CMAJ Podcasts
Episodes
Tackling carbon emissions in healthcare: from low-hanging fruit to systems change
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Physicians working in hospitals see the mountains of medical waste generated each day. Meanwhile, the climate crisis challenges the medical system to ...
Redesigning the CTU and reimagining medical education
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The clinical teaching unit is a widely-used clinical training model that requires reform to prepare physicians for practice in the 21st century.In a s...
Disseminated gonorrhea and rising rates of STIs
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reported gonorrhea cases have more than doubled in recent years. Untreated gonorrhea may occasionally cause potentially fatal conditions, such as infe...
What’s driving Canada’s high rate of maternal trauma from operative vaginal delivery?
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Operative vaginal delivery (OVD) is considered safe if carried out by trained personnel; however, the rate of maternal trauma following OVD in Canada ...
Should remote residents be prioritized for kidney transplants?
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People with kidney failure who live in rural and remote areas of Canada do not have the same access to the full suite of dialysis modalities as urban ...
Special Episode: Quick look ahead
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The CMAJ podcast is taking a break for one episode as everyone enjoys their holidays and gets prepared for the year ahead. In this brief chat, Mojola ...
How social interventions can be powerful medicine
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One simple question can offer clinicians a powerful insight into the lives of their vulnerable patients. Asking, “Do you ever have trouble making en...
Special Episode: 13 practical ways to address inequities worsened by COVID-19
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic recovery period presents an opportunity to address health inequities that have led to an unfair distribution of the burden and harms of C...
The Rise Of Ketamine
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pain is one of the most common complaints among patients visiting the ER, and pain management has become a quality of care indicator. But the options ...
The inconvenience of motherhood to a medical career
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One in four women physicians report a diagnosis of infertility. One reason for this is physicians tend to delay attempts to become pregnant until “t...
Button battery ingestion in children
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Button batteries, sometimes called coin batteries, are small round batteries that power various electronic devices such as watches, remote controls or...
Artificial intelligence in medicine
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have transformed our lives. The adoption of AI in medicine has perhaps lagged its adoption in o...
Adolescent contraception
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many options exist nowadays for teenagers choosing to be on hormonal contraceptives. They are generally categorized into SARCs (short-acting reversibl...
Involving patients at CMAJ
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Kirsten Patrick, interim editor-in-chief, chats with Francine Buchanan about her experience as a patient partner. Francine is in ...
Long-distance travel for birth for Indigenous people
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
New research shows that Indigenous People living in rural Canada are 16 times more likely to have to travel long distances to give birth compared to n...
Critical race theory in medicine
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Malika Sharma and Dr. Rahel Zewude explain the tenets of critical race theory. They also share how it has helped them tackle racism in the practic...
Alcohol use disorder & anticraving medication
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anticraving medications are a lesser-known therapy for patients with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder. In this podcast, Dr. Jon Mong and Dr. Pa...
Painful periods in adolescents
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Olga Kciuk and Dr. Sari Kives talk about painful periods (dysmenorrhea) in teens – what causes it, how to diagnose it, how to rule out secondary...
Dépistage de la chlamydia et de la gonorrhée asymptomatiques en médecine de soins primaires
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dre Guylène Thériault explique les recommandations clé des nouvelles lignes directrices sur dépistage de la chlamydia et de la gonorrhée en méde...
Screening for asymptomatic chlamydia and gonorrhea in primary care
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ainsley Moore discusses a new guideline by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. The guideline recommends opportunistic screening for...
Antivaccine sentiment as power: the Montréal vaccine riots of 1885
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Jonathan Berman discusses what drives antivaccine and anti-mask protests, such as the Montréal vaccine protest of 1885 which turned violent. He...
Diagnosis and treatment of adenomyosis
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Shirin Dason and Mara Sobel discuss how to diagnose and treat adenomyosis, a common cause of heavy and painful menstrual periods. Dr. Shirin Dason...
Gender equity at the senior leadership level
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Andrea Tricco and Dr. Ainsley Moore discuss gender inequity in medicine at the senior leadership level and how it's intertwined with race. ...
Prescribing cascades
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A prescribing cascade happens when the side effects of a prescribed drug are misinterpreted as a new medical condition for which an additional drug is...
COVID-19 in patients on long-term dialysis
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Andreas Laupacis, editor-in-chief of CMAJ, interviews two authors of a research article published in CMAJ. The research looked at...
