The Unofficial Guide to Medicine Podcast

The Unofficial Guide to Medicine Podcast episodes:

• 08.16.2023

  Medical and Surgical Emergencies Series Episode 4: Breaking bad news and medical ethics

  The fourth episode in our Medical and Surgical Emergencies series! In this episode, Dr Hancox and Dr Edwards discuss breaking bad news and medical ethics in the context of medical emergencies.

  
• 08.09.2023

  Medical and Surgical Emergencies Series Episode 3: Elderly Care Medicine

  The third episode in our Medical and Surgical Emergencies series! In this episode, Dr Peterknecht and Dr Taylor discuss two key cases of managing older adults in acute care.

  
• 07.03.2023

  Medical & Surgical Emergencies Series Episode 2: Recognition and assessment of the acutely unwell patient

  The second episode in our Medical and Surgical Emergencies series! In this episode, Dr Manoharan is joined by Dr Rajasekar to discuss how to recognise an unwell patient and the management of haemorrhage and sepsis.

  
• 05.02.2023

  Medical & Surgical Emergencies Series Episode 1: Meet the Authors

  The first episode in our Medical and Surgical Emergencies series! In this episode, the authors will introduce themselves and give some key advice for starting work as a junior doctor!

  
• 05.20.2022

  OSCE Revision: Paediatrics- Peak Flow

  Dr Ronan Pilkington covers a paediatrics peak flow station. 

  
• 05.13.2022

  OSCE Revision: Paediatrics- Genetic Counselling

  Dr Ronan gives us top tips on how to tackle a genetic counselling station 

  
• 05.06.2022

  OSCE Revision: Paediatrics- Non-Accidental Injury

  Dr Pilkington talks about how to approach an OSCE station covering a non-accidental injury to a child. 

  
• 04.29.2022

  OSCE Revision: Paediatrics- Wheeze

  Dr Ronan Pilkington talks us through how to approach an OSCE station with a child presenting with wheeze. 

  
• 04.23.2022

  OSCE Revision: Paediatrics- A Crying Baby

  Dr Ronan Pilkington talks us through some top tips on handling a station covering a crying baby. 

  
• 03.07.2022

  OSCE Revision: Paediatrics- Asthma Inhaler Technique

  Alex talks us through how to approach an OSCE station focussed on Inhaler Technique in children with Asthma. 

  
• 02.28.2022

  OSCE Revision: Paediatrics- Down's Syndrome

  Alex talks us through how to approach an OSCE station focussed on Down's Syndrome 

  
• 02.21.2022

  OSCE Revision: Paediatrics- MMR Vaccination

  Alex talks us through how to approach an OSCE station on MMR information giving to parents. 

  
• 02.14.2022

  OSCE Revision: Paediatrics- Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1)

  Alex talks us through how to approach an OSCE station on Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in children. 

  
• 02.07.2022

  OSCE Revision: Paediatrics- Febrile Convulsions

  Alex talks us through how to approach an OSCE station focussed on Febrile Convulsions.

  
• 06.13.2021

  OSCE Revision- Schizophrenia Hx

  Lauren discusses how to take a history from someone presenting with psychosis.

  
• 06.06.2021

  OSCE Revision- Postnatal Depression

  Lauren talks through the need-to-know information for an OSCE station based on postnatal depression

  
• 05.30.2021

  OSCE Revision- Mania History

  Shazia talks us through how to take a history from someone presenting with mania

  
• 05.23.2021

  OSCE Revision- Cognitive Assessment

  Jilse talks us through how to carry out a cognitive assessment and how to ace this station if it comes up in your OSCEs!

  
• 05.15.2021

  OSCE Revision- Suicide Risk Assessment

  Shweta talks us through how to carry out a suicide risk assessment and gives us top tips on how to ace your OSCEs!

  
• 05.08.2021

  OSCE Revision- Depression History

  The second episode in our psychiatry OSCE revision series, where Shweta takes us through how to take a history from someone with depression

  
• 05.01.2021

  OSCE Revision- Alcohol History

  Our first episode in our psychiatry osce revision series, where Shweta talks through how to take an alcohol history

  
• 04.24.2021

  OSCE Revision- Fundoscopy

  Sammie gives us some top tips on how to ace a fundoscopy station!

