This Pathological Life Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Pathology is by definition: the study of disease.
Pathology is about understanding.

This episode uses the story of Mary Papanicolaou and her husband George who discovered the pap smear.

Dr Travis Brown says, “What I’m hoping is that this podcast explores the evolution of Pathology from historical perspectives to the current day understanding. This may be about a disease or an event or a person. So much can be learnt and there are some fascinating stories like the example of Mary Papanicolaou. Mary Papanicolaou’s contribution has led to hundreds of thousands of lives being saved and unfortunately, she is little more than a sentence or two in historical records.”

This episode also covers:

1. Diabetes (as a discussion example)
2. How does someone become a pathologist?
3. Pathologists: medical school / junior doctor / registrar
4. How many different kinds of pathologists are there?

Episode notes, references and learning objectives, available at

clinpath.com.au/about-us/podcast-series/2020/07/episode-one-this-pathological-life

This Pathological Life is produced by Clinpath Pathology in South Australia.

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Through the prism of COVID-19 and epidemiology, we examine different epidemics and pandemics throughout history. In the last twenty years, there have been three outbreaks of Coronavirus (MERS, SARS, and COVID-19) but only COVID-19 reached pandemic status. The question must be asked as to why?

Episode notes, references and learning objectives, available at

/podcast-this-pathological-life/2020/07/episode-two-anatomy-of-a-pandemic

This Pathological Life is produced by Clinpath Pathology in South Australia.

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On the 11th of September, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked 4 planes and crashed 2 of them into the Twin Towers of the in New York. Hours later, both Towers collapsed which caused a huge toxic dust plume composed of WTC (World Trade Centre) dust. The heroism and selflessness of the First Responders was on full display but their service came at a cost of their own health. This is a tribute to the First Responders as we examine the pathology and chronic health conditions caused by the WTC dust exposure. The final interview sound bite is of Luis Alvarez, past New York City detective, and First Responder.

This episode is in collaboration with special guest, Dennis Strenk, Milwaukee Pathologists' Assistant, CFO and Board of Trustees member of the AAPA and People of Pathology Podcast host [peopleofpathology.podbean.com]

Episode notes, references and learning objectives, available at

https://www.clinpath.com.au/about-us/podcast-this-pathological-life/2020/09/episode-eleven-episode-119-911-edosipe

Original interview with Dr Berman:

https://peopleofpathology.podbean.com/e/dr-gary-berman-forensic-odontology-and-dmort/

This Pathological Life is produced by Clinpath Pathology in South Australia.

Released for September 11 2020

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The life of Alexander the Great is a landmark moment in history.

The son of King Philip II, one of history’s greatest military conquerors, and Olympus, worshipper of Dionysus and political mastermind, Alexander was raised to believe he had direct lineage with the Gods.

Much was expected of Alexander and he did not disappoint. However, at the age of 32, he died suddenly of a mystery illness. 

Through the lens of modern medicine and pathology, we focus on this ‘Great man’ of history and ask: what did he die from?

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Chromosomal abnormalities are often incompatible with life.

However, there are a few exceptions to this rule and history has shown us that certain paired chromosomes can include a third. These conditions are known today as Down syndrome (Trisomy 21), Edwards’ syndrome (Trisomy 18) and Patau syndrome (Trisomy 13). These syndromes are routinely screen for in pregnancy with NIPT (Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing).

This podcast includes an interview discussing the application of NIPT with Professor Graeme Suthers and the path ahead for foetal screening and this section of the podcast is eligible for 1 RACGP CPD point – self reporting.

Professor Graeme Suthers
BSc (Med), MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FRCPA, GAICD
clinpath.com.au/about-us/clinpath-leadership/our-pathologists/professor-graeme-suthers/

This Pathological Life is produced by Clinpath Pathology in South Australia.

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In 1958, via the world’s first epidemiological study, Dr Denis Burkitt mapped the incidence of large jaw tumours in young African Children and theorised that the cause was due to a virus.

However, he was later to discover that this same virus was responsible for Infectious Mononucleosis (IM) in Western Populations. How could one virus cause such different diseases?

The answer was because he was studying the world’s most perfect parasite.

This podcast is an interview with Associate Professor David Ellis, MBBS, FRCPA and is eligible for 1 RACGP CPD point – self reporting.

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Sugar is as addictive as nicotine and as toxic as … well, sugar.

Diabetes mellitus is the fastest growing chronic disease and the not-so-silent potentially ignorable epidemic sweeping our nation. This is a disease known about since antiquity and often fatal to those afflicted in history.

With the discovery of insulin in 1922 and exponential growth in our understanding, we now have the resources to manage and even potentially prevent this disease; but will we choose to do so?

The Episode has a special guest collaboration with Dr James Meucke AM “AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR”.

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Muecke

LinkedIn and bio: www.linkedin.com/in/james-muecke-am-a1621812

This Episode includes an interview with Dr Devika Thomas

Bio: www.clinpath.com.au/about-us/clinpath-leadership/our-pathologists/dr-devika-thomas/

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Twitter links

Dr Travis Brown = @DrTravisBrown

Steve Davis = @stevedavis

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Tuberculosis has had many names throughout human history: Phthisis, Robber of youth, the white plague, consumption.

It wasn’t until 1865 that Jean Antonine Villemin proved it was an infectious disease and 1882 that Robert Koch identified the causative agent: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (he called it Tubercle bacillus).

Via the first ever Pathology Report from Melbourne Hospital (now Royal Melbourne Hospital), we explore this infectious disease that continues to have a devastating impact to this day.

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** Thanks for downloading this episode. If you'd like to stay in touch with our continuing story, Season 2 continues at This Medical Life, in which Dr Travis Brown continues his exploration of diseases and our approaches to treatment from history to the modern day. Have a look in your podcast app now for This Medical Life, and hit subscribe so you never miss an episode **

Our love affair with alcohol is as old as civilization itself. Every culture and religion have traditions, attitudes and laws that ranges from governing celebrations to issuing punishments. With only have sporadic cases of excessive drinking from historical figures, it becomes apparent that alcohol use disorder and dependency are modern diagnoses.

The urgency for testing alcohol intoxication arrived with the increasing popularity of cars that shifted the automobile from a form of transport to a potential weapon. This led to a revolution in public health measures and has saved countless lives. However, it is not until one starts to examine the prevalence of risky alcohol drinking behaviour and alcohol use disorder in modern society that we realise this love affair comes with a price.

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Interference – The Animal

"Though you can guess what temperance should be,
You know not what it is"
Shakespeare

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