287. Swan Diving into Hemodynamics - An approach to Right Heart and Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
This week we have a physiology heavy hitter - we review cardiac hemodynamics and how to translate those principles into the use and application of PA catheters.
Written by: Dr. Paul Mundra (Internal Medicine Resident)
Reviewed by: Dr. Craig Ainsworth (Cardio-Intensivist) & Dr. Hugh Traquair (General Internist)
Don't forget to use code FIGSCA for 20% off your first purchase!
286. Ask a Fellow - Hematologic Conditions in Pregnancy
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
In this episode, our host Dr. Arjun Pandey (Internal Medicine Resident) interviews special guest Dr. Stefan Jevtic (Hematology Fellow) on hematologic conditions in pregnancy. They discuss the clinical presentation, investigations and management of thrombocytopenia, anemia, VTE and other hematologic conditions in pregnancy. Be sure to tune into www.cbcmadeeasy.com to reinforce your knowledge!
Hosted by: Dr. Arjun Pandey (Internal Medicine Resident)
Special Guest: Dr. Stefan Jevtic (Hematology Fellow)
Produced by: Dr. Arjun Pandey and Dr. Zahra Merali
285. When the Stomach Turns- Gastric Cancer
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Learn all about an approach to gastric cancer for the internist!
Episode written by Dr. Gurjit Mander (Internal Medicine)
Reviewed by by Dr. Arjun Kundra (Gastroenterology) and Dr. Genevieve Chick (General Internal Medicine)
Infographic by Dr. Gurjit Mander
284. Looking Beneath the Surface - An Approach to BPSD
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
This week we take you through a common and challenging symptomatology experienced by patients who have dementia - behavioural and psychosocial symptoms in dementia, or BPSD.
Written by: Dr. Rafique Van Umm (Internal Medicine Resident)
Reviewed by: Dr. Tricia Woo (Geriatrician) & Dr. Marianne Talman (General Internist)
283. Putting out the Fire: A clinical approach to Adult Onset Still’s Disease
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
In this episode, we discuss the pathophysiology, clinical features and diagnostic approach to Adult Onset Still's Disease. Our medicine minute discusses the Yamaguchi Criteria for diagnosis of Adult Onset Still's Disease.
Written by: Dr. Samira Adus (Internal Medicine Resident)
Reviewed by: Dr. Kimberly Legault (Rheumatology) and Dr. John Neary (General Internal Medicine)
282. The Internist's Guide to Pacemakers
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
In this episode, Dr. Matthew Fuda (Internal Medicine Resident) discusses the 2018 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline on the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Bradycardia and Cardiac Conduction Delay: Executive Summary with Dr. Karen Konieczny (Cardiologist, Electrophysiologist).
Host: Dr. Matthew Fuda
Special Guest: Dr. Karen Konieczny (Cardiologist, Electrophysiologist)
Producers: Drs. Valerie Kim and Matthew Fuda
Sound editing: Dr. Alison Lai
281. I@W x RoundsTable - Brensocatib for Bronchiectasis and Alteplase for Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos & Dr. Mike Fralick connect to bring you another crossover episode, this time covering new studies on therapies for bronchiectasis and posterior circulation stroke. Take a listen and let us know what you think!
280. Catching the Beat- Indications for Pacemakers
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Why do our patients need pacemakers and what should you know about them? Written by Dr. Alyssa Chow (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Steve Montague (General Internal Medicine) and Dr. Aws Almufleh (Cardiology). Infographic Alyssa Chow and Sapirya Birk (Medical Student).
279. The Rounds Table - 2025 ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute Coronary Syndrome
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Today we're introducing a new format—the first episode in our Clinical Practice Guidelines series. This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss the 2025 ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute Coronary Syndrome. Here we go!
278. Life on the Circuit - ECMO Essentials
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Today we dive into the life-saving (and often intimidating!) technology known as ECMO.
Written by: Dr. Pavan Malhi (Internal Medicine Resident)
Reviewed by: Dr. Liang Chen (General Internist & Critical Care Medicine Fellow) & Dr. Jed Lipes (Intensivist, General Internist)
277. The Rounds Table- Top Papers from the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Session
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Episode 112 - Top Papers from the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Session
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a special Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss top papers from the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session. Hot off the presses, here we go!
