Boggled Docs Dr Nik Kendrew
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Be prepared for patients consulting about current sizzling media issues. This is the podcast for GPs and the primary care team that uses medicine in the media as a springboard for you to know what you need to know. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BoggledDocs. What are you watching, listening to or reading that you’d like to tell us about, good or bad? Why not send us a voice message to give us your view? By sending us a voice message you are agreeing for it to be used in a future episode of Boggled Docs. Thanks! https://www.speakpipe.com/BoggledDocs
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It's A Wonderful Life?
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This time Nik is joined by GP and illustrator, Dr Jamie Hynes. They discuss what we can learn from the film 'It's A Wonderful Life' and from his own RCGP video ' GPs A Wonderful Life'. Amongst other things, they talk about what burnout can look like, cold contacts trying to get us to sell our stake in a partnership, and how continuity of care is lifesaving.
There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar...
New Headlines
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1847884/kidney-failure-red-flag-ammonia-smell-in-urine
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/health/tell-tale-sign-dementia-people-31713410
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/20/risk-of-penile-fractures-rises-at-christmas-doctors-find
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1843465/mulled-wine-high-cholesterol-blood-pressure#
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15674304/
Radar
https://www.attitude.co.uk/life/majority-of-lgbtqia-people-avoid-holding-hands-in-public-out-of-fear-study-finds-454534/
https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/iv-vitamin-drip-combat-hangover-review
https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/what-to-do-if-you-fall-ill-over-christmas-and-new-year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gzj4y9
Gp’s A Wonderful Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujqo2aizOag
https://bjgp.org/content/69/682/e356#:~:text=Patient%20consultations%20with%20own%20GP,with%20the%20patient%27s%20own%20GP.
https://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.j84
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/e021161
https://www.bmj.com/content/318/7197/1515
https://bjgp.org/content/72/715/e84
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Strictly Enhancing
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This time Nik is joined by GP, broadcaster, author and ambassador lead at the National Academy for Social Prescribing, Dr Radha Modgil. They discuss what we can learn from the BBC's 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Amongst other things, they talk about loneliness, grief and the power of music.
There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar.
News Headlines
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12844937/Mariella-Frostrup-cholesterol-busting-jab.html
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/health/women-health-gynaecological-cancer-types-31623197
https://www.bodyform.co.uk/break-taboos/discover/eve-appeal-bodyform/
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1845102/heart-disease-symptoms-night-sleep
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/26/dementia-uk-music-projects
Radar
Anastrozole
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/health/a45778496/anastrazole-breast-cancer-post-menopause-women/
Red Whale Primary Care Pod:
https://www.gp-update.co.uk/podcast
Ultra Processed Foods
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/diet-nutrition/a45822192/ultra-processed-foods/
Loneliness helplines
https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/older-peoples-helplines
Norovirus
https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/how-to-spot-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-norovirus
Strictly Come Dancing & Social prescribing
https://collegeofmedicine.org.uk/study-finds-dance-health-project-reduces-falls-in-the-elderly-by-up-to-58-per-cent/
NASP- the national charity that champions social prescribing
https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk
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Contraception In Crisis? Davina To The Rescue?!
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This time Nik is joined again by the Red Whale Women's Health team: Dr Lucy Cox and Dr Helen Barnes . They discuss 'Davina McCall's Pill Revolution' which was recently on Channel 4. Amongst other things, they consider the side effects of hormonal contraception, and also how it’s important to dig a bit deeper to think about the reason that someone might tell us that certain services aren’t available on the NHS- when they are!…
There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar.
Davina McCall's Pill Revolution:
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/davina-mccalls-pill-revolution
Brook contraception advice;
https://www.brook.org.uk/topics/contraception/
RCOG statement on Davina McCall's 'Pill Revolution':
https://www.rcog.org.uk/news/rcog-statement-on-davina-mccalls-pill-revolution/
FSRH President features in Davina McCall's 'Pill Revolution':
https://www.fsrh.org/news/fsrh-president-features-in-davina-mccalls-pill-revolution/
FSRH response to new study on use of combined and progestogen-only hormonal contraception and breast cancer risk:
https://www.fsrh.org/news/fsrh-response-to-new-study-on-use-of-combined-and-progestogen/
FSRH CEU response to published study:
Association of Hormonal Contraception with Depression:
https://www.fsrh.org/documents/ceu-response-to-published-study-association-of-hormonal/association-of-hc-with-depression.pdf
'You don't get to tell me that!' Naga Munchetty enraged at criticism of her painful memory:
https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1454623/naga-munchetty-coil-pain-health-Twitter-backlash-BBC-5-Live-news-latest-update/amp
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When people don't know what to say- finding the right words in a heartbreaking situation
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This time Nik is joined by Zoë Williamson, the Bereavement Services Team Lead: Scotland for Child Bereavement UK. They discuss the heartbreaking, yet inspirational ITV documentary 'Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie' in which actor Jason Watkins and his wife Clara Francis tell the emotional story of their daughter Maudie, who died suddenly from sepsis aged just two and a half in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2011. Amongst other things, they discuss what support there is for parents and siblings who find themselves in this tragic situation. They also cover how we can talk to little ones about death, and how everyone has their own unique journey when it comes to grief .
