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		<title>POEM of the Week Podcast</title>
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		<description>Each week, Dr. Mark Ebell, POEMs Editor, joins Dr. Michael Wilkes, NPR correspondent and Vice-Dean of the UC-Davis Medical School, for a five minute discussion about an important recent medical study reviewed by the POEMs editors. POEMs provide synopsised reviews of studies that could affect a clinician's practice, and the discussion in this podcast provides additional depth and insight into the issue covered by the POEMs synopsis.  More about POEMs and it's companion point-of-care search tool, Essential Evidence Plus, at www.essentialevidenceplus.com.</description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:25:43 -0500</pubDate>
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		<itunes:author>Mark Ebell and Michael Wilkes</itunes:author>
		<itunes:summary>Each week, Dr. Mark Ebell, POEMs Editor, joins Dr. Michael Wilkes, NPR correspondent and Vice-Dean of the UC-Davis Medical School, for a five minute discussion about an important recent medical study reviewed by the POEMs editors. POEMs provide synopsised reviews of studies that could affect a clinician's practice, and the discussion in this podcast provides additional depth and insight into the issue covered by the POEMs synopsis.  More about POEMs and it's companion point-of-care search tool, Essential Evidence Plus, at www.essentialevidenceplus.com.</itunes:summary>
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			<title>Episode 111: Screening with mammograms</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep111.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Small benefit to breast cancer screening for most women"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Small benefit to breast cancer screening for most women"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>8:48</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 110: Self breast exam</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep110.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "USPSTF: No routine mammography for women younger than 50 years"]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "USPSTF: No routine mammography for women younger than 50 years"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>8:10</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 109: Longevity in nursing homes</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep109.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss two POEMs addressing longevity in nursing homes]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss two POEMs addressing longevity in nursing homes</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>10:11</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 108: Vitamin D and falls in elderly</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep108.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Vitamin D, in high doses, prevents falls"]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Vitamin D, in high doses, prevents falls"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>7:13</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 107: Minimally invasive radical prostate surgery</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep107.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Minimally invasive vs open radical prostatectomy"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Minimally invasive vs open radical prostatectomy"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>9:27</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 106: Back pain</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep106.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "~ 1% of patients with acute back pain in primary care have serious pathology"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "~ 1% of patients with acute back pain in primary care have serious pathology"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>6:32</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 105: Face masks to prevent flu</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep105.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Surgical mask and N95 respirator similarly effective for preventing influenza"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Surgical mask and N95 respirator similarly effective for preventing influenza"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>7:36</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 104: Probiotics for cold symptoms</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep104.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Probiotics prevent cold symptoms in children"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:author>Essential Evidence Plus</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Probiotics prevent cold symptoms in children"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>7:02</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 103: Treatment for Bell's Palsy</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep103.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Steroids beneficial, but antiviral agents are of uncertain value for Bell palsy"]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:author>Essential Evidence Plus</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Steroids beneficial, but antiviral agents are of uncertain value for Bell palsy"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>8:37</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 102: Screening for depression</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep102.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "PCP diagnosis of depression: not very accurate"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "PCP diagnosis of depression: not very accurate"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>8:13</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 101: Diagnosis of kidney stones in kids</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep101.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Ultrasound may be best first test for detecting renal stones in children"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Ultrasound may be best first test for detecting renal stones in children"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>7:55</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 100: Carpal tunnel syndrome</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep100.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Surgery and nonsurgical treatment of carpal tunnel give similar outcomes"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Surgery and nonsurgical treatment of carpal tunnel give similar outcomes"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>7:09</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 99: Hormone plus radiation for prostate cancer</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep099.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Hormones + radiation decrease mortality compared with radiation in prostate cancer"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Hormones + radiation decrease mortality compared with radiation in prostate cancer"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>7:36</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 98: Patent foramen ovale</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep098.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Patent foramen ovale not necessarily associated with stroke recurrence"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Patent foramen ovale not necessarily associated with stroke recurrence"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>7:06</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 97: Ear infection treatment</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep097.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Treatment of AOM leads to subsequent ear infections"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Treatment of AOM leads to subsequent ear infections"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>5:42</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 96: Diagnosing the acute abdomen</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep096.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Ultrasound, followed by CT if negative, best for acute abdomen"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Ultrasound, followed by CT if negative, best for acute abdomen"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>8:33</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 95: Mamography and overdiagnosis</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep095.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Mammography identifies many women who will not benefit from treatment"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:author>Essential Evidence Plus</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "Mammography identifies many women who will not benefit from treatment"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>9:33</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 94: Risk of ACS with normal EKG</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep094.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "ACS risk similar with normal ECG performed during presence or absence of chest pain"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:author>Essential Evidence Plus</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "ACS risk similar with normal ECG performed during presence or absence of chest pain"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>5:05</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 93: Need to monitor BMD after treatment</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep093.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "No need to monitor BMD after bisphosphonates started"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "No need to monitor BMD after bisphosphonates started"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>7:22</itunes:duration>
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			<title>Episode 92: Lower back pain guideline</title>
			<link>http://www.essentialevidenceplus.com/netcasts/ipweekly_ep092.mp3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "NICE guidelines for low back pain"]]></description>
			<author>Essential Evidence Plus</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<category>Medicine</category>
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			<itunes:author>Essential Evidence Plus</itunes:author>
			<itunes:summary>Dr. Ebell and Dr. Wilkes discuss the POEM titled "NICE guidelines for low back pain"</itunes:summary>
			<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
			<itunes:duration>7:21</itunes:duration>
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