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The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame will soon honour Dr. Mark Wainberg for his achievements in HIV research and AIDS advocacy. From the initial identification of 3TC, one of the most widely used HIV treatments, to drawing unprecedented attention to global disparities in access to antiretrovirals as president of the International AIDS Society, Dr. Wainberg's work has helped save millions of lives worldwide. In this podcast, he joins CMAJ reporter Lauren Vogel to reflect on his legacy and new work towards a cure.To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected]

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Interview with Dr. Kevin Pottie, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, and Epidemiology & Community Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Pottie is also Principal Scientist at the C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute at the University of Ottawa. As people age, changes to the structure and the function of the brain may result in cognitive decline. These changes, however, do not equally affect all cognitive domains or all people. Should we screen our asymptomatic patients for cognitive impairment? In this evidence-based guideline, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends that we don’t. Dr. Pottie explains in this podcast.Full guideline: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.141165To 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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Some 800,000 migrants from Africa and the Middle East have made the perilous journey across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe this year. Many suffer from untreated injuries and medical conditions, and more than 3,000 have died or gone missing at sea. In this podcast, CMAJ News reporter Lauren Vogel interviews Dr. Simon Bryant, an Alberta physician who experienced the crisis first-hand volunteering on a Médecins Sans Frontières search-and-rescue ship. To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected]

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Interview with Matthew Smith, senior lecturer at the Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.Dr. Smith discusses his humanities article called: "Witchcraft, fad or a racket?" Food allergy in historical perspective.Full article: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.150575To 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. Shannon Humphrey, medical and cosmetic dermatologist in Vancouver, and assistant professor and director of CME in the Department of Dermatology and Skin Science at the University of British Columbia. Acne can adversely affect quality of life and may lead to emotional distress and permanent scarring. This evidence-based guideline was developed to facilitate efficient diagnosis and effective treatment of acne vulgaris in the Canadian population. With early diagnosis, treatment of active lesions and prevention of adverse sequelae, the health of many Canadians with acne may be improved.Full guideline: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.140665To 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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Canada’s new Liberal government must soon decide whether to follow through on plans to replace Correctional Investigator Howard Sapers. Earlier this year, the former Conservative government gave Sapers a temporary contract pending his replacement. Since 2004, Sapers has challenged the government’s treatment of Aboriginal offenders and inmates with mental illness. In this podcast, he joins CMAJ reporter Lauren Vogel to reflect on his term as prison watchdog, solutions to the justice system’s health worker shortage, and next steps for better inmate health.To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected]

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Interview with Dr. Alvaro Morales, urologist and Professor Emeritus at Queen’s University School of Medicine in Kingston, Ontario. Dr. Morales and a team of experts have published evidence-based guidelines in the CMAJ for the diagnosis and management of testosterone deficiency syndrome in men. This guideline addresses clinical questions surrounding the diagnosis of testosterone deficiency and the appropriate use of testosterone replacement therapy in men. In this podcast, Dr. Alvaro also addresses the controversy that surrounds the diagnosis and management of testosterone deficiency syndrome. Full article: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.150033To 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. Elissa Abrams, Pediatric Allergist Immunologist with the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Guidelines used to recommend that parents avoid feeding their infants common allergenic foods in their first year, but expert advice has recently changed. Emerging evidence from randomized controlled trials suggests that early introduction of allergenic foods, particularly peanut, is protective against the development of food allergy. Dr. Abrams and her co-author Dr. Allan Becker discuss the updated recommendations in their analysis article in the CMAJ that examines food introduction and allergy prevention in infants. Full article: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.150364To 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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NEW FORMAT. Dr. Diane Kelsall, deputy editor, presents highlights of the October 20th issue of CMAJ. As well, listen to in-depth author interviews on selected articles. In this issue: - Outcomes of delivery by family physicians or obstetricians; interview with author Dr. Kris Aubrey-Bassler (0:56–19:06)- Resting heart rate and variability in old age (19:06–20:05)- CMAJ Open highlights: medical and non-medical exemptions to vaccination in Ontario; opioid therapy for cancer pain (20:05–21:07)- Clinical guideline on preventing fracture in long-term care; interview with author Dr. Anna Papaioannou (21:07–32:24) - Five things to know about hepatitis C virus infection; commentary on re-shifting focus to HCV prevention; interview with author Dr. Mark Tyndall (32:24–44:16)- Practice section highlights (44:16–44:32)- Health research among hard-to-reach populations; interview with author Ann Jolly (44:32–53:21)- Scientific integrity for scientists without political interference (53:21–53:55)- News highlights (53:55–54:40)- Humanities profile of JL Moreno, pioneer of group psychotherapy(54:40–55:08)Full issue table of contents: www.cmaj.ca/content/187/15.toc

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Highlights of the October 6th issue of CMAJ, presented by Dr. John Fletcher, editor-in-chief. In this issue: austerity and fiscal prudence are health issues, food insecurity and annual health care costs, physician experience and patient outcomes, psychedelic medicine as a re-emerging therapy, cardiac Lyme borreliosis, voriconazole-induced periostitis, multifocal strokes with HIV infection, and more. Full issue table of contents: www.cmaj.ca/content/187/14.toc

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