20 episodes
Conversations in Fetal Medicine Conversations in Fetal Medicine
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Conversations in Fetal Medicine aims to replicate those coffee room conversations with mentors or trainers. It hopefully sits alongside all the fabulous educational materials out there, as sometimes what you want is not simply more facts, rather you need motivation and inspiration for when times are more challenging. It is aimed primarily at trainees in Fetal Medicine, but will hopefully be of interest to anyone working in the field. Some episodes may be more focussed on someone's career, others may be more centred around particular topics.
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In conversation with Professor Katia Bilardo
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Welcome to the second episode of season four of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we speak to Professor Katia Bilardo.
Professor Bilardo's bio:
Katia Bilardo is an Italian gynaecologist, Professore, who practised in The Netherlands (University of Amsterdam and Groningen). She trained at King's College Hospital with Prof. Stuart Campbell and Prof. Kypros Nicolaides in the 1980s. Among her achievements: ISUOG President (2018-2020), awardee Stuart Campbell award for Education (2022). She has mentored over 20 Phd Thesis.
Podcast information:
We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.
Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. -
In conversation with Professor Zarko Alfirevic
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Welcome to season four of Conversations in Fetal Medicine!
In this episode we speak to Professor Zarko Alfirevic, a legend of evidence-based obstetrics and fetal medicine.
Professor Alfirevic's bio:
Zarko Alfirevic is Professor Emeritus at the University of Liverpool where he was Professor of Fetal and Maternal Medicine, Head of Department of Women’s and Children’s Health and Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor at the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.
His main research interests are evidence based medicine and clinical trials in high risk obstetrics. He has over 300 publications listed in PubMed with H-index of 92. He speaks regularly at the international meetings on topics related to preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, induction of labour and evidence based medicine.
He has been Co-ordinating Editor of the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group since 2008 and remains an active member of Cochrane Community, currently serving on the Cochrane Library Editorial Board.
Podcast information:
We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.
Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. -
In conversation with Sally Boxall
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Welcome to the sixth episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we speak to Sally Boxall, now a specialist nurse in Fetal Medicine in Southampton but consultant nurse in that unit for more than two decades until she semi-retired. It's the last one for this season, but we will definitely be back for more in a few months. Keep an eye out for a special bonus episode too (fingers crossed)!
Sally Boxall's bio in her own words:
Specialist nurse in Fetal Medicine, Wessex Fetal Medicine Unit, Southampton
I initially trained as a nurse alongside a degree in life sciences at Liverpool university back in the dark ages, and then did my midwifery training in Southampton. Rather than working as a midwife I became the first specialist nurse in genetics in the Wessex Region, and then after 10 years, in 1996, was offered a post as a specialist nurse within the newly created Wessex fetal medicine unit. In 2000 I was appointed as a consultant nurse in fetal medicine and continued in that role until I semi-retired in 2022. I now work part-time as a specialist nurse and spend the rest of my time being a lady that lunches. Married with 2 grown up daughters, 2 grand-daughters and a manic dog.
Podcast information:
We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.
Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. -
In conversation with Dr Graham Tydeman
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Welcome to the fifth episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we speak to Dr Graham Tydeman.
Dr Tydeman's bio:
Graham Tydeman is a consultant obstetrician with subspecialty interest in fetal medicine who retired a few years ago but has found he’s not very good at it. He worked full-time in Fife for over 20 years and now focusses on medical innovation and invention with associated research. When not paragliding, sailing or in his shed, with his wife, he spends as much time with their 3 daughters as possible each of which has collaborated in various medical projects: the eldest is a producer and made the blood clock video; the middle is a product design engineer and worked on his cerclage simulator and the youngest is a post doc medical statistician at Kings and they published their first Tydeman Tydeman paper together last year.
(Editor's note - life goals, right there. Love it. )
Amnio Abby:
https://www.adam-rouilly.co.uk/products/clinical-skills-simulators/ultrasound-training-models/ar60-amnio-abby-ultrasound-guided-invasive-procedures-simulator
Graham's Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/strathenry
Podcast information:
We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.
Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. -
In conversation with Professor Sue Walker
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Welcome to the fourth episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Sue Walker.
Professor Walker's bio:
Professor Sue Walker AO, FAAHMS is the Head of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health at The University of Melbourne since 2016 and is also the Chair of the Division of Perinatal Medicine and Clinical Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine at the Mercy Hospital for Women. She is the inaugural Sheila Handbury Chair of Maternal Fetal Medicine, University of Melbourne, and is the co-director of Mercy Perinatal - a 3 pillar centre committed to clinical care, education and research in high-risk pregnancy. Her research interests include improving the detection and management of fetal growth disorders, stillbirth prevention, therapeutics for pre-eclampsia, perinatal epidemiology and the impact of Sleep Disordered Breathing on perinatal outcomes.
Mercy Perinatal mailing list:
If anyone would like to jump on the Mercy Perinatal mailing list so they can receive invitations to Fetal Medicine at Twilight, Global Obstetric Update and their regular ‘Journal Club on the Run’ emails, feel free to drop them a line on mercyperinatal@mercy.com.au.
The K-ISBAR tool:
de Senneville LL, Brewin A, Thomas A, Calvert K. A qualitative analysis of adding kindness into the ISBAR handover tool. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Dec;62(6):901-905. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13607. Epub 2022 Sep 12. PMID: 36097379.
Podcast information:
We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.
Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. -
In conversation with Hayley Manning (Time To Talk TFMR)
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Welcome to the third episode of season three of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Hayley Manning, host of the brilliant podcast Time To Talk TFMR (Termination for Medical Reasons).
Hayley Manning:
Hayley is a counsellor and therapist, who after her own termination for medical reasons (TFMR), went on to create the podcast Time To Talk TFMR to explore the issues surrounding this often not openly discussed subject. Guests range from others who’ve experienced TFMR, to health professionals working with this patient group.
Time to Talk TFMR podcast:
https://talktfmr.buzzsprout.com/
Antenatal results and choices (ARC) supports Time to Talk TFMR podcast:
https://www.arc-uk.org/for-parents/break-the-silence-around-tfmr/
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We have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast.
Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie.