Would you like to educate thousands of people across the globe from the comfort of your own chair? Do you have a topic that has been burning away that you feel Foundation Doctors in the UK and other junior doctors would benefit from knowing more about? Or is one of your seniors keen on teaching […]
Diabetes is an increasing worldwide problem, with approximately a fourfold increase in prevalence over a thirty-year period in the latest World Health Organisation figures (1). Dr David Ewins is a Consultant Physician in Endocrinology and Diabetes and talks with Scott about the approach to evaluating and managing adult patients presenting with high blood glucose levels […]
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life threatening emegency and requires prompt recognition and treatment. Dr David Ewins is a Consultant Physician in Endocrinology and Diabetes and talks with Scott about the approach to evaluating and managing DKA in adults as well as some of the finer points and controversies that exist. Have a listen to the episode below or […]
I talk with Dr Lishan Liu, an Elderly Care Medicine Registrar at Chester, about Polypharmacy in the older patient. Lishan has previously undertaken work investigating Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIM) amongst patients on Elderly Care wards and the application of a tool to help with improving prescribing. Whatever speciality you work in, with the […]
Scott talks to Consultant Cardiologists Professor John Somauroo and Dr. Babu Kunadian and Karen Randles, a cardiology specialist nurse at Chester about the assessment of patients presenting with chest pain and the management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS). This includes ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (NSTEMI). Check out the podcast below or […]
I speak with Dr Dominic Cliff, a Consultant Anaesthetist with a special interst in acute pain. Dominic runs the acute pain service in Chester and has been instrumental in the adoption of rectus sheath catheters for post operative pain relief in major abdominal surgery. Oooww!! You B!*^&$d!! Is my normal response should I hit my thumb […]
Hi there! Welcome to FOAMdation. We are a new free, open access medical education (FOAM) resource aimed at Foundation Doctors in the UK, those at the very beginning of their careers in the medical world. Our goal is a simple one: bring up to date knowledge on subjects our audience want to hear and read […]
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