In episode 451, Mike and James invite Adrienne to talk about how we put all the osteoarthritis evidence into a simplified decision guide. We talk about how we produce these decision guides and also give tips and suggestions around how to use the evidence with patients. At the conclusion of… Read More
In episode 450 Mike and James continue, with Danielle and Joey, going over our osteoarthritis systematic review. We talk in detail about all the evidence around oral NSAIDs, glucosamine, topical NSAIDs, chondroitin, viscosupplementation, oral opioids, acetaminophen. And now you know all the numbers. At the conclusion of this activity, participants… Read More
In episode 449, Mike and James invite Danielle Perry and Joey Ton to go over our osteoarthritis systematic review. We talk about all the evidence around exercise, steroid injections, SNRIs, oral NSAIDs, glucosamine, topical NSAIDs, chondroitin, viscosupplementation, oral opioids, acetaminophen. In fact, the magnitude of benefit is exactly in this… Read More
In episode 448, Mike and James go over all the evidence around masks for preventing viral respiratory infections in healthcare workers. We find that surgical masks and N95 masks provide similar protection against viral infections. Unfortunately we have no evidence for COVID-19. At the conclusion of this activity, participants will… Read More
In episode 445, Mike and James wade into the evidence-free zone (pretty much) around assessing dyspnea over a telephone/video conference. We talk about the Roth score, respiratory rate, fever, and patient self-rating of dyspnea. Have a listen and see what we found. At the conclusion of this activity, participants will… Read More
