In this episode, Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses the role of the 'first fit' clinic and seizure diagnosis and management with Dr Richard Davenport. Dr Richard Davenport has been a Consultant Neurologist since 1999. While very much a general neurologist, he undertakes NHS first seizure, movement disorder and MND clinics, and has particular interests in education and training. Dr Davenport became President of the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) in May 2023. Outside of neurology, Dr Davenport enjoys cycling. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is the T&MC Podcast Lead and Vice-Chair for Careers and Communications. -- Link -- https://www.gov.uk/epilepsy-and-driving Recording date: 24 January 2023 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

This week Dr Jonny Bardgett discusses Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) with Dr Gavin Langlands. Topics include; what GBS is, when to suspect GBS and diagnose, when to start treatment and escalate and the prognosis and rehabilitation of patients. Dr Gavin Langlands is in their penultimate year of neurology Registrar training at the Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow in the West of Scotland, with a developing interest in neuromuscular disorders. Recording Date: 07 December 2022 -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

Dr Jonathan Bardgett talks with Dr Zoë Fritz about treatment escalation plans and the ReSPECT process, contextualised with patient case vignettes. Dr Zoë Fritz is a Wellcome fellow in Society and Ethics, and a Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. Her research is focused on identifying areas of clinical practice that raise ethical questions and applying rigorous empirical and ethical analysis to explore the issues and find effective solutions. This applied clinical ethics research allows her to translate ethical analysis into improving healthcare experience and outcomes. -- Links -- ReSPECT - https://www.resus.org.uk/respect REDMAP - https://www.spict.org.uk/red-map/ Recording date: 26 October 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

In this episode Dr Hannah Preston interviews Dr Emma Lunan about physical activity, what advice to give patients about moving more and how doctors can get involved in the interesting field of Sports & Exercise Medicine. Dr Lunan (@emma_lunan) is a GP Partner and Consultant in Sports & Exercise Medicine and Chair of Movement for Health. --Useful Links-- Moving Medicine - https://scotland.movingmedicine.ac.uk/ Movement for Health - https://www.movementforhealth.scot/ British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine (BASEM) - https://basem.co.uk/ Recording Date: 26 September 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]

In this episode, Dr Amy Prideaux interviews Professor Patrick Kiely about giant cell arteritis (GCA; a.k.a. temporal arteritis), covering diagnosis and management of this rheumatology emergency. Professor Patrick Kiely is a consultant rheumatologist and Professor of Practice in Clinical Rheumatology. -- Links -- British Society for Rheumatology guideline on diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez672 Trial of Tocilizumab in Giant-Cell Arteritis https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1613849 Tocilizumab for treating giant cell arteritis – NICE Technology appraisal guidance [TA518] https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta518 Sound issues: We apologise for the audio disturbances in this episode. Recording date: 24 August 2022 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees https://twitter.com/RCPEdinTrainees -- Upcoming RCPE Events -- https://events.rcpe.ac.uk/ Feedback: [email protected]