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In this episode, Dr Brad Leech shares the exclusive results of his PhD research, which produced the first comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for intestinal permeability. Dispelling common myths about "leaky gut syndrome," Dr Leech explains why intestinal hyperpermeability is a legitimate physiological reaction—not a syndrome—and how his meticulously developed, evidence-based guidelines can transform clinical practice.This episode provides invaluable insights into the following:The rigorous methodology behind developing clinical practice guidelines, including stakeholder engagement, comprehensive literature review, and systematic evaluation of over 10,000 research articlesThe critical importance of risk-of-bias assessment when evaluating research—a cornerstone of methodology that helps practitioners look beyond cherry-picked studies and misleading claimsHow to systematically evaluate research quality by examining randomization procedures, analysis methods, conflict of interests and  clinical relevance rather than accepting published findings at face valueSurprising findings about commonly used interventions in intestinal permeability, including evidence that certain probiotics may not be effective for NSAID-induced permeability despite their widespread recommendationEvidence-based assessment of treatments for intestinal permeability using the NHMRC grading matrix to evaluate research qualityPractical recommendations and evidence-supported interventions that meet the threshold for clinical relevanceDr Leech's work represents a significant advancement in the field, bringing scientific rigour to an area often clouded by opinion and marketing claims. Learn how these new guidelines can help you make more informed clinical decisions and improve patient outcomes through evidence-based approaches to intestinal permeability.Connect with Dr Leech: Dr Brad LeechRead: The IP GuidelineGet in touch! Shownotes and references are available on the Designs for Health websiteRegister as a Designs for Health Practitioner and discover quality practitioner- only supplements at www.designsforhealth.com.au Follow us on Socials Instagram: Designsforhealthaus Facebook: Designsforhealthaus DISCLAIMER: The Information provided in the Wellness by Designs podcast is for educational purposes only; the information presented is not intended to be used as medical advice; please seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional if what you have heard here today raises questions or concerns relating to your health

This interview with renowned Developmental Paediatrician Dr Billy Garvey is a must listen for any parent, teacher or clinician supporting a child or teen with anxiety. Dr Billy shares understanding, strategies and hope in spades as he shares insights from his clinical work supporting children of all ages, and their families, with anxiety and other mental health challenges. He shares how to explain anxiety in a way that kids and teens understand, the main components of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for anxiety, practical strategies to implement to support anxious kids and so much more. Dr. Billy emphasises that there is no magic behind the pediatrician's door and, in this conversation, continues his mission to share his experience and expertise in ways that are accessible for families and for anyone supporting young people with their mental health. Dr Billy Garvey is a Developmental & Behavioural Paediatrician, Churchill fellowship recipient, NHMRC postgraduate scholarship PhD candidate, Podcaster and author of Ten things I wish you knew about your child's mental health. https://www.guidinggrowingminds.com/ https://www.popcultureparenting.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drbillygarvey/ https://www.instagram.com/popcultureparenting/ https://www.penguin.com.au/books/ten-things-i-wish-you-knew-about-your-childs-mental-health-9781761345838 ABOUT JODI: Jodi is a speaker, educator, and bestselling author specialising in anxiety and well-being. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com. Order Jodi's book, "Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength": https://drjodirichardson.com/product/anxious-mums/ or https://amzn.to/2YtA3ks. CONNECT WITH JODI: Connect with Jodi on LinkedIn Follow Jodi on InstagramLike Jodi's Facebook pageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This interview with renowned Developmental Paediatrician Dr Billy Garvey is a must listen for any parent, teacher or clinician supporting a child or teen with anxiety. Dr Billy shares understanding, strategies and hope in spades as he shares insights from his clinical work supporting children of all ages, and their families, with anxiety and other mental health challenges. He shares how to explain anxiety in a way that kids and teens understand, the main components of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for anxiety, practical strategies to implement to support anxious kids and so much more.  Dr. Billy emphasises that there is no magic behind the pediatrician's door and, in this conversation, continues his mission to share his experience and expertise in ways that are accessible for families and for anyone supporting young people with their mental health. Dr Billy Garvey is a Developmental & Behavioural Paediatrician, Churchill fellowship recipient, NHMRC postgraduate scholarship PhD candidate, Podcaster and author of Ten things I wish you knew about your child's mental health.  https://www.guidinggrowingminds.com/ https://www.popcultureparenting.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drbillygarvey/ https://www.instagram.com/popcultureparenting/ https://www.penguin.com.au/books/ten-things-i-wish-you-knew-about-your-childs-mental-health-9781761345838 ABOUT JODI: Jodi is a speaker, educator, and bestselling author specialising in anxiety and well-being. Learn more: https://drjodirichardson.com. Order Jodi's book, "Anxious Mums: How mums can turn their anxiety into strength": https://drjodirichardson.com/product/anxious-mums/ or https://amzn.to/2YtA3ks. CONNECT WITH JODI: Connect with Jodi on LinkedIn Follow Jodi on InstagramLike Jodi's Facebook page  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Walkern Katatdjin (Rainbow Knowledge) is a national research project that aims to understand and promote the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people, and to work with services to develop appropriate interventions. Shakara Liddelow-Hunt and Tahlia Blow join us to discuss the report and the themes of health, pride, joy, and culture. Peter (Ngaya Ngarigu) is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Educator at Thorne Harbour Health, and joins Michael as guest co-host this episode. The Walkern Katatdjin project was run by Telethon Kids Institute, Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre (Murdoch University), Edith Cowan University, and the University of Western Australia and is funded by the NHMRC. This podcast contains information about mental ill health, suicide, and bad experiences young people have had in their life. It's important to seek help if you're feeling distressed. For immediate assistance, please call 000 or go to your closest Emergency Department. Michael spoke with Natalie Amos from ARCSHS
about Rainbow Realities exploring fresh analyses from surveys such as Private Lives, Writing Themselves - which also included Walkern Katatdjin. This episode was recorded on the lands of the Yalukut Weelam clan of the Boon Wurrung peoples, Wurundjeri land, and Noongar Whadjuk land. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. This episode originally aired Thursday, May 30 2024 on JOY. Check out our other JOY Podcasts for more on LGBTIQ+ health and wellbeing. If there's something you'd like us to explore on the show, send through ideas or questions to wellwellwell@joy.org.au Find out more about LGBTIQ+ services and events in Victoria at Thorne Harbour Health and in South Australia at SAMESH.

