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Button batteries, sometimes called coin batteries, are small round batteries that power various electronic devices such as watches, remote controls or small kid toys. They are small and shiny, which is why young children will sometimes grab them and put them in their mouths. But they can cause severe injury in a child if the button battery becomes lodged in the digestive tract. In this episode, Dr. Savithiri Ratnapalan talks about the dangers of swallowing button batteries, what parents can do immediately at home, and how button battery ingestion is managed in hospital. Dr. Savithiri Ratnapalan is a pediatric emergency physician at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She co-authored a practice article with Dr. Amy Zipursky. It is published in CMAJ: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.210572 Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-210572 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Scotiabank Healthcare+. Learn more at: https://mdm.ca/promos/you-ve-come-a-long-way?utm_source=CMAJ&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=CTP&utm_content=PHD ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes billing on the go easy and pain free. Start your 45-day free trial today: www.drbill.app/cmaj ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: https://www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- 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.

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have transformed our lives. The adoption of AI in medicine has perhaps lagged its adoption in other areas, and machine learning in healthcare has had mixed results. In this episode, Drs. Muhammad Mamdani and Amol Verma discuss a series of three CMAJ articles on the development, use, misuse, and evaluation of machine-learned models in medicine. Dr. Muhammad Mamdani is vice-president of data science and advanced analytics at Unity Health Toronto, director of the Temerty Center for Artificial Intelligence Education and Research in Medicine, and professor at the University of Toronto. Dr. Amol Verma is a physician and scientist at St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto, an AMS healthcare fellow in compassion and artificial intelligence and a provincial clinical lead in health quality improvement with Ontario Health. They are both two of the authors of the articles series published in CMAJ: Implementing machine learning in medicine https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.202434 Problems in the deployment of machine-learned models in health care https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.202066 Evaluation of machine learning solutions in medicine https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.210036 Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-202434 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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 https://www.audiprofessional.ca. ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes billing on the go easy and pain free. Start your 45-day free trial today: https://www.drbill.app/cmaj ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: https://www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- 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 https://www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Many options exist nowadays for teenagers choosing to be on hormonal contraceptives. They are generally categorized into SARCs (short-acting reversible contraceptives) and LARCs (long-acting reversible contraceptives). LARC methods are recommended as first-line contraceptives. These include intrauterine devices and a new option that gets implanted into the arm and lasts up to three years. In this episode, Dr. Margot Rosenthal, a fifth-year obstetrics and gynaecology resident, explains the different contraception options, which choice is best, and what side effects to watch out for. She co-authored a practice article with Dr. Sarah McQuillan. The article is published in CMAJ: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.202413 Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-202413 Calling all aspiring podcasters! Are you our next podcast host? CMAJ seeks a curious, astute and dynamic Canadian physician as the new voice of CMAJ Podcasts. For details and to apply: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj-podcast-host ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes billing on the go easy and pain free. Start your 45-day free trial today: https://www.drbill.app/cmaj ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: https://www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Listen to Cold Steel, the official podcast of the Canadian Journal of Surgery: https://canjsurg.ca/podcasts ----------------------------------- 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 https://www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

In this episode, Dr. Kirsten Patrick, interim editor-in-chief, chats with Francine Buchanan about her experience as a patient partner. Francine is in a unique position at the intersection of caregiver for her medically fragile son, PhD candidate in health services research, and a patient and family advisor at The Hospital for Sick Children. She wrote a Humanities article published in CMAJ called "How are we going to do this?" https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.210457 Dr. Kirsten Patrick also chats with Victoria Saigle, Lead of Patient Involvement at CMAJ. Victoria shares the different ways patients have been contributing to the journal in recent months and plans for the future. CMAJ is launching a new article type called 360 Cases. CMAJ's first 360 Case explores the end of life of a woman who passed away suddenly after an unexpected serious diagnosis. The article is co-written by the woman's husband, her social worker, one of her nurses and the ICU physician who treated her at the end of her life. You can read the article on our website: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.210463 If you're interested in learning more about patient involvement, patient peer review, or patient authorship, contact Victoria: victoria.saigle@cmaj.ca More details are in CMAJ's Statement of Purpose for Patient Engagement https://www.cmaj.ca/statement-purpose-patient-engagement CMAJ's themed issue on patient engagement at the journal: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/193/27 Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-210457 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Listen to Cold Steel, the official podcast of the Canadian Journal of Surgery: canjsurg.ca/podcasts ----------------------------------- 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.

