Pre PACES Podcast

BONUS BIG NEWS!

15 Apr 2026

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#137 BAMR: Cardiac arrests (part 1)

12 Apr 2026

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Sam is joined once again by Dr Jennie Gough to discuss the challenging topic of managing cardiac arrests. ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Que...

#136 Calling Microbiology

29 Mar 2026

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Returning guests, Callum from the ID:IOTS podcast, joins Sam to discuss all things microbiology and how we can work with our ID collegues in looking a...

#135 Headache (part 2)

15 Mar 2026

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Sam continues his chat with Dr Yezen Samaraiee in Sam's Cranium Pain Guessing Game! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off wit...

#134 Headache (part 1)

01 Mar 2026

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Sam is joined once again by Dr Yezen Samaraiee, neurology SpR and founder of Quesmed for a show with a new format covering Headache as a clinical cons...

#133 Haemochromatosis

15 Feb 2026

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Dr Jeremy Shearman, consultant gastroenterologist, joins Sam to speak about all things iron as they discuss haemochromatosis!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^&...

#132 PP Interstitial lung disease

01 Feb 2026

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Our Perfect Presentations format returns with one of the most popular PACES station: interstitial lung disease. Listen to our dedicated ILD episode HE...

#131 Hyponatraemia

18 Jan 2026

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An episode worth its salt! Sam is joined by Dr Layla Thurston, consultant in endocrinology and diabetes at Imperial College London to discuss everythi...

#130 Best of 2025! (part 2)

04 Jan 2026

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Sam brings you some more of his favourite clips from the year gone by in 2025! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with dis...

#129 Christmas Special 2025!

21 Dec 2025

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As the festive period approaches, Sam brings you the best bloopers from this year on the podast! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE...

#128 Best of 2025! (part 1)

08 Dec 2025

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Welcome to the first episode of our Best of 2025 compilation! Sam brings you the very best clips from our range of expert speakers who are featured on...

#127 Medical Educatalks REPOST

23 Nov 2025

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Sam is interviewed by Dr Michael Hannides about his career in medical education podcastingMedical Educatalks Podcast can be found here! ^_^ SUPPORT TH...

#126 Hand examination

09 Nov 2025

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Sam gives you an outline to a comprehensive hand exam as well as a 'Perfect Presentation' of rheumatoid arthritis in the context of a clinical consult...

#125 Reddit's PACES FAQs

26 Oct 2025

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Dr Becci Crook returns as Sam dives into PACES FAQs frequently posted by the doctorsUK subreddit! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HER...

#124 PP: Parkinsonism

12 Oct 2025

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Sam goes solo for this episode where we recap the perfect presentation for a patient presenting with Parkinsonism! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > ...

#123 BAMR: Nights

28 Sep 2025

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Sam welcomes along Dr Jennie Gough for this episode discussing everything you need to consider when approaching night shifts as the medical reg! ^_^ S...

#122 Vasculitis

14 Sep 2025

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Sam welcomes back Dr Richard Haigh, consultant rheumatologist to discuss the wide and varied topic of vasculitis. We answer the question of what is va...

#121 Fever in a returning traveller (part 2)

31 Aug 2025

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Join Sam for the second in this double header episode on fever in a returning traveller with Callum & Jame, specialists in infectious disease work...

#120 Fever in a returning traveller (part 1)

17 Aug 2025

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Sam welcomes along, not one, but two expert guests in Infectious Disease in the form of Jame and Callum from the ID:IOTS podcast which you can LISTEN ...

#119 REPOST: Lung surgery

03 Aug 2025

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Sam relives another one of his favourite episode with Dr Aranthakrishnan Raghuram, where they discussed the very frequent topic of lung surgery in PAC...

#118 REPOST: Aortic stenosis

20 Jul 2025

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Here we relive one of Sam's favourite episodes, and we're going back to where it all started, discussing aortic stenosis with Cardiology consultant in...

#117 QUESMED GIVEAWAY RESULTS

06 Jul 2025

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Sam reveals the winners of our Quesmed PACES Handbook giveaway with a VERY special guest! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% o...