There's also the usual look at the news headlines and what's on our radar at the moment.
News Headlines
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/soup-and-shake-diet-can-reverse-diabetes-ttlnb7kkq
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-truth-about-gel-manicures-beauty-facts-2023-9pvlw8x6m
https://www.bad.org.uk/dermatologists-reiterate-artificial-nails-warning-and-risk-of-at-home-kits/
Child Bereavement UK
https://www.childbereavementuk.org
https://www.childbereavementuk.org/Pages/Events/Category/festivals?Take=21
Radar
Emergency Phone Alerts
Women’s health magazine
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/a43640679/sunday-national-alert-test-domestic-abuse/
Asthma on This Morning :Dr Nighat Arif
https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/as-heat-and-humidity-begin-to-rise-heres-how-to-cope-with-asthma
Dr Philippa Kaye on Instagram: why you need progesterone with oestrogen for HRT if you have a womb
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrJIuCaI4MK/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1weekweek-13-2023-sat-25-mar-fri-31-mar/jason-clara-memory-maudie
https://www.itv.com/watch/jason-and-clara-in-memory-of-maudie/10a1660
Sepsis Trust
https://sepsistrust.or
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Inside Autistic Minds
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This week Cheshire GP Dr Ali Smith, who has an interest in autism joins Nik to talk about the recent BBC documentary series 'Inside Our Autistic Minds' with Chris Packham. They discuss how four autistic people created their own short films to reveal to their family and friends how they're truly feeling inside- what's really going on in their autistic minds. Amongst other things, they talk about lightbulb moments, masking and sensory overload.
There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar at the moment.
Radar
This Morning breast self examination
https://twitter.com/drcakeykate/status/1640599883093557255?s=46&t=k1KgCXhurFPqMW660HXmaA
Joint BMS FSRH RCGP RCOG SfE and RCN Women’s Health Forum safety alert
https://thebms.org.uk/2023/04/joint-bms-fsrh-rcgp-rcog-sfe-and-rcn-womens-health-forum-safety-alert/
High doses of HRT
https://twitter.com/boggleddocs/status/1642442444477280258?s=46&t=k1KgCXhurFPqMW660HXmaA
Red Whale Pearl on HRT and requests to prescribe high doses by HRT clinics
https://twitter.com/gp_update/status/1643931560675098624?s=46&t=k1KgCXhurFPqMW660HXmaA
Inside our autistic minds BBC iPlayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0bbnh47/inside-our-autistic-minds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bbnh47
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2637nQGtTK1D8YPkCSnlyDN/information-and-support-autism
BBC morning live shared resources on autism including Ambitious about Autism
Ambitious about Autism offers information for parents of children with autism and 16 to 25 year olds, including an on line forum.
Phone: 020 8815 5444
Visit the Ambitious about Autism website
National Autistic Society:
https://www.autism.org.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw27mhBhC9ARIsAIFsETE7TE3F1Hd80NOAkp1sdZdxdOucvSW6DcgVw7csaTYZfHb5_sowbgcaArq_EALw_wcB
Fern Brady ‘Strong Female Character’
https://www.waterstones.com/book/strong-female-character/fern-brady/9781914240447
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Dopesick: how we've all been sucked in to the opiate crisis.
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This week Nik is joined by Dr Caroline Greene who is a GP by background and lives in Cambridge. She's always had an interest in medical education, and has worked as a programme director supporting GP trainees. Now she spends most of her time working for Red Whale, developing their product and supporting their clinical team.
They discuss the opiate crisis, how it originated across the pond and how it has impacted on the way we manage patients with chronic pain. They also talk about misbranding, misrepresenting data, and the destruction of relationships, careers, families and entire communities.
Red Whale have kindly given us some of their chronic pain resources to share with you.
There's also the usual look at the news headlines and in our new feature we see what's on our radar at the moment.
News Headlines
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11881541/Six-warning-signs-stomach-cancer-revealed.html
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1748362/frontotemporal-dementia-symptoms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64987074
Dopesick on DisneyPlus
https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/dopesick/vaEHfF8OZHUP
On our radar
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a42460848/epilepsy/
https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/which-cough-medicines-have-been-withdrawn-from-sale-and-why
https://twitter.com/deeksj/status/1637866410616446979?s=46&t=k1KgCXhurFPqMW660HXmaA
https://twitter.com/georgebellstarr/status/1637160554673451009?s=46&t=k1KgCXhurFPqMW660HXmaA
Red Whale resources
Chronic pain: communication skills and self-management
https://www.gp-update.co.uk/SM4/Mutable/Uploads/medialibrary/Chronic-pain-communication-skills-and-self-management_March-2023_final.pdf
Chronic pain: opiates and dependence-forming medications
https://www.gp-update.co.uk/SM4/Mutable/Uploads/medialibrary/Chronic-pain-and-dependence-forming-me
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