Australian Prescriber podcast
Fortnightly interviews with the authors of Australian Prescriber articles
The Australian Prescriber Podcast provides a regular dive into some of the many great articles that Australian Prescriber publishes every two months. In each episode, one of our hosts will chat with an author from a recent issue of Australian Prescriber.
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Episode 132 – Making guidelines better
- 07 Jun 2022
- 17 min 53
- Transcript
Episode 132 – Making guidelines better
- 07 Jun 2022
- 17 min 53
- Transcript
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. Read the
full article in
Australian
Prescriber.
Episode 131 – Drugs for the management of obesity
- 17 May 2022
- 17 min 45
- Transcript
Episode 131 – Drugs for the management of obesity
- 17 May 2022
- 17 min 45
- Transcript
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 Joseph
Proietto. Read the
full article in
Australian
Prescriber.
Episode 130 – Severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions
- 03 May 2022
- 13 min 23
- Transcript
Episode 130 – Severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions
- 03 May 2022
- 13 min 23
- Transcript
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
and assess the allergy. Read the
full article in
Australian
Prescriber.
Episode 129 – Home oxygen therapy
- 19 Apr 2022
- 15 min 57
- Transcript
Episode 129 – Home oxygen therapy
- 19 Apr 2022
- 15 min 57
- Transcript
When and for whom should home oxygen therapy be prescribed, and what is the evidence behind it? David Liew chats with respiratory physician Christine McDonald. Read the full article in Australian Prescriber.
Episode 128 – COVID-19 oral antivirals
- 05 Apr 2022
- 20 min 31
- Transcript
Episode 128 – COVID-19 oral antivirals
- 05 Apr 2022
- 20 min 31
- Transcript
What are the issues surrounding rational prescribing of oral antivirals for COVID-19? David Liew chats with clinical pharmacist Amy Legg and infectious diseases physician Andrew Henderson.
Episode 127 – Chronic non-cancer pain in older people
- 22 Mar 2022
- 19 min 14
- Transcript
Episode 127 – Chronic non-cancer pain in older people
- 22 Mar 2022
- 19 min 14
- Transcript
David Liew talks with clinical
pharmacology registrar Gloria
Wong about some of the
challenges involved in the
pharmacological management of
chronic non-cancer pain in frail
older people. Read the
full article in
Australian
Prescriber.
Episode 126 – Cluster headache
- 08 Mar 2022
- 16 min
- Transcript
Episode 126 – Cluster headache
- 08 Mar 2022
- 16 min
- Transcript
Cluster headache is one of the
worst pains that can be
experienced. Apart from the
pain, what distinguishes a
cluster headache from other
headaches, and how do you go
about treating them? Dhineli
Perera finds out from
neurologist Jason Ray. Read the
full article in
Australian
Prescriber.
Episode 125 – How to quit smoking
- 22 Feb 2022
- 21 min
- Transcript
Episode 125 – How to quit smoking
- 22 Feb 2022
- 21 min
- Transcript
Tobacco smoking is the leading
preventable cause of death and
illness in Australia. Jo Cheah
chats to GP Colin Mendelsohn
about the most effective ways to
stop smoking. Read
the full article in
Australian
Prescriber.
Episode 124 – Therapeutic Guidelines Psychotropic
- 08 Feb 2022
- 20 min
- Transcript
Episode 124 – Therapeutic Guidelines Psychotropic
- 08 Feb 2022
- 20 min
- Transcript
What’s the latest management advice for anxiety, insomnia, dementia, suicide risk and personality disorders? Justin Coleman chats to GP Nick Carr who is one of the authors of the 8th edition of the Psychotropic guidelines.