#116 BAMR: Pleural disease

22 Jun 2025

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In this episode, Sam welcomes back Dr James Walters, consultant respiratory physician from the Royal United Hospital in Bath to discuss managing trick...

#115 Interstitial lung disease

08 Jun 2025

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In this episode, Sam welcomes along Dr Huzaifa Adamali, consultant respiratory physician at North Bristol NHS Trust to the podcast to discuss everythi...

#114 BAMR: Calling Cardiology (Pacing & effusions)

25 May 2025

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This second part of our two parter series on Calling Cardiology features Dr Bunny Saberwal and Dr Retesh Bajaj discussing temporary pacing and pericar...

#113 BAMR Calling Cardiology (STEMIs)

11 May 2025

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We welcome back Dr Bunny Saberwal and Dr Retesh Bajaj in this first of two BAMR episodes on Calling Cardiology. Here, we discuss STEMI management as t...

#112 QUESMED GIVEAWAY!

27 Apr 2025

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Dr Holly Theaker is welcomed to the podcast as a member of Team Quesmed! Holly gives her insights into pursuing a career hiatus outside of clinical me...

#111 Perfect Presentations: Pleural effusion

13 Apr 2025

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Welcome to another Perfect Presentations episode, this time Sam gives his overview of pleural effusions and gives you his ideas for how best to presen...

#110 BAMR: ED referrals

30 Mar 2025

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Dr Alicia Cole, ST6 in Emergency Medicine joins Sam for this episode where we discuss how to build cohesive team partnerships with our ED colleagues, ...

#109 Perfect Presentations: Renal transplant

16 Mar 2025

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Sam goes solo this week in another perfect presentations episode! This time Sam gives his exemplar presentation of a renal transplant station, perfect...

#108 Infective endocarditis

02 Mar 2025

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Dr Sharareh Vahabi, consultant cardiologist with specialist interest in cardiac imaging, joins Sam to discuss infective endocarditis. Something often ...

#107 Liver transplant

16 Feb 2025

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Dr Emma Saunsbury, post CCT fellow in Hepatology at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, joins Sam to discuss liver transplant in PACES. Emma brings...

#106 Peripheral neuropathy

02 Feb 2025

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This week we bring you a massive PACES favourite: peripheral neuropathy with Dr Shadi El-Wahsh, a consultant in neurology in Sydney, Australia. Shadi ...

BONUS: Vasculitis in SDEC

26 Jan 2025

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Sam brings you a bonus slice of SDEC pie in the form of Dr Richard Haigh telling us what he might expect if you assess a patient coming into SDEC with...

#105 SLE

19 Jan 2025

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Welcome to our first episode of 2025 with Dr Richard Haigh, consultant rheumatologist, and we have an extra special thank you to give you Dr Rachel Ha...

#104 Best of 2024! (part 2)

05 Jan 2025

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We flick through some highlights from our favourite episodes from the second half of 2024, featuring such brilliant guests including fan favourite Kim...

#103 Christmas Special 2024!

22 Dec 2024

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We hope you enjoy this festive treat from Sam et al of the Pre PACES Podcast! We wish you all a restful and joyous festive period, especially those of...

#102 Best of 2024! (part 1)

08 Dec 2024

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Sam recaps the best bits of the podcast from 2024 including a range of expert guests: Dr's Dan Furmedge, Matt Wells, Kim Monks, Ben Mulhearn and Suzy ...

#101 Perfect Presentations: Aortic stenosis

24 Nov 2024

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We step into the Christmas period with an exclusive present for our listeners: a new episode format! Always grateful for your feedback on this, we nee...

#100 EPISODE ONE HUNDRED!

10 Nov 2024

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Sam goes back to where it all began and is joined by Dr Jennie Gough to reflect on their years of experience on being the medical reg on call, how to ...

#99 Clinical reasoning

27 Oct 2024

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Sam welcomes along Professor Nicola Cooper, co-author of the ABC of Clinical Reasoning to discuss this fascinating topic. We shed light on cognitive b...

