In this podcast, Dr. Clare Pain and Dr. Ruth Lanius draw from their expertise in the fields of trauma and conflict to discuss how this pandemic can affect mental health and those who suffered from childhood traumas. They also talk about how this pandemic compares to other public health disasters, conflict, war or unrest.Dr. Clare Pain is a psychiatrist and associate professor at the University of Toronto. She has done extensive work in the field of trauma, including with refugees. Dr. Ruth Lanius is a psychiatrist clinician-scientist at Western University in London, Ontario, who works in the field of trauma-related disorders. She has a particular interest in how trauma affects the brain and body physiology.The practice article they co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200736Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200736-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at:www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by the MD Market Watch Podcast.Want the latest information about current market events and developments? MD Financial Management fund and portfolio updates? And insights on where things are headed? Our expert contributors break it down and give you all the info that you’ll need.Listen to the MD Market Watch Podcast invested.mdm.ca/podcasts/market-watch or through your favourite podcast provider.-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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Dr. Scott Klarenbach shares the key messages out of a new clinical practice guideline on screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease.Dr. Klarenbach is a professor in the Department of Medicine, and Assistant Dean, Health Outcomes at the University of Alberta. He is currently Chair of the Alberta Expert Committee on Drug Evaluation and Therapeutics and member of the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care.The guideline is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190814Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-190814-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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Dr Stéphane Groulx explique les recommandations des lignes directrices sur le dépistage de l'adénocarcinome oesophagien chez les patients atteints de reflux gastro-œsophagien chronique.Dr Groulx est médecin de famille, a été membre du Groupe d’étude canadien sur les soins de santé préventifs pendant 4 ans et a contribué à de nombreuse lignes directrices. Il était le président du groupe de travail de la ligne de conduite.Le Groupe d’étude canadien sur les soins de santé préventifs vient de publier les nouvelles lignes directrices dans le Journal de l’association médicale canadienne.Lignes directrices : www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190814-fTranscription de la conversation: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-190814-f

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With immunotherapy, a cancer patient's immune system is mobilized to attack cancer cells. It's a promising cancer therapy, but it's not without risks and possible complications. In this podcast, Drs. Megan Himmel, Sam Saibil, and Alex Saltman discuss how immune checkpoint inhibitors work, what cancers they work best for, and what to keep in mind when considering this therapy.Dr. Megan Himmel has a PhD in experimental medicine with a focus on T-cell immunology and is currently a PGY4 rheumatology resident at the University of Toronto. Dr. Sam Saibil is a medical oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto and is a PhD scientist in T-cell activation at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. Dr. Alex Saltman is a rheumatologist and palliative care physician at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.The practice article they co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191231Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-191231-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at:https://www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by the MD Market Watch Podcast.Want the latest information about current market events and developments? MD Financial Management fund and portfolio updates? And insights on where things are headed? Our expert contributors break it down and give you all the info that you’ll need.Listen to the MD Market Watch Podcast https://invested.mdm.ca/podcasts/market-watch or through your favourite podcast provider.-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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In this podcast, Prof. Esyllt Jones discusses the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic, how it exposed social inequalities and racism, how it relates to our current COVID-19 global pandemic and how it's connected to the social unrest happening in the United States. Prof. Esyllt Jones is a professor of history at the University of Manitoba and part-time faculty member at the department of community health sciences, also at the University of Manitoba. She is also the author of the award-winning book Influenza 1918: Disease, Death and Struggle in Winnipeg. She wrote a Medicine & Society article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201074Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-201074-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill.This episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes medical billing easy, fast, and pain free. Spend your time on patient care, let us handle billing for you. Dr. Bill is now available for free. Visit www.dr-bill.ca and get started today.-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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Planned surgeries have virtually ground to a halt owing to service closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the backlog of elective and non-emergency surgeries is building and at some point, they will have to resume. The question is how?Dr. David Urbach argues that a combined team-based and single-entry approach could help address the problem. He says the pandemic might be an opportunity for transformation of surgical services in Canada.Dr. David Urbach is surgeon-in-chief and medical director of perioperative services at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, senior scientist at ICES and Women’s College Research Institute, and professor of surgery at the University of Toronto.He co-wrote a commentary with Dr. Danielle Martin on the topic.The commentary is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200791Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200791CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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Le Dr François Lamontagne explique les recommandations des lignes directrices sur le traitement de la COVID-19. Le guide de pratique est divisé en trois sections : les corticostéroïdes, le plasma de convalescents, et les médicaments antiviraux. Il est interviewé par le Dr Luc Lanthier. Le Dr François Lamontagne est spécialiste en médecine interne générale et en soins intensifs au CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS à Sherbrooke et professeur à la faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé de l'Université de Sherbrooke, et il est expert en recherche clinique aux soins intensifs. Il est aussi co-auteur du guide de pratique clinique sur le traitement de la COVID-19 publié dans le Journal de l'Association médicale canadienne.Dr Luc Lanthier est spécialiste en médecine interne générale au CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS à Sherbrooke et professeur à la faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé de l'Université de Sherbrooke. Il anime aussi BaladoCritique: https://www.usherbrooke.ca/baladocritique/ Lignes directrices : www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200648-fCe guide de pratique sera mis à jour ici (en anglais) : https://app.magicapp.org/app#/guideline/EK6W0n à mesure qu'il y aura des nouvelles données probantes.Transcription de la conversation: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200648-f

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Dr. Gordon Guyatt discusses available evidence for many of the treatments being trialed in patients with COVID-19. He and his co-authors developed a clinical practice guideline that systematically reviewed and critically appraised direct and indirect evidence.Dr. Guyatt is a specialist in internal medicine and clinical epidemiologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He is also an officer of the Order of Canada for his ground-breaking work in evidence-based medicine.The guideline article he co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200648This guideline will be updated at https://app.magicapp.org/app#/guideline/EK6W0n as new evidence becomes available.CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200648-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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Dr. Elissa Abrams talks about asthma and COVID-19: what asthma patients should keep in mind, how viruses interact with asthma, whether patients should be using a nebulizer, and how asthma exacerbations should be treated.Dr. Elissa Abrams is a pediatric allergist immunologist in Winnipeg, Manitoba.The practice article she co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200617Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200617CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill.This episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes medical billing easy, fast, and pain free. Spend your time on patient care, let us handle billing for you. Dr. Bill is now available for free. Visit www.dr-bill.ca and get started today.-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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Dr. Michael Slawnych discusses how to manage dyspnea, or breathlessness, at the end of life. He says all physicians should be prepared to manage dyspnea, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. He goes over details such as medications, swallowing difficulties and agitation.Dr. Michael Slawnych is a cardiologist and a palliative care physician at Libin Cardiovascular Institute in Calgary, Alberta.The practice article he wrote is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200488Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200488CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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