New research shows that Indigenous People living in rural Canada are 16 times more likely to have to travel long distances to give birth compared to non-Indigenous people living in rural areas. In this podcast, Dr. Janet Smylie and Evelyn George explain these striking findings. Dr. Janet Smylie is Métis-Cree, a family practitioner and professor of public health at the University of Toronto. Evelyn George is a Nbissing registered midwife living in Syilx territory of British Columbia. They were two of the authors of a research article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201903 Podcast transcript: www.cmaj.ca/transcript-201903 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes billing on the go easy and pain free. Start your 45-day free trial today: www.drbill.app/cmaj ----------------------------------- Listen to Cold Steel, the official podcast of the Canadian Journal of Surgery: http://canjsurg.ca/podcasts ----------------------------------- 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.

Dr. Malika Sharma and Dr. Rahel Zewude explain the tenets of critical race theory. They also share how it has helped them tackle racism in the practice of medicine and how they've applied it to their professional and personal lives as physicians in Canada. Dr. Malika Sharma is an HIV and infectious diseases specialist and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Rahel Zewude is an internal medicine resident at the University of British Columbia and president of Black Physicians of British Columbia. They co-authored a humanities article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.210178 Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-210178 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- 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.

Anticraving medications are a lesser-known therapy for patients with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder. In this podcast, Dr. Jon Mong and Dr. Paxton Bach explain how to recognize and diagnose moderate to severe alcohol use disorder and how to talk to patients about treatment options. Dr. Jon Mong is a general internist working at The Ottawa Hospital, with a clinical focus in addiction medicine. He is currently completing his Masters in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety through the University of Toronto's IHPME. Dr. Paxton Bach is a clinical assistant professor in the department of medicine at the University of British Columbia, and a general internist and addiction physician at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC. He additionally serves as the program director for the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use Clinical Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program. They co-authored, along with Dr. Keith Ahamad, a practice article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200895 Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-200895 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Ainsley Moore discusses a new guideline by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. The guideline recommends opportunistic screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in primary care for individuals not known to be at high risk. Ainsley unpacks the recommendation and talks about what it means for clinical practice. Dr. Ainsley Moore is a family physician and an associate clinical professor in medicine at McMaster University. She is one of the authors of the CTFPHC guideline published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201967 ----------------------------------- 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.

Dr. Olga Kciuk and Dr. Sari Kives talk about painful periods (dysmenorrhea) in teens – what causes it, how to diagnose it, how to rule out secondary causes, and how best to treat. Dr. Olga Kciuk is a fourth year resident in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Sari Kives is a gynecologist in Toronto, both at the Hospital for Sick Children and St. Michael's Hospital. They co-authored a practice article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201972 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- 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.

Prof. Jonathan Berman discusses what drives antivaccine and anti-mask protests, such as the Montréal vaccine protest of 1885 which turned violent. He talks about vaccine hesitancy in history and how it relates to our current COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan Berman is a physiologist at the New York Institute of Technology medical school and a science educator. He wrote an humanities article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.202820 Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-202820 ----------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by the MD Platinum Global Private Credit Pool. With bond yields sitting near record lows, investors are looking for ways to boost returns. The challenge? Most options offering higher returns often require taking on more equity risk. Enter private credit. Get access to potentially higher returns, historically tested stability and added diversification typically reserved for institutional investors. MD Platinum Global Private Credit Pool: Bond-like stability. Equity-like returns. For more information, visit https://mdm.ca/promos/bond-like-stability-equity-like-returns?utm_source=cmaj%20podcast&utm_medium=podcast_description&utm_campaign=Private%20Credit%20-%202021&utm_content=CMAJ%20Sound%20Cloud%20description ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- 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.

