Primary Care POEM of the Week with Drs. Mark Ebell and Mike Wilkes

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.

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.

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.

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/].

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/]