#98 Cerebellar syndrome

13 Oct 2024

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This week Sam welcomes along Dr Yezen Sammaraiee to help us tackle cerebellar syndrome in PACES. Yezen is CEO & Founder of popular revision resour...

#97 BAMR: Decision fatigue

29 Sep 2024

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Sam is joined once again by Dr Josh Davies and Dr Luke Austen who discuss decision fatigue: what it is, what it means for us and our patients, and wha...

#96 Jaundice

15 Sep 2024

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This episode Sam welcomes along Dr Rob Miller, Gastroenterology SpR, to discuss jaundice! We talk through everything pertinent to a PACES station; his...

#95 Multiple sclerosis

01 Sep 2024

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Sam welcomes along Dr Gavin Brittain, star of the Pastest revision videos, to discuss MS and how it might be presented in a PACES station, including t...

#94 Dysphagia

18 Aug 2024

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This week Sam has Gastro SpR Dr Simone Lin on the podcast to tackle Dysphagia as it might be presented in a Clinical Consultation station! We go throu...

#93 Chest pain

04 Aug 2024

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Dr Retesh Bajaj and Dr Bunny Saberwal, both interventional cardiologists, join Sam in discussing patients presenting with chest pain. This episode is ...

#92 Eye movement palsies

21 Jul 2024

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Sam welcomes back Neurology SpR Dr Kim Monks as a follow up to her INO episode to discuss other eye movement palsies as they might be presented in PAC...

#91 Friedreich's ataxia

07 Jul 2024

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Sam sits down for a solo episode this week where he discusses absent ankle jerks and upgoing plantar reflexes before going into more detail on one of ...

#90 Supporting your team (part 2)

23 Jun 2024

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Welcome to the second part of Sam's conversation with Dr Luke Austen and Dr Josh Davies on supporting juniors. Herein Sam, Luke and Josh discuss givin...

#89 Supporting your team (part 1)

09 Jun 2024

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Sam sits down with anaesthetics CT3 and author Luke Austen, and IMT3 Joshua Davies to discuss how we can support our postgraduate or resident doctor c...

#88 Acute monoarthropathy

26 May 2024

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Rheumatology SpR (soon to be consultant!) Dr Ben Mulhearn joins Sam on the podcast to discuss the acutely hot swollen joint and how to approach this i...

#87 Pleural effusion

12 May 2024

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Sam is joined by Respiratory physician, Dr James Walters on the show this week to discuss your approach to this critical PACES station.^_^ SUPPORT THE...

#86 Internuclear ophthalmoplegia

28 Apr 2024

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A fantastic new guest, Dr Kim Monks, joins Sam on the podcast to discuss INO in PACES including a full run down of the anatomy, physiology and examina...

#85 Medical error

14 Apr 2024

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Sam goes solo this episode in discussing medical error as it might be presented in a communications station in PACES.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> >...

#84 CXRs & Cardiac Devices

31 Mar 2024

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Dr Stewart Brown, Cardiology SpR and devices fellow joins Sam to discuss cardiac devices, how they appear on chest x-rays and how to structure your ap...

#83 PACES pitfalls

17 Mar 2024

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Dr Dan Furmedge joins Sam again to discuss the most common PACES pitfalls he has observed in his years examining PACES! We talk through each marking d...

#82 Splenomegaly

03 Mar 2024

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Sam welcomes back returning guest Dr Suzy Morton, Consultant Haematologist to discuss this ever-popular PACES topic!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > ...

#81 Giant cell arteritis

18 Feb 2024

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Sam is joined by Dr Matt Wells, Rheumatology registrar, on the show this week to discuss Giant Cell Arteritis. This is a brilliant topic which we know...

BONUS: PACES Ahead Review

11 Feb 2024

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Sam catches up with Megan, Varvara and Maria who all attended PACES Ahead in January 2024 and get their first hand opinion of how they found the cours...

