Silicosis: Care, prevention and hope with Associate Professor Ryan Hoy
Behind every silicosis diagnosis is a person facing difficult questions about their health, work and family.In this episode of Dust Disease Diaries, respiratory and sleep physician Associate Professor...
22 Sep 28min
Understanding Radiation Therapy in Mesothelioma Care
Radiation therapy doesn’t get talked about as much as chemotherapy or immunotherapy in mesothelioma care - but it can make a real difference. In this episode, James O’Loghlin speaks with Radiation Onc...
19 Aug 25min
Keeping Australia focused on preventing the next wave of asbestos and silica disease
In this episode, James speaks with Jodie Deakes, CEO of the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA), about why asbestos and silica remain critical public health challenges in Austral...
21 Juli 36min
The psychological impact of a life-limiting diagnosis
How do you cope with the shock of a terminal or life-limiting diagnosis? In this episode of Dust Disease Diaries, James O’Loghlin speaks with psychiatrist and mental health expert Professor Ian Hicki...
19 Maj 43min
On the road to early detection: Inside icare’s Lung Bus and its mission to protect NSW workers
In this episode of Dust Disease Diaries, we’re joined by Milly Heinnen, Head of Health Screening, Dust Diseases Care at icare, who shares how mobile lung health screening – the icare Lung Bus - is hel...
21 Apr 27min
Supporting Mesothelioma patients across Western Australia: A specialist nurse pers
In this episode, we speak with Kirsten Mooney about the vital role specialist nurses play in supporting people diagnosed with mesothelioma, and the realities of delivering care across Western Australi...
16 Mars 26min
Early detection: A game changer for Lung Cancer. Mark Brooke, CEO of the Lung Foundation Australia talks about the launch of Australia’s National Lung Cancer Screening Program
“Nothing else in your body works unless the air gets through your lungs.”In this episode we explore one of the most significant public health milestones in Australia’s recent history: the launch of th...
10 Feb 34min
"Asbestos is ubiquitous in New South Wales."
NSW Minister The Hon. Penny Sharp, NSW Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Heritage, explains what the NSW government is doing to manage th...
29 Jan 24min
