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The best medical podcasts for physicians & healthcare providers

No matter what career or interest you have, you can probably find a podcast on that topic, and medicine is no exception. So many weird and wonderful stories coming from our field, it’s no wonder it makes for fascinating listening material. Whether you're starting your medical school journey or are already a resident, medical podcasts can empower you by providing new med knowledge, teaching you valuable lessons from the experiences of other doctors, and even act as a free coaching session to help you become the doctor you want to be.  

With so many podcasts to choose from, it can be hard to know where to start. That’s why we asked the team of AMBOSS physicians to share their favorite medical podcasts. Here’s what they said: 

Core IM: Medical podcast for internal medicine

Core IM is a favorite podcast amongst internal medicine physicians. They take the listener inside “the evidence - or lack thereof - for common IM practice to tackle knowledge gaps and challenge dogma.” You can attempt to solve challenging diagnoses alongside clinicians who will try to solve them with you. 

The Clinical Problem Solvers

An IM-focused, case-based, medical reasoning podcast. The hosts look at cases and walk through their train of thought to come up with the final diagnosis. This podcast is perfect for anyone looking to develop their clinical reasoning and form differential diagnoses. 

NEJM Resident 360: Curbside Consults

Each episode dives into a key medical to pic. They explore the details of pathophysiology and critique the evidence behind clinical practice. The evidence is particularly helpful for residents and final-stage medical students. 

The Curbsiders - An Internal Medicine Podcast 

The C urbsiders podcast uses expert interviews to share clinical insights, address common internal medicine pain points, and help you learn and practice medicine. They also have podcasts that focus on pediatrics, addiction medicine, and medical education. 

This monthly podcast is all about emergency medicine. It’s filled with the latest emergency medicine reviews and perspectives. With educational content and lectures told in an amusing format, this will get anyone interested in EM hooked. 

This podcast will kill you

A light-hearted podcast about weird medical mysteries. Each episode dives into the history and biology of a different disease and lets the listener know “how scared you need to be.”

EMCrit RACC

This biweekly, 20 minute podcast deals with critical care, resuscitation, and trauma. Each episode aims to bring the best evidence-based information from each of these fields, so you can improve your patient care in the emergency department or intensive care unit. 

The Nocturnists

The Nocturnists is a community of healthcare workers who use storytelling to answer some of the existential questions in medicine and bring clinicians together. The podcast includes stories from their live performances, personal stories from healthcare professionals, and interviews with artists who deal with medical themes. 

A clinically orientated podcast about infectious diseases. It uses consult questions to look at ID clinical reasoning, diagnostics, and antimicrobial management. New episodes are released every 1-2 weeks. 

IM reasoning

This podcast is focused on diagnostic and clinical reasoning and medical errors. You’ll find lots of case-solving episodes in this series. 

Louisville Lectures

This podcast features the running internal medicine educational curriculum lectures from the University of Louisville’s internal medicine residency program. It is ideal for residents and medical students who want to learn practical and evidence-based approaches to their patients. 

This podcast is designed to keep pediatricians up-to-date on the latest pediatric topics. The episodes are concise and filled with info that you can immediately apply to your practice. 

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80 Best Medical Podcasts For Healthcare Professionals

• MGMA Podcasts
• NEJM This Week | Audio Summaries
• The Podcast by KevinMD
• Second Opinion
• The House of Pod | A Medical Podcast
• This Podcast Will Kill You
• AMA Moving Medicine | American Medical Association
• Outcomes Rocket
• The Root Cause Medicine Podcast
• The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
• Healthy Rounds
• Healthcare Strategies | Xtelligent Healthcare Media
• BS Free MD with Drs. May and Tim Hindmarsh
• The IMG Roadmap Podcast
• Physician's Weekly
• The Short Coat Podcast
• The Curbsiders Teach
• Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast
• JAMA Medical News: Interviews and Summaries
• The Clinical Problem Solvers
• Prospective Doctor
• Merck Manuals Medical Myths
• DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast
• Straight A Nursing
• Clinician's Roundtable | ReachMD
• Docs Outside The Box
• Within Normal Limits: Navigating Medical Risks
• NEJM Interviews
• Medical Minefield
• PV Roundup - Medical News Podcast
• The Nocturnists
• CodeCast | Medical Billing and Coding Insights
• The Medical Association of Georgia's 'Top Docs' Show
• Precision Medicine Podcast
• Emergency Medical Minute
• Medical Myths, Legends & Fairytales
• Medtech Talk
• Legends of Surgery
• On Medical Grounds
• Inside Medical Malpractice
• Vital Health Podcast
• The Curious Clinicians
• The 10 Minute Healthcare Marketing Podcast
• PRACTICE: IMPOSSIBLE™
• Medical Advantage Podcast
• Healthcare Happy Hour
• The Medical Show
• TED Talks Science and Medicine
• NEJM Journal Watch Podcasts | Clinical Conversations
• Trusted Talks
• Medical Error Interviews
• Essential Insights | A Podcast for Healthcare Professionals
• The Future of Healthcare Daily
• Everyday Emergency
• A Doctor's View
• Joy of Medicine On Call
• Hospital & Internal Medicine Podcast
• The Private Medical Practice Academy
• Board Rounds Prep for USMLE and COMLEX
• Bedside Rounds
• Straight Talk MD
• The #HCBiz Show!
• Medical Breakthroughs from Penn Medicine
• She's On Call: Weekly Medical Show
• On The Wards: On The Pods Medical Podcast for Doctors
• This Won't Hurt A Bit
• Medical Money
• Surviving Medicine
• Medical Mnemonist
• ACGME AWARE Well-Being Podcasts
• The Recovery
• The Practice of Medicine
• HealthLinked Podcast
• The Emergency Docs

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Here are 80 Best Medical Podcasts worth listening to in 2024

1. MGMA Podcasts

2. NEJM This Week | Audio Summaries

3. The Podcast by KevinMD

4. Second Opinion

5. The House of Pod | A Medical Podcast

6. This Podcast Will Kill You

7. AMA Moving Medicine | American Medical Association

8. Outcomes Rocket

9. The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

10. The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine

11. Medicus

12. Healthy Rounds

13. Healthcare Strategies | Xtelligent Healthcare Media

14. BS Free MD with Drs. May and Tim Hindmarsh

15. The IMG Roadmap Podcast

16. Physician's Weekly

17. The Short Coat Podcast

18. The Curbsiders Teach

19. Behind The Knife: The Surgery Podcast

20. JAMA Medical News: Interviews and Summaries

21. The Clinical Problem Solvers

22. Prospective Doctor

23. Merck Manuals Medical Myths

24. DocWorking: The Whole Physician Podcast

25. Straight A Nursing

26. Clinician's Roundtable | ReachMD

27. Docs Outside The Box

28. Within Normal Limits: Navigating Medical Risks

29. NEJM Interviews

30. Medical Minefield

31. PV Roundup - Medical News Podcast

32. The Nocturnists

33. CodeCast | Medical Billing and Coding Insights

34. The Medical Association of Georgia's 'Top Docs' Show

35. Precision Medicine Podcast

36. Emergency Medical Minute

37. Medical Myths, Legends & Fairytales

38. Medtech Talk

39. Legends of Surgery

40. On Medical Grounds

41. Inside Medical Malpractice

42. Vital Health Podcast

43. The Curious Clinicians

44. The 10 Minute Healthcare Marketing Podcast

45. PRACTICE: IMPOSSIBLE™

46. Medical Advantage Podcast

47. Healthcare Happy Hour

48. The Medical Show

49. TED Talks Science and Medicine

50. NEJM Journal Watch Podcasts | Clinical Conversations

51. Trusted Talks

52. Medical Error Interviews

53. Essential Insights | A Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

54. The Future of Healthcare Daily

55. Everyday Emergency

56. A Doctor's View

57. Joy of Medicine On Call

58. Hospital & Internal Medicine Podcast

59. The Private Medical Practice Academy

60. Board Rounds Prep for USMLE and COMLEX

61. Bedside Rounds

62. Straight Talk MD

63. The #HCBiz Show!

64. Medical Breakthroughs from Penn Medicine

65. She's On Call: Weekly Medical Show

66. On The Wards: On The Pods Medical Podcast for Doctors

67. This Won't Hurt A Bit

68. Medical Money

69. Surviving Medicine

70. Medical Mnemonist

71. ACGME AWARE Well-Being Podcasts

72. The Recovery

73. The Practice of Medicine

74. HealthLinked Podcast

75. The Emergency Docs

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Top 25 Medical Podcasts for Healthcare Professionals

Podcasts have dramatically grown in popularity in recent years. According to a FastCompany report, there are over 550,000 podcasts in existence, and trying to find the top medical podcasts can prove difficult.

We’ve compiled a list of the top medical podcasts for healthcare professionals, students and even intrigued bystanders of the medical industry. These podcasts cover everything from general health news, running a healthcare-based business, medical technology, healthcare IT and much more.

General Medical Podcasts

2 docs talk.

iTunes: 4.5/5 (118 Votes)

On 2 Docs Talk, Kendall Britt, MD and Amy Rogers, MD cover a wide variety of topics in the medical space. At the time of this writing, the podcast has over 120 episodes, each more engaging than the last. The series covers everything from Medical Marijuana to Drug Pricing and more.

Some of their most popular episodes include:

• Episode 3: Affordable Care Act
• Episode 122: Does everyone get healthcare in the U.S. when they really need it?
• Episode 1: Medical Marijuana

Docs Outside the Box

iTunes: 5/5 (244 Votes)

Docs Outside the Box maintains a loyal fanbase and consistent content quality. Nii Darko’s show “ brings stories of ordinary doctors doing extraordinary things to inspire other docs to think outside the box ”. This weekly podcast is inspirational, emotional and truly enlightening.

Some of the more popular episodes include:

• Episode 60: Doc Hollywood
• Episode 59: From side gig to full-time hustle
• Episode 1: When the going gets tough…MOVE!

The Doctor Paradox

iTunes: 5/5 (140 Votes)

The Doctor Paradox podcast presents a different view of healthcare from most other medical podcasts in this list. Unlike technological advancements and exciting news from the healthcare space, The Doctor Paradox covers the increasing levels of unhappiness that physicians are facing.

Although they haven’t released an episode since September 2016, the lessons in the over 50 episodes that have been released are invaluable to practicing physicians and healthcare workers everywhere.

