The BMJ Best Practice podcast publishes interviews with clinical experts, aimed at healthcare professionals and students with an interest in keeping up to date with the latest scientific developments, evidence-based medicine and guidelines. 

BMJ Best Practice is ranked one of the best clinical decision support tools for health professionals worldwide.* Structured around the clinical workflow and updated daily, BMJ Best Practice uses the latest evidence-based research, guidelines and expert opinion to offer step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention.

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*Kwag KH, González-Lorenzo M, Banzi R, Bonovas S, Moja L. Providing Doctors With High-Quality Information: An Updated Evaluation of Web-Based Point-of-Care Information Summaries

The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.

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Field Recordings from Japan

This is a recording of bats flying through rice fields during spring (Golden Week 2020) at 9 pm in a farming village of countryside Kyushu.

暗闇 - Kurayami (Excerpt)

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A Plan Is Coming Together — Dan Keen (ft. Originals Cinematic Percussion)

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Returning Home - Dan Keen

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Spinal cord compression is an extremely serious disorder that can have devastating consequences. These include weakness of the legs, bladder and bowel dysfunction, and loss of sensation.

Rapid diagnosis and treatment can make a big difference to the outcome - so it is vital that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right. 

In this BMJ Best Practice podcast on spinal cord compression, Kieran Walsh talks with Professor Kenneth Casey, Clinical Associate Professor in Neurosurgery at Michigan State University and Clinical Associate Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

Competing interests: none declared

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Spinal cord compression: an update on diagnosis and management

Age-related macular degeneration is the third most common cause of visual impairment worldwide. The main risk is advanced disease and resultant visual loss.

Prompt diagnosis and treatment can make a big difference to the outcome - so it is vital that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right.

In this BMJ Best Practice podcast on macular degeneration, Kieran Walsh talks with Dr. Sajjad Mahmood, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Medical Retina Specialist, and Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the University of Manchester.

For more on age-related macular degeneration, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/554

Competing interests: SM has done consultancy work and received honoraria for lecturing and travel from Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Novartis. He has also been a principal investigator for clinical trials on behalf of Bayer, Novartis, and Roche.

Age-related macular degeneration: an update on diagnosis and management

Snoring is common. In the 30- to 35-year-old age group, 20% of men and 5% of women snore. By 60, 60% of men and 40% of women will snore habitually.

And snoring can affect the quality of life - of both the patient and their partner.

In this BMJ Best Practice podcast on snoring, Kieran Walsh talks with Dr Showkat Mirza, Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

For more on snoring, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1035

Competing interests: SM has no competing interests

Snoring

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a common condition that affects between 10% and 30% of people in developed countries.

There can be a range of complications from haemorrhage to stricture to Barrett's oesophagus. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right.

In this BMJ Best Practice podcast on GORD, Kieran Walsh talks with Dr Andres Carrion, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at The Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases in University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

For more on GORD, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/82

Competing interests: None

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)

Adhesive capsulitis affects 2% to 5% of the population. It is slightly more common in women than in men, and is most common in people between the ages of 40 and 70.

And it can cause a range of problems - including pain, stiffness, and loss of function. So it is important that we get the diagnosis and management of this condition right.

To give us more details about this problem and what we can do about it, Kieran Walsh, Clinical Director at BMJ, speaks with Professor Lance LeClerc, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Nashville.  

For more on adhesive capsulitis, visit BMJ Best Practice: bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/1043

Competing interests: None

Adhesive capsulitis

There are concerns that junior healthcare professionals do not use decision support as they don’t see senior staff using it. There are concerns that seniors don't use clinical decision support as they worry about looking things up people in front of people. So a complex issue to discuss. 

To find out more about this, listen to this interview with  Dr Tom Foley, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with expertise in digital health.

How to model safe clinical practice

This natural soundscape was recording early morning, deep in the forests of Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Sulawesi.

Species recorded on this track include Green Imperial Pigeon, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Black-billed Koel, Ornate Lorikeet, Blue-backed Parrot, Knobbed Hornbill, Sulawesi Hornbill, Black-naped Oriole, Pied Cuckooshrike, Pale-blue Monarch and many more...

Tangkoko Morning - A Rainforest Soundscape from Sulawesi

Tangkoko Morning - A Rainforest Soundscape from Sulawesi, Indonesia

A sunny morning in the hill evergreen forests of Thung Yai West Wildlife Sanctuary part of Thailand's western forest complex. 

Species heard in the sample include: Bar-backed Partridge, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Lesser Yellownape, Bay Woodpecker, Great Barbet, Blue-throated Barbet, Buff-breasted Babbler, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta,  White-throated Bulbul & White-handed Gibbon.

To read more about this location and hear additional sounds visit https://wildambience.com/location-trip-updates/thailand/thung-yai-visit/

Thung Yai - Hill Evergreen Forest

Thung Yai - Hill Evergreen Forest in Thailand's Western Forest Complex

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Mischief By Daylight - Homay Schmitz (Professional)

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