Podcasts
MRSA, with A/Prof John Ferguson, and Dr Jason Agostino
A/Professor John Ferguson and Dr Jason Agostino
Volume 207, Issue 9: 30 October, 2017. Associate Professor John Ferguson is an infection diseases specialist at John Hunter Hospital, and a microbiologist at the University of Newcastle. Dr Jason Agostino is a lecturer in general practice at the ANU. They discuss community associated MRSA and its changing epidemiology. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Curbing antibiotic use in primary care, with Prof Chris Del Mar
Professor Chris Del Mar
Volume 207, Issue 9: 23 October, 2017. Professor Chris Del Mar is professor of Public Health at the Centre for Evidence-Based Practice at Bond University. He discusses antibiotic resistance and how to help GPs reduce the levels of antibiotic prescribing. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Antibiotic prescribing by GPs, with Prof Chris Del Mar
Professor Chris Del Mar
Volume 207, Issue 2: 17 July 2017. Professor Chris Del Mar is an evidence-based medicine specialist, and professor of Public Health at Bond University. He talks about his research that found that GPs are prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory infections at up to nine times the rate recommended by guidelines. 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.
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
Professor Allen Cheng and Dr James Trauer
Volume 204, Issue 7: 18 April 2016. Professor Allen Cheng, Director of the Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology unit at Alfred Health, and Dr James Trauer, a respiratory physician and senior lecturer at Monash University, discuss their editorial on MDR-TB and why Australia needs to step up. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Antibiotic allergies, with Dr Jason Trubiano
Dr Jason Trubiano
Volume 204, Issue 7: 11 April 2016. Dr Jason Trubiano is an infectious diseases physician at Austin Health and the Peter Mac Cancer Centre, in Melbourne. He discusses his co-authored research investigating the prevalence of antibiotic allergy labels and its impact on prescribing trends. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.