#80 Memory loss

04 Feb 2024

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Sam was joined for this episode by Dr Dan Furmedge, consultant in Geriatric medicine, regional IMT TPD and active PACES examiner. Dan runs Sam through...

#79 Home of Medicine (repost)

21 Jan 2024

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This episode is a REPOST from the fantastic Home of Medicine podcast, hosted by Dr Amie Burbridge. Amie has featured TWICE before on the podcast and s...

#78 Best of 2023! (part 2)

07 Jan 2024

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Welcome to the second part of Sam's highlight of 2023! More of the best bits from the year gone by. We will be back to usual programming in the next c...

#77 Christmas Special 2023!

24 Dec 2023

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Filling the stocking of your podcast feed this Christmas Eve is the Pre PACES Podcast Christmas Special! Have a listen to this year's bloopers in this...

#76 Best of 2023 (part 1)

17 Dec 2023

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As 2023 winds it way to its merry end, we take the opportunity to look back at some of Sam's highlights from 2023! All of these are Sam's person highl...

#75 Behind the Scenes

03 Dec 2023

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As we wind down towards Christmas, the tables are turned this episode as Dr Jennie Gough interviews Sam and the process behind producing the Pre PACES...

#74 Same Day Emergency Care

19 Nov 2023

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Sam was DELIGHTED to be joined by Dr Amie Burbridge and Dr Ben Lovell, both consultants in Acute Medicine to discuss Same Day Emergency Care. How can ...

#73 Dermatology in PACES

05 Nov 2023

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Dermatology registrar, Dr Naomi Jones, joins Sam to discuss everything dermatological related to PACES. Naomi is also our next guinea-pig on Reg Again...

#72 Consenting for procedures

22 Oct 2023

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Sam's going solo this week discussing his process for consenting patients for invasive procedures with three examples of lumbar puncture, chest drain ...

#71 Aortic regurgitation

08 Oct 2023

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Dr Sarah Verhemel, structural heart disease fellow at Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, joins Sam to discuss aortic regurgitation in PACES.^_^ SUPP...

#70 Systemic sclerosis

24 Sep 2023

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This episode's PACES classic topic is Systemic sclerosis, brought to you with a smile by Dr Sam Williams (as usual) and Dr John Pauling, consultant rh...

#69 Palpitations

10 Sep 2023

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Sam welcomes Dr Alex Carpenter, cardiology registrar with a specialist interest in electrophysiology to tackle the topic of palpitations. This is such...

#68 Chronic liver disease (part 2)

27 Aug 2023

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In this second episode of Sam's chat with Dr Phil Berry, consultant hepatologist at Guy's & St Thomas's hospital in London, we cover the investiga...

#67 Chronic liver disease (part 1)

13 Aug 2023

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Dr Phil Berry, consultant hepatologist at Guy's & St Thomas's is Sam's next expert guest on the podcast to discuss another HUGE PACES station that...

#66 BAMR: Calling Stroke (part 2)

30 Jul 2023

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The second part of Sam's chat with Dr Paul Sellors covers thrombectomy, hyperacute stroke theory and then ANOTHER up to date chat on the updated Natio...

#65 BAMR: Calling Stroke (part 1)

16 Jul 2023

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We welcome another fantastic returning guest in the form of Dr Paul Sellors, consultant in stroke medicine at North Bristol Hospital NHS Trust. Sam an...

#64 Bell's palsy

02 Jul 2023

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Dr Tom Minton, neurology registrar in the Severn deanery joins Sam again in this episode of the podcast to discuss Bell's palsy including the importan...

#63 Motor Neurone Disease

18 Jun 2023

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Dr Alex Thompson, honorary consultant neurologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, joins Sam for today's episode looking at motor neurone dis...

#62 PACES 2023 UPDATE

04 Jun 2023

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Sam goes solo this week to perform a full review of the recent RCP Webinar with an update on the PACES 2023 format with some more information and Sam'...

#61 Cushing's syndrome

21 May 2023

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Dr Sajini Wijetilleka, acute medical consultant with dual accreditation in endocrine and diabetes, joins Sam this episode to discuss Cushing's syndrom...

