Podcasts about Kirby Institute

Headlines: Shock twist in Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial; good news for interest rates after latest inflation data; Peter Dutton's no-show on election trail Deep Dive: Australia's new STI epidemic - why we're seeing a concern in sexually transmissible infections and the urgent need for a new education campaign. In this episode of The Briefing, Natarsha Belling is joined by epidemiologist Dr Skye McGregor from UNSW’s Kirby Institute, who explains who is most at risk and why STIs can be incredibly dangerous. Follow The Briefing: TikTok: @listnrnewsroom Instagram: @listnrnewsroom @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroom Facebook: @LiSTNR NewsroomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia has new guidelines for anal cancer screening in people living with HIV—but what does that actually mean right now? We're joined by Professor Andrew Grulich from the Kirby Institute to unpack who should be screened, what's available today (like DARE exams), and why swab-based screening is still a few years away. We also explore the latest in treatment and where to find accurate, community-friendly info. This episode's for anyone who has anal sex, but particularly for people living with HIV. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing at joy.org.au/wellwellwell. If there's something you'd like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions at wellwellwell@joy.org.au Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at thorneharbour.org and in South Australia at samesh.org.au.

Tim and Michael are finally reunited this week to discuss the realities and future of PrEP in the community with Research Associate and PHD Student Curtis Chan. Curtis works with the Kirby Institute to study HIV prevention, and the role of PrEP in both a health and social context. Follow Michael linktr.ee/muchmoreamusing  Follow Tim instagram.com/beatzradio/ This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. Find other JOY podcasts at joy.org.au

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza is currently ripping through the US, infecting wild animals, livestock and people. One person has died, and around 70 more infections have been confirmed.Meanwhile, the Trump administration has made massive cuts to the nation's leading science and health agencies, and announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization.As the risk of another pandemic rises, what does all this mean for us in Australia?

This recording comes from the launch of the 2nd Monitoring and Evaluation Report on Hepatitis C Elimination in NSW. The work was conducted through the Kirby Institute under the guidance of infectious diseases specialist, Professor Greg Dore. As presented in this seminar, data show that the state is on track to meet the 2025 target set by NSW Health, and the national target for 2030, but there have been surprises along the way that have required an adaptable approach to surveillance and intervention. This is particularly true in correctional settings which typically have high rates of hep C transmission due to the amount of injecting drug use that takes place coupled with an absence of needle exchange programs. Presenting on this theme was Colette McGrath, who is General Manager of Population and Preventative Health for Justice Health NSW. Her very pragmatic approach is informed by almost a decade of experience working with this population.  Key ReferenceHepatitis C Elimination in NSW: Monitoring and Evaluation Report, 2024 [Kirby Institute]Video Recording from launch eventGuestsProf Greg Dore FRACP (Kirby Institute, Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program Head; St Vincent's Hospital). Colette McGrath (Population and Preventative Health, General Manager, Justice Health NSW)ProductionRecorded by Kirby Institute staff. Produced by Mic Cavazzini DPhil. Music licenced from Epidemic Sound includes ‘Southern Sun' and ‘Quiet Waters' by Walt Adams, ‘Train Ride' by Alex Kehm and ‘The Appalachian Trail' by Hunter Quinn. Image produced and copyrighted by RACP.Please visit the Pomegranate Health web page for a transcript and supporting references. Login to MyCPD to record listening and reading as a prefilled learning activity. Subscribe to new episode email alerts or search for ‘Pomegranate Health' in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox or any podcasting app. 

September is Bisexuality Visibility Month, and I'm excited to kick it off with this week's guest, Steve Spencer (he/him). Steve is award-winning bi+ and HIV advocate, researcher, and consultant. Steve is a bi, HIV positive man who is doing so much work to advocate for bi+ visibility and action against HIV stigma, and I was eager to have him on to give voice to all of this. In this episode, we hear Steve's personal story of discovering his biness at age 13 but then being told by a well-intentioned but uninformed therapist that he was gay and did not need to pretend he was bi. He went on to spend the next 13 years repressing his biness. Steve shares with us what coming into his biness has been like for him, his experience as a person with positive HIV status, and guides us through wider conversations about biness, HIV, and so much more. I so loved getting time with Steve and think what he's doing is so important, and I'm just so excited to be able to invite you all in to the conversation. About the guest:Steve Spencer is an award-winning bi+ and HIV advocate, researcher, and consultant based on Gadigal Land, Sydney, Australia, and he is a proud ambassador of Qtopia Sydney and the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation.Steve sits on the board of Australia's national peak HIV body, NAPWHA, and is a leading advisor, researcher, and university lecturer in bisexual health and HIV, working with The Kirby Institute, UNSW, and Johns Hopkins University. Steve also uses his large social media following - perfecting the art of discussing serious messages with a sprinkling of thirst traps - to advocate for bi-visibility and action against HIV stigma. Self-acceptance, community, courage, and empathy are at the core of Steve's advocacy and you can follow his work on Instagram @ssstorven.For more, visit www.secondadolescencepod.com and @secondadolescencepod.