In the latest episode of Med Tech Talks, Robert Klupacs is joined by Professor Steve Wesselingh, CEO of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).An infectious disease physician and researcher in HIV vaccine development and the impact of the microbiome on human health, Steve has a wealth of medical experience, clinical leadership, and national and international success.  The NHMRC is Australia's lead agency, driving innovative health and medical research to improve the health of all Australians. Along with providing an ethical framework for health and medical research in our country, the NHMRC supports the discovery of new knowledge and its translation into public health, health services and medical products to improve health outcomes for all Australians.In this episode you will hear about:Steve's journey to becoming one of the world's leading HIV researchers.The influence international experience in the US and Papua New Guinea had on his careerFunding opportunities that could help Australia improve med tech or clinical outcomesSteve's priorities as CEO of the NHMRC over the next 24 months and beyond, including government strategy input, and working more closely with the Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC)Learn more about Professor Steve Wesselingh Read more about the NHMRC. Updated version 05/08/22

It's one of the world's most neglected and dangerous tropical diseases, endemic in remote Indigenous communities across Australia. Now, thanks to a new NHMRC grant, QIMR Berghofer researchers are leading an effort to eliminate strongyloidiasis, a potentially fatal disease caused by a parasitic worm.Project-lead Professor Darren Gray and team member Dr Catherine Gordon discuss their new project tackling the condition, which has a devastating impact on some of Australia's most vulnerable people.

Rosemary is a stand-out Australian nutritionist and dietitian whose work has been acknowledged with an Order of Australia award. The Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADGs) are Australia's leading public health nutrition resource. Every few years (when there is funding) the ADGs are reviewed and updated. Join us as Rosemary weighs in on the current ADG review. We cover: Promotion of the DGs Sustainability International DGs Expert Committee & Governance Committee The “very high priorities” of the current reviewThe need for the DGs to be practical Stakeholder engagementAnimal protein vs plant proteinPlus morePlease refer to the up_statuss website for the NHMRC written responses. 

In this episode, Steve uncovers some helpful tips on how to best interpret research including why it is important and how to be more nuanced in your appraisal. Steve covers how to find the real question the paper is asking and also how to understand the impact or effect size and why that matters more than black and white conclusions.Dr Steve Kamper is Professor of Allied Health at the School of Health Sciences and Nepean Blue Mountains Local health District. He has been continuously supported by NHMRC fellowships since 2008, and is currently a NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow.If you like the podcast, it would mean the world if you're happy to leave us a rating or a review. It really helps!Our host is Michael Rizk (@thatphysioguy)

In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Paul Fitzgerald about the development of novel brain stimulation treatment options including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for patients with depression, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD, autism and Alzheimer's disease. Paul Fitzgerald is the Head of the School of Medicine and Psychology at the Australian National University. He is a qualified psychiatrist, has a MBBS degree, Masters of Psychological Medicine and research PhD from Monash University. He has conducted an extensive range of more than 20 clinical trials, especially focussed on the development of novel brain stimulation treatment options including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for patients with depression, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD, autism and Alzheimer's disease. He has had continual NHMRC grant support for over 20 years and over $10 million in research support in the last 5 years. He has published several books, over 500 journal articles and been cited over 20,000 times. He has established multiple clinical rTMS services, founded several device and clinical service companies and the first rTMS training program in Australia. He led a national application to the Department of Health at the Federal Government level and this resulted in Medicare funding $283 million in year 1 of rTMS therapy for patients with depression in 2021. Episode link at https://neshnikolic.com/podcast/paul-fitzgeraldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the 1st of November 2023, the Australian Government will release new guidelines for screening prostate cancer with the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test. These guidelines are based upon the Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) published in 2016 with new items to be included in the Medicare schedule. These items are based upon the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Cancer Council of Australia guidelines that have been endorsed by the NHMRC, RACGP, and USANZ. We speak to Professor Ken Sikaris who has been at the forefront of these new recommendations. Our special guest is Professor Ken Sikaris who is a chemical pathologist and Director of Chemical Pathology at Melbourne Pathology. This Medical Life podcast is available on all podcasting services and Spotify.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the heart of the aged care sector is the experiences and quality of life of older Australians. Unique to this sector is that governing bodies and leaders in the sector all share a common goal, to deliver high quality, safe and sustainable care.  This podcast, will feature the voice of aged care consumers and advocates to hear about what person centred care really means and how governing bodies can lead organisations that embed the consumer at the heart of systems and processes. This episode features Danijela Hlis who is a vocal advocate for the lives and care of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in aged care. She shares her views on how governing bodies can foster inclusive culture at organisations to help create services that deliver safe and inclusive care to older people and their families.  Danijela is a member of the Council of Elders and is actively involved with the Centre for Cultural Diversity, Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland (ECCQ), the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN), Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA), is a Dementia Australia advocate and participates in dementia and aged care related research through universities, NARI and NHMRC. To learn more or to sign up to the Governing for Reform in Aged Care program visit: https://gfr.agedcarequality.gov.au   

