The new Canadian guideline presents evidence-based recommendations for prescribing of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain, including maximum dose recommendations, avoiding opioids in high risk populations, and guidance for tapering patients receiving high doses.Dr. Jason Busse, Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at McMaster University and researcher with the Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, co-authored the guideline. In this podcast, he speaks with Dr. Diane Kelsall, interim editor-in-chief, CMAJ, and explains the recommendations.Full guideline (open access): www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170363Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-170363Subscribe 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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The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has reviewed the latest literature evidence and published a guideline in the CMAJ on screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in adults. Dr. Roland Grad, task force member, practicing family physician and associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University, explains the task force’s recommendations on screening for HCV.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161521Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-161521Subscribe 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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Interview with Dr. Natasha Saunders, general paediatrician and associate scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children and health services researcher at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), in Toronto.In their research article, Dr. Saunders and her co-authors wanted to verify the immigrant paradox, which states that even though immigrants may be more socially disadvantaged, they tend to have better health outcomes than nonimmigrants.Dr. Saunders and her co-authors discovered very high rates of firearm injuries among children and youth in Ontario. She explains their research findings in this podcast.Full research article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.160850To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected] 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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Barbara Sibbald, news and humanities editor for CMAJ, reads the Humanities Encounters article "Rendez-vous." The article is written by Diana Kim, a medical student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC.In the article, Diana tells the story of her father’s death. She finds that a final goodbye takes years and several patients.The story won an honourable mention from the 2016 Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians for their Annual Undergraduate Narrative Award for Pallative Medicine.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161238-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. https://shop.cma.ca/products/encounters-----------------------------------To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected] 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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Interview with Dr. Jacob Udell, cardiologist at Women’s College Hospital and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at Toronto General Hospital, clinician-scientist at the Women’s College Research Institute and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.Dr. Udell and his co-authors published a research study in CMAJ in which they investigated whether unsuccessful fertility therapy in women is associated with subsequent adverse cardiovascular events. He explains their findings in this podcast.Full research article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.160744To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected] 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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Jay Rankin, news intern for CMAJ, reads the Humanities Encounters article "Time and space." The article is written by Michael Lang, doctoral student at the University of Calgary and consultant in engagement and patient experience with Alberta Health Services in Calgary, Alberta.In the article, Mr. Lang recounts the time he encouraged his friend Julie, a medical resident, to share her experience as a cancer survivor with a group of colleagues. The story is true.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161099-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. https://shop.cma.ca/products/encounters-----------------------------------To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected] 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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Interview with Dr. Andrea Boggild, clinical director in the Tropical Disease Unit at the Toronto General Hospital, and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. In this podcast Dr. Boggild gives practical advice about preventing and diagnosing Zika virus in Canada. She also shares the findings of the research article she co-authored that analyzed data coming from Canadian Travel Medicine Network sites, or CanTravNet, in Canada.Full research article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161241Websites mentioned in the podcast:Public Health Agency of Canada CATMAT recommendations: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/catmat-ccmtmv/index-eng.phpGovernment of Canada travel information: https://travel.gc.ca To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected] 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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Interview with Dr. Brett Thombs, professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University and senior investigator of the Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. He is also chair-elect of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and chair of the tobacco guideline working group. In their guideline published in the CMAJ, Dr. Thombs and the Task Force reviewed the evidence supporting behavioural interventions for prevention and treatment of smoking in children and youth. He explains their findings in this podcast.Full guideline article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161242Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-161242Subscribe 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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Interview with Dr. Steve Morgan, professor of health policy at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health and Dr. Nav Persaud, physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.Dr. Morgan, Dr. Persaud and their co-authors published a research article in CMAJ in which they estimated the likely savings from public coverage of a list of essential medicines across Canada. They explain their findings in this podcast.Full research article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161082To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected] 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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How do lifestyle factors influence breast cancer prognosis? In a review article published in the CMAJ, Dr. Ellen Warner and Ms. Julia Hamer identify which lifestyle changes can be recommended to patients as an adjunct to standard breast cancer treatments, to reduce their risk of distant recurrence and death.Dr. Warner is a medical oncologist at the Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. Ms. Hamer is a Master of Medical Science student and lecturer at the University of Toronto. Full review article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.160464Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-160464Subscribe 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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