Prof. Andrea Tricco and Dr. Ainsley Moore discuss gender inequity in medicine at the senior leadership level and how it's intertwined with race. They also outline practical ways of advancing gender equity in medicine. Dr. Ainsley Moore is a family physician and an associate clinical professor in medicine at McMaster University. Prof. Andrea Tricco is a scientist at St. Michael's Hospital at Unity Health Toronto and an associate professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health in Toronto. They co-authored an analysis article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200951 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Drs Shirin Dason and Mara Sobel discuss how to diagnose and treat adenomyosis, a common cause of heavy and painful menstrual periods. Dr. Shirin Dason is a resident and soon-to-be infertility fellow at Mount Sinai Fertility in Toronto. Dr. Mara Sobel is a gynaecologist at Mount Sinai Hospital and Women's College Hospital in Toronto. To read the practice article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201607 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

A prescribing cascade happens when the side effects of a prescribed drug are misinterpreted as a new medical condition for which an additional drug is prescribed. Some prescribing cascades can become complicated to untangle and hard to catch. In this podcast, Dr. Paula Rochon outlines some of the common prescribing cascades that occur in older adults. Dr. Paula Rochon is a geriatrician at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and the RTO chair in geriatric medicine at the University of Toronto. The practice article she co-authored is published in CMAJ. It's titled "Five things to know about prescribing cascades in older adults." www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201564 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

In this podcast, Dr. Andreas Laupacis, editor-in-chief of CMAJ, interviews two authors of a research article published in CMAJ. The research looked at SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients undergoing long-term dialysis in Ontario during the first wave of the pandemic. Rebecca Cooper is the director of clinical programs at the Ontario Renal Network, and Peter Blake is a nephrologist and the provincial medical director of the Ontario Renal Network, which is part of Ontario Health. To read the research published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.202601 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Prof. Colleen Flood discusses the legalities around requiring health care workers to be vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19, both at the employer or hospital level and at the provincial government level. Colleen Flood is a professor in the faculty of law and the inaugural director of the Centre for Health Law Policy & Ethics, both at the University of Ottawa. She co-authored, with Prof. Bryan Thomas and Dr. Kumanan Wilson, an analysis article published in CMAJ. It's titled "Mandatory vaccination for health care workers: an analysis of law and policy." To read the analysis article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.202755 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, most hospitals in Canada adopted no-visitor policies because of concern that visitors would spread the virus. It was also a way of preserving personal protective equipment, which was in short supply at the time. Now, almost one year later, the authors of a commentary published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal argue that it’s time to reconsider such a strict policy. In this podcast, Dr. Andreas Laupacis, editor-in-chief of CMAJ, interviews one of the authors of the commentary, Dr. Fahad Razak, a general internist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Also joining the conversation are Lee Fairclough, president of St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario, and Corinna Riquelme who is a care partner and a member of the Patient and Family Advisory Council at St. Mary’s. To read the commentary published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.202636 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Carl Boodman discusses four cases of trench fever from Bartonella quintana which is transmitted by body lice. Trench fever was common during the First World War and killed millions of people. In modern times, it is rare, but outbreaks tend to be associated with homelessness, poor living conditions or a history of severe alcohol use disorder or IV drug use. Dr. Boodman first talks about a patient who presented to the emergency department with endocarditis from B. quintana. He then discusses the three other linked cases that were diagnosed over the following weeks. Dr. Carl Boodman is a fifth year medical resident in a combined infection disease and medical microbiology program at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The practice article he co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201170 ----------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by MD Financial Management and Scotiabank. Together, we’re able to provide physician-focused advice and unique financial solutions tailored to your needs at every stage of your medical career. Find out more about how we can help you, visit bit.ly/2Grtd5H ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Christen Shoesmith and Dr. Colleen O’Connell discuss the first Canadian guideline on the care and management of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Dr. Shoesmith and Dr. O'Connell are two of the authors of the guideline, which is intended for ALS clinicians, allied health professionals and primary care providers and includes a patient-focused approach to care, with attention to holistic and emotional aspects of well-being. Dr. Christen Shoesmith is a neurologist and medical director of the Motor Neuron Disease Clinic at London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ontario. She is also chair of the ALS guidelines working group. Dr. Colleen O’Connell is a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at the Stan Cassidy Rehabilitation Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The clinical practice guideline is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191721 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Prone positioning has been widely adopted and is considered standard of care for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). But how beneficial is prone positioning for patients with COVID-19 who are awake and not intubated? In this podcast, Dr. Kevin Venus talks about evidence, lung physiology and observational studies regarding prone positioning. Dr. Kevin Venus is general internist at University Health Network in Toronto. He co-authored a review article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201201 ----------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by MD Financial Management and Scotiabank. Together, we’re able to provide physician-focused advice and unique financial solutions tailored to your needs at every stage of your medical career. Find out more about how we can help you, visit bit.ly/2Grtd5H ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Caroline Quach and Dr. Shainoor Ismail discuss guidance on identifying priority populations for COVID-19 immunization. It's likely that when Canada does get a vaccine, it will not be possible to immunize all Canadians at once. We therefore need to have a plan in place for prioritization within our population. Dr. Quach and Dr. Ismail are two of the authors of an evidence-based guideline publishing in CMAJ outlining which key populations need to be prioritized for early COVID-19 immunization. They wrote this guidance as part of Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI). This work was supported by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Dr. Caroline Quach is a pediatric infectious diseases specialist and microbiologist at CHU Sainte-Justine and is also a professor at the University of Montreal. Dr. Shainoor Ismail is a senior medical specialist at PHAC. The summary guideline is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.202353 The full guideline is available on the Public Health Agency of Canada's website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization/national-advisory-committee-on-immunization-naci/guidance-key-populations-early-covid-19-immunization.html ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

