CMAJ Podcasts
CMAJ Podcasts: Exploring the latest in Canadian medicine from coast to coast to coast with your hosts, Drs. Mojola Omole and Blair Bigham. CMAJ Podcasts delves into the scientific and social health advances on the cutting edge of Canadian health care. Episodes include real stories of patients, clinicians, and others who are impacted by our health care system.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 431
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Unsuccessful fertility therapy associated with future risk of poor cardiovascular health
Interview with Dr. Jacob Udell, cardiologist at Women’s College Hospital and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at Toronto General Hospital, clinician-scientist at the Women’s College Research Institute a…
00:07:36 |
Mon 13 Mar 2017
Encounters — A resident shares her cancer journey with medical colleagues
Jay Rankin, news intern for CMAJ, reads the Humanities Encounters article "Time and space." The article is written by Michael Lang, doctoral student at the University of Calgary and consultant in eng…
00:06:04 |
Mon 06 Mar 2017
Zika virus in Canadian travellers
Interview with Dr. Andrea Boggild, clinical director in the Tropical Disease Unit at the Toronto General Hospital, and assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. …
00:22:41 |
Mon 06 Mar 2017
Smoking in youth: Clinical guideline for prevention and behavioural interventions
Interview with Dr. Brett Thombs, professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University and senior investigator of the Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. He is also chair-e…
00:17:59 |
Mon 27 Feb 2017
Huge potential savings from public coverage of essential medicines in Canada
Interview with Dr. Steve Morgan, professor of health policy at the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health and Dr. Nav Persaud, physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in To…
00:19:17 |
Mon 27 Feb 2017
Breast cancer recurrence: the influence of lifestyle factors to improve prognosis
How do lifestyle factors influence breast cancer prognosis? In a review article published in the CMAJ, Dr. Ellen Warner and Ms. Julia Hamer identify which lifestyle changes can be recommended to pati…
00:23:25 |
Tue 21 Feb 2017
Encounters — A medical student tests positive for tuberculosis
Jay Rankin, news intern for CMAJ, reads the Humanities Encounters article "TB or not TB". The article is written by Adam Komorowski, a second-year medical student at the University of Limerick in Ire…
00:08:13 |
Mon 13 Feb 2017
Snowfall and the risk of heart attack
Interview with Dr. Nathalie Auger, principal scientist at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CHUM) and associate clinical professor in the School of Public Health at the University …
00:13:27 |
Mon 13 Feb 2017
Pediatric tuberculosis: diagnosis and management in Canada
Interview with Dr. Ian Kitai, tuberculosis specialist with the Hospital for Sick Children and associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto School of Medicine. Dr. …
00:23:10 |
Mon 09 Jan 2017
Encounters — Reflections on treating newly arrived Syrians
Barbara Sibbald, News and Humanities editor for the Canadian Medical Association Journal, reads the CMAJ Humanities Encounters article "Lives uncovered: reflections on encounters with newly arrived S…
00:07:55 |
Mon 19 Dec 2016
Encounters — Narratives for life with severe chronic pain
Barbara Sibbald, News and Humanities editor for the Canadian Medical Association Journal, reads the CMAJ Humanities Encounters article "Cathartic narratives for chaotic thinking". The article is writ…
00:09:43 |
Mon 28 Nov 2016
Diagnosis of central nervous system tumours in children
Diagnostic delay of central nervous system tumours in children has serious implications for the children and their families. Dr. Ran Goldman, Pediatrician at BC Children's Hospital, Professor of Pedi…
00:15:44 |
Mon 28 Nov 2016
Encounters — A resident treats a terminally ill patient in the emergency department
Barbara Sibbald, News and Humanities editor for the Canadian Medical Association Journal, reads the CMAJ Humanities Encounters article "First, do no harm". The article is written by Dr. Sarah Tulk, a…
00:06:52 |
Mon 14 Nov 2016
Safety of labour and delivery following closures of obstetric services in small community hospitals
Dr. Jennifer Hutcheon, researcher at BC Children's Hospital and assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, discusses a CMAJ research article she co-authored…
00:12:32 |
Mon 07 Nov 2016
Encounters — An older psychiatrist recounts memorable moments in practice
Barbara Sibbald, News and Humanities editor for the Canadian Medical Association Journal, reads the CMAJ Humanities Encounters article "Words, deeds and interpretations". The article is written by Dr…
00:07:43 |
Mon 07 Nov 2016
Encounter with a young Syrian refugee on the streets of Beirut
Stuart Kinmond reads the CMAJ Humanities Encounters article "He was a boy with a name". The article is written by Dr. Nicholas Batley, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the …
00:10:25 |
Mon 24 Oct 2016
Supraventricular tachycardias: diagnosis and management
Supraventricular tachycardias represent a range of tachyarrhythmias originating from a circuit or focus involving the atria or the atrioventricular node. Prompt recognition of the specific type of ar…
00:12:51 |
Mon 24 Oct 2016
Smoking cessation: a systematic approach to helping patients quit
People who smoke tobacco may be interested in quitting, reducing their smoking or neither. Physicians can offer interventions for all of these groups. In this podcast interview, Dr. Robert Reid and D…
00:39:10 |
Mon 03 Oct 2016
Encounters — Cutting through the shame: reflections on self-injury
Stuart Kinmond reads the CMAJ Humanities Encounters article "Cutting through the shame". The article is written by Stephen P. Lewis, associate professor in psychology at the University of Guelph in G…
00:10:42 |
Mon 19 Sep 2016
Managing opioid use disorder in hospital
Physicians from many specialties may care for inpatients with opioid use disorder. An acute hospital admission is an opportunity to engage with patients who have this common, chronic disorder, discus…
00:21:19 |
Mon 19 Sep 2016
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