Creation of a Student-Run Medical Education Podcast: Tutorial.

Background: Podcasting has become a popular medium for medical education content. Educators and trainees of all levels are turning to podcasts for high-quality, asynchronous content. Although numerous medical education podcasts have emerged in recent years, few student-run podcasts exist.

Updated preparedness and response framework for influenza pandemics.

The complexities of planning for and responding to the emergence of novel influenza viruses emphasize the need for systematic frameworks to describe the progression of the event; weigh the risk of emergence and potential public health impact; evaluate transmissibility, antiviral resistance, and severity; and make decisions about interventions. On the basis of experience from recent influenza responses, CDC has updated its framework to describe influenza pandemic progression using six intervals (two prepandemic and four pandemic intervals) and eight domains. This updated framework can be used for influenza pandemic planning and serves as recommendations for risk assessment, decision-making, and action in the United States.

Cluster-randomised trial of risk communication to enhance informed uptake of cervical screening.

Background: Women overestimate both population and individual risk of cervical cancer. This may contribute to the recognised excess screening frequency for low-risk women.

Aim: To investigate whether an individualized risk communication package could affect stated preferences for screening interval and actual screening behaviour.