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Career ConversationsDemystifying PACES - Candidate Perspective (17 Jul 2024)Dr Emma Spencer speaks with Drs Aparna Potluru, Yasmin Nikookam and Olugbenga Alabi about their recent experiences sitting PACES23. They discuss preparing for the exam and provide some advice for exam day and the emotions of results day. Dr Olugbenga Alabi is an aspiring Neurologist, currently IMT 2 in Belfast Trust. Hailing from Nigeria, he obtained his medical degree from Olabisi Onabanjo University. He is a Collegiate member of the RCPEdin and a member of RCPE's Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC). Dr Aparna Potluru is an IMT1 doctor with an interest in dermatology and a member of RCPE's Trainees & Members' Committee...2024-07-1743 min

Clinical ConversationsCardiometabolic Disease (15 Jul 2024)In this episode, Professor Eylem Levelt and Dr Marilena Giannoudi discuss the early stages of cardiometabolic disease, its asymptomatic challenges, and key risk factors. They cover how junior doctors can protect at-risk patients and the prevalence of diabetes and weight issues among those diagnosed. Reflecting on trends over the past decades, they share insights into improving patient outcomes. Looking ahead, they discuss reducing heart failure and managing conditions like obesity-related heart disease. Prof Levelt offers practical advice for junior doctors on identifying and managing at-risk patients. Prof Eylem Levelt is an academic cardiologist with a specialist interest in cardiovascular imaging...2024-07-1518 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.07 - What Is A Good DeathIn this talk Prof Seamus O'Mahony, a member of the Lancet Commission on The Value of Death, explores the idea of a 'good death' in the 21st century. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/after-life-history-death-exhibition-launch-0 Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery 2024-07-0525 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.06 - Roald Dahl's Marvellous MedicineThis lecture explores Roald Dahl and his interest in medicine through the eyes of his doctor and friend, Professor Tom Solomon. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/roald-dahls-marvellous-christmas-medicine Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery 2024-06-2145 min

Clinical ConversationsRCPE podcasts including 'Demystifying PACES' series (17 June 2024)In this brief episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi, Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, gives an overview of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh's podcasts relevant to doctors-in-training. These include: this podcast, 'Clinical Conversations'; 'Career Conversations' including the new 'Demystifying PACES' series; and the Recently Appointed Consultants' Committee's podcast, 'Consultant Conversations', relevant to senior trainees. All RCPE podcasts can be found at https://podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/ The 'Demystifying PACES' podcast series can be found at https://podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/show/career-conversations/category/paces/ Recording date: 23 January 2024 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.co...2024-06-1703 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.05 - From Spots To PoxIn this talk Dr Katie Aske discusses the history of skincare. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/skin-layered-history-exhibition-launch Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery 2024-06-0720 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.04 - Health And Disability In Convict SydneyIn this talk Dr Emily Cock uses some of the immense volume of colonial administrative paperwork to illuminate experiences of individual prisoners with variable health and permanent disabilities. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/health-and-disability-convict-sydney Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery 2024-05-2444 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.03 - Food, Drink And The Maintenance Of HealthHow did people in the past decide what to eat and what not to? What factors shaped their decisions? How did they obtain the information necessary to shape these decisions? And how did this information evolve over the course of the ‘early modern’ period (1500-1800)? In this talk Professor David Gentilcore explores the changing nature of the genre of medicinal food advice. as well as some of the key factors which were meant to shape people’s individual relationship with food and drink – taste, gender, locale, occupation, social rank – before attempting to gauge how far early modern Europeans engaged with this advic...2024-05-1058 min

