Podcasts
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.
An extraordinary case of advance care planning, with A/Prof Brian Le
Associate Professor Brian Le
Vol 212, Issue 11: 15 June, 2020. Associate Professor Brian Le is a palliative care physician and Director of the Parkville Integrated Palliative Care Service at Royal Melbourne Hospital. He talks about an extraordinary case of advance care planning that fundamentally changed the treatment given to the patient. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 18 mins, 55 secs.
Use of cannabis during pregnancy, with Dr Luke Grzeskowiak
Dr Luke Grzeskowiak
Vol 212, Issue 11: 15 June, 2020. Dr Luke Grzeskowiak is Conjoint Research Fellow at Robinson Research Institute at the University of Adelaide. He talks about adverse neonatal outcomes associated with the use of cannabis during pregnancy. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 15 mins, 56 secs.
Intravenous iron therapy, with Dr Antonia Shand
Dr Antonia Shand
Vol 212, Issue 11: 8 June, 2020. Dr Antonia Shand is a maternal fetal medicine specialist at Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney. She discusses the five-fold increase in the use of intravenous iron therapy for iron deficiency anaemia. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 16 mins, 11 secs.
Australian aged care is understaffed, with Prof Kathy Eagar
Professor Kathy Eagar
Vol 212, Issue 10: 1 June, 2020. Professor Kathy Eagar is the Director of the Australian Health Services Research Institute at the University of Wollongong. She talks about understaffing in Australian residential aged care facilities. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 28 mins, 31 secs
Candida auris, with Associate Professor Leon Worth
Associate Professor Leon Worth
Vol 212, Issue 10: 25 May, 2020. Associate Professor Leon Worth is an infectious diseases physician with the Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance Coordinating Centre at the Doherty Institute. He discusses Candida auris and the two cases recently found in a Melbourne hospital. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 20 mins, 21 secs.
COVID-19 update, with Prof Allen Cheng and Prof Deb Williamson
Professor Allen Cheng and Professor Deborah Williamson
Vol 212, Issue 9: 18 May, 2020. Professor Allen Cheng is the Director of Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology at Alfred Health. Professor Deb Williamson is the Director of Clinical Microbiology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. They discuss the latest COVID-19 news and projections. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 27 mins, 29 secs.
Psoriasis and its comorbidities, with Dr Tom Kovitwanichkanont
Dr Tom Kovitwanichkanont
Vol 212, Issue 9: 11 May, 2020. Dr Tom Kovitwanichkanont is a Dermatology Research Fellow at the Skin Health Institute and a medical educator at Monash University. He discusses psoriasis and its associated comorbidities. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 16 mins, 48 secs.
Telemedicine for acute stroke, with Prof Richard Lindley
Professor Richard Lindley
Vol 212, Issue 8: 4 May, 2020. Professor Richard Lindley is Medical co-Chair of the NSW Stroke Network. He talks about the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine program and what it means for improved access and safety of thrombolysis for acute stroke. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 14 mins, 11 secs.