• Episode 54: Prof Barry Schwartz on the Paradox of Choice & Why We Work
• Episode 47: Dr. Dan Siegel on Empathy & Compassion in Healthcare
• Episode 5:  The Inevitability of Physician Burnout

Healthcare Happy Hour

iTunes: 5/5 (54 Votes)

The Healthcare Happy Hour podcast is released weekly by the National Association of Health Underwriters . Their episodes are slightly shorter in length, typically 30 minutes or less, and they “recap the week’s top issues in healthcare and health insurance politics and policy”.

• Episode 2: NAHU CEO Reviews Association Health Plan Final Rule
• Episode 1: AHP Follow-up and Primary Politics of Single Payer
• Episode 3: NAHU CEO Reviews Association Health Plan Final Rule

Straight Talk MD

iTunes: 5/5 (171 Votes)

Dr. Sweeney and his team present one of the highest sound quality medical podcasts we’ve heard, Straight Talk MD. Straight Talk MD doesn’t shy away from chiming on hot-button issues like medical marijuana and vaccinations with a series of thought-provoking interviews. This podcast doesn’t entirely devote it’s efforts to medically focused content, however, the majority of its episodes are on healthcare topics.

• Drug Dealer MD: The Opioid Epidemic
• The Price of Obesity | Economics of Obesity | Diet | Exercise | Nutrition
• The Broke U.S. Healthcare System: Part I

Healthcare Triage LIVE Show Podcast

iTunes: 5/5 (35 Votes)

The Healthcare Triage podcast stemmed from the Healthcare Triage YouTube channel created by Dr. Aaron Carroll. Although the podcast currently has only 4 episodes to date, if you combine this with the content from the YouTube channel you have an inspiring composition of medicine, healthcare policy, and medical research content.

• AIDS Research and Cool jobs in the Midwest/East Africa
• Organ Transplants are AMAZING
• Are Night Terrors Contagious?

Medical Business and Marketing Podcasts

The 10 minute healthcare marketing podcast.

iTunes: 5/5 (17 Votes)

The 10 Minute Healthcare Marketing Podcast, hosted by Tyson Downs, is a leading healthcare podcast focused solely on promoting your practice with cutting edge marketing techniques . Tyson sits down with other healthcare professionals and discusses marketing topics including SEO, Web Design, Social Media and much more. Start listening today and get on the path to “growing your practice, getting better quality leads and building your reputation online”.

• Episode 156: What is Pay Per Click Advertising
• Episode 139: 14 Online Marketing Terms
• Episode 137: 10 Things to Cut from your Healthcare Marketing Budget Part II

The #HCBiz Show!

iTunes: 5/5 (9 Votes)

Hosted by Don Lee and Shahid Shah, The #HCBiz Show podcast dives deep on leading healthcare IT topics. Episodes are posted multiple times a week and feature leading minds in the industry discussing tough topics. The #HCBiz Show describes its’ purpose as “helping you create space for innovation in healthcare through technology (HealthIT | HIT | Digital Health) and workflow . Exploring health policy, administration and the psychology behind it all. Aligning your ideas with business incentives, marketing them to healthcare leaders and getting the sale.”

• TEFCA, Interoperability, and an Industry’s Unreasonable Expectations
• The Role of a CMO at a large EMR Vendor
• Automating Healthcare Data Collection

Healthcare Security Podcasts

Code red: himss cybersecurity podcast.

iTunes: N/A

HIMSS, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society , is well known in the industry for producing thought-provoking content. The Code Red: HIMSS Cybersecurity Podcast follows in these footsteps and does not disappoint. At the time of writing this podcast is up to 16 episodes that “focuses on cybersecurity challenges facing healthcare today & tomorrow, featuring the voices of the people on the front lines”. Cybersecurity concerns and technology continue to expand, and this podcast will help you control your fate on these fronts.

• Episode #15: Cybersecurity Call to Action: Protect Your Patients and Organization with a Cybersecurity Framework
• Episode #12: How Cybersecurity Frameworks Can Help Protect Providers and Patients
• Episode #9: Strengthening Your Organization’s Cybersecurity Culture

Healthcare Information Security Podcast

The Healthcare Information Security Podcast releases multiple episodes featuring insightful interviews with leading healthcare security practitioners and thought leaders. The podcast is created by HealthcareInfoSecurity.com and covers a range of security-based topics from Privacy Laws to Identity Protection and everything in between.

• Should Healthcare Companies Ever be Data Brokers
• Big Data: Understanding the Privacy, Security Risks
• Case Study: Protecting Electronic Medical Records

MedTech and Healthcare IT Podcasts

Healthcare tech talk podcast.

iTunes: 5/5 (23 Votes)

The Healthcare Tech Talk Podcast is hosted by Terry Baker and Kelley Hill. Despite not releasing a new episode since 2017, the density of the topics covered is what propelled this podcast onto our list. Healthcare Tech Talk “discusses issues around each technology used in the delivery of healthcare, including Healthcare Information Technology, Informatics, Telemedicine and Clinical\Biomedical Engineering Technology”. The breadth and complexity of the episode topics are refreshing and enlightening.

• Episode 61: Interoperability , the key to precision medicine
• Episode 60: Big Data enabling Precision Medicine
• Episode 48: Meeting the needs of Population Health with Health IT

Medtech Talk Podcast

iTunes: 4.5/5 (18 Votes)

Medtech Talk is an innovation-based healthcare podcast hosted by Healthegy. This interview-based show features conversations with the innovators who will change how healthcare is delivered.

• Medtech CEOs Herbert, Elsesser on Meeting the Challenges of Leading Companies from Start-Up to IPO
• Three Experiences Medtech CEOs Share Stories of Waging Successful Wars for Device Reimbursement
• CEO John Pedersen Explains Why Urology – and Augmenix – Are Enjoying Such an “Interesting Time”

Healthcare Innovation Podcasts

Tedtalks science and medicine.

iTunes: 4 / 5 (206)

TED is a leading non-profit media organization that posts content across industries for free. Their slogan “ideas worth spreading” truly embodies their presence in the media world where they enable inspiring ideas to spread across the world. This podcast features “some of the world’s greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers sharing their discoveries and visions.”

• Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality
• What you can do to prevent Alzheimer’s
• You can grow new brain cells. Here’s how

TEDTalks Health Podcast

iTunes: 4 / 5 (401 Votes)

Similar to the TEDTalks Science and Medicine podcast mentioned above, TEDTalks Health Podcast is another major source of thought-leading audio content. Of the many content types that the TED organization produces the TEDTalks Health Podcast podcast is arguably the most relevant to the healthcare space. These thrilling episodes feature everything from “way-new medical breakthroughs to smart daily health habits, doctors and researchers share their discoveries about medicine and well-being”.

• How to stay calm when you know you’ll be stressed
• Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong
• Your words may predict your future mental health

The Future of Healthcare

iTunes: 5/5 (42 Votes)

The Future of Healthcare podcast is released weekly and has glowing reviews on iTunes. The episodes contain “discussions with current health professionals from across the healthcare landscape from physicians and nurses to biomedical engineers and politicians”. Episodes are typically 45 minutes in length and are perfect for your daily commute.

• Episode 39: Creating Transparency in Healthcare
• Episode 40: Creating a TEDx Event Event – Think Well: Healthcare Out Loud
• Episode 01: What is the Future of Healthcare

Digital Health Today Podcast

iTunes: 5/5 (27 Votes)

The Digital Health Today Podcast is available on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Episodes are released weekly and feature innovators, leaders, and pioneers in the health and wellness space. Topics covered include views from patients, clinicians, investors inventors and more!

• Episode 66: Dr. Kaveh Safavi on Five Trends in Digital Health Technology
• Episode 67: Juan Pablo Segura of Babyscripts on Transforming Prenatal Health & the iBirth Acquisition
• Episode 65: Dr. Jack Kreindler on Healthspan, Human Performance and Fighting Cancer

Innovation that Sticks Podcast

Similar to the Code Red podcast, Innovation that Sticks is released by HIMSS. This podcast features “conversations with innovators who can provide insight into unique and transformative solutions in healthcare through their expertise and experiences.” Episodes are typically posted bi-weekly and dive deep on topics including big data, telemedicine and more.

• Episode #43: Making Sense of Big Data
• Episode #42: Making an Impact on Care with Telemedicine
• Episode #47: The Value of Embracing Innovation To Improve Patient Care

HealthSounds Podcast

HealthSounds Podcast is a great option for people that want to keep up to date on hot topics but may not have much time. Episodes cover data warehousing, telehealth and more with episodes that are less than 5 minutes in length.

• Leveraging an Enterprise Data Warehouse To Identify Care Gaps and Clinical Quality Improvement Opportunities
• Waiting on ACO Shared Savings? Here’s 3 Ways to Generate Population Health Revenue Now
• 7 Benefits of Leveraging a Patient Portal to Promote Population Health

Outcomes Rocket

iTunes: 5/5 (34 Votes)

There has been a massive focus as of late on patient outcomes and performance-based healthcare. The Outcomes Rocket podcast is the ideal listening experience for content concentrated on improving healthcare for the patient population. The objective of the podcast and it’s episodes is to “inspire collaborative thinking amongst healthcare leaders to solve problems and create solutions to make healthcare better.” Multiple episodes are published each week providing a plethora of new content on a daily basis for avid listeners.

• Leveraging Data and Practitioner insights to Improve Outcomes
• How to Become a Healthcare Thought Leader
• Understanding the Power of Coordinated Care Organizations

STEPS to Value Podcast

STEPS to Value podcast is produced by HIMSS. This podcast is unique in that it features the actual stories from thought leaders who have “successfully managed technology, organizational culture, and policy to develop innovative processes that maximize the value of their technology investments”. In a market that is increasing in complexity daily, the STEPS to Value podcast provides helpful use cases from fellow industry veterans that can help you and your practice succeed.

• Episode #57: The State of Personal Connected Health Interoperability, Pt. 1
• Episode #51: Transforming Data into Intelligence
• Episode $26: Clinical Analytics & The Power of Perspective

Medical Policy and Standards Podcasts

The healthcare policy podcast.

iTunes: 4 / 5 (26 Votes)

It can be very difficult to keep up with healthcare policy. Enter The Healthcare Policy Podcast by David Introcaso. This podcast contains interviews with health policy experts on timely healthcare policy adjustments that could potentially impact your practice.

• Integrating Behavioral Health Into the Medial Home: A Rapid Implementation
• Kip Sullivan Discusses the Flaws and Future of the Medicare ACO Program
• CMS Proposes Direct Provider Contracting: A Conversation with Mara McDermott

Extraneous Podcasts

The short coat podcast.

iTunes: 5/5 (90 Votes)

The Short Coat podcast takes a different spin than the others on this list. This podcast is released weekly by Dave Etler and the students of the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. This podcast is entirely focused on medical school and it’s students.  Their intention is to provide “honest and fun discussions about the things you need to know about being a med student, medicine, and medical education”.