Consultant ConversationsHow to be a good educational or clinical supervisor (2 May 2024)In this episode Dr Kevin Conroy and Dr Ben Prudon discuss the educational supervisor (ES) and clinical supervisor (CS). They discuss becoming a new supervisor, including how to approach the first ES meeting; Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) and ARCP Panels; the importance of understanding curricula; how to provide support for a struggling trainee; the role of College Tutors; and how to give more effective feedback for workplace based assessments (WBPAs). Dr Prudon is a Respiratory and GIM physician at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. He is Training Programme Director (TPD) for IMT3 in the Northern Deanery...2024-05-0220 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.02 - The History Of CondomsIn this talk Dr Kate Stephenson explores the strange and fascinating history of condoms. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/history-condoms Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery 2024-04-2644 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.01 - An Untold History Of TattooingIn this talk Dr Matt Lodder presents an overview of his new book ‘Painted People’, and argues that through the history of tattooing, we can glean unique insights into forgotten areas of human history. You can also watch this talk on our website: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/talks/painted-people-untold-history-tattooing Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery 2024-04-1248 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryTrailerWe're off on a new journey into the muddy marshes of medical history! Website: www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook: facebook.com/PhysiciansGallery TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@physiciansgallery 2024-04-0501 min

Consultant ConversationsFeedback Success (4 April 2024)Dr Helen Liddicoat and Dr Lynn Urquhart discuss how to deliver and co-create feedback successfully. Dr Urquhart draws on her doctoral research and wider experience to discuss what makes good and bad feedback, 'feedback filters', and how best to provide feedback for one-off encounters and in established relationships. Dr Lynn Urquhart is an Infectious Diseases and Acute Medical Consultant in NHS Tayside. She is also the assessment and feedback lead at the University of Dundee Medical School. During her training she completed a PhD looking at what makes feedback successful in medical education. In particular her research sought to understand...2024-04-0432 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.27 - Head To Toe - FeetThis is the last episode in our Head to Toe series finishing, of course, with the feet! We set off on the right foot, put our best feet forward and jump in with both feet. We explore why ancient Egyptians had two left feet, why witches had flat feet, why ancient Greeks had one foot longer than the other and what you’d do with a ‘foot bag’. We also delve into the history of shoes – from pointed toes, to wide soles and ornate buckles. And we finish up with a lovely bit of historical corn cutting – not for the faint of h...2024-03-2922 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.26 - Head To Toe - ThroatIn this episode we explore the history of the throat – including lump in your throat, frog in your throat and, if you’re French, a cat in the throat. We delve into the art of changing your voice and Margaret Thatcher’s baritone. We also explore the longest case of hiccups on record. And, finally, we uncover the tale of the funeral mute – a Victorian mourning ritual that’ll leave you speechless. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest podcasts, videos and events. Subscribe here: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/sign-our-heritage-newsletter Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHerita...2024-03-1522 min

Consultant ConversationsWhat I wish I knew - Preparing for and becoming a Consultant (7 Mar 2024)Dr Helen Liddicoat and Dr Caroline Scally discuss preparing for and becoming a consultant with Dr Hannah Preston, a senior doctor-in-training. They cover searching for and securing a consultant job and reflect on starting out as a new consultant and the 'what I wish I knew'. Listen from the start until 30:23 for 'Preparing for a Consultant Job' and from 30:23 to the end for 'Becoming a Consultant'. Dr Helen Liddicoat and Dr Caroline Scally are Co-Chairs of RCPE's Recently Appointed Consultants' Committee (RAC). Dr Liddicoat is a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine in NHS Tayside. Dr Scally is a Consultant Cardiologist in...2024-03-0751 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.25 - Head To Toe - LiverIn this episode we’re scooping fish liver oil out of a bucket of offal in the name of health. We’re also exploring the myth of Prometheus and some votive offerings and exploring just what they can tell us about the regeneration of the liver. And we’re going to dig into some old country offal in the form of haggis – and what it can tell us about anti-Scottish sentiment in 1700s England. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest podcasts, videos and events. Subscribe here: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/sign-our-heritage-newsletter Twitter: twitter...2024-03-0123 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.24 - Head To Toe - SpleenIn this episode we’ll explore perhaps the most confusing organ – the spleen. It’s a body part, a disease and a state of mind all in one. According to some it purified the blood, others thought it acted as a back-up liver. Romans thought the spleen stopped you from running fast and suggested burning it with a hot iron to speed up. Others argued that the spleen was the source of laughter and joy. The spleen might not make it onto a 21st century Greatest Hits of the Organs album, but it was key to ancient medicine. Subscribe to our ne...2024-02-1620 min