Professor Kamper shares his expertise on how researchers can bridge the gap to assist clinicians in comprehending scientific findings effectively, while also empowering clinicians to interpret and apply the science within their practice adeptly. An engaging conversation that sheds light on the symbiotic relationship between research and clinical application, ultimately improving patient care and outcomes.   Dr Steve Kamper is Professor of Allied Health at the School of Health Sciences and Nepean Blue Mountains Local health District. He has been continuously supported by NHMRC fellowships since 2008, and is currently a NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow . He has over 190 publications in peer-reviewed journals, has presented his work in >10 countries, and received >$5 million in competitive research funding from Australia, Ireland, Canada, and Norway. Steve is senior editor of the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physial Therapy, associate editor in the Cochrane Back and Neck Group, Vice-chair of the Executive Orgainsing Committee of the International Back and Neck Pain Forum, and member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Australia New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinicial Trials Network. Supporting and connecting early career researchers is an important part of Steve's professional life. In 2011 he established the International Collaboration of Early Career Researchers (http://the icecream.org), he has provided input regarding ECR programming at International conferences, conducts mentoring and training, and gives lectures on academic skills such as writing and presenting.   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29852833/ Evidence in Practice: A New Series for Clinicians   The series "Evidence in Practice" by Professor Steven Kamper is designed to bridge the gap between research and clinical application. In this series, clinicians can expect to find valuable insights into effectively incorporating scientific evidence into their daily practice. Kamper's work aims to empower clinicians with the knowledge and tools they need to make informed decisions, ultimately enhancing patient care and outcomes. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or a budding clinician, "Evidence in Practice" offers a practical and informative resource to help you navigate the complexities of evidence-based healthcare.

In this week's episode, we talk to Emeritus Professor Rod Snow, who has studied the effects of sodium bicarbonate on athletic performance, about:How sodium bicarbonate works in the bodyHow it affects athlete performanceWhen you might effectively use sodium bicarbonate to boost performanceEmeritus Professor Rod Snow is an expert in creatine metabolism in skeletal muscle and female reproduction. He has published 123 peer-reviewed journal papers and reviews with a career total citation of over 7100. He remains highly cited after 30 years, showing his work has had a major impact in the field. Professor Snow is academic member of the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (Deakin University). He has had previous NHMRC and ARC project grant funding and has supervised 12 PhD students (+1 current), 3 M.Sc students, and 13 B. Appl. Sc (Hons) students. Professor Snow is a member of the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University and provides mentorship for academic staff involved in the Exercise and Sport Science teaching and research programs.Please note that this podcast is created strictly for educational purposes and should never be used for medical diagnosis and treatment.See you in the next episode!***Through 9/5/23, receive 30% off all Nutritional Revolution online programs, webinars and meal plans! Use code LABORDAY23 at checkout.Sports Nutrition Education Program (SNEP), A 4-week course to help you break through training blocks and achieve your goals.Supplement Mini Course: Learn about supplement protocols that will benefit performance in this informative webinar. ***Mentioned:Stay up to date on Professor Snow's Research on Google ScholarSodium Bicarbonate Researchhttps://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/abstract/9900/sodium_bicarbonate_ingestion_in_a_fasted_state.332.aspxhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36109008/https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-021-00458-w#:~:text=Supplementation%20with%20sodium%20bicarbonate%20(doses,running%2C%20swimming%2C%20and%20rowing.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34503527/Creatine supplementation and hypoxia: MORE NR New customers save 10% off all products on our website with the code NEWNR10 If you would like to work with our practitioners, click here: https://nutritional-revolution.com/work-with-us/ Save 20% on all supplements at our trusted online source: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/kchannell Join Nutritional Revolution's The Feed Club to get $20 off right away with an additional $20 Feed credit drop every 90 days.: https://thefeed.com/teams/nutritional-revolution If you're interested in sponsoring Nutritional Revolution Podcast, shoot us an email at nutritionalrev@gmail.com.

GUEST: Professor David Bishop leads a team focused on optimising the prescription of “Exercise as Medicine” to improve health and performance. His team combines basic laboratory research with randomised controlled trials to address how exercise alters molecular pathways, skeletal muscle adaptations, and whole-body metabolic health, and to translate this new knowledge into recommendations for more individualised exercise prescriptions to better improve fitness and health. Professor Bishop has more than 300 peer-reviewed articles in the area of exercise and sport science. His research is currently funded by the ARC, the NHMRC, the MRFF, and the Australian Defence force. He is also the past president of Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA). EPISODE LINKS: ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlueSpotScience CONNECT: ► Subscribe for more videos here: http://bit.ly/1Xgr5y5 ► Newsletter: https://marvelous-innovator-3706.ck.page/4eaf4ddbcc ► Courses: https://www.upsidestrengthacademy.com/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanseale ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanseale/ ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upsidestrength ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upside_strength ► Tik Tok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSgNAPQF/ DISCLAIMER: ► These descriptions usually contain affiliate links. If you decide to purchase a product through one of them, I might receive a small commission at no cost to you. I never endorse products that I have not personally used myself or not found to be beneficial in my life/practice.

Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik is Director of the National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED), Griffith University. She is an immunologist and recognized as the world leader in natural killer (NK) cell and ion channel dysfunction research for the identification of the pathophysiology of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long Haul COVID-19 through her pioneering technique of electrophysiology patch clamp. Her discoveries are contributing directly to the development of a screening/diagnostic test and improved clinical guidelines and effective treatments for ME/CFS, including pharmacotherapeutics and drug repurposing. Professor Marshall-Gradisnik has achieved sustained success as an independent research leader through successful competitive grants, such as NHMRC and ME Research UK, and numerous philanthropic national and international grants of more than $15 million for over ten years. She has published over 115 scientific publications in the field of ME/CFS, graduated over 45 post graduate students and is an advisor to national and international agencies. Dr. Gradisnik is joined with her colleague Kay Schwarz and research fellow, Natalie Eaton-Fitch, PhD.  Need help navigating your mold injury without breaking the bank? Join our education group: exposingmold.org/membership Exposing Mold is a nonprofit! Donate here: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTY0OTg0Medical Disclaimer:This podcast is provided for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute providing medical advice or professional services. The information provided should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, and those seeking personal medical advice should consult with a licensed physician. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider regarding a medical condition.Support the showFind us on Linktree, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Youtube

Welcome to Her Ambitious Career, the personal branding and success podcast for ambitious corporate women who expect more from their careers.My guest today is Sharon Ponniah, a public health and policy specialist and Health & Wellbeing Lead at PwC. Working in a high-achieving culture can be exhausting and operating with a constant heightened sense of emotion isn't sustainable...So how do you protect your well-being whilst also keeping up with the pace and delivering results for your company?Sharon says:"For everyone in a corporate environment psychological safety, fatigue and stress are all prevalent. A bit of cortisol is fine but you can't exist in a heightened state of emotion all the time because when you do, you can't process things properly."   (Sharon Ponniah, Partner PwC, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)In this episode... Sharon talks about how to escalate your wellbeing concerns if necessaryHow to identify stress levels and recognise the physiological and emotional symptoms of fatigueThe value of 'circuit breakers', to have a break from conversations (and people!) and to encourage objectivitySeeking out alternative solutions to a problem, when current options feel limited The essential ingredient of an effective culture: inclusive practices*****Guest Bio:Dr Sharon Ponniah is a public health and policy specialist and has worked in both public and private sectors managing research, evaluation and population health programs at State and National level in Australia and New Zealand. She has held roles with the Ministry of Health New Zealand, worked for large Crown Entities and the George Institute for Global Health before entering consulting. With a PhD in public health, she is a published academic and continues to review NHMRC grants for public health and policy. Sharon's career has been driven by a passion to reduce inequity, increase sustainability and impact social agendas. Sharon is a Partner at PwC and is part of their Future of Work team, exploring the impacts of mental health and wellbeing from hybrid working. She helped Liz Broderick and the team at Champions of Change Coalition establish the first health group to drive gender equality across the industry and continues in this role as a Special Advisor. She is also a Board Director for Lifeline Australia.She is a mother of two, of Indian Heritage, with a strong connection to country and place in New Zealand, having grown up in Wellington.*****Host Bio:Rebecca Allen is a Career Success Coach for ambitious women looking to land dream career opportunities. She has worked over the last 14 years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, NSW Transport, Aquila Capital, Reserve Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, Ministry of Defence, KPMG, J.P. Morgan and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they've been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. Find Rebecca: www.illuminategrowth.com.auWant a promotion?> Get this free guide: 'The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get Promoted'> Book a free 15-minute Career Strategy Call with Rebecca> Connect on Linkedin

Is laughter really the best medicine? On today's episode we'll discuss an exciting new coping strategy for dialysis patients called guided group laughing therapy. What is it and how does it help? Dr. Paul Bennet who ran a study on the benefits of laughing therapy and Kimberly Super-Harrigan, a dialysis patient, are here to break it down.   Professor Paul Bennett Paul has experience in both academia and industry in Australia and the US. He also is Director of Research, Clinical Medical Affairs, Satellite Healthcare based in San Jose, California. Paul's program of research underpins his mission to positively impact the lives of people with chronic kidney disease. Research exploring peer support, laughter and happiness, resistance exercise, patient-reported outcomes, patient activation and home dialysis has contributed to this mission. Paul is an investigator on four current Category 1 studies (3 x NHMRC studies and 1 Canadian (CIH)) that will improve the lives of people with chronic kidney disease. Paul is an active leader in the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), The Global Renal Exercise (GREX) Network, The International Society of Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM) and The Renal Society of Australasia (RSA). Paul's most recent impactful work was leading the ISPD and GREX global exercise and activity recommendations for people with peritoneal dialysis.   Kimberly Harrigan My name is Kimberly Harrigan and I have been on in center dialysis for six years. I have found that family connection at my clinic and we enjoy laughing together while we are getting connected to our machines. Life has thrown me a lot of curve balls, but I have been able to keep fighting and laughing.   Additional Resources:  Laughter Therapy Information Professor Paul's Research Publication   Do you have comments, questions, or suggestions? Email us at NKFpodcast@kidney.org. Also, make sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts.  

