Podcasts
The economics of Australia’s health system, with Professor Tony Scott
Professor Tony Scott
Discussing Australia’s health system from the perspective of health economics – including the problems in the system, the challenges to reform, and how to improve affordability. My special guest is Professor Tony Scott, the Director of the Centre for Health Economics at Monash Business School. With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 12 mins.
How a national Centre for Disease Control should look, with Dr Sandro Demaio
Dr Sandro Demaio
Vol 217, Issue 11: 5 December 2022. Dr Sandro Demaio is Chief Executive Officer of VicHealth. He wrote recently for InSight+ about five design principles which should be the foundation of any national centre for disease control, and in this podcast he expands on those ideas. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 18 mins, 21 secs.
Priorities for the AMA, with Professor Steve Robson
Professor Steve Robson
Vol 217, Issue 4: 15 August 2022. Professor Steve Robson is an ob/gyn, former President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and has just been elected as the President of the Federal Australian Medical Association. He spoke with MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell about his priorities for his upcoming term in office. 25 mins, 43 secs.
Saving private health, with Dr Rachel David
Dr Rachel David
Vol 216, Issue 9: 16 May 2022. Dr Rachel David is CEO if Private Healthcare Australia, the peak representative body for private health insurance. She discusses the big issues in the private health sector and some possible solutions. This podcast accompanies a news article published in InSight+. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 25 mins, 42 secs.
Impact of opening international borders on influenza cases, with Associate Professor Sheena Sullivan
Associate Professor Sheena Sullivan
Vol 215, Issue 11: 22 November 2021. Associate Professor Sheena Sullivan is Head of Epidemiology at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, at the Peter Doherty Institute. She talks about the impact of opening the international borders on influenza cases and severity this coming summer. To accompany her editorial at https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2021/216/1/preparing-out-season-influenza-epidemics-when-international-travel-resumes, and research by Marsh et al, at...
Health care reform on the frontlines, with Professor Claire Jackson and Professor Diana O'Halloran
Professor Claire Jackson and Professor Diana O'Halloran
Vol 215, Issue 7: 4 October 2021. Professor Claire Jackson is Director of the MRI-UQ Centre for Health Reform and Integration. Professor Di O'Halloran is from the Department of General Practice at the Western Sydney University. They talk about how to reform the 40-year-old Australian health care system to produce better outcomes for both patients and health care providers. To accompany their MJA Perspective at https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2021/215/7/reforming-our-health-care-system-time-rip...
National Medicines Policy review, with Dr Brendan Shaw and A/Prof Orin Chisholm
Dr Brendan Shaw and Associate Professor Orin Chisholm
Vol 211, Issue 3: 22 July 2019. Associate Professor Orin Chisholm is Program Director of Pharmaceutical Medicine at UNSW. Dr Brendan Shaw is principal of Shawview Consulting. They discuss the need for a review of the National Medicines Policy and what contemporary issues need to be taken into account when redeveloping it. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 11 mins, 58 secs
Resilient health systems, with Prof Gerard FitzGerald
Professor Gerard FitzGerald
Vol 210, Issue 7: 15 April 2019. Professor Gerard FitzGerald is Professor of Health Management at the Queensland University of Technology. He talks about Australia's health systems and whether they are resilient enough to withstand whatever climate change throws at us. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 24 mins 22 secs
Dr Anne Tonkin, Chair of the Medical Board of Australia
Dr Anne Tonkin
Vol 210, Issue 4: 4 March 2019. Dr Anne Tonkin is the new Chair of the Medical Board of Australia. She talks about mandatory reporting, changes to the Code of Conduct and improving our understanding of the Board's role, and its communication with doctors. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 28mins, 5 secs
A call for a national physical activity program, with Prof Jo Salmon
Professor Jo Salmon
Volume 205, Issue 3: 1 August, 2016. Professor Jo Salmon is former chair of the Heart Foundation's National Physical Activity Committee, and is co-director of the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition at Deakin University in Melbourne. She discusses the need for a national physical activity program with MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. Available as a video here.