Podcasts
Taking Indigenous languages seriously, with Prof Rob Amery
Dr Rob Amery
Volume 207, Issue 1: Dr Robert Amery is Head of Linguistics at the University of Adelaide. He discusses the “communication gap” and how to improve shared understandings between health professionals and remote Indigenous people. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Professor Ken Hillman
Professor Ken Hillman
28 June 2017: Ken Hillman is professor of Intensive Care at the University of New South Wales. His new book "A good life to the end" has just been published by Allen and Unwin. He discusses end-of-life care, futility, and frailty with MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Mental health inequities, with Prof Patrick McGorry
Professor Patrick McGorry
Volume 206, Issue 11: 19 June 2017. Professor Patrick McGorry is the executive director of Orygen, professor of Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and a director of the Board of the National Youth Mental Health Foundation (headspace). He discusses inequities between the mental health system and mainstream health care. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Psychedelic drugs research resurgence, with Dr Nigel Strauss
Dr Nigel Strauss
Volume 206, Issue 11: 19 June 2017. Dr Nigel Strauss is a consultant psychiatrist and medical director of the Millswyn Clinic in Melbourne. He discusses the resurgence in research in psychedelic drugs for the treatment of mental illness, and their potential role in the euthanasia debate. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Hip arthroscopies for FAI, with Prof Flavia Cicuttini
Professor Flavia Cicuttini
Volume 206, Issue 10: 5 June 2017. Professor Flavia Cicuttini is head of Rheumatology at The Alfred and head of Monash University's Musculoskeletal Unit. She discusses the lack of evidence for hip arthroscopies as treatment for femeroacetabular impingement. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Sugar composition of Aussie soft drinks, with Prof Bronwyn Kingwell
Professor Bronwyn Kingwell
Volume 206, Issue 10: 5 June 2017. Professor Bronwyn Kingwell is head of the Metabolic and Vascular Physiology Lab at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. She talks about her research comparing the sugar composition of Australian, US and European soft drinks. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Deaths in nursing homes, with Dr Catherine Yelland
Dr Catherine Yelland
Volume 206, Issue 10: 29 May 2017. Dr Catherine Yelland is a geriatrician and Director of Medicine at Redcliffe Hospital in Queensland. She discusses external-cause deaths in Australian nursing homes, particularly those caused by falls, and how to prevent them. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Children in foster care, with Prof Peter Jones
Professor Peter Jones
Volume 206, Issue 10: 22 May 2017. Professor Peter Jones is a paediatrician and Dean of Medicine at Bond University on the Gold Coast. He discusses the growing number of Australian children in out-of-home care, the harms they suffer, and what we can do to improve their situation. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Health Care Homes, with Prof Claire Jackson
Professor Claire Jackson and Dr Steve Hambleton
Volume 206, Issue 9: 15 May 2017. Professor Claire Jackson is Director of the UQ-MRI Centre for Health System Reform and Integration, and Professor in Primary Care Research at the University of Queensland. Dr Steve Hambleton is chair of the Primary Health Care Advisory Group, and a former president of the AMA. They discuss the implementation of the Health Care Homes trial. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Meeting future health care needs, with Prof Nicky Hudson
Professor Nicky Hudson
Volume 206, Issue 9: 15 May 2017. Professor Nicky Hudson is the MBBS Coordinator at the University of Adelaide. She discusses the changes that need to be made in medical education to meet the future needs of an ageing population, including how we can produce more generalists, and rural doctors. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.