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In this extra episode, we go through testimony at Erin Patterson's murder trial. Professor Stephen Warillo from The Austin Hospital in Melbourne reveals the devastating details of how three victims died from organ failure despite maximum medical intervention after allegedly consuming death cap mushrooms. The Erin Patterson murder trial hears how Donald and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson died while Ian Wilkinson narrowly escaped death following the suspected mushroom poisoning at a family lunch.• Donald Patterson suffered "severe liver injury and severe liver failure" before receiving a liver transplant that ultimately failed• Heather Wilkinson was deemed too unwell for a transplant as her condition was "not survivable"• Ian Wilkinson, the sole survivor, received a liver transplant and slowly recovered despite doctors believing he would die• Gail Patterson experienced advanced organ failure with her liver "essentially not working at all"• Medical teams attempted extraordinary measures including plasma exchange and vitamin C treatments• All three victims experienced multiple organ failure described as "refractory" to treatmentThanks for listening. For more information, visit my website. Make sure you subscribe to my newsletter on www.mushroommurdertrial.com , it's jam-packed with news about the trial. Plus I'm on Instagram at Erin underscore pod. You can find me on Facebook. Just search the podcast, the mushroom Murder Trial podcast. I also will put links in the show notes to those social media accounts.And if you were feeling like rewarding me for the thousands of hours I've spent on this work, I have a buy me a coffee membership which allows you to pay $5 as a thanks and I get a coffee. This goes towards the editing, studio hire, liability insurance, equipment, sound and voiceovers. Plus there's exclusive membership material on the site, just for you.Instagram @Erin_PodcastTwitter @lisapodcastsMushroom Murder Trial Website Facebook page

This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Matt Burgess, genetic counselor, host of the Demystifying Genetics podcast, and Adjunct Professor at Bay Path University. They discuss the evolution of genetic counseling, ethical challenges in gene therapy, and Matt's experiences with his podcast.Show Notes: 0:00 Intro to The Genetics Podcast00:59 Welcome to Matt02:09 Matt's run-ins with Olivia Newton John while working at Austin Hospital in Melbourne04:34 Matt's background and path to genetic counseling 06:58 The evolution of the field of genetic counseling over time and the role of counselors12:47 Matt's work on rare disease AP-4 hereditary spastic paraplegia (AP-4-HSP) and the ethical considerations of gene therapy20:22 Balancing the needs and expectations of individuals and families in counseling 23:06 Rebranding negative connotations of the word “counseling”  26:58 Memorable episodes from Matt's podcast Demystifying Genetics34:31 Differences in genetic counseling and healthcare in the US versus Australia and the UK40:00 Matt's current work on writing a novel, starting a company called Rosalind Genetics, and being involved in genetic education42:47 The potential and drawbacks of AI models in the context of genetic counseling and information46:46 Closing remarksFind out moreDemystifying Genetics (https://demystifying-genetics.buzzsprout.com/)Please consider rating and reviewing us on your chosen podcast listening platform! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bp2_wVNSzntTs_zuoizU8bX1dvao4jfj/view?usp=share_link

In this episode, we discuss the clinical and diagnostic markers when identifying a rare sub type of NSCLC, large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LC-NEC), and provide insights into the management of these patients and future treatment developments. Associate Professor Rachel Wong, Deputy Director Oncology Eastern Health and Medical Oncologist at Epworth East in Melbourne is joined by Dr Patrick Hosking, Senior Histopathologist at Eastern Health Pathology; Dr Mal Itchins, Thoracic Medical Oncologist at Royal North Shore Hospital and Chris O'Brien LifeHouse in Sydney and Dr Sagun Parakh, Medical Oncologist at the Austin Hospital, Lung Cancer Lead. https://www.omico.com.au/our-programs/cancer-screening-program-casp/

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Dr Ahmad Aly is the head of Upper GI Surgery at The Austin Hospital in Melbourne, a senior lecturer and researcher with Melbourne University. Ahmad is an extensively published and well respected surgeon at an international level. We sat down and got personal with the man behind the incredibly accomplished professional. We spoke about his relationship with his younger brother, meeting his wife and what he would say to his late father if he were able to.A huge thanks to Dr Ahmad Aly for sharing his incredibly valuable insight with us, and we hope you find it as illuminating as we did.For the video podcast, find us on:

Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is common after major trauma, affecting up to two-thirds of patients with critical injuries. Post-trauma MODS is associated with a mortality of over 20% and poor long-term outcomes in those who survive. Current management is supportive, and there are no specific pharmacological agents that prevent organ dysfunction. The TOP-ART randomised clinical trial, a two-stage study, has tested firstly the safety and efficacy of the early artesunate administration on a cohort of severely injured and bleeding trauma patients and, secondly, the outcomes of artesunate administration on trauma patients at risk of developing MODS. Listen to Joanna Shepherd's interview in the following podcast to learn more about the study's results. Original article: Safety and efficacy of artesunate treatment in severely injured patients with traumatic haemorrhage. The TOP-ART randomised clinical trialSpeakers:Joanna SHEPHERD. Centre for Trauma Sciences, The Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London (UK). Rahul COSTA-PINTO. Austin Hospital, Melbourne (AU). ESICM NEXT Committee Member.

Australian fundraising legend Peter Dalton joins Bianca to talk about his latest book, Giving Hope: The Journey of the For-Purpose Organisation and Its Quest for Success.Peter tackles a set of six fundraising dilemmas, and explains to Bianca how small non-profits can overcome them.Peter has been a huge influence in the Australian non-profit sector, with more than 30 years experience in working in fundraising. Among many well known campaigns in Australia and globally, he lead the Olivia Newton-John Wellness Centre campaign for the Austin Hospital in Melbourne.You can buy Peter's book here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Giving-Hope-Journey-Purpose-Organisation/dp/9811361444 Episode highlights:5.40 mins – strengths of small charities – major gifts and major donors – a different approach for start-ups/small charities - the most cost effective way of starting funding. 7.15 mins - why a case for support is so important and tips of what is essential for a good one8.15 mins – how to target a major single donor 11.10 mins – What Giving Hope is all about for for-purpose organisations18.20 mins – the six fundraising dilemmas and what they mean for small non-profits - The cost ratio dilemma 23.20 mins - the tied funding dilemma28.20 mins – the product vs misery vs hope dilemmaFor more resources created specifically for small non-profits join the Small Non-Profits Alliance for FREE here: https://smallnonprofits.com.au/membership-account/membership-levels/

The outcome of very old patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) is determined by both the severity of the acute condition and the age-related decline of resilience to stress. However, that decline is characterised by substantial inter-individual heterogeneity, which is considered a hallmark of the ageing process. A recent study investigated the heterogeneity within the very old population by clustering analysis of patient characteristics recorded on admission to the ICU. The researchers hypothesised that acute and geriatric features result in distinct phenotypes that may help early prognosis and indicate options for preventive interventions. Listen to Dr Sviri and Dr Beil to learn about the final findings of this study. Original paper: Clustering analysis of geriatric and acute characteristics in a cohort of very old patients on admission to ICUSpeakersMichael BEIL. Hebrew University and Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem (IL).Sigal SVIRI. Hebrew University and Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, (IL). Rahul COSTA-PINTO. Austin Hospital, Victoria and the University of Melbourne (AU). ESICM Next Committee member.