• The Secondary Application: Bragging vs. Confidence
• Hotel Influenza, Confirming Right-to-Try Problems, REM Sleep Revealed
• Routines, Right to Try, and Reviews

The Undifferentiated Medical Student

iTunes: 5/5 (225 Votes)

Similar to The Short Coat podcast, The Undifferentiated Medical Student podcast is geared toward med students. However, this podcast is slightly more targeted in nature. Its primary goal is to “help medical students choose a medical specialty and plan a career in medicine.” If you are in medical school, considering it, or are even just interested in how this career-path has evolved, this is the podcast for you.

• Episode 1: Internal Medicine with Dr. Bryan Hambley
• Episode 2: General Surgery with Dr. Jeffrey Hardacre
• Episode 68: Academic Hospitalist Medicine with Dr. Emily Silverman

Second Opinion

iTunes: 4.5/5 (15 Votes)

The Second Opinion podcast by Michael Wilkes covers some controversial material that is very interesting. This podcast is devoted to the “examination of medical ethics and the practitioners who define them”. This is a great podcast when you are in the mood for outside the box thinking.

• Episode 1: A neglected tropical disease
• Episode 2: The science of nudge
• Episode 3: The link between weight and guilt

Bedside Rounds

iTunes: 5/5 (57 Votes)

Last but not least is Beside Rounds. This podcast by Adam Rodman is a very different spin on a medical podcast. It “seeks to tell a handful of wonderful, weird, and intensely human stories from the world of medicine that will educate as well as entertain.” Bedside Rounds has hard-hitting humor and eye-opening occurrences that are worth a listen.

• Episode 1: Frank’s Sign
• Episode 34: The Physical
• Episode 2: Full Code
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43 Best Medical Podcasts to Listen to in 2023

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Medical Podcasts: Check Out the Best of the Best!

Interested in the best medical podcasts? Are you a doctor, medical director, healthcare marketer, or maybe even a physician liaison looking for ways to grow your medical practice? We’ve compiled a list of the best medical podcasts in 2023 that will do just that!

What are medical podcasts?

Podcasting has exploded in recent years as a rebirth of radio. Medical podcasts for doctors are podcasts focused on topics surrounding the medical industry. These topics can include health and wellness, physician entrepreneurship, running a practice, research, healthcare IT, patient stories, and much more. So if you are looking to educate yourself as a patient or physician medical podcasts are right for you.

Why listen to Medical Podcasts?

Podcasts are the perfect solution for the busy, always on-the-go, self-starters who want to find new ways to increase their knowledge whether that be in their personal or professional life, and by listening to podcasts by other people in the healthcare or healthcare marketing space you can use their ideas as inspiration to turn into actionable tips for your practice! Feel like you don’t have the time to listen to these medicine podcasts? We know you are busy running your practice, and that is why these short, yet informative podcasts are perfect for the drive into the office, time at the gym, or even if it’s your turn to sit in the carpool lane.

List of the Best Medicine Podcasts

These are not in ranking order of how awesome they are just numbered for convenience and navigation! Happy medical podcast listening! Interested in being included in the best medical podcasts 2023 list? We love including awesome shows just submit this form to be considered! We are selective about who makes the cut and all we ask in return is you show off making the list on social media!

Best Medical Podcasts Table of Contents:

2 docs talk.

• Patient Convert Podcast
• The #HCBiz Show!

The Future of Healthcare

• The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

The Healthcare Policy Podcast

The dentalpreneur podcast, outcomes rocket.

• Docs Outside The Box

Healthcare Happy Hour

Ten minute healthcare marketing podcast, digital health today podcast, steps to value.

• Healthsounds
• Innovation That Sticks
• Healthcare 360
• Becker’s Health Podcast

Femtech Insider

Oliver wyman’s health podcast, ama moving medicine, startup + health now, talking healthtech, the doctor paradox, designed to heal, life after ptsd, med tech gurus, the nocturnists, eye care insider, the scope of practice, digital therapeutics, the entremd, out of patients, the podcast by kevinmd, healthcare’s missinglogic, hit like a girl, the intern at work, docworking: the whole physician podcast, the doctor’s art, practice: impossible, the root cause medicine podcast, the art of medicine with dr. andrew wilner.

Estimated time: 15 minutes

Latest episode: episode 123: fall 2018 updates (january 23 rd ), patient convert podcast: healthcare marketing podcast.

Estimated time: 35 Minutes

Latest episode: how surgeons should market their specialty to patients w/ kim rodgers of medtronic, the #hcbiz show.

Estimated time: 15 – 60 Minutes

Latest episode: environmental services optimization playbook (esop) @ hits 2019.

Estimated time: 45 minutes

Latest episode: creating a tedx event – think well: healthcare out loud, the new england journal of medicine.

Estimated time: 25 minutes

Latest episode: nejm this week — october 31, 2019.

Estimated time: 30 minutes

Latest episode: dr. rick doblin discusses the potential/real therapeutic benefits of psychedelic agents (october 31st).

Latest Episode: 732: Producing Producers

Estimated time: 30 – 45 minutes

Latest episode: demanding medical excellence with michael millenson, president, health quality advisors llc, docs outside the box.

Latest Episode: 135 – “I see you Fear, now move out my way” with Dr. Jennifer Caudle [5-Minute Friday]

Estimated time: 15 – 30 minutes

Latest episode: impeachment inquiry to compete with healthcare agenda.

Estimated time: 10 – 30 minutes

Latest episode: #162: how to do social media the right way: dental edition.

Estimated time: 25 – 40 minutes

Latest episode: #094: glen tullman of livongo health on building a consumer-first digital health company.

Latest Episode: Episode #72: Three Ingredients for Digital Reinvention: StrongLeadership, Clinical Voice, and Relentless Vision

Healthsounds.

Estimated time: 5 minutes

Latest episode: a 13-point protocol helps telephonic care coordinators locate medicaid members for early engagement initiative, innovation that sticks.

Latest Episode: Episode #55: How Innovation Is Redefining the Business of Government

Healthcare360.

Estimated time: 6 – 100 minutes

Latest episode hc360 #022 – big data and the unrealized hopes of the emr system with paul summerside 2.0, becker’s healthcare podcast.

Estimated Time: 15 minutes

Latest episode: scott becker interviews kelley knott, ceo of intrepy healthcare marketing.

Estimated Time: 30 – 45 minutes

Latest episode: breaking the stigma: why ann garnier is building an app for women going through menopause.

Estimated Time: 20 – 40 minutes

Latest episode: digital therapeutics predictions.

Estimated Time: 10 – 30 minutes

Latest episode: women leaders in medicine, part 2.

Estimated Time: 10 – 40 minutes

Latest episode: startup health festival, founder stories, gennev.

Estimated Time: 20 – 45 minutes

Latest episode: dr james somauroo, hs. ventures.

What 2 Know podcast explores best practices, innovations, and latest trends with industry experts with an eye toward helping you stay ahead in digital marketing & communications.The topics ocered on this podcast include health & wellness, leadership, audience architecture, entrepreneurship, content marketing & business development.

Estimated Time: 30 Minute – 1 hour

Latest episode: swimming to fight cancer: rob butcher, president & ceo,swim across america.

The Doctor Paradox is about addressing why despite having incredibly meaningful jobs, doctors are increasingly unhappy in their work. Quite simply, it is a tragedy that we have allowed this to happen. That intensely passionate, dynamic and altruistic individuals have lost their core passions and found themselves adrift in theworld of healthcare is unacceptable.

Estimated Time: 45 Minutes

Latest episode: surf doctor – dr peter acker on global emergency care & surf medicine.

Estimated Time: 30 Minute – 1 hour

Latest episode: your body’s amazing immune system.

Estimated Time: 35 Minutes

Latest episode 81: her boyfriend abused her and didn’t allow her certain freedoms (ft. chris & samantha).

Latest Episode 66: IronMan Might Be a Reality with Aravind Upadhyaya

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From case studies to historical tales, Annie Koerling lists her favourite medical podcasts

Podcasts are fast gaining popularity, particularly among young people. There's a dizzying array to choose from—with over 700 000 shows and 29 million episodes available online as of August 2019. 1 Not only can you find a podcast on nearly every imaginable topic, but (with a few exceptions) they're free to download.

BMJ Student makes a podcast for medical students and newly qualified doctors, Sharp Scratch (bmj.com/sharpscratch), and there are hundreds of other medical podcasts on Apple podcasts. A lot are very specialised—ideal for consultants and registrars making difficult management decisions, but not always relevant for medical students. To make life easier for you, I sampled about 30 medical podcasts and picked out five great podcasts to make that long commute to placement a bit easier.

This Podcast will Kill You 2

About: infectious diseases in depth (plus medical cocktail recipes)

Aimed at: everyone

Episodes: 35, released weekly

Typical duration: 1 hour 10 minutes

Hosts: an ecologist and an epidemiologist

Apple podcasts star rating: 4.9/5 (7200 ratings)

Immensely popular in the United States, with a small cult following, This Podcast will Kill You is a fun introduction to infectious diseases. Hosted by Erin Welsh and Erin Updyke, an ecologist and an epidemiologist, each episode is a deep dive into a pathogen, parasite, or poison. The first half of each episode covers presentation and pathophysiology, and the second half investigates the historical context of a disease. It is great fun, seems nothing like revision, and gives you loads of facts to wow your consultant with.

Pedscases.com 3

About: paediatrics

Aimed at: medical students

Episodes: 240, released weekly

Typical duration: 20 minutes

Hosts: a different Canadian medical student every week

Apple podcasts star rating: 4.5/5 (63 ratings)

Made by medical students, for medical students, Pedscases.com is a helpful introduction to paediatrics. Each episode focuses on a single pathology, such as necrotising enterocolitis, or a unique aspect of paediatrics, such as developmental regression. Although slightly low budget in its production (no music or professional sound editing), Pedscases.com is perfect if you’re looking for a 10-20 minute blast on a topic you need to learn. But remember that the management recommendations may be different in your part of the world.

Surviving Medicine 4

About: interviews with medics at the top of their game

Aimed at: medical students and doctors

Episodes: 87, released about twice a month

Typical duration: 1 hour

Hosts: a US medical student

Apple podcasts star rating: 4.8/5 (81 ratings)

Perfect for the lifestyle voyeurs among you, Surviving Medicine features interviews with top doctors and medical students, focusing on their choice of specialty, their work-life balance, and how to be a good doctor. The titles are descriptive, it’s easy to pick the good ones from the boring ones. I found Life or Death, with neurosurgeon Martin Pham and two times Emmy winning medical producer—Tom Flaherty particularly fascinating.

