Podcasts
Atypical melanomas, with Dr Victoria Mar
Dr Victoria Mar
Volume 207, Issue 8: 9 October, 2017. Dr Victoria Mar is a consultant dermatologist with the Victorian Melanoma Institute and Monash University. She discusses new guidelines for diagnosing atypical melanomas. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome, with Prof Jane Andrews
Professor Jane Andrews
Volume 207, Issue 7: 2 October, 2017. Professor Jane Andrews is Head of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Service at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She discusses the importance of a confident IBS diagnosis, with MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Vertebroplasty, with A/Prof Paul Bird
A/Professor Paul Bird
Volume 207, Issue 7: 2 October, 2017. Associate Professor Paul Bird is a rheumatologist in private practice and is also with UNSW Medicine. He discusses the possible resurgence of vertebroplasty as treatment for acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, with Prof Olivier Piguet
Professor Olivier Piguet
Volume 207, Issue 7: 2 October, 2017. Professor Olivier Piguet is a clinical neuropsychologist and co-director of frontotemporal dementia research at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre. He discusses behavioural variant FTD with MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Variations in health care, with Prof Anne Duggan
Professor Anne Duggan
Volume 207, Issue 7: 2 October, 2017. Professor Anne Duggan is the senior medical advisor for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. She discusses the Second Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Donation after circulatory death, with Prof David Pilcher, Dr Helen Opdam and Dr Sandeep Rakhra
Professpr David Pilcher, Dr Helen Opdam and Dr Sandeep Rakhra
Volume 207, Issue 7: 25 September, 2017. Professor David Pilcher is deputy director at the Intensive Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Unit at the Alfred in Melbourne. Dr Helen Opdam is an intensivist and National Medical Director of DonateLife. Dr Sandeep Rakhra is an intensive care registrar at the Alfred. They discuss organ donation after circulatory death. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Thunderstorm asthma, with Dr Steven J Lindstrom & Dr Jeremy Silver
Dr Steven J Lindstrom and Dr Jeremy Silver
Volume 207, Issue 6: 18 September, 2017. Dr Steven James Lindstrom is senior respiratory registrar at Austin Health. Dr Jeremy Silver is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Melbourne. They discuss thunderstorm asthma and the crucial role GPs play. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell
Rehab from total knee replacement, with A/Prof Justine Naylor
A/Professor Justine Naylor
Volume 207, Issue 6: 18 September, 2017. Associate Professor Justine Naylor is from the South Western Sydney Clinical School of the University of NSW. She discusses rehabilitation from total knee replacement. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
REM sleep behaviour disorder, with Prof Simon Lewis
Professor Simon Lewis
Volume 207, Issue 6: 18 September, 2017. Professor Simon Lewis is a neurologist with the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre. He discusses the ramifications of REM sleep behaviour disorder. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Serious injuries from road traffic accidents, with Dr Ben Beck
Dr Ben Beck
Volume 207, Issue 6: 11 September, 2017. Dr Ben Beck is deputy head of Prehospital, Emergency and Trauma Research at Monash University. He discusses research showing that injuries to cyclists from road traffic accidents are on the rise. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.