In the latest episode of Med Tech Talks, Robert Klupacs is joined by Professor Anne Kelso AO, CEO of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). At NHMRC, Anne's key focus areas have been the restructure of the organisation's grant program, developments in NHMRC's peer review processes, and progressing initiatives to improve gender equity in health and medical research.This year, Anne will be stepping down as CEO of NHMRC after eight years. .In this episode, you will hear about: The role of the NHMRC in the Australian research ecosystem.Professor Kelso discussing some of the highlights of her career and the lessons she has learnt. Some of the mentors she has had on her journey, including legendary Australian scientists Professor Sir Gustav Nossal AC and the late Professor Donald Metcalf AC.Learn more about: The NHMRCProfessor Anne KelsoUpdated version 05/08/22

Athos bepillantást nyert a wanker bunkerba, Charlie pedig rájön, hogy ő a Mystic málna magyarországi főispánja. A JUUL-nak meszeltek, az Altria elkezdett bevásárolni egy másik e-cigaretta márkát. Az NHMRC badarságokat beszél, mi pedig furcsa eseteken mosolygunk. Jövő heti teaser: kifejtjük a NAV állásfoglalását az e-cigaretta aromákkal kapcsolatban, mely szerint az e-cigaretta aromák utántöltő folyadékok, ergo jövedéki adót kell utánuk fizetni, és csak trafikban tarthatók. Show notes

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline For Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) .This clinical practice guideline is for the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of people with ADHD.It outlines a roadmap for ADHD clinical practice, research and policy, now and in the future, with a focus on everyday functioning and quality of life for people who are living with ADHD and those who support them.The Guideline includes eight chapters covering the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of people with ADHD, as well as considerations for subgroups, service & policy and further research.1. Identification2. Diagnosis3. Treatment & Support4. Non-Pharmacological Interventions5. Pharmacological Interventions6. Considerations – Subgroups7. Considerations – Service & Policy8. Considerations – ResearchApprovalsThis guideline has been approved by the NHMRC and endorsed by APS, RACP, RACGP, Speech Pathology Australia, Occupational Therapy Australia, ACPA, AAPI, ADHD WA, ADHD Foundation, RANZCP, ADHD Australia and the World Federation of ADHD.The guidelines can be downloaded at the link below:https://aadpa.com.au/guideline/

High Degree Researchers Drinking coffee. This small show is designed for academics to put their research interests in the spotlight. Please sit, learn, and enjoy a cuppa while we do to. Professor Lauren Ball is interested in healthy primary care which means the health care in the community that is provided by the professionals at the first point of call such as general practitioners, allied health professionals and nurses. We discuss the importance of healthy primary care, the large team she has created with her very successful funding from the NHMRC, her journey to her new position at the University of Queensland and her massive project on creating Australia's largest master-planned urban environment in Springfield, Queensland. Her order - Sodastream. UQ - https://public-health.uq.edu.au/profile/9741/lauren-ball Lauren's Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/ProfLaurenBall

Vol 217, Issue 11: 5 December 2022. Professor Anne Kelso AO will be stepping down as CEO of the National Health and Medical Research Council in 5 months' time after 8 years in the role. She talks about gender equity in medical research funding and a new program introduced by the NHMRC, to accompany her MJA article on the subject. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.

Music And Psychology & Social connections (MAPS) is an online group program which combines music therapy via therapeutic songwriting and psychology informed by cognitive behaviour therapy for couples affected by younger-onset dementia.  MAPS aims to improve the mental health and social connections in the spousal carers and in the people with younger-onset dementia, with secondary aims to improve coping skills in the spouses and behaviour changes associated with dementia. Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/4/503Email: maps-program@unimelb.edu.auAssociate Professor Samantha Loi, MBBS, BMedSc, MPsych, FRANZCP, GradCertPOA, PhD. is a neuropsychiatrist and old age psychiatrist, involved in clinical research at Neuropsychiatry, Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne.  An advocate for early career psychiatrists and women in academia, she leads a longitudinal study of people with younger-onset neurocognitive disorders (BeYOND).  She is currently funded by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship and is a past recipient of the RANZCP Early Career Psychiatrist award and Catalyst Foundation award and currently leads the MAPS project.Claire Cadwallader, BSc (Hons), is a PhD (Clinical Neuropsychology) candidate and provisional psychologist from Monash University. She works as a research assistant within the Neuropsychiatry Unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, assisting with biomarker and clinical intervention research in younger-onset dementia. She has assisted with the design, and is the psychologist facilitator for the MAPS project. Phoebe Stretton-Smith, MMusThrp, BMus, is a Registered Music Therapist and Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Phoebe has over five years clinical and research experience on various projects involving people living with dementia and their family caregivers, including the NHMRC funded Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly care (MIDDEL) controlled trial, and research on group therapeutic songwriting funded by the Dementia Australia Research Foundation (DARF). Phoebe contributed to the design of the MAPS program, and is the music therapist facilitator. Feedback:If you have a topic suggestion or would like to participate in a future episode of Psych Matters, we'd love to hear from you.Please contact us by email at: psychmatters.feedback@ranzcp.orgDisclaimer:This podcast is provided to you for information purposes only and to provide a broad public understanding of various mental health topics.  The podcast may represent the views of the author and not necessarily the views of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists ('RANZCP'). The podcast is not to be relied upon as medical advice, or as a substitute for medical advice, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship and should not be a substitute for individual clinical judgement.  By accessing The RANZCP's podcasts you also agree to the full terms and conditions of the RANZCP's Website. Expert mental health information and finding a psychiatrist in Australian or New Zealand is available on the RANZCP's Your Health In Mind Website.

