Pre PACES Podcast
Episodes
#42 BAMR: Running the Take
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Next up in our Being a Med Reg (BAMR) series we have a masterclass on running the medical take. This is often seen as one of the hardest skills to mas...
#41 Retinitis pigmentosa
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam's first solo episode of 2022 comprises a comprehensive review of retinitis pigmentosa. This is clearly a rare condition but has all the hallmarks ...
#40 Fundoscopy
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sam was joined by Mr Steve Lash, Consultant Ophthalmologist at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust. We take a squinted look at all the...
#39 Partial seizures
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam was joined once again by Dr Hamish Morrison, neurology SpR in the Severn Deanery to discuss partial or focal seizures. It's a shorter and sweeter ...
#38 Managing Stress
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam was joined this week by Dr Sarmila Sinha, Consultant Psychiatrist and expert in Stress Management to discuss managing exam stress and stress in th...
#37 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam was joined this week by cardiology consultant, Dr Omar Asghar, who sub-specialises in inherited cardiac conditions, cardiac MRI and devices. Omar ...
#36 BAMR feat. Dr Amie Burbridge
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week in our Being A Med Reg (BAMR) series, we welcome along fantastic host of the Home of Medicine podcast, Dr Amie Burbridge, Acute Medicine Con...
#35 Parkinsonism
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sam was joined by Dr Iain Wilkinson, consultant geriatrician and fantastic host of the MDTea podcast (link below!). Sam & Iain discuss t...
#34 Being a New Med Reg
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we invited back Dr Jennie Gough, to reflect on her IMT training program. She gives us the good, the bad and the ugly of the new internal ...
#33 Bronchiectasis
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam was joined this week by Respiratory Consultant, Dr Diana Kavanagh, host of the Respiratory GURU podcast to discuss Bronchiectasis as a PACES stati...
#32 Pregnancy in PACES (part 2)
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second part of Sam's sit down with Dr Anita Banerjee (@anitaobsmed), Consultant in Obstetric Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes and G...
#31 Pregnancy in PACES (part 1)
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sam was joined by Dr Anita Banerjee (@anitaobsmed) to discuss the topic of pregnancy in PACES and the emerging specialty of Obstetric...
#30 Myotonic dystrophy
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam chats to neurology SpR Dr Tom Minton about Myotonic dystrophy, covering every possible clinical sign whether it's a peripheral nerve examination o...
#29 Confidentiality
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Sam brings Dr Tommy Isaac aboard the podcast to discuss a topic which comes up very often in PACES and that is confidentiality. Given thi...
#28 Inflammatory bowel disease (part 2)
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the second part of Sam's sit down with Dr Ajay Verma to discuss inflammatory bowel disease! This episode looks at the inves...
#27 Inflammatory bowel disease (part 1)
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Sam sits down with Twitter Gastro Guru Dr Ajay Verma to discuss inflammatory bowel disease. Ajay was so generous with his time and expert...
#26 Myasthenia Gravis
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of 2022! This time round Sam was joined by Neurology SpR Dr Anna Francis to discuss Myasthenia Gravis! We covered th...
#25 Best of 2021! (part two)
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 2022 listeners! As a last final hurrah to 2021 we are finishing off with some more of our best bits from the first year of the Pre PACES Po...
#24 Best of 2021! (part one)
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our roundup of best bits of all of our podcasts over the course of 2021. All of these bits have been hand picked for their high value and h...
#23 Difficult Conversations
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Sam sat down with Dr John Platt, an NHS Geriatrician and Stroke physician with over 30 years of NHS experience under his belt. John ga...
#22 Consent & Capacity
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back listeners to another solo sit down with Dr Sam Williams to discuss a communication station topic: consent and capacity! It's sort of like...
#21 COPD
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sam was joined by Dr Drew Davies, Respiratory registrar in the Peninsula Deanery to discuss the important topic of COPD as it might be prese...
#20 Being a Great Revision Buddy
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam sits down with his very own revision buddy, Dr Becci Crook to discuss how you can succeed in the MRCP PACES by being the greatest ever revision bu...
#19 Acromegaly
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam was joined by consultant endocrinologist Dr Alison Evans to discuss acromegaly, a potential PACES curveball in a station 5 scenario. We talk throu...
#18 Renal transplant (part 2)
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The second part of our mammoth deep dive into renal transplants featuring renal physicians Dr Jim Moriarty and Dr Revathi Jain. This episode confronts...
#17 Renal transplant (part 1)
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first part of our first ever double-header episode, Sam was joined by renal physicians, Dr Jim Moriarty and Dr Revathi Jain to discuss this ab...
#16 Back pain
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sam was joined by Dr Tom Batty, Rheumatology SpR, to discuss back pain with a focus on Ankylosing Spondylitis! Tom is also the first guinea ...
#15 Lessons from FAILING PACES
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam sits down for another solo episode to discuss the lessons he learned from failing PACEs. This episode is full of advice and will hopefully help th...
#14 The Curious Case of Benjamin Beska
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Sam was joined by #MedTwitter royalty in the form of Dr Ben Beska. Ben's MRCP PACES journey has been publicly followed on Twitter for all...
#13 Transient Ischaemic Attacks
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Sam was joined by Acute Medical SpR with a specialist interest in Stroke Medicine, Dr Jen Collinson where they discussed typical elements...
#12 Hypertension
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Consultant Cardiologist Dr Angus Nightingale joins Sam to discuss the broad and varied topic of Hypertension. Quiz the Consultant returns as Angus ans...
#11 Passing PACES with Dr Jennie Gough
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our first ever return guest on the podcast! We welcomed back Dr Jennie Gough who gives her very best advice on sitting PACES after she had multiple ca...
#10 Optic Neuropathy
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sam was joined by Dr Luke Bennetto, Consultant Neuro-opthalmologist, to discuss the topic of Optic Neuropathy. Quiz the Consultant returns w...
#9 Seizures
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from our episode on collapses, Sam was joined by Neurology registrar Dr Hamish Morrison to discuss seizures. They discussed the key diffe...
#8 Collapses
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam was joined by Dr Ashley Nisbet, Consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist at the Bristol Heart Institute to discuss the approach to the asse...
#7 Prosthetic Heart Valves
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Sam was joined by President of the British Heart Valve Society, Dr Benoy Shah, to discuss prosthetic valves which commonly come up in Sta...
#6 Lessons from sitting PACES
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time Sam goes solo for this episode where he unearths some important lessons he learned from sitting PACES. These lessons may be helpful...
#5 Thyroid disease
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam was joined by Dr Jodie Sabin, consultant endocrinologist, to discuss how thyroid disease may be presented in PACES and the best ways to structure ...
#4 Breaking Bad News
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sam welcomes Dr Tessa Nicholas, a post-CMT doctor with an interest in palliative care and oncology. They discuss the recurring themes...
#3 Aortic Stenosis
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sam was joined by Dr Stephen Dorman, Consultant Cardiologist in TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation) to discuss Aortic Sten...
#2 Top 10 Tips & PACES during COVID
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sam was joined by Dr Alex Batty, an IMT2 who has recently passed MRCP PACES. Sam and Alex give you their Top 10 Tips to boost your revision ...
#1 Basics of PACES
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of the Pre PACES Podcast with Dr Sam Williams. Sam was joined this week by Dr Jennie Gough, an IMT2 doctor who was just g...