POEM of the Week Podcast

Mark Ebell and Michael Wilkes
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  • SCIENCE

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.

  1. 04/01/2024

    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 '

    11 min

  2. 03/25/2024

    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 '

    6 min

  3. 03/18/2024

    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 '

    7 min

  4. 03/11/2024

    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 '

    7 min

  5. 03/04/2024

    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 '

    6 min

  6. 02/26/2024

    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 '

    7 min

  7. 02/19/2024

    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) '

    6 min

  8. 02/12/2024

    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 '

    5 min
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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.

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