In this narrative, a musician, a nurse and a doctor come together to provide a virtual bedside music concert for some of their sickest patients with COVID-19. The article is read by its authors. First, Melanie Ambler, the musician and aspiring physician, then Laura Wodecki, nurse manager at Rhode Island Hospital, and ending with Dr. Timothy Amass, intensive care physician in Denver, Colorado. They wrote a Humanities Encounters article published in CMAJ called "Virtual bedside concerts for patients with COVID-19: a trio of perspectives." To read the article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201662 Melanie Ambler developed musICforU and received the Rosalind Swenson Enrichment Award from the French American Fulbright Commission to begin a live virtual concert program for hospitals and nursing homes in France, called Petite Pause Musicale. Any hospitals interested in live virtual concerts are welcome to contact her, at petitepausemusicale@gmail.com. ----------------------------------- Music: "Sun Up," composed in 2008 by cellists Stephen Katz and Derek Snyder, originally written for 6 cellos, performed by Melanie Ambler. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

The spread of misinformation during epidemics is not a new phenomenon. But the COVID-19 pandemic is certainly the largest epidemic in recent times and its intersection with the internet and social media have amplified a modern infodemic of misinformation. In this podcast, history professor Nancy Tomes unpacks this modern infodemic and shares her thoughts on the role of health care providers in managing misinformation. Dr. Nancy Tomes is a professor of history at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. She wrote a medical humanities article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201905 ----------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by MD Financial Management and Scotiabank. Together, we’re able to provide physician-focused advice and unique financial solutions tailored to your needs at every stage of your medical career. Find out more about how we can help you, visit bit.ly/2Grtd5H ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Maxim Ben-Yakov and Dr. Maala Bhatt discuss emergency procedural sedation in children. They cover safety, protocol, sedative agents, recommendations around fasting for this emergency procedure and more. Dr. Maala Bhatt is an emergency physician and the director of emergency research at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa and also associate professor at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Maxim Ben-Yakov is assistant professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Toronto and an emergency physician in Toronto. Their practice article is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200332 ----------------------------------- This podcast is brought to you by Health Match BC, a free health professional recruitment service funded by the Government of British Columbia. Health Match BC is currently recruiting for physicians of all specialties on behalf of BC's publicly funded health employers. Visit www.healthmatchbc.org for more information and to speak with one of the recruitment consultants. ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Many workplaces are essential for our health care, our supply chains, or the economy and are under immense pressure to stay open. The work bubble is one strategy that can be used to open businesses while limiting the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks. In this podcast, Dr. Jeffrey Shaw and Ms. Hayley Wickenheiser explain the work bubble concept. They also describe how a large Canadian company, Bombardier, applied the principles with much success. Dr. Jeffrey Shaw is a cardiologist and ICU physician in Calgary and is also currently a fellow at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine. Ms. Hayley Wickenheiser is a fourth year medical student at the University of Calgary and was formerly an Olympic hockey athlete. They co-wrote an analysis article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201582 ----------------------------------- This episode is brought to you by MD Financial Management and Scotiabank. Together, we’re able to provide physician-focused advice and unique financial solutions tailored to your needs at every stage of your medical career. Find out more about how we can help you, visit https://bit.ly/2Grtd5H ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

