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Purple Pen Podcast

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Frequency: 1 episode/18d. Total Eps: 192

Education and news for pharmacists, with a focus on Australian clinical pharmacy practice. Hosted by Kristin Xenos and Natalie Tasker, we provide CPD and news for pharmacists, especially those interested in Australian clinical practice. Created by Jane Booth and Dan Guidone.

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23/06/2026
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18/08/2025
#94
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10/07/2025
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09/07/2025
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PPP 177 - Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation with Prof Prash Sanders and Jarrah Anderson

Episode 177

Saturday, August 16, 2025 • Duration 38:36

Join us as we talk with Prof Prash Sanders about the role of anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), learn when patients should be screened for AF, how to perform a stroke risk assessment and strategies to reduce the risk of bleeding.

This podcast is in collaboration with Medcast and the Quality Use of Medicines Alliance, a provider of health professional education in Australia focused on the quality use of medicines. Check out their resources here.

Clinical guide: Anticoagulant management for AF

Anticoagulant patient care plan

Prof Prash Sanders is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist with a focus on heart rhythm disorders, particularly atrial fibrillation. He graduated with Honours from the University of Adelaide and completed advanced training in Melbourne and Bordeaux, France, earning national and international recognition for his research and clinical expertise.

He is the Clinical Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and holds the Knapman – National Heart Foundation Chair of Cardiology Research at the University of Adelaide. Dr Sanders has published over 600 papers and is a leader in advanced ablation techniques. He consults and performs procedures across multiple hospitals and regional clinics in South Australia.

Jarrah is a clinical pharmacist with a passion for education and quality use of data. He has led national health programs, including GP audit and feedback initiatives and Indigenous health nKPIs. He is currently clinical lead at MedCast, supporting best practice care through the Quality Use of Medicines Alliance.

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PPP 176 - Opiate Emergencies with Emily Turkovic

Episode 176

Saturday, July 12, 2025 • Duration 41:22

Naloxone has been available in Australia without prescription since 2022 (after pilot programs through 2019-2021, analysis showed this trial saved 3 lives per day). Join us as Kristin and Nat talk naloxone with Pharmacist Emily Turkovic. Emily shares her personal story and why she is passionate about ensuring that naloxone is widely available in our community. Listen in for tips and tricks on how to broach the subject with patients and ways to de-stigmatise naloxone.

Resources:

Opioid Safety Toolkit

Free Take Home Naloxone training program

Find out more about the Take Home Naloxone program here.

Take Home Naloxone Program Resources

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PPP167 - Meningococcal B with Dr Anita Campbell

Episode 167

Saturday, October 12, 2024 • Duration 28:17

Join Kristin for a deep dive into meningococcal disease with Dr Anita Campbell. Learn more about the various strains of meningococcal and their prevalence patterns in Australia and how that might impact the way we think about vaccination for meningococcal, using Men B as an example.

Dr Anita Campbell is a clinician researcher working as a paediatric infectious disease specialist and medical lead of the Stan Perron Immunisation service at Perth Children’s Hospital.

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PPP077: Whats new in atrial fibrillation? Cia Connell talks us through the evidence

Sunday, June 2, 2019 • Duration 36:38

Dan and Kristin welcomed Cia Connell back to the podcast to tell us about some recent publications to guide management of atrial fibrillation. Cia is a clinical manger with the Heart Foundation and a specialist cardiology pharmacist.

We cover a lot of ground in this episode, from the basics of rate vs rhythm control to the most recent international guidelines.

You can read more here:

If you’re a cardiology nerd like Cia and Dan, you should check out some of our other episodes:

Episode 3: New anticoagulants with Cia Connell
Episode 15: Controversies about lipid-lowering therapies with Dr Rochelle Gellatly
Episode 20: Heart failure with Dr Rochelle Gellatly
Episode 41: Hot topics in cardiology with Garth Birdsey

PPP076 - The New Antibiotic Guidelines are here!

Episode 76

Sunday, May 19, 2019 • Duration 37:02

This episode we celebrate the release of the new Therapeutic Guidelines - Antibiotic! Jane and Kristin are joined by Senior Editor Jess Gibney and Dr Emily Tucker, ID Physician from Flinders Medical Centre to discuss what’s new and what’s changed.

