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The official podcast from the Society for Acute Medicine. A range of discussions and topics covered for all those working or interested in Acute Medicine in the UK and beyond.

Acute Medicine Podcast


    • Apr 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 40 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Acute Medicine Podcast - SAM

    Sustainable Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 51:14


    This episode sees Vicky and Damian joined by Meena and Rose 2 Chief Sustainability Fellows to talk about sustainable medicine and climate change.

    Immunotherapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 65:51


    This episode sees Mike, Vicky and Peter are joined by 2 Oncologists (Kate Young and Anna Olsen-Brown) to discuss immune therapy's and some of the problems that can happen with them.

    TakeAIM takeover

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 52:11


    This episode sees some of our recent TakeAIM fellows join Damian and Vicky to have a discussion.

    New Consultant - What do we wish we knew?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 62:54


    This episode sees Vicky and Mike chatting to Beth Griffiths the New Consultant Rep on SAM Council and an Acute Physician based in the North West about finishing Acute Medicine training and transitioning to a Consultant. We hope you find it helpful and practical.

    A perspective from Chief Executives

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 56:45


    This episode sees Vicky and Damian talking to two Chief Executives from the North West, we hope it provides you an interesting insight and you enjoy.

    The Pregnant Patient - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 45:16


    This episode sees the team again chatting to Paarul Prinja about the pregnant patient with medical issues and how to manage them.

    The Pregnant Patient on AMU/SDEC - Discussion with an expert

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 43:50


    This episode sees Mike, Vicky and Damian chatting to Paarul Prinja an Acute and Obstetric Physician based in Wolverhampton on topics relating to the pregnant patient being seen in Acute Medicine. Look out for a Part 2 coming soon as well. We hope you enjoy and as always let us have your feedback.

    Palliative Care on the AMU

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 37:47


    This episode sees Vicky talking to Ollie Minton a Palliative Care Consultant from Brighton, as always we hope you find it useful.

    Fever in the Immune Suppressed Patient

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 43:12


    This episode is one that sees Vicky and Damian talking to a Medical Oncologist (Dr Kate Young) from the Royal Marsden about the topic of fever in the immune suppressed or neutropenic patient, we hope you find it useful and watch out for future Oncology themed episodes coming in the future.

    Low Platelets - Interview with an Expert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 53:59


    This episode sees Vicky chatting to a Haematologist about low platelets, what do we need to think about, investigate and manage.

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    Myasthenia Gravis - Interview with Dr Bharambe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 45:04


    This episode sees Vicky talking all things Myasthenia with Dr Viraj Bharambe a Neurologist from Liverpool.

    Fever in the Returning Traveller - Interview with Dr Naomi Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 55:41


    This episode sees Vicky discussing with Dr Naomi Walker, Consultant at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine on the topic of all things fever in the returning traveller.

    Nephrology - Interview with Asheesh Sharma and James Hartley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 65:46


    This episode sees Peter and Vicky chatting to two nephrologists on a wide range of kidney based topics, we hope you enjoy.

    Acute Kidney Injury with Dr Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 45:31


    This episode sees Vicky and Peter chatting to Austin Hunt the lead of SAM's subgroup on AKI about all things AKI related, we hope you find it interesting and useful.

    Heart Failure - Interview with Dr Japp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 56:08


    This week sees Vicky and Kelham interview Dr Alan Japp an expert on Heart Failure from Scotland. We hope you enjoy!

    BTS Pneumothorax Guideline

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 56:17


    Vicky, Damian and Mike talk about the BTS guideline from 2023 on Pleural disease, this episode focuses on Pneumothorax diagnosis and management. We plan to do one on Effusions in the future. Please do let us know what you think.

    Headaches Part 2 - Interview with Dr Anita Krishnan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 42:08


    Part 2 of our podcast seeing Vicky and Peter interview Dr Anita Krishnan on all things headache.

    Headaches - Part 1 - Interview with Dr Anita Krishnan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 52:10


    This episode sees Vicky and Peter talking with Dr Anita Krishnan a Neurologist at the Walton Centre on all things headache (part 1 of 2)

    Iron Deficiency Anaemia - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 30:54


    This is the second part to join our last episode and sees the team finish off talking about the guidelines for Iron Deficiency management and investigations.