With so much talk about COVID-19 and frequent updates to protocols and guidelines, is COVID-19 affecting the way physicians diagnose? In this podcast, two physicians describe how they misdiagnosed a patient back in April of this year. The patient presented with classic COVID-19 symptoms, but her diagnosis turned out to be something entirely different. And it took the physicians quite a lot of time to get to the correct diagnosis. Dr. Alex Kobza and Dr. Brandon Budhram are both second year internal medicine residents at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and they co-wrote a practice article about the case with Dr. Naufal Mohammed. The article is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201426 You'll also hear from Dr. Justin Morgenstern, an emergency doctor who has spent a lot of time analyzing physician decision-making. He digs into the many factors that influence the way doctors diagnose, including cognitive bias. He discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic might be influencing physicians decision-making and diagnosis. His website is First10EM https://first10em.com/who-am-i/ ----------------------------------- This podcast is brought to you by Health Match BC, a free health professional recruitment service funded by the Government of British Columbia. Health Match BC is currently recruiting for physicians of all specialties on behalf of BC's publicly funded health employers. Visit www.healthmatchbc.org for more information and to speak with one of the recruitment consultants. ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

In this podcast, Dr. Rae Yeung talks about a 10-year-old boy who was diagnosed with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) temporally associated with COVID-19. This syndrome, which goes by many names, has a wide spectrum that can include prolonged fever, classic features of Kawasaki disease, cardiac dysfunction, and gastrointestinal, neurologic, and/or renal involvement. Dr. Yeung discusses how she and her team treated the boy, what the ongoing management strategies are and what is currently known about PIMS associated with COVID-19. Dr. Yeung is a pediatrician, professor of paediatrics, immunology and medical science at the University of Toronto, and a senior scientist in cell biology research at The Hospital For Sick Children in Toronto. She co-authored a Practice Case article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201600 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Ellen Warner and Dr. Karen Glass discuss different options for fertility preservation for young women who must undergo breast cancer treatment. They also discuss the importance of early referral to fertility preservation counselling, an option that is often not presented to women until it's too late. Dr. Ellen Warner is a medical oncologist and director of PYNK: Breast Cancer Program for Young Women at the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto. Dr. Karen Glass is the director of fertility preservation at CReATe Fertility Centre in Toronto and also works at Sunnybrook Hospital. Their review article is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200245 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Tara Kiran and Dr. Michelle Cohen share their analysis of the gender pay gap as it relates specifically to physicians. They discuss their personal experiences as well as current data showing that, in many medical specialties, men are still getting paid more than women for roughly equivalent work. Dr. Michelle Cohen is a family doctor in Brighton, Ontario and is assistant professor in the department of family medicine at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Dr. Tara Kiran is a family doctor and researcher at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and is vice-chair of quality and innovation at the department of family and community medicine at the University of Toronto. Their analysis article is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200375 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

In this podcast, Dr. Patrick Lawler and Dr. Lucas Godoy discuss the evidence around endothelial injury related to SARS-CoV-2 cellular invasion. In some cases, thrombosis is a prominent clinical feature of COVID-19 that may lead to organ failure, multi system injury or death. Dr. Lawler is a cardiologist at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre in Toronto and a clinician-scientist at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute. Dr. Godoy is a cardiologist and research fellow at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre in Toronto. The review article they authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201240 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Sean Wharton and Dr. David Lau discuss a newly published clinical practice guideline on obesity management. They are joined by Lisa Schaffer, who talks about her experience as a Canadian living with obesity. They discuss the complex interplay of factors that can lead to obesity, such as genetics, metabolic, behavioural, psychological and environmental factors. They also talk about stigma and its negative impact on health independent of other factors. Dr. Sean Wharton is an internist, associate professor and clinical researcher at McMaster University in Hamilton and York University in Toronto, Ontario. Dr. David Lau is an endocrinologist, researcher and professor of medicine, biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine. Lisa Schaffer is a patient-partner and chair of the public engagement committee with Obesity Canada. The clinical practice guideline is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191707 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

