Podcasts
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.
Aged care, altruism, dignity and respect, with Prof Joseph Ibrahim
Professor Joseph Ibrahim
Vol 214, Issue 5: 8 March 2021: Professor Joseph Ibrahim is the Head of Health Law and Ageing Research Unit at Monash University. He talks about reforming the aged care system, with respect, dignity, altruism and the resident at the centre of the model. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 39 mins, 12 secs.
Provision of long-term aged care, with Dr Suzanne Dyer and A/Prof Craig Whitehead
Dr Suzanne Dyer and Associate Professor Craig Whitehead
Vol 213, Issue 1: 29 June, 2020. Dr Suzanne Dyer is a Senior Research Fellow at Flinders University. Associate Professor Craig Whitehead is a geriatrician and Director of Rehabilitation and Aged Care at Southern Adelaide Local Health Network. They discuss the provision of long-term aged care in Australia, and how it can be improved. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 22 mins, 14 secs.
Assessing older patients' fitness to drive, with A/Prof Katharine Wallis
Associate Professor Katharine Wallis
Vol 212, Issue 7: 27 April, 2020. Associate Professor Katharine Wallis is a GP on the Gold Coast, and a member of the University of Queensland's Primary Care Clinical Unit. She discusses the need for an objective toolkit to help GPs assess older patients' fitness to drive. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 11 mins, 32 secs.
The sex-frailty paradox, with Dr Emily Gordon
Dr Emily Gordon
Vol 212, Issue 2: 29 January, 2020. Dr Emily Gordon is a consultant geriatrician at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and a research at the University of Queensland. She discusses the differences between frailty in women and men, particularly the sex-frailty paradox. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 11mins, 53 secs.
Aged care in Australia, with Prof Joseph Ibrahim
Professor Joseph Ibrahim
Vol 210, Issue 9: 20 May 2019. Professor Joseph Ibrahim is Head of the Health Law and Ageing Research Unit at Monash University's Department of Forensic Medicine. He talks about the state of Australia's residential aged care system and how it can be fixed. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 29m 33s
Aged care, with Prof Maria Crotty, A/Prof Craig Whitehead and Dr Stephen Judd
Professor Maria Crotty, A/Professor Craig Whitehead, Dr Stephen Judd
Vol 208, Issue 10: 4 June 2018. Professor Maria Crotty is professor of Rehabilitation at Flinders University; Associate Professor Craig Whitehead is Regional Director of Rehabilitation and Aged Care at SA Health; and Dr Stephen Judd is the CEO of HammondCare. They discuss how to improve Australia's aged care system. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Middle-aged mortality, with Prof John McNeil
Professor John McNeil
Vol 208, Issue 10: 4 June 2018. Professor John McNeil is the Head of the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. He talks about ageing Australian population and how to keep our elders healthy. 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.
Sarcopenia, with Dr David Scott
Dr David Scott
Volume 205, Issue 7: 3 October, 2016. Dr David Scott is an exercise physiologist and research fellow with Monash University's Bone and Muscle Health Research Group. He discusses sarcopenia, it's definition, impact, and treatment, with MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.