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Send us a textDr. Elissa Abrams talks about asthma and COVID-19: what asthma patients should keep in mind, how viruses interact with asthma, whether patients should be using a nebulizer, and how asthma exacerbations should be treated.Dr. Elissa Abrams is a pediatric allergist immunologist in Winnipeg, Manitoba.The practice article she co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200617Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200617CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill.This episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes medical billing easy, fast, and pain free. Spend your time on patient care, let us handle billing for you. Dr. Bill is now available for free. Visit www.dr-bill.ca and get started today.-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you c

Send us a textDr. Michael Slawnych discusses how to manage dyspnea, or breathlessness, at the end of life. He says all physicians should be prepared to manage dyspnea, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. He goes over details such as medications, swallowing difficulties and agitation.Dr. Michael Slawnych is a cardiologist and a palliative care physician at Libin Cardiovascular Institute in Calgary, Alberta.The practice article he wrote is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200488Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200488CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to h

Send us a textPaul Norman and Dr. Christopher Patey talk about their approach to redesigning the emergency department of the rural hospital in Carbonear, Newfoundland, to face the COVID-19 pandemic. They hope it can serve as a potential model for others to follow.Dr. Christopher Patey is a family physician and Paul Normal is a nurse. They both work in the emergency department of Carbonear General Hospital in Newfoundland.The practice article they co-authored with Dr. Shabnam Asghari and Oliver Hurley is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200509Appendix: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2020/04/21/cmaj.200509.1/tab-related-contentThe guest host for this episode was Dr. Sarah Newbery, rural generalist family physician in Marathon, Ontario and member of the CMAJ editorial advisory board.Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200509CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill.This episode is

Send us a textIn this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Lisa Richardson about the meaning of good medicine and traditional Indigenous healing.Dr. Lisa Richardson is an internist of Anishinaabe descent and is a strategic advisor for Indigenous health in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.Dr. Horton and Dr. Richardson discuss the following:- Indigenous models of health and healing- integrating Indigenous health into medical education- holistic self care- academic medical systems- and much moreDr. Jillian Horton is a general internist and director of the Alan Klass health humanities program at the Max Rady college of medicine in Winnipeg, Manitoba.For more of her podcasts or for the Dear Dr. Horton column: www.cmaj.ca/medlifePodcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200491-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill.This episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes medical billing easy, fast

Send us a textDr. Shane Neilson discusses what it's like to navigate medical education and the medical profession with a mental illness. He discusses what has changed over the years, and what areas are still in need of improvement.Dr. Shane Neilson is a disabled poet, physician, and critic. Shane completed his PhD in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in 2018. He recently received the Governor General’s Gold Medal for his dissertation in disability studies, and he received the Regional Dean’s Award of Excellence in Medical Education for his work on disability in McMaster’s medical faculty. The humanities article he wrote is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191597Also mentioned in the podcast:Handcuffed: Rethinking physical restraints for mental health transfers in university settingsShane Neilson, Andrea Chittle and Juveria Zaheerhttps://www.cfp.ca/content/65/7/460Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-191597-----------------------------------This podcas

Send us a textDr James Downar discute avec Dr Bruno Gagnon et ils partagent leurs conseils pour optimiser les soins palliatifs pendant la pandémie COVID-19.Le Dr Bruno Gagnon est médecin spécialiste en soins palliatifs, professeur agrégé à l’Université Laval, et consultant en soins palliatifs au centre intégré universitaire de santé et services sociaux de la Capitale nationale, Québec.Le Dr James Downar, médecin chef de la division des soins palliatifs à l’Université d’Ottawa et médecin en soins critiques à l’hopital d’Ottawa.Ils ont collaboré avec Dr Sandy Buchman et Dr Amit Arya pour écrire un article qui est publié dans le Journal de l’Association médical Canadienne.Article: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200465-fTranscription de la conversation: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200465-fJoin us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Can

Send us a textDr. James Downar and Dr. Amit Arya discuss how to optimise provision of palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. James Downar is head of the division of palliative care at the University of Ottawa and is a critical care physician at The Ottawa Hospital.Dr. Amit Arya is a palliative care physician at Brampton Civic Hospital in Brampton, Ontario and has faculty appointments at both McMaster University and the University of Toronto. They co-authored an analysis article with Dr. Sandy Buchman and Dr. Bruno Gagnon. Their article is published in CMAJ: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200465Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200465-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or an

