The Medical Journal of Australia – Details, episodes & analysis

 
In this episode we are exploring advances in pulmonary hypertension as well as symptoms, treatments, and its connection to rheumatological patients and much more.

This podcast is sponsored by Macquarie University Hospital, part of MQ Health – a trailblazer in healthcare, education and research.

Associate Professor Martin Brown is a cardiologist specialising in advanced heart failure, complex structural heart disease, and pulmonary hypertension. 

A Clinical Associate Professor at Macquarie University, he currently leads several international trials on heart failure and pulmonary hypertension and has developed the right heart catheter virtual reality training program being used worldwide.

Associate Professor Fred Joshua is a physician specialising in rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and psoriatic arthritis. 

He pioneered rheumatological ultrasound in Australia and developed a degree for rheumatologists through the Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Rheumatology Clinical Discipline Head at Macquarie University.

This week is the General Practice issue of the MJA.

One of the authors featured is Dr Michael Wright, the President of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

He is a co-author on the paper "The impact of patient enrolment in primary care on continuity and quality of care around the world, 2014–2024, and lessons for Australia: a scoping review."

Today we are exploring male infertility, from causes to treatment options.

This podcast is sponsored by Genea Fertility. Genea has been helping create families for almost four decades. Their world leading IVF science and technology delivers success rates consistently higher than the national average, ensuring your patients have the best chance of a healthy baby. Referral and patient resources can be found at genea.com.au’

Dr Chandrika Parmar is an immensely experienced fertility specialist and gynaecologist, practicing fertility medicine and IVF in Melbourne for the last two decades.

She operates from Epworth Freemasons Private Hospital in East Melbourne and performs clinical fertility services from Genea East Melbourne. 

Today we are exploring the role of GPs in fertility management.

This podcast is sponsored by Genea Fertility. Genea has been helping create families for almost four decades. Their world leading IVF science and technology delivers success rates consistently higher than the national average, ensuring your patients have the best chance of a healthy baby. Referral and patient resources can be found at genea.com.au

We also discuss how GPs can navigate ethical issues around fertility treatments and patient care.

Associate Professor Alex Polyakov is the Medical Director of Genea Melbourne City, a highly skilled obstetrician, gynaecologist, and fertility specialist based in East Melbourne and joins us today.

Today we are exploring infertility evaluation, history and diagnostics

This podcast is sponsored by Genea Fertility. Genea has been helping create families for almost four decades. Their world leading IVF science and technology delivers success rates consistently higher than the national average, ensuring your patients have the best chance of a healthy baby. Referral and patient resources can be found at genea.com.au’

To discuss this topic, we are joined by Dr Genia Rozen is a Senior Clinical Lecturer and Clinical School Tutor at Melbourne University. Dr Rozen is involved in the fertility preservation service at Genea and Royal Women’s Hospital.

Today, we're delving into transcatheter aortic valve implantation, commonly referred to as TAVI. Specifically, we'll be exploring the nuances of treatment for female patients with aortic stenosis and the pivotal role valve choice plays in their health outcomes.

This podcast is made possible by Medtronic. However, the views expressed here are not necessarily those of Medtronic.

To delve deeper into this topic, the interview will be conducted by cardiologist Doctor Camilla Wainwright from St Vincent’s Private Hospital. And to discuss the latest data and its implications for female patients with aortic stenosis, we're joined by interventional cardiologist Doctor David Roy from St Vincent’s Hospital.

Today we are exploring fertility with Dr Alice Huang. This includes what lifestyle changes or medications can you take before considering assisted reproductive technologies. When should GPs refer patients to a fertility specialist, and an example of a challenging fertility case.

This podcast is sponsored by Genea Fertility. Genea has been helping create families for almost four decades. Their world leading IVF science and technology delivers success rates consistently higher than the national average, ensuring your patients have the best chance of a healthy baby. Referral and patient resources can be found at genea.com.au

 Today we are discussing transcatheter aortic valve implantation, also known as TAVI. 

TAVI that has become pivotal in the cardiology space since its introduction in 2002, and today we’ll compare TAVI to surgical aortic valve replacement. We’ll also discuss the importance of shared decision making. 

This podcast is sponsored by Medtronic. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of Medtronic. 

To learn more, we are joined by consultant cardiologists Dr Jason Sharp & Dr Dennis Wang from the Sydney Adventist Hospital to discuss some key updates in the TAVI space.

Today we will be talking about gastric and oesophageal cancer and what we have learnt about it as a community.

This podcast is sponsored by the Pancare Foundation and funded by the Australian Government. The Pancare Foundation provides support to people impacted by a diagnosis of upper gastro intestinal cancer. The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the Pancare Foundation.

My special guests are Melanie Regan and Sue Hegarty, two cancer nurses with many decades of experience.

What are the latest interventional techniques used in stroke treatment? 

What is the role of GPs in the assessment and management of a stroke patient?

These questions are answered on this podcast today as we explore different the facets of stroke treatment.

Our experts are Neurologist Candice Delcourt who works at MQ Health Neurology and Interventional Neuroradiologist Brendan Steinfort who is with Macquarie University Hospital.

This podcast is brought to you by Macquarie University Hospital, a part of MQ Health.