Podcasts
Hearing Indigenous voices in medical education
Associate Professor Paul Saunders
It’s NAIDOC week and the MJA’s – special issue on Indigenous Health “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people and pay my respects to their Elders past and present.” Associate Professor Paul Saunders is a proud Biripi man whose family comes from the mid north coast of New South Wales. He is the associate professor and academic lead for Indigenous Health in ...
Inflammatory bowel disease and bowel cancer screening and treatment
Dr Brandon Baraty and Associate Professor Viraj Kariyawasam
Today we are joined by Dr Brandon Baraty and Associate Professor Viraj Kariyawasam, two leading experts in gastroenterology, to discuss the latest in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management and bowel cancer screening. They’ll share insights into the most recent advancements in diagnostic techniques and cutting-edge treatment options shaping the future of patient care. This podcast is sponsored by Macquarie University Hospital, part of MQ Health - a trailblazer in healthcare, education and...
Pulmonary Hypertension with Associate Professor Martin Brown and Associate Professor Fred Joshua
Associate Professor Martin Brown and Associate Professor Fred Joshua
In this episode, we are exploring advances in pulmonary hypertension as well as symptoms, treatments, and its connection to rheumatological patients and much more. This podcast is sponsored by Macquarie University Hospital, part of MQ Health – a trailblazer in healthcare, education and research. Associate Professor Martin Brown is a cardiologist specialising in advanced heart failure, complex structural heart disease, and pulmonary hypertension. A Clinical Associate Professor at Macquarie Uni...
GP special issue - President RACGP and MJA co-author Dr Michael Wright
Dr Michael Wright
This week is the General Practice issue of the MJA. One of the authors featured is Dr Michael Wright, the President of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He is a co-author on the paper "The impact of patient enrolment in primary care on continuity and quality of care around the world, 2014–2024, and lessons for Australia: a scoping review."
Menzies School of Health Research 40 year anniversary - MJA Special Issue
Professor Alan Cass
The Menzies School of Health Research is celebrating its 40th anniversary. It’s Australia’s leading medical research institute for improving health outcomes for First Nations people and its reach now extends beyond our shores to the Asia Pacific region. To commemorate this milestone, Menzies has chosen a collection of papers published in the MJA to highlight their research. Professor Alan Cass AO is the Director of Menzies and joins me now to discuss its work, its history and its future.
2024 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Healthy Bones Australia guideline for osteoporosis
Professor Peter Wong
Osteoporosis, which is characterised by low bone density and bone tissue deterioration, affects two thirds of Australians over the age of 50. Healthy Bones Australia has been contracted by The Department of Health and Aged Care to update the 2017 guidelines for osteoporosis management. A summary of this update has now been published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Professor Peter Wong is a rheumatologist and head of Rheumatology at Westmead Hospital and the honorary medical director of ...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) burden in all infants
Dr Rama Kandasamy
Today we are exploring Respiratory Syncytial Virus in infants including its spread, its treatment and impact on families. This podcast was created with the support of our sponsor Sanofi. Dr Rama Kandasamy is a paediatrician working at the Sydney Childrens Hospital network and the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance.
Translational Orthopaedic Research in Practice
Associate Professor Sumit Raniga and Dr Michael Dan
Today we are exploring the topic of Translational Orthopaedic Research in Practice. This podcast is sponsored by Macquarie University Hospital, part of MQ Health - a trailblazer in healthcare, education and research. Joining me is Associate Professor Sumit Raniga who is an award winning sub-specialist internationally recognised orthopaedic shoulder and elbow surgeon. He is the Director of the Translational Orthopaedic Research Lab and Head of Upper Limb Surgery and Therapy at Macquarie Univ...
Gender inequality in health
Associate Professor Meru Sheel and PhD candidate Rachel Mather
It’s coming up to this year’s International Women’s Day, and today’s guests will talk about continuing gender inequality in health. In an article published today in The MJA’s Insight+, PhD candidate Rachel Mather who is a committee member of Women in Global Health Australia and Associate Professor Meru Sheel who is chair of the organisation state that women occupy 70% of frontline health positions and only 25% of leadership positions in global health.
Perinatal anxiety and depression
Julie Borninkhof
Suicide is the leading cause of death for women during the perinatal phase of pregnancy. And one in 10 men suffer from perinatal depression according to Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia or PANDA. As healthcare practitioners – what signs should you be on the look out for when you’re seeing patients. To explore this, PANDA CEO Julie Borninkhof joins me now.