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REWIND<< Drug Interactions and deprescribing
Adverse drug events cause about 1-3% per cent of admissions to public hospitals. They have become more frequent over the decades as older people are prescribed multiple guideline-recommended drug combinations.
Ep149: Could it be syphilis?
There are thousands of new cases of syphilis every year in Australia with a dazzling array of presentations. Today’s podcast will expand your library of differential diagnoses and give you confidence to go down the pathway of testing, treatment and contact tracing.
[Contagious Conversations] Responding to vaccine hesitancy
Contagious Conversations is a new series brought to you by the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases. In this debut episode we hear about declining rates of participation in Australia’s National Immunisation Program and how health professionals can reinspire confidence in vaccines among parents of young children.
REWIND<< Genomics for the generalist
This <<REWIND>> of the 2017 episode “Genomics for the Generalist” is a good primer on fundamental concepts and everyday challenges for the physician advising a patient. The expert guests include a genetic pathologist, a clinical geneticist, a genetic counsellor and a medical oncologist.
Ep146: Dealing with the next pandemic 2- lockdowns and human rights
While Australia’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most effective in the world it caused unintended social harms and lingering resentment in some parts of the community. In the second of two episodes we ask whether there even is a scientific answer to the cost-benefit calculus around lockdowns and school closures.
Ep145: Dealing with the next pandemic 1- border closures and vaccine mandates
Australia’s public health policies to manage the COVID-19 pandemic are estimated to have spared up to 50,000 lives up to December 2022, and vaccines probably saved three times as many again. Over two episodes we examine the efficacy and the social costs of various interventions, starting with border closures and vaccines.
[Case Report] 62yo undergoing procedure for a lung nodule
A 62‐year-old man is undergoing a CT‐guided core biopsy of a lung nodule when he develops an iatrogenic pneumothorax. After admission he has ongoing dyspnoea, oxygen desaturation, and chest pain and treatment for these doesn’t immediately go to plan.
Ep143: On the ground with MSF
MSF has projects in more than 70 countries that affected by natural disasters, armed conflict or disease outbreaks. We hear from two physicians about what it’s like to be involved with the organisation and how to fit assignments in with a career path back home.
[Case Report] 75 yo with a porcelain aorta
A 75 year-old man with severe aortic stenosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is deemed unsuitable for surgery because of a porcelain aorta. Additional complications force an experimental two-in-one procedure.