The Rounds Table
The Rounds Table is a free recurring medical podcast covering the latest and most important research from major medical journals. It is intended for all practicing healthcare professionals and aims to to help them keep up to date in the care of their patients.
Episodes
398 episodes
TBT - Airway Management in Acute Poisoning and the PALACE Trial
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! In this throwback episode (initial release 14 Mar 2024), Dr. Mike Fralick and special guest, Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos from the Intern at Work Podcast, discuss two papers: one exploring the role of non-invas...
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Episode 140 - Spironolactone vs. Amiloride for Resistant Hypertension
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recent trial examining whether amiloride is noninferior to spironolactone in reducing systolic blood pressure in patients with re...
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Episode 139 - Semaglutide in Alcohol Use Disorder
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recent phase 2 trial looking at the effects of once-weekly semaglutide on alcohol consumption and craving in adults with alcohol ...
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Episode 138 - Preparing for Internal Medicine Clerkship
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! This week, Dr. Mike Fralick sits down with Mihir Pandya, a third-year medical student at Western University. Mihir picks Mike’s brain for advice on preparing for internal medicine clerkship: What’s the best ...
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Episode 137 - Fecal Transplant in Primary C. difficile
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a solo episode with Dr. John Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial examining fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in primary C. difficile infection. He...
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Episode 136 - Aspirin in Patients with Chronic Coronary Syndrome receiving Oral Anticoagulation
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial looking at aspirin in patients with chronic coronary syndrome receiving oral anticoagulation. Here we go...
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Episode 135 - Top Papers from the 2025 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a special Rapid Fire Podcast. This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss some of the top papers from the 2025 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress. Hot off the presses, her...
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Episode 134 - Rounds Table x I'm Pharmacy: Tableside Chat with Mina Tadrous
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! This week, Dr. Mike Fralick sits down with Dr. Mina Tadrous, a pharmacist, researcher, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, and host of the I'm Pharmacy podcast....
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Episode 133 - Dexamethasone for Bacterial Meningitis
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a throwback trial of dexamethasone in adults with acute bacterial meningitis. Here we go!
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Episode 132 - Mifepristone for Type 2 Diabetes and Hypercortisolism
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial exploring the effects of mifepristone on glycemic control in adults with inadequately controlled type 2 ...
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Episode 131 - Zoledronate for Fracture Prevention and Semaglutide in Type 1 Diabetes and Obesity
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a Classic Rapid Fire episode. This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss two recent papers: the effects of infrequent zoledronate administration on vertebral fracture prevention in ...
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Episode 130 - Hypotension-Avoidance vs Hypertension-Avoidance and Albuterol–Budesonide in Mild Asthma
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a Classic Rapid Fire episode. This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss two recent papers: the effects of perioperative hypotension-avoidance versus hypertension-avoidancestrat...
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Episode 129 - Antihypertensive Medication Timing
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a solo episode with Dr. John Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial examining the effect of bedtime vs morning administration of antihypertensive medications on ma...
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TBT - The Top 5 Papers of 2024
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! In this throwback episode, Drs. Mike and John Fralick chat about five important research studies published in 2024:Finerenone in Hear...
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Episode 128 - Finerenone with SGLT2 inhibitors for CKD and Type 2 Diabetes
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial exploring the simultaneous initiation of SGLT2 inhibitors and finerenone (a nonsteroidal mineralocortico...
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Episode 127 - Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis with Karim Ladak
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back this week with a special podcast episode. Dr. Mike Fralick sits down with Dr. Karim Ladak—rheumatologist and internist, Clinical Assistant Professor at McMaster University, and host of the
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Episode 126 - Sotatercept for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a solo episode with Dr. John Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial exploring the effects of add-on sotatercept in patients with advanced pulmonary arterial hypert...
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Episode 125 - Top Papers from the 2025 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Session
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a special Rapid Fire Podcast. This week, Dr. Mike Fralick and guest host Danielle Cutler discuss the top papers from the 2025 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Session. Ho...
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Episode 124 - 2024 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have the next episode in our Clinical Practice Guidelines series. Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss the top takeaways from the 2024 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guidelines for chronic kidney disease. He...
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Episode 123 - Trial Files Top 5 RCTs
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have another special episode— Trial Files turns two years old this June, and we're celebrating with an episode summarizing the Top 5 RCTs in the Trial Files catalogue to date. Dr. Mike Fralick takes...
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Episode 122 - Opioids vs. Non-Opioids for Chronic Pain, IV Albumin for SBP, and PPI for GI Bleed
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we're introducing a new format—the first episode in our Trial Files series, where we provide an overview of a recent Trial Files issue. This week, Dr. Mike Fralick discusses three trials inclu...
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Episode 121 - Tirzepatide vs. Semaglutide for Obesity
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published head-to-head trial exploring the safety and efficacy of tirzepatide compared to semaglutide for obesity manage...
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Episode 120 - Top 5 Drug Interactions You Are Missing with David Juurlink
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back this week with a special podcast episode. Dr. Mike Fralick sits down with Dr. David Juurlink, pharmacologist and internist, Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and head of the Cli...
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Episode 119 - Semaglutide for MASH
Welcome back, Rounds Table Listeners! This week we have a solo episode with Dr. John Fralick, discussing a recently published trial of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis ...
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Episode 118 - Lorundrostat for Uncontrolled Hypertension
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial exploring the safety and efficacy of lorundrostat (an aldosterone synthase inhibitor) in treatm...
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