Podcasts
The health and wellbeing of children and young people, with Dr Kate Lycett
Dr Kate Lycett
Today we are discussing a supplement published in the Medical Journal of Australia about tracking the health and wellbeing of children and young people. The supplement is sponsored by Vic Health. My guest is Dr Kate Lycett, a senior research fellow at the Faculty of Health in the School of Psychology at Deakin University, who co-authored the supplement. Read more: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2023/219/10/supplement With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 14 mins.
Australian Child Maltreatment Study, with Prof. David Lawrence and A/Prof. Holly Erskine
Prof. David Lawrence and A/Prof. Holly Erskine
Vol 218, Issue 6: 3 April 2023. The Australian Child Maltreatment Study is published as a supplement in the 3 April 2023 edition of The Medical Journal of Australia. We are joined by researchers David Lawrence, who is Professor of Mental Health in the School of Population Health at Curtin University, and Associate Professor Holly Erskine, who leads the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Epidemiology and Services research stream at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research. With MJA new...
Health Promoting Schools, with Prof Susan Sawyer, Dr Monika Raniti and Dr Ruth Aston
Professor Susan Sawyer, Dr Monika Raniti, Dr Ruth Aston
Vol 214, Issue 11: 21 June 2021. Professor Susan Sawyer is Director of the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Dr Monika Raniti is a Senior Research Officer at the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Dr Ruth Aston is a Lecturer at the Centre for Program Evaluation at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. They discuss the Health Promoting Schools program. With MJA news and online editor, C...
Defining adolescence and the implications for paediatrics, with Professor Susan Sawyer
Professor Susan Sawyer
Vol 211, Issue 7: 30 September 2019. Professor Susan Sawyer is Chair of Adolescent Health at the University of Melbourne, Director of the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, and President of the International Association of Adolescent Health. She talks about expanding the definition of adolescence and what that might mean for paediatrics globally. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 28 mins, 12 secs.
Adolescent concussions, with Dr Amanda Clacy
Dr Amanda Clacy
Vol 211, Issue 5: 2 September 2019. Dr Amanda Clacy is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Suicide Prevention at the University of the Sunshine Coast's Mind and Neuroscience -- Thompson Institute. She discusses the need for more longitudinal research into the effects of concussion on the adolescent brain development. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 11 mins, 55 secs
Playground safety standards, with Dr Lisa Sharwood
Dr Lisa Sharwood
Vol 209, Issue 9: 29 October 2018. Dr Lisa Sharwood is an injury epidemiologist and member of the Australian Standards Committee on Playground Safety. She discusses the gray areas in playground equipment safety and what role doctors can take in making child's play safer. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 18m 28s
Child stem cell donors, with Dr Shih-Ning Then
Dr Shih-Ning Then
Vol 208, Issue 8: 7 May 2018. Dr Shih-Ning Then is a senior lecturer at the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at QUT. She discusses the ethical and legal issues raised by stem cell donations by children. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Paediatric mental health presentations to EDs, with Prof Harriet Hiscock
Professor Harriet Hiscock
Vol 208, Issue 8: 23 April 2018. Professor Harriet Hiscock is Director of the Health Services Research Unit at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. She discusses the rise in the number of young children presenting to emergency departments with mental health problems. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Children in foster care, with Prof Peter Jones
Professor Peter Jones
Volume 206, Issue 10: 22 May 2017. Professor Peter Jones is a paediatrician and Dean of Medicine at Bond University on the Gold Coast. He discusses the growing number of Australian children in out-of-home care, the harms they suffer, and what we can do to improve their situation. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
Dr Karyn Alexander, GP
Dr Karyn Alexander
Volume 203, Issue 8 - 19 October, 2015. Dr Karyn Alexander is a Melbourne GP and a PhD candidate at Monash University's Department of General Practice. She discusses the Healthy Kids Check and what its cancellation by the Federal Government will mean for preventative health care in our youngest patients. With MJA engagement editor Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.