The Pre PACES Podcast

We hope you enjoy this festive treat from Sam et al of the Pre PACES Podcast! We wish you all a restful and joyous festive period, especially those of you working and keeping your communities safe over the Christmas period! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam recaps the best bits of the podcast from 2024 including a range of expert guests: Dr's Dan Furmedge, Matt Wells, Kim Monks, Ben Mulhearn and Suzy Morton. Thank you so much to all of our fantastic guests and most of all, thank you to all of our wonderful listeners for making the podcast what it is! We wish you a restful festive period!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We step into the Christmas period with an exclusive present for our listeners: a new episode format! Always grateful for your feedback on this, we need to know if this type of episode is helpful so please do let us know at prepacespodcast@gmail.com! Was it helpful? Could we make it better - if so how? PLEASE do let us know! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam goes back to where it all began and is joined by Dr Jennie Gough to reflect on their years of experience on being the medical reg on call, how to pick a medical specialty, making the most of your study leave and how things sometimes ARE as simple as they seem!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam welcomes along Professor Nicola Cooper, co-author of the ABC of Clinical Reasoning to discuss this fascinating topic. We shed light on cognitive biases, common diagnostic pitfalls within clinical practice and the value of effective teaching. Visit Clinical Reasoning in Medical Education Group website here >> CREME^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Sam welcomes along Dr Yezen Sammaraiee to help us tackle cerebellar syndrome in PACES. Yezen is CEO & Founder of popular revision resource Quesmed. Along with that he is also a neurology registrar, currently on sabbatical to focus on growing the Quesmed brand! We discuss everything cerebellar including differential diagnosis, investigations, management and what the difference is between sensory and cerebellar ataxia! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam is joined once again by Dr Josh Davies and Dr Luke Austen who discuss decision fatigue: what it is, what it means for us and our patients, and what we can do to combat it and make our on-calls generally a lot less stressful!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode Sam welcomes along Dr Rob Miller, Gastroenterology SpR, to discuss jaundice! We talk through everything pertinent to a PACES station; history, examination, differential diagnosis, investigations and management!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam welcomes along Dr Gavin Brittain, star of the Pastest revision videos, to discuss MS and how it might be presented in a PACES station, including the important elements of the Link to the rapid neurology exam Gavin mentions.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Sam has Gastro SpR Dr Simone Lin on the podcast to tackle Dysphagia as it might be presented in a Clinical Consultation station! We go through the broad range of differential diagnoses and Sim gives her approach to appropriately investigating these patients! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Retesh Bajaj and Dr Bunny Saberwal, both interventional cardiologists, join Sam in discussing patients presenting with chest pain. This episode is jam-packed with learning points, not just for PACES but your clinical practice too!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * *SCRBS.co.uk - Use the offer code PACES10 for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam welcomes back Neurology SpR Dr Kim Monks as a follow up to her INO episode to discuss other eye movement palsies as they might be presented in PACES! We go into detail of cranial nerve 3, 4 and 6 palsies! Towards the end of the show, Kim tackles a Harry Potter related Reg Against The Machine! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * *SCRBS.co.uk - Use the offer code PACES10 for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam sits down for a solo episode this week where he discusses absent ankle jerks and upgoing plantar reflexes before going into more detail on one of the differential diagnosis for this presentation: Friedreich's ataxia. ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * *SCRBS.co.uk - Use the offer code PACES10 for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second part of Sam's conversation with Dr Luke Austen and Dr Josh Davies on supporting juniors. Herein Sam, Luke and Josh discuss giving and receiving feedback, hot debriefs and underperforming trainees. ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * *SCRBS.co.uk - Use the offer code PACES10 for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam sits down with anaesthetics CT3 and author Luke Austen, and IMT3 Joshua Davies to discuss how we can support our postgraduate or resident doctor colleagues when working as the medical registrar on call! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * *SCRBS.co.uk - Use the offer code PACES10 for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rheumatology SpR (soon to be consultant!) Dr Ben Mulhearn joins Sam on the podcast to discuss the acutely hot swollen joint and how to approach this in PACES but also in your everday clinical practice!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * *SCRBS.co.uk - Use the offer code PACES10 for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam is joined by Respiratory physician, Dr James Walters on the show this week to discuss your approach to this critical PACES station.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * *SCRBS.co.uk - Use the offer code PACES10 for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A fantastic new guest, Dr Kim Monks, joins Sam on the podcast to discuss INO in PACES including a full run down of the anatomy, physiology and examination findings. Kim also tackles Reg Against the Machine on a quiz topic that will get your eyes popping!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * *SCRBS.co.uk - Use the offer code PACES10 for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam goes solo this episode in discussing medical error as it might be presented in a communications station in PACES.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * *SCRBS.co.uk - Use the offer code PACES10 for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Stewart Brown, Cardiology SpR and devices fellow joins Sam to discuss cardiac devices, how they appear on chest x-rays and how to structure your approach to managing these patients when they present on the medical take!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Sign up for Pastest HERE! < <* * *Sign up for PACES Ahead HERE! * * *SCRBS.co.uk - Use the offer code PACES10 for 10% off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.