The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine

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272. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide To CKD Feb 23, 2025

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In this episode, we have Dr. Lisa Dubrofsky (Nephrology, University of Toronto) speaking about the KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease.
Host: Dr. Catherine Leurer (Geriatrics Fellow)
Sound editing by: Krzystof Kowalik

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271. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide to VTE Feb 16, 2025

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In this episiode, Dr. Sheliza Halani interview Dr. Jameel Abdulrehman (Hematology, Thrombosis) about the latest recommendations in the CHEST 2021 Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Second Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report

Host: Dr. Sheliza Halani
Guest: Dr. Jameel Abdulrehman, Hematologist, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto
Sound Editing: Alison Lai

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270. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide to Peri-operative Cardiac Risk Management Feb 09, 2025

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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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269. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide to Chronic Hypertension Feb 02, 2025

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In this episode, Dr. Sheliza Halani speaks with Dr. Kevin Venus (General Internist) about the 2020 update to the Hypertension Canada Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment of Hypertension.
Host: Dr. Sheliza Halani
Sound Editing: Dr. Alison Lai
Producers: Dr. Catherine Leurer and Dr. Sheliza Halani

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268. Rounds Table x I@W - Rapid Fire Jan 27, 2025

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This week, Dr. Mike Fralick and special guest, Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos from the Intern at Work Podcast and our Medicine Pods collaboration, discuss two recent papers exploring oxygenation in acute respiratory failure and the use of ablation versus anti-arrhythmic medication for ventricular tachycardia. Two papers, here we go!

High-Flow Nasal Oxygen vs Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure: The RENOVATE Randomized Clinical Trial (0:00 – 14:45).
Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Ventricular Tachycardia (14:45 – 22:55).

And for the Good Stuff:

Medicine Pods! (22:55 – 23:51).
Sign-up to our mailing list to receive link to attend the Royal College Epidemiology Crash Course hosted by Dr. Mike Fralick

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267. CSIM Special Episode: Serotonin Surprises Jan 20, 2025

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Dr. John Fralick sits down with Dr. Nicole Hawe, a first-year Internal Medicine resident at the University of British Columbia, to discuss her third place winning clinical vignette from the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine Annual Meeting 2024.

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266. CSIM Special Episode - The GI Bleed You Can't (Un)See Jan 12, 2025

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Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos sits down with Nick Sanchez (MD student) to discuss his second place winning clinical vignette from the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. He takes us through a fantastic case of upper GI bleeding!

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265. CSIM Special Episode- When the Brain Gets the Jitters: A Curious Case of Hemichorea Jan 05, 2025

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Dr. Zahra Merali (Host) sits down with Dr. Shaima Kaka (Internal Medicine resident) to discuss her first place winning clinical vignette (oral case report) from the Canadian Conference of Medicine Annual Meeting 2024. They discuss a curious case of hyperglycaemia and jitters!

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264. The Rounds Table- Top 5 RCTs of 2024 Dec 27, 2024

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Happy Holidays Rounds Table Listeners! For our penultimate episode of 2024, we are back with a special treat! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick chat about the top five RCTs published over the past year:

Finerenone in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction (0:00 – 3:40).
Tirzepatide for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity (3:40 – 9:00).
Effects of Semaglutide on Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (9:00 – 13:55).
Tirzepatide for Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatohepatitis with Liver Fibrosis (13:55 – 20:00).
Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections (the Balance Trial) (20:00 – 23:30).

And for the Good Stuff:

Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund, Calgary Food Bank, Epilepsy Canada (23:30 – 24:51).

Questions? Comments? Feedback? We’d love to hear from you! @roundstable @InternAtWork @MedicinePods

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263. Cytokines Everywhere All at Once: Approach to CRS and ICANS Dec 15, 2024

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As a result of the rapid adoption CAR-T therapy for certain lymphoid malignancies and multiple myeloma, of these treatments, CRS and ICANS will become more common in IM wards in the coming years. Take a listen to learn about how to treat this emerging condition.
This episode was written by Dr. Veronica Ramirez (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Kelly Davison (Hematology) and Dr. Blair Schwartz (General Internist and Intensivist). Infographic by Neeloufar Grami (medical student).

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