Mandatory vaccination for health care workers
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Colleen Flood discusses the legalities around requiring health care workers to be vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19, both at the...
Relaxing hospital no-visitor policies
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, most hospitals in Canada adopted no-visitor policies because of concern that visitors would spread the virus. I...
Trench fever from body lice in Manitoba
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Carl Boodman discusses four cases of trench fever from Bartonella quintana which is transmitted by body lice. Trench fever was common during the F...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) management: clinical practice guideline
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Christen Shoesmith and Dr. Colleen O’Connell discuss the first Canadian guideline on the care and management of patients with amyotrophic latera...
Prone positioning (chest down) for COVID-19
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prone positioning has been widely adopted and is considered standard of care for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). But how ben...
Priority groups for early COVID-19 immunization
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Caroline Quach and Dr. Shainoor Ismail discuss guidance on identifying priority populations for COVID-19 immunization. It's likely that when ...
Healing with music in the COVID-19 pandemic
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this narrative, a musician, a nurse and a doctor come together to provide a virtual bedside music concert for some of their sickest patients with C...
Misinformation in medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The spread of misinformation during epidemics is not a new phenomenon. But the COVID-19 pandemic is certainly the largest epidemic in recent times an...
Emergency procedural sedation in children
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Maxim Ben-Yakov and Dr. Maala Bhatt discuss emergency procedural sedation in children. They cover safety, protocol, sedative agents, recommendati...
Working in a bubble during the pandemic
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many workplaces are essential for our health care, our supply chains, or the economy and are under immense pressure to stay open. The work bubble is o...
Misdiagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With so much talk about COVID-19 and frequent updates to protocols and guidelines, is COVID-19 affecting the way physicians diagnose? In this podcast,...
Preserving fertility in young women with breast cancer
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ellen Warner and Dr. Karen Glass discuss different options for fertility preservation for young women who must undergo breast cancer treatment. Th...
The gender pay gap in medicine
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Tara Kiran and Dr. Michelle Cohen share their analysis of the gender pay gap as it relates specifically to physicians. They discuss their personal...
L’obésité chez l’adulte : ligne directrice de pratique clinique
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
La gestion du poids doit valider le vécu des patients, aller au-delà des approches simplistes qui consistent à leur conseiller de « manger moins e...
Coagulopathy, thrombosis and COVID-19
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Patrick Lawler and Dr. Lucas Godoy discuss the evidence around endothelial injury related to SARS-CoV-2 cellular invasion. In som...
Obesity: shifting to a patient-centred approach to management
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sean Wharton and Dr. David Lau discuss a newly published clinical practice guideline on obesity management. They are joined by Lisa Schaffer, who ...
For-profit long-term care homes and the risk of COVID-19
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Nathan Stall and Dr. Andrew Costa discuss the results of their research on the risk of outbreaks and deaths from COVID-19 in long...
Diagnosing acute aortic syndrome: clinical practice guideline
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Acute aortic syndrome is a life-threatening emergency. It is difficult to diagnose and is often missed in the emergency department, but it’s a syndr...
Mental distress during a pandemic
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Clare Pain and Dr. Ruth Lanius draw from their expertise in the fields of trauma and conflict to discuss how this pandemic can af...
Screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with GERD — a clinical practice guideline
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Scott Klarenbach shares the key messages out of a new clinical practice guideline on screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with chro...
Dépistage de l'adénocarcinome oesophagien chez les patients atteints de RGO chronique
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Stéphane Groulx explique les recommandations des lignes directrices sur le dépistage de l'adénocarcinome oesophagien chez les patients atte...
Immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer treatment
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With immunotherapy, a cancer patient's immune system is mobilized to attack cancer cells. It's a promising cancer therapy, but it's not...
Pandemics and social inequalities
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Prof. Esyllt Jones discusses the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic, how it exposed social inequalities and racism, how it relates to our c...
A surgery crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Planned surgeries have virtually ground to a halt owing to service closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the backlog of elective and...
Traitement de la COVID-19 : lignes directrices de pratique clinique
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Le Dr François Lamontagne explique les recommandations des lignes directrices sur le traitement de la COVID-19. Le guide de pratique est divisé en t...
