Podcasts
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
Statins after cardiac events, with Prof David Brieger
Professor David Brieger
Vol 209, Issue 11: 26 November 2018. Professor David Brieger is professor of Cardiology at the University of Sydney's Concord Clinical School. He discusses new research showing undertreatment with intensive lipid-lowering therapies after cardiac events, 6 and 12 months after discharge. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 19m 42s
Cardiovascular risks with diabetes and chronic kidney disease, with Dr Brendon Neuen
Dr Brendon Neuen
Vol 209, Issue 10: 19 November 2018. Dr Brendon Neuen is a nephrology registrar at RPA, a PhD candidate at the George Institute for Global Health Australia, and the Oxford Australia Clarendon Scholar at Oxford University. He discusses the increased risks for CVD in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 13m 33s
Digital technologies in medical education, with Dr Helen Wozniak and Dr Peter De Jong
Dr Helen Wozniak and Dr Peter de Jong
Vol 209, Issue 10: 19 November 2018. Dr Helen Wozniak, from the Office of Medical Education at the University of Queensland, and Dr Peter de Jong from the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education at Leiden University in the Netherlands, discuss digital technologies' role in medical education. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 25m 39s
Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors, with Prof Peter Bytzer
Professor Peter Bytzer
Vol 209, Issue 10: 12 November 2018. Professor Peter Bytzer is Head of the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He discusses the deprescribing of proton pump inhibitors. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 14m 4s
Medicinal cannabis for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, with Dr Antony Mersiades
Dr Antony Mersiades
Vol 209, Issue 10: 12 November 2018. Dr Antony Mersiades is a medical oncologist and Clinical Trials Fellow at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre at the University of Sydney. He discusses medicinal cannabis for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 15m 14s
Carbon dioxide laser therapy for vulvovaginal atrophy, with Dr Melissa Buttini and Dr Chris Maher
Dr Melissa Buttini and Dr Christopher Maher
Vol 209, Issue 9: 5 November 2018. Dr Melissa Buttini is a gynaecologist at the Wesley Hospital in Brisbane. Dr Christopher Maher is a urogynaecologist at the Wesley and Mater Hospitals. They discuss warnings about the use of carbon dioxide laser therapy for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 27m 56s
Pregnancy care guidelines, with Prof Caroline Homer, AO
Professor Caroline Homer, AO
Vol 209, Issue 9: 5 November 2018. Professor Caroline Homer, AO, is co-Program Director of Maternal and Child Heath at the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, and Visiting Professor of Midwifery at the University of Technology, Sydney. She discusses changes to clinical practice guidelines for pregnancy care. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 14m 32 s
Preeclampsia, with Prof Annemarie Hennessy, AM
Professor Annemarie Hennessy AM
Vol 209, Issue 9: 29 October 2018. Professor Annemarie Hennessy, AM, is Dean of the School of Medicine at Western Sydney University, and an obstetric and renal physician. She talks about preeclampsia and the role of the clinician-researcher. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 24m 59s