In this podcast, Dr. Nathan Stall and Dr. Andrew Costa discuss the results of their research on the risk of outbreaks and deaths from COVID-19 in long-term care homes in Ontario by for-profit or not-for-profit status. Dr. Nathan Stall is a geriatrician at Sinai Health System and a research fellow at Women's College Research Institute. He is also completing a PhD in clinical epidemiology and health care research at the University of Toronto. Dr. Andrew Costa is an associate professor and holds a research chair in clinical epidemiology and aging at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He is also research director in the St. Joseph's health system. The research article they authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201197 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. This episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes medical billing easy, fast, and pain free. Spend your time on patient care, let us handle billing for you. Dr. Bill is now available for free. Visit www.dr-bill.ca and get started today. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Acute aortic syndrome is a life-threatening emergency. It is difficult to diagnose and is often missed in the emergency department, but it’s a syndrome that must be on a physician’s radar. Dr. Robert Ohle discusses how to identify acute aortic syndrome and how to diagnose it. Dr. Ohle is one of the authors of a clinical practice guideline on the topic. He is an emergency medicine physician and research director for emergency medicine at Health Science North in Sudbury, Ontario. The guideline article he co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200021 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

In this podcast, Dr. Clare Pain and Dr. Ruth Lanius draw from their expertise in the fields of trauma and conflict to discuss how this pandemic can affect mental health and those who suffered from childhood traumas. They also talk about how this pandemic compares to other public health disasters, conflict, war or unrest. Dr. Clare Pain is a psychiatrist and associate professor at the University of Toronto. She has done extensive work in the field of trauma, including with refugees. Dr. Ruth Lanius is a psychiatrist clinician-scientist at Western University in London, Ontario, who works in the field of trauma-related disorders. She has a particular interest in how trauma affects the brain and body physiology. The practice article they co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200736 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by the MD Market Watch Podcast. Want the latest information about current market events and developments? MD Financial Management fund and portfolio updates? And insights on where things are headed? Our expert contributors break it down and give you all the info that you’ll need. Listen to the MD Market Watch Podcast invested.mdm.ca/podcasts/market-watch or through your favourite podcast provider. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Scott Klarenbach shares the key messages out of a new clinical practice guideline on screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease. Dr. Klarenbach is a professor in the Department of Medicine, and Assistant Dean, Health Outcomes at the University of Alberta. He is currently Chair of the Alberta Expert Committee on Drug Evaluation and Therapeutics and member of the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care. The guideline is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190814 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

With immunotherapy, a cancer patient's immune system is mobilized to attack cancer cells. It's a promising cancer therapy, but it's not without risks and possible complications. In this podcast, Drs. Megan Himmel, Sam Saibil, and Alex Saltman discuss how immune checkpoint inhibitors work, what cancers they work best for, and what to keep in mind when considering this therapy. Dr. Megan Himmel has a PhD in experimental medicine with a focus on T-cell immunology and is currently a PGY4 rheumatology resident at the University of Toronto. Dr. Sam Saibil is a medical oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto and is a PhD scientist in T-cell activation at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. Dr. Alex Saltman is a rheumatologist and palliative care physician at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. The practice article they co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191231 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Shingrix. Learn more at: https://www.shingrix.ca/en-ca/index.html ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by the MD Market Watch Podcast. Want the latest information about current market events and developments? MD Financial Management fund and portfolio updates? And insights on where things are headed? Our expert contributors break it down and give you all the info that you’ll need. Listen to the MD Market Watch Podcast https://invested.mdm.ca/podcasts/market-watch or through your favourite podcast provider. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