Treatment of COVID-19: an evidence-based guideline
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gordon Guyatt discusses available evidence for many of the treatments being trialed in patients with COVID-19. He and his co-authors developed a c...
Asthma and COVID-19
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Elissa Abrams talks about asthma and COVID-19: what asthma patients should keep in mind, how viruses interact with asthma, whether patients should...
Management of breathlessness (dyspnea) at the end of life
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michael Slawnych discusses how to manage dyspnea, or breathlessness, at the end of life. He says all physicians should be prepared to manage dyspn...
How a rural hospital prepared for COVID-19
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Norman and Dr. Christopher Patey talk about their approach to redesigning the emergency department of the rural hospital in Carbonear, Newfoundla...
Med Life with Dr. Horton — On good medicine and healing with Dr. Lisa Richardson
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Lisa Richardson about the meaning of good medicine and traditi...
Ableism, mental illness and the medical profession
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Shane Neilson discusses what it's like to navigate medical education and the medical profession with a mental illness. He discusses what has ...
Soins palliatifs en temps de pandémie
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr James Downar discute avec Dr Bruno Gagnon et ils partagent leurs conseils pour optimiser les soins palliatifs pendant la pandémie COVID-19.Le Dr B...
Palliative care during a pandemic
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. 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 d...
Recommendations on use of aspirin for prevention of vascular events
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Theodore Wein and Dr. Jeff Habert discuss the recommendations of a new Heart & Stroke guideline on the use of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), or A...
Quarantine versus isolation: What's the difference?
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Wayne Gold and Dr. Eric Coomes discuss quarantine and how it differs from home isolation. They also chat about: social distancing, mental health d...
Irritable bowel syndrome
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Adam Farmer discusses irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. He explains symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, drug therapies, diet, microbiome, genetics, a...
COVID-19 testing, self isolation and social distancing measures
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. 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. ...
Guideline for homeless and vulnerably housed populations
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Andreas Laupacis, editor-in-chief for CMAJ discusses the clinical practice guideline for homeless and vulnerably housed people an...
Med Life with Dr. Horton — Nutrition and sleep with Dr. Maryam Hamidi
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Maryam Hamidi about how nutrition, sleep, and hydration interp...
Infant lung health and household cleaning products
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ms. 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...
Cannabis edibles
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jonathan Zipursky and Dr. Nathan Stall discuss cannabis edibles, and what's important for users and health care providers to keep in mind.Dr....
Early experience with MAiD in Ontario
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. James Downar and Dr. Jennifer Gibson discuss the results and insights from a research study on cases of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Onta...
MedLife with Dr. Horton — On mental performance with Jason Brooks
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Jason Brooks about optimizing mental and cognitive performance...
Elective egg freezing to preserve fertility
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jenna Gale and Dr. Paul Claman discuss elective egg freezing for age-related fertility decline, including cost, process, rates of success and more...
Social media, smartphones and mental distress in teens
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Karline Treurnicht Naylor and Dr. Elia Abi-Jaoude chat about the rise in social media and smartphone usage in adolescents and the mounting evidenc...
Coronavirus outbreak
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kirsten Patrick, deputy editor for CMAJ, interviews three infectious disease specialists who work within the University Health Network in Toronto ...
Complicated gratitude for MAiD
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Cooper talks about the emotional journey of her mother receiving Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and her experience of the days leading up t...
Med Life with Dr. Horton — Dr. Victoria Sweet on slow medicine
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Victoria Sweet about rediscovering how to practice slow medici...
Atrial fibrillation in athletes
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Dr. Derek Crinion and Dr. Adrian Baranchuk discuss atrial fibrillation in the "older" athlete. They define what is meant ...
Med Life with Dr. Horton — Dr. Lucy Kalanithi on patient-centred care at the end of life
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Lucy Kalanithi about joy, purpose, and meaning in work as a ph...
Prescribing anticoagulants in the ED for atrial fibrillation
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Dr. Clare Atzema and Dr. Noah Ivers discuss the research they published on prescribing of oral anticoagulants in the emergency depa...
Improving health systems with Strategic Clinical Networks
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tracy Wasylak and Dr. Braden Manns discuss the activities of Alberta Health Service’s Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs). These multistakeholder net...
The problem of standardized breast cancer narratives
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Prof. Emilia Nielsen discusses the problem of the usual breast cancer narrative. She says that the happy stories of breast cancer s...
