Podcasts
Coordinated care of cirrhosis, with A/Prof Alan Wigg and Dr Jeyamani Ramachandran
Associate Professor Alan Wigg and Dr Jeyamani Ramachandran
Vol 209, Issue 7: 24 September 2018. Associate Professor Alan Wigg is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist and senior consultant at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide. Dr Jeyamani Ramachandran is a PhD candidate with the University of South Australia. They discuss coordinated care of patients with cirrhosis. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. 13min 6sec
Prescribing exercise, with Dr Anita Green
Dr Anita Green
Vol 208, Issue 6: 2 April 2018. Dr Anita Green is a GP, a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland and Chief Medical Officer of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. She discusses the importance of doctors prescribing exercise to their patients. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
The gap in specialists' diagnoses, with A/Prof Ian Scott
Associate Professor Ian Scott
Vol 208, Issue 5: 19 March 2018. Associate Professor Ian Scott is the Director of Internal Medicine at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. He discusses the gap in specialists' diagnoses, with MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Disease prestige, with A/Prof Louise Stone
A/Professor Louise Stone
Vol 208, Issue 2: 5 February 2018. Associate Professor Louise Stone, from the Australian National University, talks about "disease prestige" and what it means for patients with low-prestige diseases, or who may be struggling to find a diagnosis at all. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Fast-tracking acute abdomen, with Dr Katherine Broughton
Dr Katherine Broughton
Volume 207, Issue 11: 27 November, 2017. Dr Katherine Broughton is a colorectal fellow at Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland. She discusses variations in care of acute abdomen in Australia, and how that can be improved. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Vertebroplasty, with A/Prof Paul Bird
A/Professor Paul Bird
Volume 207, Issue 7: 2 October, 2017. Associate Professor Paul Bird is a rheumatologist in private practice and is also with UNSW Medicine. He discusses the possible resurgence of vertebroplasty as treatment for acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
REM sleep behaviour disorder, with Prof Simon Lewis
Professor Simon Lewis
Volume 207, Issue 6: 18 September, 2017. Professor Simon Lewis is a neurologist with the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre. He discusses the ramifications of REM sleep behaviour disorder. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Virtual colonoscopy, with Prof Tom Sutherland
Professor Tom Sutherland
Volume 207, Issue 4: 21 August 2017. Professor Tom Sutherland is a radiologist on the executive of the Abdominal Radiology Group of Australia and New Zealand. He discusses CT colonography and its underuse in Australia. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Australian Snakebite Project, with Prof Geoffrey Isbister
Professor Geoffrey Isbister
Volume 207, Issue 3: 31 July 2017. Prof Geoffrey Isbister is a clinical toxicologist at the University of Newcastle. He discusses the Australian Snakebite Project and the implications of its findings. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Iron deficiency anaemia, with Dr Michael Low
Dr Michael Low
Volume 207, Issue 2: 17 July 2017. Dr Michael Low is a haematologist with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. He discusses his review of new therapy insights for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.