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SharonM
19
NOV
2019

Season 5, Episode 45 – October 14, 2019

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Fine try to figure out what to do for term PROM (prelabour rupture of membranes): Something? Nothing? Something now? Something later? Nothing now? Nothing later? A bit now? A bit later… Resources for this episode: PROM CPG Working...
28
OCT
2019

Season 5, Episode 44 – Sept 29, 2019

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor, Dr. Wells and Dr. Kermode discuss the option of salpingectomy at caesarean section as opposed to tubal ligation for sterilization. Can this harrowing procedure be performed routinely and safely in the future? Resources for this episode: Ferrari F,...
11
SEP
2019

Season 5, Episode 43 – Aug 6, 2019

Credit: PicturesFromTheLow (Creative Commons) In this episode, Dr. Kermode and Dr. Batchelor attempt to determine whether the tried and true (open) reigns supreme for inguinal hernia repairs, or whether tech (laparoscopic) has taken the lead. Resources for this episode:...
04
JUN
2019

Season 5, Episode 42 – May 5, 2019

Credit: Antonio Prohias, via Watson-Guptill publishers In this episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Kermode tackle the time honored debate between different modes of entry for laparoscopic surgery. Resources for this episode: Cornette, B and Barrevoet, F. 2016. Trocar injuries in...
31
MAR
2019

Season 4 – Episode 41 – Mar 14, 2019

In this episode, Dr. Batchelor is once again joined by his American friends Dr. David Kermode and Dr. Joel Wells to discuss topical anaesthesia for reducing post operative pain in tonsillectomies. Resources for this episode: J Grainger and N. Saravanappa. 2008. Local anaesthetic...
05
JAN
2019

Season 4 – Episode 40 – Dec 19, 2018

S P Corey What’s best for small polyps, biopsy forceps or snare? In this wild-west Christmas episode, Dr. Batchelor and Dr. Kermode answer this dog gone question. Resources for this episode: Y Komeda, H Kashida, T Sakurai, G Tribonias, K Okamoto, M Kono, M Yamada, T Adachi, H...
20
NOV
2018

Season 4 – Episode 39 – Nov 7, 2018

Copyright: 20th Century Fox In this episode, Dr. Batchelor is joined by Dr. Alison Fine and Dr. Erle Kirby to revisit the issue of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated appendicitis. This episode was recorded in front of a live studio audience of crickets in Tamale, Ghana....
02
OCT
2018

Season 4 – Episode 38 – Sept 16, 2018

Photo: AK Rockefeller Dr. Kermode is back with Dr. Batchelor. This time they discuss beer, bourbon, and ultrasound guided injections of the carpal tunnel. Resources for this episode: J Y Lee, Y Park, K D Park, J K Lee, and O K Lim. 2014. Effectiveness of ultrasound-guided carpal...
07
AUG
2018

Season 4 – Episode 37 – July 24, 2018

Photo: Universal Pictures Dr. David Kermode joins me once again for an episode in which we delve a bit deeper into a discussion started in Banff in January 2018: short term international medical missions, who benefits the most? Resources for this episode: T Green, H Green, J...
11
JUL
2018

Season 4 – Episode 36 – June 29, 2018

Photo: Gem In this episode, Dr. Batchelor answers one of his astute OR nurse’s questions: what is the best way to biopsy the stomach to diagnose H. pylori? Resources for this episode: JG Lash and RM Genta. 2013. Adherence to the Sydney System guidelines increases the...
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Podcasts

  • Season 5, Episode 45 – October 14, 2019
  • Season 5, Episode 44 – Sept 29, 2019
  • Season 5, Episode 43 – Aug 6, 2019
  • Season 5, Episode 42 – May 5, 2019
  • Season 4 – Episode 41 – Mar 14, 2019
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