The ID Podcast: Recent Episodes
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A radio show and podcast produced by McMaster medical students, featuring interesting topics of medicine that have come up in our studies - the stories of medicine and the people behind them.
Guest: Dr. Jillian Kohler
Social Media: (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/Website/Email)
Personal: jillian.kohler@utoronto.ca
Organization:https://ihpme.utoronto.ca/faculty/jillian-kohler/
On this episode of Infectious Dialogue, we are joined by Naheed Dosani, a palliative care physician who advocates for health and human rights. Dr. Dosani leverages social media to raise awareness for the support that people experiencing structural vulnerabilities need, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social Media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NaheedD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naheedd/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.naheedd?lang=en&sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=6868408346547979781&is_from_webapp=1
On this episode of Infectious Dialogue, we are joined by Angella Fajardo and Aaron Hou from IPads For Patients, a student-organized initiative to fight in-patient isolation by connecting patients and their loved ones through the power of technology. The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare institutions around the world to respond appropriately with quick and lofty isolation protocols to limit disease spread. However, these policies have resulted in unintended social isolation and represent a real challenge for in-patient wellness. Please see the link below to donate, or contact IPads for Patients via email to arrange an electronics donation.
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ipads4patients
Facebook/Instagram: @IPadsForPatients
Email: ipadsforpatients@gmail.com
In the second episode of a 2 part special, we sit down with Dr. Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jefferies to learn how to lead an anti-cancer lifestyle using the “Mix of Six” approach.
Mentioned Resources: “Anticancer Living: Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six”- book written by Dr. Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jefferies
https://anticancer-living.com/
In the first episode of a 2 part special, we sit down with Dr. Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jefferies to define cancer and its hallmarkers. The next episode takes an evidence-based dive into how to lead an anti-cancer lifestyle using the “Mix of Six” approach.
Resources:
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“Anticancer Living: Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six”- book written by Dr. Lorenzo Cohen and Alison Jefferies
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https://anticancer-living.com/
In this candid conversation, we chat with Drs. Yousuf and McCradden about what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is, the current applications in medicine and the future trajectory of where this exciting field is headed. Will robots from the science fiction movies really take over? How does AI uncover anti-Black racism and other structural inequities within our system? What do machines teach us about being human? Take a listen to find out!
Fact check:
Mentioned Resources:
Article from Duke University: “Heart rate variability based machine learning models for risk prediction of suspected sepsis patients in the emergency department”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30732136/
CANMEDs Roles:
https://www.royalcollege.ca/rcsite/canmeds/canmeds-framework-e
Published works of Dr. Eric Topol:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30617339/
Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again [Book]: https://www.amazon.ca/Deep-Medicine-Artificial-Intelligence-Healthcare/dp/1541644638
University of Toronto’s Center for Ethics:
https://ethics.utoronto.ca/ethics-of-ai-in-context-eaic4e/
Stanford Center for AI in Medicine & Imaging - AI Happy Hour:
https://aimi.stanford.edu/events/series/aimi-happy-hours
Dr. Luke Oakden-Rayner – PhD Candidate & Radiologist:
https://lukeoakdenrayner.wordpress.com/about-me/
Article on Gender Bias Concerns in AI:
https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/features/gender-bias-concerns-raised-over-gp-app
In this episode, we take a look at human trafficking in Canada and talk about what human trafficking is, how individuals might become victims of trafficking, and how healthcare providers can help victims of trafficking.
Fact check: According to StatsCan 2018, Police services in Canada have reported 1708 incidents of human trafficking since 2009. However, as Krystal mentioned in the episode, this is an underrepresentation of how big the problem is in Canada.
Mentioned Resources: https://healtrafficking.org/, https://www.canadiancentretoendhumantrafficking.ca/
http://www.collaborativecommunitysolutions.ca/services.html- this is Krystal Snider’s website where she has a blog that discusses issues related to trafficking. She is also offering training in January for the 4 stages of trafficking
Second-year McMaster medical student Nicole Crimi talks about her career as an actor, a painter, and now an author with the recent release of her children’s book Patty and the Pandemic.