This week's guest on Radical Australia is none other than Mr. Paulie Stewart, he of Melbourne band Painters & Dockers fame and recent producer of the memoir, All the Rage, a life recounted whilst waiting to either live or die in the Austin Hospital for a new liver. Paulie has done many things in his life, from being a music journalist for 30 years, to fronting bands The Dili Allstars and The Transplants, to committed activism for East Timor independence. In this conversation Pauile talks about the legacy wrought by his brother's murder at Balibo and shares his wonder at all the amazing people he has had the pleasure to meet and work with in his life. He is a very generous guy. We hope you enjoy this conversation and we thank Paulie very much for joining us this week. Dock on!paintersanddockers.com.au // @paintersanddockers 

Join us on this podcast as we discuss Renal Replacement Therapy with Professor Sean Bagshaw from the University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada. Dr. Bagshaw is Professor and Chair for the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He completed medical school and residency training at the University of Calgary (Doctor of Medicine – 2000; Internal Medicine – 2003; Critical Care Medicine – 2005; Master of Science in Epidemiology – 2005) prior to completing a Critical Care Nephrology fellowship in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Bagshaw works as a full-time staff intensivist in two of the busiest and highest acuity intensive care units in Alberta – the General Systems ICU at the University of Alberta Hospital and the Cardiovascular Surgical ICU at the Mazankowski Alberta Health Institute. Dr. Bagshaw has expertise in acute kidney injury, renal replacement therapy, frailty and vulnerable patients and end-of-life care in ICU settings. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles and it was our absolute privilege to have him on the show. In this episode we talk about timing of replacement therapy, data around continuous and intermittent therapy, intensity of dialysis, fluid management, anticoagulation and weaning of renal replacement therapy. Articles of Interest: 1. Timing of Initiation of  Renal-Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury. New England Journal of  Medicine. 2020 Jul 16;383(3):240–51. 2. Zarbock A, Kellum JA, Schmidt C, van  Aken H, Wempe C, Pavenstädt H, et al. Effect of Early vs Delayed Initiation of  Renal Replacement Therapy on Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Acute  Kidney Injury. JAMA. 2016 May 24;315(20):2190. 3. Barbar SD, Clere-Jehl R, Bourredjem A,  Hernu R, Montini F, Bruyère R, et al. Timing of Renal-Replacement Therapy in  Patients with Acute Kidney Injury and Sepsis. New England Journal of Medicine.  2018 Oct 11;379(15):1431–42. 4. Gaudry S, Hajage D, Schortgen F,  Martin-Lefevre L, Pons B, Boulet E, et al. Initiation Strategies for  Renal-Replacement Therapy in the Intensive Care Unit. New England Journal of  Medicine. 2016 Jul 14;375(2):122–33. 5. Jaber S, Paugam C, Futier E, Lefrant  JY, Lasocki S, Lescot T, et al. Sodium bicarbonate therapy for patients with  severe metabolic acidaemia in the intensive care unit (BICAR-ICU): a  multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled, phase 3 trial. The Lancet.  2018 Jul;392(10141):31–40. 6. Intensity of Continuous  Renal-Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Patients. New England Journal of  Medicine. 2009 Oct 22;361(17):1627–38. 7. Intensity of Renal Support in  Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury. New England Journal of  Medicine. 2008 Jul 3;359(1):7–20.

To celebrate the end of breast cancer awareness month, Michael and Josh are joined by Dr Belinda Yeo, an experienced oncologist specialising in treating breast cancer. Belinda trained at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia, followed by the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. She now works at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute as a Clinician Scientist with a specific interest in breast cancer and the prestigious Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.We discussed all things breast oncology with Belinda, including career path, research, patient-centred care and, of course, all the breast cancer treatment pearls for any budding oncologist!This is one episode not to miss!For more episodes, resources and blog posts, visit www.inquisitiveonc.comFind us on Twitter @InquisitiveOnc!If you want us to look at a specific trial or subject, email us at inquisitiveonc@gmail.comDisclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only. If you are unwell, seek medical advice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intensive care unit (ICU) sedation practices have dramatically changed over the last 20 years. Nowadays, they include light levels of sedation, SAT, and the use of non-benzodiazepines. An overview of ICU sedation practices' evolution over the years has been recently published in the ICM Journal. This publication highlights the challenge faced by clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic regarding sedation practices and recommends reengaging bundled-based strategies such as the ABCDEF Bundle to promote liberation from the ventilator and promote recovery and survivorship. We have interviewed Dr Stolling for more details relating to this study. Original paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35904562/ (Evolution of sedation management in the ICU) Speakers Joanna STOLLINGS. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville (USA). Rahul COSTA-PINTO. Austin Hospital, Victoria (AU). ESICM Next Committee member.

The practice of neurocritical care for children with injured or vulnerable brains entails clinical assessment, a range of monitoring methods within the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), and the follow-up of children's long-term neurodevelopment. These activities involve inherent challenges related to the diversity of the case mix and age range. Different concepts were discussed in a recently published 'state of the art' paper about critically ill children. With the paper's authors, we went through what is needed to take PICU survivorship to the next level. Original paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-022-06683-4 (The brain in pediatric critical care: unique aspects of assessment, monitoring, investigations, and follow up ) Speakers Kate BROWN. Biomedical Research Centre, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London (UK). Institute of Cardiovascular, Science University College London, London (UK). Robert TASKER. Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (USA). Selwyn College, Cambridge University, Cambridge (UK). Rahul COSTA-PINTO. Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria (AU). Department of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, the University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria (AU).

In this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, we meet NDIS participant Leila Bowheen who has been stuck in hospital for almost a year, waiting for housing and support. We also talk to Adam Horsburgh, CEO at the Austin Hospital for his take on the problem and how it can be solved This interview was recorded in April 2022. Part of the Reasonable and Necessary podcast series.

In this Healthed lecture, Respiratory and Sleep Physician; Dept of Respiratory  Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, A/Prof Christopher Worsnop presents a comprehensive framework for health professionals assessing COPD patients and outlines an evidence-based approach to management that includes how to decide whether inhaled corticosteroids are appropriate and how, when and for how long they should be used. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Treat exacerbations early, use antibiotics if you suspect an infection, add prednisolone to shorten the duration of exacerbation Preventing exacerbations, regular exercise, vaccinations... Flu, pneumococcal, SARS COV 2 Medications: inhaled LAMA or/and LABA. Better in combination, add ICS if there is co-existing asthma or to reduce exacerbations in patients on LAMA + LABA For those recently hospitalised for COPD exacerbation, ensure you send to a cardiologist for full cardiac workup to exclude heart failure, ischaemia and arrhythmia Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 27 mins Guest: Dr Christopher Worsnop, Respiratory & Sleep Physician, Austin Hospital, Melbourne; Fellow, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians; Fellow, The American College of Chest Physicians Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's podcast is a conversation between Dr. Howard Gurr and Dr. Les Posen about our use of Virtual Reality in private practice.  Check out the video version of this  conversation between Dr. Howard Gurr and Dr. Les Posen at https://youtu.be/tgvLHdAub5M   Les is Melbourne, born-and-bred.  Educated at Monash and Melbourne Universities, he later spent time in the Austin Hospital's Department of Psychological Medicine, where he did clinical rotations in Adult Psychiatry and Cardiology.   With a lifelong passion for travel and commercial aviation, Les considers himself fortunate to have been supervised while at the Austin by Dr. Ida Kaplan who was Ansett Australia's first Melbourne-based Fear of Flying Program Psychologist. He inherited the program from her in 1994 and for the next six years further developed and enhanced the program. Separate from this, he helped develop the airline's Passenger and Crew Welfare program, training with airline staff from around the world – including United, Continental and TWA – to give him a special understanding of Crew psychology, especially enhancing resilience under stress.   Les's website is https://flightwise.com.au/ 

