POEM of the Week Podcast

Each week, Dr. Mark Ebell, POEMs Editor, joins Dr. Michael Wilkes, NPR correspondent and Vice-Dean of the UC-Davis Medical School, for a five minute discussion about an important recent medical study reviewed by the POEMs editors. POEMs provide synopsised reviews of studies that could affect a clinician's practice, and the discussion in this podcast provides additional depth and insight into the issue covered by the POEMs synopsis. More about POEMs and it's companion point-of-care search tool, Essential Evidence Plus, at www.essentialevidenceplus.com.

Episode 695: Monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer disease: A lack of clinically meaningful benefits, plus significant harms

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Monoclonal antibodies for Alzheimer disease: A lack of clinically meaningful benefits, plus significant harms '

04-01
11:07

Episode 694: Patient reminders combined with clinician audit and feedback increases human papillomavirus vaccine uptake

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Patient reminders combined with clinician audit and feedback increases human papillomavirus vaccine uptake '

03-25
05:56

Episode 693: Canadian Thoracic Society guidelines for pharmacotherapy of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Canadian Thoracic Society guidelines for pharmacotherapy of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease '

03-18
06:38

Episode 692: Scottish screening: 0 cases of invasive cervical cancer in women who received at least 1 dose of bivalent HPV vaccine at 12 or 13 years of age

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Scottish screening: 0 cases of invasive cervical cancer in women who received at least 1 dose of bivalent HPV vaccine at 12 or 13 years of age '

03-11
07:08

Episode 691: High-dose recombinant flu vaccine: NNT = 3000 to prevent one more infection, no impact on hospitalization

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' High-dose recombinant flu vaccine: NNT = 3000 to prevent one more infection, no impact on hospitalization '

03-04
05:39

Episode 690: Delivery of bad news via phone = in-person delivery

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Delivery of bad news via phone = in-person delivery '

02-26
06:56

Episode 689: PCI is better than placebo for stable angina in patients who do not take anti-anginal medications (ORBITA-2)

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' PCI is better than placebo for stable angina in patients who do not take anti-anginal medications (ORBITA-2) '

02-19
06:00

Episode 688: Wait-and-watch is an option for patients with symptomatic but uncomplicated gallstones

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Wait-and-watch is an option for patients with symptomatic but uncomplicated gallstones '

02-12
05:23

Episode 687: Brexpiprazole improves agitation scores in adults with Alzheimer disease who have agitated behaviors

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Brexpiprazole improves agitation scores in adults with Alzheimer disease who have agitated behaviors '

02-05
04:37

Episode 683: Cognitive behavioral therapy effective for patients with fatigue associated with long COVID

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Cognitive behavioral therapy effective for patients with fatigue associated with long COVID '

01-30
06:39

Episode 686: ACC/AHA guideline for the management of patients with chronic coronary disease

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' ACC/AHA guideline for the management of patients with chronic coronary disease '

01-22
06:32

Episode 685: Positive, rather than negative, messaging of weight loss might motivate patients to try to lose weight

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Positive, rather than negative, messaging of weight loss might motivate patients to try to lose weight '

01-18
04:37

Episode 680: Wrong blood pressure cuff size can falsely increase or decrease readings

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Wrong blood pressure cuff size can falsely increase or decrease readings '

12-29
05:05

Episode 679: Early BP treatment for acute ischemic stroke has no impact on mortality or functional outcomes (CATIS-2)

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Early BP treatment for acute ischemic stroke has no impact on mortality or functional outcomes (CATIS-2) '

12-27
07:28

Episode 682: The risk of breast cancer overdiagnosis is high for older women

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' The risk of breast cancer overdiagnosis is high for older women '

12-26
06:41

Episode 681: Esketamine is superior to quetiapine for remission of treatment-resistant depression (ESCAPE-TRD)

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Esketamine is superior to quetiapine for remission of treatment-resistant depression (ESCAPE-TRD) '

12-13
06:54

Episode 678: Acetaminophen and ketorolac are more effective than morphine in alleviating pain in adults with renal colic

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Acetaminophen and ketorolac are more effective than morphine in alleviating pain in adults with renal colic '

12-01
05:01

Episode 677: Terbinafine 250 mg once daily — 12 weeks on, 12 weeks off, 4 weeks on — is preferred for onychomycosis in adults

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Terbinafine 250 mg once daily — 12 weeks on, 12 weeks off, 4 weeks on — is preferred for onychomycosis in adults '

08-07
07:43

Episode 676: Nearly zero risk of sexually transmitting HIV when viral loads are less than 1000 copies per mL

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Nearly zero risk of sexually transmitting HIV when viral loads are less than 1000 copies per mL '

07-31
05:39

Episode 684: Network meta-analysis: Limited data show that high-dose aspirin decreases incidence of colorectal cancer

Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled ' Network meta-analysis: Limited data show that high-dose aspirin decreases incidence of colorectal cancer '

01-24
06:21

Katie Scott

Am I missing something? This POEM is labelled to discuss DAPT but they are disycusing steroid use in pneumonia.

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