Surgery 101 5

About: surgical topics

Episodes: 255, released weekly during term time

Typical duration: 10-20 minutes

Hosts: University of Alberta medical students

Apple podcasts star rating: 4.4/5 (82 ratings)

Another useful medical student production that introduces you to the pathophysiology and treatment of various conditions, with a focus on the surgical management. Surgery 101 has been running since 2010, so there’s a huge backlog of episodes to keep you occupied. It’s easy to dip in and out, as each episode is less than 30 minutes long.

Bedside Rounds 6

About: the history of medicine, explored in depth

Aimed at: everyone (although US listeners can get professional points for listening to it)

Episodes: 53, released monthly

Typical duration: 45 minutes

Hosts: a resident doctor in family medicine

Apple podcasts star rating: 4.9/5 (210 ratings)

Bedside Rounds won’t help you pass your exams, unless you’re intercalating in history. But it is a wonderful exploration of some of the most interesting tales in medical history. Host Adam Rodman, a full time medical resident and gifted storyteller, gives you an insight into the context behind the decisions doctors make every day. Recent episodes included the slightly terrifying Phage, which looked at the role of bacteriophages in a pre-antibiotic society and explored whether we’ll need them in years to come. A well produced and formatted podcast, Bedside Rounds is among my top five podcasts of all time.

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All of these podcasts are available on Apple podcasts and other podcast apps, along with thousands of others. Which podcasts would you recommend?

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Five medical education podcasts you need to know, natalie l. lomayesva.

a MD Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Andrés S. Martin

b Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Patricia A. Dowley

c Nurse Practitioner Program, Yale School of Nursing, Orange, CT

Nicholas W. Davies

Sam j. olyha.

d MD/PhD Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

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e Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Podcasts have become increasingly popular tools for medical education in recent years. Only requiring a computer or smart phone, podcasts are readily accessible to healthcare professionals, helping to disseminate medical information quickly and creating a wide community of listeners. With numerous medical podcasts available and limited spare time, it can be challenging for a healthcare professional to identify the most high-yield podcast. This perspectives piece describes the role of podcasts in medical education before sharing five in-depth recommendations from Yale School of Nursing and Yale School of Medicine students and faculty. These five podcasts are: The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast , Flip the Script , The Clinical Problem Solvers , 2 Docs Talk , and Key Literature in Medical Education (KeyLIME) Podcast . Each podcast summary includes its average length, the episode frequency, the intended audience, a brief description, a representative episode, and quotes from interviews with the podcast hosts.

Introduction

The innocence of a murderer, the value of salt, and the three biggest news stories of the day – these are just a few of the topics discussed on some of the top podcasts in America [ 1 ]. Since 2004, when the term “podcast” was first used by The Guardian , podcasts have soared in popularity [ 2 , 3 ], providing entertainment while exercising, cooking, and more. But podcasts are more than entertainment. They are increasingly being used in medical education [ 3 - 9 ]. For learners in the health professions, podcasts are a form of opportunistic engagement – providing easy, engaging learning during times not usually used for studying. Podcasts foster a sense of community among peers in the hospital, similar to a book club, lending a catalyst for conversation and giving learners the language to ask faculty deeper questions. Podcasts can also be used to personalize learning in medicine – choosing different podcasts depending on if they want to develop a broad exposure to topics or delve into specific self-identified gaps in knowledge. Studies have even found that some residents feel podcasts have a higher yield than any other teaching modality [ 6 , 10 ].

Podcasts are not a flawless form of communicating and learning educational content, but their role in medical education cannot be ignored. One randomized controlled trial of 130 medical students showed a significantly higher gain of knowledge from an orthopedic podcast compared to text [ 8 ]. Furthermore, the prevalence of podcasts in medical education is substantial and only growing. For example, in emergency medicine and critical care alone, the number of podcasts increased from 1 to 42 from 2002 to 2013 [ 11 ]. As of 2019, there were 200 medical podcasts available online, covering 19 specialties and a total of 13,839 episodes [ 12 ]. With so many choices, finding the right podcasts can be overwhelming. To make this choice easier, we canvassed Yale School of Nursing and Yale School of Medicine students and faculty to inform a list of five medical education podcasts you need to know.

When selecting these podcasts, our goal was to recommend those that represented the podcast listening habits and interests of the Yale healthcare community. We began by asking over 200 Yale nursing students, medical students, and faculty for their favorite medical podcasts. We then narrowed the list of more than 25 podcasts to five that were most frequently recommended, covered a diversity of topics, and varied in episode format. For each podcast, we provide information on the average episode length, the frequency of episodes, the intended audience, a general description of the podcast, a detailed review of a representative episode, and quotes from interviews with the podcast hosts. The final podcast list included The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast , Flip the Script , The Clinical Problem Solvers , 2 Docs Talk , and Key Literature in Medical Education (KeyLIME) Podcast ( Table 1 ).

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

Reviewer: Patricia Dowley

Average length of episode : 1 hour

Frequency of new episodes : Weekly

Intended audience : Students and clinicians with an interest in internal medicine and primary care topics.

Brief description: The Curbsiders are a team of internal medicine physicians, residents, students, and clinician educators who develop podcasts on topics in the internal medicine space. Founded by Dr. Matthew Watto, Dr. Stuart Brigham, Dr. Paul Williams, and Dr. Tony Sidari – all internal medicine physicians – the podcast hosts interview an expert each week to identify best practices, highlight clinical pearls, and share practical wisdom on a topic. While no two episodes are alike, the typical episode structure begins with podcast, book, and app recommendations from the expert guests. The group then explores a clinical topic starting with a concise pathophysiology review, followed by a clinical case example and rich discussion about possible diagnoses. The Curbsiders elicit expert knowledge on common and controversial subjects ranging from shoulder pain to sexual harassment in medicine – broadening perspective and answering tough questions. At an hour long, the podcasts are an ideal length for commuters. For those looking to stay apprised of The Curbsiders ’ work, the team e-mails a weekly one-page summary highlighting the key takeaways from each episode. Many of the episodes can even be used for continuing medical education (CME) credit.

Representative episode : The Curbsiders are dedicated to cultivating well-rounded providers who can think outside the box. This is evident in episode 19, “In-Flight Emergencies [ 13 ],” which brings the listener through a real-life example of an in-flight medical emergency and how an internal medicine chief resident intervened to provide medical care for a fellow passenger. While in flight over the Pacific Ocean with 5 hours until the first possible landing, the clinician improvised with the resources at hand to keep the passenger safe. Following the heroic tale, the podcast hosts educate listeners on the most common in-flight medical emergencies, list the medical equipment present on domestic flights, and discuss existing legal protections. The group then brainstorms creative strategies for tackling challenges like maintaining privacy and personal safety in a limited resource environment. Described by The Curbsiders as “a must listen before you next step on a plane,” this episode engages the audience with practical information to help tackle real-world scenarios outside the traditional brick-and-mortar clinical setting.

From the hosts: There are exciting new developments for The Curbsiders . When asked about any upcoming initiatives for the podcast, Dr. Matthew Watto told us that they are doing a road show with live episodes from Grand Rounds and conferences across the country. Keep an eye out at your institution.

Flip the Script

Reviewer: Natalie Lomayesva

Average length of episode : 30 minutes

Frequency of new episodes : Varies, 1-2 times a month

Intended audience : Professionals and students in the healthcare field.

Brief description : Hosted by Yale medical student and Howard University alumnus Max Tiako, this podcast discusses a wide variety of topics related to health disparities not often addressed in medical education. With each episode, Tiako talks with an expert in the field – including physicians, law professors, and journalists – on topics uncovered through their research and clinical work. The conversations tackle structural, cultural, historical, and political topics that impact minority health including housing insecurity, maternal mortality disparities, the two-tiered system of addiction interventions, and many more. Some of the podcasts are New Haven-specific, such as one exploring the relationship between Yale-New Haven Hospital and the New Haven community, making the podcast especially relevant to medical professionals at Yale. In easy-to-digest 30-minute segments, this podcast helps to fill in important gaps in medical education on social determinants of health.

Representative episode : “Look up ‘Bigot Your Way to Success’” is a powerful episode with Dr. Jennifer Tsai, a Yale Emergency Medicine resident and medical writer. Tiako and Dr. Tsai look at medicine and medical education with a critical eye, discussing implicit messages about race and health. Coming from an ethnic studies background, Dr. Tsai starts by discussing how uncomfortable she was transitioning from her undergraduate education to medical school. Not because of an increase in workload or long hours, but because the complexities of the interaction between race, racial inequality, and health can get minimized in medical school. She goes on to describe how medical school curriculum reinforces race as biology, including board certifications exams as one particularly troubling area. Getting questions correct on these tests can rely on racial clues “[for example,] a four-year-old African American male comes in, you’re already primed to think of sickle cell [anemia].” Tiako and Dr. Tsai dive deeper into this view of race as a biological, yet poorly defined, variable and the implications on learning, practicing, and researching medicine. Dr. Tsai also gives valuable advice on how to resist the implicit teachings of the hidden curriculum that work against equity and fairness for minorities in clinical settings. If you want to learn more about this pair of “goggles” through which we learn and practice medicine, it is definitely worth a listen.

From the host : When asked what he hopes his listeners take away from his podcast, Tiako replied, “I think a lot of times we don’t get enough exposure in medical school on issues that affect health such as housing policy and drug policy, to name a few. Outside of the hospital there are a myriad of things that affect peoples’ health and I hope I can bring awareness and knowledge of that landscape to my listeners.”

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Reviewer: Sam Olyha

Frequency of new episodes : 4-5 times a month

Intended audience : Professionals and students interested in developing their clinical reasoning skills.

Brief description : The Clinical Problem Solvers is your one-stop-shop for all things clinical reasoning. With a wide cast of hosts including, but not limited to, Drs. Rabih Geha, Sharmin Shekarchian, and Reza Manesh, The Clinical Problem Solvers use a multi-modal approach to teach clinical reasoning. Their episodes come in four flavors. In the first type – a “schema” [ 14 ] episode – the hosts present prepared cases broken down into “aliquots” while walking the listener through their approach to a common chief concern. In the second type – a “clinical unknown” – the hosts invite expert and resident discussants to help them solve a case to which they are blinded. The third type – a “spaced learning series” – allows for some built-in repetition and reinforcement by reviewing previously covered content while highlighting another disease process. Finally, the newest edition – a “virtual morning report” – uses the video-conferencing platform, Zoom, for learners from across the country to not only hear students, residents, and faculty discuss cases, but actively share their own diagnostic reasoning through a chat function [ 15 ]. If the superb discussion and plethora of clinical pearls were not enough, more than 100 cases, schemas, and illness scripts can be downloaded for free on their website (clinicalproblemsolving.com). They also launched an app ( Clinical Problem Solvers , $4.99) in July 2019 that provides easy, offline access to all of their content.

