Sharp Scratch

Why the hospital switchboard is the friend you never knew you had, how using emotions can help you refer a patient, and what it takes to make a med reg hang up the phone on you. We learn management for many of the cases will see - but often our algorithms end with ‘refer to seniors’ or ‘refer to specialists’. How do we refer our patients to other doctors? What must we include, what could we include, how are we most likely to make a successful referral? Follow the guests on social media James Maguire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesma9uire LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-james-maguire-84717a170 Charlotte Durand on Twitter: https://twitter.com/char_durand Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chardurand/

Why nights shifts mess with your brain, how astronauts will cope with the time difference on Mars, and the power of frozen grapes when you need a boost. Join medical students Laura, Ryhan, Declan, and newly qualified doctor Chidera as we figure out how to survive the night shift. Featuring a guest interview with NASA researcher Erin, leader of the Fatigue Countermeasures Group. As a student, you may work late but (in the UK) it is unlikely you stay in hospital overnight unless you expressly seek out to do so. So how do you adjust and prepare for night shifts as a new doc? Tell us what you think about the episode and your ideas for topics to cover later in the series using #SharpScratch on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram Leave a review and let us know on social media by tagging BMJ Student and including your reviewer username to be in with a chance to win a free subscription to OnExamination - BMJ’s question bank for medical exams. For more on the podcast, including how to follow Laura, Declan, Ryhan and Chidera on social media, visit https://www.bmj.com/sharpscratch

What is Sharp Scratch. Laura Nunez-Mulder is here to introduce Sharp Scratch, the new podcast from The BMJ. We're here to talk about the "hidden curriculum" all of those things that new medics are supposed to just pick up on the job - but that no-one actually explains. In the coming months we'll talk about how to survive your first night shift, how to not piss off your med-reg, why CPR isn't like it is on TV, and what it can be like to be moved far from friends, family and partners.