  
• 04.17.2021

  OSCE Revision- Eye Examination pt 2

  Sammie talks us through how to carry out an eye examination

  
• 04.10.2021

  OSCE Revision- Eye Examination pt 1

  Sammie talks through how to carry out an eye examination!

  
• 04.03.2021

  OSCE Revision- Eye History

  Sammie talks us through how to take an opthalmic history!

  
• 03.28.2021

  OSCE Revision- Respiratory Examination

  Hui-Ling Ong gives us some advice on how to ace a respiratory examination OSCE station!

  
• 03.21.2021

  OSCE Revision-Respiratory History

  Hui-Ling Ong discusses show to take a successful respiratory history.

  
• 03.14.2021

  OSCE Revision- Cardiovascular Examination

  Hui-Ling Ong talks through a cardiovascular examination and give us lots of top tips on how to succeed!

  
• 03.07.2021

  OSCE Revision- Chest Pain History

  Hui-Ling covers the essentials of a history for someone presenting with chest pain. 

  
• 02.28.2021

  OSCE Revision- Abdominal History

  Danielle takes us through the essentials of taking a good abdominal history

  
• 02.21.2021

  OSCE Revision- Mental State Examination

  Lydia talks us through how to carry out a mental state examination and gives us lots of great tips on how to succeed with this OSCE station!

  
• 02.14.2021

  OSCE Revision- History Taking of a Breast Lump

  Lydia gives us some key advice on how to handle a history taking station regarding a patient presenting with a breast lump. 

  
• 02.07.2021

  OSCE Revision- Sexual History Taking

  Lydia talks through some top tips on Sexual History Taking to help you succeed in your OSCEs! 

  
• 01.31.2021

  OSCE Revision- Breaking Bad News

  Lydia talks us through her top tips on how to succeed in a 'Breaking Bad News' OSCE station

  
• 11.22.2020

  E11: Q&A with a consultant psychiatrist

  An interview with Dr Julie Hankin using the questions that our listeners asked on twitter and instagram, covering the psychiatry foundation programme, advice for medical students to develop their CV for psychiatry and the key conditions you should cover for medical...

  
• 11.15.2020

  E10: How to become a psychiatrist

  An interview with Dr Julie Hankin, discussing the training pathway to becoming a consultant psychiatrist and giving advice to medical students on improving their portfolios. 

  
• 11.08.2020

  E9: Day in the Life of A Consultant Psychiatrist

  An interview with Dr Julie Hankin, talking about what an average day in the life of a consultant psychiatrist is like. 

  
• 11.01.2020

  E8: Q&A with Dr Tang

  A Q&A; with Dr Tang, a GP registrar based in the Thames Valley, based on the questions that you submitted on instagram and twitter! 

  
• 10.24.2020

  E7: What can you do post CCT in GP?

  An interview with Dr Tang covering the different roles you can have as a GP and what a portfolio GP is. 

  
• 10.18.2020

  E6: How to become a GP

  An interview with Dr Tang, a GP registrar in the Thames Valley, where we outline the pathway and exams needed to become a GP as well as Dr Tang's favourite parts of her training so far. 

  
• 10.10.2020

  E5: Day in the Life of a GP

  An interview with Dr Tang, a GP registrar in the Thames Valley, where we discuss the average week of a GP registrar and the challenges GPs can face. 

  
• 10.03.2020

  E4: Orthopaedic OSCEs revision with a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

  A discussion about musculoskeletal OSCEs with Mr Christopher Gee, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, including the essentials of an orthopaedic examination, GALS examination and key questions to ask in an MSK history. 

  
• 09.26.2020

  E3: Q&A with an Orthopaedic Surgeon

  A Q&A; with Mr Christopher Gee, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, using questions submitted by our instagram and twitter followers. We cover questions, such as the good, bad and ugly side of T&O; surgery and misconceptions about orthopaedic surgeons. 

  
• 09.19.2020

  E2: How to become an orthopaedic surgeon

  An interview with Me Christopher Gee, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, about how to become an orthopaedic surgeon, covering the training pathway, membership exams and how you can show your passion for surgery. 

  
• 09.12.2020

  E1: Day in the Life of an Orthopaedic Surgeon

  An interview with Mr Christopher Gee about an average day in his life, including his clinics and surgery. We also cover his work-life balance and how he keeps up with busy family life alongside working as an NHS surgeon.