Is mpox (previously known as Monkeypox) a runaway train? The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern”, following a rise in the number of cases across the globe. The declaration triggers an international mobilisation of resources, including vaccination and testing, to try and slow down the spread of the disease.   Rates in Australia are also continuing to rise, despite our best efforts to slow or stop them. Why can't we get a grip on mpox rates in Australia – and does the growing rates of infection overseas mean numbers here will only continue to grow?  Professor Andrew Grulich is the Head of the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program at the Kirby Institute. He joined Bension Siebert on this episode of The Briefing to answer if he thinks state health departments are doing enough, and how the growing transmission rate might impact the global community going forward.  Headlines: Tech entrepreneur missing after his luxury yacht sunk off Sicily The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago The most common Aussies can't afford a house 1 in 3 Aussies turn to socials for fin advice Follow The Briefing:TikTok: @listnrnewsroomInstagram: @listnrnewsroom @thebriefingpodcast YouTube: @LiSTNRnewsroomFacebook: @LiSTNR NewsroomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Responsible for 1.3 million deaths and 2.2 million new infections per year, viral hepatitis is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality amongst all infectious diseases, just behind tuberculosis.  Hosts Angela Huttner and Oana Sandulescu welcome special guest and leading hepatitis expert, Professor Mojca Matičič, MD, PhD (Ljubljana, Slovenia), to refresh your knowledge on the pathogenesis of hepatitis B & C infections, review the latest direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies, map out some countries' successful elimination initiatives, and understand challenges remaining for others. In recognition of World Hepatitis Day this Sunday, 28 July, a day dedicated to raising awareness about viral hepatitis, we are releasing our latest episode a few days early. The World Hepatitis Day theme this year is: it's time for action! The Communicable team urges our listeners to inform themselves and others, and to test, treat, and vaccinate against viral hepatitis.  This episode was peer reviewed by Dr. Liem Luong of CIC Cochin Pasteur, Hôpital Cochin-Port Royal, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. LiteratureWorld Hepatitis Day 2024: It's time for action. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hepatitis-day/2024 Method for global reporting on disease burden and service coverage data for viral hepatitis B and C, 2022. In: Global hepatitis report 2024: action for access in low- and middle-income countries. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. doi: 10.2471/B09024. The European Association of the Study of the Liver (EASL). EASL Congress Milan, Italy 5-8 June 2024. https://www.easlcongress.eu/European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). ECDC Evidence brief: Prevention of hepatitis B and C in the EU/EEA. Stockholm: ECDC; 2024.  European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Hepatitis C. In: ECDC. Annual epidemiological report for 2022. Stockholm: ECDC; 2024.  Burnet Institute and Kirby Institute. Australia's progress towards hepatitis C elimination: annual report 2022. Melbourne: Burnet Institute; 2022. Maticic M, Pirnat Z, Leicht A, et al. The civil society monitoring of hepatitis C response related to the WHO 2030 elimination goals in 35 European countries. Harm Reduct J. 2020 Nov 19;17(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12954-020-00439-3.

A highly pathogenic strain of avian flu (H5N1) is spreading across the world, infecting not just wild and farmed birds, but increasingly, mammals like cattle and seals as well. With cases of avian flu also detected among humans in countries like the United States all the way to Cambodia, and one confirmed human death from the H5N2 strain, does this mean we should be on high alert for avian flu outbreaks? Will avian flu be the next pandemic? We find out from Prof Dr Raina MacIntyre, Epidemiologist and Head of Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute.Image credit: Shutterstock

Bird flu is spreading around the world. Australia's first human case of this outbreak was reported this month and farms in Victoria have been hit by the virus. But how concerned should we be about the possibility of a human pandemic?Featured: Professor Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity at the Kirby Institute, UNSW

Today we are discussing HIV in Australia – including the latest epidemiology, developments in treatment and the path to elimination of HIV transmission.My special guests, Dr Phillip Keen and Dr Francesca di Giallonardo, are senior research fellows at the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney.Read more: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/13/australia-has-the-means-to-end-hiv-transmission/With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 14 mins.

When the World Health Organisation demanded China pass over detailed information on an outbreak of respiratory illness last month there was an uncomfortable sense of deja vu. Local media had been reporting hospitals being overwhelmed with sick children with undiagnosed pneumonia and the WHO wanted to know what was going on.It's clear now it's a winter surge in illness rather than a new pathogen. But are we really prepared for the next pandemic?  Today, epidemiologist Raina MacIntyre explores what the next pandemic might look like.  Featured: Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales

On this episode we meet Clinical Nurse Specialist Cherie Bennett. Cherie wears many hats, including being a sessional academic at the University of Wollongong, CHART Program Manager at the Kirby Institute, a medical educator at ASHM, and working here at Sydney Sexual Health Centre. Her diverse career has seen her work in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. She shares some of her insights and advice for anybody interested in a career in HIV and sexual health, or including sexual health into your clinical practice. Resources: https://pro.playsafe.health.nsw.gov.au/tools/youth-friendly-checklist https://www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/study/cooper-hivaids-research-training-chart-program https://ashm.org.au/ To stay up to date with the latest information in sexual health, follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/SydneySHC https://twitter.com/SydneySHC https://www.instagram.com/sydneysexualhealth/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/sydney-sexual-health-centre We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which this podcast was produced. We pay our respects to the elders past, present, and emerging wherever you are listening from.

A novel Hindi-language app, 'EPIWATCH,' has been developed by Professor Raina MacIntyre, the head of the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute. This new artificial intelligence-driven tool will serve as an early warning system for emerging epidemics. Recently launched in Canberra, it will enable Indian officials, who may not be proficient in English, to effectively utilise 'EPIWATCH' at the grassroots level for monitoring and responding to potential epidemic threats.

