Amara Nwosu

May 23, 2016
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AmiPal podcast – Assessing hydration in POEMS syndrome using bioimpedance analysis – episode 21

In this episode I provide an overview of the use of bioimpedance analysis to assess hydration over time in a patient with POEMS syndrome. This was published in the BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care journal and can be found through the link provided below.

Nwosu AC, Morris L, Mayland C, Mason S, Pettitt A, Ellershaw J.

Longitudinal bioimpedance assessments to evaluate hydration in POEMS syndrome. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care doi:10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000991
spcare.bmj.com/content/early/201…-2015-000991.full

Nwosu AC, Mayland CR, Mason S, Khodabukus AF, Varro A, Ellershaw JE. Hydration in advanced cancer: can bioelectrical impedance analysis improve the evidence base? A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2013; 46(3):433-446.e6
www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3…0499-X/abstract

Researchgate link: www.researchgate.net/publication/23…the_Literature

Nwosu AC, Mayland CR, Mason SR, Varro A, Ellershaw JE. Patients want to be involved in end-of-life care research. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2013, Dec;3(4):45.
spcare.bmj.com/content/early/201…13-000537.extract

Music by Bensound
www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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February 25, 2016
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AmiPal Podcast: Virtual reality and palliative care – episode 18

In this episode of MyPal I discuss the potential uses of virtual reality (VR) in healthcare and what this may mean for palliative care.

Beyond gaming: virtual reality in healthcare. Claire Bower. BMJ Blogs 2014.
blogs.bmj.com/bmj-journals-devel…ity-in-healthcare/

What can Oculus Rift do for healthcare?Mike Miliard. HealthcareIT news 2014.
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/what-ca…o-healthcare

The future of pain relief? Dutch burns unit trialling new virtual reality computer system that distracts patients from the agony of their wounds. Paul Donnelly, Daily Mail 9th Aug 2014.
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/art…ony-wounds.html

IS VR CHANGING HEALTHCARE?
weareformation.com/is-vr-changing-healthcare/

A Survey of Health-Related Activities on Second Life. Leslie Beard et al. J Med Internet Res. 2009 Apr-Jun; 11(2): e17.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2762804/

Virtual reality for the palliative care of cancer. Oyama 1997
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10175345

Music by Purple Planet
www.purple-planet.com

Photo by Jordi Boixareu
www.flickr.com/photos/jobopa/166…ycL-49wC8u-4HYWqe

September 18, 2015
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MyPal podcast: Social media and palliative care – Episode 15

In this episode I discuss social media and palliative medicine. I focus on my recent blog that was published on the EAPC website about my study about the use of Twitter to evaluate communication about palliative care on social media.

‘Social media and palliative medicine: a retrospective 2-year analysis of global Twitter data to evaluate the use of technology to communicate about issues at the end of life’ by Nwosu AC, Debattista M, Rooney C, et al published in BMJ supportive & palliative care2015;5(2):207-12.
spcare.bmj.com/content/5/2/207

EAPC Blog – Social media and palliative medicine: An opportunity for community and professional engagement
eapcnet.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/soc…al-engagement/

EAPC Blog: With great power comes great responsibility: Using Facebook to explain palliative care – Dr Leeroy William
eapcnet.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/wit…lliative-care/

Palliative Medicine Teaching – Facebook and Twitter
www.facebook.com/PallMedEd
twitter.com/PallMedEd

E-Hospice: Discussion of palliative care on Twitter is largely positive, and increasing – Dr A Nwosu
www.ehospice.com/uk/Default/tabid…ArticleId/12212/

E-Hospice: Harnessing social media to enhance hospice care
www.ehospice.com/uk/Default/tabid…ArticleId/11617/

E-Hospice: Social media and palliative care
www.ehospice.com/uk/Default/tabid…ArticleId/10009/

Symplur and the Heathcare Hashtag project – Dr Mark Taubert
blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2015/08/16/…pcare_blog_sidetab

Palliative social media – Mark Taubert et al
spcare.bmj.com/content/4/1/13.ab…943e-bce5b3763321

Why don’t end-of-life conversations go viral? A review of videos on YouTube. Imogen Mitchell et al
spcare.bmj.com/content/early/201…be1a-bcbfa3a40024

Music by Bensound
www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

May 22, 2015
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MyPal Podcast: Bioelectrical impedance to assess hydration in advanced cancer (overview) – Twycross prize – episode 11

I provide an overview of my PhD research “The use of bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) to assess hydration in patients with advanced cancer in a specialist palliative care inpatient unit”. This study won the 2014 Twycross Research prize of the Association of Palliative Medicine.

National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Conference prize winning abstract presented in 2014:
conference.ncri.org.uk/abstracts/201…cts/A222.html

Information about Early Career Researcher Award of the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC)
www.eapc-2015.org/Early_Researcher_Award.html

Music by ‘Year of the Fiery Horse’ (YOTFH). Soundcloud link: @year-of-the-fiery-horse

May 22, 2015
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MyPal Podcast: Culture and Palliative Care – episode 12

The death of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? The Lion King and Palliative Care? Changing the direction a river flows? Intrigued? Well listen on!