Clinical and pathophysiological understanding of septic shock has progressed exponentially in the previous decades, translating into a steady decrease in septic shock-related morbidity and mortality. Even though large randomised, controlled trials have addressed fundamental aspects of septic shock resuscitation, many questions still exist. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34910228/ (A comprehensive review) was carried out to describe the current standards of septic shock resuscitation. This review targeted the evolving concepts in different domains such as clinical resuscitation targets, adequate use of fluids and vasoactive drugs, refractory shock, and extracorporeal therapies. To know more about the study, listen to Dr Hernandez and Dr Kattan, who were interviewed for this podcast by Dr Costa-Pinto. Speakers Glenn HERNANDEZ. Departamento de Medicina Intensiva, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Cat lica de Chile, Santiago, Chile Eduardo KATTAN. Departamento de Medicina Intensiva, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Cat lica de Chile, Santiago, Chile Rahul COSTA-PINTO. Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Department of Critical Care, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Charge Nurse Nina | Everyday Hero #086 On this episode of the Everyday Hero Show we have on Nina. She is a Charge Nurse that works in an Austin Hospital where I have been doing a Travel assignment at. She is one of the kindest Charge Nurses I have dealt with and it hit me that I have had very few Charge Nurses on and Never had a full episode dedicated to them. You will learn what it is that Charge nurses do, and why they are so important to the Unit. Time stamps 00:00 Dancing From The Countryside to The Big City | Nina Before Nursing 09:30 Nina The New Nurse 16:06 Nina The Charge Nurse 23:00 Dealing With Confrontation at The Nurses Station 27:00 Dealing With Confrontation in The Patient's Room 30:00 Nursing Audits 35:40 Charge Nurse's Relationship with Management 38:30 Why I Answer All The Questions 41:15 Nurses Are Human Too Subscribe for more: https://goo.gl/ImMFOa Weekly Nursing News, With Q The Nurse: https://goo.gl/Vzqkko See all the other Everyday Heroes here https://goo.gl/SUCN07

In this Healthed webcast, A/Prof Christopher Worsnop, Respiratory and Sleep Physician; Dept of Respiratory  Medicine, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, outlines a very practical approach for doctors faced with the challenge of treating asthma patients who were prescribed textbook treatments. The approach includes checking for real-world causes for treatment failure such as poor inhaler technique and incorrect diagnosis as well as the best evidence-based options for intensifying treatment. Definitely valuable for all health professionals working in primary care. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode I speak with Steven Wells. Steven is a horticultural therapist and nurse, and has combined his love of horticulture and caring for people by designing and implementing a beautiful gardens built across three Austin Hospital sites for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff.I found this chat to be great for reflecting on the way I think and act in business and life. Steven speaks about his amazing manager who supported his passion in the early days, how he's able to sit back and watch people enjoy the garden that was his idea and which he designed, and I remind Steven of a series of Instagram posts hid did a few years ago where he was noticing numbers in nature.It's a deeper thinking episode than normal, but I absolutely loved that about it so hopefully you do too!The Better Homes and Garden story I refer to in the opener is here, and it's worth watching prior to listening to this episode. The bit with Steven only goes for about three minutes, unless you'd like to learn how to build a water garden in a bowl, in which case, keep watching!Steven can be found on instagram @stevenwellsthegardener and his website is stevenwellsthegardener.com You can follow along with the projects we're currently working on via our Instagram page@instyle_gardens@thelandscapingpodcastYou can view each episode on our YouTube channel or on our websiteinstylegardens.com.au/the-landscaping-podcast

We report the results of a consensus conference based on a systematic review of the literature and experts opinions assessing the management of cancer patients in the ICU. Original article: https://rdcu.be/czmTV (Critically ill cancer patient's resuscitation: a Belgian/French societies' consensus conference) Speakers: Rahul COSTA-PINTO. Austin Hospital, Melbourne - Australia; ESICM NEXT Committee Member. Anne-Pascale MEERT: Service de Médecine Interne, Soins Intensifs et Urgences Oncologiques, Institut Jules Bordet (Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB), Brussels (BE).

Mr Matt Alexander grew up and was educated in Melbourne, receiving his medical degree from The University of Melbourne in 2005. He then completed his orthopaedic training in Victoria and Tasmania and commenced practice as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in 2016. He has completed fellowships across the world and has a special interest in robotic-assisted arthroplasty including hip replacement via the anterior approach, knee ligament reconstruction and the management of patellofemoral joint instability and practices at The Austin Hospital and Melbourne Hip and Knee.

We are so privileged to interview Professor David Story. Professor David Story is foundation chair of Anaesthesia and Deputy Director of the Centre for Integrated Critical Care at the University of Melbourne. He is a part-time staff anaesthetist at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne where his clinical work is predominantly perioperative care for sicker adults including for liver transplantation.His research includes perioperative outcomes and models of care; applied physiology including acid-base disorders; environmental aspects of anaesthesia; He studied medicine at Monash University and also graduated with a bachelor of medical sciences on exercise at high altitude. David received his FANZCA in 1997. His doctorate from the University of Melbourne (2004) is on simplifying the Stewart approach to acid-base disorders.Besides being on a number of important committees, He was an examiner in the ANZCA primary exam for 12 years. Here are some of the resources mentioned. The Stewart approach apphttps://www.abgst.altervista.orgA couple of Prof Story's Articles:Stewart Acid-Base: A Simplified Bedside Approachhttps://emcrit.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/27140683_-Stewart-Acid-Base_-A-Simplified-Bedside-Approach.pdfBench-to-bedside review: a brief history of clinical acid-basehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15312207/Please support us on our patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/anaesthesiaAll proceeds will go to fund a fellow to help train anaesthetists in developing countries.and check us out on iTunes at https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/anaesthesia-coffee-break/id1540682318Or spotify athttps://open.spotify.com/show/0rnOhhB9IGqgBmgPyNy91s?si=C2uKucgjRomqxWyXvEkKzg&dl_branch=1If you enjoyed this content please like and subscribePlease post any comments or questions below. Check out www.anaesthesiacollective.com and sign up to the ABCs of Anaesthesia facebook group for other content.Any questions please email abcsofanaesthesia@gmail.comDisclaimer: The information contained in this video/audio/graphic is for medical practitioner education only. It is not and will not be relevant for the general public.Where applicable patients have given written informed consent to the use of their images in video/photography and aware that it will be published online and visible by medical practitioners and the general public.This contains general information about medical conditions and treatments. The information is not advice and should not be treated as such. The medical information is provided “as is” without any representations or warranties, express or implied. The presenter makes no representations or warranties in relation to the medical information on this video. You must not rely on the information as an alternative to assessing and managing your patient with your treating team and consultant. You should seek your own advice from your medical practitioner in relation to any of the topics discussed in this episode' Medical information can change rapidly, and the author/s make all reasonable attempts to provide accurate information at the time of filming. There is no guarantee that the information will be accurate at the time of viewingThe information provided is within the scope of a specialist anaesthetist (FANZCA) working in Australia.The information presented here does not represent the views of any hospital or ANZCA.These videos are solely for training and education of medical practitioners, and are not an advertisement. They were not sponsored and offer no discounts, gifts or other inducements. This disclaimer was created based on a Contractology template available at http://www.contractology.com.

