Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses pericardial disease with Professor Abdallah Al-Mohammad. In this episode of Clinical Conversations, Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses pericardial disease with Professor Abdallah Al-Mohammad. Professor Al-Mohammad provides a detailed overview of pericardial disease and offers helpful insights, especially highlighting the importance of gaining detailed histories and requesting targeted investigations when receiving these patients at the front door. Professor Al-Mohamm...
Nov 28, 2022•34 min
In this episode, Dr Kate McLaren shares her experiences with Dr Hannah Preston of non-invasive ventilation (NIV), also discussing who needs to be involved in the process. Dr Kate McLaren is a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with a particular interest in the integrated management of chronic lung disease. Recording date: 28 June 2022. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is from t...
Nov 14, 2022•35 min
This week on Clinical Conversations Dr Jonathan Bardgett talks with Mr James Milburn and Dr Umesh Basavaraju about jaundice and patients presenting with or without accompanying pain. By discussing cases and highlighting the surgical and gastroenterological focus, both speakers offer helpful advice and advocate for the multidisciplinary approach when treating jaundiced patients. Mr Milburn is a Consultant General & Hepatobiliary Surgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Dr Basavaraju is a Consulta...
Oct 31, 2022•35 min
In this episode of Clinical Conversations Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Dr Gourab Choudhury on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Drs Bardgett and Choudhury discuss what COPD is, why it is important to recognise its symptoms and talk through a case to give advice on how to manage a COPD exacerbation in the Acute Medical Unit. Dr Choudhury is a Respiratory Consultant at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the Respiratory Managed Clinical Network Lead in NHS Lothian. Recording date: ...
Oct 17, 2022•34 min
Drs Bardgett and Guckian in conversation about recruitment. This week, Drs Jonny Bardgett and Jonny Guckian share their experiences of medical recruitment, discuss the application points system and give advice on how to utilise your skills and experience in application and interview. --Useful Links-- Oriel - https://www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/ IMT Recruitment - https://www.imtrecruitment.org.uk/recruitment-process/applying/application-scoring HST Recruitment - https://phstrecruitment.org.uk/recruitmen...
Oct 03, 2022•38 min
Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses with Drs Jivendra Gosai and Louise Mundy, their experience of taking part in Out of Programme Opportunities, the variety of opportunities available and how to get the most out of these opportunities. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is from the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE)....
Sep 26, 2022•32 min
Dr Hannah Preston interviews Professor Tony Heagerty on the clinical management of hypertension, including lifestyle changes to lower blood pressure. Professor Tony Heagerty is Head of the School of Medical Sciences in The University of Manchester and Honorary Consultant Physician/Professor of Medicine at Manchester Foundation Trust. He is Past President of the British Hypertension Society, European Society of Hypertension and International Society of Hypertension. His research interests are in ...
Sep 05, 2022•23 min
Dr Kate Gatenby discusses with Dr Marilena Giannoudi the various aspects of this fascinating specialty and describes her journey so far. Recording date: 18 March 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is from the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE).
Aug 21, 2022•23 min
Dr Jonny Guckian and Dr Jonny Bardgett discuss the variety and severity of dermatological conditions presenting in Acute Medicine. Dr Jonny Guckian is a dermatology registrar in Leeds. He is Co-Chair of the RCPE Trainees and Members' Committee, Director for Social Media and Communications for ASME and Podcast Associate Editor for the British Journal of Dermatology. Recording date: 5 May 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac....
Aug 08, 2022•43 min
Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Dr Damian Fogarty on why Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease is so important and talk through cases to give tips on managing a patient in the acute take. Dr Fogarty is a Consultant Nephrologist in the Belfast Trust. His current post, in a tertiary referral centre, manages patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease including those requiring dialysis or transplantation. https://twitter.com/DamianFog --Useful Information-- This podcast al...
Jul 25, 2022•44 min
T&MC members Jonathan Bardgett and Anda Bularga interview Drs Matthew Watto and Paul Williams, founding members of the US Internal Medicine podcast ‘The Curbsiders’. The group compare the similarities and differences in medical training pathways within the United States and United Kingdom and discuss their experiences of creating a medical podcast series. --Useful Links-- Curbsiders Podcast - https://thecurbsiders.com/ https://twitter.com/thecurbsiders https://twitter.com/DoctorWatto https:/...
Jul 11, 2022•50 min
Dr Hussun-Ara Shah interviews Dr Phil Crosbie about the Lung Health Check Pilot, the new national lung health checks and supporting patients with smoking cessation. Dr Crosbie is a Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at the University of Manchester. His main clinical and research interest is lung cancer with a specific focus on early detection and screening. Phil is research lead for the Manchester Lung Health Check Service and co-chief investigator of the Yorkshire C...
Jun 27, 2022•37 min
Dr Anda Bularga interviews Dr Eoin O'Sullivan about cognitive bias and how it impacts on clinical decision making. Dr Eoin O'Sullivan is a Kidney Research UK Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and a Renal Registrar at the Department of Renal Medicine at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Recording date: 26 February 2022 -- Useful Links -- https://twitter.com/eoinrenal Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine - https://www.improvediagnosis.org/ -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com...
Jun 13, 2022•30 min
Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Dr Gill Aitken, Programme Director of Clinical Education postgraduate study at the University of Edinburgh. Gill and Jonathan discuss the difference between Medical Education and Clinical Education, mentorship and tips on creating helpful teaching sessions. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is from the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) ...
