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Ep131: The semantics of CPR
In this podcast we discuss some low-value care that has come about from semantic decay in the specificity of the terms “cardiac arrest” and “cardiopulmonary resuscitation”.
Ep130: "The motherhood penalty"
Female representation over to more senior stages of a medical career suffers from a “leaky pipeline”. A major factor in this is the time taken out to raise children but there are practical interventions that can be implemented and biases than need overturning.
Ep128: Brushing off the cobwebs
Taking long breaks from medicine for can lead to loss of skills and confidence. Simulation training is an effective way to brush off the cobwebs before returning to practice.
Ep126: Trying times for Māori medics
Medical schools in Aotearoa-New Zealand have turbocharged their intake of Māori and Pasifika students but these graduates have not trickled through to the RACP’s training programs in great numbers. We take a look at the culture of training environments and also the recent politicking over Māori self-governance.
[Case Report] 52yo with hand clumsiness after Chiari operation
52-year-old female presenting with clumsiness and paresthesia of the right hand had three weeks prior undergone a suboccipital craniotomy for a Chiari malformation. She had accompanying headaches, but there was a past medical history of migraines and a family history of a Factor V Leiden mutation.
Ep124: Pleural medicine comes of age
Professor Gary Lee established the first dedicated pleural service in the southern hemisphere in 2009. In this podcast he summarises key developments in the management of pleural disease over the last thirty years.
Ep122: Funding pan-cancer therapies
Tissue-agnostic therapies may be a godsend for people with rare cancers and cancers of unknown origin, but regulatory and funding frameworks haven’t kept up with the scientific revolution.