Helen Macdonald, Juan Franco, and Joe Ross are back with our monthly update on the world of evidence based medicine.This episode delves into new methodologies which can use observational data to emulate trial data. We discuss a new systemati

Addiction in doctors

Apr 21st, 2023 59m 11s

Everyone has coping mechanisms, but sometimes those ways of coping become problem behaviours - addictions.In this episode of Doctor Informed, we're focussing on how to spot the signs that you may be sliding into addiction, how to have convers

Talk Evidence - automatic approval, evidence apps, and pay for performance data

Mar 31st, 2023 39m 27s

In this month’s Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, Juan Franco and Joseph Ross are back to talk us through some of the latest research, They’ll talk about pay-for-perfomance schemes, and whether the data they routinely collect is measuring outco

Talk Evidence - automatic approval, evidence apps, and pay for performance data

Mar 30th, 2023 39m 27s

Nappuccinos and circadian rhythms

Mar 24th, 2023 52m 44s

Fatigue can have as much of an affect in your ability to function as alcohol, and yet while you would be chastised for drinking before appearing on the ward, hospitals have systematically removed the spaces where tired clinicians can rest and r

Why guideline authors need to pay attention to doctor's time

Mar 10th, 2023 43m 40s

We're bringing you an episode of the BMJ's podcast for primary care, Deep Breath In, which we think you'll enjoy.How long would it take GPs to enact all of the guideline recommendations that they might be expected too? Far more GP hours than

Nuffield Summit 2023 - healthcare needs flexible working

Mar 3rd, 2023 43m 39s

As workforce gaps in the NHS, and other healthcare systems around the world widen, the need to improve staff retention has become an ever more pressing concern. Yet work-life balance issues continue to drive staff away from the service.What i

Talk Evidence - masks, chronic pain, and baby milk formulae claims

Feb 24th, 2023 37m 56s

In this episode of Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald is joined by Juan Franco and Joe Ross, to bring you the newest evidence in The BMJ.First, chronic pain. As prescribers move away from opioids, Juan finds an overview of systematic reviews aski

Talk Evidence - Milk, masks, pregnancy, and chronic pain

Feb 24th, 2023 40s

Got grit?

Feb 10th, 2023 53m 30s

Grit is one of those concepts (like the dreaded resilience) that has a specific meaning, but has become a buzzword in healthcare.It’s the ability to persevere in the pursuit of a goal, in the face of obstacles - and it’s something all doctors

Is it time for the Beano to drop the junk food brands?

Feb 4th, 2023 17m 32s

Claire Mulrenan, specialist registrar in public health, and Mark Petticrew, professor of public health evaluation, both working at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine were surprised to see high-fat, high-salt fast food brands bei

Talk Evidence - excess deaths, the ONS, and the healthcare crisis

Jan 27th, 2023 53m 18s

In this week's episode, we're focusing on covid and the ongoing crisis in the NHS.Helen Macdonald, Juan Franco and Joseph Ross cast their evidence seeking eyes over research into outcomes as well as the workload of doctors.Firstly, Joe tell

Formal Training Pathways, are they really all that?

Jan 6th, 2023 59m 13s

One size doesn’t fit all - so what are the alternative career paths of doctors in the NHS? The treadmill of medical school, to foundation training, to specialist training, to a consultant position takes years and is not very trainee-centric in

Conflict and food global food insecurity

Dec 31st, 2022 44m 50s

As we gear up for the winter in the northern hemisphere, the need to stay warm and eat well is pressing - but in 2022, there are global pressures working against us. Russia invaded Ukraine, and the subsequent restrictions on exports from both

Talking evidence at Christmas

Dec 23rd, 2022 34m 28s

It's almost time for the Christmas edition of the BMJ to hit your doormats, and in this festive edition of Talk Evidence we're going to be talking Christmas research.Joining Helen and Juan, we have Tim Feeney, BMJ research editor and research

Talking evidence at Christmas

Dec 21st, 2022 34m 28s

DNACPR

Dec 14th, 2022 1h

In this episode of the Dr. Informed podcast, the topic of discussion is death and dying, and how to involve patients in DNACPR decisions.The panel discuss the importance of doctors having discussions with patients about end-of-life care as a

Talk Evidence - endometriosis, falling, and better EBM

Dec 2nd, 2022 47m 38s

In this month's episode, Helen Juan and Joe delve into the clinical - with a new review of endometriosis, and why the difficulty in diagnosis has lead to a dearth of evidence and attention on the condition.Joe tells us about a risk prediction

#MedTwitter - a force for good or evil?

Nov 22nd, 2022 53m 4s

#MedTwitter consists of an online community of researchers, health practitioners and students who have created an open source decentralised forum for information sharing, medical education and professional networking. #MedTwitter also provides

WISH 2022 - Antimicrobial resistance, and workforce wellbeing

Nov 11th, 2022 43m 10s

Last month, saw the WISH 2022 - the World Innovation Summit for Health, where experts from around the world came and presented their ideas.In this podcast we'll hear from Dame Sally Davies, the UK’s Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance -

Talk Evidence - Diabetes data, colonoscopies, and researchers behaving badly

Nov 2nd, 2022 46m 14s

In this month's Talk Evidence, Helen Macdonald, The BMJ's research integrity editor, is joined again by Juan Franco, editor in chief of BMJ EBM, and Joe Ross, US research editor. They're straying beyond the pages of The BMJ, and discussing an

Doctor informed - sustainability isn't just waste management

Oct 26th, 2022 55m 48s

In this episode of Doctor Informed, we're talking sustainability. The BMJ has a special edition on the climate crisis, and finding hope amid dispair - and we want to help our listeners with some of that. Clara is joined by three of the NHS's su

Talk Evidence - Inquiring about covid, burnout, and marginal data

Oct 12th, 2022 36m 31s

It's October's Talk Evidence, and that means the autumn is upon us including those autumnal viruses. Here in the UK covid is on the rise, and Joe Ross is looking at some research on how good those elusive lateral flows are at detecting infecti

Doctor Informed - the generational divide

Sep 27th, 2022 54m 1s

It's zoomers vs boomers on this week's Doctor Informed, as we assemble a multigenerational team to talk about the "good old days" and if the youth of today are really snowflakes.Clara Munro is joined by Nikki Nabavi, a medical student at Manc

Doctor Informed - what to expect from an inquest

Sep 12th, 2022 55m 35s

In our new season of Doctor Important, we'll be discussing topics that are not always talked about, and today, by popular request of our listners, we're talking about Coroner's Court and inquests - two things that strike terror into doctors, bu