In this informative episode I speak with Professor Sarah Robertson, Director of the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute and Head of the Reproductive Immunology research group about her fascinating research into fertility and the immune system. We discuss the role of the immune system in successful reproductive outcomes as well as the contentious issue of natural killer cells and why current popular treatment may do more harm than good! You will also learn way's you can support healthy immune function to improve your chances of a healthy pregnancy . Professor Robertson is known internationally for innovative research in reproductive immunology that has formed the basis for a new understanding of the origins of health at conception. She has identified specific cytokines and immune cells that regulate embryo implantation and fetal development, and has demonstrated that male seminal fluid acts to induce adaptations in the female immune response that promote receptivity to pregnancy. Her work shows that the immune system channels environmental signals from both female and male parents to contribute to reproductive success and shape offspring phenotype through non-genomic pathways. These discoveries are improving practise in reproductive medicine and providing insight into early life origins of child health. Her work is funded by the NHMRC, the Australian Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Global Alliance for Prevention of Prematurity and Stillbirth / Gates Foundation.

The 2nd part of a  2 part series of interviews with Dr Leanne Sakzewski and Dr Sarah Reedman. As part of the training for NHMRC research project Active Strides-CP, Dr Sakzewski and Dr Reedman were visiting the Healthy Strides Foundation for training on the STRIDE component of the study.It was a rare opportunity to interview 2 of Australia's finest about all things research - the NHMRC, the HABIT-ILE study, Active Strides-CP, RCTs (randomized controlled trials) what makes up evidence based practice, the truth behind neuroplasticity and so much more!

全球第一款抗新冠病毒的喷雾剂即将在本地市面出售。这种新技术由多间澳洲大学经五年的共同研发而成，部份资金来自澳洲研究委员与国家卫生与医学研究委员会(NHMRC)的拨款。

 A 2 part series of interviews with Dr Leanne Sakzewski and Dr Sarah Reedman. As part of the training for NHMRC research project Active Strides-CP, Dr Sakzewski and Dr Reedman were visiting the Healthy Strides Foundation for training on the STRIDE component of the study.It was a rare opportunity to interview 2 of Australia's finest about all things research - the NHMRC, the HABIT-ILE study, Active Strides-CP, RCTs (randomized controlled trials) what makes up evidence based practice, the truth behind neuroplasticity and so much more!

Vol 217, Issue 2: 11 July 2022. Dr Liz Sturgiss is a GP, NHMRC investigator and a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University. Dr Claire Madigan is a Senior Research Associate with the Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour at Loughborough University in the UK. This podcast accompanies their InSight+ article which can be found here. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.

Clare Collins is Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics in the School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing at the University of Newcastle.To take the Healthy Eating Quiz or find hundreds of healthy recipes that are cheap and fast visit nomoneynotime.com.au.More of Clares work can be found on The Conversation.If you want to budget better or check out your credit score, Download the WeMoney app. It's free! Have you got a question or an idea of a topic for us to cover? Get in touch via our Instagram @getwemoney . We love hearing from you.If you enjoy the show, we'd love it if you could write a review on Apple podcasts to help other people just like you find us and get better with their finances.If all this money chat has inspired you to take care of your finances, then Download the WeMoney app. It's free! Use the referral code 'PODCAST' when you sign up to receive $5 when you connect a valid financial account.DisclaimerWe Talk Cents is not a financial advisor and the information provided is general in nature and was prepared for information purposes only. This podcast should not be considered to constitute financial advice. Accordingly, reliance should not be placed on the podcast as the basis for making an investment, financial or other decision. This information does not take into account your investment objectives, particular needs, or financial situation.Need Help?If you are struggling with your finances, call the National Debt Helpline on 1800 007 007 for free financial counseling.