Fact check:
The 2004 film Mean Girls starred Nicole as Kylie George, sister to Regina George who was played by Rachel McAdams.
Nicole’s paintings are sold internationally through her company Nicole Crimi Art, founded in 2012.
“PBL cases” refers to “problem-based learning cases”, an approach to learning used at McMaster University and other institutions in which students learn by discussing open-ended problems.
Ontario has had over 70,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the course of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and wearing masks has been mandated in most indoor settings.
Adobe is an American company that provides creativity software products. Squarespace is an American company that provides website building and hosting services. Mentions of these companies in this podcast episode are not endorsements or promotions.
Face the Future Foundation is a Chicago, Illinois-based 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, recognized by the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Mentioned Resources:
You can purchase a copy of Patty and the Pandemic and find out more information about the book and its author at https://pattyandthepandemic.org/
As mentioned, all proceeds from sales of the book will be donated to the Face The Future Foundation. To learn more about this amazing non-profit, please check out their website: https://www.facethefuturefoundation.ca/
In this episode, we met with Dr. Bruno Losier, a clinical psychologist at St. Joe’s Hospital, to learn about what schizophrenia really is, where some of the common conceptions & misconceptions surrounding it originated, and which ones are actually representative of the disease.
Fact check:
- The word prodrome describes symptoms which emerge early in a disease course, often before more overt and diagnostically specific signs and symptoms are present.
- Positive symptoms “add,” meaning they are additional symptoms people experience in the disease state that they would not otherwise experience, for example delusions and hallucinations. Negative symptoms, on the other hand,”take away” from normal functioning that people without the disease possess, such as apathy or social withdrawal.
- The DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and contains diagnostic criteria for mental disorders. We are currently on the 5th edition of this manual, the DSM-V.
- The stress-diathesis model explains etiology of mental disorders as an interaction between a stressor--social, physical, emotional, etc.--and diathesis--an underlying predisposition to the disorder in question.
Mentioned Resources:
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CAMH and Stats Canada articles (referenced by Angelica during interview), which talk about the risk of suicide in individuals with schizophrenia: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-619-m/2012004/sections/sectiong-eng.htm & https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S092099641830358X (from CAMH)
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Ted Talk given by Elyn Saks, about her experience with schizophrenia: https://www.ted.com/talks/elyn_saks_a_tale_of_mental_illness_from_the_inside?language=en
Dr. Sheila Singh is a Neurosurgeon and Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, the CEO of Empirica Therapeutics & Canada Research Chair in Human Cancer Stem Cell Biology. More importantly, Dr. Singh has a one-of-a-kind pathway to her current career with many twists and turns. She shares the importance of chasing what you love, finding support in colleagues, friends & family, & the value of mentorship.
Social Media: @SheilaSinghLab
Fact check: Shunt Infection Rate ~ 9-34% in the literature: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475191730224 CEO: empirica therapeutics - a pharmaceutical company working on proof-of-principle treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer
Mentioned Resources: https://empiricatx.com/, http://sheilasinghlab.ca/
Credits: Episode Director: Omri Nachmani, Interviewer: Gurinder Sandhu, Hosts: Gurinder Sandhu & Naman Arora, Music& Editing: Isabella Stafanova,
In this episode of ID Spotlight, we learn about Andrew’s fascinating path to medicine. Andrew shares with us the multiple lives he’s led in his 33 years so far. From throwing bales of hay on a farm, to working four jobs simultaneously in university, to training physicians on media junkets, to painting his daughters’ nail, Andrew has done it all. In this candid conversation, Andrew doesn’t hold back as we explore his journey from being pulled out of grade 12 academic math for “not being smart enough” to his relentless dedication in ultimately pursuing medicine.
Guest: Andrew MacLean
Episode Director: Kathy Huang
Writers: Kathy Huang, Prasiddha Parthasarathy, Michael Vu
Hosts: Naman Arora, Mike Ge
Research Director: Prasiddha Parthasarathy
Editor: Prasiddha Parthasarathy
Music: Isabella Stefanova
Find the show notes at: infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode12
On this episode of the ID podcast, we sit down with Dr. Eddie Wasser, a physician who works with the Prime Minister Protection Detail and the RCMP. We talk to him about his various roles and ask him about what working with other countries to ensure appropriate healthcare available for the Prime Minister when travelling, what do the emergency medical response team do in an active shooter zone, and also what are some things that Canadians should know about their healthcare when traveling abroad.