Regardless of where people are born or the communities they belong to, equal access to healthcare should be a fundamental human right. In our age of pandemics, and with healthcare inequality widening, how can we make healthcare access equitable? Esteemed jurist and legal scholar Michael Kirby has tirelessly advocated for equal access to healthcare over his lengthy career. As a pioneering AIDS activist, member of the WHO's Global Commission on AIDS from 1988 – 1992, and respected legal mind, Kirby's focus in recent years has also included decriminalising homosexuality and sex work, and reducing the cost of life-saving medications. Hear Michael Kirby in conversation with journalist Geraldine Doogue as they discussed his life and career, focusing on what we have learnt from the HIV/AIDS epidemic, how we have applied those lessons during recent pandemics, and how we can build support for egalitarian global healthcare. Presented by the UNSW Centre for Ideas, The Kirby Institute and supported by UNSW Medicine & Health.   ABOUT THE DAVID COOPER LECTURE The David Cooper Lecture honours the legacy of The Kirby Institute's Founding Director, Professor David Cooper AC. Professor Cooper passed away in 2018 and was an internationally renowned scientist and HIV clinician, who laid the foundations for Australia's ongoing global leadership in the fight against the global HIV epidemic.    To make a donation to support David Cooper's incredible vision for equitable access to healthcare visit unsw.to/DavidCooperMemorialFund.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raina MacIntyre (MBBS Hons 1, M App Epid, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM) is Head of the Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW & author of DARK WINTER. She has over 450 peer-reviewed publications, has received many awards including the Sir Henry Wellcome Medal from the Association of Military Surgeons of the US and is a member of the WHO COVID-19 Vaccine Composition Technical Advisory Group and WHO Smallpox and monkeypox working group.

Peter Hayward is joined by Denton Callander (Sexual Health Programme, Kirby Institute, New South Wales, Australia) to discuss the effects of treatment as prevention on HIV epidemiology among men who have sex with men in Australia.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(23)00050-4/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhivContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv

The first time most of us heard of monkeypox was in May 2022. The smallpox-like infection appeared to spring from nowhere and make its way through Europe then the Americas, largely within the gay and bisexual community. But the first documented human case of mpox actually occurred in 1970 in Central Africa and it's been endemic ever since. Last year's mpox outbreak eclipsed prior case numbers in just a few months thanks to a newly evolved strain. The count of confirmed cases totalled over 86,000 all around the world and it's a testament to well-coordinated community health in the developed world that the outbreak was reigned in within a few months of the index case in Europe. But alongside this success story, there's also a cautionary tale about global health strategy. Because mpox wasn't taken seriously in endemic countries, an incubator was created for this new strain to emerge. We also discuss the stigma associated with sexually transmitted infections and the pros and cons of applying this label. GuestsDr Vincent Cornelisse FRACGP FAChSHM PhD (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney; Kirby Institute, UNSW)Dr Massimo Giola FRACP FAChSHM PhD (Te Whatu Ora, Tauranga, Rotorua)ProductionProduced by Mic Cavazzini DPhil. Recording assistance in Tauranga from Melissa Cox, Mockingbird Music Studios. Editorial feedback kindly provided by Dr Aidan Tan and Dr David Arroyo. Music licenced from Epidemic Sound includes ‘Cocktail by Major Tweaks, ‘Broke No More' by Cushy, ‘Temple of Ruhnha' by ELFL and ‘Razzamatazz' by Jules Gaia. Music courtesy of Free Music Archive includes ‘Out of the Skies, Under the Earth' by Chris Zabriskie, Image by Flashpop licenced from Getty Images. Please visit the Pomegranate Health web page for a transcript and supporting references. Login to MyCPD to record time spent listening and reading supporting materials. Subscribe to new episode email alerts or search for ‘Pomegranate Health' in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox, or any podcasting app. 

Hannah Della Bosca, Lidia Thorpe for APAN, Raina MacIntyre on mask research & Sarah Rogan on ending gas reliance in Victoria. Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// ​Geographer Hannah Della Bosca joins us to discuss the phenomenon of seeking sensory comforts to insulate against the physical effects of climate change. Hannah is currently a PhD Candidate and Research Assistant at Sydney Environment Institute, University of Sydney. Her work and expertise span generational coal mining communities, community resilience, and energy transitions.// ​We'll hear edited excerpts of Djabwurrung, Gunnai and Gunditjmara woman Senator Lidia Thorpe speaking at the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network's inaugural Palestine Solidarity Conference from 27th to the 29th of January. Senator Thorpe participated in the opening plenary of the conference, ''Organising for Palestine on stolen land: Solidarity and Intersectionality''.// ​Major flaws have been flagged in an updated Cochrane Review. Published last week it is the latest review to suggest face masks don't work in the community. The Cochrane Review's use of meta-analysis to support the idea that masks are ineffective in reducing transmission of respiratory infections has been challenged by a number of experts. Today Raina MacIntyre joins us to shed light on some of the underlying issues within the review, and how we can make more informed decisions when it comes to safeguarding ourselves and our community against infectious disease. Raina MacIntyre is a National Health and Medical Research Council Research Fellow, Head of the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, and Professor of Global Biosecurity at UNSW. Raina is an international leader in emerging infections, and is involved in research on face mask, vaccines, influenza, COVID-19 and other infectious diseases research studies that directly inform national and international policy and practice in communicable disease control.​// ​As Victorian homes face up to 25 per cent increase in gas prices this week, Environment Victoria has renewed calls to the Victorian government to break the state's addiction to polluting gas. Next up, we will be joined by Sarah Rogan, Climate Campaign Manager from Environment Victoria. Sarah is a senior campaigner with a values-driven approach to human rights and social justice. She is an advocate, gender expert & respected leader who has had over 15 years experience in rights-based activism. Today we will be discussing the impacts of gas usage, what the Victorian Government is doing to move away from gas and how these strategies could be improved and accelerated to better support residents.​// Songs// ​love like water - Leah Flanagan// Neon moon​ - ​Miiesha​​​ // Running with the hurricane - Camp Cope​//​ D​ays Go By​ - Pirra & Dirty Vegas /​/​ 

