MEM Cast (Medicine East Midlands)

A case of medical error can be used in the ethics and communication station in PACES. In this episode, we welcome Dr Hannah Tobiss, a patient safety fellow at Nottingham Hospitals. She explains the duty of candour and how to communicate a medical error to patients and families. 

Dive back in to this week’s episode as Dr James Shilston talks us through the management of ARDS.

Congratulations to all those final year Medical Students who can now call themselves doctors! This week we are joined by Dr Robert Chan, a current FY1 in the East Midlands, to talk about those first few weeks settling into your first job as the 'doctor on call'. Join us on the 22nd July at 7.30 for a welcome webinar to ask any questions you may have about starting...! The link can be found on our instagram page @mem.cast. 

In this week's episode we are joined once again by Dr Ameen Jubber, Rheumatology Registrar in East Midlands to discuss spondyloarthropathies specifically Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS): diagnosis and management. Enjoy listening. 

Join us for this week’s episode where Dr James Morris walks us through the approach to  Cardiac Arrests. 

In this week's episode Dr Palfreeman , Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV in Leicester discusses blood borne infections (HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C) focusing on needle stick injuries and post exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Essential listening! 

Our eagerly anticipated podcast is here! Talking with Dr Rooman Yarkhan, a consultant nephrologist at Nottingham University Hospitals, we talk about the all important urine dip and its interpretation in the context of AKI.

In this week's episode, Dr James morris returns to walk us through the assessment and management of the unconscious patient. 

In this week's episode Dr Sunmboye, Rheumatology Consultant in East Midlands, returns to give us an amazing talk on a generic interpretation of multisystem inflammatory disorders, focusing on SLE and vasculitis. Have a listen to improve your knowledge on blood tests and symptoms and also find out about life threatening organ involvement with these disorders. Enjoy! 

We are joined this week by Dr Tom Crabtree, a diabetes registrar from Derby Royal Hospital. We will cover the pathophysiology and typical presenting complaint of HHS, a little about the definition and importantly, key things to remember when managing these patients. 

Join us this week as we speak with Dr James Nathan about the general principles of Poisoning. 

In this week's episode we are happy to be joined once again by Dr Tom Skinner, Haematology Registrar in Peninsula Deanery. Have a listen for a valuable introduction into types of Non-Hodgkin lymphomas, diagnosis and management. 

Dr Andrew Baxter, a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Nottingham University Hospitals, explains the process of investigating a patient with jaundice - from bloods and imaging to endoscopic investigations. 

Join us this week as we welcome back Dr James Nathan, who talks to us about the specific poisoning agents and their treatment!

Join us this week for a brief introduction on chronic kidney disease - diagnosis, stages and management, guided by Cristina Cusu Renal Spr in the East Midlands and your MEM host. We hope you enjoy listening. 

This week we're talking about the exciting world of diabetes technology with Diabetes Registrar, Dr Tom Crabtree. If you have questions about insulin pumps or continuous glucose monitoring, look no further! 

In this week’s episode, Dr Faisal Baig walks us through the management of paracetamol overdose. 

We are back with a cardiology topic this week. Dr Davey, Cardiology Consultant comes back to discuss risk factors, diagnosis and management of aortic stenosis. Very useful and engaging topic, enjoy listening.

In this week's episode, Dr Beverly Cheung talks to us about the differentials and management of the Painful Red Eye. 

We are excited to welcome Dr Ricky Bell, Nephrology and ITU Consultant at Leicester General Hospital to discuss iv fluid replacement therapy. We all prescribe them so this an essential episode to listen for medics, surgeons, medical students and everyone in between. We hope you find is as useful as we have. 

MEMcast are joined by East Mids Geriatrics registrar, Dr Hannah Street this week. We'll be discussing Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures, and finding out how we can help reduce the risk of bony injury following a fall. 

In this week’s episode, Dr Abe Baguneid talks to us about the diagnosis and management of Pneumonias.

We are happy to be joined once again by Dr Palfreeman- Leicester Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV, to discuss AIDS-defining  conditions in patients living with HIV. A fascinating topic to introduce you to opportunistic infections and up to date information from the British HIV Association. 

In this week’s episode, Dr Sudipto Das talks to us about the practical tips surrounding the use of immunosuppressive agents. 

This weeks episode with Cardiology Registrar, Dr Fran Doleman gives us a succint summary of Mitral Stenosis. We cover it's main causes, recap the anatomy and clinical presentation and talk about medical and surgical management. 

This festive week we are joined by Dr Aleem Ahmed, Infectious Diseases Registrar in the East Midlands, to discuss malaria - differentials, diagnosis and treatment. One not to miss before we take a break for the holidays. Enjoy listening and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

In this week's episode, Dr Jeremy Greening talks to us about the approach to the patient with Disturbed Behaviour. 

Listen here to revise your knowledge Mitral Regurgitation:
- Primary and secondary disease
- Complications 
- Clinical recognition 
- Investigations 
- Management: Medical, interventional and surgical