In this episode Dr Amara Nwosu asks the question “what is culture?” and asks how a society’s culture can affect how Palliative Care is considered and delivered. Can we change and create a culture where death and dying are not considered taboo subjects? This is from a UK perspective but hopefully it will be of interest.

Topics covered in this podcast:

Barbara Gomes – end of life intelligence network – what we know now:www.endoflifecare-intelligence.org.uk/resour…w_2013

Andy Couch – Culture Making
setsnservice.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/…05-culture/

Dr Atul Gawande – 2014 BBC Reith Lectures
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/article…014-reith-lectures

Dr Atul Gawande – Being Mortal
www.amazon.co.uk/Being-Mortal-Med…rs/dp/0805095152

The death of Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
www.techtimes.com/articles/40753/2…ed-in-action.htm

Story of the dragonfly
www.achildofmine.org.uk/The-story-of-…gonfly/I8.htm

Music by ‘Year of the Fiery Horse’ (YOTFH). Soundcloud link: @year-of-the-fiery-horse

March 21, 2015
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MyPal Podcast: Undergraduate medical education in palliative care – interview with Dr Daniel Monnery – episode 10

I interview Dr Daniel Monnery (Speciality trainee registrar in Palliative Medicine in the Mersey Deanery) to discuss a variety of topics including: postgraduate training in palliative medicine, medical handover, undergraduate medical education and its relevance to palliative care.

Music by ‘Year of the Fiery Horse’ (YOTFH). Soundcloud link: @year-of-the-fiery-horse

March 4, 2015
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Peer Led Learning In Palliative Care #8

Dr Amara Nwosu discusses his paper about peer-led learning as a mechanism to facilitate palliative care education in medical undergraduates.

Nwosu A, Mason S, Roberts A, Hugel H. Does peer-led education have a role in teaching medical students about palliative care? The evaluation of an examination question-writing task. The Clinical Teacher 2013;10(3):151-4
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23656675

Music by ‘Year of the Fiery Horse’ (YOTFH). Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/year-of-the-fiery-horse

February 26, 2015
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MyPal podcast episode 7: Is there too much technology in healthcare?

In this episode of MyPal Dr Amara Nwosu discusses a recent article from the BMJ by Bjorn Morten Hofmann, University College of Gjovik which poses the question of whether there is too much technology in healthcare.

Too much Technology by Bjørn Morten Hofmann – BMJ 21/02/2015 (subscription required to access link)
http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h705

Music by ‘Year of the Fiery Horse’ (YOTFH). Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/year-of-the-fiery-horse

February 4, 2015
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MyPal podcast ep6: Publishing in palliative care: importance, opportunities and tips for publication

In this episode of MyPal Dr Amara Nwosu provides an overview publishing in palliative care, discussing the importance of this and sharing some tips for potential authors. The audio was recorded to support an educational session as part of the Merseyside & Cheshire Palliative Care Network Audit Group.

Music by Year of the Fiery Horse
@year-of-the-fiery-horse

January 27, 2015
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MyPal podcast: 3D printing in clinical practice – episode 5

In this episode of MyPal I discuss the recent BMJ editorial (by Mahiben Maruthappu) detailing the potential use of 3D printing in clinical practice.

Music by Year of the Fiery Horse
@year-of-the-fiery-horse

Image copyright of endgaget.com
www.engadget.com/2012/09/26/form-…ffordable-price/

References:

Mahiben Maruthappu, Bruce Keogh. How might 3D printing affect clinical practice?
BMJ 2014; 349 doi: dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g7709 (Published 30 December 2014)

Surgeon creates pelvis using 3D printer (Telegraph article)
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/106…3D-printer.html

3D printed heart saves baby’s life (article in Independent newspaper).
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gad…d-9776931.html

3-D printed windpipe gives infant breath of life (Nature)
www.nature.com/news/3-d-printed-…h-of-life-1.13085

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Tag Archives: Amara Nwosu

AmiPal podcast – Assessing hydration in POEMS syndrome using bioimpedance analysis – episode 21

AmiPal Podcast: Virtual reality and palliative care – episode 18

MyPal Podcast: Bioelectrical impedance to assess hydration in advanced cancer (overview) – Twycross prize – episode 11

MyPal Podcast: Culture and Palliative Care – episode 12

MyPal Podcast: Undergraduate medical education in palliative care – interview with Dr Daniel Monnery – episode 10

Peer Led Learning In Palliative Care #8

MyPal podcast episode 7: Is there too much technology in healthcare?

MyPal podcast ep6: Publishing in palliative care: importance, opportunities and tips for publication

MyPal podcast: 3D printing in clinical practice – episode 5