POEM of the Week Podcast

167 Episodes

1. Episode 595: Some patients are willing to consider delayed antibiotic treatment of respiratory tract infection

   Published: 10/01/2022
2. Episode 594: Only one cerumenolytic assists with in-office manual disimpaction of ear wax

   Published: 3/01/2022
3. Episode 593: Salt substitute reduces mortality and stroke in elderly patients who have a history of, or are at risk of, stroke

   Published: 27/12/2021
4. Episode 592: Universal depression screening in primary care: 77% false positives

   Published: 20/12/2021
5. Episode 591: Iron supplementation in infants living in countries with a high prevalence of anemia does not improve cognition or development

   Published: 13/12/2021
6. Episode 590: Evidence of benefit is lacking for low back pain relief with muscle relaxants

   Published: 6/12/2021
7. Episode 589: Every-other-year FIT is at least as effective as a single sigmoidoscopy to detect colorectal cancer

   Published: 29/11/2021
8. Episode 588: Third Pfizer vaccine dose significantly increases protection against both mild and severe COVID-19 in patients 60 years+

   Published: 22/11/2021
9. Episode 587: Guidelines for when to consider mortality-reducing treatments for patients with type 2 diabetes

   Published: 15/11/2021
10. Episode 586: Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is effective

    Published: 8/11/2021
11. Episode 585: High-frequency spinal cord stimulation improves pain in patients with refractory painful diabetic neuropathy

    Published: 1/11/2021
12. Episode 584: AHA guideline for secondary stroke prevention

    Published: 25/10/2021
13. Episode 583: Left atrial appendage occlusion during cardiac surgery for another reason reduces the risk of stroke (NNT = 43 over 4 years)

    Published: 18/10/2021
14. Episode 582: Some nonpharmacological treatments may decrease migraine frequency in children and adolescents

    Published: 11/10/2021
15. Episode 581: Ultrasound is accurate for diagnosing upper extremity fractures in children

    Published: 4/10/2021
16. Episode 580: Routine MRI reports for low back pain may decrease function and worsen pain because of Catastrophizing language

    Published: 27/09/2021
17. Episode 579: Dual antiplatelet therapy is superior to aspirin in preventing short-term recurrent stroke at the cost of more major bleeding

    Published: 20/09/2021
18. Episode 578: Screening for ovarian cancer with CA-125/ultrasound algorithm does not reduce mortality (UKCTOCS)

    Published: 13/09/2021
19. Episode 577: Anticonvulsants, SNRIs, and rubefacients are best initial choices for chronic pain caused by diabetic neuropathy or postherpetic neuralgia

    Published: 6/09/2021
20. Episode 576: Five days of antibiotic therapy is comparable with 10 days in children with community-acquired pneumonia (SAFER)

    Published: 30/08/2021