MedConversations

You know when people invite you to dinner and tell you not to bring anything, but actually if you got your act together and brought a salad they’d be really glad? MET calls and interns are kind of like that. This ep is for the interns-in-gestation: we teach you how to make salad.

(Anyone disappointed in the low salad content of this ep should head here afterwards for an unrivalled culinary delight brought to you by MedConversations. And Ottolenghi. You’re welcome.)

Pour yourself a hydralyte on the rocks to sip while you absorb this latest ep, and don’t get salty while Bec and Scott drone on about their Drone-At-Home program  and quasi-current affairs.

Call up your injection crew and gather around the gramophone, it’s time for Scott and Rahul to bring you the good news about Hepatitis C – there’s a cure and we’ve distilled it here ready for an acoustic injection. Keep the naloxone on standby, we’ll be your spiritual guides as we go deep!

You’ll be hiccuping with joy as Bec and Scott waltz you through chronic renal failure to the soothing strains of Medconversations’ favourite regional dialect.

Missing a bit of Scott and Rahul in your life? Satisfy your morning stiffness by taking a bite out of this dissection of Giant Cell Arteritis.

Dont forget your PrEP and barrier protection for this intimate all-male episode as Scott and Rahul take you through the racey fundamentals of HIV –  from virology and antivirals to the unadulterated thrill of municipal libraries.

And keep the knowledge pot simmering with Lucy’s great summary here

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Ever pondered whether you might suit the professorial lifestyle? This episode, featuring special guests Dr. Adam Brown and Dr. Nitesh Nerlekar, will run through what the appeals of including research in your career are and some basics on how to get started. Drs. Brown and Nitesh are academic cardiologists from Monash Health in Melbourne and have mentored many medical students, junior doctors and PhD candidates in their nascent careers. So sit back, grab a Pina Colada and get caught in the research rain. 

Nitesh, Adam and Rahul (alongside a few other academic doctors) are running a research skills course in Melbourne at the Alfred Hospital over the weekend of May 19-20. This course will provide a more in-depth guide on the skills needed get some publications to your name and avoid some of the traps that many young doctors fall into. You can sign up at www.medcube.com.au

Scratch the itch: let’s get biliary.

Join Bec and Scott on a scintillating exploration of the key TLA’s of gastro: PBC, ANA, AMA, PSC, IgM and LFTs.

Test yourself with the Quizlet

And here’s a summary of the topic from the fantastic Lucy Desmond, intern extraordinaire.

Wash your hands before and after Scott and Bec lead you through this sticky podcast on staph aureus bacteraemia. Just like your momma tried and failed to teach you.

Davor and Scott take you through the code stroke process.

We couldn’t find any funny relevant pictures, so here’s a photo of some unsung medconversations heroes instead.