POEM of the Week Podcast

A podcast by Mark Ebell and Michael Wilkes

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167 Episodes

  1. Episode 615: All-cause mortality is comparable in patients with left main coronary artery disease treated with PCI or CABG

    Published: 5/30/2022
  2. Episode 614: MA: Several drugs are effective for weight loss in obese or overweight adults; it's unclear whether they improve health outcomes

    Published: 5/23/2022
  3. Episode 613: Large increases in the risk of cardiovascular events following COVID-19 infection that required hospitalization

    Published: 5/16/2022
  4. Episode 612: Thromboprophylaxis after discharge improves clinical outcomes for certain high-risk patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (MICHELLE)

    Published: 5/9/2022
  5. Episode 611: Ibuprofen, ketorolac, and diclofenac are equivalent for the treatment of acute nonradicular low back pain

    Published: 5/2/2022
  6. Episode 610: Proton pump inhibitor use associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer

    Published: 4/25/2022
  7. Episode 609: British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines for the management of irritable bowel syndrome

    Published: 4/18/2022
  8. Episode 608: Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) reduces risk of hospitalization in at-risk outpatients (EPIC-HR)

    Published: 4/11/2022
  9. Episode 607: No improved patient-oriented outcomes with sacubitril/valsartan in adults with heart failure and preserved EF (PARALLAX)

    Published: 4/4/2022
  10. Episode 606: Amoxicillin for children with CAP: low-dose for 3 days is noninferior to high-dose for 7 days (CAP-IT)

    Published: 3/28/2022
  11. Episode 605: Lowering blood pressure does not decrease the risk of T2DM in persons with hypertension; ACEIs/ARBs do

    Published: 3/21/2022
  12. Episode 604: DAPT with aspirin plus clopidogrel for 30 days is the best option after minor stroke or TIA

    Published: 3/14/2022
  13. Episode 603: For mild/moderate acne, adapalene + BPO, clindamycin + BPO, and adapalene alone are most effective, in that order

    Published: 3/7/2022
  14. Episode 602: Platelet-rich plasma injections are not superior to placebo injections for ankle osteoarthritis

    Published: 2/28/2022
  15. Episode 601: Midodrine is worth a trial in people with frequent episodes of vasovagal syncope

    Published: 2/21/2022
  16. Episode 600: In-office procalcitonin testing can lead to less antibiotic prescribing

    Published: 2/14/2022
  17. Episode 599: Empagliflozin reduces hospitalization for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (NNT = 59 per year), but not mortality outcomes (EMPEROR-Preserved)

    Published: 2/7/2022
  18. Episode 598: Relapse of depression more likely after discontinuation of medication (number needed to treat to harm = 6).

    Published: 1/31/2022
  19. Episode 597: Amoxicillin does not improve outcomes for nonpneumonia lower respiratory tract infection in children (ARTIC PC)

    Published: 1/24/2022
  20. Episode 596: Predictive values for 6 common abdominal symptoms

    Published: 1/17/2022

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Each week, Dr. Mark Ebell, POEMs Editor, joins Dr. Michael Wilkes, NPR correspondent and Vice-Dean of the UC-Davis Medical School, for a five minute discussion about an important recent medical study reviewed by the POEMs editors. POEMs provide synopsised reviews of studies that could affect a clinician's practice, and the discussion in this podcast provides additional depth and insight into the issue covered by the POEMs synopsis. More about POEMs and it's companion point-of-care search tool, Essential Evidence Plus, at www.essentialevidenceplus.com.