Clinical ConversationsRCPE podcasts including 'Demystifying PACES' series (5 Feb 2024)In this brief episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi, Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members’ Committee, gives an overview of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh's podcasts relevant to doctors-in-training. These include: this podcast, 'Clinical Conversations'; 'Career Conversations' including the new 'Demystifying PACES' series; and the Recently Appointed Consultants' Committee's podcast, 'Consultant Conversations', relevant to senior trainees. All RCPE podcasts can be found at https://podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/ The 'Demystifying PACES' podcast series can be found at https://podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/show/career-conversations/category/paces/ Recording date: 23 January 2024 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.co...2024-02-0503 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.23 - Head To Toe - BrainIn this episode we explore the history of the brain. Brains in jars, brains in slices, brains under the microscope - more brains than you can shake a wet slice of human brain at. From Einstein’s brain chopped into 240 pieces to Charles Babbage, who at least only had his sliced in two. We also explore the history of emotions – with a bit of good old stiff upper lip we keep calm and carry on. And we delve into the history of mental illness – how Victorians were convinced you could be too loud, too quiet, too happy, too sad, but it was...2024-02-0225 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.22 - Head To Toe - LegsIn this episode we explore the history of the leg. There’s a lot of fashion in this episode, from the use of flannel shirts to cure gout to the erotically charged nature of the pale calfskin trousers of Tudor men. We even delve into how one man’s leg injury caused a black velvet slipper craze. We also explore the history of amputation – from the prejudices of Victorian society against the use of prostheses to the battlefield capture of the cork leg of a Mexican general. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest podcasts, videos...2024-01-1924 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.21 - Head To Toe - ArmpitTo sweat or not to sweat? Was sweating good or bad? Was it a treatment or a symptom? Was it something to be encouraged or prevented? The answer to all these questions is a resounding ‘Yes’. In this episode we explore the strange history of sweating sickness, what arsenic can do to your armpits and the creation of a market for underarm shaving. We also explore the history of deodorant – and its cynical marketing to women to improve their attractiveness and to men in the 1920s as a way to avoid unemployment and poverty. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to...2024-01-0525 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.20 - Head To Toe - HeartIn this episode we explore the history of the heart and heart-based symbolism – including the origins of the association of the heart with love and romance. Would you gift a romantic partner your heart symbolically? How about literally? You could always be buried with the heart of a lover, or arrange to have your husband’s heart sent to you, if he died overseas. And you could prevent lovesickness with a range of treatments, including avoiding ‘flatulent and erotic meat’. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest podcasts, videos and events. Subscribe here: https://www.rcpe.ac...2023-12-2227 min

Career ConversationsDemystifying PACES - How the exam is organised (15 Dec 2023)In this episode of 'Demystifying PACES', Dr Kat Ralston chats to Dr Matt Thomas to draw back the curtain and give you a 'behind the scenes' insight into how the PACES exams are organised. We cover the application process, how patients are selected, who the examiners are, how calibration works and what happens on the exam day and beyond. We include practical tips to help you in your preparation for and experience of MRCP(UK) PACES. Dr Matt Thomas has recently taken over as Dean of Examinations at RCPE having nearly 20 years of experience of examining, locally, nationally and internationally...2023-12-1537 min

