In episode 580, Mike and James invite Jennifer Young to talk about the treatment of pityriasis rosea. Believe it or not there are 2 simple treatments that seem to work really quite well. Tune in to hear what works and how well they work.
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(A)dressing the Christmas Tree? Therapies for pityriasis rosea
In episode 579, Mike and James invite Nicholas Dugré back to the podcast to talk about the evidence around the benefits and harms of a new class of medications for the acute treatment of episodic migraines. Ubrogepant is an oral calcitonin gene-related peptide antagonist. In this case, amazing as it may sound, there are triple the number of systematic reviews than there are RCTs. Nonetheless, we go over all the evidence and at the end of the podcast you’ll know what the world knows about these agents.
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In episode 578, Mike, James and Jennifer Potter try to answer the question, in patients with dementia, how safe and effective are stimulants, antidepressants, and antipsychotics for treating apathy? We look at the evidence for methylphenidate, antipsychotics, and antidepressants so tune in to find out if any of these treatments have any sort of effect in this very difficult to treat condition.
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Making a difference in indifference? Medications for apathy in dementia
In episode 577, Mike and James invite Jennifer Young to join us to go over all the evidence around how best to close punch biopsies, lacerations and incisions. We go over all the evidence for sutures (absorbable/nonabsorbable), skin glue, and tape. We look at cosmesis, patient satisfaction, and infection rates so have a listen and find out what we found.
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Looking for Closure: Managing simple excisions or wounds efficiently
In episode 576, James, Mike, and Jamie continue to review the evidence for acne treatments. In this podcast, we examine if antibiotics work and we find they do have an effect. Check out the podcast for all the numbers.
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Facing the Evidence in Acne, Part II: Oral Antibiotics
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Is less more with isotretinoin and acne?
In episode 575, James and Mike invite Jamie Falk back to the podcast to help us sift through all the evidence for using oral contraceptives and spironolactone to treat acne. We find that they actually do work. We go over all the numbers for the benefits and harms. Have a listen.
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Facing the Evidence in Acne, Part I: Oral contraceptives and spironolactone in females
In episode 574, James and Mike invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast to help us yet again look at the evidence for cranberries and the prevention of UTI’s. Unfortunately, there is a problem with the evidence as there is a high risk-of-bias from potential publication bias, small studies, and unblinding. However, if we look past some of these biases, cranberry products might be worth a try. But have a listen and see what the evidence says.
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Any berry good solutions to preventing UTIs: Cranberries?
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In episode 573, James and Mike invite Jamie Falk back to the podcast to help us simplify all the evidence around using antipsychotics for difficult to treat depression. They do seem to “work”, but you really need to know the numbers around what “work” means. At the end of the podcast, you will!
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1) Tools for Practice
Overcoming Resistance: Antipsychotics for difficult to treat depression
2) MAKING EVIDENCE MATTER for EVERYONE CONFERENCE
Vancouver
May 24/25, 2024
In episode 572, James and Mike invite Samantha Moe back to the podcast to go over the evidence around the safety and effectiveness of the monoclonal antibodies used to reduce the risk of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in infants. We go over all the numbers for hospitalizations and death so you can make evidence-informed decisions.
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1) Tools for Practice
Preventing RSV Infections in Infants
2) MAKING EVIDENCE MATTER for EVERYONE CONFERENCE
Vancouver
May 24/25, 2024
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In episode 571, James and Mike talk about 2 new papers – we learn what antibiotics we can use for community-acquired pneumonia and we also talk about the prevalence and management of dyslipidemia in Canadian primary care practices and find out who has this problem and who gets treated.
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Identifying the Best Initial Oral Antibiotics for Adults with Community‐Acquired Pneumonia: A Network Meta‐Analysis
J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Feb 15.doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08674-1.
Prevalence and management of dyslipidemia in primary care practices in Canada
Can Fam Physician. 2024 Mar;70(3):187-196.doi: 10.46747/cfp.7003187
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