Send us a textDr. Theodore Wein and Dr. Jeff Habert discuss the recommendations of a new Heart & Stroke guideline on the use of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), or Aspirin, for prevention of vascular events.Dr. Theodore Wein is a neurologist at McGill University and chair of the Heart & Stroke writing group that developed the guideline. Dr. Jeff Habert is a family physician in Thornhill, Ontario and a member of the guideline writing group. The Heart & Stroke guideline is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191599Heart & Stroke best practices site: www.strokebestpractices.ca/recommendations/ASA-for-preventionPodcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-191599-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out t

Send us a textDr. Wayne Gold and Dr. Eric Coomes discuss quarantine and how it differs from home isolation. They also chat about: social distancing, mental health during quarantine, lessons from SARS, preparing for COVID-19, and more.Dr. Wayne Gold is an infectious diseases physician at University Health Network-Sinai Health Systems and residency program director for adult infectious diseases at the University of Toronto.Dr. Eric Coomes is a resident training in infectious diseases at the University of Toronto.The practice article they co-authored with Dr. Jerome Leis is published in CMAJ: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200393Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200393-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada.The Canadian Medical Association has partnered with Audi Canada to offer CMA members a preferred incentive on select vehicle models. Purchase any new qualifying Audi model and receive an additional cash incentive based on the purch

Send us a textDr. Adam Farmer discusses irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. He explains symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, drug therapies, diet, microbiome, genetics, and more. Dr. Farmer is a gastroenterologist, senior lecturer and clinical director of specialised medicine at Royal Stoke University Hospital in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.The review article he co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190716Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-190716-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada.The Canadian Medical Association has partnered with Audi Canada to offer CMA members a preferred incentive on select vehicle models. Purchase any new qualifying Audi model and receive an additional cash incentive based on the purchase type. Details of the incentive program can be found at www.audiprofessional.ca.-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also fol

Send us a textDr. Andreas Laupacis, editor-in-chief of CMAJ, speaks with two people on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic: Mike Nolan and Dr. Jerome Leis.Dr. Jerome Leis is medical director, Infection Prevention and Control at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto and Mike Nolan is chief paramedic and director of emergency services for Renfrew County in Renfrew, Ontario.They discuss:- the latest info on who should be tested for COVID-19- where people should go to get tested- how paramedics are involved in testing patients in their home- what guidance we need from government- the meaning of social distancing- what social distancing measures we should put in place- practical details about self isolation at home- and morePodcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-12mar2020CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you c

Send us a textIn this podcast, Dr. Andreas Laupacis, editor-in-chief for CMAJ discusses the clinical practice guideline for homeless and vulnerably housed people and people with lived homelessness experience. He discusses with Dawnmarie Harriott, who shares her story of homelessness and how she got involved with the guideline group. He also chats with Dr. Kevin Pottie and Dr. Gary Bloch, who are two of the authors of the guideline.Dawnmarie Harriott is a Voices from the Street Coordinator with the organization Working for Change in Toronto. Dr. Gary Bloch is a family physician at St. Michael’s Hospital and Inner City Health Associates in Toronto.Dr. Kevin Pottie is a family physician and clinical investigator at C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre and at Bruyère Research Institute and professor of family medicine at University of Ottawa. The guideline article they co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190777The linked commentary by Prof. Jesse Thistle and Dr. Janet

Send us a textIn this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Maryam Hamidi about how nutrition, sleep, and hydration interplay to influence short-term alertness and performance as physicians.Dr. Hamidi is Associate Director of Scholarship and Health Promotion at the Stanford Medicine WellMD| WellPhD Center and researcher in the Department of Psychiatry Behavioral Sciences. She completed her masters and doctoral studies in clinical nutrition, nutritional epidemiology and medical sciences at University of Toronto. Over the course of her career, she has authored many highly cited scientific papers on nutrition and physician well-being.Dr. Horton and Dr. Hamidi discuss the following:- nutrition for optimum short-term alertness- nutrition and caffeine to combat fatigue- the role of nutrition in sleep- dehydration and performance- and much moreTo read the CMAJ article: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200238Dr. Jillian Horton is a general internist and director of