Clinical ConversationsLong COVID - Part 2 (11 Dec 2023)In the second of two episodes on Long COVID, Dr Hannah Preston discusses Long COVID and ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) with Dr Binita Kane. Long COVID, also known as Post-Covid Syndrome, is further explored. Dr Preston and Kane discuss Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS), immune dysregulation, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), the impact of Long COVID on women's and men's health, investigations, emerging research and treatments, and the importance of listening to your patient. Dr Binita Kane is a Consultant respiratory physician in Manchester. She has worked on the frontline of the pandemic since 2020 and set up the...2023-12-1133 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.19 - Head To Toe - WombDo wombs have horns? Will the presence of a menstruating woman force bees to forsake their hives? Will your crops wither and die in the presence of menstrual blood? We’ll answer these pressing questions and more in this episode of our podcast. We’re also exploring how pregnant convicted criminals could ‘plead the belly’ to avoid execution, the murky world of Medieval monstrous births and how a womb could wander. And we finish up with some adorable womb toads – perhaps the most endearing of votive offerings. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest podcasts, videos and...2023-12-0824 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.18 - Head To Toe - GutsIn this episode we explore the history of the guts. Words and their meanings are a big part of this episode – where you can have a ‘gut feeling’ that someone ‘hates your guts’ and maybe after all you were ‘gutted’ to find out. We’re also exploring the changing meaning of the word hypochondria – from a pain in your stomach, to a disorder of the body’s nerves to, finally, an anxiety disorder. And in case that isn’t enough, we’re also going to talk about some ENORMOUS intestinal worms and how pork on a string is the only solution. Subscribe to o...2023-11-2422 min

Clinical Conversations10 things a doctor can do to combat climate changeDr Kat Ralston and Dr Sarah Bartlett discuss free e-learning on the '10 things a doctor can do to combat climate change' initiative from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh's College Advisory Forum on the Environment (CAFE). This initiative has featured in The BMJ, the College's journal JRCPE and in Scotland's Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report. Dr Sarah Bartlett is Co-Chair of RCPE's CAFE with Dr Marion Slater, and Registrar in Geriatric Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Stroke in Edinburgh. Dr Kat Ralston is a Geriatric Medicine Registrar and member of the RCPE Trainees and Members’ Committee, currently working in...2023-11-1303 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.17 - Head To Toe - AnusIn this episode we explore the history of haemorrhoids, including a popular treatment which involved placing toads in the armpits. We also uncover the history of laxatives and enemas – with some unusual ingredients, including tobacco, and the judicious use of yoghurt and breakfast cereals. And, sticking with the theme, we take a look at some of the earliest scatological comedy – toilet paper may have changed, but some jokes have stood the test of time. Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest podcasts, videos and events. Subscribe here: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/sign-our-heritage-newsletter Twitter: twit...2023-11-1021 min