World renowned BiCon, Steve Spencer, comes back to Hide and Seek to give Jon and Tim a look at both sides of Bi+ life, sex, relationships and the forthcoming BiSHH study. The Bisexual Sexual Health and HIV Study (BiSSH Study) will be run by the Kirby Institute, and will be the first Australian sexual health study specifically designed for Bi+ people. Steve also discusses the myths about bisexual privilege, and the gaps in support for bisexual health. Community Links For Melbourne folx, the Bi+ Community of Melbourne on Facebook and Melbourne Bi+ 40+ Events on Facebook are both great social spaces (and according to Steve, a source of memeable content ranging from puntastic to pants-wettingly funny) Triple Bi Pass, Joy's very own Bi+ panel show (off air atm, but can listen to their past episodes at joy.org.au/triplebipass) Sydney Bi+ people can dive into the Sydney Bi+ Network  and Sydney Bisexual+ Community And for more across the whole of Australia, the Bi Alliance Australia has great information Steve previously appeared on Hide and Seek in Episode 47 - Knowing Me, Knowing U=U and Episode 15 - A Rush of Blood to the Head (Poppers) Find other JOY podcasts at joy.org.au Hide and Seek is produced on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam Clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples 

My guest is epidemiologist and biosecurity expert, Raina MacIntyre. Dr MacIntyre is Head of the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, and Professor of Global Biosecurity at UNSW. Today we discuss her latest book DARK WINTER: An insider's guide to Pandemics and biosecurity. We discuss a series of unnatural outbreaks [lab leaks or deliberate misuse] that have occurred over the past 70 years: Sverdlovsk anthrax release, Rajneeshee bioterror attacks, Amerithrax attacks, and others... Raina breaks down the patterns and features they have in common.  We discuss the highly unusual features of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the 2019 COVID-19 outbreak that raise questions about a possible unnatural origin of these outbreaks. In every case, the outbreak was initially deemed a natural occurrence by scientists, but later [often many years later] were determined to have had an unnatural origin.  Common features in these cases are denial, a cover-up, silence, and often an “information war” led by scientists to control the narrative. The conclusions are inescapable and unsettling: When it comes to investigating an unusual outbreak, we cannot leave the scientists in charge of the investigation. And second, in an era of widely available synthetic biology, accelerated natural selection, and covert DUROC, we face an existential threat from bioweapons of mass destruction. The odds have already shifted dramatically in favor of any outbreak being due to a lab leak or deliberate misuse rather than due to a natural occurrence.

Vol 217, Issue 9: 31 October 2022. Professor Raina MacIntyre is Professor of Global Biosecurity at the Kirby Institute at the University of New South Wales. Her new book, Dark Winter: an insider's guide to pandemics and biosecurity is available from NewSouth Books from 1 November, 2022. Prof MacIntyre is one of the founders of OzSAGE, and developer of EPIWATCH. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.

In this episode of our Tea Room long covid series we summarise the latest long covid research presented at last week's Australasian covid-19 conference.Professor Anthony Kelleher, director of the Kirby Institute, is seeking the cause of long covid.What his team has found is persistent immune system dysregulation.“There is ongoing activation of the immune system, in a range of compartments,” he tells The Tea Room. “The immune system is still producing the cytokines that it normally produces early in infection against the virus, that would normally turn off within a couple of days to a couple of weeks.”Associate Professor Kari Lancaster, from the University of NSW, says “long covid” is possibly the first patient-made term in medicine, and explains how learning from patient experiences is central to effective treatment.“The effects of long covid are likely to have uneven effects across different groups of disadvantage,” she says. “So, talking about what other kinds of community support and social support and social care might be available, alongside clinical care, is really important.”

