Generalist Medicine Podcast (GEM) by Dr. Aaron Rothstein

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Generalist Med Podcast is an homage to the scope of practice in family/general practice. We will be trying to hit big topics so we can get a solid grasp as a learning resource.

Aaron Rothstein


    • Jan 12, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 69 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Generalist Medicine Podcast (GEM) by Dr. Aaron Rothstein

    GeM 67 Clinical ECGs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 57:54


    A discussion through the challenging topic of ECGs - how to put it in clinical context, some key pearls and approaches. If you find this hard, you are not alone!

    GeM 66 Finding Meaning in Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022 55:27


    We're back! After a year sabbatical, Dr Rogy Masri and Dr Aaron Rothstein discuss finding meaning in medicine.  This talk deals with how to cope with the current challanges, finding purpose and how two people are navigating their medical careers. We hope this will give you food for thought on building and enriching your own career.

    GeM 65 Ultrasound Basics ft. Dr Blake MacKay

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 57:06


    I'm here with Dr. Blake MacKay to discuss the basics of ultrasound. Blake is a generalist with a strong interest in ultrasound and training through CPoCUS.  We discuss ultrasound basics including an array of clinical uses which can help guide management. Motivates me to do more ultrasound!

    GeM 64 Psychedelic Medicine ft. Dr Ryan Patchett-Marble

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 68:32


    This is a discussion on the resurgent topic of Psychedelic Medicine. I talk with Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble, a generalist physician with strong interest in addictions and mindfulness who has recently become interested in this emerging field.  Additional Info: Ryan and a patient he treated with Psilocybin:  https://nosm.brightspacestreaming.com/1/Watch/660834.aspx Resources PDF - https://genmed.libsyn.com/

    GeM 63 Fever

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 66:44


    Let's talk about the hot topic of fever! We'll talk about why we get fevers, whether we should treat them, and different causes of fever including forms of hyperthermia. We'll also touch on special populations such as febrile neutropenia and febrile infants.

    GeM 62 Interventional Cardiology ft. Dr Eric Rothstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 68:48


    I am very excited to discuss Interventional Cardiology with my cousin Eric Rothstein who works at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre in New Hampshire. We discuss the field of Interventional as well as some STEMI/Acute Coronary Syndrome insights, with a bit on stable ischemic heart disease and mechanical circulatory support.

    GeM 61 Food and Nutrition ft. Dr Larry Willms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 76:06


    I speak to Dr. Larry Willms about a very fundamental topic that doesn't get much discussion in medical learning - Food and Nutrition. We discuss the things that are well-established consensus in the field, why we get so confounded by nutrition research and fads, how to communicate the information to patients as well as some thoughts and ideas we have on the subject!  

    GeM 60 ER Principles ft. Dr Josh Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 63:52


    I am joined by Dr. Josh Smith, an EM registrar in Dunedin, New Zealand, who discusses with me a basic approach to patients in the ER.  We talk about key principles including that patients often require early treatment before we have much information, that a disposition is often more important than a definitive diagnosis and that we should be considering life threatening diagnoses early in our assessment. We also touch on identifying sick patients, how patient scenarios can evolve, and ways to deal with uncertainty in medicine.    

    GeM 59 Space Medicine ft. Dr Jesse Zroback

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 44:35


    We are joined by local family and ER physician Jesse Zroback to discuss his passion and excitement for Space! We talk about his recent work with Canadian Space Agency, becoming one of the final candidates to become Canada's 4th generation of astronaut, as well as more generally the concept of Space Medicine -  medical considerations in space, application to life on Earth, and a bit on the current climate around Space travel! 

    GeM 58 Burnout and Coaching ft. Dr Tonya Caylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 56:19


    I had the opportunity to talk to Tonya Caylor, a family physician from Anchorage, Alaska with an inspiring interest in physician health. We talk about the important topic of Burnout as well as her interest in Coaching to help physicians in both their personal and professional lives. For more information on her, check out her site! https://www.joyinfamilymedicine.com/.

