CMAJ Podcasts

Diagnosing ovarian cancer

In this podcast, Dr. Mara Sobel and Dr. Melissa Walker discuss screening, assessing, and diagnosing ovarian cancer, for the primary care physician.
Dr. Melissa Walker is a fifth-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Toronto. And Dr. Mara Sobel is an OBGYN and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. Both work at Women’s College Hospital at the Preventive Ovarian Cancer Clinic in Toronto, Ontario. They co-authored a practice article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Full practice article (subscription required): www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180499
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Cardiovascular disease prevention and management in primary care: C-CHANGE guideline update

In this podcast, Dr. Sheldon Tobe and Dr. Rahul Jain discuss the 2018 update to the Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guideline Endeavour (C-CHANGE). This guideline is meant for primary care physicians to help manage patients with heart disease or patients at risk for heart disease.
Dr. Sheldon Tobe is co-chair of the C-CHANGE process, nephrologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and professor of medicine at both the University of Toronto and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Dr. Rahul Jain is a family physician and hospitalist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto.
They were part of the group that co-authored the guideline.
Full guideline article (open access): www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180194
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Household disinfectants, gut microbiota and childhood obesity

In this podcast, Prof. Anita Kozyrskyj explains the link between usage of household cleaning products, changes in the gut microbiota and increased risk of obesity in children. She also explains the opposite results they found with usage of eco-friendly cleaning products. The study she co-authored is published in CMAJ.
Prof. Anita Kozyrskyj is a researcher and professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Her research focuses on factors that influence childhood disease and overweight, such as birth method, infant diet and use of antibiotics.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Allergy, Genes and Environment (AllerGen) Network of Centres of Excellence provided core support for the CHILD study.
Full research article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170809
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The Canadian Medical Association has partnered with Audi Canada to offer CMA members a preferred incentive on select vehicle models. Purchase any new qualifying Audi model and receive an additional cash incentive based on the purchase type. Details of the incentive program can be found at www.audiprofessional.ca.
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Definitions of sepsis and septic shock for clinicians

In this podcast, Dr. Bram Rochwerg and Dr. Shannon Fernando discuss Sepsis-3, the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock. They explain the role of the Sepsis-3 definitions and clinical criteria, and discuss the confusion surrounding their clinical use.
Dr. Shannon Fernando is a fifth-year resident in emergency and critical care medicine at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Bram Rochwerg is an internal medicine and critical care specialist and assistant professor at McMaster University School of Medicine in Hamilton, Ontario.
They co-authored a commentary, published in CMAJ.
Full commentary article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170149
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Smart devices and AI for fast identification of children with sepsis

Sepsis can have devastating consequences. But it is a disease that it sometimes difficult to identify in a timely manner. In this podcast, Dr. Mark Ansermino, discusses how data-driven automated tools could be the key to fast recognition and treatment of sepsis in children.
Dr. Mark Ansermino, is a paediatric anesthesiologist and director of the centre for international child health at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He co-authored a commentary, published in CMAJ.
Full commentary article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180434
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Treating seniors who have multiple high-burden chronic diseases

In this podcast, Dr. Sharon Straus and Prof. Monika Kastner share the results of their research on effectiveness of interventions for managing multiple high-burden chronic diseases affecting older adults. They discuss whether the single-disease approach to management is better than an integrated multi-disease approach to care.
Prof. Monika Kastner is Research Chair in Knowledge Translation and Implementation at North York General Hospital in Toronto and Dr. Sharon Straus is interim physician-in-chief at St. Michael’s Hospital and vice chair and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.
Full research article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.171391
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Intimate portrait of Sir William Osler by Michael Bliss — an interview from 1999

We bring you an interview from almost 20 years ago. Michael Bliss, medical historian and celebrated scholar, dug deep into the life of legendary physician Sir William Osler. He shares what he found.
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Encounters — A neurologist takes his dad to the Alzheimer clinic

In this narrative, Dr. Donald Weaver takes his dad to the Alzheimer clinic for a check-up. He meets funny characters along the way.
Dr. Weaver is a neurologist and director of the Krembil Research Institute in Toronto, Ontario. His Humanities Encounters article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It is called "In the Alzheimer waiting room."
To read the article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180320
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Encounters — A refugee camp physician remembers a young patient who survived a chemical attack

In this narrative, Dr. Tony Bruno shares the story of a young patient he treated overseas during a humanitarian mission.
Dr. Bruno is a family and emergency doctor in Calgary, Alberta, who works primarily as an international humanitarian physician. His Humanities Encounters article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It is called "Yousef's story."
To view the photo mentioned in the article or to read the article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180131
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For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. https://shop.cma.ca/products/encounters
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Encounters — A surgeon reflects on assisted dying after his father's death

In this narrative, Dr. Mike Gross shares the story of the death of his father and reflects on medically assisted dying in this context. Dr. Gross is an orthopedic surgeon at the QEII Health Sciences Centre and a professor at Dalhousie University School of Medicine in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His Humanities Encounters article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It is titled "Not easy: a son reflects on assisted dying."
Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180173
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For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. https://shop.cma.ca/products/encounters
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To request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj.ca
Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.