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Talking overdiagnosis

Talking overdiagnosis

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Talking overdiagnosis

FromThe BMJ Podcast

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this month's Talk Evidence, Helen and Juan are reporting from Preventing Overdiagnosis - the conference that raises issues of diagnostic accuracy, and asks if starting the process of medicalisation is always the right thing to do for patients.
 
In this episode, they talk about home testing, sustainability and screening. They're also joined by two guests to talk about the overdiagnosis of obesity - when that label is stigmatising and there seem to be few successful treatments that medicine can offer, and the need to educate students in the concepts of overdiagnosis and too much medicine, to create a culture change in medicine.
 
Links;
The Preventing Overdiagnosis conference
The BMJ EBM papers on choosing wisely.
 
Released:
Sep 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.