In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Joel Sardi about regaining the quality of life after spinal cord injury. Joel Sardi had a fall and broke his C2 & C5, T3, T4 AND T5 vertebrae, also breaking his sternum on the 31st of August 2014. The injury caused irreparable spinal cord damage. He underwent a 6 hour surgery after the accident where the surgeons were able to stabilise his neck fractures and prevent any further spinal cord damage by inserting a titanium cage and fusing C4 to C6. Joel is classified as a “C-5'“ Quadriplegic. The injury that night left Joel a C5 quadriplegic, meaning that there are still some messages getting through the spinal cord and the extent of his recovery is unknown. Joel is paralysed from the shoulders down, has no movement in his legs and his upper body can only activate his biceps, forearms and wrists.  With the injury originally occurring in Adelaide where Joel was working, he was brought to the Royal Adelaide Hospital where he stayed for 10 days, before being airlifted to Melbourne's Austin Hospital. He spent the next 12 months at The Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Hospital where he underwent extensive rehab sessions to further improve his skills and learn to adjust to life as a quadriplegic before moving home in August 2015. Episode link at https://neshnikolic.com/podcast/joel-sardi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A/Prof Andrew Weickhardt and Dr Ainsley Campbell discuss treatment options for newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer, with esteemed guest Professor Ian Davis. Andrew Weickhardt is a consultant medical oncologist with a major interest in genitourinary cancers. Andrew has a joint appointment between Austin Hospital and the Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute. He oversees the genitourinary clinical trials program at the Austin Hospital. He has published over 20 peer reviewed publications and his research on targeted therapies has been recognised with multiple awards including two American Society for Clinical Oncology Merit Awards. Ainsley Campbell is a medical oncologist and Director of Genetics at Austin Health based in Heidelberg, Victoria. Ainsley has an interest in GU oncology and cancer genetics. Professor Ian Davis is a medical oncologist and is Professor of Medicine and Head of the Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University & Eastern Health, in Melbourne Australia. He is an NHMRC Practitioner Fellow. He holds honorary appointments with the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute (formerly Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research) and Austin Health, is an Associate Professor of the University of Melbourne, and Associate of the University of Sydney. His primary clinical interests are in urologic cancer and melanoma, and his primary research interests are in cancer immunology and the biology of urologic cancers.

Dr Avanthi Mandaleson was born and raised in the UK to Sri Lankan parents and moved to Australia to complete her medical degree at Monash University, graduating in 2004. In 2014, Dr Mandaleson finished her training as an orthopaedic surgeon in Australia, and then went on to complete fellowships in upper limb surgery at the Wrightington Hospital in England, and in microsurgical reconstruction at Ganga Hospital in India. In addition to her work at the Austin Hospital, Monash Health and private practice providing specialist surgical care in hand and upper limb surgery, Avanthi is also the Victoria and Tasmania representative of the Australian Orthopaedic Association's Orthopaedic Women's Link.

For family members of survivors, the ICU diary is an important source of medical information, provides a way for them to register their presence at the patient's bedside and express their feelings, and contributes to humanizing the ICU staff. For relatives of non-survivors, the diary also works as a concrete memory of their loved one's last days before dying, helping relatives to cope with bereavement. Systematic Review: https://rdcu.be/cobOc (Exploring family members' and health care professionals' perceptions on ICU diaries: a systematic review and qualitative data synthesis.) Imaging in Intensive Care Medicine from the inside: https://rdcu.be/cobNO (Caring for COVID‑19 patients and their relatives with the ICU diary) Speakers: Dr Rahul COSTA-PINTO. Austin Hospital, Melbourne - Australia; ESICM NEXT Committee Member. Mr Johannes MELLINGHOFF. Critical Care Nurse & Senior Lecturer Kingston & St Georges University of London. Current Chair N&AHP Committee of the ESICM. Dr Bruna BRANDAO BARRETO. Intensive Care Unit, Hospital da Mulher, Salvador, Brazil.

Thank you for tuning into another episode of Talking Gut! In today's episode I sat down and talked to Dr Zina Valaydon on Hepatology and the Liver. Dr Zina Valaydon is a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist. She is the head of the Hepatology service at the Western Hospital in Melbourne Australia.  Zina graduated from The University of Melbourne with a double degree in Medicine and Surgery and Biomedical Science. She completed her physician training at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She undertook specialist training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at St. Vincent's Hospital and the Austin Hospital and is a fellow of the Royal Australasian college of Physicians Zina has a PhD in hepatology from the University of Melbourne in collaboration with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. What an episode I have install for you. Soo much cool and interesting information on the Liver. What an Organ! In today's episode, we discussed everything from what the liver is, what it does, the different diseases and treatments, the effect of alcohol and constipation has on the liver, to fatty liver and detox diets, and as always, so much more. Please enjoy my conversation with Dr Zine Valaydon

Many patients undergoing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in ICU require fluid removal. But how fast can you remove it?  Dr Emily See is a Nephrologist and senior ICU fellow at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne Australia.  She joins Todd on this edition of the podcast from the 2021 ANZICS CTG meeting in Noosa to talk about the concept of Net Ultrafiltration Rate, and the upcoming NEPTUNE study.   Baxter Healthcare has provided an educational grant to sponsor the following podcast. The content was developed independently of Baxter Healthcare and opinions expressed are those of the presenting healthcare professional. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Acute Kidney Injury makes a greater contribution to early mortality than acute myocardial infarction and it's been argued we should consider the concept of “kidney attack” to give it the weight that it deserves. But the presentation of kidney injury isn't as overt or timely as a heart attack often is. While serum creatinine is a pretty good reporter of chronic impairment in kidney function it's very insensitive to acute injury, so for two decades there's been a concerted search for more proximal biomarkers of AKI. The three most promising candidates are neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin (NGAL), tissue inhibitor of metallo-proteinase 2 (TIMP-2) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-7 (IGBFP-7). Commercial assays for these exist that can predict moderate to severe AKI with a lead time of many hours in at-risk patients. But many questions remains as whether these are specific enough to be useful at point of care whether we have the interventions to respond to the information they provide, and what ‘false positives' might indicate.Guest  Professor Rinaldo Bellomo AO FRACP FCICM FAHMS (Director of Research Intensive Care, Austin Hospital; University of Melbourne; Monash University). author of “Novel renal biomarkers of acute kidney injury and their implications” (2021) Internal Medicine Journal 51;3 pp316-318ProductionWritten and produced by Mic Cavazzini DPhil. Music courtesy of FreeMusicArchive includes ‘Downhill Racer', by Blue Dot Sessions, ‘Making a Change' by Lee Rosevere, ‘Fryeri' by Kai Engel, ‘Subscribe to the New Internationalist' by Tzara. Image licensed from Getty Images.Feedback on this episode was kindly provided by physicians of the RACP's Podcast Editorial Group; Vicka Poudyal, Paul Cooper, Rhiannon Mellor, Duncan Austin, Seema Radhakrishnan, Phillipa Wormald, Victoria Langton,  Oliver Dillon and Loryn Einstein.  Please visit the RACP website for a transcript and supporting references. Fellows of the College can claim CPD credits for listening and additional reading. 