Representative episode : One episode that particularly exemplifies The Clinical Problem Solvers experience is #43, Chest Pain. This is a schema episode where the hosts systematically walk listeners through a case presenting with a common chief concern: chest pain. However, the episode actually begins with a discussion carried over from social media on learner mistreatment. The hosts reinforce that trainee listeners should not interpret mistreatment as a reflection on themselves and encourage that faculty listeners advocate for their learners. This is an excellent example of how The Clinical Problem Solvers integrate all of their platforms and input from listeners to genuinely and holistically improve medical education.

As for the case, the hosts recommend first ruling out the 4 (cardiac) + 2 (pulmonary) + 2 (esophageal) life-threatening causes of chest pain. Then, they move onto key clinical features, which are beautifully illustrated in a schema on the website/app. Along the way, they stress the role of time course by demonstrating how reflex diagnoses for different chief concerns change by substituting “acute” for “chronic.” They additionally refer readers to an evidence-based resource, the JAMA “Rational Clinical Examination” series [ 16 ], in order to discuss the operator characteristics of different findings for myocardial ischemia. Finally, The Clinical Problem Solvers attempt to normalize the limitations of knowledge by discussing how they deal with “diagnostic humility” when they must inform patients that they are unsure of the cause of their chest pain. I cannot wait to see all that is to come from these talented and introspective educators.

From the hosts : When asked about the most frequent feedback they receive, Dr. Geha said they often hear they “recreate the virtues of morning report in a safe learning environment.” Listeners also appreciate that the podcast facilitates morning report for those who are not morning people – allowing them access to valuable clinical reasoning experience anytime.

2 Docs Talk

Reviewer: Nicholas Davies

Average length of episode : 15 minutes

Frequency of new episodes : 2-3 times per month, seasonal

Intended audience: Professionals, students, and anybody interested in improving their own health.

Brief description : 2 Docs Talk is a succinct and aptly-named podcast that introduces its listeners to the ever-changing world of healthcare and medical science. In their first episode, Dr. Kendall Britt, a practicing hospitalist, and Dr. Amy Rogers, a medical writer, lament on the current business of healthcare and forced brevity of patient visits. They explain that “the following podcasts are the conversation we wish we could have with our patients, but just don’t have the time.” With over 130 episodes under their belt, our hosts deconstruct and discuss issues ranging from supplements to concussions to hospice in a manner that allows listeners to learn about evidence-based practices, scientific advances, and health policy. The harmonious rapport between the hosts makes each episode both educational and enjoyable. In an age where we are inundated by misleading news headlines, Drs. Britt and Rogers strive to arm their listeners with current scientific evidence and motivation for continued learning. Because of its 15-minute runtime, 2 Docs Talk is not able to cover each of their topics in extensive detail. However, it arguably does something just as important – stimulating conversation and curiosity around healthcare for listeners to make more informed decisions regarding their own health and healthcare practices.

Representative episode : “Cervical Cancer and the HPV Vaccine” is a prime example of how Drs. Britt and Rogers are able to not only talk about a topic, but also explain it in a manner appropriate for all levels of listeners. The hosts weaved recent medical literature throughout their discussion about the pathophysiology of the human papillomavirus (HPV), its relationship with cervical cancer, the history of the HPV vaccine, and how vaccine adverse effects are documented in the United States. Best of all, the references were linked at the bottom of the show notes for listeners interested in additional background information. From a patient perspective, I never had a discussion about HPV with a primary care provider, and I left the episode feeling more informed about how it affects my own health. Each episode of 2 Docs Talk strives to have these candid conversations on topics that are not normally discussed between patient and provider. After listening, I felt inspired to talk and create similar conversations with my own patients.

From the hosts : On their goals for the podcast, Dr. Britt hopes to solidify the doctor-patient relationship that has been limited by the structure of healthcare in the United States. She says, “We’re trying to tell our listeners, ‘hey, we hear you, we’re interested in you, we want to know you, and we want you to know what we’re doing for you.’” Additionally, they also want their podcast to give listeners the physician’s perspective of medicine since “patients are hearing from pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, and even hospital corporations way more.” Lastly, Drs. Britt and Rogers are fascinated by medicine and hope their listeners can come away with some of that same joy.

KeyLIME Podcast: Key Literature in Medical Education

Reviewer: Dr. Andrés Martin, MD, MPH

Average length of episode : 20 minutes

Intended audience : Anyone interested in medical education; episodes are not specific to any training level, specialty, or field of work within medicine.

Brief description : KeyLIME is the best journal club you’ve never attended. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the series – hosted by a quartet of medical educators – is as smart, incisive, and welcoming as it is witty and provocative. Drs. Jason Frank and Jon Sherbino first lamented the lack of a reliable secondary source for medical education literature. As emergency physicians with an interest in a field that seemed all too often overlooked, they came up with the idea of the accessible and practical podcast format. They joined forces with Dr. Linda Snell and ultimately with Dr. Lara Varpio, and the rest is history. History in more than 250 episodes and counting. The format is consistent and effective: 1) a brief introduction and statement regarding the host’s article choice for the episode (the hosts alternate selecting articles of high relevance, innovation, or impact from the literature); 2) a gentle and highly effective dismemberment of the article’s component parts, with care to clarify any arcane points (time-motion methodology, Delphi process intricacies, and Montecarlo statistical simulation each come to mind); and 3) a round of voting on the article’s relative strengths, weaknesses, and educational impact.

Representative episode : Among the many jewels I have discovered through KeyLIME , I will focus on episode #240, “Debriefing and feedback – two sides of the same coin?” based off of an article [ 17 ] in Academic Medicine . I will not attempt to break down the article or out-LIME the masters, but instead focus on two highlights. First: this was one of six episodes recorded live at the International Conference on Residency Education held in November 2019 in Ottawa. By “taking the show on the road,” the hosts have contributed to making medical education discussions immediately accessible, relevant, and interactive. No wonder KeyLIME has gone up to the tens of thousands weekly downloads. Second: this is one of many episodes that demystifies “theory,” a bugaboo word for many medical educators. The episode takes a seemingly Talmudic discussion (“feedback or debriefing?,” “tomato or tamatoe?”) into a highly relevant and applicable framework. In their lively exchange, Dr. Frank prefers “coaching” over “learning conversations.” I prefer the latter, together with the other three hosts. Call the process what you will, this much is true: KeyLIME is certainly a learning conversation of the highest caliber.

From the hosts : The hosts hope their listeners take a sense of community, the science behind medical education, and ways to improve scholarly investigation of it. Dr. Sherbino emphasized that he hopes listeners learn there is “a robustness, a theory, evidence and science that supports a lot of the education decisions we make.” Dr. Varpio adds that she hopes that listeners come away with the lesson that there is “no such thing as the perfect study or perfect paper.” When we asked what feedback they hear from listeners, Dr. Sherbino said that they often hear that understanding literature can feel high stakes and promote imposter syndrome, but he hopes that the podcasters’ transparency about their own struggles can make the literature more approachable.

Podcasts provide a valuable opportunity in medical education – engaging learners in an easily consumed format and democratizing knowledge from a diversity of resources. However, with numerous medical podcasts [ 12 , 18 ] of increasingly high quality [ 19 ] that span various formats ( e.g. , intended audience, episode length, and episode frequency), it can be challenging to determine which podcast is the right fit for a busy healthcare professional. In this perspective piece, we described the scope of podcasts, advocated for their role in medical education, and identified a collection of promising examples. After surveying hundreds of Yale nursing students, medical students, and faculty, five podcasts that stood out were The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast , Flip the Script , The Clinical Problem Solvers , 2 Docs Talk , and KeyLIME Podcast . Each podcast and its hosts were marked by an expertise, creativity, and passion for their content and audience, which was highlighted in summaries of episodes and interviews with the respective podcast hosts. Our list is hardly exhaustive, though, with many more outstanding podcasts for readers to choose. Whatever the future holds for medical education podcasts, for now, they allow educators to reimagine the “always learning” mentality of medicine as more versatile and accessible.

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NL: wrote introduction, Flip the Script summary, and conclusion, edited, helped conduct interviews; AM: wrote KeyLIME summary; PD: wrote Curbsiders summary; ND: wrote 2 Docs Talk summary; SO: wrote Clinical Problem Solvers summary; TW: coordinated and organized writing assignments and interviews, conducted interviews, edited paper. No relevant funding sources for any of the authors.

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Welcome to our podcast series, where we put patient experiences at the forefront through the use of case studies. Our guests share their personal stories, discussing the symptoms they faced and how they managed their conditions, providing invaluable insight into the realities of living with different medical conditions. Our case study approach goes beyond traditional medical texts, providing a deeper understanding of a range of medical conditions for both healthcare professionals and patients alike. By presenting real-life cases, we aim to bridge the gap between theory and practice, helping listeners to gain a better understanding of how medical conditions can manifest in different ways. Whether you are a patient seeking to learn about your condition, or a healthcare professional looking to expand your knowledge base, our podcast is an invaluable resource. Our episodes offer a rich source of information, providing a comprehensive and engaging learning tool that helps listeners to develop new insights and improve patient care. Join us as we explore the triumphs and challenges of those who have faced medical conditions through our in-depth case studies. By learning from their journeys, we can gain valuable insights that help us all to provide better care for ourselves and others.

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Episode 4: How can hay fever lead to frightening reactions with fruit & vegetables?