Fact check: ABCs of trauma, which is a simple mnemonic used to guide the primary steps of responding to trauma. A, Airway maintenance, B, Breathing and Ventilation, and C, Circulation
Credits: Episode Director - Daniel Borins, Writing Team - Noam Raiter, Mike Ge, Jessica Jung, Recording - Prasiddha Parthasarathy, Editor - Daniel Borins, Interviewers - Daniel Borins & Jessica Jung, Hosts - Gurinder Sandhu & Mike Ge
We have a new episode series called Growing Up In Medicine. In this series we will feature the untold and often twisted stories behind the CVs. Unlike a boilerplate career advice talk, we will examine in some depth and in the context of a broader narrative the hidden human factors behind working in medicine and show that a smooth career path is rather rare. We will discuss failures, mistakes, discrimination, impostor syndrome and more.
Our first episode features @TheRealDoctorT, a nephrologist in San Antonio, Texas, who's incredible Twitter stories about medicine have resonated with thousands online. His tweets are known for eloquently expressing the nuanced experience of medical students, residents, and staff around the world and across the ages. Dr T. shared with us the behind the scenes of his career, the detours, the doubts, and the amazing mentors and patients he met along the way.
Guest: Dr. Sayed Tabatabai
Episode Director: Omri Nachmani
Host: Gurinder Sandhu
Editor: Isabella Stefanova
Music: Isabella Stefanova
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode10
In this episode, we sit down with Andrea Brodey, a social worker who has worked within various units in the hospital. We chat with her about what a social worker is, their various roles in the hospital, and how they work alongside other healthcare workers.
Episode Director: Daniel Borins
Research Director: Prasiddha Parthasarathy
Writing Team: Melanie Zhang, Lucy Lan
Editor: Prasiddha Parthasarathy & Daniel Borins
Music: Isabella Stafanova
Hosts: Daniel and Melanie Zhang
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode9
The diagnosis of life-threatening illness can drastically change our lives. In the whirlwind of burdensome medical problems, our other physical, social, psychological, and spiritual needs can become lost. Palliative care is all about caring for a person as an individual in face of such an illness. Such care is very much needed as well - 90% of us will die from a chronic disease. Unfortunately but understandably, there is much fear and misconception surrounding this important practice. In this episode, Dr. José Pereira beautifully explains what palliative care is truly about, and where it should go in the future.
Guest: Dr. José Pereira, Co-Founder of Pallium Canada & Director, Division of Palliative Care, McMaster University
Twitter/Facebook: @Palliumcanada
Website: pallium.ca
Episode Director: Lucy Lan
Hosts: Gurinder Sandhu & Lucy Lan
Research Director: Prasiddha Parthasarathy
Editor: Prasiddha Parthasarathy
Music: Isabella Stefanova
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode8
Natalie joins us as our next guest on ID Spotlight. In this candid conversation, we learn about Natalie’s not so linear journey to medicine, which includes almost pursuing writing, working as an Air Canada flight attendant, and living in Berlin. What emergency in the air prompted Natalie to think about medicine? How does she balance being a spin instructor with her studies? Want to hear Natalie speak in German? Take a listen to find out!
You can connect with Natalie:
Email: natalie.chartrand@medportal.ca, IG: @nathchartrand, Twitter: @natchartrand, FB: Natalie Chartrand
Interviewers: Naman Arora & Kathy Huang
Hosts: Mike Ge & Naman Arora
Episode Director: Kathy Huang
Research Director & Editor: Prasiddha Parthasarathy
Music: Isabella Stefanova
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode7
What constitutes safe recreational cannabis use? What are the recommended medicinal uses for cannabis? In part 2 of our discussion with Dr. Catharine Munn and Jillian Halladay, researchers and experts in adolescent cannabis use and mental health we discuss the implications of cannabis use on the developing adolescent brain and learn more about the intersection of mental health and cannabis use disorder.
