BS Medicine Podcast
Hosted by
James McCormack
and
Mike Allan
These podcasts promote healthy skepticism and critical thinking, with the majority presented in a case-based format.
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Episode 2: How clinicians can manage their workload and become more contented
THE CASE Mrs P is aged 56 and has Type 2 Diabetes. Her HBA1c has reduced from 69 (8.5) to 58 (7.5) and her SBP has been reduced from 150 to 135. Her GP gets this discharge summary: Mrs P had surgery for a bowel obstruction caused by adhesions from a previous hysterectomy 5 years […]...
PREMIERE EPISODE 1: The Contented Clinician
THE CASE A 40 y/o, or so, primary health care provider who enjoys taking care of patients and has been working hard for the last 12 years they want to make their practice less frustrating, more interesting, more rewarding. Welcome to the premiere episode of The Contented Clinician Podcast! We’re excited to introduce you to […]...
Episode 598: Insomnia – hours of sleep is not the goal! – PART II
In episode 598, James and Mike continue to talk with David Gardner about the issue of insomnia. We discuss his latest, very cool, Your Answers When Needing Sleep (YAWNS NB) randomized clinical trial. YAWNS was a pragmatic, open-label, minimum-contact, RCT where people with long-term use of benzodiazepines and current or past insomnia were randomly allocated […]...
Episode 597: Insomnia – hours of sleep is not the goal!
In episode 597, James and Mike invite David Gardner to talk in depth about the issue of insomnia. We talk about triggers, precipitating factors, acute and chronic insomnia, and chronic use of sleeping pills. We discuss Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and how his team has developed a comprehensive website, Sleepwell, that provides patients […]...
Episode 595: How to slow the flow: Combined oral contraceptives
In episode 595, Mike and James invite Jennifer Young back to talk about the use of combined oral contraceptives for heavy menstrual bleeding (benign etiology) and see if they improve patient outcomes. They do! Have a listen to get all the numbers and see how they compare to using levonorgestrel-containing intrauterine devices or NSAIDs. Show […]...
