E137 – Stepping down asthma preventer treatment
Many people with well-controlled asthma are prescribed unnecessarily high doses of inhaled corticosteroids, which can increase the risk of adverse effects and costs for patients. Laura Beaton chats wi...
22 Aug 202215min
E136 – Imaging of patients with headaches
To image or not to image? When is imaging recommended for patients presenting with headache? Laura Beaton chats with neurologist Jason Ray.
8 Aug 202217min
E135 - Therapeutic Guidelines Wilderness Medicine
Justin Coleman chats to Charmaine Tate about how to prevent, prepare for and manage injuries incurred from being exposed to the great outdoors.
18 Juli 202225min
E134 - Hormonal contraception and mood disorders
Laura Beaton chats with Psychiatry Professor Jayashri Kulkarni about the effects of the oral contraceptive pill on mood.
4 Juli 202228min
E133 – Prescribing for patients on antiretrovirals
Many drugs can interfere with antiretroviral therapy. Dhineli Perera chats with Yasmin Hughes, an advanced trainee in sexual health medicine, about the importance of checking potential interactions wh...
20 Juni 202222min
E132 – Making guidelines better
David Liew chats with Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis about using technology to bring clinical guidelines into practice, removing some of the barriers to their use.
6 Juni 202217min
E131 – Drugs for the management of obesity
Patients with obesity often need help with hunger suppression to maintain the weight loss achieved by diet. What drugs are used, and how do they work? David Liew chats with obesity clinician Professor...
16 Maj 202217min
E130 – Severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions
Some commonly prescribed medicines can cause severe damage to the skin and internal organs. Jo Cheah chats with infectious diseases physician Jason Trubiano about how to identify the drugs responsible...
2 Maj 202213min