Grey Nurses are mysterious figures that appear in hospitals all across the world, regardless of culture or region. Who are they and where do they come from? It's hard to say - but Adelaide, South Australia may be the key to finding out.   Follow the Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com  Like The Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors  Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes Visit the website: https://www.crimesandwitchdemeanors.com    Sources: Alison Green's answer to Nurses, have you ever seen the ghost of a recently deceased patient? - Quora. (n.d.). Retrieved May 3, 2021, from https://www.quora.com/Nurses-have-you-ever-seen-the-ghost-of-a-recently-deceased-patient/answer/Alison-Green-104?ch=10&share=081d3000&srid=ua4ka   aquilareen. (2019). 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Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+7428   Strangways Terrace, North Adelaide. (n.d.). State Library of South Australia. Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+1294   The Grey Nurse. (2011, May 10). Personal Ghost Stories. https://personalghoststories.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/the-grey-nurse/   The Grey Nurse Hospital Ghost Phenomena—Truth or Urban Myth? (2020, March 1). Haunted Horizons Adelaide. https://adelaidehauntedhorizons.com.au/grey-nurse-hospital-ghost/   William Younghusband. (2020). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Younghusband&oldid=941797985   Transcript: Hello, and welcome to another episode of Crimes & Witch-Demeanors!  The paranormal podcast where we go beyond rehashing wikipedia pages and delve into archival and historic resources to uncover the truth behind our favorite spooky tales.  I'm your host and sardonic librarian, Joshua Spellman. N Today's episode has been inspired by recent personal events dealing with hospitals and nurses and the title is of course inspired by Willam.  If you know, you know, if you don't, you don't.  And that's fine, some of us have our own little club.   Today's topic took me on quite the journey (as good research often tends to do): you begin one place and think you know where you're going to land but you wind up in an entirely unintended location.  And in this case — that's fine!  I mean, that's how the scientific process works.  Never try and prove your own hypothesis, be your own worst enemy — like I am in my love life.   But today I went from researching phenomenon spanning continents to zeroing in on the homes and hospitals of the beautiful coastal capital of South Australia—Adelaide,.  Not a bad place to end up, if you ask me!   So settle in, buckle up, we've got a long flight ahead. ____   “Alright, you've got this” Cassie said to herself in the mirror, splashing water on her face. This was her first night on the job as an evening nurse in a new facility — and through a series of unfortunate events — she was the only one on staff.  Something like this wouldn't happen back in the city, but things are different when you're in a small town…as Cassie would soon find out.   Making her way back out to the nurses station, Cassie paused to look around.  The hubbub and bustling activity of the day had all but faded away.  By this time, most of the patients were already asleep in their beds, leaving Cassie feeling unnaturally alone.  The place felt almost abandoned.  Even the smallest of sounds: a patient's distant cough, the water dripping from the leaky faucet, her footsteps on the ground, bounced and echoed through the tiled halls; rising and falling in a cacophony of silence.   BZZT!   Cassie nearly jumped out of her skin.  It was only the call button of a patient requiring assistance.  She made her way over to the patient's room “Hi there, I'm Cassie, the new evening nurse, what seems to be the matter” she glanced at the patient's chart “Miss Roebel?”    “Oh please dear, call me Trish” the old woman replied “I have the bladder of a small old lady despite being a spry young thing of 79” she chuckled “if you could please help me on over to the lavatory”   “Oh, of course!” Cassie replied, rushing to Trish's bedside to help her up.  She walked Trish over to the bathroom and onto the toilet.  BZZT!  Another patient needing assistance.  “Do you mind if I go and help them?  It can give you your privacy” Cassie asked.   “Oh, of course!” Trish replied.   “But don't try any funny business and try and get back to bed on your own” Cassie warned, mockingly wagging her finger at Trish.   “Aye, aye captain!” Trish retorted as Cassie made her way to assist the other patient.   He was an older gentleman who, while trying to get comfortable in bed, had accidentally ripped out his IV.  Cassie was still a little nervous and being new, it took her minute to locate the sterile needles.  After successfully administering the IV, which took a little longer than expected since the man was afraid of needles, Cassie rushed back over to Trish's room.   And that's when she found Trish…tucked neatly into bed, ready for sleep.  “Trish…” Cassie started, “I told you to wait for me so I could help you into bed.  You could have fallen!” “Oh…but I didn't!” Trish exclaimed, “the other nurse came in and helped me”   Confused, Cassie asked with skepticism “The other nurse?”   “The one in the grey uniform, with the hat”   “Ah, yes.  Of course” Cassie replied, not wanting to alarm the old woman “Goodnight Trish” she said as she turned off her light.   As Cassie made her way back into the hall, the phone at the nurse's station began to ring.  She rushed over to answer, “Hello, Valley County medical center, Cassie speaking”   “Oh, hi Cassie!  This is Frida, the day nurse, I just wanted to check in and make sure everything is going alright before I headed to sleep, my apologies that we're so short staffed”   “Oh, hello Frida!  Yes, yes, everything is going alright…but did you happen to have someone else come in to help work my shift?  I just came back from a patient who-“   Frida cut her off, “Oh…so you've already seen her then?”   “Seen…who?”   “Oh, never mind.” Said Frida, “Just something silly.  Anyways, have a good night, please call if anything urgent comes up”   “Of course, thanks for checking in.  Goodnight!” Cassie said, hanging up the phone.  What was she on about?  But Cassie didn't have time to mull it over as she heard the echo of shuffling of feet.  Another patient out of bed?    Cassie got up from the nurses station and peered around the corner.  There was someone at the end of the long hall.  Cassie squinted to see clearer in the dim light, was that Trish?  “Trish!” Cassie scolded, walking closer “I told you not to get out of bed on your own”   As she made her way closer to the figure she realized it was a nurse.  She was dressed in grey from head to toe, with a funny old-fashioned hat.  The nurse nodded to Cassie with a wry smile and winked as she tilted her cap.  Then, suddenly the woman turned on her heel, walked straight into the adjoining wall and vanished.   ___   Stories like Cassie's are not unfamiliar to nurses — regardless of culture or region.  Benign nurse figures are often seen roaming hospitals across the world and are referred to as Grey Nurses or Grey ladies because of the color of their uniforms.    Are these apparitions the spirits of departed healthcare workers who loved their jobs so much in life that they carry on in death? Which I find hard to believe…while there are many great nurses out there on the front lines saving us from the pandemic I immediately think of all my high school bullies who can barely spell catheter let alone insert one who are now probably all angels of death…   Which is actually a great segway while throwing some subtle shade at former cheerleaders—maybe grey nurses are not ghosts at all but instead are inhuman spirits taking on a familiar form, who seek to comfort and care for our sick and dying.  I guess that's literally the definition an angel?  Well, not the kind that are concentric spinning rings of fire with seventeen glowing eyes that are so horrifying that gazing upon them them will wreck your feeble human mind…you know like kind of angels in the Bible.  But you know, grey nurses are like the hallmark, Touched By an Angel type that Christians believe in despite their holy book describing them as horrific creatures.   But I digress.    While we may not have all the answers to these questions, we can surely try and answer them.   Despite being a worldwide paranormal phenomenon, my research kept circling back to hospitals in one city: Adelaide.  Specifically, the former Adelaide Royal Hospital, now known as Lot Fourteen and Austin Hospital.   Unlike the Windsor Hotel from last week, Austin Hospital has an entire webpage devoted to stories from staff about their ghostly grey nurse.   This following story is from their former Divisional Director of Cancer and Neurosciences, Cherie Cheshire…which, by the way, is an amazingly alliterative name.  If you're looking to name a character in a book you're writing I suggest you snatch that name up before somebody else takes it!  Anyway, here is her story:   “We were supposed to be three nurses on night shift, but we were short staffed and only had two. One patient named Carol had complete paralysis due to MS. She could not take a drink of water herself however suffered from terrible dry mouth. So, the nursing staff attended to her at least hourly to help her sip some water, even overnight. On this shift we were flat out. At around 9.30pm I filled Carol's one litre jug with iced water and gave her a drink. It then got very busy and I didn't manage to go back to her room until midnight. When I did, she only had half a jug of water. She told me the other nurse had been in several times and helped her drink. I knew this wasn't right however checked with the other nurse who said she had not been in the room. When I asked Carol about who helped her with her water again, she said it was the older agency nurse in the old-fashioned grey dress…”   This next story from the former director of Nursing and former ICU Unit Manager, Jen Hancock, served as the inspiration to the narrative portion of today's episode:   “While working nights on the old 6A in Heidelberg House, the buzzer rang and a lady needed a pan. I took it to her and asked her to buzz when finished. Ten minutes later, there was no buzz, so l went to check. She was lying down in bed half asleep, curtains pulled back. She told me that the other nurse in the grey uniform with a veil had taken it and made her comfortable. I was working with a male Enrolled Nurse. I asked the Registered Nurse who was between the three wards in Heidelberg House, if she knew anyone in a different uniform. She didn't. I was later told it was a common occurrence in Heidelberg House and that patients had often described the grey nurse.”   