Australian Prescriber Podcast
Australian Prescriber
The Australian Prescriber Podcast provides a regular dive into some of the many great articles that Australian Prescriber publishes every two months. In each episode, our host will chat with one of the authors from a recent issue of Australian Prescriber.
Episodes
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Jul 19, 2021 • 21min
E110 – Drugs for secondary stroke prevention
Over 40% of people who have a stroke have another one within 10 years. Dhineli Perera chats to clinical pharmacologist Chris Tremonti about the drugs used to lower the risk of a secondary ischaemic stroke or TIA.
Jul 5, 2021 • 17min
E109 – Updated anaphylaxis guidelines
Jo Cheah chats to Katie Frith about the latest updates to the anaphylaxis guidelines, and what this means for infants and children and positioning of the patient.
Jun 21, 2021 • 12min
E108 – Opioid and antidepressant combinations
Ashlea Broomfield chats to Varan Perananthan about prescribing opioids and antidepressants, and which combinations to avoid.
Jun 7, 2021 • 22min
E107 – Hepatitis C elimination
David Liew chats with infectious diseases physician Dr Gregory Dore about the strategies required to achieve elimination of hepatitis C in Australia by 2030.
May 24, 2021 • 23min
E106 – eTG Sexual and reproductive health guidelines
Justin Coleman chats with Medical Director of Family Planning NSW Deborah Bateson about the latest updates on sexual and reproductive health published by Therapeutic Guidelines. Their conversation covers the completely revised topic of contraception, endometriosis, infertility, menopause, medical abortion and, something for the blokes, testosterone deficiency.
May 10, 2021 • 16min
E105 – Naloxone for opioid toxicity and overdose
Two-thirds of the 1000 opioid-related deaths per year are from prescription opiates. Jo Cheah talks with medical director Marianne Jauncey about how important it is for people who are prescribed opiates, and also their carers, to be made aware of this easy-to-use, life-saving drug naloxone.
Apr 26, 2021 • 21min
E104 – Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation
How do you weigh up the risk of bleeding with the benefits of stroke prevention when anticoagulating patients in atrial fibrillation? Dhineli Perera chats to geriatrician Richard Lindley about how important it is to have the right conversation with the patients.
Apr 13, 2021 • 19min
E103 – Speaking of statistical significance
Just because something is mathematically significant does not mean it is clinically significant. Ashlea Broomfield chats with GP Oliver Frank about 'statistical significance' and whether it is time to scrap the term all together.
Mar 29, 2021 • 21min
E102 – eTG Respiratory guidelines
Justin Coleman chats with fellow GP Malcolm Clark about the extensively revised Respiratory guidelines published by Therapeutic Guidelines.
Mar 15, 2021 • 23min
E101 – Managing pain after surgery
David Liew talks to anaesthetist and pain medicine physician Gavin Pattullo about managing patients' pain once they are discharged from hospital after surgery.