#60 Functional Neurology

07 May 2023

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This week Sam is joined by consultant neurologist at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, Dr Beth Mallam, who has a sub-specialist interest in functional ne...

#59 Rheumatoid arthritis (part 2)

23 Apr 2023

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We complete our discussion with Dr Arrianne Laws, looking at the investigations, management and common examiner questions of rheumatoid arthritis. Lis...

#58 Rheumatoid arthritis (part 1)

09 Apr 2023

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Consultant Rheumatologist and co-host of the Medical Take podcast, Dr Arrianne Laws, joins Sam on the podcast this week to discuss another PACES class...

#57 Overcoming obstacles feat. Tim Nye

26 Mar 2023

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Dr Time Nye joins Sam on the show this week to discuss a PACES success story with a twist....how does an ACCS anaesthetics trainee, working in a small...

#56 BAMR: Calling ICU

12 Mar 2023

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Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthetics, Dr Andy Foo joins Sam on the podcast to discuss an essential topic for any budding Medical SpR on-call ...

#55 Lung surgery

26 Feb 2023

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BEWARE OF THE BIG DOG. Sam was delighted to be joined this week by BIG DOG in the Royal College of Physicians and the first MBE to feature on the show...

#54 Hemiparesis (part 2)

12 Feb 2023

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In our second episode covering hemiparesis, Sam & Dr Paul Sellors, Consultant in Stroke Medicine at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, finish off the ...

#53 Hemiparesis (part 1)

29 Jan 2023

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Dr Paul Sellors, Consultant in Stroke medicine at North Bristol NHS Trust joins Sam to discuss the first steps in assessing a patient in PACES with he...

#52 PACES 2023

15 Jan 2023

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Sam was joined once again by fan favourite Dr Jennie Gough to outline the new information available on NEW PACES FORMAT coming in the third diet of 20...

#51 Best of 2022! (part 2)

01 Jan 2023

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Welcome to our best bits from 2022, with more brilliant learning points from some of the fantastic guests we had on the show during the second half of...

#50 Christmas Special 2022!

25 Dec 2022

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It's the present that nobody needed, wanted, hoped or asked for - it's the Pre PACES Podcast Christmas Special! Featuring bloopers from some of the fa...

#49 Best of 2022! (part 1)

18 Dec 2022

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We look back through Sam's best bits from the first half of 2022. We are so grateful to all of you for your continued support for the podcast and don'...

#48 BAMR: Handover

04 Dec 2022

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Sam welcomes along Dr Alice Hoole, A-cute Medical SpR in the Wales Deanery to discuss the highs and lows of handing over. This is something you'll hav...

#47 BAMR: Calling Gastro OOH

20 Nov 2022

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Sam was delighted to welcome back consultant gastroenterologist Dr Ajay Verma to the show! This episodes looks at the management of acutely unwell gas...

#46 Polycythaemia

06 Nov 2022

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This week we cover probably one of the first episodes most likely to be seen in a History-taking station: Polycythaemia. Sam was joined by Consultant ...

*BONUS* IMT applications 2023

30 Oct 2022

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Internal Medical Training applications are looming on the horizon. With this in mind Sam is joined by Dr Manuela Amaya (Manny) to run through the time...

#45 Mitral Regurgitation

23 Oct 2022

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This week Sam was joined by consultant cardiologist at St George's Hospital in London, Dr Rajan Sharma. Rajan is a subspecialist in cardiac imaging in...

#44 Polycystic kidney disease

09 Oct 2022

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We love our returning guests on the show and this week, Consultant Nephrologist Dr Revathi Whittaker-Jain joined Sam again to discuss polycystic kidne...

#43 Ask An Assessor feat. Dr Ashley Nisbet

25 Sep 2022

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Peeking behind the magician's cloth is only reserved for the wonderfully select audience of the Pre PACES podcast. In this episode Dr Ashley Nisbet gi...

A Short Word

11 Sep 2022

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Our thoughts go out to the Royal Family & all those grieving the loss of Queen Elizabeth II Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...