Podcasts
Clinicians’ discretion to contact patients’ at-risk relatives about their genetic risk
Dr Jane Tiller
Australia’s privacy regulator has recently updated its guidance to clinicians about contacting their patients’ relatives about their genetic risk of disease. The MJA is featuring an article on the subject by Dr Jane Tiller as an Online First this week, ahead of its publication in the Journal in August. Dr Tiller is a lawyer, genetic counsellor and public health researcher. She’s the Ethical, Legal and Social Adviser in Public Health Genomics at Monash University and is our special guest to...
The crisis in Australian emergency departments, with Dr Simon Judkins
Dr Simon Judkins
Vol 214, Issue 10: 7 June 2021. Dr Simon Judkins is an emergency physician and the Immediate Past President of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine. He discusses the worsening crises of access blocking and overcrowding in Australia's emergency departments. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 14 mins, 4 secs.
Sexual relationships with former patients, with Dist Prof Jenni Millbank
Distinguished Professor Jenni Millbank
Vol 213, Issue 5: 7 September. Distinguished Professor Jenni Millbank is Director of the Law Health Justice Research Centre at the University of Technology Sydney. She discusses if and when a sexual relationship with a former patient is ever appropriate. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 13 mins, 52 secs.
Modern slavery and medical products, with Sharon Sitters
Ms Sharon Sitters
Vol 212, Issue 6: 6 April, 2020. Sharon Sitters is a radiographer and Lecturer in Medical Imaging at Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland. She is also the founder of Make It Ethical. She discusses modern slavery and the production of medical equipment including PPE. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 10 mins, 25 secs
Transplant tourism, with Prof Toby Coates
Professor Toby Coates
Vol 211, Issue 8: 14 October 2019. Professor Toby Coates is the Director of Transplant Medicine at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and President of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand. He talks about transplant tourism and the dangers of seeking an organ overseas. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 16 mins, 25 secs.
Making ethics approval faster, with Dr Christopher Freeman
Dr Christopher Freeman
Vol 209, Issue 2: 16 July 2018. Dr Christopher Freeman is a pharmacist and Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland. He explains the ethics and governance hoops he and his colleagues on the REMAIN-HOME trial had to jump through, and possible solutions. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Ethics approval for multicentre studies, with Dr Robyn Clay-Williams
Dr Robyn Clay-Williams
Vol 208, Issue 4: 5 March 2018. Dr Robyn Clay-Williams is a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation at Macquarie University. She discusses the bureaucratic nightmare of gaining ethics approval for multicentre research studies. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Duty to disclose with Dr Rebekah McWhirter
Dr Rebekah McWhirter
Volume 207, Issue 3: 7 August 2017. Dr Rebekah McWhirter is a research fellow at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research and the Centre for Law and Genetics at the University of Tasmania. She talks about performance data and a doctor's duty to disclose to patients. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Professor Paul Komesaroff
Professor Paul Komesaroff
Volume 202, Issue 9 -- 18 May: Prof Paul Komesaroff is director of the Monash Centre for Ethics in Medicine and Society, and executive director of international NGO, Global Reconciliation. He discusses a minimalist legislative solution to the vexed question of voluntary euthanasia. With MJA engagement editor Cate Swannell. This podcast is also available as a video.