Send us a textDr. Jonathan Zipursky and Dr. Nathan Stall discuss cannabis edibles, and what's important for users and health care providers to keep in mind.Dr. Zipursky is an internist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and is working on a PhD in clinical epidemiology and health care research at the University of Toronto. Dr. Stall is a geriatrician at Sinai Health System and a research fellow at Women's College Research Institute. He is also completing a PhD in clinical epidemiology and health care research at the University of Toronto.The practice article they co-authored along with Dr. Orly Bogler is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191305Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-191305-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill.Dr. Bill is an easy-to-use mobile and web solution that truly simplifies the way you do medical billing. Join over 1500 physicians already using our billing soft

Send us a textMs. Jaclyn Parks and Dr. Tim Takaro discuss the results of the research article they co-authored on the link between childhood asthma, lung health and usage of common cleaning products in the home. They unpack the results and explain the associations.Ms. Jaclyn Parks is a graduate student in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she researches how indoor exposures are related to the development of childhood asthma and allergy using data from the CHILD* birth cohort. Dr. Tim Takaro is a physician-scientist trained in occupational and environmental medicine, public health and toxicology, a lead researcher of CHILD*, CANUE*, and ECHO*, and a Professor and mentor to students in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. *CHILD= Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development study, *CANUE= the Canadian Environmental Urban Exposure platform, and *ECHO = the rural Environmental Health Observatory. The research article they co-a

Send us a textDr. James Downar and Dr. Jennifer Gibson discuss the results and insights from a research study on cases of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Ontario between 2016 and 2018. The study allows us to understand who’s getting MAiD, how and under what circumstances.Dr. Jennifer Gibson is Sunlife Financial chair in bioethics and the director of the joint centre for bioethics at the University of Toronto and associate professor in the Dalla Lana school of public health.Dr. James Downar is head of the division of palliative care at the University of Ottawa and critical care physician at The Ottawa Hospital.The research article they co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200016Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200016-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Join us as we explore

Send us a textDr. Karline Treurnicht Naylor and Dr. Elia Abi-Jaoude chat about the rise in social media and smartphone usage in adolescents and the mounting evidence that this may be linked to the increasing rates of mental distress. They also give practical and realistic tips for parents, teachers, and teenagers for managing smartphone and social media use.Dr. Abi-Jaoude is a psychiatrist, researcher, and clinical educator based at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.Dr. Treurnicht Naylor is fifth-year psychiatry resident at the University of Toronto.The analysis article they co-authored along with Dr. Antonio Pignatiello is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190434Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-190434-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Join us as we explore medical solutions that a

Send us a textDr. Jenna Gale and Dr. Paul Claman discuss elective egg freezing for age-related fertility decline, including cost, process, rates of success and more.Dr. Claman is a professor emeritus, University of Ottawa and is currently Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem. Dr. Gale is a gynecologist and specialist in reproductive endocrinology and infertility in Ottawa and is lecturer at the University of Ottawa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is currently completing a master degree in clinical epidemiology.The practice article they co-authored along with Dr. Aisling Clancy is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191191Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-191191-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Join us as we e

Send us a textIn this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Jason Brooks about optimizing mental and cognitive performance.Dr. Jason Brooks has a PhD in population health with a focus on kinesiology and human performance. He is a mental performance coach who works with high performers in diverse fields, including elite athletes, tactical law enforcement officers, musicians, and doctors.Dr. Horton and Dr. Brooks discuss the following:- common issues that he comes across in his work coaching physicians- pursuing "balance" as a goal- approaching transitions in day-to-day life- how physicians can use rehearsal to achieve high performance- individual versus organization factors that drive burnout- and much moreDr. Jillian Horton is a general internist and director of the Alan Klass health humanities program at the Max Rady college of medicine in Winnipeg, Manitoba.For more of her podcasts or for the Dear Dr. Horton column: www.cmaj.ca/medlifePodcast transcript: h

Send us a textDr. Kirsten Patrick, deputy editor for CMAJ, interviews three infectious disease specialists who work within the University Health Network in Toronto – Dr. Alon Vaisman, Dr. Susy Hota and Dr. Isaac Bogoch. They discuss:- what’s currently known about the coronavirus- the state of the outbreak both in China and globally- what health care practitioners can do to protect patients and themselves from infection- how to approach the evaluation of a patient with possible coronavirus infection- where to find reliable up-to-date information- whether travel restrictions will be effective in slowing the spread of the virus globally- vaccine development- and morePodcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-03feb2020-----------------------------------This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill.Dr. Bill is an easy-to-use mobile and web solution that truly simplifies the way you do medical billing. Join over 1500 physicians already using our billing software to save time, boost productivity and ear