    Bonus Song! Necrotizing Fasciitis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 2:43


    Lyrics: Necrotizing Fasciitis/Necrotizing Fasciitis/So much pain/ React or be slain/ Necrotizing Fasciitis Necrotizing Fasciitis/Dissolving don’t delight us/Pain out of proportion I need a limb abortion/All from a sore shin! I’m on the lookout when I see soft tissue/Is it going fast? Are you sick? I asked. It feels like’s it’s a shark beneath the surface/The fascia elevator is at their service! Oh no doc, is it do or die!?Why yes, TBH, lucky I’m your guy Piptazo, Vanco, Clinda after cultures/ toxins swarming like in, like mini super vultures What kinda mean bug got me through this wound?/First type’s a party cracking bubbly; stay tuned Type two a hitman - strep pyogenes on your knees/ Or maybe Vibrio from the ocean seas! Call the surgeon in the middle of the night/Hey good sir could you join the fight? What is the meaning of disturbing my slumber?/To Save a life. Glad you had my number! CHORUS When the surgeon arrives patient has less pain (of course)/ Is it effects of sepsis to the brain? When I push he jumps not off the stretcher/Cutaneous anaesthesia is a late sign, I conjecture! Youre a genius, hah, to the OR tomorrow!/Uhh good sir, but that could end in sorrow Perhaps you could deign to operate stat/Steel and faciotimy would save him like that (snap) We wheel him quickly down the hall/A little levofed makes his pressure not stall Cut the leg theres necrotic goo/ compartments are relieved two by two Thank you docs for saving my life/Everyone lauds you cept the ex-wife No problem, mr patient, thats what we do/Watch for nec fash with soft tissue! Ohhhh you got to save the day save the day save the day Ohhh do serial exams you ll save the save the day Ohhhh mr doctor got to save the day save the day save the day Ohhhh give good discharge instructions for red flagsssssss and you will save the day CHORUS!  

    GeM 57 Necrotizing Infections

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 50:20


    Let's talk about Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections, including primarily the really scary one - Necrotizing Fasciitis!  This is a topic to constantly keep in the back of your head... to really save some lives.

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    GeM 56 Teaching in Medicine ft. Dr Adam Moir

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 63:33


    A conversation with Dr. Adam Moir, a generalist physician in Dryden, Ontario and a personal mentor about Teaching in medicine. We have an off the cuff conversation on our experience in teaching, the reciprocity of teaching, some pearls, and what can be learned and gained doing it!

    GeM 55 Covid Airway in Rural Medicine ft. Dr. McFarlane

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 68:41


    Discussion with our local GP Anaesthetist Dr. Cory McFarlane around the Covid situation in Northern Ontario, oxygen delivery in Covid, Airway considerations, approaches to various critical scenarios and a bit on treatment

    GeM 54 Airway Round 2 ft. Dr Mike Kirlew

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 73:12


    An unscripted, zany conversation with rural legend Mike Kirlew about airway and breathing ; ideas around who and how to intubate, who can be managed with Non-Invasive or High Flow, and about Ventilators

    GeM 53 Pneumonia Round 2 ft. Dr Tiffany Desruisseaux

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 67:43


    We talk to rural family medicine resident Dr. Tiffany Desruisseaux about the new IDSA 2019 guidelines on community acquired pneumonia, atypical pneumonias, some great pharmacology and a brief tidbit on VAPI (vaping-associated pulmonary injury)

    GeM 52 AKI - Acute Kidney Injury

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2019 67:19


    Let's talk about AKI and what it means, how it is diagnosed, some key points and pitfalls, and also some focus on key diagnoses.  Also: check out www.worrykit.com for our new Mental Health App. We are always looking for feedback and ways to improve it -- email me at gempodcast@gmail.com

    GeM 51 ER Procedures - Fast Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 64:00


    Fast Facts about Procedures Including: Pericentesis Thoracentesis Pericardiocentesis Lumbar Puncture Seldinger Technique eg: for Central Lines/ Pigtails Peri-Mortem C- Section ED Thoracotomy  

    GeM 50 Sick Kids - Fast Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 55:52


    Fast Facts about Sick Kids including: Key Kid Concepts Febrile Neonates Bronchiolitis Croup Epiglottitis Sepsis/Septic Shock

    GeM 49 Vasculitis ft. Dr Brodie Marshall

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 62:27


    GeM 48 Trauma - Key Concepts ft. Dr. Dale Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 65:17


    GeM 47 A Fib (Level Two) ft. Dr. Mike Kirlew

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 56:39


    Mike Kirlew returns to have an energetic conversation about some clinical considerations in Atrial Fibrillation.

