EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals

Jonathan and Vindana Chibabhai, Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, discuss novel tools for pathogen surveillance, and the future of microbiology.

Timestamps: 

(00:00)-Introduction

(03:20)-Podcast host to podcast host

(04:50)-Vindana’s journey into microbiology

(06:48)-Antibiotic resistance

(10:38)-Antibiotic use and food consumption

(12:31)-What can we do about antibiotic resistance?

(14:34)-Pathogen surveillance

(16:58)-HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

(20:36)-Accepting HIV treatment

(22:22)-Vindana’s current PhD work

(24:10)-Microbe Mail podcast

(26:56)-International infectious diseases

(31:31)-Preventing the spread of diseases globally

(34:45)-Future of microbiology research

(36:58)-Three wishes for the future of healthcare

Jonathan and Peter Reynolds, Consultant Neonatologist and Paediatrician based at Ashford and St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, UK, discuss the importance of building relationships with the families of premature babies and emerging trends and advances in neonatal care. 

Please use the following timestamps to navigate the episode:

(00:00)-Introduction

(02:45)-Peter’s journey from GP to paediatrics

(05:22)-mOm incubator trial

(09:28)-The DOLFIN study

(15:01)-Feeding premature babies

(17:05)-Surfactant delivery and guideline development

(21:30)-Nasal High Flow

(26:30)-Making the delivery room ‘parent friendly’

(31:20)-IGF-1 supplements for neonates

(34:34)-Inspiration Healthcare

(40:49)-Emerging trends in neonatal care

(48:09)-Peter’s 3 wishes for healthcare

In this second instalment, Jonathan and Saira Hameed, Consultant Endocrinologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and a Senior Tutor and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London, delve further into advocating for patients and collaborating across specialities. Find out her plan to prevent the children of today from ever becoming patients.  

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(00:33)- Introduction

(01:03)- Dangers of drug use without a prescription

(03:17)- Perseverance in clinical research 

(06:20)- Advocating for patients

(09:00)- Thinking upstream

(11:28)- Advice for aspiring medical professionals

(13:37)- Saira’s three wishes for healthcare

What is the relationship between food and metabolic health? Find out with Saira Hameed, Consultant Endocrinologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and a Senior Tutor and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London. In this episode, Jonathan and Hameed discuss her book “The full Diet,” and how food intake alters energy expenditure in turn metabolic rate.

Please use the following timestamps to navigate the episode: 

(00:00)-Introduction

(02:54)-The evolution of Saira’s journey 

(05:49)- Imperial-SatPro weight management programme

(12:27)- The Full Diet

(20:59)- Powerful of the 200 references 

(24:54)- What we eat, how we eat, and what we weigh have an impact 

Is social media a force for good or evil? Find out in this week's podcast episode, where Jonathan and Brennan Spiegel, Director of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center explore AI and social media, before discussing irritable bowel syndrome and the gastro-intestinal manifestations of COVID-19.

Use the following timestamps to navigate this week's episode:

(00:00)-Introduction

(01:02)- Social media as a force for good or evil

(07:36)-Artificial intelligence: preserving the humanity of healing

(11:48)-Gastro-intestinal manifestations of COVID-19

(14:34)-Navigating the assault course of the GI tract

(16:40)-Irritable bowel syndrome

(20:26)-The flaws of healthcare systems, how can technology help?

(24:55)-Brennan’s 3 wishes

How can virtual reality improve patient care? Find out in this week's podcast episode, where Jonathan and Brennan Spiegel, Director of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center discuss the philosophy of mind and the effects of virtual reality on the human mind.

Timestamps:

(00:00)-Introduction

(02:33)- Brennan’s spark towards the human body

(04:11)-The philosophy of mind

(05:08)-Effects of VR on human mind

(08:01)-VR at Cedars

(10:43)-Two sides of a coin

(13:36)-The future of augmented reality

(16:47)-The big picture of VR use

Join us for the latest EMJ Podcast episode about PBC, in which leading experts in the field discuss the newest developments and regulatory challenges in advancing treatment. David Jones, Newcastle University, UK; and Gideon Hirschfield, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada, address the impacts of treatment on patient quality of life, as well as the difficulties of collecting long-term data.

How can hypnosis be introduced in clinical practice? Find out with Sarah Partridge, Consultant in Clinical Oncology at Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, London. In this second instalment, Jonathan and Sarah discuss success stories of hypnosis in a medical setting, and the potential benefits it provides to patient care.

Use the following timestamps to navigate the episode:

(00:00)-Introduction 

(01:00)-Sarah’s approach to communicating hypnosis to patients

(06:22)-Success story of hypnosis

(08:12)-Clinical trials testing hypnosis in clinical practice

(16:30)-Sarah’s three magical wishesEpisode 204: Hypnosis: A Magical Tool in Clinical Scenarios – Part 2