Podcasts
Complexities of voluntary assisted dying in palliative care, with A/Prof Leeroy William
Associate Professor Leeroy William
Vol 213, Issue 5: 24 August. Associate Professor Leeroy William is President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine. He discusses navigating the complexities of voluntary assisted dying in palliative care. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 26 mins, 12 secs.
Racial violence in Australian health care, with A/Prof Chelsea Bond
Associate Professor Chelsea Bond
Vol 213, Issue 4: 17 August. Associate Professor Chelsea Bond is Principal Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Queensland. She talks about the racial violence inherent in the Australian healthcare system. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 23 mins, 33 secs.
Coronary artery calcium scoring, with Prof Tom Marwick and Dr Prasanna Venkataraman
Professor Tom Marwick and Dr Prasanna Venkataraman
Vol 213, Issue 3: 3 August. Professor Tom Marwick is Director of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. Dr Prasanna Venkataraman is a cardiologist. They discuss the use of coronary artery calcium scoring as a risk assessment tool for cardiovascular disease. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 24 mins, 26 secs.
MJA/MDA National Prize for Excellence in Medical Research, with Adj Prof Annabelle Farnsworth
Adjunct Professor Annabelle Farnsworth
Vol 213, Issue 3: 3 August. Adjunct Professor Annabelle Farnsworth is Medical Director of Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology. Her coauthored research on the first 6 months of the new National Cervical Screening Program has won the 2019 MJA/MDA National Prize for Excellence in Medical Research. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 12 mins 14 secs.
Eradicating rheumatic heart disease, with Prof Jonathan Carapetis, AM
Professor Jonathan Carapetis AM
Vol 213, Issue 3: 27 July. Professor Jonathan Carapetis, AM, is Director of Telethon Kids Institute and co-Chair of the END-RHD Coalition. He talks about a blueprint to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Australia. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 19 mins, 54 secs.
Back from the brink, with Dr Bruce Powell
Dr Bruce Powell
Vol 213, Issue 2: 20 July. Anaesthetist Dr Bruce Powell was competing in a charity bike ride when he slammed into a telegraph pole at 65km/h, almost killing him and ending his clinical career. He talks about medicine, living with a brain injury and sharing what he's learned about being a better doctor. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 24 mins, 21 secs.
E-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury, with Dr Eli Dabscheck
Dr Eli Dabscheck
Vol 213, Issue 2: 13 July. Dr Eli Dabscheck is a respiratory and sleep physician at Alfred Health and Monash University. He discusses e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 13 mins, 32 secs.
Paediatric type 2 diabetes, with Dr Alexia Pena
Dr Alexia Pena
Vol 213, Issue 1: 6 July, 2020. Dr Alexia Pena is a Senior Lecturer at the Robinson Research Institute at the University of Adelaide. She is a paediatric endocrinologist at the Women's and Children's Hospital. She talks about new Australasian management guidelines for paediatric type 2 diabetes. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 28 mins, 28 secs.
Provision of long-term aged care, with Dr Suzanne Dyer and A/Prof Craig Whitehead
Dr Suzanne Dyer and Associate Professor Craig Whitehead
Vol 213, Issue 1: 29 June, 2020. Dr Suzanne Dyer is a Senior Research Fellow at Flinders University. Associate Professor Craig Whitehead is a geriatrician and Director of Rehabilitation and Aged Care at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network. They discuss the provision of long-term aged care in Australia, and how it can be improved. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 22 mins, 14 secs.
Stillbirths and the Safer Baby Bundle, with Prof Euan Wallace
Professor Euan Wallace
Vol 213, Issue 1: 22 June, 2020. Professor Euan Wallace is CEO of Safer Care Victoria, and professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University. He talks about the Safer Baby Bundle and the caution needed when using fetal growth restriction and decreased fetal movements as biomarkers for potential stillbirth. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 27 mins, 43 secs.