, director of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Nepal.
For more covid coverage
www.bmj.com/coronavirus
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October 06, 2021 Cigarettes and COVID-19: clearing the smoke
In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor of Thorax BMJ, talks to Dr Ash Clift Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford.
The evidence surrounding COVID-19 has been conflicting and inconsistent. This podcast discusses the findings of this observational and Mendelian randomisation study using the UK Biobank cohort. The author discusses the findings with regards to the potential causal effect of cigarette smoking on the severity of COVID-19 infection and what this means for both the public and clinicians.
Related article: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/thoraxjnl/early/2021/09/12/thoraxjnl-2021-217080
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September 29, 2021 Talk Evidence - testing for respiratory tract infections, cannabis for pain, & covid outcomes
This week our regular panelists, Helen Macdonald and Joe Ross, are joined by Juan Franco, editor in chief of BMJ Evidence Based Medicine - to take a primary care focussed look at what's been happening in the world of evidence.
On this week’s episode.
As kids go back to school, winter bugs surge and pressure mounts on health services we look at two trials which aimed to use reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in nursing homes and primary care
Juan brings us an update on prescribing medicinal cannabis for pain, based on a recent BMJ rapid recommendation article and linked systematic review and meta-analysis
And finally, in covid news, how likely are you to be admitted or die from covid after one or two SARS-CoV 2 vaccinations?
Reading list
Effect of C reactive protein point-of-care testing on antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections in nursing home residents - https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2198
Procalcitonin and lung ultrasonography point-of-care testing to determine antibiotic prescription in patients with lower respiratory tract infection in primary care - https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2132
Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain - https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2040
Risk prediction of covid-19 related death and hospital admission in adults after covid-19 vaccination - https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2244
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August 11, 2021 Medicine’s Disability Blind Spot: Vaccine Roll-out, Privilege, and Access
An outlook at how disabled lives have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and, in particular, by the current vaccine roll-out. Alice Wong, a disabled activist, and Alyssa Burgart, an anesthesiologist and ethicist at Stanford University, tell Medical Humanities' Editor-in-Chief, Brandy Schillace, how disabled lives have been overlooked in this crisis, as the very systems and designs of medicine cater to the able-bodied.
Read the transcript on the Medical Humanities blog (https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-humanities/2021/08/12/medicines-disability-blind-spot-privilege-access-and-the-continued-vaccine-roll-out).
You can subscribe to the Medical Humanities podcast on any of the main platforms to get the latest episodes. If you enjoy the show, please consider leaving us a review or a comment on the Medical Humanities Podcast iTunes page (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/medical-humanities-podcast/id961667204). Thank you.
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FAQs about BMJ's Coronavirus (COVID-19) playlist:

How many episodes does BMJ's Coronavirus (COVID-19) playlist have?

The podcast currently has 112 episodes available.