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Ep41: Targeting Diabetes
Episode 41
Glucose-lowering medications have been the mainstay of managing type 2 diabetes for 20 years, but in April this year a polemic erupted around specifi…
7 years, 7 months ago
Ep40: Rebooting CPD Part 2—Feedback and Audit
Episode 40
From 2019, there will be only three categories of activities in the RACP's CPD framework, encouraging Fellows to participate in performance review an…
7 years, 9 months ago
Ep39: Rebooting CPD Part 1—Origins
Episode 39
In this episode we put continuing professional development (CPD) under the microscope, particularly the regulatory changes on the horizon. The Medica…
7 years, 9 months ago
Ep38: Making a Connection
Episode 38
An empathic connection and good communication between physician and patient can promote better outcomes. In this episode of Pomegranate Health, U.S. …
7 years, 11 months ago
Ep37: Ethical Dilemmas—Congress 2018
Episode 37
As medicine becomes more sophisticated, discussions about clinical ethics become more common. It is now possible to support life in dire clinical cir…
8 years ago
Ep36: Acute Coronary Syndrome Part 2—Secondary Prevention
Episode 36
This is the second of two episodes about acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In part one, the discussion focused on diagnostic workup of acute coronary ev…
8 years, 1 month ago
Ep35: Acute Coronary Syndrome Part 1—Diagnosis
Episode 35
Chest pain and other symptoms suggestive of ACS make up the majority of presentations to hospital. 11 to 17 per cent of patients presenting to ED wit…
8 years, 1 month ago
Ep34: Diagnostic Error Part 2—Systems
Episode 34
In Episode 32 we discussed cognitive error in diagnostic reasoning. On this episode, we take a look at systems pressures that increase the likelihoo…
8 years, 3 months ago
Ep33: Early Days for Cannabis Therapy
Episode 33
Cannabis is a plant rich with potential therapeutic compounds and centuries of cultural resonance. At this moment in Australia, media accounts are fu…
8 years, 5 months ago
Ep32: Diagnostic Error Part 1—Cognitive Bias
Episode 32
Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis occurs in 10-15 per cent of acute presentations, although fortunately only a tenth of these lead to serious consequ…
8 years, 6 months ago