Welcome to today's episode of our podcast, where we will be talking about Pollen Food Syndrome, the most common form of allergy in adults. Our guest, Osteopath, Rob Williams, will be sharing his personal experience with this condition, which he suddenly developed in his late twenties. Rob will discuss his panic when he first experienced the symptoms and how it affected his daily life. Joining us today are two experts in the field, allergy specialist Dr Michael Radcliffe and allergy dietitian, Rosemary Seddon. They will help Rob and our listeners understand the science behind pollen food syndrome and how it differs from other allergies. Throughout the episode, they will discuss the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for this little understood condition. Dr Radcliffe will explain how pollen food syndrome is related to seasonal allergies and how it can affect individuals differently. Meanwhile, Rosemary Seddon will share tips on how to manage the condition through diet and how to identify potential triggers. Together, they will unpick Rob's case, providing insights and solutions that can help other listeners who may be experiencing pollen food syndrome, or for healthcare professionals who may be treating patients with similar symptoms. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who wants to learn more about this common allergy and how to manage it effectively. Find more information on Pollen Food Syndrome at these links: BSACI Leaflet for GPs: https://www.bsaci.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Pollen-Food-Syndrome-leaflet-for-GPs_Aug2022.pdf BSACI Summary of Guidelines for Diagnosis & Management of Pollen Food Syndrome/Oral Allergy Syndrome: https://www.bsaci.org/guidelines/bsaci-guidelines/diagnosis-and-management-of-pollen-food-syndrome-oral-allergy-syndrome/ British Dietetic Association Fact Sheet on Pollen Food Syndrome: https://www.bda.uk.com/resourceDetail/printPdf/?resource=food-facts-pollen-food-syndrome Allergy UK information on Pollen Food Syndrome: https://www.allergyuk.org/resources/oral-allergy-syndrome-pollen-food-syndrome-factsheet/ If you are a healthcare professional wishing to study allergy in more detail please contact Southampton Medical School for details on their MSc in Allergy: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/allergy-masters-msc

• DEC 18, 2022

Episode 3: Clinical Cases: Tanya Wright Specialist Allergy Dietitian: How eczema developed into anaphylaxis? And could this have been avoided?

When Tanya Wright went to university, she started to suffer with severe eczema all over her body.  The eczema was so severe that she was hospitalised on a number of occasions in St Thomas's hospital in London for weeks at a time.  Desperate to find a solution she started to remove foods from her diet at the age of 21 years old, only to find that her allergies took a nasty turn as she then went on to develop severe life threatening anaphylaxis.  In this podcast she talks honestly about what she might have done  differently if she'd had better knowledge.  Her episode highlights how we desperately need more research in this area and how as healthcare professionals we need to be careful in advising elimination diets in patients who already have an atopic/allergic background...  Tanya went on to train as a dietitian and is now one of the top allergy dietitians in the UK.  

• MAR 3, 2020

Episode 2: Clinical Cases: GP, Dr Charlie Andrews, talks candidly about his battle with ulcerative colitis

Marianne Williams interviewed Dr Charlie Andrews who is a GP working in Bristol in the UK. He has suffered with Ulcerative Colitis since his teenage years and talks opening about his journey with this condition. He takes you through his diagnosis and the up and downs of treatment and eventually surgery and tells us candidly about the mistakes he made. His experiences are inspirational and this podcast leaves you with hope and optimism for what is a challenging and difficult life-long illness. Charlie is South West IBD champion for The Royal College of General Practitioners and Crohn’s & Colitis UK

• JAN 31, 2020

Episode 1: Clinical Cases: Is this coeliac disease?

Stories told by the patient:  This is an honest and candid account of how one man suffered severe gut symptoms from childhood and only found a solution in middle age with a strict gluten free diet.  Tests did not support a diagnosis of coeliac disease, but symptoms and family history point strongly to this condition... an excellent podcast for healthcare professionals and patients. Access patientwebinars.co.uk for more information on Coeliac Disease and downloadable information from NHS specialists or visit the UK coeliac disease charity website www.coeliac.org.uk. 

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Episode 194 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Recognition, Workup, Diagnosis with Jeff Perry & Katie Lin

Episode 193 Life Threatening Asthma with Leeor Sommer & Sameer Mal

Episode 192 Asthma Management – 5 Step Approach with Leeor Sommer & Sameer Mal

Episode 191 Future of EM – Systems Thinking with Alecs Chochinov & David Petrie

Episode 190 Carpal Bone Injuries with Arun Sayal & Matt Distefano

Episode 189 Wrist Injuries with Arun Sayal & Matt Distefano

Episode 188 Hemoptysis with Bourke Tillmann & Scott Weingart

Episode 187 Crashing Analphylaxis & AMAX4 Algorithm with Ben McKenzie

Episode 186 Traumatic Dental Emergencies with Chris Nash & Richard Ngo

Episode 185 Atraumatic Dental Emergencies with Chris Nash & Richard Ngo

Episode 184 Drug Interactions with David Juurlink & Walter Himmel

Episode 183 PID & Genital Lesions with Catherine Varner & Robyn Shafer

Episode 182 STIs: Cervicitis, Vulvovaginitis, Urethritis with Catherine Varner & Robyn Shafer

Episode 181 CVT, IIH, GCA, Peripartum Headache with Roy Baskind & Amit Shah

Episode 180 Acetaminophen Poisoning with Emily Austin & Margaret Thompson

Episode 179 Specific Hand Injuries with Matt Distenfano and Arun Sayal

Episode 177 Bronchiolitis Diagnostic Challenges & Management with Suzanne Schuh

Episode 176 Orthopedic X-rays Pitfalls with Arun Sayal & Yatin Chadha

Episode 175 Orthopedic Differential: SCARED OF Mnemonic with Arun Sayal & Yatin Chadha

Episode 174 Traumatic Pneumothorax – Is Less More?   with Mathieu Toulouse

Episode 173 Febrile Infant  with Brett Burstein & Gary Joubert

Episode 172 Syncope Simplified  with David Carr

Episode 170 Part 2 Cardiac Arrest Controversies: PoCUS, Communication, ECPR, Termination   with Bourke Tillmann, Scott Weingart, Sara Gray & Rob Simard

Episode 169 Part 1 Cardiac Arrest Controversies   with Bourke Tillmann, Scott Weingart, Sara Gray & Rob Simard

Episode 167 Myocarditis   with Paul Dorian & Walter Himmel

Episode 166 Pericarditis & Cardiac Tamponade  with Paul Dorian & Walter Himmel

Episode 164 Part 2 Acute Heart Failure: Cardiogenic Shock Simplified   with Tarlan Hedayati & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 163 Part 1 Acute Heart Failure   with Tarlan Hedayati & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 161 Red Flag Headaches: Cervical Artery Dissection   with Amit Shah & Roy Baskind

Episode 160 Part 2 Geriatric Trauma with Barbara Haas, Bourke Tillmann & Camilla Wong

Episode 159 Part 1 Geriatric Trauma   with Barbara Haas, Bourke Tillmann & Camilla Wong

Episode 158 Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax   with Gil Yehudaiff & Mehdi Tahiri

Episode 157 Neuromuscular Diseases   with George Porfiris & Roy Baskind

Episode 156 Approach to Acute Motor Weakness   with George Porfiris & Roy Baskind

Episode 155 Part 2 Bradycardia: Treatment of Bradycardia & Bradydysrhythmias   with Paul Dorian & Tarlan Hedayati

Episode 154 Part 1 Bradycardia: Approach to Bradycardia  with Paul Dorian & Tarlan Hedayati

Episode 153 Pediatric Minor Head Injury & Concussion  with Sarah Reid & Roger Zemek

Episode 152 Massive Hemorrhage Protocols  with Jeannie Callum, Andrew Petrosoniak & Barabara Haas

Episode 151 Part 2 AKI: ED Management   with Ed Etchells & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 150 Part 1 AKI: A Simple ED Approach & Rhabdomyolysis  with Ed Etchells & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 149 Part 2 Liver Emergencies: Thrombosis & Bleeding, PVT, SBP, Paracentesis   with Walter Himmel & Brian Steinhart

Episode 148 Part 1 Liver Emergencies: HE, HRS, Liver Tests, Drugs to Avoid  with Walter Himmel & Brian Steinhart

Episode 147 Part 2 Diabetic Emergencies: HHS Recognition & ED Management   with Melanie Baimel, Leeor Sommer & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 146 Part 1 Diabetic Emergencies: DKA Recognition & ED Management  with Melanie Baimel, Leeor Sommer & Bourke Tillmann

Episode 145 Physician Compassion   with Barbara Tatham

Episode 144 Part 2 Urologic Emergencies: Testicular Torsion   with Natalie Wolpert & Yonah Krakowsky

Episode 143 Part 1 Urologic Emergencies: Priapism & Urinary Retention   with Natalie Wolpert & Yonah Krakowsky

Episode 142 Neonatal Resuscitation   with Hilary Whyte, Jabeen Fayyaz & Emily MacNeil

Episode 140 Part 4 COVID-19: Protected Intubation   with George Kovacs

Episode 139 Part 3 COVID-19: PPE, Conservation Strategies & Protected Code Blue with Laurie Mazurik

Episode 138 Part 2 COVID-19: Surge Capacity Strategies   with Daniel Kollek

Episode 137 Part 1 COVID-19: Screening, Diagnosis & Management   with Andrew Morris & Howard Ovens

Episode 136 Part 2 Shoulder Injuries: Occult Injuries & Proximal Humerus Fractures   with  Arun Sayal & Dale Dantzer

Episode 135 Part 1 Shoulder Injuries: Approach & Dislocations   with Arun Sayal & Dale Dantzer

Episode 133 Status Epilepticus  with Paul Koblic & Aylin Reid

Episode 132 Approach to Resolved Seizure   with  Paul Koblic & Aylin Reid

Episode 131 PEA arrest & PseudoPEA   with Rob Simard & Scott Weingart

Episode 130 Community Acquired Pneumonia   with Leeor Sommer and Andrew Morris

Episode 129 ED Overcrowding & Access Block   with Grant Innes, Howard Ovens & Sam Campbell

Episode 128 Low Risk Chest Pain & High Sensitivity Troponin   with Andrew McRae & Eddy Lang

Episode 127 Part 2 Drugs that Work & Drugs that Don’t:  Antiemetics etc   with Joel Lexchin & Justin Morgenstern

Episode 126 Part 1 Drugs that Work & Drugs that Don’t: Analgesics etc  with Joel Lexchin & Justin Morgenstern

Episode 125 Electrical Injuries  with Joel Fish, Maria Invankovic

Episode 124 Burn & Inhalation Injuries  with Joel Fish, Maria Invankovic & George Kovacs

Episode 123 Pediatric UTI Myths and Misperceptions  with Olivia Ostrow & Michelle Science

Episode 122 Sepsis & Septic Shock  with Sara Gray

Episode 121 Elbow Injuries Pitfalls  with Arun Sayal & Dale Dantzer

Episode 120 Stroke Management in the Age of Endovascular Therapy  with Walter Himmel & David Dushenski

Episode 119 Part 2 Trauma – The 1st & Last 15 Mintures   with Kylie Bosman, Chris Hicks & Andrew Petrosoniak

Episode 118 Part 1 Trauma – The 1st & Last 15 Minutes  with Kylie Bosman, Chris Hicks & Andrew Petrosoniak

