Podcasts
New cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk guidelines and calculator, with Professor Garry Jennings and Professor Mark Nelson
Professor Garry Jennings and Professor Mark Nelson
Today we are discussing the new cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk guidelines and calculator. My special guests are Professor Garry Jennings AO, the Chief Medical Advisor of the Heart Foundation, and Professor Mark Nelson, chair of the Discipline of General Practice at University of Tasmania. Learn more: https://www.cvdcheck.org.au/ With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 14 mins.
Improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, with Professor Fiona Stanley
Professor Fiona Stanley
Today we are discussing improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. My special guest is Professor Fiona Stanley, a prominent epidemiologist, public health researcher and former Australian of the Year. With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 21 mins.
New research into breast cancer and rare cancers, with Professor Peter Baade and Dr Kou Kou
Professor Peter Baade and Dr Kou Kou
Today we are discussing new research into breast cancer and rare cancers. My special guests are Professor Peter Baade, a biostatistician and the senior manager, of descriptive epidemiology and Dr Kou Kou, the senior research officer (epidemiology), both at Cancer Council Queensland. Breast cancer research: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.5694/mja2.52091 Rare cancer research: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2023/30/rare-cancers-result-in-unique-challenges/ With MJA news and...
Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander outcomes, with Professor Ian Anderson
Professor Ian Anderson
Today we are discussing improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander outcomes. My special guest is Professor Ian Anderson who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Tasmania. He trained as a medical doctor and was the first Indigenous Australian to be appointed as Deputy Vice Chancellor of an Australian university. With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 23 mins
Lower urgency care in the emergency department, with Associate Professor James Mallows
Associate Professor James Mallows
Today we are discussing a recent study looking at lower urgency care in the emergency department, and the suitability of general practice care as an alternative. My special guest is Associate Professor James Mallows, who is director of emergency medicine research at Nepean Hospital and is also a senior emergency physician there. Read his research: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.5694/mja2.52034 With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 18 mins.
Improving the mental health of young Australians, with Professor Pat McGorry
Professor Pat McGorry
Today we are discussing the mental health of young Australians and what can be done to change the health system. My special guest is Professor Pat McGorry, a psychiatrist and executive director of Orygen. He was named Australian of the Year in 2010. Read his research: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.5694/mja2.52047 With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 16 mins.
Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes, with Professor James Ward
Professor James Ward
Today we are discussing improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes and the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. My special guest is Professor James Ward, an infectious diseases epidemiologist and the Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at the University of Queensland. With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 15 mins.
Organ donation after voluntary assisted dying, with Associate Professor Neera Bhatia and Associate Professor James Tibballs
Associate Professor Neera Bhatia and Associate Professor James Tibballs
Today we are discussing organ donation after voluntary assisted dying. My special guests are Associate Professor Neera Bhatia in the faculty of business and law at Deakin University and Associate Professor James Tibballs, a retired intensive care physician. Read their research: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mja2.52016 With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 15 mins.
Hospital utilisation research with a focus on use by people over 75 years of age, with Dr Natasha Reid and Professor Len Gray
Dr Natasha Reid and Professor Len Gray
Today we are discussing hospital utilisation in Australia, with a focus on use by people over 75 years of age. My special guests are Dr Natasha Reid, a research fellow, and Professor Len Gray, a Professor of Geriatric medicine, both at the centre for health services research at the University of Queensland. Read their research: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mja2.52026 With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 13 mins.
Building a rural and remote health workforce with place-based education
National Rural Health Commissioner, Adjunct Professor Ruth Stewart and Professor Richard Murray
Today we are discussing the supplement in the Medical Journal of Australia from the Office of the Rural Health Commissioner on the theme: building a rural and remote workforce with place-based education. My guests are the National Rural Health Commissioner, Adjunct Professor Ruth Stewart and Professor Richard Murray, who is the Dean of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University and the immediate past president of the Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand. Read the supplement: http...