May 30, 2022•37 min
Dr Jim Parry talks to Dr Ashling Lillis about Acute Oncology and Oncology in the AMU. Dr Ashling Lillis is a consultant and Clinical Lead for Acute Medicine at Whittington Hospital in London and is also a National Clinical Advisor for Macmillan Cancer Support. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is from the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) of the Royal College of Physi...
May 16, 2022•31 min
Dr Hannah Preston interviews Professor James Dear on paracetamol overdose in the Acute Medical Unit, the role of NAC and the new SNAP regime. Professor Dear is Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Edinburgh and Consultant Clinical Toxicologist in NHS Lothian and for the National Poisons Information Service. Recording date: 20 January 2022 -- Useful Links -- https://www.toxbase.org/ https://toxandhound.com/ https://twitter.com/EdinClinTox -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.c...
May 02, 2022•22 min
Dr Patrick Kiely discusses with Dr Amy Prideaux the advances made in his career in rheumatology, what this has meant to patients, and why this is such a fascinating specialty. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is from the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE).
Apr 25, 2022•30 min
Dr James Parry talks to Dr Anna Olsson-Brown about Immuno-oncology and managing patients on immunotherapies during the acute take. Dr Olsson-Brown is a consultant medical oncologist at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. Throughout her clinical work she has been involved with the use of oncological immunotherapies, their uses and toxicities. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is fro...
Apr 11, 2022•28 min
Dr Anda Bularga discusses with Dr Meghan Perry, the variety and complexity of cases which present with pyrexia of unknown origin, and how experience, clinical skill and detective work contribute in this fascinating area of medicine. Recording date: 23 June 2021 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is from the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) of the Royal College of Phys...
Mar 28, 2022•30 min
Dr Bardgett asks Drs Oliver Koch and Frauke Weidanz about their ongoing experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is from the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE).
Mar 14, 2022•41 min
Dr Rachel Sutherland talks to Dr Jon Miles about the importance of good management of ambulatory care patients in a same day emergency care setting. Dr Miles is a recently retired Consultant in Acute & General Medicine with particular interest in Same Day Emergency Care. Dr Rachel Sutherland is Consultant in Acute Medicine specialising in Same Day Emergency Care. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@r...
Feb 28, 2022•38 min
Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Dr Gillian Bain about managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dr Bain is a consultant gastroenterologist at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and is Trainee Programme Director for Gastroenterology in the north of Scotland. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is from the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh...
Feb 14, 2022•33 min
Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Dr Rob Hallifax about Pneumothoraces. Dr Hallifax is an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer the University of Oxford. He studied an MSc in Natural Sciences in Cambridge before training in medicine at the University of Oxford. He won an MRC Clinical Training Fellowship for his DPhil: "Understanding Pneumothorax: epidemiology, physiology and outcomes". Dr Hallifax was the trial coordinator for RAMPP (Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax) - the larges...
Jan 31, 2022•33 min
Dr Bularga discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi and its impact on the country's healthcare system. Dr Isaac Chirwa and Dr Michael MacKenzie share their experience over the past 18 months including the set up of the vaccination programme. We also give a timely update on the Omicron variant and its impact on the healthcare system in Malawi and other parts of Africa so far. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.u...
Dec 20, 2021•43 min
Dr Bularga discusses medical training and delivery of healthcare in Malawi with Dr Isaac Chirwa, Consultant Endocrinologist in Lilogwe and Dr Michael MacKenzie, Consultant in Infectious Diseases in Lilogwe. Both Dr Chirwa and Dr MacKenzie have experience of undergraduate and postgraduate medical training in the UK and Malawi. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events -- Become an RCPE Member -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/member...
Dec 20, 2021•37 min
Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Dr David Breen about Parkinson's Disease. How PD is diagnosed, and discussion of different therapies used to treat, therapies to avoid, and side-effects of medications. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events -- Become an RCPE Member -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/membership/join-college Feedback: cme@rcpe.ac.uk This podcast is from the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) of the Royal C...
Dec 06, 2021•30 min
Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Dr Ollie Lloyd about the types and causes of meningitis and the approach to identifying when the patient presents, management and when to carry out a lumbar puncture and what to look for. Dr Lloyd is a registrar (ST5) in Infectious Diseases at RIDU, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh -- Resources -- https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004405.pub5 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2016.01.007 https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2009.075598 https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa040845...
Nov 22, 2021•36 min
Dr Rachel Williamson discusses the assessment and management of patients presenting to the Acute Medical Unit with signs and symptoms of thyroid disease. Dr Williamson is a consultant endocrinologist at the Borders General Hospital, with an interest in teaching and medical education. She is also Secretary of the Scottish Society of Physicians. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events -- Become an RCPE Member -- https://www...
Nov 08, 2021•40 min
Dr David Ryan interviews Dr Xiao Liu about machine learning in diagnostic testing, the current state of research and use in real-world medicine. Dr Liu is an ophthalmology doctor and clinical researcher at the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham. She is interested in clinical evaluation and implementation of digital health technologies (particularly machine learning algorithms as diagnostic tests) to improve patient care and healthcare delivery. Her recent work has been ...
Oct 25, 2021•26 min
Dr George Thomas interviews Dr Mike Wilkinson about the role of SAS doctors, how and why doctors might consider this type of role, and the route to the specialist register via CESR. Dr Wilkinson is an Associate Specialist in Geriatrics and SAS Tutor for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. HEE NE & North Cumbria Associate Dean for SAS Doctors & Dentists, and SAS Representative for RCPE Trainees & Members’ Committee. -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcom...
Oct 11, 2021•26 min
