Take Aurally

Happy New Year one and all!

We start 2019 with the latest episode in our Early Clinical Experience series. ACP Lucy Harris takes us through examining the Ear, Nose and Throat of a patient. Perfect for any practitioner or student at the beginning of their clinical attachments!

We discuss:

- techniques and systems for examining

- important things to look out for

- further examinations you'd want to do such as Weber's and Rhinne's

You can find the blog for this episode at https://www.takeaurally.com/early-clinical-experience/2018/12/21/ear-nose-and-throat-examination

As ever you can subscribe to Take Aurally through SoundCloud or Apple Podcasts

We're also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/hk2tt55xd97pcz4xoj43nydyy

This episode is also available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/jK1MTinTngo

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We're now also on Instagram where you can find our whole collection of Take Visually infographics: https://www.instagram.com/takeaurally/

Next week's episode is on Gastrointestinal History taking!

In this live recording of the ninth #UnblindingResearch session on 'Blinding' from DREEAM through the medium of mince pies.

It's a seasonal episode that hopefully shows how blinding is a piece of cake!

The blog entry containing the slides, #TakeVisually and more info can be found at https://www.takeaurally.com/new-blog-1/2018/11/26/session-ten-blinding

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The amazing DREEAM Research Team can be found on both Facebook and Twitter

Our next #UnblindingResearch session will be on Medication Trials on 16th January!

We're off for a Christmas break so we'd like to thank you all for listening in 2018, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We'll be back in 2019!

In the second of our GUM series, Dr Katie Boog, ST6 in Community Sexual and Reproductive Health joined the pod to talk us through vaginal discharge, how to take a history and the investigations needed

Katie's notes for this episode can be found at https://www.takeaurally.com/obstetrics-gynaecology/2018/11/26/vaginal-discharge

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Next week is our latest #UnblindingResearch looking at 'Blinding'

In the first of our GUM series, Dr Katie Boog, ST6 in Community Sexual and Reproductive Health joined the pod to talk us through how to take a Sexual History with some top tips along the way.

Katie's notes and the #TakeVisually for this episode can be found at https://www.takeaurally.com/obstetrics-gynaecology/2018/11/26/sexual-history-taking

Both Take Aurally and NUH DREEAM can be found on Twitter and Facebook

Next week our GUM series continues as we look at Vaginal Discharge

In our third Redthread special we talk to a Young Person helped by the charity. He takes us through his own teachable moment and the help that Redthread offered him. We also have David Bentley from Redthread and QMC ED Sister Janice Morgan both giving their perspective of how the Young Person was helped in an inspiring story.

The blog page for this episode can be found at https://www.takeaurally.com/fyeo/2018/11/21/redthread-part-three

Don't forget to check out Redthread at http://www.redthread.org.uk

Both Take Aurally and NUH DREEAM can be found on Twitter and Facebook

Next week's episode is on Sexual History Taking!

In this live recording of the ninth #UnblindingResearch session on 'Randomisation' from DREEAM through a randomising the audience to wine gum or jelly babies.

By the end of this you should have randomisation sorted!

The blog entry containing the slides, #TakeVisually and more info can be found at https://www.takeaurally.com/new-blog-1/2018/11/12/randomisation-1

Subscribe to Take Aurally on SoundCloud and iTunes

Remember you can find Take Aurally and NUH DREEAM on both Facebook and Twitter

The amazing DREEAM Research Team can be found on both Facebook and Twitter

Our next #UnblindingResearch session will be on Blinding on 19th December 1000-1100 in DREEAM.

Next week's episode will be our third Redthread special!

In this live recording Jamie (@mcdreeamie) quickly takes us through some of his highlights of the Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare conference 2018.

The blog for this podcast can be found at https://www.takeaurally.com/new-blog-2/2018/11/16/aspih-2018 containing links and pictures for the projects Jamie is talking about

Don't forget to subscribe to Take Aurally on iTunes and SoundCloud, remember to check us out on Facebook and Twitter

NUH DREEAM can be found on both Facebook and Twitter

In this episode Lucy Harris talks us through Cardio-Respiratory examination step by step including:

- how to assess jugular venous pulse (JVP)

- how to elicit heart murmurs

- why you can poke Jane but you can’t poke Osler

Don't forget to subscribe to Take Aurally on iTunes and SoundCloud, remember to check us out on Facebook and Twitter

NUH DREEAM can be found on both Facebook and Twitter

Our next episode will be our third Redthread special!

ACP and educator Lucy Harris takes us through Cardiac History taking in this episode once again focusing on:

- cardinal symptoms

- tips on eliciting common symptoms

- red flags to look out for

The Geeky Medic page on Cardiac History taking that Lucy mentioned can be found at: https://geekymedics.com/cardiovascular-history/

Don't forget to subscribe to Take Aurally on iTunes and SoundCloud, remember to check us out on Facebook and Twitter

NUH DREEAM can be found on both Facebook and Twitter

Our next episode will be on Cardio-Respiratory Examination!

In this live recording of the eighth #UnblindingResearch session on 'Outcome Measures, Confidence Intervals and p values' from DREEAM through a made up beta blocker 'Superlol' we go through:

- p values and significance

- how mean values move and standard error of the mean

- how outcome measures are made and revisiting QALYs

Don't be mean and bear the pressure!

The blog entry containing the slides, #TakeVisually and more info can be found at https://www.takeaurally.com/new-blog-1/2018/9/30/outcome-measures

Subscribe to Take Aurally on SoundCloud and iTunes

Remember you can find Take Aurally and NUH DREEAM on both Facebook and Twitter

The amazing DREEAM Research Team can be found on both Facebook and Twitter

Our next #UnblindingResearch session will be on Randomisation on 21st November 1000-1100 in DREEAM.

Next week's episode will be on Cardiac History Taking