EMJ Podcast: Insights For Healthcare Professionals

Jonathan sits down with Steve Westaby, Cardiac Surgeon, Author, and Pioneer of Circulatory Support Technology, to discuss innovation. They reflect on his extensive career in heart surgery, touching on the humanity of patient care, amusing anecdotes from medical school, and sobering stories from the operating theatre.

This week, Jonathan chats to Professor Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber and medical student, Laura Christopher, from the Indiana University School of Medicine, about the gender and sex disparities that exist in medical research. They examine clinical trial recruitment and delve into the data on how ill-fitting PPE affects HCPs.

This week, Jonathan chats to Professor Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber and medical student, Laura Christopher, from the Indiana University School of Medicine, about the gender and sex disparities that exist in medical research. They examine clinical trial recruitment and delve into the data on how ill-fitting PPE affects HCPs.

This week, Jonathan chats to Sally Bloomfield, Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, about the importance of antimicrobial resistance and hygiene. Together, they explore the relationship between AMR and infectious diseases, the myths around ‘germs’, and the importance of targeted hygiene.

This week, Jonathan chats to Sally Bloomfield, Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, about the importance of antimicrobial resistance and hygiene. Together, they explore the relationship between AMR and infectious diseases, the myths around ‘germs’, and the importance of targeted hygiene.

This week, Jonathan chats to Saralyn Mark, President, iGIANT® and Former Senior Medical Advisor, White House and NASA, about sex and gender. They discuss her time as a senior policy advisor to the Obama White House, her work at NASA, founding iGIANT, and factoring gender into healthcare at every stage.

This week, Jonathan chats to Saralyn Mark, President, iGIANT® and Former Senior Medical Advisor, White House and NASA, about sex and gender. They discuss her time as a senior policy advisor to the Obama White House, her work at NASA, founding iGIANT, and factoring gender into healthcare at every stage.

Jonathan talks about the danger of counterfeit medications, reflecting on the causes of self-prescription and emphasising the importance of education as we combat the threat that fake medicines pose to human health and safety.