Fabio Luciani, in Australia dal 2005, è oggi professore associato alla University of New South Wales e lavora come ricercatore alla School of Medical Sciences e al Kirby Institute.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// Historian Clare Land, based at the Moondani Balluk Academic Unit at Victoria University, spoke with Robbie Thorpe on the June 8th episode of Bunjil's Fire on 3CR about the history of the struggle for Northland Secondary College in the 90s. The Melbourne Museum is currently holding a special exhibition - Fight for Survival - featuring students' artworks, community responses and the rousing speech from Gary Foley that united a community. Catch Fight for Survival at Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at the Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, and the exhibition now closes on Sunday July 24th. Catch Bunjil's Fire on 3CR 855AM every Wednesday from 11AM to 2PM.// The following interview includes discussion of racism and domestic and family violence. If you need support, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14, or 1800RESPECT.//Dr Amanda Porter joins us to discuss the Independent Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service responses to domestic and family violence and to discuss concerns around dominant approaches to police reform. Amanda is a prison abolitionist and policing researcher of Brinja-Yuin, Greek and English descent based in Naarm. You can read the submission made by Amanda and co-author Connor Hannan to the Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service Responses to Domestic and Family Violence here.// You can also read the submission made by Amanda and co-author Dr Marlene Longbottom to the Queensland Government's Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce: Discussion Paper 1 – Options for legislating against coercive control and the creation of a standalone domestic violence offence here.// We replay a segment of Beyond the Bars 2022 on 3CR featuring Tie, a community member who is at Loddon Prison near Castlemaine, talking about art and doing time during lockdown. Art plays a big role in many peoples' journeys on the inside. You'll also hear the voices of Dale, Shiralee and Willy. Beyond the Bars was established 20 years ago to connect people and families separated by prison during NAIDOC Week, giving voice to issues faced inside and out. You can tune into Beyond the Bars on 3CR 855AM or 3cr.org.au/streaming all this week from 11AM.// Judy Kuo is an Asian-Australian unionist and artist in Naarm. She currently works at Victorian Trades Hall Council and her union and activist work feature strongly in her art practice. She joins us today to speak about her art practice and how this intersects with organising, unionism, anti-racism, and disability justice solidarity. Judy has designed some beautiful art for the Disability Justice Network - you can donate to their mutual aid fund here.// Daniel Storer is the Research Coordinator for the Flux Study, conducted by the Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW, and joins us today to talk about the study's investigation into the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental and sexual health among gay and bisexual men. Daniel completed a Master of Public Health at the University of Sydney and is currently completing his doctoral research at the Kirby Institute investigating the impacts of COVID on Australian gay and bisexual men's health and wellbeing.// During the show, we mentioned some organisations and Indigenous community movements you might wish to donate to during NAIDOC Week:Blak Pearl Studio//The Dhadjowa Foundation//Sisters Inside//Beyond Bricks & Bars: Trans and Gender Diverse Decarceration Project//Incarcerated Trans & Gender Diverse Community Fund//

Julia Gillard | Tegan Taylor Globally, we have learnt many lessons from the pandemic - that public health shouldn't be politicised, that we cannot stop COVID-19 without a global response, and that the cracks of inequality between nations and among populations have become impossible to ignore.   COVID-19 has also posed particular challenges for women, and had significant impacts on mental health. The last two years have demonstrated that when necessary, the global community can swiftly enact policy that truly helps those in need, and stops our most vulnerable from falling through the cracks. How can we use what we have learnt from over the last two years to ensure we emerge a healthier and fairer society?  Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard is now the Chair of the Wellcome Trust, a not-for-profit global organisation that supports science to solve urgent health challenges equitably. She joins journalist Tegan Taylor for an evening of conversation exploring how to leverage science and make advances in health available to everyone.  Co-presented by the UNSW Centre for Ideas, Kirby Institute and UNSW Medicine & Health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's it like to watch your partner have sex with another person? What about a group of people? Welcome to the world of swingers, where couples "play" with each other and with the boundaries of sexual expression. Join Yumi Stynes at a sex club as she pulls back the orgy room curtain and meets women who swing to find out why they love 'The Lifestyle' and how it's transformed their relationships. With special thanks to Juliet Richters, Honorary Professor of the Sexual Health Program at the Kirby Institute. Thanks also to Jess Cattelly from Our Secret Spot.

A study yet to be peer-reviewed has assessed the evidence on treating COVID-19 with antibody infusions—particularly monoclonal antibodies. It has found that in the early days of the pandemic doses were too high—but things are different with Omicron and its variants, because the antibodies target different sections of the virus.

New South Wales is likely to see its COVID case numbers more than double within six weeks - that's the stark warning from the State's Health Minister Brad Hazzard. A subvarient of Omicron is surging in New South Wales and it's concerning authorities.

Korea24 – 2022.02.16. (Wednesday) News Briefing: The daily COVID-19 case count in South Korea has jumped from the 50-thousand range… to over 90-thousand in a single day. Despite this, health and quarantine authorities are continuing to mull over the prospect of easing social distancing guidelines. (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: The COVID-19 case count in South Korea is continuing to climb at a rapid rate, fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant. However, other countries have already seen their omicron-led waves peak and pass. That includes Australia, where new case numbers are trending lower in recent days, after reaching unprecedented highs in January. To learn more about the situation in Australia and lessons Korea could learn, Associate Professor Stuart Turville from the Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program at the Kirby Institute of the University of New South Wales joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. South Korean sports commentators fell silent during Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s performance at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday in apparent protest of Valieva being allowed to compete despite a recent positive doping test. (도핑의혹 발리예바에 '침묵 중계'…美 NBC "경기 봐야 할 이유 없다") 2. The Korean Basketball League (KBL) has decided to postpone three matches this week amid a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases in the nation. ("제발 선수 보호 좀 해주세요" 프로농구 선수·팬들 뿔났다) 3. The Cultural Heritage Administration(CHA) has selected five key cultural heritages that represent South Korea this year, including hanbok, Gyeongbok Palace, and the royal court cuisine of the Joseon Dynasty. ('올해 문화유산'에 한복·경복궁·대장경·백제지구·궁중음식) Korea Book Club: Our pick for the club this week is 'Scenes From the Enlightenment (대하)' by Kim Namcheon (김남천). Translated by Charles La Shure, our literary critic Barry Welsh introduces us to this novel originally published in 1939, which tells the story of a self-made man, as he tries to marry off his three sons. The compelling family drama also provides a reflection of the changing society in early 20th century Korea. Morning Edition Preview with Mark Wilson-Choi: - Tomorrow’s Korea Times features a piece by Bahk Eun-ji about how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to help senior citizens in Korea. - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Kim Hae-yeon writes about the Busan Tourism Organization launching an online guide to welcome female travelers, especially those planning to travel solo.

