Join primary care physicians Michael Wilkes MD from UC Davis and Mark Ebell MD, MS from Michigan State University as they discuss a new practice changing study every week. Studies are selected for their ability to change our practice as primary care physicians for the better: POEMs = Patient Oriented Evidence that Matters.
Episode 10: Are skeletal muscle relaxants effective for chronic pain?
Listen as Drs. Mike Wilkes and Mark Ebell discuss a new systematic review that found some conditions for which skeletal muscle relaxants are effective, and others for which they are not.
28 Jan 2025
Episode 9: After an MI, should beta-blockers be continued long-term?
Join Drs. Ebell and Wilkes as they discuss this weeks POEM. It addresses the question of whether beta-blockers should be continued indefinitely after a myocardial infarction.
6 Jan 2025
Episode 8: E-cigarettes can help people quit smoking
Join Drs. Mike Wilkes and Mark Ebell as they discuss the use of e-cigarettes to help people quit smoking.
25 Dec 2024
Episode 7: Self-guided digital behavioral therapy for fibromyalgia
Join Drs. Mike Wilkes and Mark Ebell as they discuss digital behavioral therapy to treat symptoms of fibromyalgia:
Gendreau RM, McCracken LM, Williams DA, et al. Self-guided digital behavioural therapy versus active control for fibromyalgia (PROSPER-FM): A phase 3, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2024;404(10450):364-374 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38991582/).
25 Dec 2024
Episode 6: Probiotics reduce likelihood of frequent UTIs
Join Drs. Mike Wilkes and Mark Ebell as they discuss a new randomized trial of probiotics for UTI:
Gupta V, Mastromarino P, Garg R. Effectiveness of prophylactic oral and/or vaginal probiotic supplementation in the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Clin Infect Dis 2024;78(5):1154-1161. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38084984/)
25 Nov 2024
Episode 5: SGLT2 inhibitors reduce CV mortality
Drs Wilkes and Ebell delve into the CV benefit of SGLT-2 inhibitors, revealing a less dramatic outcome than expected in a new meta-analysis.
14 Nov 2024
Episode 4: Psychedelics for depression
22 Oct 2024
Episode 3: Consequences of UTIs in children
This week primary care Drs. Wilkes and Ebell talk about the long term harms of multiple UTIs in children.
15 Oct 2024
Episode 2: Antibiotics for kids with acute sinusitis
This week Mike and Mark discuss a new meta-analysis summarizing all of the data on the benefits of antibiotics for kids.
11 Oct 2024
Episode 1: Current mortality in flu, RSV and COVID-19
Join primary care physicians Drs. Mike Wilkes and Mark Ebell as they discuss the comparative death rates for patients hospitalized with influenza, RSV and COVID-19
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