- Extended Reduced-Dose Apixaban for Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism (0:00 - 5:55)
- Dapagliflozin in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation (DapaTAVI) (5:56 - 9:51)
- Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Type 2 Diabetes (9:52 - 14:04)
- Semaglutide and walking capacity in people with symptomatic peripheral artery disease and type 2 diabetes (STRIDE) (14:05 - 18:36)
The Good Stuff:
- The Studio TV series on Apple (18:37 - 19:11)
- Cardiology Trial Files (19:12 - 20:40)
Questions? Comments? Feedback? We’d love to hear from you! @roundstable @InternAtWork @MedicinePods
276. Guarding Against Gravity – An Approach to Falls
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
There's more to falls than meets the eye! Learn all about an approach to this extremely common problem in our older adult population.
Episode written by Dr. Annabel Chan (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Sudeep Gill (Geriatric Medicine) and Dr. Marie Leung (General Internal Medicine). Infographic by Julia Simone (Medical Student).
275. A Long Time Coming - An Approach to the Chronic Complications of Diabetes
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
In this episode, we review the macrovascular and microvascular complications of longstanding diabetes. Our medicine minute discusses the ADVANCE trial published in 2008 and the DAPA-CKD trial published in 2020.
Written by: Dr. Nour Marafie, Internal Medicine Resident
Reviewed by: Dr. Melissa-Rosina Pasqua, endocrinologist and Dr. Jennifer Wright, general internal medicine
274. The Rounds Table - Restrictive versus Liberal Transfusion in Myocardial Infarction
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
For patients w/ myocardial infarction & anemia, at what hemoglobin should you transfuse? Tune into Rounds Table where Dr. Mike Fralick interviews Dr. Jeffrey Carson to discuss his individual patient data meta-analysis published in NEJM Evidence.
273. Silencing the Endless Alarm: An Approach to Chronic Pain
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
In this episode, we review the pathophysiology, symptompatology and treatment options for individuals with chronic pain. In addition, we review how to take a pain history to help differentiate between different types of pain. Our medicine minute discusses the SPACE trial.
Written by: Dr. Lakindu Somaweera (Internal Medicine Resident)
Reviewed by: Dr. Hasitha Welihinda (Palliative Care Specialist) and Dr. Lindsay Anderson (General Internist)
272. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide To CKD
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
In this episode, we have Dr. Lisa Dubrofsky (Nephrology, University of Toronto) speaking about the KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease.
Host: Dr. Catherine Leurer (Geriatrics Fellow)
Sound editing by: Krzystof Kowalik
271. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide to VTE
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
In this episiode, Dr. Sheliza Halani interview Dr. Jameel Abdulrehman (Hematology, Thrombosis) about the latest recommendations in the CHEST 2021 Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease: Second Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report
Host: Dr. Sheliza Halani
Guest: Dr. Jameel Abdulrehman, Hematologist, Assistant Professor at University of Toronto
Sound Editing: Alison Lai
270. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide to Peri-operative Cardiac Risk Management
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
In this episode, Dr. Maya Stein interviews Dr. Kevin Singh about the 2016 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery.
Produced and Hosted By: Dr. Maya Stein (Internal Medicine resident)
Special Guest: Dr. Kevin Singh (General Internist)
Sound Editing by: Dr. Alison Lai (General Internist)
269. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide to Chronic Hypertension
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
In this episode, Dr. Sheliza Halani speaks with Dr. Kevin Venus (General Internist) about the 2020 update to the Hypertension Canada Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment of Hypertension.
Host: Dr. Sheliza Halani
Sound Editing: Dr. Alison Lai
Producers: Dr. Catherine Leurer and Dr. Sheliza Halani
268. Rounds Table x I@W - Rapid Fire
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
This week, Dr. Mike Fralick and special guest, Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos from the Intern at Work Podcast and our Medicine Pods collaboration, discuss two recent papers exploring oxygenation in acute respiratory failure and the use of ablation versus anti-arrhythmic medication for ventricular tachycardia. Two papers, here we go!
- High-Flow Nasal Oxygen vs Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure: The RENOVATE Randomized Clinical Trial (0:00 – 14:45).
- Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Ventricular Tachycardia (14:45 – 22:55).
And for the Good Stuff:
- Medicine Pods! (22:55 – 23:51).
