BMJ Best Practice Podcast

Opioid use disorder

Global trends in the estimated number of drug users (2009 to 2014) indicate that the use of opioids, including the use of heroin and opium, and the non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids, has stabilised at high levels. Worldwide, around 35.1 million people are estimated to have used opioids in 2016.
How can clinicians recognise and manage those misusing opioids? Here to offer advice is Prof Jonathan Lee, Medical Director at The Farley Center at Williamsburg Place, Williamsburg, US.
For more on opioid use disorder, visit Best Practice:
bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/200
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

SARS

This week, we're joined by Sian Griffiths, Emeritus Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, and Chair of the Public Health England Global Health Committee.
Professor Griffiths discusses the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak in Hong Kong, and what healthcare professionals should know about the virus.
For more on SARS, visit BMJ Best Practice: newbp.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/904
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Multiple sclerosis

Alissa Willis, Staff Neurologist in the Neurological Institute's Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Cleveland Clinic, gives us a clinical overview of multiple sclerosis.
For more on multiple sclerosis, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/140
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Bipolar disorder

Sudhakar Selvaraj, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Centre, gives us a clinical overview of bipolar disorder.
For more on bipolar disorder, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/488
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Politics of epidemics

We know that infectious disease outbreaks are caused by pathogens, but some would argue that they are also a biological manifestation of social inequality.
Here to discuss the politics of disease outbreak, and how this informs how the global community should respond to them, is Simukai Chigudu, Associate Professor of African Politics and Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford University.
To find out more about BMJ's Global Health initiatives, visit: bmj.com/company/global-health-ii

Glanders

What is glanders, and how do you recognise, refer and report it? Dr Robert Norton, Director of Microbiology, Townsville Hospital, Australia, gives us the answers.
For more information on Glanders, visit BMJ Best Practice:
bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1601
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Migraine, with Prof Tim Collins

Prof Tim Collins, Associate Professor of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, USA, gives us a clinical overview of migraine.
For more on migraine, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/10
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

A clinical guide to COPD, with Prof Mike Morgan

Prof Mike Morgan, National Clinical Director Respiratory NHS England, gives us a clinical guide to COPD.
To learn more about COPD, visit BMJ Learning:
Managing acute exacerbations of COPD in primary care - bit.ly/2sQPK1R
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: diagnosis and assessment of severity - bit.ly/2TdNgpU
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: long term management - bit.ly/2FSYAoj
Spirometry in practice - bit.ly/2RQ6ntD
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

Marine toxins poisoning, with Dr Jacob Lebin

Dr Jacob A Lebin, Emergency Medicine Resident, University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, gives a clinical guide to marine toxins poisoning.
To learn more about marine toxins poisoning, visit BMJ Best Practice.
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1605
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

South American haemorrhagic fevers, with Prof Thomas Ksiazek

South American haemorrhagic fevers are a group of five highly dangerous and highly infectious diseases. Professor Thomas Ksiazek, Professor of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, US, talks us through how to recognise, refer and report these fevers.
For more information on South American haemorrhagic fevers, visit BMJ Best Practice:
https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1612
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The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.