The Generalist Medicine - GeM - Podcast

Feb 09 2024 71 ep. 53 mins 309

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Generalist Med Podcast (GeM) is an homage to the scope and diverse nature of medical learning. Through the lens of a Generalist physician, the podcast seeks to teach learners about a wide array of topics.

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Let's Talk Now with Marc-David Munk MD

Feb 09 2024 54 mins

This episode of my new Let's Talk Now LTN project is relevant to Generalist Medicine. I really enjoy talking and being inspired with Marc-David Munk MD, a Canadian-American physician with a recent book release: Urgent Calls from Distant Places: An Emergency Doctor's Notes About Life and Death on the Frontiers of East Africa. We get to talk about writing the book, his work in East

Closing Remarks

Dec 26 2023 4 mins

It is with a poignant sadness that I close the GeM Generalist Medicine Podcast - a project which has been filled with fun, learning and memories over the past 9 years. If you have any feedback, please email me at [email protected] I am moving on to a new podcast project - Lets Talk Now (LTN) Thank you so kindly for listening - it has been a true joy and pleasure to make these

GeM 67 Clinical ECGs

Jan 12 2023 57 mins

A discussion through the challenging topic of ECGs - how to put it in clinical context, some key pearls and approaches. If you find this hard, you are not alone!

GeM 66 Finding Meaning in Medicine

Nov 25 2022 55 mins

We're back! After a year sabbatical, Dr Rogy Masri and Dr Aaron Rothstein discuss finding meaning in medicine. This talk deals with how to cope with the current challanges, finding purpose and how two people are navigating their medical careers. We hope this will give you food for thought on building and enriching your own career.

GeM 65 Ultrasound Basics ft. Dr Blake MacKay

Nov 07 2021 57 mins

I'm here with Dr. Blake MacKay to discuss the basics of ultrasound. Blake is a generalist with a strong interest in ultrasound and training through CPoCUS. We discuss ultrasound basics including an array of clinical uses which can help guide management. Motivates me to do more ultrasound!

GeM 64 Psychedelic Medicine ft. Dr Ryan Patchett-Marble

May 02 2021 68 mins

This is a discussion on the resurgent topic of Psychedelic Medicine. I talk with Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble, a generalist physician with strong interest in addictions and mindfulness who has recently become interested in this emerging field. Additional Info: Ryan and a patient he treated with Psilocybin: https://nosm.brightspacestreaming.com/1/Watch/660834.aspx Resources PDF - http

GeM 63 Fever

Feb 25 2021 66 mins

Let's talk about the hot topic of fever! We'll talk about why we get fevers, whether we should treat them, and different causes of fever including forms of hyperthermia. We'll also touch on special populations such as febrile neutropenia and febrile infants.

GeM 62 Interventional Cardiology ft. Dr Eric Rothstein

Feb 05 2021 68 mins

I am very excited to discuss Interventional Cardiology with my cousin Eric Rothstein who works at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre in New Hampshire. We discuss the field of Interventional as well as some STEMI/Acute Coronary Syndrome insights, with a bit on stable ischemic heart disease and mechanical circulatory support.

GeM 61 Food and Nutrition ft. Dr Larry Willms

Jan 10 2021 76 mins

I speak to Dr. Larry Willms about a very fundamental topic that doesn't get much discussion in medical learning - Food and Nutrition. We discuss the things that are well-established consensus in the field, why we get so confounded by nutrition research and fads, how to communicate the information to patients as well as some thoughts and ideas we have on the subject!

GeM 60 ER Principles ft. Dr Josh Smith

Dec 13 2020 63 mins

I am joined by Dr. Josh Smith, an EM registrar in Dunedin, New Zealand, who discusses with me a basic approach to patients in the ER. We talk about key principles including that patients often require early treatment before we have much information, that a disposition is often more important than a definitive diagnosis and that we should be considering life threatening diagnoses e