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Ep61: Delirium Part 2- Prevention and Management
Episode 61
In the previous episode we discussed the presentations and screening of delirium, as well as the risk factors. Just as important as these medical and…
5 years, 11 months ago
Ep60: Delirium Part 1- Detection and Causes
Episode 60
Delirium is associated with an increased risk of falls, dementia and high dependency care, and all of this adds up to higher mortality. About a third…
5 years, 11 months ago
Ep59: Essential Ethics in Paediatrics
Episode 59
The ethical questions that come up in paediatrics can appear overwhelming to begin with. When can a child be said to have cognitive capacity and bodi…
6 years ago
Ep58: Billing Part 2—Compliance and the Free Market
Episode 58
In this episode we continue the discussion from Episode 56 about medical billing in Australia. Almost 500 million Medicare rebates are processed eve…
6 years, 1 month ago
Ep57: The Art of Telehealth
Episode 57
COVID-19 has left few people around the world unaffected, and health practitioners are among those at the top of the list. Their daily and intimate s…
6 years, 2 months ago
Ep56: Billing in Byzantium
Episode 56
Australia has one of the best value health systems in the world, but also some of the most Byzantine health regulation. Between the federal Medicare …
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep55: Starting out in Private Practice
Episode 55
This podcast is about one of many pathways in medicine; private practice. It’s a pathway that presents many opportunities, but also personal and fina…
6 years, 4 months ago
Ep54: My Health Record in Practice
Episode 54
How many times have you thought “things would be so much more efficient if we had shared electronic health records?” Australia, now has the My Healt…
6 years, 6 months ago
Ep53: Marrabinya—a hand outstretched
Episode 53
Marrabinya is a Wiradjuri word meaning “hand outstretched.” It’s the name of a service in the Western New South Wales Primary Health Network which fi…
6 years, 7 months ago
Ep52: Opioids Part 2- Regulation and Marketing
Episode 52
In the previous episode we talked about the science of pain, opioid analgesia and dependence. Now we look at the influence of culture, regulation and…
6 years, 9 months ago