Podcasts
Voluntary assisted dying laws and clinical practice, with Prof Ben White
Professor Ben White
Vol 210, Issue 4: 25 February 2019. Professor Ben White from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at the Queensland University of Technology discusses the challenges in turning the Victorian Voluntary Assisted Dying Act into clinical practice. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 18 mins 30 secs
Total knee arthroplasty, with A/Prof Justine Naylor and Dr Sam Adie
Associate Professor Justine Naylor and Dr Sam Adie
Vol 210, Issue 3: 18 February 2019. Associate Professor Justine Naylor is Senior Principal Research Fellow at the University of NSW, and the Ingham Institute. Dr Sam Adie is an orthopaedic surgeon at the St George and Sutherland Hospital in Sydney. They discuss who should have a total knee replacement and how patients can be optimised for surgery. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 29mins, 50secs.
New venous thromboembolism guidelines, with A/Prof Huyen Tran
Associate Professor Huyen Tran
Vol 210, Issue 3: 11 February 2019. Associate Professor Huyen Tran is Head of the Haemostasis and Thrombosis Unit at Alfred Health, and Monash University in Melbourne. He discusses new Australasian guidelines for the diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 18mins, 0secs
Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, with Prof Dianne Campbell
Professor Dianne Campbell
Vol 210, Issue 2: 4 February 2019. Professor Dianne Campbell is Chair of Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Sydney and the Children's Hospital, Westmead. She talks about food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 13mins, 9 secs.
Nicotine e-liquid poisonings, with Carol Wylie
Ms Carol Wylie
Vol 210, Issue 2: 28 January 2019. Carol Wylie is Manager of the Queensland Poisons Information Centre. She discusses the increase in poisonings by nicotine-containing e-cigarette liquids. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 13mins, 22 secs
Community-associated golden staph, with A/Prof Leon Worth
Associate Professor Leon Worth
Vol 210, Issue 2: 21 January 2019. Associate Professor Leon Worth is an infectious diseases physician, and Acting Director of the Victorian Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance Coordinating Centre. He talks about the rising incidence of community-associated Staph aureus bloodstream infections. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 17 mins, 48 secs.
Risky drinking in older Australians, with Prof Ann Roche
Professor Ann Roche
Vol 210, Issue 1: 14 January 2019. Professor Ann Roche is Director of the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, at Flinders University. She discusses her new research which found that risky drinking is on the rise in older Australians, particularly Baby Boomers. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 18 mins, 10 secs.
Thanks from your host
Cate Swannell
10 December 2018. Short and sweet from your host, Cate Swannell, the MJA's news and online editor.
MJA-Lancet Countdown on climate change, with A/Prof Paul Beggs
Associate Professor Paul Beggs
Vol 209, Issue 11: 3 December 2018. Associate Professor Paul Beggs is an environmental health scientist at Macquarie University, and a coauthor of the MJA-Lancet Countdown on climate change and health. He discusses Australia's vulnerabilities, policies and progress. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 15m 50s
Pregabalin misuse, with Dr Shalini Arunogiri
Dr Shalini Arunogiri
Vol 209, Issue 11: 26 November 2018. Dr Shalini Arunogiri is a consultant addiction psychiatrist and Deputy Clinical Director of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre. She discusses the 10-fold increase in misuse of pregabalin in Victoria. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 13m 14s