Consultant ConversationsConflict Resolution (2 Nov 2023)In this episode, Dr Adelina McLeod talks to Chris Breedon, an expert by experience on conflict and conflict resolution. They explore causes and drivers of conflict and the impact of conflict on individuals and the wider impact on the team and organisation. They go on to discuss ways to mediate and resolve conflict, and whistle-blowing. Chris Breedon is an RAF officer, and during his 40 years of service has completed five tours of active duty in Afghanistan. He is a Squadron 'Uncle' for XIII Sqn, and supports personnel across the services and civil service as part of his role in mentoring...2023-11-0222 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.16 - Head To Toe - BladderIn this episode we explore the history of the bladder. It’s a urine-heavy episode as we take a deep dive into diuresis – including locally sourced diuretics commonly used in Scotland such as leeks, watercress and barley water. We also take a look at the taste-tastic practice of uroscopy, the communal history of chamberpots and the all important question – if both doctors and quacks are tasting urine, how do you decide who to trust with your health? Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest podcasts, videos and events. Subscribe here: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/herita...2023-10-2723 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.15 - Head To Toe - HandsIn this episode we explore hands through the ages – from the evil associated with left handed folk, to the soft white hands of the upper class woman. Lead, arsenic and mercury were all applied to give the hands that pearly whiteness and soft hands acted as an indicator of class, status and refinement. We also dig into the curative power of the Royal Touch and the history of hand washing. And we finish up with some very animal-heavy treatments – including eating roasted mice and putting your finger in a cat’s ear! Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date w...2023-10-1324 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.14 - Head To Toe - VeinsIn this episode we explore the history of the veins. We’ll unpick the history of bloodletting – from leech farms to lancets, and mechanical bloodletters to ‘heroic’ bleeding. We’re looking into how modern day meme culture is influenced by Greek philosophers and how varicose veins have played on the minds, and legs, of sufferers for thousands of years. And we finish up with some ghoulish medical recipes – including ones where you fry up your own blood! Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest podcasts, videos and events. Subscribe here: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/sig...2023-09-2924 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.13 - Head To Toe - LungsIn this episode we explore how central the lungs were to Ancient Greek and Roman ideas about medicine and the body. Renaissance illustrations of the lungs were detailed and beautiful – but understanding of exactly what the lungs did and how they worked was still to be developed. We also discuss the historical treatment of asthma with ‘medicinal’ cigarettes, along with other supposed uses of tobacco to protect from the plague and as an antidote to poisoning. We also explore some of the most unusual lung-based medicines, including breast milk, sugar candy and liquorice! Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to dat...2023-09-1524 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.12 - Head To Toe - MusclesIn this episode we explore exercise through the ages, from Ancient Greece to Victorian strong men - and their bar bending and book ripping antics. Exercise was often prescribed by doctors from the Renaissance to the modern day – usually in the form of horse riding, walking and gymnastics. We also explore the gendered origins of what is known as calisthenics – that is, exercise that is focused on grace and litheness, rather than visibly developed muscles. We also uncover the history of some great publications, including the aptly titled ‘British Manly Exercises’! Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our...2023-09-0125 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.11 - Head To Toe - TongueThe tongue has long been viewed as a meaning-laden symbol as well as a flappy mouth muscle. In this episode we explore the history of the scold’s bridle – a tongue-based punishment usually used against women for talking out of turn. We also uncover the supposed historical causes of stuttering – from too much tickling to looking in a mirror. And we explore some pleasant sounding tongue-related historical treatments – from sugar candy and wine drinking to cinnamon water and honey. Finally, a change from all the dung-based recipes we’ve been looking at! Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with...2023-08-1822 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.10 - Head To Toe - FatIn this episode we explore the changing perceptions of fatness – from the fashionable fatness of the 1300s, 1400s and 1500s to the weight loss schemes of the 1700s and 1800s. The loaded history of language – from plumpness, to corpulence, to obesity – says a lot about the cultural perception of weight gain. We also uncover some of the strange stories of the risks of corpulence – including spontaneous combustion! Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest podcasts, videos and events. Subscribe here: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/sign-our-heritage-newsletter Twitter: twitter.com/RCPEHeritage Instagram: instagram.com/physiciansgallery/ Facebook...2023-08-0422 min

Career ConversationsDemystifying PACES - Introduction (02 Aug 2023)In the first episode of our 'Demystifying PACES' series, Dr Kat Ralston and Dr Hannah Preston interview Dr Rod Harvey, RCPE Dean of Examinations (at time of recording), and discuss the new PACES exam. They discuss the rationale and process behind the update to the MRCP(UK) PACES exam and explore the changes to the exam in detail for candidates sitting PACES. Dr Rod Harvey discusses the seven skills that are assessed over the five stations, as well as sharing some useful tips on what examiners are looking for, and advice on preparing for the exam. Dr Rod Harvey is...2023-08-0242 min $Physicians\' Gallery$ Physicians' GalleryEp.9 - Head To Toe - BreastsIn this episode we explore the history of the breast. We’ll unpick some myths about Amazonian warriors and supposed witches, before uncovering the complex power dynamics of wet nursing and breast-feeding culture. Gender and class collide with disablism when you dig into who breast fed their own child. And if that doesn’t sound like enough we explore the strange things that were believed to come out of the nipples and what they were thought to indicate! Subscribe to our newsletter to keep up to date with our latest podcasts, videos and events. Subscribe here: https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/h...2023-07-2123 min

Career ConversationsPreparing for FY1 - Part 2 (20 July 2023)Dr Libby Sampey talks to Dr Marilena Giannoudi about managing life at work as a Foundation Year One doctor. They begin by considering how to prepare - exploring expenses and membership fees - before moving on to discuss supervisors and leave. Dr Marilena Giannoudi shares some useful guidance about staying on top of your portfolio, and gives advice on the benefits of taking part in social events. Dr Libby Sampey is a Foundation Year Doctor currently exploring a career in Palliative Care. She has an interest in medical teaching and alongside being a member of RCPE’s Trainees and Members’ Comm...2023-07-2019 min