 Today's Unstress is a special edition. We're actually going to be cutting in and out of a very special forum that was held in early April 2022, sponsored by the Australian Government's Health Department, or coordinated also with the National Health and Medical Research Council, the NHMRC, and the Therapeutic Goods Administration, the Chair of that, and the Chair of the ATAGI - a group that administers immunisations. We are going to be focussed on key opinion leaders and product champions in action today and see how evidence-based medicine has been corrupted by corporate interests and failed regulations. ---  You can also watch this episode at https://drronehrlich.com/  ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs.  ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagram or Facebook or TikTok or YouTube page. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early intervention is critical to treating neurodevelopmental disorders, like cerebral palsy. But just how early can we diagnose them?In this episode, Jessica is joined by Professors Jane Valentine and Catherine Elliott, whose international Early Moves project is able to diagnose children with cerebral palsy as early as three months of age. Together, they discuss examples of neurodevelopmental disorders, the progress made in early diagnosis and treatment, and the role that Early Moves is playing, as the largest trial in the world identifying early biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disorders.Early Moves is a research study led by Curtin University and Perth Children's Hospital in partnership with the ORIGINS project, in Western Australia. It receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Telethon 7 Trust, The Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Western Australia Child Research Fund, Mineral Resources Limited and Perth Children's Hospital Foundation.Examining neurodevelopmental disorders [01:12]Tapping into a child's peak period of neuroplasticity [04:32]What is the Early Moves project? [06:40]Role of parents and how they're supported [09:55] Next steps for the research [13:09]How did Professors Valentine and Elliott come to work on the project? [14:45]Learn morePerth Children's Hospital Fondation: The Early Moves ProjectTelethon Kids Institute: The Origins Project: Early MovesHeckman: Invest in Early Childhood DevelopmentHammersmith Neurological ExaminationsCerebral Palsy Alliance: What is the General Moves Assessment?Connect with our guestsProfessor Jane Valentine is a Senior Consultant Paediatrician at Perth Children's Hospital, Head of Research at Kids Rehab WA and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Telethon Kids Institute.She is part of the international team that published the international guidelines for the early detection of cerebral palsy and the International Clinical Practice Guideline Based on Systematic Reviews, for early intervention for children with or at risk of cerebal palsy.  Professor Valentine's Telethon Kids Institute staff profileProfessor Valentine's Curtin staff profile Professor Catherine Elliott is the Director of Research at the Telethon Kids Institute and a researcher in Curtin University's School of Allied Health. Her research focuses on improving the outcomes for babies and children who have neurological impairment. The National Health and Medical Research Council is supporting her research to explore early indicators of cognitive impairment in babies younger than three months old.Professor Elliott's LinkedIn profileProfessor Elliott's Curtin staff profileJoin Curtin UniversityThis podcast is brought to you by Curtin University. Curtin is a global university known for its commitment to making positive change happen through high-impact research, strong industry partnerships and practical teaching.Work with usStudy a research degreeStart postgraduate educationGot any questions, or suggestions for future topics?Email thefutureof@curtin.edu.auSocialshttps://twitter.com/curtinunihttps://www.facebook.com/curtinuniversityhttps://www.instagram.com/curtinuniversity/https://www.youtube.com/user/CurtinUniversityhttps://www.linkedin.com/school/curtinuniversity/ Transcripthttps://thefutureof.simplecast.com/episodes/neurodevelopmental-disorders-in-children/transcript Behind the scenesThis episode came to fruition thanks to the combined efforts of:Jessica Morrison, HostJarrad Long, Executive ProducerAnnabelle Fouchard, ProducerKaren Green, Episode Researcher Daniel Jauk, Episode EditorAlexandra Eftos, Recordist and Assistant ProducerAmy Hosking, Social Media. Curtin University supports academic freedom of speech. The views expressed in The Future Of podcast may not reflect those of Curtin University.Music: OKAY by 13ounce Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Music promoted by Audio Library.

Professor Kim Felmingham speaks to us before her plenary talk at the Society of Mental Health Research conference in Hobart, Australia. Professor Kim Felmingham is the Chair of Clinical Psychology in the School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne. She is recognized for her research investigating the neurobiology of PTSD and the neurobiological mechanisms underlying exposure therapy, with over 150 publications in this field. Her research has been continuously funded by the ARC and NHMRC over the past 15 years. She has expertise in neuroimaging, psychophysiological, stress, hormonal and memory research. She is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years experience working with traumatized clients and patients with PTSD. She is currently conducting clinical trials to identify ways to augment exposure therapy for PTSD. #SMHR22 conference website: https://www.smhrconference.com.au

Professor Mark Febbraio is a Senior Principal Research Fellow of the NHMRC, and the Head of the Cellular and Molecular Metabolism Laboratory within the Drug Discovery Program at Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University. And while that all sounds very fancy, he's also a Mate of mine who was a regular on my radio show (The Science of Sport) for five years. It was good to catch up with the Prof. and we freestyled around a bunch of topics including, under and over-training, morning heart rate, challenging dogma in science, recovery, personalised nutrition and exercise prescription, double-blind placebo trials, dodgy science vs. good science, spontaneous healing, quick-fixes and miracle drugs that aren't. Enjoy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Mark Febbraio is a Senior Principal Research Fellow of the NHMRC, and the Head of the Cellular and Molecular Metabolism Laboratory within the Drug Discovery Program at Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University. And while that all sounds very fancy, he's also a Mate of mine who was a regular on my radio show (The Science of Sport) for five years. It was good to catch up with the Prof. and we freestyled around a bunch of topics including, under and over-training, morning heart rate, challenging dogma in science, recovery, personalised nutrition and exercise prescription, double-blind placebo trials, dodgy science vs. good science, spontaneous healing, quick-fixes and miracle drugs that aren't. Enjoy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

