Podcasts
Gender gap in heart attack outcomes, with Prof Clara Chow
Professor Clara Chow
Vol 209, Issue 3: 23 July 2018. Professor Clara Chow is Director of the Westmead Applied Research Centre. She discusses the gender gap in outcomes following ST-elevation myocardial infarction. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Absolute cardiovascular disease risk in Aboriginal Australians, with Prof Emily Banks
Professor Emily Banks
Vol 209, Issue 1: 25 June 2018. Professor Emily Banks is professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Australian National University. She discusses absolute risk of cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
NOACs in rural settings, with Dr Jamie Bellinge
Dr Jamie Bellinge
Vol 208, Issue 1: 15 January 2018. Dr Jamie Bellinge is a research fellow at the Royal Perth Hospital, and a PhD candidate in cardiology at the University of WA. He talks about his research into the uptake of NOACs v warfarin in rural and remote settings. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Accelerated chest pain protocols (pt 2), with Prof Louise Cullen
Professor Louise Cullen
Volume 207, Issue 5: 4 September, 2017. Professor Louise Cullen is a pre-eminent staff specialist and emergency physician at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. She continues the discussion about accelerated diagnostic protocols for chest pain, with MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Accelerated chest pain protocols (pt 1), with Prof Will Parsonage
Professor Will Parsonage
Volume 207, Issue 5: 4 September, 2017. Professor Will Parsonage is the clinical director of the Australian Centre for Health Service Innovations at QUT, and senior staff cardiologist at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. He discusses accelerated diagnostic protocols for chest pain presentations, with MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Acute stroke care, with Dr Yash Gawarikar
Dr Yash Gawarikar
Volume 206, Issue 8: 1 May 2017. Dr Yash Gawarikar is the Director of the Acute Stroke Service at the Calvary Public Hospital Bruce in Canberra. He talks about providing access to the essentials of acute stroke care to all Australians before spending resources on more expensive care such as clot retrieval. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Mass media campaigns and chest pain
Ziad Nehme and Harry Patsamanis
Volume 206, Issue 1: 16 January, 2017. Ziad Nehme, a paramedic and researcher with Ambulance Service Victoria, and Harry Patsamanis from the Heart Foundation talk about their research into the effects of mass media campaigns on ambulance use for chest pain. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. Available as video here.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension, with A/Professor David Prior
Associate Professor David Prior
Volume 205, Issue 6: 19 September, 2016. Associate Professor David Prior is deputy director of the Department of Cardiology at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne. He discusses his coauthored narrative review of pulmonary arterial hypertension. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Current issues in cardiology, with A/Prof Andrew MacIsaac
Associate Professor Andrew MacIsaac
Volume 205, Issue 3: 1 August, 2016. Associate Professor Andrew MacIsaac is Director of Cardiology at St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne, and is also President of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. He discusses current issues in cardiology with MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.
Prof Garry Jennings, CEO of the Heart Foundation
Professor Garry Jennings
Volume 204, Issue 5: 21 March 2016. Professor Garry Jennings is CEO of the Heart Foundation. He discusses the need to beware complacency when it comes to prevention of cardiovascular disease. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. Also available as a video here.