Podcasts
Aged care in Australia, with Prof Joseph Ibrahim
Professor Joseph Ibrahim
Vol 210, Issue 9: 20 May 2019. Professor Joseph Ibrahim is Head of the Health Law and Ageing Research Unit at Monash University's Department of Forensic Medicine. He talks about the state of Australia's residential aged care system and how it can be fixed. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 29m 33s
Advances in stroke medicine, with Professor Bruce Campbell
Professor Bruce Campbell
Vol 210, Issue 8: 6 May 2019. Professor Bruce Campbell is the Head of Stroke at Royal Melbourne Hospital. He talks about the advances made in stroke medicine in the past decade and breakthroughs that may be on the horizon. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 21 mins, 12 secs
Influenza immunisation in young children, with Dr Frank Beard
Dr Frank Beard
Vol 210, Issue 8: 29 April 2019. Dr Frank Beard is a public health physician at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, based at the Children's Hospital at Westmead. He discusses the effect the 2017 flu season has had on immunisation coverage for Australian children aged between 6 months and less than 5 years. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 14 mins, 16 secs
Resilient health systems, with Prof Gerard FitzGerald
Professor Gerard FitzGerald
Vol 210, Issue 7: 15 April 2019. Professor Gerard FitzGerald is Professor of Health Management at the Queensland University of Technology. He talks about Australia's health systems and whether they are resilient enough to withstand whatever climate change throws at us. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 24 mins 22 secs
Pitfalls diagnosing Buruli ulcer, with A/Prof Daniel O'Brien
Associate Professor Daniel O'Brien
Vol 210, Issue 7: 8 April 2019. Associate Professor Daniel O'Brien is an infectious diseases specialist with Barwon Health in Geelong and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He discusses the pitfalls in diagnosing early presentations of Buruli ulcer. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 13 mins 8 secs
Lifting restrictions on medical abortion, with Prof Caroline de Costa AM
Professor Caroline de Costa AM
Vol 210, Issue 6: 1 April 2019. Professor Caroline de Costa AM is professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at James Cook University in Cairns. She talks about lifting the remaining restrictions on the use of mifepristone for medical abortions in Australia. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 19 mins, 57 secs
Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infections, with Prof Basil Donovan
Professor Basil Donovan
Vol 210, Issue 6: 25 March 2019. Professor Basil Donovan is Head of the Sexual Health Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW. He discusses his coauthored research on the proportion of HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy within 6 months of diagnosis. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 11 mins, 36 secs
Importance of national abortion data, with Dr Jennifer Marino and Prof Susan Sawyer
Dr Jennifer Marino and Professor Susan Sawyer
Vol 210, Issue 5: 18 March 2019. Dr Jennifer Marino is a Research Fellow at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Professor Susan Sawyer is Chair of Adolescent Health at the University of Melbourne. They discuss the importance of collecting national abortion data. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 23mins 6 secs
Identifying cultural heritage, with Dr David Morgan and Ms Tania Harris
Dr David Morgan and Ms Tania Harris
Vol 210, Issue 5: 11 March 2019. Dr David Morgan is a visiting medical specialist with the South Metropolitan Health Service in Perth. Tania Harris is an Aboriginal Liaison Officer with the Health Consumers Council of WA. They discuss how and why a patient's cultural heritage is identified at clinical handover. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 22mins 21 secs
Smoking and pancreatic cancer, with Dr Maarit Laaksonen
Dr Maarit Laaksonen
Vol 210, Issue 5: 11 March 2019. Dr Maarit Laaksonen is a Senior Lecturer and Statistician at the Centre for Big Data Research in Health at UNSW. She talks about the role played by current and former smoking in the future burden of pancreatic cancer. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 11mins 58 secs