Episode 117 TIA update  with Walter Himmel & David Dushenski

Episode 116 Opioid Misuse, Overdose & Withdrawal  with Aaron Orkin, Michelle Klaiman & Kathryn Dong

Episode 115 Agitated Patient  with Reuben Strayer & Margaret Thompson

Episode 114 Part 2 PE Challenges in Diagnosis: Imaging, PE in Pregnancy, Subsegmental PE   with Eddy Lang & Kerstin DeWit

Episode 113 Part 1 PE Challenges in Diagnosis  with Eddy Lang & Kerstin DeWit

Episode 112 Tachydysrhythmias  with Amal Mattu & Paul Dorion

Episode 111 Effective Learning Strategies in  EM  with Jonathan Sherbino & Rick Penciner

Episode 110 Airway Pitfalls   with Scott Weingart

Episode 109 Skin & Soft Tissue Infections  with Andrew Morris & Melanie Baimel

Episode 108 Pediatric Physical Abuse   with Carmen Coombs & Alyson Holland

Episode 107 Blunt Ocular Trauma  with Anna MacDonald

Episode 106 Toxic Alcohols – Minding the Gaps  with Margaret Thompson & Emily Austin

Episode 105 Commonly Missed Ankle Injuries   with Arun Sayal & Hossein Mehdian

Episode 104 ICH – The Golden Hour  with Walter Himmel & Scott Weingart

Episode 103 Preventing Burnout & Promoting Wellness in EM   with Sara Gray & Chris Trevelyan

Episode 102 Part 2 GI Bleed   with Anand Swaminathan & Salim Rezaie

Episode 101 Part 1 GI Bleed   with Anand Swaminathan, Salim Rezaie & Jeannie Callum

Episode 100 Disaster Medicine  with Laurie Mazurik, Daniel Kollek & Joshua Bezanson

Episode 99 Highlights from EMU 2017: Lyme, signover, patient complaints & vertigo  with Chris Hicks, Walter Himmel, Matt Poyner & Leeor Sommer

Episode 98 Teaching on Shift  with Amal Mattu & Rick Penciner

Episode 97 EM Literature Review 2016   with Joel Yaphe, Jason Fischer & Justin Morgenstern

Episode 96 Cardiac Arrest Care beyond ACLS live from EMU 2017   with Jordan Chenkin

Episode 95 Pediatric Polytrauma  with Sue Beno & Fuad Alnaji

Episode 94 UTI Myths & Misconceptions   with Andrew Morris & Justin Morgenstern

Episode 93 PALS Guidelines   with Allan DeCaen & Anthony Crocco

Episode 92 Aortic Dissection from EM Cases Course   with Anton Helman & David Carr

Episode 91 Occult Knee Injuries   with Arun Sayal & Hossein Mehdian

Episode 90 Low & Slow Poisoning     with Margaret Thompson & Emily Austin

Episode 89 Part 2 DOACs: Bleeding & Reversal  with Walter Himmel, Ben Bell & Jim Douketis

Episode 88 Part 1 DOACs: Use & Misuse, DVT & Afib  with Walter Himmel, Ben Bell & Jim Douketis

Episode 87 Alcohol Withdrawal & Delrium Tremens   with Sara Gray, Bjug Borgundvaag and Mel Kahan  

Episode 86 Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia   with Melanie Baimel & Ed Etchells

Episode 85 Medical Clearance of Psychiatric Patients  with Howard Ovens, Brian Steinhart & Ian Dawe

Episode 84 Congenital Heart Disease Emergencies   with Gary Joubert & Ashley Strobel

Episode 83 Critical Care Controveries from SMACC   with Mark Forrest, Chris Hicks, Chris Nickson & Scott Weingart

Episode 82 Radiology Controversies   with Walter Himmel & Ryan Margau

Episode 81 EM Literature Review   with Joel Yaphe

Episode 80 Presentation Skills   with Eric Letovsky & Rick Penciner

Episode 79 Pediatric Asthma   with Sanjay Mehta and Dennis Scolnik

Episode 78 Anaphylaxis & Anaphylactic Shock   with David Carr from the EM Cases Course

Episode 77 Fever in the Returning Traveler   with Nananin Meshkat & Matthew Muller

Episode 76 Pediatric Procedural Sedation   with Amy Drendel

Episode 75 Part 2 Diagnostic Decision Making in EM   with Walter Himmel, Chris Hicks & David Dushenski

Episode 74 Opioid Misuse in EM   with David Juurlink & Re uben Strayer

Episode 73 Pediatric Seizure & Status Epilepticus  with Angelo Mikrogianakis & Lawrence Richer

Episode 72 Part 2 ACLS Guidelines 2015: Post Arrest Care   with Laurie Morrison, Steve Lin & Scott Weingart

Episode 71 Part 1 ACLS Guidelines 2015: Cardiac Arrest   with Laurie Morrison & Steve Lin

Episode 70 End of Life Care in EM  with Howard Ovens, Shona MacLachlan & Paul Miller

Episode 69 Obesity Emergency Management   with Rich Levitan, David Barbic & Andrew Sloas

Episode 68 Sickle Cell Disease  with John Foote & Richard Ward

Episode 67 Pediatric Pain Management  with Anthony Crocco & Samina Ali

Episode 66 Backboard and Collar Nightmares from EMU Conference   with Kylie Bosman

Episode 65 IV Iron for Anemia in EM   with Walter Himmel, Jeannie Callum & Yulia Lin

Episode 64 Part 2 Highlights from Update in EM Conference Whistler 2015   with David Carr & Chris Hicks

Episode 63 Pediatric DKA  with Sarah Reid & Sarah Curtis

Episode 62 Part 1 Diagnostic Decision Making in EM   with Walter Himmel, Chris Hicks & David Dushenski

Episode 61 Part 1 Highlights from Update in EM Conference Whistler 2015   with Joel Yaphe, Paul Hannam & Anil Chopra

Episode 60 Emergency Management of Hyponatremia  with Melanie Baimel & Edward Etchells

Episode 59 Bronchiolitis   with Sanjay Mehta & Dennis Scolnik

Episode 58 Tendons & Ligaments: Commonly Missed Uncommon Orthopaedic Injuries   with Ivy Cheng & Hossein Mehdian

Episode 56 Stiell Sessions – Clinical Decision Rules & Risk Scales with Ian Stiell & Hans Rosenberg

Episode 55 Part 2 Weingart Himmel Sessions – Fluids in Sepsis & Post-Intubation Sedation with Scott Weingart & Walter Himmel

Episode 54 Part 1 Weingart Himmel Sessions – Preoxygenation & DSI  with Walter Himmel & Scott Weingart

Episode 53 Part 3 Pediatric POCUS: Appendicitis & Intussusception  with Adam Sivitz & Alex Arroyo

Episode 53 Part 2 Pediatric POCUS: Lung with Alyssa Abo

Episode 53 Part 1 Pediatric POCUS: Nerve Blocks   with Jason Fischer

Episode 52 Commonly Missed Uncommon Orthopedic Injuries  with Ivy Cheng & Hossein Mehdian

Episode 51 Managing Difficult Patients  with Walter Himmel, Jean Pierre Champagne & Ann Shook

Episod e 50  Recognition & Management of Pediatric Sepsis & Septic Shock  with Gina Neto & Sarah Reid

Episode 49 Effective Patient Communication, Patient Centered Care & Patient Satisfaction   with Walter Himmel, Jean Pierre Champagne & Ann Shook

Episode 48 Pediatric Fever Without a Source  with Sarah Reid & Gina Neto

Episode 47 Evidence Based Medicine   with Walter Himmel

Episode 46 Social Media in Emergency Medicine Learning   with Rob Rogers, Ken Milne & Brent Thoma

Episode 45 Swadron on Vertigo, Mattu on Cardiology Literature from EM Update Conference 2014   with Stuart Swadron & Amal Mattu  with Joel Yaphe, Lisa Thurgur & David Carr

Episode 43 Appendicitis Controversies   with David Dushenski & Brian Steinhart

Episode 42 Mesenteric Ischemia & Pancreatitis   with David Dushenski & Brian Steinhart

Episode 41 Hypertensive Emergencies   with Joel Yaphe & Clare Atzema

Episode 40 Asymptomatic Hypertension   with Joel Yaphe & Clare Atzema

Episode 39 Update in Trauma Literature   with Dave MacKinnon & Mike Brzozowski

Episode 38 ENT Emergencies   with Leeor Sommer & Maria Ivankovic

Episode 37 Anticoagulants, PCCs & Platelets   with Walter Himmel, Katerina Pavenski & Jeannie Callum

Episode 36 Transfustions, Anticoagulants & Bleeding   with Walter Himmel, Katerina Pavenski & Jeannie Callum

Episode 35 Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies   with Sanjay Mehta & Jonathan Pirie

Episode 34 Geriatric Emergency Medicine   with Don Melady & Jaques Lee

Episode 33 Oncologic Emergencies   with John Foote & Joel Yaphe

Episode 32 Whistler’s Update in Emergency Medicine Conference 2013

Episode 31 Part 2 Procedures: Lumbar Puncture, Spontaneous Pneumothorax & Ultrasound-Guided Fracture Reduction   with Jordan Chenkin & Jamie Blicker

Episode 30 Part 1 Procedures: Central Lines, Surgical Airways & Pericardiocentesis   with Jordan Chenkin & Jamie Blicker

Episode 29 Hand Emergencies  with Andrew Arcand & Laura Tate

Episode 28 Aortic Dissection, Acute Limb Ischemia & Compartment Syndrome  with David Carr & Anil Chopra

Episode 27 Drugs of Abuse – Stimulants & Opiates   with Margaret Thompson & Lisa Thurgur

Episode 26 Low Back Pain Emergencies   with  Walter Himmel & Brian Steinhart

Episode 25 Pediatric & Adult Syncope   with Anna Jarvis & Eric Letovsky

Episode 24 COPD & Pneumonia   with Anil Chopra & John Foote

Episode 23 Vaginal Bleeding in Early Pregnancy   with Ross Claybo & Dave Dushenski

Episode 22 Whistler’s Update in Emergency Medicine Conference 2012

Episode 21 Pulmonary Embolism   with John Foote & Anil Chopra

Episode 20 Atrial Fibrillation   with Clare Atzema, Nazanin Meshkat & Bryan Au

Episode 19 Part 2 Pediatric Abdominal Pain: Gastroenteritis, Constipation & Bowel Obstruction   with Anna Jarvis & Stephen Freedman