Things we learnt include:

How to say Happy Easter in Greek
How Therapeutics Guidelines put its expert groups together
The process of updating guidelines
Why TG is no longer being published in hard copy
Changes to surgical prophylaxis recommendations
The new inclusion of intravenous Amoxicillin/Clavulanate as a treatment option, and the behind the scenes discussion around the use of this agent, including dosing controversies
New advice for Ceftriaxone dosage
The choice to expand advice around “watching and waiting” and when NOT to use antibiotics
A new approach to the classification of community acquired pneumonia
Significant changes to advice around antibiotic allergies (side chains!)
Some challenges in updating the paediatric section of the Guidelines

Visit the Therapeutic Guidelines at http://www.tg.org.au

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PPP075: Fighting antimicrobial resistance using bacteriophages with Prof Jonathan Iredell

Episode 75

Sunday, May 5, 2019 • Duration 23:40

Kristin and Jane are joined by Professor Jonathan Iredell, ID and Microbiology Consultant at Westmead and Professor of Medicine and Microbiology and Sydney Medical School.

We discuss:

What is a bacteriophage?
How can they help in a battle against antimicrobial resistance?
How do we use them? What’s the dose and route of administration?
Which infections can they be used for?
How can they be regulated?
What adverse effects can we expect from phage therapy?

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PPP074 - New advice for giving partial oral doses

Saturday, April 20, 2019 • Duration 16:48

Jane and Kristin spoke to David Ellis, a senior specialist pharmacist and team leader for non-sterile production at the Women's and Children's hospital in Adelaide. He's also a contributor to the Australian Don't Rush to Crush Handbook.

We spoke to David about the newest edition of Don't Rush to Crush. Monographs now contain information on the best way to give a dose that is less than a whole tablet or capsule. David talks us through the development of the new information and common pitfalls in giving a partial oral dose.

This episode is brought to you by two upcoming conferences:

The Alcohol and Drug Foundation 2019 National Prevention in Practice Conference (Melbourne, June 24th and 25th) https://adf.org.au/conference/
The SHPA 2019 Electronic Medication Management Conference (Sydney, June 22nd and 23rd) https://shpa.eventsair.com/emm-conference/

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PPP073 - Faecal Microbiota Transplants with Dr Sam Costello

Saturday, April 6, 2019 • Duration 27:05

Jane and Kristin spoke to Dr Sam Costello, a gastroenterologist from South Australia about Faecal Microbiota Transplants - more loosely known as "poo transplants".

It's a fascinating discussion about the practicalities around screening donors, administration of FMT and the emerging evidence for this treatment.

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PPP072 - Is your postcode making you sick? The Australian Atlas of Healthcare variation

Episode 72

Saturday, March 23, 2019 • Duration 25:42

Kristin and Jane caught up with Professor Anne Duggan, a gastroenterologist, and Meredith Page, a pharmacist, who work at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

We spoke about:

What is healthcare variation and why do we measure it?
Is variation necessarily a bad thing?
How does Australia compare internationally with what is measured in our Atlas, for example medication us or surgery?
How measuring healthcare variation can be used to enact change

Find out more about the Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation

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PPP071 - Support for Doctors in Training with Dr Ash Witt

Episode 71

Saturday, March 9, 2019 • Duration 32:17

f you found any of the topics discussed in this episode distressing, you can reach out for confidential advice to Pharmacists Support Service at supportforpharmacists.org.au or on 1300 244 910. Our medical colleagues can visit the Australasian Doctors’ Health Network - adhn.org.au

Dan and Jane are joined by Dr Ash Witt, a Physician trainee to discuss the issue of wellbeing in the medical workforce.

We discuss:

How the current system lets down junior doctors
What a typical career path for a junior doctor looks like
The brave and moving blog post by Dr Yumiko - “The Ugly Side of Becoming a Surgeon”
Rostering, overtime and nightshifts
How to choose a coffee!

We are indebted to Ash for her bravery in speaking out on these key issues. Follow her on twitter: @dr_ashwitt - please be sure to thank her if you enjoyed the episode.

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