- Sign-up to our mailing list to receive link to attend the Royal College Epidemiology Crash Course hosted by Dr. Mike Fralick
267. CSIM Special Episode: Serotonin Surprises
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Dr. John Fralick sits down with Dr. Nicole Hawe, a first-year Internal Medicine resident at the University of British Columbia, to discuss her third place winning clinical vignette from the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine Annual Meeting 2024.
266. CSIM Special Episode - The GI Bleed You Can't (Un)See
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos sits down with Nick Sanchez (MD student) to discuss his second place winning clinical vignette from the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. He takes us through a fantastic case of upper GI bleeding!
265. CSIM Special Episode- When the Brain Gets the Jitters: A Curious Case of Hemichorea
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Dr. Zahra Merali (Host) sits down with Dr. Shaima Kaka (Internal Medicine resident) to discuss her first place winning clinical vignette (oral case report) from the Canadian Conference of Medicine Annual Meeting 2024. They discuss a curious case of hyperglycaemia and jitters!
264. The Rounds Table- Top 5 RCTs of 2024
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
Happy Holidays Rounds Table Listeners! For our penultimate episode of 2024, we are back with a special treat! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick chat about the top five RCTs published over the past year:
- Finerenone in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction (0:00 – 3:40).
- Tirzepatide for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity (3:40 – 9:00).
- Effects of Semaglutide on Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (9:00 – 13:55).
- Tirzepatide for Metabolic-Dysfunction Associated Steatohepatitis with Liver Fibrosis (13:55 – 20:00).
- Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections (the Balance Trial) (20:00 – 23:30).
And for the Good Stuff:
- Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund, Calgary Food Bank, Epilepsy Canada (23:30 – 24:51).
Questions? Comments? Feedback? We’d love to hear from you! @roundstable @InternAtWork @MedicinePods
263. Cytokines Everywhere All at Once: Approach to CRS and ICANS
The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine
As a result of the rapid adoption CAR-T therapy for certain lymphoid malignancies and multiple myeloma, of these treatments, CRS and ICANS will become more common in IM wards in the coming years. Take a listen to learn about how to treat this emerging condition.
This episode was written by Dr. Veronica Ramirez (Internal Medicine Resident) and reviewed by Dr. Kelly Davison (Hematology) and Dr. Blair Schwartz (General Internist and Intensivist). Infographic by Neeloufar Grami (medical student).
287. Swan Diving into Hemodynamics - An approach to Right Heart and Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
25:35
286. Ask a Fellow - Hematologic Conditions in Pregnancy
34:27
285. When the Stomach Turns- Gastric Cancer
11:54
284. Looking Beneath the Surface - An Approach to BPSD
14:35
283. Putting out the Fire: A clinical approach to Adult Onset Still’s Disease
14:27
282. The Internist's Guide to Pacemakers
28:00
281. I@W x RoundsTable - Brensocatib for Bronchiectasis and Alteplase for Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke
26:08
280. Catching the Beat- Indications for Pacemakers
15:30
279. The Rounds Table - 2025 ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute Coronary Syndrome
20:47
278. Life on the Circuit - ECMO Essentials
21:18
277. The Rounds Table- Top Papers from the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Session
20:40
276. Guarding Against Gravity – An Approach to Falls
17:27
275. A Long Time Coming - An Approach to the Chronic Complications of Diabetes
12:36
274. The Rounds Table - Restrictive versus Liberal Transfusion in Myocardial Infarction
28:46
273. Silencing the Endless Alarm: An Approach to Chronic Pain
13:58
272. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide To CKD
22:44
271. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide to VTE
22:27
270. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide to Peri-operative Cardiac Risk Management
16:32
269. (Repeat) The Internist's Guide to Chronic Hypertension
30:52
268. Rounds Table x I@W - Rapid Fire
23:51
267. CSIM Special Episode: Serotonin Surprises
19:26
266. CSIM Special Episode - The GI Bleed You Can't (Un)See
35:52
265. CSIM Special Episode- When the Brain Gets the Jitters: A Curious Case of Hemichorea
14:57
264. The Rounds Table- Top 5 RCTs of 2024
24:51
263. Cytokines Everywhere All at Once: Approach to CRS and ICANS
17:17