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A one-stop source of Coronavirus information for you and your patients as this rapidly evolving crisis unfolds. We welcome your questions or feedback, which you can send to us at the email address goingviral@healthed.com.au

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    Latest episodes from Going Viral Podcast

    COVID update

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 19:14


    The important role of the antivirals and their current indications Useful summary of the available international and domestic data New research on Long COVID    Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 19 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist & Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - New vaccines and what's happening in China?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 30:40


    The new COVID vaccines arriving next week and in the next few months What's happening in China now? Multiresistant mycoplasma infection may be the issue The China outbreak may be spreading to other countries   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Dr Gray Grohmann, Virologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - The current COVID wave

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 22:16


    Where we are at with the current COVID wave Latest vaccine news Latest study on antivirals The NICE long COVID guidelines   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 22 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist & Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID and the elderly

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 21:32


    COVID is still very much around, older people are still most at risk of increase vulnerability and significant morbidity Evidence from the pandemic showed that those aged over 65 were 23 times more likely to die with COVID infection Management strategies, both in the community and in facilities, that can be helpful in mitigating this risk   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 21 mins Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - Recent statistics and recent ATAGI updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 25:30


    Basic statistics, epidemiology, and important events New variants and subvariants Vaccination status, new vaccines COVID-19 therapies, existing and emerging   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 26 mins Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - Eris, Pirola and other developments

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 40:07


    New variants (Eris, Pirola) ATAGI guidance Antivirals How to track without waiting for hospitalisation    Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 40 mins Guest: Prof Nancy Baxter, Clinical Epidemiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update from ATAGI

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 14:16


    Booster confusion What is going on with the waves? Are protein-based vaccines more likely to attract people?    Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 14 mins Guest: Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Disease Specialist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID-19 – The latest information

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 22:18


    It isn't over yet Molnupiravir is still effective Protect your vulnerable patients Vaccines, antivirals and long COVID   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 22 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID Update – Boosters, side effects, new waves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 33:52


    Vaccine-related injury Long COVID More on boosters   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 34 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update – It's not over yet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 21:48


    The current COVID situation – it's not over yet Vaccines & antivirals Increasing burden of long COVID Protect your vulnerable patients   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 22 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - The 5th wave

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 23:52


    We're in the 5th wave! WHO vs ATAGI booster advice, which do we use? Antivirals - positive evidence for molnupiravir emerges   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 24 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - Vaccine and variant update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 37:13


    The WHO says the emergency is over - should we believe them? 2nd generation vaccines are needed Vaccine related injury   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 37 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Environmental Consultant and Scientific Adviser Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update – It's not over, vaccine risk/benefit, masks, long COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 39:18


    More myocarditis studies How to justify the use of vaccines that can cause serious adverse reactions in healthy people Are mask beneficial? How do we tell the public it is not over? Long COVID   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 39 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Environmental Consultant and Scientific Adviser Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID - Arcturus update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 24:17


    New variant of concern - Arcturus The bivalent vaccines Whether or not to boost Winter quadrella - COVID, influenza, RSV and pneumococcal disease   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 24 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - Tackling booster confusion, the next wave & non-mRNA jabs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 32:27


    Which booster when? Is bivalent or monovalent better? When are non-mRNA boosters appropriate How to integrate your COVID and influenza strategies   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 32 mins Guest: Prof Paul Van Buynder, Public Health Physician and Infectious Diseases Epidemiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - Booster confusion, the origin debate, downside of RATS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 40:31


    Are the bivalent vaccines what they are cracked up to be Origin of COVID-19 - it's more nuanced than we think Do rapid antigen tests drive up transmission rates   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 40 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Environmental Consultant and Scientific Adviser Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - Tackling booster confusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 42:20


    Who should or shouldn't have a COVID booster Which booster to recommend Why there is increasingly conflicting booster advice emerging from different parts of the world   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 42 mins Guest: Prof Nancy Baxter, Clinical Epidemiologist; Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Going Viral: COVID update - ATAGI's COVID advice explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 22:28


    Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters - COVID-19 mAbs and anti-virals Seasonal influenza vaccines Monkeypox and Japanese Encephalitis vaccines Horizon scanning - RSV vaccines   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 22 mins Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Disease Specialist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Going Viral: New vaccine trials, prospects for COVID & future variants

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 35:46


    COVID is not over, large number of deaths each week RAT's should be done serially when symptomatic Vaccines are being trialled that may stop transmission Red tape is making effective new anti-viral's difficult to access If a new variant is more pathogenic then we are effectively back to square one and yet we have no strategy for this   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 36 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist & Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - The bivalent jab, new booster advice, long COVID, Strep A and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 30:50


    The bivalent vaccines in practice Booster advice- get it every 6 months Long COVID Streptococcus A   Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID Update - Which booster and for who?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 42:51


    Understand the current ATAGI recommendations regarding 5th booster Is there a practical difference between the current booster options? What does the future of COVID vaccines look like  Zinc, Selenium, Melatonin, and Vitamin D supplements are useful adjuncts in the early stages of COVID-19 infection  Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 43 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Environmental Consultant and Scientific Adviser Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID Update – Plagues, current and future COVID -19

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 31:01


    Covid – 5th dose Flu – concurrent annual booster Many recrudescent diseases Is Bird-flu coming? Monkeypox – protect yourself/your patients Host: David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Robert Booy, Infectious Diseases Specialist and Paediatrician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    COVID Update – A national CDC, boosters for young people and China's response to the surge

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 44:25


    How we need a national CDC to prevent the fragmented response we had to the COVID pandemic from happening again How healthy young people will derive little benefit from a fourth or fifth dose of vaccine, and how we should keep them for the vulnerable population China's response to the COVID surge being of global interest and concern Host: David Lim | Total Time: 44 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Environmental Consultant and Scientific Adviser Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID Update - 5th booster, mRNA-based vaccines, 2023 forecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 38:20


    Episode 213 The pros and cons of the 5th jab for health workers Whether we have reached the end of the road with mRNA-based vaccines Cutting through the subvariant hype New vaccines on the horizon The 2023 forecast – does ATAGI need a rethink?   Host: David Lim | Total Time: 38 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID 4th wave, boosters, Long COVID crisis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 30:53


    Episode 212 The 4th wave Booster advice Christmas forecasting - will the current wave be over soon? The scale and impact of the anticipated long COVID crisis Host: David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID surge update, booster news, new vaccine and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 29:33


    Episode 211 Entering a new wave driven by a soup of Omicron sub variants, where more than 5 million Australians eligible for boosters have not received them How we must encourage patients to get their boosters, with the bivalent vaccines being more effective Cases of long COVID in Australia ranging between 300K and 1 million, and increasing re-infections escalating the risks How our health care system had not been designed to cope with long COVID Continued mask wearing still being very important, and how we must teach our patients about the importance of ventilation, filtration, and air quality Why the five-day isolation period should be re-introduced Host: David Lim | Total Time: 30 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Get up to speed on the new COVID wave

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 42:13


    Episode 210 The new COVID wave comprising of BQ1, XBB and other variants, and what our frontline response should look like Whether a fifth booster is worth having Children's vaccination developments and an update on the antivirals Host: David Lim | Total Time: 42 mins Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Intersection between COVID and Tuberculosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 32:46


    Episode 209 How resources are being diverted to COVID-19, and how they have been affecting Tuberculosis resources Knowing when to suspect and diagnose active Tuberculosis and how to manage the patient What is latent Tuberculosis and what should you do about it Host: David Lim | Total Time: 33 mins Guest: A/Prof James Trauer, Respiratory, General and Public Health Physician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - Bivalent jab, new variants and herd immunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 37:00


    Episode 208 The bivalent vaccines The new variant alert for Ba.2.75 and Ba.4.6 Herd immunity predictions and implications Host: David Lim | Total Time: 37 mins Guest: Prof Kristine Macartney, Infectious Disease Specialist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Lagevrio questions, mRNA jab misunderstandings and nasal vaccines coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 21:17


