Podcasts
Post-traumatic stress disorder, Part 1, with Prof Alexander McFarlane
Professor Alexander McFarlane
Volume 206, Issue 6: 3 April 2017. Professor Alexander McFarlane is director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies at the University of Adelaide. He talks about the need to treat PTSD as a whole-of-body disorder. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, Part 2, with Prof Bruce Lawford
Professor Bruce Lawford
Volume 206, Issue 6: 3 April 2017. Professor Bruce Lawford is a psychiatrist specialising in PTSD, from the Greenslopes Private Hospital in Brisbane. He discusses his research into the physical comorbidities prevalent in Vietnam veterans with PTSD. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Doctors and retirement, with Prof Brian Draper
Professor Brian Draper
Volume 206, Issue 5: 20 March 2017. Professor Brian Draper is the clinical lead for the Academic Department for Old Age Psychiatry at Prince of Wales and Prince Henry Hospitals, in Sydney. He discusses older doctors and retirement, and why it's important for doctors to start planning their careers early. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Caesarean section rates, with Prof Stephen Robson
Professor Stephen Robson
Professor Stephen Robson is President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists. He discusses Australia's caesarean section rate and why the WHO target of 15% is no longer relevant. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Prof Nick Talley, National Obesity Summit
Professor Nick Talley
Volume 206, Issue 3: 20 February, 2017. Professor Nick Talley, chair of the Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges, discusses the National Obesity Summit and the need for a nationwide strategy to fight the "pandemic" of obesity. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Wearable activity trackers, with Dr Nicky Ridgers
Dr Nicola Ridgers
Volume 206, Issue 3: 20 February, 2017. Dr Nicky Ridgers is a senior research fellow with the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition at Deakin University. She discusses the efficacy of wearable activity trackers for encouraging long-term fitness improvement. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Burnout in ICU, with Dr Cameron Knott
Dr Cameron Knott
Volume 206, Issue 3: 20 February, 2017. Dr Cameron Knott is an intensive care physician with Austin Health in Melbourne. He discusses the rates of burnout among Australian ICU specialists and strategies for prevention and minimisation. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Dr Lisa Whop, cervical cancer in Indigenous women
Dr Lisa Whop
Volume 206, Issue 2: 6 February, 2017. Dr Lisa Whop is a research fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research. She discusses her research on the time from abnormal Pap smear to clinical followup in Indigenous women. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.
Dr Joanna Flynn, chair of the Medical Board of Australia
Dr Joanna Flynn
Volume 206, Issue 1: 16 January 2017. Dr Joanna Flynn, chair of the MBA, talks about reforms to CPD requirements and plans to identify poorly performing doctors more effectively. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.
A breakthrough for diabetic retinopathy
Professor Hugh Taylor
Volume 206, Issue 1: 16 January, 2017. Professor Hugh Taylor, head of Indigenous Eye Health at the University of Melbourne, talks about the listing on the MBS of non-mydriatic photography and what it means for the early detection of diabetic retinopathy, particularly for Indigenous populations. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.