Podcasts
Late mortality and cancer, with Prof Bogda Koczwara
Professor Bogda Koczwara
ol 214, Issue 2: 1 February 2021. Professor Bogda Koczwara is a medical oncologist and Senior Staff Specialist at Flinders Medical Centre. She discusses late mortality, cancer and cardiovascular disease, to accompany her coauthored research at https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2021/214/7/late-mortality-people-cancer-population-based-australian-study. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 25 mins, 48 secs.
2020 in review, with Prof Nick Talley AC
Laureate Professor Nick Talley AC
Vol 213, Issue 11: 14 December 2020. Laureate Professor Nick Talley AC is editor-in-chief of the MJA. He reviews 2020 from COVID-19 through to medical publishing. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 22 mins, 4 secs.
Conversation with the National Rural Health Commissioner, Prof Ruth Stewart
Professor Ruth Stewart
Vol 213, Issue 11: 7 December 2020. Professor Ruth Stewart is the National Rural Health Commissioner. She talks about the disparities between urban and rural/remote health care, COVID-19's hostile reception in rural communities, and "seagull" researchers. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 20 mins, 38 secs.
Youth suicide prevention, with Nicole Hill and A/Prof Jo Robinson
Nicole Hill and Associate Professor Jo Robinson
Vol 213, Issue 11: 30 November. Nicole Hill is a Research Fellow at Telethon Kids Institute, and a PhD candidate at Orygen. Associate Professor Jo Robinson is the Head of Suicide Prevention Research at the Orygen Centre for Youth Mental Health. They discuss their research on youth suicide in Australia, and ways forward to improving prevention strategies. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 26 mins, 22 secs.
The story of penicillin in Australia, with Dr Ameneh Khatami
Dr Ameneh Khatami
Vol 213, Issue 11: 23 November. Dr Ameneh Khatami is an infectious diseases paediatrician at The Children's Hospital Westmead. She talks about Peter, a young boy who had meningitis in 1943 and inadvertently brought penicillin and its mass production, to Australia. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 24 mins, 49 secs.
COVID-19 and mental health care, with Prof Patrick McGorry AO
Professor Patrick McGorry AO
Vol 213, Issue 9: 2 November. Professor Patrick McGorry AO is Executive Director of Orygen, and Professor of Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. He discusses the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Australians, and what reforms are needed to strengthen the mental health care system. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 22 mins, 20 secs.
Recording healthcare consultations, with Dr Megan Prictor
Dr Megan Prictor
Vol 213, Issue 9: 2 November. Dr Megan Prictor is a lawyer and Research Fellow at the Melbourne Law School. She discusses legal considerations around recording healthcare consultations. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 15 mins, 1 sec.
Inequity in prostate cancer treatment, with A/Prof Ian Haines and Prof Roger Milne
Associate Professor Ian Haines and Professor Roger Milne
Vol 213, Issue 8: 12 October. Associate Professor Ian Haines is a medical oncologist and palliative care physician with Cabrini Health in Melbourne. Professor Roger Milne is Head of the Cancer Epidemiology Division of Cancer Council Victoria. They talk about their findings regarding prostate cancer treatment in the public and private systems. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 19 mins, 18 secs.
Sexual relationships with former patients, with Dist Prof Jenni Millbank
Distinguished Professor Jenni Millbank
Vol 213, Issue 5: 7 September. Distinguished Professor Jenni Millbank is Director of the Law Health Justice Research Centre at the University of Technology Sydney. She discusses if and when a sexual relationship with a former patient is ever appropriate. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 13 mins, 52 secs.
Implementing teletrials, with A/Prof Ian Collins
Associate Professor Ian Collins
Vol 213, Issue 5: 31 August. Associate Professor Ian Collins is a medical oncologist in Warrnambool, and is part of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre. He discusses the implementation of teletrials to give rural and regional Australians better access to clinical trials. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 14 mins, 33 secs.