The government and the media have propelled anti-scientific disinformation into the mainstream We are seeing very significant post-COVID sequelae including diabetes & neurocognitive issues and more are emerging Omicron infection is less protective than the booster COVID has generated a major variant every six months for the past two years… more are likely to emerge so we are unlikely to be near the end Omicron is as deadly as the original COVID variant… it's not just a bad flu Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 49 mins Guest: Prof Raina MacIntyre, Infectious Disease Physician; Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW   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.

Three leading health experts have released a joint statement asking Australia's leaders to reintroduce some Covid restrictions, such as mask-wearing and a limit on indoor gatherings, until more is known about the highly contagious new Omicron variant.   John Kaldor is professor of epidemiology at the Kirby Institute and the UNSW. He says the original reopening plan had been developed using the delta variant – and it might be time to re-think our approach to containing the virus.   On today's Briefing, should we go back into lockdown to contain the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus.   Todays Headlines US judge dismisses a bid from Prince Andrew to have his sex case trial thrown out National cabinet to meet amid supply chain shortages Djokovic still facing deportation after admitting error on visa application US President Joe Biden trying to pass voting rights legislation Boris Johnson refuses to resign over attending BYO party at Downing St   Follow The Briefing DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THE BRIEFING NEWSLETTER. LINK IS IN OUR BIO ON INSTAGRAM Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating in the USA, Dr Anthony S. Fauci has remained a voice of authority and reason, bringing scientific evidence to the fore.  Throughout an extraordinary career as a scientist, a physician and a public servant, Dr Anthony S. Fauci has been an adviser to seven US presidents on HIV/AIDS, and domestic and global health issues. A key figure in the global response to HIV/AIDS, his experience of this epidemic has informed his career ever since.  As the world struggles to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Anthony S. Fauci sat down with Tegan Taylor, co-host of the ABC's Coronacast, in April to discuss the past, the present and the future – from what we learned from the HIV/AIDS epidemic to what the ongoing impact of COVID-19 will be.   The inaugural David Cooper Lecture honours the legacy of the Kirby Institute's Founding Director. Professor David Cooper AC, who passed away in 2018, was an internationally renowned scientist and HIV clinician, who laid the foundations for Australia's ongoing global leadership in the fight against the global HIV epidemic. This conversation was recorded in April 2021.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia could be heading into a new phase of the pandemic, with projections that cases in NSW could reach 25,000 a day. Meanwhile, researchers at the Kirby Institute have been studying Omicron, finding two doses of the COVID vaccine is only partially protective against the variant.

The first data on vaccine effectiveness on Omicron has been released. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In south-east Sydney lives the Kirby Institute's containment lab. After carefully moving through three pressurised chambers, designed to make it impossible for the virus to escape, you will find Associate Professor Stuart Turville leading the institute's research into the Omicron variant.

The world is trying to come to grips with the Omicron variant of Covid-19.  It's spreading like wildfire across the globe. Governments are scrambling to close borders and scientists are rushing to determine just how potent the new strain is.   But could it be a blessing in disguise.  Could Omicron end the pandemic?  Dr Deborah Cromer leads the Infection Epidemiology and Policy Analytics Group at the Kirby Institute, UNSW.  Her job is to determine how effective vaccines are in combatting viruses.   Dr Deborah tells us if and when we'll know that Omicron may take over from the more-virulent and dangerous Delta strain of the coronavirus….and what we need to do as a society to help make that happen.   Todays Headlines Porter quits parliaments as Hunt resignation expected Epstein accuser to be cross-examined after implicating Maxwell Flooding death in QLD as NSW cleans-up in Central West Omicron detected in 20+ countries as local cases grow NT authorities believe Howard Springs escapees didn't contact community Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Q fever has made it to the urban fringes and is no longer just a rural health issue A structured and syndromic approach will allow GPs, especially urban GPs, to include Q fever on our list of differential diagnoses Stepwise guidance on specific diagnosis, empirical management, when to refer and when to suspect chronic Q fever and also whom and how to get vaccinated Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 35 mins Guest: Prof Andrew Lloyd, Infectious Diseases Physician, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney; Academic Researcher, Kirby Institute, University of NSW 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.

Welcome to Contain This, brought to you by the Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security, an initiative of the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.As we mark World AIDS Day on December 1, we bring you the story of one of our projects. The ACTUP-PNG project is founded on a long-term partnership with affected communities. In this episode, we discuss the exciting things the program is doing, with ACTUP's three Principal Investigators, Dr Janet Gare, head of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit at the PNG Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR), Dr Angela Kelly-Hanku, who holds joint positions at PNGIMR and the University of New South Wales' Kirby Institute and Steven Badman from the Kirby Institute.You can learn more about the project here:https://indopacifichealthsecurity.dfat.gov.au/accelerating-uptake-hiv-drug-resistance-surveillance-initiatives-papua-new-guinea-actup-pnghttps://kirby.unsw.edu.au/news/researchers-unite-improve-hiv-viral-load-testing-and-detection-drug-resistance-papua-new-guineaYou can join the conversation on Twitter via @CentreHealthSec and @AusAmbRHS. Enjoy the episode.

