Podcasts
Improving primary care for older Australians, with Prof Dimity Pond
Professor Dimity Pond
Vol 211, Issue 2: 15 July 2019. Professor Dimity Pond is Professor of General Practice at the University of Newcastle, and a practicing GP with a special interest in dementia. She discusses how we can improve primary care for older Australians. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 17 mins, 22 secs
National Rural Generalist Pathway, with Em Prof Paul Worley
Emeritus Professor Paul Worley
Vol 211, Issue 2: 8 July 2019. Emeritus Professor Paul Worley is the National Rural Health Commissioner. He discusses the National Rural Generalist Pathway, and the ways in which it will revitalise general practice and generalism in the Bush. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 27 mins, 30 secs
Metformin and renal disease, with Dr Cara Tanner
Dr Cara Tanner
Vol 211, Issue 1: 1 July 2019. Dr Cara Tanner is a physician trainee at Austin Health in Melbourne. She talks about metformin and its use in patients with various stages of renal disease. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 15 mins, 47 secs
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, with Dr John Ferguson
Dr John Ferguson
Vol 211, Issue 1: 24 June 2019. Dr John Ferguson is an infectious diseases physician and microbiologist at John Hunter Hospital and the University of Newcastle. He talks about switching to a narrower spectrum antibiotic during the global shortage of piperacillin/tazobactam in 2017, and the effect the switch had on nosocomial VRE and MRSA infections. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 12 mins, 54 secs
HPV vaccination coverage in Indigenous teens, with A/Prof Julia Brotherton
Associate Professor Julia Brotherton
Vol 210, Issue 11: 17 June 2019. Associate Professor Julia Brotherton is Medical Director of the VCS Foundation's Population Health Services. She discusses new research on human papillomavirus vaccination coverage in Australian Indigenous adolescents. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 11 mins, 47 secs.
Deep vein thrombosis, with Dr Paul Kruger
Dr Paul Kruger
Vol 210, Issue 11: 17 June 2019. Dr Paul Kruger is a haematologist at Fiona Stanley Hospital, and PathWest Laboratory Medicine in Perth. He discusses the diagnosis and management of deep vein thrombosis. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 14 mins, 29 secs.
Stillbirth in migrant and refugee populations, with A/Prof Jane Yelland
Associate Professor Jane Yelland
Vol 210, Issue 11: 13 June 2019. Associate Professor Jane Yelland is Senior Research Fellow with the Intergenerational Health Research Group at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne. She discusses stillbirth rates in migrant and refugee populations and possible solutions. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 22 mins 0 secs
Erectile dysfunction, with Dr Chris McMahon
Dr Chris McMahon
Vol 210, Issue 10: 3 June 2019. Dr Chris McMahon is a sexual health physician with the Australian Centre for Sexual Health. He discusses erectile dysfunction, its treatment and management. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 13 mins, 35 secs.
Respiratory syncytial virus, with Dr Hannah Moore
Dr Hannah Moore
Vol 210, Issue 10: 3 June 2019. Dr Hannah Moore is Program Head of Infections and Vaccines at the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth. She talks about respiratory syncytial virus, and why it's important to collect as much data as possible. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 13 mins, 48 secs.
Assessing syncope risk, with Dr Jason Chan
Dr Jason Chan
Vol 210, Issue 10: 27 May 2019. Dr Jason Chan is an emergency physician at Redcliffe Hospital in south-east Queensland. He discusses syncope and how to improve risk stratification of syncope patients in emergency rooms. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 12m 46s