Other nurses reported ghostly occurrences like floating utensils, a hallways that is always ice cold at night, and seeing the grey nurse turn a corner and disappear.   The former Royal Adelaide Hospital, which I believe has been converted or demolished in favor of residential and commercial space, also had tales of the Grey nurse.    I tried to do some digging, but there isn't much to go on with these stories: no name, no cause of death, no era, no nothing.   However, I did manage to dig up an old newspaper article about a ghost story that has been circulating for at least a century and a half: the Grey Lady of Adelaide.  This specter is known as the first ghost of Adelaide…which is a little Eurocentric considering there were probably many Aboriginal ghosts prior to the colonization of the area but I digress… the color association here is interesting. Could this Grey Lady and the grey nurses be one in the same?   The ghost of the Grey Lady was said to haunt Younghusband Mansion.  I was curious where this mansion was located — was it in the vicinity of one of these hospitals?  Or perhaps it was demolished and one of the aforementioned hospitals built over top.   I found my answer in the October 17, 1929 issue of The Register News-Pictorial. It reads thusly:     GREY LADY OF NORTH ADELAIDE - CITY'S BEST GHOST STORY And There Was Another In A Castle WhoLeft Illicit Still Behind   ROMANTIC GHOST WHO SAT IN CELLAR SHE haunted the Younghusband mansion, this Grey Lady of North Adelaide, and in the basement each night could be seen, 60 years and less ago, sitting in her chair in her own particular cellar. Memory recalls only that much of this spirit with the romantic title, but when the Nursing Sisters of Calvary Hospital became owners of the Younghusband mansion, they closed the Grey Lady's cellar. And the Grey Lady went out of memory. The Archbishop of Adelaide (Dr. Spence), when he laid the foundation stone of a convent home for the Nursing Sisters of the Calvary Hospital, North Adelaide, revived, perhaps, Adelaide's two sole ghost stories.   He recalled that the sisters never saw the Grey Lady but the story, no doubt, added to their discomfort. The acre on which Calvary Hospital stands was first owned by Robert Gouger, the State's first Colonial Secretary. He, too, owned land near the present Gouger street, where he built his home, and there were buried his wife and child. This is the foundation of the story of the Grey Lady, it is thought. However illogical might be the idea of the North Adelaide property being haunted, the story grew, and was known up to 29 years ago, when the Nursing Sisters took over the property from the Baker family. When the old house was pulled down to give place to the present modern structure at Calvary Hospital, the story gained another lease of life.       I wanted to learn a little bit more about this mansion and it led me down…quite the path.  If you follow the podcast on instagram @crimesandwitchdemeanors then you already know where this is going.    The article wasn't very clear on whether Calvary Hospital was the mansion, replaced the mansion, or if the mansion was just used as a convent for the Nuns of Calvary Hospital.   In trying to answer these questions, I stumbled across the blog of a man named Allen Tiller.  Who, if you've seen the original Teen Titans cartoon, is a dead-ringer for the villain Control Freak.  He is quote “a historian, genealogist, author, paranormal investigator, and the 2017 emerging South Australian Historian of the Year.”   Quite the decorated man! Now, although his website looks like it was plucked straight from Xanga, awful div transparencies and all, it was useful because it led me to his book, The Haunts of Adelaide: History, Mystery, and the Paranormal REVISED EDITION.  The revised part is in all caps so you know it's important.    However, I'm grateful for his book because it includes a chapter on the Younghusband Mansion - for which there is virtually no digital resources on.  I'm just glad I have Kindle unlimited so I didn't have to pay for it.  The entire introduction read like a thread of rage-tweets lambasting the prior publisher.  Maybe not the best look, Allen.  Save it for twitter.  Not the book.  It kind of diminishes what credibility you earned.  But I'm not the 2017 Emerging South Australian Historian of the Year so you know, I should probably keep my big mouth shut.   Here's what I've gleaned for his book:   The parcel of land Younghusband mansion was built on was originally purchased tin 1837 by Robert Cock during the first land sale held in Adelaide.  Later, Cock sold the land to the first colonial secretary of South Australia: Robert Gouger.   Gouger bought the land because he was under the impression that its high elevation would help ease the pain of his ailing wife, Harriet, who was suffering from tuberculosis.  They erected  a modest wooden cabin on the land but sadly the high elevation proved to offer no health benefits and Harriet, along with her infant child, died.  Gouger buried both his wife and child on the land, though they were later moved and interred at West Terrace cemetery.   This history is what led to the story of the Grey Lady as outlined in the news article.  However, its legacy doesn't end there.  In 1842 the land was sold to Edward Stephens and then again in 1846 to William Younghusband.   William Younghusband was an Englishman who made a killing investing in the Burra Mines and his house reflected his wealth.  Younghusband Mansion at one point was once known as the finest home in Adelaide…though that may be because it was the only one of its kind in the area.  The mansion was opulent and grand: it had a ballroom, ornate gardens, secret rooms, underground tunnels, a unique iron fence, and it was outfitted head to toe in cedar.   After Younghusband's death in 1865, the house changed hands quite a few times before the the lease came to rest in the hands of Miss Isabella Baker in 1883.  Miss Baker had plans to convert the home into a private hospital but she could not do so until the owned the property herself.  It took some time, but after six years she finally convinced the remaining trustee to relinquish the property. The mansion became the living quarters of the nuns.  The two rooms facing the streets were used as bedrooms, behind them was a box room, below a large basement, and there was another room that had been sealed up. Behind the seal was a room that had not been finished during the Younghusband's occupation of the home.  It was full of construction materials, dust, and rocks.  During the time the Younghusband's stayed in the house, many people noticed the sealed up room, and because many people knew about Gouger's wife and her baby that died on the property, the legend of the Grey Lady began.  The story really took off in 1869 when a newspaper published a story about a ghost spotted sitting in a chair in the basement.  Younghusband mansion was eventually torn down and Calvary Hospital was built on the grounds.  Could the Grey Lady have become one of the grey nurses?  Or is her entity altogether separate? The former Royal Adelaide Hospital was one of the biggest hotspots of grey nurse encounters.  Allegedly, a whole floor of the building was closed due to paranormal activity in the 1980's, though no evidence of this exists.  It seems a little farfetched. As with most grey nurses, her identity was unknown but her story follows the usual pattern: she was the wife of a doctor who died on the operating table, she died in a car accident on her way to work, she was pushed down the stairs by a mental health patient, or she accidentally delivered a fatal overdose and committed suicide. The Royal Adelaide Hospital has moved to a new building and the old one was partially demolished and partially renovated and converted into shops, apartments, and the new location for the Australian Space Agency. Construction workers on the site witnessed paranormal activity.  Allegedly, a number of workers sent messages to our good friend Allen Tiller describing their encounters.  Frequently, a “person in blue” was spotted on the upper floors watching the construction staff work.  When they called security to find the person, since it's dangerous to be on an active construction site, no one was found.  This happened on numerous occasions. Now again.  My brain always goes to speedy squatters, and no I'm not talking about me the day after I have chipotle.  An abandoned building is the perfect place for someone to seek shelter with little risk of running into anyone. Regardless, the construction workers believe it to be a ghost and the blue outfit could possibly be scrubs.  I will say that oftentimes grey can appear blue in certain circumstances.  White ladies, men in black hats, and grey nurses…are they distinct spirits who choose to appear in these forms?  Or are they archetypes that have been burned into our collective subconscious?  It's safe to say we may never learn the identities of these homogenous haunts, if they are ghosts at all.  But they do make for fun stories to tell in the dark. Next week's episode is going to be my personal ghost stories and will follow a different format than usual.  Next week is my birthday week, and I'm also getting the second dose of my vaccine so I'm planning on feeling icky for a few days and would rather not have to write a few thousand words with a fever!  So if that interests you, you have something to look forward to! If you know anyone who would enjoy the show — please share it with them!  Word of mouth, and a pyramid scheme, is the best way to grow our family of bibli-ahh-graphers.  Follow the podcast's instagram for goodies, and of course, if you're listening on overcast hit that little star icon, if you're an Apple fiend, please leave a kind review! And remember, if you find yourself in a hospital…keep your eyes peeled for a grey nurse, never badmouth previous publishers in your revised edition..its' quite unbecoming…and as always, stay spooky.  Bye~

Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in young adults, where 50% of survivors cannot live independently six months post injury.  Speakers: Dr Rahul COSTA-PINTO. Austin Hospital, Melbourne - Australia; ESICM NEXT Committee Member. Prof Andrew UDY. The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne - Australia; principal investigator of the BONANZA study (Brain Oxygen Neuromonitoring in Australia and New Zealand Assessment Trial).

In this episode:  Understanding thunderstorm asthma Strategies to keep people with asthma safe in thunderstorm season It’s all about good asthma management - diagnose, monitor, treat   Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 31 mins Guests:  Dr Christopher Worsnop, Respiratory & Sleep Physician, Austin Hospital, Melbourne; Fellow, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians; Fellow, The American College of Chest Physicians   Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Tuesday 17 November 2020 | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Traditionally, anaesthetists have ventilated patients undergoing prolonged surgery with supra physiological tidal volumes to prevent collapse and improve oxygenation.  But is this safe?  Evidence from the critical care sphere suggests ventilator induced lung injury may be minimised with a more conservative approach. Dharshi Karalapillai is an Intensivist-Anaesthetist from Melbourne's Austin Hospital, and is lead author of a paper which explored the role of a low volume ventilation strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Damien Bolton is an academic, a researcher, and a surgeon. He holds numerous positions, as Professor, Head of Department at the Austin Hospital, to an honorary fellow of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. He's published hundreds of papers, book chapters, reviews, and supervised many PhD students. He is also the proud dad of three boys and has a focus and a passion for mens' health. He provides a particular insight, as a specialist in urogenital cancer and urology working with an aspect on which men perceive their identity, on the changing landscape of the discussion around mens' health. Damien talks about parenting, medicine, and shares his thoughts on the importance of teaching boys to ask for help.

Professor Graeme Jackson is the man I met who changed the game of life for me. I walked into his office riddled with chronic pain, over life and desperate for a way out. He was unlike any doctor or healthcare professional I had met when it came to an outlook on chronic pain. He told me that if I really wanted to change and become pain free then it was up to me to take self-responsibility and put my power in healing this myself. He is one heck of a human who took the time to sense into what I needed. He offered me the greatest gift of all time which was to take responsibility for my life, leading me to this path I now get to share with you.Professor Graeme Jackson is a clinician researcher with primary interests in MR imaging technologies applied to the human brain and the neurobiology of epilepsy. He is a Neurologist at the Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Deputy Director of The Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health and co-leader of the Epilepsy research theme.Find out more about his life changing work here:https://florey.edu.au/https://epilepsyproject.org.au/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-29/epilepsy-treatment-new-project-aims-for-faster-diagnosis/12399060

Mrs. Fotini Atzarakis died on Wednesday morning after she was hospitalized for several days in Austin Hospital. - Μια ακόμη ηλικιωμένη Ελληνοαυστραλή, που ήταν τρόφιμος στον οίκο ευγηρίας της «Βασιλειάδας» κατέληξε το πρωί της Τετάρτης (29 Ιουλίου).

GU Cast chats to Dr Petros Grivas, GU Medical Oncologist at the University of Washington in Seattle, about the JAVELIN 100 trial which featured in the plenary session at ASCO20 recently. Petros is senior author on this practice-changing study of "switch maintenance" in metastatic bladder cancer, and he joins us today to explain some of the finer details of the study. With audio cameos from Tom Powles, Betsy Plimack, and Vinay Prasad (yikes!). Declan and Renu were also delighted to have Associate Professor Andrew Weickhardt join them in studio today. Andrew is a GU Medical Oncologist at the Olivia-Newton John Cancer Centre and Austin Hospital in Melbourne, where he leads the GU Oncology trials team. 

Associate Professor Daryl Jones is an intensivist from The Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.  He joins Todd on the podcast to discuss the nature of in-hospital cardiac arrest in the era of a modern Rapid Response Team.

Music has this unique ability to connect with emotion, and with memory, so they're very intricately linked, says Professor Felicity Baker, Head of Music Therapy and Director of the International Research Partnerships for the Creative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit at the University of Melbourne. “When you hear a piece of music and then the memories become evoked as a result of that, the neural network is activated, and it also then leads to the activation of more positive moods.” Professor Baker studies how music, especially singing and songwriting, can be used to treat people with a range of conditions – from young people with traumatic brain injuries to adults with substance abuse issues and, especially, people with dementia. “We're actually showing the family carers how to use music in really strategic ways to support the care of the person that they're looking after. But we're also interested in preserving the relationship between the carer and the person that they're caring for,” Professor Baker says. “So, using music in a way that helps to bring that person to the present.” Special thanks to the Dandenong Ranges Music Council, Caladenia Dementia Care, Melbourne, the Musical Memories Choir from the Continuing Care Clinical Service Unit, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Judy and John Kearney, Sue Mountain and Betty Hamilton. For more information about Felicity Baker's work and the Music Heals Minds And Hearts appeal, click here or email annual-appeal@unimelb.edu.au. Episode recorded: August 29, 2019. Interviewer: Dr Andi Horvath. Producer, editor and audio engineer: Chris Hatzis. Co-production: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath. Image: Getty Images.

Music has this unique ability to connect with emotion, and with memory, so they’re very intricately linked, says Professor Felicity Baker, Head of Music Therapy and Director of the International Research Partnerships for the Creative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit at the University of Melbourne.“When you hear a piece of music and then the memories become evoked as a result of that, the neural network is activated, and it also then leads to the activation of more positive moods.”Professor Baker studies how music, especially singing and songwriting, can be used to treat people with a range of conditions – from young people with traumatic brain injuries to adults with substance abuse issues and, especially, people with dementia.“We’re actually showing the family carers how to use music in really strategic ways to support the care of the person that they’re looking after. But we’re also interested in preserving the relationship between the carer and the person that they’re caring for,” Professor Baker says.“So, using music in a way that helps to bring that person to the present.”Special thanks to the Dandenong Ranges Music Council, Caladenia Dementia Care, Melbourne, the Musical Memories Choir from the Continuing Care Clinical Service Unit, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Judy and John Kearney, Sue Mountain and Betty Hamilton.For more information about Felicity Baker’s work and the Music Heals Minds And Hearts appeal, click here or email annual-appeal@unimelb.edu.au. Episode recorded: August 29, 2019.Interviewer: Dr Andi Horvath.Producer, editor and audio engineer: Chris Hatzis.Co-production: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath.Image: Getty Images.

Dr Bagshaw is a Clinician Scientist and Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine. He is currently serving as Interim Chair of the Department. He acquired training at the University of Calgary (Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Masters of Science Epidemiology) prior to completing a Critical Care Nephrology fellowship in the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Dr Bagshaw is supported by a Canada Research Chair in Critical Care Nephrology and a Clinical Investigator Award from Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions. Dr Bagshaw’s main research interests have focused on the clinical, epidemiological, translational, and health services delivery issues related to acute kidney injury and extracorporeal blood purification in critically ill patients. Dr Bagshaw’s research also focuses ICU organization, capacity and rapid response systems, frailty in critical illness, and technological support for critically ill older patients. His research is supported from grants from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions, the MSI Foundation, the University Hospital Foundation, the Canadian Intensive Care Society, and the Technology Evaluation in the Elderly Network. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, numerous book chapters, and peer-reviewed for over 20 medical journals. Dr Bagshaw is a member of several organizations including the Canadian Critical Care Society, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group, Australia New Zealand Intensive Care Society, and the Acute Kidney Injury Network, and the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative.