Associate Professor in the Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program at the Kirby Institute, Dr Stuart Turville, says there are two "important numbers" to keep an eye on as the world learns more about the new strain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“We would like to acknowledge that this conversation was recorded on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri people and pay my respect to Elders both past, present and future.”Our guest Rachel Reilly lives and work on Kaurna Country, and pays her respects to Elders past, present and emerging.We would also like to acknowledge the cultural authority of my Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues who have led this project, and provided guidance and support for me throughout.The project team comprises a team of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal researchers with an extraordinary depth of knowledge. Their bios are on the NIMAC website below.Lastly, we acknowledge and thank the participants in the research, who by generously sharing their knowledge have enabled this project to exist.In this episode, we chat with Rachel Reilly who is a senior research fellow from the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute about her work in Aboriginal health and the development and research of an app to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the harmful impacts of Ice use. Rachel & Jack are not Aboriginal and have sort the blessing to publish this conversation from Professor James Ward, who is a Pitjantjatjara and Nukunu man and lead researcher on this project. Professor James Ward is a Pitjantjatjara and Nukunu man, an infectious diseases epidemiologist and a national leader in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research. He is currently the Director of the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at The University of Queensland.Holding various roles over the last 25 years in Aboriginal public health policy for both government and non-government organisations, in urban regional and remote communities he has built a national program of research in the epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases, with a particular focus on STIs, HIV and viral hepatitis in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.Professor Ward has previously worked at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Baker IDI in Alice Springs and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. He has served on numerous national and international committees including currently the Communicable Diseases Network of Australia, the Australian National Council on Alcohol and Drugs, the CDNA COVID-19 Working Group and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander COVID-19 Taskforce. He has over 120 publications and leads several large scale public health and infectious diseases studies.   Links to the project and other helpful information. Project website:www.wecandothis.com.au www.nimac.org.au https://www.facebook.com/1wecandothis For service providers interested in using the app with clients, and providing feedback to us: Contact me: rachel.reilly@sahrmi.com Social determinants: Broadly, social determinants are the circumstances in which people grow, live, work and age (WHO 2008). ... For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the social determinants of health also include factors such as cultural identity, family, participation in cultural activities and access to traditional lands. I've attached a poster that summarises some of the findings from our conversations with people about their experiences with methamphetamine. A summary of intergenerational trauma narrated by Jack Charles is here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-RaB19D13E The US research on Adverse Childhood Events is summarised here:https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.htmlIt includes a neat little YouTube video on the site that gives a nice summary. Info sheet on trauma-informed services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Judy Atkinson):https://earlytraumagrief.anu.edu.au/files/ctg-rs21.pdfhttps://aifs.gov.au/cfca/2013/08/13/growing-our-children-up-strong-and-deadly-healing-for-children-and-young-people-2 _________________________We have a new book! Grab the Special Offer here: https://www.connectionbasedliving.com/11STEPSBOOKIf you or a loved one needs help beating addiction, you can visit www.connectionbasedliving.com.au If you want to check out more about Real Drug Talk & Everything we do you can visit us at our website, www.realdrugtalk.com.au We would love it if you followed us on social media to keep supporting the message. Our social media handle is @realdrugtalk on socials. 

Simone, a Briefing listener, reached out to ask us to do an episode on the plight of immunocompromised Australians.   Many have terminal illness, or are not able to mingle freely in the community because of their condition.  So what does their future hold?   We invited Simone to join the Briefing panel in talking to Dr Sarah Sasson, a Clinical Immunologist at the Kirby Institute at UNSW.  Dr Sarah tells us things are looking up.  While Simone is right to have concerns, the future is a lot brighter than it may have looked, even a few months ago.   In this Briefing, we explore the future for Australians with reduced immunity – a critical debate about the future of those we love who are already battling dangerous health conditions.   TODAY'S HEADLINES Wealthy warn investors will abandon Australia without net zero target Prince William calls out billionaire space race Victoria holds course on reopening as mandatory jabs come into effect Fears up to 600 given Covid exemptions by QLD anti-vaxxer Half-shredded Banksy artwork goes back under the hammer Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The big Delta outbreaks in Victoria and NSW are on different trajectories, but this week there was a strange crossover moment. On Tuesday, NSW recorded 863 new COVID cases, while in Victoria the daily tally that day was higher, at 867. In NSW the signs are that the Delta outbreak is finally improving, while in Victoria the case curve remains exponential. So is this what the modelling predicted? And will things get worse or better from here? Today on The Signal, we're looking at what the various models being used by governments predicted would happen, and asking whether we can trust them to forecast the months ahead. Featured: Professor Greg Dore, Kirby Institute, University of NSW and Infectious diseases physician, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Professor Margaret Hellard, Deputy Director, Burnet Institute, Melbourne