In this podcast, Prof. Esyllt Jones discusses the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic, how it exposed social inequalities and racism, how it relates to our current COVID-19 global pandemic and how it's connected to the social unrest happening in the United States. Prof. Esyllt Jones is a professor of history at the University of Manitoba and part-time faculty member at the department of community health sciences, also at the University of Manitoba. She is also the author of the award-winning book Influenza 1918: Disease, Death and Struggle in Winnipeg. She wrote a Medicine & Society article published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.201074 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Planned surgeries have virtually ground to a halt owing to service closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic response. But the backlog of elective and non-emergency surgeries is building and at some point, they will have to resume. The question is how? Dr. David Urbach argues that a combined team-based and single-entry approach could help address the problem. He says the pandemic might be an opportunity for transformation of surgical services in Canada. Dr. David Urbach is surgeon-in-chief and medical director of perioperative services at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, senior scientist at ICES and Women’s College Research Institute, and professor of surgery at the University of Toronto. He co-wrote a commentary with Dr. Danielle Martin on the topic. The commentary is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200791 CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Gordon Guyatt discusses available evidence for many of the treatments being trialed in patients with COVID-19. He and his co-authors developed a clinical practice guideline that systematically reviewed and critically appraised direct and indirect evidence. Dr. Guyatt is a specialist in internal medicine and clinical epidemiologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He is also an officer of the Order of Canada for his ground-breaking work in evidence-based medicine. The guideline article he co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200648 This guideline will be updated at https://app.magicapp.org/app#/guideline/EK6W0n as new evidence becomes available. CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Elissa Abrams talks about asthma and COVID-19: what asthma patients should keep in mind, how viruses interact with asthma, whether patients should be using a nebulizer, and how asthma exacerbations should be treated. Dr. Elissa Abrams is a pediatric allergist immunologist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The practice article she co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200617 CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. This episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes medical billing easy, fast, and pain free. Spend your time on patient care, let us handle billing for you. Dr. Bill is now available for free. Visit www.dr-bill.ca and get started today. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Paul Norman and Dr. Christopher Patey talk about their approach to redesigning the emergency department of the rural hospital in Carbonear, Newfoundland, to face the COVID-19 pandemic. They hope it can serve as a potential model for others to follow. Dr. Christopher Patey is a family physician and Paul Normal is a nurse. They both work in the emergency department of Carbonear General Hospital in Newfoundland. The practice article they co-authored with Dr. Shabnam Asghari and Oliver Hurley is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200509 Appendix: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2020/04/21/cmaj.200509.1/tab-related-content The guest host for this episode was Dr. Sarah Newbery, rural generalist family physician in Marathon, Ontario and member of the CMAJ editorial advisory board. CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. This episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes medical billing easy, fast, and pain free. Spend your time on patient care, let us handle billing for you. Dr. Bill is now available for free. Visit www.dr-bill.ca and get started today. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Michael Slawnych discusses how to manage dyspnea, or breathlessness, at the end of life. He says all physicians should be prepared to manage dyspnea, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. He goes over details such as medications, swallowing difficulties and agitation. Dr. Michael Slawnych is a cardiologist and a palliative care physician at Libin Cardiovascular Institute in Calgary, Alberta. The practice article he wrote is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.200488 CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Shane Neilson discusses what it's like to navigate medical education and the medical profession with a mental illness. He discusses what has changed over the years, and what areas are still in need of improvement. Dr. Shane Neilson is a disabled poet, physician, and critic. Shane completed his PhD in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in 2018. He recently received the Governor General’s Gold Medal for his dissertation in disability studies, and he received the Regional Dean’s Award of Excellence in Medical Education for his work on disability in McMaster’s medical faculty. The humanities article he wrote is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191597 Also mentioned in the podcast: Handcuffed: Rethinking physical restraints for mental health transfers in university settings Shane Neilson, Andrea Chittle and Juveria Zaheer https://www.cfp.ca/content/65/7/460 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