    Episode 207 Despite a panoramic study suggesting a lower effect, Lagevrio has a useful impact on hospitalisations, deaths and shorter recovery time COVID trials becoming more difficult to run because so many people have either been vaccinated and / or exposed How the Pfizer vaccination's lack of impact on transmission is not a cause for concern and was clearly communicated since its release. The main impact is the reduction of severity, hospitalisations and death, and the data for this hasn't changed How a nasal vaccination might be coming Host: David Lim | Total Time: 21 mins Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Bivalent vaccines and other recent developments

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 33:21


    Episode 206 The elimination of isolation periods and mask mandates An update on the vaccination landscape, including recently approved jabs, the bivalent vaccine, and vaccination for children A new nasal swab test which is about to become available. It's not a RAT and it might be more accurate How some prominent world leaders have tried to convince us that the pandemic is over and that we just have to get used to the "new normal", but are these ideas having the right impact on public health outcomes? Host: David Lim | Total Time: 33 mins Guest: Prof Nancy Baxter, Clinical Epidemiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Practical guide to using COVID antivirals in primary care

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 28:52


    Episode 205  Navigating interactions...it's easier than it first looks How antivirals are an important part of the management strategy to reduce the chances of severe illness and hospital admissions Host: David Lim | Total Time: 29 mins Guest: Dr Alexander Padiglione, Infectious Diseases Physician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Australian Monkeypox response

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 4:45


    The national vaccine strategy Subdermal injection Host: David Lim | Total Time: 5 mins Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Disease Specialist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTSEvery second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update, Vaccines, and Re-emerging infections

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 29:23


    The Omicron booster, latest ATAGI decisions including the Moderna baby dose and Novavax for teens The new variant vaccines, should we mix and match boosters? Forecasting the next wave Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 29 mins Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Diseases Specialist Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID, Monkeypox, and other outbreaks to watch for

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 46:12


    A closer look at where we are right now in Australia and the world Efficacy of a fourth dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine against Omicron specifically More information on the Zoonotic Henipavirus in China, Monkeypox and other emerging diseases Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 46 mins Guest: A/Prof Sanjaya Senanayake, Infectious Diseases Specialist Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID Update - Are we past the peak?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 31:34


    COVID-19 trends of new cases, hospitalisations and deaths Mask mandates will help but the political leaders don't want to do it Monkeypox - understanding the Australian situation and the public health response Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert: Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute; Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 33:28


    Antiviral drugs and other therapeutics New drugs and vaccines in the pipeline Are universal vaccines a pipe dream? Why vaccines are only part of the answer and will never control the pandemic? Lesson learned on how to stop the next pandemic   Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 33 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist; Vaccine Manufacturing Expert; Former Director of Immunobiology and WHO ERL at the TGA, Office of Laboratories and Scientific Services Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID Update – Third Wave, Reinfection Rethink, Booster News, Influenza Outbreak & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 28:51


    New 3rd booster guidelines from ATAGI Omicron is changing and there are serious implications We need to ramp up preventive measures to tackle this new wave more effectively Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 29 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute; Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Diphtheria Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 21:48


    A high index of suspicion based on vaccination status, travel and exposure history will help raise a red flag Whilst awaiting confirmation of the throat swab culture result, reaching out early to your local infectious disease expert is highly advised GPs are once again at the forefront of identifying, treating and ensuring that we commence the appropriate public health interventions Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 22 mins Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist; Director of Infectious Diseases, Mater Hospital; Lecturer, University of Queensland; Principal Investigator and Medical Director, Nucleus Network Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next oneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Influenza, Monkeypox and other vaccine-preventable diseases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 19:34


    Managing Influenza and reducing co-infection The safety and effectiveness of the flu vaccine when given with a covid vaccine Cases of Monkeypox in Australia and vaccination Diphtheria in Australia, should we worry about Polio yet? Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 19 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - Ba5 wave and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 14:26


    Omicron sub-variants Antivirals Reinfection Long COVID epidemiology Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 15 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Working in a 'COVID-19 business as usual' environment - A pragmatic approach