The big Delta outbreaks in Victoria and NSW are on different trajectories, but this week there was a strange crossover moment. On Tuesday, NSW recorded 863 new COVID cases, while in Victoria the daily tally that day was higher, at 867. In NSW the signs are that the Delta outbreak is finally improving, while in Victoria the case curve remains exponential. So is this what the modelling predicted? And will things get worse or better from here? Today on The Signal, we're looking at what the various models being used by governments predicted would happen, and asking whether we can trust them to forecast the months ahead. Featured: Professor Greg Dore, Kirby Institute, University of NSW and Infectious diseases physician, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Professor Margaret Hellard, Deputy Director, Burnet Institute, Melbourne

The big Delta outbreaks in Victoria and NSW are on different trajectories, but this week there was a strange crossover moment. On Tuesday, NSW recorded 863 new COVID cases, while in Victoria the daily tally that day was higher, at 867. In NSW the signs are that the Delta outbreak is finally improving, while in Victoria the case curve remains exponential. So is this what the modelling predicted? And will things get worse or better from here? Today on The Signal, we're looking at what the various models being used by governments predicted would happen, and asking whether we can trust them to forecast the months ahead. Featured: Professor Greg Dore, Kirby Institute, University of NSW and Infectious diseases physician, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Professor Margaret Hellard, Deputy Director, Burnet Institute, Melbourne

Jason Alacapa, MD (CEO) & Paul delos Trinos (CTO) are co-founders of metaHealth, a health technology think + do tank and trailblazer of health technology assessment (HTA) in the Philippines.Jace is a John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health professional doctorate researcher and Obama Foundation (Asia Pacific) Leader. Paul is a Scientia PHD Scholar for health economics at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia. MetaHealth is the first HTA-focused consulting firm in the Philippines providing healthcare solutions to various stakeholders: government, pharmaceutical firms, private hospitals.We talk about the scientifically proven cost-effective interventions for COVID-19, the state of healthcare systems in the Philippines, the Universal Health Care Law, health information systems, and especially metaHealth's solutions, stories, and experiences.Learn more about metaHealth at: https://metahealth.net.

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan get on the line with PhD candidate at Melbourne Uni's Law School, Elizabeth Hicks, and Greg Dore, infectious disease physician and epidemiologist at UNSW's Kirby Institute, to discuss the epidemiological and policy challenges of bringing Australians returning from international travel.Then in the wake of the IPPC report on the impact of 1.5 degrees of global warming, Editor of Renew Economy, Giles Parkinson, calls in to talk about economic solutions to the threat of climate change as the Tomago Aluminium smelter announces it intends to be fully renewable by 2030.And following Sky News Australia's one week account ban from YouTube, freelance journalist, author and journalism academic, Margaret Simons, breaks down her article for Inside Story, ‘Is Sky News taking Australia by Storm?'.

On World Hepatitis Day 2021, we discover how Australian patients, patient advocates and health care providers are working together to reach the WHO elimination targets for chronic Hepatitis C virus infection. Professor Gail Matthews, Infectious Diseases Physician and Program Head of Therapeutic Research and Vaccine Program at The Kirby Institute, Ms Carrie Fowlie, CEO of Hepatitis Australia, and Ms Lisa Carter, Patient advocate and peer educator at Hepatitis SA, join Dr Fabiola Martin to discuss the many different approaches needed to eliminate hepatitis C. Related blog post: https://blogs.bmj.com/sti/2021/07/27/world-hepatitis-day-2021/

Australia's vaccine rollout has been a disaster.   So far only 2.8 percent of Australians have been fully vaccinated... In Israel 57% are fully vaccinated.    In Israel they prioritised the Pfizer vaccine, in Australia we bet harder on the AstraZeneca vaccine... and backed the wrong horse.   Professor Bill Bowtell is Adjunct Professor at UNSW's Kirby Institute. He says Australia was offered a deal with Pfizer and knocked it back   This week we learned that the AstraZeneca vaccine, thanks to its blood clot issues, will be phased out by October.   This is bringing the decision not to secure more Pfizer doses earlier into very sharp focus. How and why did Australia back the wrong horse in the Covid vaccine stakes?   TODAY'S HEADLINES Leading epidemiologists criticise NSW virus strategy China lodges dispute with Australia at WTO Britney Spears speaks out about conservatorship Canadian investigators find more than 700 graves at former school Trump lawyer's licence revoked over election claims   Follow The Briefing Instagram: @thebriefingpodcast  Facebook: TheBriefingNewsAU Twitter: @TheBriefingAU  YouTube: http://bit.ly/TheBriefingSUBSCRIBE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Oncology Journal Club - Delivering Oncology News DifferentlyThe Oncology Podcast, brought to you by Oncology News Australia, is proud to present Episode 21 in our series The Oncology Journal Club.COVID-19 and Vaccine Update with Professor Raina MacIntyre In today's Special COVID-19 Update episode, Eva Segelov chats once again to Professor Raina MacIntyre. Raina heads the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute, which conducts research in epidemiology, vaccinology, bioterrorism prevention, public health and clinical trials in infectious diseases. She is one of the world's leading authorities on pandemics so we're very lucky to have her take on COVID-19 globally, the vaccines and how these will impact cancer patients, the importance of ventilation and much more. This will be of broad interest so we urge you to share this episode with family and friends so we can spread these important messages as widely as possible. Full bios are available on our website.For the latest oncology news visit www.oncologynews.com.au and for regular oncology updates for healthcare professionals, subscribe to The Oncology Newsletter.