In this "Med Life with Dr. Horton" podcast, Dr. Jillian Horton chats with Dr. Lisa Richardson about the meaning of good medicine and traditional Indigenous healing. Dr. Lisa Richardson is an internist of Anishinaabe descent and is a strategic advisor for Indigenous health in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Horton and Dr. Richardson discuss the following: - Indigenous models of health and healing - integrating Indigenous health into medical education - holistic self care - academic medical systems - and much more NB: this episode was recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jillian Horton is a general internist and director of the Alan Klass health humanities program at the Max Rady college of medicine in Winnipeg, Manitoba. For more of her podcasts or for the Dear Dr. Horton column: www.cmaj.ca/medlife ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. This episode is brought to you by Dr. Bill. Dr. Bill makes medical billing easy, fast, and pain free. Spend your time on patient care, let us handle billing for you. Dr. Bill is now available for free. Visit www.dr-bill.ca and get started today. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. James Downar and Dr. Amit Arya discuss how to optimise provision of palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. James Downar is head of the division of palliative care at the University of Ottawa and is a critical care physician at The Ottawa Hospital. Dr. Amit Arya is a palliative care physician at Brampton Civic Hospital in Brampton, Ontario and has faculty appointments at both McMaster University and the University of Toronto. They co-authored an analysis article with Dr. Sandy Buchman and Dr. Bruno Gagnon. Their article is published in CMAJ: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/early/2020/03/31/cmaj.200465.full.pdf CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Theodore Wein and Dr. Jeff Habert discuss the recommendations of a new Heart & Stroke guideline on the use of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), or Aspirin, for prevention of vascular events. Dr. Theodore Wein is a neurologist at McGill University and chair of the Heart & Stroke writing group that developed the guideline. Dr. Jeff Habert is a family physician in Thornhill, Ontario and a member of the guideline writing group. The Heart & Stroke guideline is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191599 Heart & Stroke best practices site: www.strokebestpractices.ca/recommendations/ASA-for-prevention ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Wayne Gold and Dr. Eric Coomes discuss quarantine and how it differs from home isolation. They also chat about: social distancing, mental health during quarantine, lessons from SARS, preparing for COVID-19, and more. Dr. Wayne Gold is an infectious diseases physician at University Health Network-Sinai Health Systems and residency program director for adult infectious diseases at the University of Toronto. Dr. Eric Coomes is a resident training in infectious diseases at the University of Toronto. The practice article they co-authored with Dr. Jerome Leis is published in CMAJ: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/early/2020/03/20/cmaj.200393.full.pdf CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: https://www.cmaj.ca/covid-19 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Adam Farmer discusses irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. He explains symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, drug therapies, diet, microbiome, genetics, and more. Dr. Farmer is a gastroenterologist, senior lecturer and clinical director of specialised medicine at Royal Stoke University Hospital in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. The review article he co-authored is published in CMAJ: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190716 ----------------------------------- This podcast episode is brought to you by Audi Canada. 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. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Dr. Andreas Laupacis, editor-in-chief of CMAJ, speaks with two people on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic: Mike Nolan and Dr. Jerome Leis. Dr. Jerome Leis is medical director, Infection Prevention and Control at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto and Mike Nolan is chief paramedic and director of emergency services for Renfrew County in Renfrew, Ontario. They discuss: - the latest info on who should be tested for COVID-19 - where people should go to get tested - how paramedics are involved in testing patients in their home - what guidance we need from government - the meaning of social distancing - what social distancing measures we should put in place - practical details about self isolation at home - and more CMAJ COVID-19 resource page: www.cmaj.ca/covid-19 ----------------------------------- Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

Could cancer be a contagious disease? Although this possibility might seem surprising to many of us, it has a long history. In fact, efforts to develop a cancer vaccine drew more money than the Human Genome Project. In his first book, MIT historian of science Robin Wolfe Scheffler takes readers through the twists and turns of the American effort to identify human cancer viruses— a search which made fundamental contributions to molecular biology. In this podcast, we discuss how this was an effort which raises fundamental questions regarding how we think about disease in the laboratory and the legislature. Dr. Robin Scheffler's book is called A Contagious Cause: The American Hunt for Cancer Viruses and the Rise of Molecular Medicine(University of Chicago Press, 2019). Dr. Dorian Deshauer is a psychiatrist, historian, and assistant professor at the University of Toronto. He is associate editor for the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Canada's leading peer-reviewed general medical journal and is one of the hosts of CMAJ Podcasts, a medical podcast for doctors and researchers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could cancer be a contagious disease? Although this possibility might seem surprising to many of us, it has a long history. In fact, efforts to develop a cancer vaccine drew more money than the Human Genome Project. In his first book, MIT historian of science Robin Wolfe Scheffler takes readers through the twists and turns of the American effort to identify human cancer viruses— a search which made fundamental contributions to molecular biology. In this podcast, we discuss how this was an effort which raises fundamental questions regarding how we think about disease in the laboratory and the legislature. Dr. Robin Scheffler's book is called A Contagious Cause: The American Hunt for Cancer Viruses and the Rise of Molecular Medicine(University of Chicago Press, 2019). Dr. Dorian Deshauer is a psychiatrist, historian, and assistant professor at the University of Toronto. He is associate editor for the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Canada's leading peer-reviewed general medical journal and is one of the hosts of CMAJ Podcasts, a medical podcast for doctors and researchers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices