Pre PACES Podcast

Pre PACES Podcast

bySam Williams

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The Pre PACES Podcast aims to help you pass the devilishly difficult MRCP PACEs exam. We’ll provide the best expertise from both seasoned consultants who have examined on PACEs for years, as well as tips and tricks from junior doctors who are fresh out of sitting the exam. Most of all, we want you to enjoy listening and ultimately succeed in passing the exam. Best of luck! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes(40 episodes)

Episode 151
#151 Alternative certificate for training
Sam is joined once again by Dr Nidhi Gupta, Consultant in Acute and General medicine, to discuss how training physicians can progress their career outside the confines of national training programmes via the alternative certificate for eligibility for higher specialty training. ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Oct 25, 2026Duration: 38m 33s
Episode 150
#150 PP: CLD
Sam is back with another perfect presentation episode, this time covering the critical topic on chronic liver disease.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Oct 11, 2026Duration: 12m 18s
Episode 149
#149 AI in PACES
Sam speaks to Dr Tom Hebden, digital education fellow at Quesmed about all things AI in PACES including a try-before-you-buy preview of Quesmed's PACES AI platform.Tom provided some helpful resources on AI and encouraged us to learn about it so links are attached below!Demis Hassabis talkThe 3 Risks:Never SkillingDeskilling^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Sep 27, 2026Duration: 56m 18s
Episode 148
#148 Vertigo
Sam is joined once again by Dr Nidhi Gupta, Consultant Acute physician at Lewisham and Greenwich Hospitals, to discuss vertigo with plenty of clinical pearls for your PACES as well as your clinical practiceClinical Skills Pro^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Sep 13, 2026Duration: 40m 53s
Episode 147
#147 Speech assessment
Brand new guest Dr Toni Saad, neurology registrar, puts Sam through his paces (sorry!) on speech assessment.Toni wanted me to include his references which are below:O'Sullivan M, Brownsett S, Copland DLanguage and language disorders: neuroscience to clinical practice Practical Neurology 2019;19:380-388.Fuller G. Neurological examination made easy. 6th ed. Elsevier; 2019.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Aug 30, 2026Duration: 48m 37s
Episode 146
#146 PP: Peripheral neuropathy
Sam brings you another perfect presentation episode, this time tackling peripheral neuropathy. Scroll back and listen to EPISODE 106 for our full review on peripheral neuropathy!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Aug 16, 2026Duration: 12m 34s
Episode 145
#145 REPOST: Bronchiectasis
Sam brings you another repost of one of his favourite ever episodes featuring Dr Diana Kavanagh, consultant in respiratory medicine, where they discussed bronchiectasis^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Aug 2, 2026Duration: 1h 10m 45s
Episode 144
#144 REPOST: Parkinsonism
Sam rewinds the clock back to this brilliant episode with Dr Iain Wilkinson, consultant geriatrician and expert in all things movement disorders! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Jul 19, 2026Duration: 1h 4m 1s
#143 Covering Communication
Sam is in conversation with Nidhi Gupta, Consultant in Acute and General Medicine and Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust to discuss all things communication in PACES^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Jul 5, 2026Duration: 38m 59s
Episode 142
#142 Funky SOB (cardiac edition)
In this episode, Sam builds on our previous episode of funky causes of breathlessness, except this time we encounter it from a cardiology perspective.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Jun 21, 2026Duration: 25m 32s
Episode 141
#141 Funky SOB
Sam interviews Dr Giles Dixon, Respiratory SpR on some of less common causes of breathlessness which may feature in the clinical consultation station.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Jun 7, 2026Duration: 46m 27s
Episode 140
#140 PP: Prosthetic heart valves
Sam brings you another Perfect Presentations episode format, this time covering prosthetic heart valves.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: May 24, 2026Duration: 12m 40s
Episode 139
#139 Imposter syndrome
Dr's Amie Burbridge and Ben Lovell from the Home of Medicine podcast join Sam for another podcasting collaboration, this time on imposter syndrome.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: May 10, 2026Duration: 57m 21s
Episode 138
#138 BAMR: Cardiac arrests (part 2)
Jennie Gough joins Sam for the second part of their conversation on the art of managing a cardiac arrest as the Med Reg.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Apr 26, 2026Duration: 21m 33s
BONUS BIG NEWS!
Sam brings you an exciting new project and would love for you to come along for the ride! SPOTIFYAPPLE PODCASTS^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Apr 15, 2026Duration: 2m 5s
Episode 137
#137 BAMR: Cardiac arrests (part 1)
Sam is joined once again by Dr Jennie Gough to discuss the challenging topic of managing cardiac arrests.^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Apr 12, 2026Duration: 41m 58s
Episode 136
#136 Calling Microbiology
Returning guests, Callum from the ID:IOTS podcast, joins Sam to discuss all things microbiology and how we can work with our ID collegues in looking after patients with infections.Listen to the ID:IOTS podcast here! ^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Mar 29, 2026Duration: 43m 50s
Episode 135
#135 Headache (part 2)
Sam continues his chat with Dr Yezen Samaraiee in Sam's Cranium Pain Guessing Game!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/airstream/game-showLicense code: 3QRBJPHTHNV5SZDW^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Mar 15, 2026Duration: 34m 48s
Episode 134
#134 Headache (part 1)
Sam is joined once again by Dr Yezen Samaraiee, neurology SpR and founder of Quesmed for a show with a new format covering Headache as a clinical consultation station.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/airstream/game-showLicense code: 3QRBJPHTHNV5SZDW^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Mar 1, 2026Duration: 37m 35s
Episode 133
#133 Haemochromatosis
Dr Jeremy Shearman, consultant gastroenterologist, joins Sam to speak about all things iron as they discuss haemochromatosis!^_^ SUPPORT THE SHOW ^_^> > Access Quesmed HERE! 15% off with discount code: PREPACES15 <
Published: Feb 15, 2026Duration: 58m 41s