EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals

Jonathan Sackier hosts Dr Bryan Buckley, who works in the Department of Radiology at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Together, they explore the impact of radiology departments on the climate. Buckley analyses the vast amounts of energy necessary in radiology departments, the storage of data and the associated carbon footprint, and the impact of single-use disposable equipment across the healthcare sector.  

This week, Jonathan is joined by James Kim, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada. Kim talks about his time studying and working in different continents and the differences in healthcare that struck him during these experiences. Jonathan and Kim also discuss the treatment of chronic migraine using botox and how this compares with the traditional prescription of painkillers, as well as the link between climate change and chronic disease.   

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Samantha Leonard, International Senior Medical Director, Natera, Texas, US, discusses prenatal screening exploring essential questions surrounding this topic, from how prenatal screening tests work to the future of genetic screening technology.

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This EMG-Health podcast explores options for treating females with psoriasis and questions the surrounding factors that must be taken into consideration. Featuring the expert opinion of Paolo Gisondi, Associate Professor of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital of Verona, Italy, this podcast explores sex-specific challenges in patients with psoriasis with articular manifestations.

This week, Jonathan’s guest is Jonathan Samet, Dean of the Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA, and a Professor of Epidemiology, Environmental, and Occupational Health. In this episode, Samet discusses the impact of climate change on healthcare, particularly with regard to the links between pollutants and respiratory conditions. Samet considers how incidences of cancers and respiratory diseases will increase as a consequence of climate change, and how this could impact the practice of clinicians.

This week, Jonathan’s guest is Agnes Fogo, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. In this episode, Fogo talks about the transatlantic move from her home in Norway and the progression of her extremely successful career. Jonathan and Fogo also discuss a range of pertinent issues around the field of renal pathology, including advances in renal biopsies, Fogo’s presidency at the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), the future of medical publishing, and the shift towards online education during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In this episode, Jonathan is joined by Dr Oliver Grundmann, Clinical Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. They discuss how Grundmann ended up training and teaching in the USA, their opinions on the use of vitamins, and how the gut microbiota and central nervous system are connected. Grundmann also talks about his own podcast for the University of Florida: https://addictionresearch.health.ufl.edu/.