Unique lung injury related to vaping in a Canadian adolescent
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Matthew Stanbrook and Dr. Andreas Laupacis discuss the case of a 17-year old who contracted bronchiolitis obliterans, or popcorn lung, from vaping...
Cancer trends by age in Canada from 1971 to 2015
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Leah Smith unpacks a research article that looked at cancer incidence trends by age in Canada from 1971 to 2015. Previous reports s...
Screening for thyroid dysfunction in asymptomatic adults
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Dr. Richard Birtwhistle discusses the recommendations in the clinical practice guideline on screening asymptomatic adults for thyro...
Lignes directrices : dépistage de la dysfonction thyroïdienne chez les adultes sans symptômes
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dre Guylène Thériault et Dr Roland Grad expliquent les recommandations clé des nouvelles lignes directrices sur dépistage de la dysfonction thyroï...
Med Life with Dr. Horton — Room for joy in medicine with Dr. Christine Sinsky
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Christine Sinsky about joy, purpose, and meaning in work as a ...
High-flow nasal oxygen therapy in adults with hypoxemia
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Dr. Michael Sklar and Dr. Laveena Munshi discuss high-flow nasal oxygen therapy, a new and unique oxygen delivery method with rapid...
Encounters — A pediatrician goes through a trying time as a son
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this narrative, Dr. Brett Schrewe describes how a family tragedy put the doctor side of him at odds with the son side.Dr. Schrewe is a pediatrician...
Cardiovascular benefits of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in primary and secondary prevention
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Dr. Priya Koilpillai and Dr. Sudhir Nishtala discuss the latest evidence, risks and benefits of low-dosage acetylsalicylic acid in ...
Encounters — A family doc gets vulnerable
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this narrative, Dr. Carrie Bernard realises that, despite many obstacles including stigma, disclosing her mental illness was ultimately the best de...
Encounters — A mom with Crohn disease is heartbroken to see history repeating itself
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this narrative, Ms. Shannon Cushman shares the emotional journey of watching her daughter be diagnosed with Crohn disease, an illness she was all t...
Med Life with Dr. Horton — On toxic culture in medicine with Dr. Ron Epstein
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Ron Epstein about dealing with stress and toxic culture in med...
E-cigarettes, vaping, and pulmonary illness
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh discusses the latest evidence and information around e-cigarette use, smoking cessation, vaping of cannabis, and p...
Meet Dr. Andreas Laupacis, CMAJ's new editor-in-chief
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Dr. Diane Kelsall, previous interim editor-in-chief for CMAJ, interviews Dr. Andreas Laupacis, new editor-in-chief of the Can...
Encounters — A family doctor dreads telling her patient she can no longer drive
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this narrative, Dr. Iris Gorfinkel grapples with the emotions behind the difficult message she has to deliver to her patient — a message she know...
Injectable opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder: a national clinical guideline
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Dr. Nadia Fairbairn and Dr. Christy Sutherland discuss how to treat opioid use disorder with injectable opioid agonist treatments. ...
Encounters — A medical resident confronts his misconceptions about the opioid crisis
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this narrative, Dr. Arjun Sharma finds his preconceived notions of opioid addiction get challenged as he spends some time in Vancouver.Dr. Sharma i...
Med Life with Dr. Horton — Dr. Sharon Straus on mentorship
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Sharon Straus about mentorship, from being a mentee to being a...
Diagnosis and management of Parkinson disease
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Dr. David Grimes and Dr. Tiago Mestre discuss diagnosis and management of Parkinson disease, including: how to first recognize it, ...
Naloxone as a technology of solidarity: history of opioid overdose prevention
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Dr. Nancy Campbell talks about the history of naloxone. In today’s reality of opioid addiction epidemics in many areas of the wor...
Med Life with Dr. Horton — Physician burnout with Dr. Tait Shanafelt, CWO
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Tait Shanafelt about burnout and physician wellbeing.Dr. Horto...
Ovarian cancer risk in women with BRCA1/2 genetic variants
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Dr. Melissa Walker discusses management of ovarian cancer risk in women with BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants. She talks about risk fact...
Encounters — A pediatric oncologist is moved by his patient's wise words
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this narrative, Dr. Paul Moorehead reflects on a young patient’s wise words to him. The story is true.Dr. Moorehead is a pediatric hematologist o...