    GeM 46 Anemia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 59:27


    GeM 45 LGBT2SQ Health ft. Dr. Justin Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 57:54


    Dr. Justin Bell gives the basics of LGBT2SQ definitions and what our role is as health care providers for this diverse population. Resource: https://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/TransHealthGuide/

    GeM 44 Neonatal Jaundice ft. Dr Gal Barbut

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 64:21


    GeM 43 Approach to Pneumonia ft. Dr Yoko Schreiber

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 64:40


    Dr. Schreiber is an Infectious Disease specialist based in Sioux Lookout Ontario to shed some light on pneumonia. The focus is community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults.

    GeM 42 Endocarditis ft. Dr. Nick Fortino

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2018 55:07


    GeM 41 Rural Medicine ft. Dr Lucy Manchester

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2018 39:43


    Learn about the ins-and-outs of adapting to various rural medical environments.  

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    GeM 40 Meditation ft. Amar Singh

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 62:42


    A discussion on the in vogue topic of meditation.

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    GeM 39 Diabetes in Pregnancy ft. Dr Megan Bollinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 51:40


    GeM 38 Labour and Delivery ft. Carolyn Travers and Ben Langer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2018 70:27


    We get to have a discussion about  some of the evidence for care around a healthy delivery. Much of the discussion is taken from the SOGC (Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada) guidelines. 

    GeM 37 Obstetrics: Prenatal Care ft. Dr Ben Langer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2017 80:55


    Discussion around essentials of Prenatal care and some of the current practices that are changing!

    GeM 36 Rheumatic Fever ft. Dr. Mike Kirlew

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2017 47:36


    Discussion on the background, diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic fever - and also the public health aspects of the disease.

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    GeM 35 Sepsis: Overview and Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 59:37


    Full review of Sepsis integrating new Sepsis 3 guidelines. No need to listen to last episode on Sepsis to follow!

    Bonus Song! Jump Again - Resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 2:30


    Here is a bit of a refresher on some resilient concepts!  Also feel free to check out the new website at : growingresilient.com More episodes to follow soon!

    GeM 34 HIV Basics ft. Dr. Lucy Manchester

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2017 53:30


    Learn about the basics of HIV medicine from Lucy Manchester, a family doctor with fellowship training in HIV medicine! Perfect for anyone wondering how to treat the rare patient with HIV in their practice, or just anybody interested. Check out the website at: www.gempodcast.ca

    GeM 33 Mindfulness ft. Dr Patchett-Marble

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2017 52:54


    So much talk on it but ... What the heck is it really? We continue our Psychology Binge.

    GeM 32 Resilience ft. Amar Singh (Discussion)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 53:23


    General conversation on the concept of resilience, and whether it is relevant and learnable. Some back and forth banter! Check out our new site: growingresilient.com. It's aimed at growing resilience through mini-interventions. We are passionate about this subject!

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    GeM 31 Biases and Decision Making

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 59:55


    Cognitive Biases and Heuristics and how these fold into the complex world of decision making and learning.

    GeM 30 CASES! First Year Out ft. Dr. Dale Edwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 58:26


    Starting practice can be scary and exciting. Let's hear from Generalist and Emerge focused Dale Edwards on his first year in practice!

    GeM 29 Habits ft. Amar Singh (TT)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2017 42:30


    Habits are fundamental to tasks performed everyday - they drive routines, addictions, work flow and productivity, and many other things in the day to day. This is a recorded conversation of Amar Singh and myself having an off the cuff conversation about habits.

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    GeM 28 Psychology of Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2017 75:58


    Importance of psychology with respect to patient health and well... our health. Appreciate any Feedback at : gempodcast@gmail.com , thanks!

    GeM 27 Hyponatremia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2017 48:01


    GeM 26 Restrictive Lung Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2016 58:28


    GeM 25 Skin/Soft Tissue Infections - ft. Dr Mike Kirlew

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2016 44:16


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    GeM 24 Mountain Med - ft. Dr Eric Contant

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2016 43:48


    Dr. Eric Contant CCFP and EM doc shares his passion and knowledge of High Altitude Medicine

    GeM 23 Stroke

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2016 64:23


    Acute Stroke - Microphone troubles; working on it sorry about the clicks in the background

    GeM 22 DKA (Short)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2016 34:55


    A Short on Diabetic Ketoacidosis and a Smidge of HHS

    Bonus Song! The Liver - Farewell Sweet Hepatocyte

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2016 2:43


    Accompanies GeM 20 The Liver!

    GeM 21 ER Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2016 49:09


    Off the cuff pearls!

    GeM 20 The Liver

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2016 56:42


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