Dr Paul Gow is a Liver Specialist at the Austin Hospital and the Chair of Hepatitis Victoria's Liver Health Advisory Committee, a group looking at expanding the work the organisation does beyond viral hepatitis. One in three Australians have fatty liver disease, he says, a looming health crisis for the country. Meanwhile, there are a long list of other liver-related diseases for which there is little knowledge or practical support for the general public. "The changes we have seen in the last 20 years are miraculous... this means there is space for Hepatitis Victoria to broaden its remit and potentially offer services to people with other liver problems".

Wisam Al-Basaam Extraordinary tales of ordinary heroism. While at the CICM ASM in Sydney I was introduced to a gentleman called Wisam Al-Basaam and he had a story to tell. When I say gentleman I really mean gentleman. Wisam is a consultant intensivist at the Austin Hospital. That is a pretty good job. It’s a very good hospital and most of us would be very happy to get a gig there. For Wisam the road to the Austin was serpentine, three countries, three systems, war, death, terror, trauma, uncertainty, adversity, hard work and ultimately a new start. A new start here in Australia. Wisam is very highly respected by his peers in a super high performing clinician in an elite ICU. (I know this because those peers told me as much.) Australia is lucky to have him. He feels lucky to be here but the people that access his public hospital ICU are also lucky. Every moment that I experience the best of the free services we have here in Australia I feel lucky. Free emergency and intensive care services are common and usually excellent here in Australia. It is not the same for every specialty and I am proud to work in the part of a system that does not require people to pay up front just because they are sick and need healthcare. I get paid. Wisam and all the other doctors and nurses that worked like him in Iraq often didn’t get paid. He shares just a few stories from his early post-graduate years when his country didn’t even have a government. No one got paid. And yet they worked. They worked in a dangerous environment with little or no support and little or no equipment. Wisam didn’t think of his story as exceptional. Unfortunately his story is not exceptional. But that doesn’t stop him being a hero. A role model. He is the sort of Australian that makes me feel like I want to be part of this country. Thank you Wisam. Thanks for sharing your talents, your story and your hard earned wisdom. Thank you also to Rahim Alhaj and Amjad Ali Khan, playing the aptly named Common Destination from their album Ancient Sounds. You can find that on iTunes. I found it on Soundcloud.

Professor Damian Bolton @damian_bolton is an Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, Department or Surgery and head of the Urology unit at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne. Damien discusses Olivier Traxer's talk on optimising the use of holmium laser with Dr Joseph Ischia.

In this episode Prof Rinaldo Bellomo from the Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia describes how he has always had an enquiring mind and how he judges himself with respect to his ability to be caring, compassionate, competent, communicative and collegial, both professionally and personally. He discusses topics such as: how an experience as a 5th medical student sparked his interest in intensive care medicine; how intensive care has become more safe as technological advancements have occurred; how he seeks feedback from colleagues; how to give feedback and how it needs to be helpful in nature; what his daily routine is; how being at the bedside is so important to excellent clinical care; how experience has helped him deal with stress more easily but makes fatigue a bigger issue; how doing research is the basis of his stress management program; what his out of work pursuits are and how he'd love to have a 30 hour day. He carefully describes the process he uses in his end of life family conversations and astutely points out that end of life care can never be rushed. The interview concludes with Rinaldo's hope that he be known for his continuous desire to ask "how do we know that we know this" at the patient's bedside (which has no doubt fuelled his enormously successful research career) and precisely what he thinks all doctors could do to help them become more humble. This is an outstanding conversation about compassionate clinical care with one of the best intensive care researchers in the world who is also one of the great mentors of our time. This podcast was created to help and inspire intensive care clinicians to improve the care we give to our patients by providing interesting and thought-provoking conversations with highly respected and experienced clinicians. In each episode, Andrew Davies, an intensivist in Melbourne, Australia, speaks with a guest for the purpose of hearing their perspectives on the habits and behaviours that they believe are the most important for improving the outcomes of our patients. Things like bringing our best selves to work each day, optimal communication, coping with stress and preventing burn out, working well in a team, and interacting with patient’s families and the many other health professionals we deal with on a daily basis. The podcast is less about the drugs, devices and procedures that can be administered and more about the habits, behaviours and philosophies that can help intensive care clinicians to master the craft of intensive care.

Mr. Yahya Al-Habbal is a General Surgical fellow who completed his training at the Austin Hospital and is currently working with Eastern Health. In this podcast, he talks about what is expected from a general surgical trainee on a day-to-day

Dr. Sern Yeoh is a Gastroenterology fellow who completed majority of his junior training at Austin Hospital and travelled to Hobart for the beginning of his Advanced Training. In this podcast, he talks about how he decided to pursue Gastroenterology

Professor Rinaldo Bellomo is an Intensivist at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne. He is Professor of Medicine at Melbourne University, and Honorary Professor of Medicine at Monash University, Melbourne and The University of Sydney. He is one of the most eminent researchers in Intensive Care Medicine today and has been named one of the most influential scientific minds of our time. In this thought-provoking talk Professor Bellomo discusses glycemic control of critically ill diabetic patients in the ICU.

Dr Shane is joined in the studio with colleagues Dr Krystal andDr Ray.Dr Krystal kicks the team off talking Dinosaurs, Extinctiontheories and why did all the birds survive when the dinosaurs diedoff? Could teeth hold the answers?Dr Ray then talks Sleep, more specifically how people sleep. Have youever noticed why when you go to sleep somewhere for the first time,the sleep isn't so deep? Dr Ray explains the theory of 'First nighteffect'Showcasing the power of community radio, and the influence ofthe EAGG team, a few years back Dr Shane and fellow EAGGco-host Dr Lauren met with a young Melbourne boy named Kai toassist with a school project on the bionic eye, fast forward to nowand the young boy is representing Australia in another sciencerelated endeavour in Spain.First guests: Gregory Crocetti & Briony Barr - GraphicNovelistsThe team are joined in the studio to discuss their graphic novelcentred around stories about microbes in the battlefield 'TheInvisable War'Second Guests: Chris McCormack & Cathy Cavallo - WildMelbourneChris and Cathy are next in the studio to discuss the WildMelbourne group which provides science for education purposes,specifically sharing their knowledge of our localVictorian environment.Third Guest: Associate Professor Dr Sofianos Andrikopoulos NHMRCSenior research fellow, Department of Medicine a University ofMelbourne & Austin Hospital.Dr Andrikopoulos joins the team in the studio to talk all thingsType 2 diabetes, How does it work? What is the difference betweentype 1 and type 2? and what's the latest in diagnosis andtreatment?Remember, "Science is everywhere", including:http://www.rrr.org.au/program/einstein-a-go-go/http://rrrfm.libsyn.com/category/Einstein%20A%20Go%20Goand every Sunday at 11a.m AEST on RRR 102.7mHz FM

Stephen Warrillow is an Intensivist from the Austin Hospital in Victoria.  Here he discusses the care of a liver transplant recipient in intensive care.

Audio Journal of Medicine, September 21st, 2007 Reporting from: 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007 Hospital Hand Hygiene Program Successfully Rolled Out LINDSAY GRAYSON, Austin Hospital, Victoria, Australia REFERENCE: Abstract K-1374/ICAAC Congress 2007 Chicago 16-20 September A hand hygiene campaign implemented in six hospitals in Victoria, Australia has saved lives from MRSA, and saved twice as much money as it cost. Lindsay Grayson from Austin Hospital explained his data to Derek Thorne.