Episode 19 Part 1 Pediatric Abdominal Pain: Approach & Appendicitis   with Anna Jarvis & Stephen Freedman

Episode 18 Part 2 POCUS: More Point of Care Ultrasound   with Jordan Chenkin, Greg Hall, Jason Fischer & Paul Hannam

Episode 18 Part 1 POCUS: Pearls, Pitfalls & Controversies   with Jordan Chenkin, Greg Hall, Jason Fischer & Paul Hannam

Episode 17 Part 2 Stroke: Dabigitran & Intracranial Hemorrhage   with Walter Himmel & Dan Selchen

Episode 17 Part 1 Stroke: Emergency Stroke Controversies   with Walter Himmel & Dan Selchen

Episode 16 Acute Monoarthritis   with Joel Yaphe & Indy Ghosh

Episode 15 Part 2 Acute Coronary Syndromes: Management   with Eric Letovsky, Mark Mensour & Neil Fam

Episode 15 Part 1 Acute Coronary Syndromes: Risk Stratification   with Eric Letovsky, Mark Mensour & Neil Fam

Episode 14 Part 2 Headache: Thunderclap Headache – Cervical Artery Dissection & Cerebral Venous Thrombosis   with Anil Chopra & Stella Yiu

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Case Study: High Lipoprotein(a) Levels in Younger Patients Are Not So Clear Cut

— clinicians ponder how to advise man in his early 40s with a strong family history of premature cv events.

by Kate Kneisel , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains both a physician guide and a downloadable/printable patient resource. "Medical Journeys" chart a path each step of the way for physicians and patients and provide continual resources and support, as the caregiver team navigates the course of a disease.

This month: A noteworthy case study.

What preventive measures could be recommended to a man in his early 40s looking to reduce his cardiovascular risk, given his strong family history of premature cardiovascular events?

That's what Anandita Agarwala, MD, of Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital–Plano in Texas, and colleagues had to decide when the man presented for advice based on his level of cardiovascular risk.

As the team detailed in a clinical challenge in JAMA Cardiology , the patient, who was of South Asian ancestry, had no symptoms or traditional risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), was physically active, had never smoked, and did not take any medications .

He did, however, have a concerning family history of premature cardiovascular events: Specifically, his older brother at age 43 had undergone angioplasty with placement of several stents, his father had a heart attack at age 39, and several male paternal cousins had coronary artery disease.

Clinicians estimated that the patient's personal 10-year ASCVD risk was low (1.6%), based on the pooled cohort equations (PCEs). He was, however, at increased CV risk related to his South Asian ancestry and his family history of premature ASCVD.

The medical team, therefore, ordered screening for elevated lipoprotein(a) -- Lp(a) -- and assessed his coronary calcium score. "His Lp(a) level was elevated at 136 nmol/L and his coronary calcium score of 137 Agatston units was notable and placed him in the 94th percentile for his age," Agarwala and co-authors reported.

The patient returned to the medical office later in the day and received counseling on how best to address the findings.

The optimum approach and next steps include, the case authors said:

• Address all modifiable cardiovascular risk factors
• Perform cascade screening of the patient's first- and second-degree family members
• Initiate high-intensity statin therapy and aspirin, 81 mg, daily

Lipoprotein(a) -- Lp(a) -- is proatherogenic, prothrombotic, and proinflammatory, and has a prevalence of about 20% worldwide, Agarwala and colleagues noted, adding that Lp(a) values that define an elevated ASCVD risk vary, but anything above the 80th (100 nmol/L) or 85th (125 nmol/L) percentile are clinically accepted as falling into the category.

"Elevated Lp(a) is actionable," the team said, noting that various lipid-lowering therapies are currently being studied . This patient's elevated Lp(a) level raised particular concern because of the preexisting risk factors of family history of premature atherosclerotic heart disease and his South Asian ancestry. Thus, although his 10-year risk as calculated in pooled cohort equations was low, the presence of three or more risk-enhancing factors (REFs) may incrementally increase ASCVD risk beyond the PCE estimates.

In the setting of a family history of premature ASCVD, results of PCE-based risk assessment may be too low to warrant consideration, which "points to a unique use of the REFs," the case authors said.

They advised that improving clinical management for this patient should include:

• Lifestyle counseling -- for example, with the American Heart Association's " Life's Essential 8 "
• Assessment of coronary artery calcium (CAC) to guide medical treatment
• Familial cascade screening -- i.e., first-degree family members, and second-degree family members with relevant family history

When helping patients understand how high levels of Lp(a) can affect ASCVD disease, comprehensive treatment of all modifiable ASCVD risk factors is key, Agarwala and co-authors said.

They added that even though Lp(a) levels cannot be lowered by treating risk factors, managing those that are modifiable can reduce an individual's overall ASCVD risk. In fact, this risk can be reduced significantly by making the lifestyle changes in Life's Essential 8.

Scoring of CAC is important to guide treatment options, when a risk decision for statin therapy is not clear, the case authors noted. In their patient, they said, his family history and elevated Lp(a) level provide sufficient support for the use of statin therapy, and a significantly elevated CAC score may justify a more aggressive treatment approach with lipid-lowering medications and aspirin.

While elevated levels of CAC and Lp(a) each play an independent role in the CV risks faced by these patients, PCSK9 inhibitors can lower Lp(a) by 15-25%, the authors said. Comparatively, the most efficient approach to addressing individual risk of ASCVD is to reduce levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), as this offers a greater ASCVD risk reduction per mmol/L.

The case authors said that given that approximately 80-90% of an individual's Lp(a) level is genetically determined in an autosomal codominant inheritance pattern, the team recommends cascade screening – which was offered to relatives of this particular patient – as a high-yield way to identify first-degree relatives who carry the abnormal trait.

The authors said this case highlights the complexities of managing elevated Lp(a) in younger patients, since their young age may artificially reduce the 10-year ASCVD risk calculated using PCE. An LDL-C level of 160-189 mg/dL and a family history of premature ASCVD can help identify people likely to have familial hypercholesterolemia, as in this patient whose ethnicity further contributes to an increased ASCVD risk.

"Although this should be addressed by future guidelines, we believe that together these high-risk, long-term personal traits merit an intensive LDL-C and apolipoprotein B–lowering regimen," Agarwala and co-authors concluded.

Read previous installments in this series:

Part 1: Hypercholesterolemia: A Complex System

Part 2: Consequences of Hypercholesterolemia

Part 3: Genetics of Hypercholesterolemia

Kate Kneisel is a freelance medical journalist based in Belleville, Ontario.

Disclosures

Agarwala reported no conflicts of interests; co-authors reported various relationships with industry.

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JAMA Cardiology

Source Reference: Agarwala A, et al "Primary prevention management of elevated lipoprotein(a)" JAMA Cardiology 2023; 8: 96-97.

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Prevalence of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Stages in US Adults, 2011-2020

• 1 Brigham and Women’s Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic (CKM) diseases are pathophysiologically interrelated, 1 have affected more than 25% of US adults between 2015-2020, 2 and were the leading causes of death in 2021. 3 In 2023, the American Heart Association introduced a novel staging construct, termed CKM syndrome , 1 to enhance multidisciplinary approaches to prevention, risk stratification, and management of these disorders. Based on risk factors and established disease, the stages range from 0 (no risk factors) to 4 (established cardiovascular disease [CVD]).

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IRIS MABRY-HERNANDEZ, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

SUSAN J. CHING, DO, Preventive Medicine Resident, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Am Fam Physician. 2024;109(5):457-458

Related editorial:   Anxiety Screening Is Unlikely to Improve Mental Health Outcomes

Related USPSTF Clinical Summary:   Screening for Anxiety Disorders in Adults

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

A 34-year-old patient (gravida 2, para 2) presents for a well-woman examination and Papanicolaou smear. She feels healthy and has no significant medical history, aside from her uncomplicated pregnancies, which did not include postpartum depression or anxiety. She reports increased stress at home due to an upcoming move and some difficulty sleeping.

Case Study Questions

1 . According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation, which one of the following is advised for this patient?

A. Screen for anxiety disorder.

B. Assess her anxiety in 6 months.

C. Refer her to an obstetrician-gynecologist for postpartum anxiety screening.

D. Recommend melatonin.

E. Refer her to a behavioral health professional for sleep management.

2 . According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , 5th ed. (DSM-5), which of the following can be categorized as anxiety disorders?

A. Generalized anxiety disorder.

B. Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

C. Separation anxiety disorder.

D. Social anxiety disorder.

3 . Which one of the following populations should be screened for anxiety disorders, according to the USPSTF recommendation?

A. People already diagnosed with anxiety or another mental health disorder.

B. People younger than 18 years.

C. People older than 65 years.

D. People with no recognized signs or symptoms of anxiety disorders.

The correct answer is A . The USPSTF recommends screening all adults 19 to 64 years of age for anxiety disorder, including those who are pregnant and postpartum. The USPSTF notes there is little evidence for the ideal timing and frequency of anxiety screening for perinatal and general adult populations. 1 However, clinical judgment, particularly considering risk factors, comorbid conditions, and life events, can determine whether additional screening of high-risk patients is warranted. There is a lack of evidence on screening rates for anxiety disorders. Underdetection appears to be common. Patients with anxiety disorders may present with other concerns, such as sleep disturbances or somatic issues.

The correct answers are A, C, and D . The DSM-5 recognizes the following types of anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobias, separation anxiety disorder, selective mutism, substance or medication-induced anxiety disorder, anxiety disorder due to another medical condition, and anxiety not otherwise specified. 2 Obsessive-compulsive disorder is not considered an anxiety disorder.

The correct answer is D . The USPSTF recommendation statement applies to adults (defined as those 19 to 64 years of age), including people who are pregnant or postpartum, who do not have a diagnosed mental health disorder and are not showing recognized signs or symptoms of anxiety disorders. 2 For people 65 years or older, the USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to recommend for or against screening for anxiety disorders.

The views expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the U.S. Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

This PPIP quiz is based on the recommendations of the USPSTF. More information is available in the USPSTF Recommendation Statement and supporting documents on the USPSTF website ( https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org ). The practice recommendations in this activity are available at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/anxiety-adults-screening .

O’Connor EA, Henninger ML, Perdue LA, et al. Anxiety screening: evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2023;329(24):2171-2184.

Barry MJ, Nicholson WK, Silverstein M, et al. Screening for anxiety disorders in adults: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA. 2023;329(24):2163-2170.

This series is coordinated by Joanna Drowos, DO, contributing editor.

A collection of Putting Prevention Into Practice published in AFP is available at https://www.aafp.org/afp/ppip.

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