Podcasts
Trends in hepatitis B prevalence, with Dr Lucy Deng
Dr Lucy Deng
Volume 206, Issue 7: 17 April 2017. Dr Lucy Deng is an immunisation Fellow at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance. She discusses the prevalence of hepatitis B among women giving birth in NSW. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
How bad was the 2015 flu season?
Dr James Fielding
Volume 204, Issue 2: 1 February, 2016. Dr James Fielding is an epidemiologist with the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory. Research he and his colleagues conducted found that, contrary to mainstream media reports, the 2015 influenza season in Australia was not significantly worse than previous years'. With MJA News and Online Editor, Cate Swannell.
MJA Podcasts 2015 In This Issue 16 March with Prof Stephen Leeder
Professor Stephen Leeder
Editor-in-Chief Professor Stephen Leeder talks about the highlights of our Infectious Diseases issue, published on 16 March. Topics covered include antimicrobial resistance, the microbiome and the positives that can be taken from the Ebola epidemic. With MJA engagement editor Cate Swannell.
Associate Professor David Looke
Professor David Looke
Associate Professor David Looke is president of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases. He speaks about the global challenges for infectious diseases, to coincide with the publication of his coauthored editorial in the 16 March issue of the Medical Journal of Australia. With MJA engagement editor, Cate Swannell.
MJA Centenary Series 19
Professor Lyn Gilbert
Professor Lyn Gilbert, Westmead Hospital's director of Infection Prevention and Control, chairs an expert committee on Ebola advising the Australian Health Protection Prime committee. She speaks with MJA engagement editor Cate Swannell about Australia's Ebola preparedness.
MJA Centenary Series 12
Prof Tania Sorrell and Dr Grant Hill-Cawthorne
Professor Tania Sorrell and Dr Grant Hill-Cawthorne, from the Marie Bashir Institute of Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity at the University of Sydney, talk with MJA engagement editor Cate Swannell about the Ebola virus crisis and Australia's preparedness.