Guests: Dr. Catharine Munn & Jillian Halliday
Episode Director: Daniel Borins
Hosts: Gurinder Sandhu & Mike Ge
Research Director: Jenny Zhu
Editor: Daniel Borins
Music: Isabella Stefanova
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode6
Dr. Amanda Marrone joins us in studio to tell us all about what practising lifestyle medicine looks like and why it may be beneficial to adopt prophylactic lifestyle interventions to decrease preventable disease. In part 2 Dr. Marrone focuses on lifestyle changes can be made sustainable and addresses everyone's favourite diet topic: CHEAT DAYS! She shares insights on how she has shaped her practise to take a major emphasis on preventing disease rather than early detection and management. The EPIC study referenced by Dr. Marrone can be found here: https://www.epictrial.com/
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode5
The ID Podcast is dedicated to sharing stories about medicine and the people behind them. As a group of medical students, we recognize that the experiences of Black patients have historically and continue to be underrepresented in the conversations of health and Black students continue to be underrepresented in healthcare fields. Anti-black racism is a public health crisis that demands our collective attention. The intersection of race and health is highlighted in the continued lack of access to healthcare and community services amongst Black Canadians. We would like to highlight some of the disparities that Black Ontarians face today.
Thank you to Black Health Alliance for providing some of the following information shared on this episode of the ID Podcast.
To make a donation or find additional information about Black Health Alliance, please visit: http://blackhealthalliance.ca/ or follow on twitter and instagram @BlackHealthCAN.
For an extensive list of anti-racism resources please visit our website: https://infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/anti-racism-resources
As the realities of a global pandemic putting a hard pause of medical education began to set in, medical students from across the country scrambled to find ways to help out in a myriad of ways. Mackenzie & Marina join us to discuss how they, along with a group of students at McMaster University created the 'Informal Baby Sitting Club' to address the emergent childcare needs of frontline workers in southern Ontario.
Guests: Mackenzie Stoness (@mackieG5687) & Marina Liu (@marinaxliu)
Hosts: Gurinder Sandhu & Naman Arora
Editor: Isabella Stefanova
Music: Isabella Stafonova
Graphic: Omri Nachmani
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode4
Deena is our first guest on ID Spotlight! In this segment, we profile individuals who have had an interesting and somewhat unconventional pathway to medical school. In this conversation, Deena shares her views on how being in medical school make her a better wife and mother. Moreover, we learn about how Deena's faith makes navigating her studies unique. If you're looking for some inspiration, look no further than this episode!
Interviewers: Naman Arora & Kathy Huang
Hosts: Mike Ge & Naman Arora
Episode Director: Kathy Huang
Research Director: Prasiddha Parthasarathy
Editor: Daniel Borins
Music: Isabella Stefanova
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode3
What constitutes safe recreational cannabis use? What are the recommended medicinal uses for cannabis? Dr. Catharine Munn and Jillian Halladay, researchers and experts in adolescent cannabis use and mental health join us in the studio to talk to us about cannabis use disorder and the various uses for medicinal cannabis.
Guests: Dr. Catharine Munn & Jillian Halliday
Episode Director: Daniel Borins
Hosts: Gurinder Sandhu & Mike Ge
Research Director: Jenny Zhu
Editor: Daniel Borins
Music: Isabella Stefanova
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode2
Dr. Amanda Marrone joins us in studio to tell us all about what practising lifestyle medicine looks like and why it may be beneficial to adopt prophylactic lifestyle interventions to decrease preventable disease. Dr. Marrone shares insights on how she has shaped her practise to take a major emphasis on preventing disease rather than early detection and management. The EPIC study referenced by Dr. Marrone can be found here: https://www.epictrial.com/
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode1
A radio show and podcast produced by McMaster medical students, featuring interesting topics of medicine that have come up in our studies - the stories of medicine and the people behind them. New episodes bi-weekly!
Find the show notes at infectiousdialogue.wordpress.com/episode0