The forecast for podcasts

It seems like the report of an important advance in neurology is a weekly occurrence. For many of us, the potential and rapid progress of neurology was one of the major attractions for our choosing this career. But for residents and fellows, already busy with personal lives and the fundamentals of neurology training, it’s challenging to also stay current with exciting advances. This task is particularly daunting when one considers that there are well over 100 neuroscience journals. The challenge of staying up to date does not disappear after residency and fellowship because lives and work remain busy. For the neurologist, any failure to stay current can have negative consequences on patient care. In response to this challenge, there are a few fee-based services that provide reviews, usually in print, of recent neurology literature, but downsides of these services include cost and the difficulty in finding time even to read these publications. With these issues in mind, about a year ago I was struck by the immense potential for podcasting to provide timely, free neurology literature updates. Podcasting1 …