Podcasts
Vaccination rates and incentives, with Prof Peter McIntyre
Professor Peter McIntyre
Volume 206, Issue 9: 15 May 2017. Professor Peter McIntyre is the Director of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance. He discusses No Jab, No Pay/Play, and its effectiveness in increasing vaccination rates. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Neurobionics, with Prof Jeffrey Rosenfeld, AM, OBE
Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld, AM, OBE
Volume 206, Issue 8: 1 May 2017. Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld is Director of the Monash Institute of Medical Engineering. He talks about advances and challenges in neurobionics and brain-computer interface technology. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Acute stroke care, with Dr Yash Gawarikar
Dr Yash Gawarikar
Volume 206, Issue 8: 1 May 2017. Dr Yash Gawarikar is the Director of the Acute Stroke Service at the Calvary Public Hospital Bruce in Canberra. He talks about providing access to the essentials of acute stroke care to all Australians before spending resources on more expensive care such as clot retrieval. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Motor neurone disease, with Dr Thanuja Dharmadasa
Dr Thanuja Dharmadasa
Volume 206, Issue 8: 1 May 2017. Dr Thanuja Dharmadasa is a neurologist with the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney. She talks about advances and challenges in the treatment of motor neurone disease. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Regenerative neurology
Professor Simon Koblar, Associate Professor Anne Hamilton-Bruce and Dr Anjali Nagpal
Volume 206, Issue 8: 1 May 2017. Professor Simon Koblar, Associate Professor Anne Hamilton-Bruce and Dr Anjali Nagpal from the Stroke Research Program at the University of Adelaide, talk about the advances in stem cell therapy for long-term stroke rehabilitation. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
GP trainees and hepatitis C, with A/Prof Josh Davis
Associate Professor Josh Davis
Volume 206, Issue 7: 17 April 2017. Associate Professor Josh Davis is a principal research fellow with the Menzies School of Health Research, and a senior staff specialist in infectious diseases at the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle. He talks about GP trainees and their experiences with patients with hepatitis C. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Latent tuberculosis infections, with Ms Rowena Boyd
Ms Rowena Boyd
Volume 206, Issue 7: 17 April 2017. Ms Rowena Boyd is a clinical nurse consultant with the Centre for Disease Control in Darwin, NT. She discusses her cohort study on latent tuberculosis infections in the Darwin region. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Trends in hepatitis B prevalence, with Dr Lucy Deng
Dr Lucy Deng
Volume 206, Issue 7: 17 April 2017. Dr Lucy Deng is an immunisation Fellow at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance. She discusses the prevalence of hepatitis B among women giving birth in NSW. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Antimicrobial resistance, with Prof Cheryl Jones
Professor Cheryl Jones
Volume 206, Issue 7: 17 April 2017. Professor Cheryl Jones is president of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases. She discusses the growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance and the part Australia must play in reducing the threat. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Triaging back pain, with Dr Lynn Bardin
Dr Lynn Bardin
Volume 206, Issue 6: 3 April 2017. Dr Lynn Bardin is a consultant spine physiotherapist with Austin Health in Melbourne. She discusses ways in which GPs can more accurately triage their patients with low back pain. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.