Dr Roger Smyth, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, talks about the mental health aspects of alcohol misuse, management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and the process of liver transplantation assessment.

Dr Alastair MacGilchrist talks about alcohol-related liver disease and alcohol dependence. He discusses how to prevent, assess and treat patients with this disease and talks about public health initiatives on this area of medicine.

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP): https://shaap.org.uk

Dr Jack Andrews gives an overview of the recent updates in the assessment and management of patients with acute coronary syndrome. We discuss immediate management and long term risk stratification of patients with myocardial infarction.

Dr Jack Andrews is a senior cardiology registrar specialising in interventional cardiology, currently working at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Dr Vicky Tallentire discusses her career in medical education and explains how medical trainees can get involved in simulation training and research. She reflects on her time as an education fellow, an education coordinator at the Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors (SCSChf) and her other roles.

Dr Tallentire is a Consultant in Acute Medicine, an Associate Postgraduate Dean and a simulation enthusiast and facilitator at SCSChf. She is a passionate believer in being able to admit, understand and learn from mistakes in all aspects of life.

Resources:

https://www.asme.org.uk

https://scschf.org/courses/

https://www.scotlanddeanery.nhs.scot/trainee-information/internal-medicine-training-imt-simulation-programme/

https://www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine/postgraduate/clinical-education

Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Prof Najib Rahman about the assessment and management of patient's presenting with pleural effusion.

Professor Rahman runs the Oxford Pleural Unit and Directs the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit. He is co-chair of the BTS Pleural Guidelines 2021, Chair of the BTS Pleural Intervention Committee, and Chair of multiple ERS guidelines on pleural disease.

British Thoracic Society - Guidelines

https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/

American Thoracic Society - Guidelines

https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201809-620CME

My Pleural Effusion

https://mypleuraleffusionjourney.com/

Training Standards for Thoracic Ultrasound

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000552

RAPID Score for Pleural Infection

https://www.mdcalc.com/rapid-score-pleural-infectionl

Dr Jonathan Bardgett talks to Dr Ingrid Hoeritzauer about functional neurological disorders, how to diagnose them and discuss the positive features necessary to make a diagnosis with patients and their families.

Resources:

Recognising and explaining functional neurological disorder

https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3745/infographic

https://www.neurosymptoms.org

https://twitter.com/FndPortal

Dr Rachel Sutherland interviews Prof Mark Strachan about how to approach the hyperglycaemic patient who presents in the acute receiving unit.

Professor Mark Strachan is a Consultant Physician in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Acute Medicine at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh and Honorary Professor of the University of Edinburgh.

Dr Sutherland is a Consultant in Stroke and General Medicine in the South East of Scotland. She has an interest in integrated, real time analytics and spent some time outside of medicine working as a medical informaticist. She is a passionate advocate for Flexible working and training for doctors.

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Dr Rachel Sutherland talks to Prof Mark Strachan about C-Peptide, and how it can be used to help identify the underlying cause of diabetes.

Professor Mark Strachan is a Consultant Physician in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Acute Medicine at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh and Honorary Professor of the University of Edinburgh.

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Dr Claire Gordon talks about 'Leadership and management in the Acute Medical Unit' with Dr Jonathan Bardgett. Dr Gordon is an Acute Medical Consultant working South East Scotland. She shares her experience of leadership and management during the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses working with Acute Internal Medicine.

Recording date: 15 February 2021

Dr Xan Hughes (pronouns they/them) talks to Dr David Ryan (pronouns he/him) about being an openly transgender doctor working in the NHS. The topics covered include an introduction to some common terminology relevant to talking about trans healthcare and about how easy changes to practices can help both trans colleagues and patients have a better experience.

Dr Xan Hughes, is a Foundation Year Two (FY2) doctor working at a large London teaching hospital. Their research interests include barriers to healthcare and widening access especially to preventative care.

Recording date: 14 February 2021