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In this episode of Sharp Scratch, we discuss how to choose a medical specialty. We consider the pressure and challenges you come across when deciding what kind of doctor you want to be, and what factors are important to us in deciding what kind of a career we hope for. In this episode we were joined by panellists Stanimir and Anisha and expert guest, Heather Samuel. From the beginning of medical school, you are asked “What kind of doctor do you want to be?” Some medical students know from �...

In this episode of Sharp Scratch, Charlotte, Kayode, and Maz delved back into the topic of self-disclosure. Building on aprevious episode where the panel debated whether clinicians should share details about their own health and illness with patients, this episode explored how sharing aspects of our personal identity at work can be beneficial, how it can be damaging, and how we can better protect patients and ourselves. Every consultation we have with a patient reveals something about us, someti...

In this episode of Sharp Scratch, we talk all about doctor self-disclosure with an emphasis on one’s own experience of illness. We discuss the social intricacies that come with self-disclosure, such as deciding when (or even if) it is appropriate to tell patients your own stories of illness, the difficulties in navigating these conversations, and the importance of context and timing. In this episode the panel were joined by expert guest, John Launer, a medical educator and writer. We’ve talk...

In this episode of Sharp Scratch we talk all about names. We discuss the nuances involved when addressing colleagues and supervisors with their formal titles, reflecting on how and when the title “doctor” is used, as well as sharing our own experiences. This episode features two expert guests alongside a regular panellist and previous Sharp Scratch host, Nikki Nabavi. Some supervisors say “call me Bob” but others insist on “Dr Jones.” In this episode we’re reflecting on what types...

Dr Kayode Oki was suspended from the British Medical Associations ruling council last month, hours after sparking fury with a string of outrageous tweets.

Kayode Oki sat on the BMAs ruling council, which has spent months plotting walkouts that have brought the ailing health service to a standstill in pursuit of a 35 per cent pay rise.

To show that this technology, liquid biopsies, can be used to spare patients with stage three bowel cancer unnecessary chemotherapy after the bowel cancer surgery because they dont need it. deep breath in, sharp scratch. so how can a blood test tell if a patient like ben is free of cancer? it looks for tiny fragments of tumor dna circulating in the bloodstream. if theres none present, theres a low risk the cancer will return. these blood tests or liquid biopsies are part of a revolution in the d...

Id feel like i wouldnt have been able to have carried on. but the fact that i didnt have any tingling or anything in my hands has just been an absolute blessing. ben has regular check—ups at the royal marsden, which is leading a trial of the blood test across dozens of hospitals. your cancer was diagnosed in the cecum, in the right colon. the results could transform the way thousands of bowel cancer patients are treated in the uk every year. i hope through this trial that we generate the evide...

Im very lucky to do what i do. and if id have had the intravenous, id feel like i wouldnt have been able to carry on, but the fact that i didnt have any tingling or anything in my hands has just been an absolute blessing. ben has regular check—ups at the royal marsden, which is leading a trial of the blood test across dozens of hospitals. your cancer was diagnosed in the caecum, in the right colon. the results could transform the way thousands of bowel cancer patients are treated in the uk eve...

Just been an absolute blessing. a deep breath in, sharp scratch. so how can a blood test tell if a patient like ben is free of cancer? it looks for tiny fragments of tumour dna circulating in the bloodstream. if theres none present, there is a low risk the cancer will return. these blood tests, or liquid biopsies, are part of a revolution in the diagnosis and monitoring of cancer. theyre being trialled in the uk across lung, breast as well as bowel cancer, and can detect minute fragments of tumo...