The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine

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203. The Internist's Guide to Peri-operative Cardiac Risk Management Aug 20, 2023

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In this episode, Dr. Maya Stein interviews Dr. Kevin Singh about the 2016 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery.
Produced and Hosted By: Dr. Maya Stein (Internal Medicine resident)
Special Guest: Dr. Kevin Singh (General Internist)
Sound Editing by: Dr. Alison Lai (General Internist)

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202. The Internist's Guide to VTE in Pregnancy Aug 13, 2023

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In this episode, Dr. Valerie Kim interviews Dr. Yayi Huang about Thrombosis Canada’s 2021 clinical guides on deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the setting of pregnancy.
Episode produced and hosted by: Dr. Valerie Kim (Internal Medicine resident)
Special Guest: Dr. Yayi Huang (General Internist and Obstetric Internist)
Sound editing by: Dr. Alison Lai (General Internist)

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201. Special July Episode. ERAS Tour- Tips to Swiftly Go Through The Different Era's of Residency Jul 01, 2023

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Disclaimer: This episode has nothing to do with Taylor Swift, although, we do love her. There's something in this for all of our trainees this July! Our host Dr. Zahra Merali (General Internist) sits down with Dr. Madeline Stephen (PGY3 Internal Medicine) and Dr. Dr. Mei-Ni Belzile (PGY3 Internal Medicine) to chat about how to navigate the subspecialty match... the discussion leads to general tips for transitioning through all phases in residency!

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200. A Window of Opportunity: Preventing and Treating HIV Opportunistic Infections Jun 26, 2023

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Confused by all the possible opportunistic infections that patients with HIV may be vulnerable to? Take a listen! Written by: Dr. Valerie Kim (Internal Medicine Resident). Reviewed by: Dr. Nisha Andany (Infectious Disease Specialist) and Dr. Isaac Bogoch (Infectious Disease Specialist and Internal Medicine Physician). Infographic: Also by Dr. Valerie Kim.

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199. CABG - More than a Vegetable Jun 18, 2023

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In this episode, we review the physiology and pathophysiology behind coronary artery disease. We also reviewed the current indications for CABG as per the CCS guidelines. The medicine minute discusses the recently released ISCHEMIA trial.
Written by: Dr. Cole Clifford (IM Resident)
Reviewed by: Dr. John Janevski (Cardiology) and Dr. Rupal Shah (General Internist)
Sound editing by: Alison Lai

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198. Tearing down and building up: An Aproach to Paget Disease of Bone Jun 11, 2023

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Let's dive into endocrinology this week- to learn about Paget Disease of the Bone! Listen till the end to learn about Sir James Paget himself. This episode was written by Emaad Mohammad (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Robyn Houlden (Endocrinology) and Dr. Amelia Wilkinson (General Internal Medicine)

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197. Your Learning Is Not in Vein - An Approach to Inherited Thrombophilias Jun 04, 2023

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In this episode, we cover when to suspect and investigate - or more importantly NOT investigate patients for potential inherited thrombophilias.
Written by: Chloe Gordon (Internal Medicine Resident)
Reviewed by: Dr. Eric Tseng (Hematologist) and Dr. Vicky Tagalakis (General Internist)

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196. The Heart has a Mind of its Own - An Approach to POTS May 28, 2023

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In this episode, we discuss the clinical presentation, consensus diagnostic criteria and pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies to manage a patient with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).
Written by: Dr. David Bobrowski (Internal Medicine Resident)
Reviewed by: Dr. Tosin Osuntokun and Dr. Paula Harvey (Cardiologists) and Dr. James Rassos (General Internist)
Sound editing by: Alison Lai

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195. Biliary Off Track - An Approach to Cholecystitis and Cholangitis May 21, 2023

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In this episode, we discuss the clinical presentation, severity grading, investigations and management for patients presenting with cholecystitis or cholangitis. Our medicine minute discusses a promising new technique for patients with non-operative cholecystitis.
Podcast written by: Drs. Amine Zoughlami and Ikram Abow-Mohamed (Internal Medicine residents)
Reviewed by: Dr. Constantine Soulellis (Gastroenterology) and Dr. Sanabelle Zaabat (Internal Medicine)
Sound editing by: Alison lai

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194. It's Lower Than You Think - Lower GI Bleed May 14, 2023

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We covered upper GI bleed a few weeks ago, but we'd be remiss if we didn't address the other half of the GI tract! This week we take you through our approach to lower GI bleeding and its management, including recent guideline updates.
Written by: Dr. Ikram Abow-Mohamed & Dr. Amine Zoughlami (Internal Medicine Residents)
Reviewed by: Dr. Alan Barkun (Gastroenterology) & Dr. Sanabelle Zaabat (Internal Medicine).

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