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JNIS Podcast
The Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS) Podcast is your source for a comprehensive look at the latest scientific research and literature in the field of neurointerventional surgery. Hosted by Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, each episode features in-depth interviews with authors and leading experts. Stay informed on the latest neurointerventional techniques for the treatment of a range of neurological and vascular problems including stroke, aneurysms, brain tumours, and spinal disorders. Subscribe here or listen on your favourite podcast platform. JNIS - jnis.bmj.com - is published by BMJ on behalf of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery.
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Episodes
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
In this podcast Dr Robert Tarr talks to Dr Michael Chen about his editors choice paper "Critical assessment of the morbidity associated with ruptured cerebral arteriovenous malformations".
They discuss the reasons for undertaking the study, the controversy surrounding the ARUBA trial and the possibility of continuing the research with a larger sample size.
Full paper>> http://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2015/01/07/neurintsurg-2014-011517.full?sid=2dd0bc6c-36e4-4409-b7bd-c2c173e0dc41
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
Wednesday Dec 02, 2015
What understanding do we have of the rupture risk and healing following aneurysm treatment?
Robert Tarr interviews Ram Kardivel, of the Neuroradiology Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, USA, on the main conclusions of her study "Gene expression comparison of flow diversion and coiling in an experimental aneurysm model".
Read the full article here:
goo.gl/WpaqXz
Thursday Oct 08, 2015
Thursday Oct 08, 2015
In this podcast Dr Robert Tarr talks to Dr Matt Gounis and his team Dr Juyu Chueh and Dr Srinivasan Vedantham about their editors choice paper. In this podcast they discuss their methodology and the drawbacks of this kind of study.
Full paper >> http://jnis.bmj.com/content/7/9/676.full
Tuesday Oct 06, 2015
Tuesday Oct 06, 2015
In this podcast Dr Robert Tarr speaks to Dr Ali Seifi about his recent paper that was selected as editors choice. This podcast covers the differences in mortality and patient outcome between endovascular coiling and surgical clipping and discusses possible chances for a future aneurysm registry.
Full paper >> http://jnis.bmj.com/content/7/10/728.full?sid=16c2199c-8711-4039-aab9-aa10a1496033
Tuesday Jun 30, 2015
Tuesday Jun 30, 2015
Bias and peer review are of universal importance to all those that produce scholarly work. Fiona Godlee and Rob Tarr, editors in chief of The BMJ and JNIS respectively, share their insights and experience on these highly topical issues with Joshua Hirsch.
Read the related paper: http://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2015/04/17/neurintsurg-2015-011781.full
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Wednesday May 13, 2015
The system of healthcare delivery in the United States is in the midst of a meaningful transition. Traditional fee for service paradigms are moving towards what has been termed value-based approaches. Doctors Joshua HIrsch, Geraldine Mcginty and Greg Nicola examine recent developments and discuss how specialist can participate and help lead that transition.Listeners to the podcast might enjoy reading the following JNIS articles that are associated with the discussion:The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative http://goo.gl/ddQU5rThe Burwell roadmap http://goo.gl/33qM3HThe Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative http://goo.gl/5aBQX7
Monday Feb 02, 2015
Monday Feb 02, 2015
On Dec 17th 2014, the NEJM published the results of MR CLEAN; a Dutch study comparing patients treated with intra-arterial thrombolysis to those of a medically managed cohort. The design of this trial was ingenious; focusing attention on patients who appeared to have failed intravenous thrombolysis. The IAT managed group performed quite favorably with respect to this control group.
Three associate editors, Drs. Hirsch, Fiorella and Mocco discuss the impact of MR CLEAN and their personal loss of equipoise in this cohort of patients.
Listeners to this podcast might enjoy the following articles, which have been published in JNIS that are referred to in the podcast.
The Tribulations of Stroke Trials: http://jnis.bmj.com/content/5/3/181.long
In search of the optimized stroke trial design.
J Neurointerv Surg. 2014 May;6(4):249-51. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011204.
A meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials evaluating endovascular therapies for acute ischemic stroke.
J Neurointerv Surg. 2015 Feb;7(2):84-9. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011543. Epub 2014 Nov 28.
Endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is indicated and evidence based: a position statement.
J Neurointerv Surg. 2015 Feb;7(2):79-81. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011591. Epub 2014 Dec 18.
A research roadmap of future endovascular stroke trials.
J Neurointerv Surg. 2015 Feb;7(2):82-3. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011592. Epub 2014 Dec 18. No abstract available.
Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
With advances in device design, patient selection paradigms and other elements of treatment, the neuroendovascular approach to acute ischemic stroke has made great strides forward.
In this podcast, Dr Joshua Hirsch interviews Dr Brijesh Mehta on how the implementation of operational improvements can meaningfully impact patient outcomes.
Dr Mehta is a neuroInterventional surgeon at the Memorial Neuroscience Institute in south Florida, where he directs the Comprehensive Stroke Center and Neurointensive Care Unit.
These articles published in the JNIS might be of interest to people who enjoy this podcast:
Applying the Lean management philosophy to NeuroInterventional radiology http://goo.gl/c0x5Zl
Establishing operational stability—developing human infrastructure http://goo.gl/623WtS
‘Time’ for success http://goo.gl/rgJ0U7
Friday Jan 02, 2015
Friday Jan 02, 2015
Pretreatment Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Scores (ASPECTS) is associated with clinical outcomes. The rate of decline between subsequent images, however, may be more predictive of outcomes as it integrates time and physiology.
A paper published in the January issue of JNIS retrospectively looked at patients transferred from six primary stroke centers and treated with intra-arterial therapy (IAT). They found patients with faster rates of ASPECTS decay during inter-facility transfers are associated with worse clinical outcomes.
Rob Tarr discusses the work with co-author Rishi Gupta, Wellstar Neurosurgery, Marietta, USA.
Read the full paper:
http://jnis.bmj.com/content/7/1/22.full
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Wednesday Dec 17, 2014
Could morphology and growth predict rupture?
Despite several landmark studies, the natural history of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA) remains uncertain.
Rob Tarr talks to William Mehan, Division of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, about his paper which aimed to identify or confirm factors predictive of rupture of UIA being observed conservatively with serial CT angiography in a North American patient population.
Read the full paper (for free): http://jnis.bmj.com/content/6/10/761.full