Clinical Conversations
Welcome to Clinical Conversations! This new podcast series is brought to you by the Trainees & Member’s Committee of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh. We aim to discuss a multitude of clinical topics ranging from interesting clinical cases and diagnostic conundrums to updates on clinical guidelines. These clinical podcasts will be relevant for doctors at any stage of training and we will also provide discussion on other related topics such as training, MRCP examinations and quality improvement.
We hope you enjoy them and share them with colleagues. Feedback and suggested future topics are very welcome, please contact us via email at: [email protected]
Dr Anda Bularga (Podcast lead) & Dr Ailsa Oswald (Vice Chair for Education),Trainee & Member’s Committee.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 129
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Cases that changed me - managing mystery diagnoses (23 June 2025)
In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi hears about a case that changed the practice of Professor James Dear.
They discuss the challenges of caring for a patient without a diagnosis, who to talk to i…
00:31:40 |
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Cases that changed me - why you should ask about the beetroot (26 May 2025)
In this episode, Dr Kat Ralston hears about a case that changed the practice of Dr Chris Tiplady. They discuss the importance of recognising when a patient may be entering the last phase of life, wha…
00:39:43 |
Mon 26 May 2025
Hospital at Home (12 May 2025)
In this episode of Clinical Conversations, Dr Aoife Duignan chats with Dr Claire Steel and Dr Shelagh O'Riordan about Hospital at Home.
They explore what Hospital at Home is, and the evidence base…
00:49:59 |
Mon 12 May 2025
Decompensated Cirrhosis (28 Apr 2025)
In this episode Dr Emma Spencer discusses decompensated cirrhosis with Dr Michael Williams. This discussion includes the definition of a decompensation event, how to recognise these events on the med…
00:29:17 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Poisoning in the Older Adult (31 Mar 2025)
In this episode of clinical conversations, Dr Kat Ralston chats with consultant toxicologist Dr Emma Morrison about poisoning in the older adult.
They explore why we need to think differently about…
00:42:37 |
Mon 31 Mar 2025
Palliative Care in Heart Failure (17 Mar 2025)
In this episode, Dr Kat Ralston chats with Prof Miriam Johnson about palliative care in heart failure. They discuss the evidence supporting specialist palliative care input in this patient group and …
00:49:11 |
Mon 17 Mar 2025
T1 Diabetes and Technology (3 March 2025)
In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses Type 1 diabetes with Dr Sam Pearson. Topics include diagnosing T1 diabetes, recognising the impact of a new diagnosis of diabetes on patients and poss…
00:30:09 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
Palliative Care For Hospital Inpatients: A Geriatrician’s Perspective (17 Feb 2025)
In this episode, Dr Kat Ralston chats with Dr Imogen Smith about palliative care in hospital inpatients. They discuss what is different about the older adult when considering palliative care, includi…
00:50:09 |
Mon 17 Feb 2025
Infective Endocarditis (2 Dec 2024)
In this episode, Dr Kat Ralston chats with Dr Nik Rae about infective endocarditis. They discuss the complexities of clinical presentation in this condition and share tips to help you in your diagnos…
00:41:38 |
Mon 02 Dec 2024
Remote and Rural Medicine (18 Nov 2024)
This is a co-release with our sister podcast, Career Conversations.
In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi speaks with Dr Neil Shepherd about remote and rural medicine. Dr Shepherd highlights the b…
00:25:47 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
Heart Failure: a HF-rEFerence Guide (4 Nov 2024)
In this episode of Clinical Conversations, Dr Kat Ralston chats with Dr Alan Japp about heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. They discuss an approach to clinical assessment, share top tips f…
00:50:37 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
GUM Clinic (21 Oct 2024)
In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi speaks with Dr Sarah Schoeman about the genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic. Dr Schoeman discusses the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections, provides n…
00:29:15 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Sepsis (13 Sep 2024)
For Sepsis Awareness Month, Dr Marilena Giannoudi speaks with Dr Ron Daniels about sepsis. They discuss the causes, investigation, management, and prevention of sepsis. Topics include the Sepsis 6 an…
00:22:56 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Cardiometabolic Disease (15 Jul 2024)
In this episode, Professor Eylem Levelt and Dr Marilena Giannoudi discuss the early stages of cardiometabolic disease, its asymptomatic challenges, and key risk factors. They cover how junior doctors…
00:18:10 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Asthma (01 Jul 2024)
This week Dr Ben Warner interviews Professor Tom Fardon on the topic of asthma. Through a case study, Prof Fardon discusses how to assess and treat a severe exacerbation of asthma and what needs to b…
00:45:31 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
RCPE podcasts including 'Demystifying PACES' series (17 June 2024)
In this brief episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi, Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, gives an overview of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh's podcasts relevant to doctors-in-trai…
00:03:14 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Inherited Cardiac Conditions (3 June 2024)
What happens at the Inherited Cardiac Conditions clinic?
In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi and Dr Anshu Sengupta discuss Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICCs) and the ICC clinic, including who ma…
00:38:03 |
Mon 03 Jun 2024
Hyperacute Stroke (20 May 2024)
In this episode, Dr Kat Ralston chats to Dr Matt Lambert about hyperacute stroke. They discuss a targeted approach to first assessment, including how to utilise your team effectively in a time-pressu…
00:48:26 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Multimorbidity (06 May 2024)
In this episode Dr Ben Warner discusses multimorbidity, also known as multiple long-term conditions, with Professor Frances Mair. They discuss what multimorbidity is, how the concept differs from fra…
00:50:18 |
Mon 06 May 2024
Orthogeriatrics (22 April 2024)
In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi and Dr Vidhya Nair discuss orthogeriatrics, including frailty and fragility fractures, osteoporosis, and falls risk assessment, and the importance of a multi-di…
00:17:00 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
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