    Iron Deficiency Anaemia - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 50:49


    This week we see the first of a two part talk on the guidelines for Iron Deficiency anaemia and the team discussing them from an Acute Medicine perspective.

    Contrast Induced Nephropathy - Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 16:24


    This short episode sees the podcast team having a chat about relatively recent statements from RCEM/RCR and what impact that also has for us. Let us know your thoughts.

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    Ambulatory Care/SDEC Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 59:25


    After a summer break we are back with our next episode, this time Vicky, Kelham and Simon discussing this important aspect of Acute Medicine's work. As always we hope you enjoy and welcome feedback.

    Contrast Induced Nephropathy - View from Nephrology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 54:28


    This episode sees Vicky and Damian chatting to a Nephrologist about the topic of Contrast Induced Nephropathy, sometimes called CI-AKI. We hope you enjoy.

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    Learning Disabilities an interview with an expert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 31:50


    Released just at the end of this years Learning Disabilities week this episode sees Vicky talking to Caroline Lebus one of the writers of the RCP LD Toolkit, we hope you all find it interesting and helpful.

    Asthma - interview with an expert

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 51:02


    This episode finds Damian and Peter talking about Asthma management using some cases to support discussion alongisde a Respiratory Consultant Dr Burham from Liverpool. We hope you enjoy.

    AIM Curriculum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 28:02


    This episode sees Mike talking to Ben Chadwick who has just stepped down as the SAC Chair for Acute Medicine about the new curriculum, how it was created and its implementation. They are joined by Gordon McKinnon one of SAM's trainee reps.

    Rheumatology Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 54:08


    This episode sees us learning some great Rheumatology tips with Vicky and Peter chatting to Dr Jennifer Christie, we hope you all enjoy and get some useful learning. Do let us know your thoughts and feedback @acutemedpod

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    Debrief

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 53:22


    This episode sees Vicky talking to Nick Murch and Tom Couzens about the topic of debrief after significant events. We hope you enjoy and as always do give us your feedback. @acutemedpod

    Pulmonary Embolism - Interview with an expert

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 47:39


    This episode sees Vicky and Damian getting the chance to talk all things PE with a real expert on the subject, we hope you all find it interesting and useful.

    AIM GIRFT Report discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 40:59


    This episode sees Vicky, Damian and Peter discussing the report that was released towards the end of last year from GIRFT on Acute and General Medicine. Let us know what you think and any feedback on future topics.

    Stroke Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 45:39


    Here is the second part of the stroke discussion that we released before Christmas, we hope you enjoy.

    Stroke - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 60:04


    This episode is the first of two parts where Vicky and Peter chat to a stroke specialist about various things Stroke related.

    An Interview with Dr Nick Scriven

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022 20:04


    This episode Vicky and Mike took the time to talk to previous SAM President Nick Scriven about his reflections as an early adopter of Acute Medicine, how the speciality has grown and what he sees for the future.

    Hypertension

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 39:12


    This episode has Vicky talking to an expert in assessing and managing hypertension, we hope you find it interesting and useful, let us know your feedback and topics you would love us to cover in the future.

    Reflections from SAM Conference in Bristol

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 19:19


    In this episode, Vicky and Mike get the chance to ask some people about their time at our conference in Bristol back in May, we hope you enjoy this different episode.

    A Case That Changed My Practice - 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 35:13


    This episode is Peter sharing a group of interesting cases that he has seen and been involved in with some really interesting learning and discussion with the team.

    A Case That Changed My Practice - 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 35:14


    This case is from Mike where he opens up about a very challenging situation and what it has changed for him moving forwards and some interesting team discussion around the case and things that it brings up for us all.

    A Case That Changed My Practice - 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 32:40


    Our third episode sees Vicky share a case that brought about change for her and the team discuss, let us know what you think @acutemedpod

    A Case That Changed My Practice - 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 24:43


    Welcome to our first ever episode, here is Damian being open about a challenge he faced during his acting up before becoming a Consultant and how it has impacted him with discussion from the rest of the team.

    SAM Podcast Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 4:26


    Welcome to the SAM Podcast, here is our intro telling you a little about us and how to get in contact, we hope you all like it.

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