Podcasts
Psychotropics prescribing in aged care, with A/Prof Craig Whitehead
Associate Professor Craig Whitehead
Vol 212, Issue 4: 3 March, 2020. Associate Professor Craig Whitehead is a geriatrician, and Regional Director of Rehabilitation and Aged Care with the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network. He discusses his coauthored research on psychotropic prescribing in residential aged care. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 25 mins, 35 secs.
Discharge destination and patient outcomes, with Dr Lara Kimmel and Prof Anne Holland
Dr Lara Kimmel and Professor Anne Holland
Vol 212, Issue 4: 26 February, 2020. Dr Lara Kimmel is Senior Physiotherapist at Alfred Hospital and a Research Assistant at Monash University. Professor Anne Holland is the Clinical Chair of Physiotherapy at Monash University. They discuss inpatient rehabilitation vs discharge to home for isolated lower limb fractures. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 14 mins, 46 secs
Bushfire smoke exposure, with Prof Sotiris Vardoulakis
Professor Sotiris Vardoulakis
Vol 212, Issue 4: 26 February, 2020. Professor Sotiris Vardoulakis is Professor of Global Environmental Health at the Australian National University. He discusses public health information and messaging about bushfire smoke pollution and air quality. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 18 mins, 6 secs.
Incidence of childhood cancer, with A/Prof Danny Youlden
Associate Professor Danny Youlden
Vol 212, Issue 3: 17 February, 2020. Associate Professor Danny Youlden is the Senior Manager of Childhood Cancer Research at Cancer Council Queensland. He discusses the incidence of childhood cancer in Australia and projections to 2035. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 9 mins, 58 secs.
SmartStartAllergy, with Sandra Vale, Dr Michael O'Sullivan and Dr Alan Leeb
Sandra Vale, Dr Michael O'Sullivan, Dr Alan Leeb
Vol 212, Issue 3: 12 February, 2020. Sandra Vale is the National Allergy Strategy Manager. Dr Michael O'Sullivan is a consultant immunologist at Perth Children's Hospital. Dr Alan Leeb is a GP and developer of SmartStartAllergy. They discuss the strong uptake of new infant feeding for allergy prevention guidelines. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 26 mins, 15 secs.
The sex-frailty paradox, with Dr Emily Gordon
Dr Emily Gordon
Vol 212, Issue 2: 29 January, 2020. Dr Emily Gordon is a consultant geriatrician at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and a research at the University of Queensland. She discusses the differences between frailty in women and men, particularly the sex-frailty paradox. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 11mins, 53 secs.
Alcohol floor price and ICU critical care presentations, with Dr Paul Secombe
Dr Paul Secombe
Vol 211, Issue 11: 9 December 2019. Dr Paul Secombe is an intensive care consultant at Alice Springs Hospital. He talks about a reduction in ICU presentations for acute alcohol misuse, following the introduction of an alcohol floor price in the Northern Territory. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 18 mins, 53 secs.
Paracetamol poisoning management: changes in practice, with Dr Angela Chiew
Dr Angela Chiew
Vol 211, Issue 11: 2 December 2019. Dr Angela Chiew is an emergency physician and toxicologist at the Prince of Wales Hospital and the NSW Poisons Information Centre. She talks about recent recommended changes in practice for the management of paracetamol poisonings. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 10 mins, 6 secs.
The effect of codeine rescheduling, with Dr Keith Harris
Dr Keith Harris
Vol 211, Issue 11: 25 November 2019. Dr Keith Harris is a toxicology fellow at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. He talks about drops in codeine poisoning presentations at PA since the rescheduling of codeine-containing products to prescription only. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 6 mins, 48 secs
Vitamin D and calcium supplements, with Prof Ian Reid
Professor Ian Reid
Vol 211, Issue 10: 18November 2019. Ian Reid is Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology at the University of Auckland. He discusses vitamin D and calcium supplements -- their efficacy, safety, and appropriateness of use. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 20 mins, 1 sec