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 27:42


    COVID-19 is now endemic, constantly changing and evolving The health system is under rising pressure at all points, and therefore a concerted approach to prevent and minimize disease is increasingly needed The information on treatment options is also constantly evolving Working from regularly updated guidelines is now usual practice Current oral antivirals provide good options for many, noting the indication, contraindications, and particularly drug interaction Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 27 mins Guest: Adj. Prof Brent Richards, Professor of Critical Care Research; Medical Director of Research Commercialisation, GCHHS; Founding member, National Intensive Care Clinical Trials Group Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Influenza update for 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 22:49


    Some ‘basic' influenza epidemiology What happened in 2021 and what to expect in 2022 What's new with cell culture influenza vaccines and high dose influenza vaccines Importance of vaccination rates Health care worker influenza vaccination   Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 22 mins Guest: A/Prof John Litt AM, Staff Public Health Physician; Associate Professor in the Discipline of General Practice, Flinders University   Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Monkeypox update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 12:34


    The number of confirmed monkey pox cases in Australia and the world Transmission can occur via respiratory droplets and aerosols, close contact with bodily fluids, lesions and fomites Diagnosis of a monkey pox rash – When to suspect and where to go from there Treatment and prevention   Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 12 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance   Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Variants, long COVID and safety of boosters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 25:12


    Current burden and variants Long COVID and vaccines COVID vaccine boosters - effectiveness and safety and the need for a 4th dose Update on safety of COVID vaccines   Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 25 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance   Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - New advice, Coronary concern, Ba5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 31:39


    New advice on when to vaccinate after COVID infection Coronary emergencies after vaccination, hepatitis in children - cause for concern Ba5 update   Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 32 mins Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist; Director of Infectious Diseases, Mater Hospital; Lecturer, University of Queensland; Principal Investigator and Medical Director, Nucleus Network   Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - Ba4 and Ba5, boosters, antivirals, long COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 42:06


    Should GPs have a fourth booster? The Ba4 and Ba5 variants More information on the antivirals Long COVID is an emerging public health issue Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 42 mins Guest: Prof Nancy Baxter, Clinical Epidemiologist; Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne   Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID update - Epidemiology, boosters, antivirals, future

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 46:40


    A look at our local and national infection rates Third and fourth boosters - more data on benefits Influenza and other respiratory infections will cause a problem sooner or later The antivirals - Paxlovid and Lagevrio What does the medium to long term future look like? Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 46 mins Guest: Prof Kristine Macartney, Infectious Disease Specialist, Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)   Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Tuesday 1 February 2022 | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID variants, antivirals, vaccines & vaccine hesitancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 43:30


    Overseas travel and COVID - booster before travelling? What's the evidence? The more transmissible OMICRON subvariant... is there any cause for concern here? Pre-exposure Prophylaxis - understanding how to use EVUSHELD - what/when/for who/safety and side effects Which Anti-COVID drugs DO NOT work for OMICRON?...most of the MABs Paed vax programme issues… data suggests rapidly waning protection? Daycare/pre-school challenges Twindemic prep, indigenous update Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 43 mins Guest: Prof Robert Booy, Infectious Diseases Specialist and Paediatrician; Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney Clinical School, Children's Hospital at Westmead Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID and the brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 41:59


    Olfactory disturbances with COVID19 is evidence of brain involvement Whilst olfactory changes mostly resolve, cognitive changes may not return to normal Consider a neuropsychological assessment for patients complaining of fatigue, poor attention span, slower processing speed. It is important to not let these patients suffer in silence Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 42 mins Guests: Dr Lucette Cysique, Clinical Neuropsychologist; St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney; Senior Research Fellow, UNSW and Dr Clare Ramsden, Clinical Neuropsychologist and Deputy Director; Allied Health, Tasmanian Health Service Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    COVID Update – ATAGI, Fourth booster, Novavax, Post-COVID heart risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 32:20


    A clinical overview of Novavax Is a fourth booster imminent for Australia? Post-COVID cardiovascular risk Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 32 mins Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Chair, ATAGI, Infectious Disease Specialist; Director, Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination In the Community (SAEFVIC), Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Head of Immunisation Services Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne; Secondment Senior Medical Advisor, Victorian Department Health COVID19 vaccine safety team; Chair, Victorian Specialist Immunisation Services (VicSIS) network Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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