C. Glenn Begley MBBS (MD-equivalent), PhD, FRACP, FRCPA, FRCPath, FAHMS is a physician and hematologist/medical oncologist, with a PhD in cell and molecular biology. He currently serves as an independent biotechnology consultant, and is Head of Biology at California-based BridGene Biosciences, and co-Founder and Head of Discovery at Boston-based Parthenon Therapeutics. For 4 years, until March 2021, he served as inaugural CEO of BioCurate, a joint startup initiative of Monash and Melbourne Universities. Prior to that he served as Chief Scientific Officer at Akriveia Therapeutics (now Xilio), California (2016-2017), and TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals, Pennsylvania (2012-2016). He also served as non-Executive Director at Oxford BioTherapeutics (2012-2017) and several other biotech companies in the USA. He was Vice-President and Global Head of Hematology/Oncology Research at Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California (2002-2012), with responsibility at Amgen's 5 research sites. His scientific responsibilities included Amgen marketed products (filgrastim, pegfilgrastim, erythropoietin, darbepoetin alpha, palifermin, ancestrim, romiplostim, denosumab). Over 25 clinical-stage molecules emerged from his group including fully human monoclonal antibodies, small molecules, protein ligands, antibody-drug conjugates. He was also the internal oncology advocate for in-licensed molecules including, the bi-specific T-cell engager (BiTE) blinatumomab, and the oncolytic virus talimogene laherparepvec (T-Vec). While at Amgen he highlighted the issue of research integrity and scientific reproducibility. He has made multiple presentations on this subject including to President Obama's Science Council, the White House, US National Institutes of Health, US Academies of Science, US National Institute of Standards and Technology, Wellcome Trust, NHMRC, and numerous Universities, Research Institutes and companies. Prior to Amgen, he had over 20 years of clinical and research experience in medical oncology/hematology. His early research first described human G-CSF. In later clinical studies he first demonstrated that G-CSF-"mobilized" blood stem cells hastened hematopoietic recovery compared with bone marrow transplantation (so called "stem cell transplantation"). His honors include being elected as the first Foreign Fellow to the American Society of Clinical Investigation (2000), the Association of American Physicians (2008), to the Research "Hall of Fame" at his alma mater, the Royal Melbourne Hospital (2014), to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014). He has published over 200 papers that have been widely cited (~25,000 citations; h-index 77; i10-index 188, source Google Scholar, August 2020). His TED-x seminar “The Complex Biology of Cancer” has >100,000 views.

In this episode Professor Hannah Dahlen talks us through her incredible beginnings growing up as the daughter of a midwife and her early initiation into the birth world in Yemen. How her passion for feminism and supporting women was seeded into her through her young girl experiences seeing and recognising how differently women and girls are treated and seen.  Hannah shares with us her own connection to the real-life 'Call the midwife' book through her mother's experience working in the east end of London. And she kindly shares with us her incredible and heartfelt story from midwife to professor, and what keeps her fire burning to continually strive to improve the outcomes for women and infants globally. Hannah's interview with us is one of story and delight, utter strength and empowerment despite the odds. A must-listen for everyone, as this will definitely leave you feeling positive for the future and grateful for women like Hannah who work in this field. Hannah Dahlen is the Professor of Midwifery, Discipline Leader of Midwifery, and Associate Dean (Research and Higher Degree Research) in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University. She has been a midwife for 30 years and still practices. Hannah has over 200 papers and book chapters and has strong national and international research partnerships. She has received 20 grants since 2000, including being CI on three NHMRC grants and an ARC Linkage grant. She has spoken at over 100 national and international conferences in the past 5 years and given invited keynote addresses at most of these.In 2019 Hannah was awarded a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her significant services to midwifery, nursing, and medical education and research. In November 2012 Hannah was named in the Sydney Morning Herald's list of 100 “people who change our city for the better” and named as one of the leading “science and knowledge thinkers” for 2012.LINKS:Prof Hannah Dahlen on IG: @hannahdahlenOverview of research https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hannah-Dahlen-2The Cauldrons' donation page - https://www.patreon.com/themidwivescauldronDr Rachel Reed website: https://www.rachelreed.website/Instagram @midwifethinkingSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/themidwivescauldron)   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/themidwivescauldron)

In today's episode, I'm chatting with the amazing Julie Blandthorn about alcohol during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This can be a very confusing topic with so much competing information available and you may not know who to listen to. Julie is a clinical midwife consultant at the Women's Alcohol and Drug Service at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne. She is a wealth of experience and information and I'm very grateful to have her on the show today. We'll be discussing the effects of drinking alcohol in pregnancy and in breastfeeding. Recently, in 2020, the NHMRC guidelines have been updated to include that alcohol is no longer recommended in any amount during pregnancy. Studies have found even small amounts of alcohol can affect the baby's developing brain and body. Alcohol affects the developing fetal brain much worse than heroin. However, it's different in breastfeeding. Alcohol isn't stored in the breastmilk. We used to be told to express out the tainted breast milk and we'd be all clear but once you start expressing, the alcohol flows straight back into the milk. Expressing will not reduce the alcohol levels in your breastmilk any quicker than if you didn't express. Julie will provide safe strategies to breastfeeding your baby whilst having a drink of alcohol. She will also run through the effects of alcohol in the breastmilk on a baby. Julie explores her recommendations in-depth:  Eat before and while you're drinking.Breastfeed before drinking alcohol. Allow 2 hours for every standard drink to be alcohol-free. It is better to breastfeed with a small amount of alcohol in the system than to feed the baby formula. Know that when you do breastfeed your baby with alcohol in your system, your baby will be getting 20% less than normal. Express and store milk prior to drinking. Do not sleep with the baby in the bed if you've been drinking. Download the Australian Breastfeeding Association App. Have a safety plan to have someone who hasn't been drinking to look after the baby. I found this episode to be full of useful and enlightening information and I know you will too!LINKS:Resources mentioned: Australian Breastfeeding Association Alcohol App: ‎Feed Safe on the App Store (apple.com)Research Study: Association between prenatal alcohol exposure and craniofacial shape of children at 12 months of age — Monash UniversityAustralian Breastfeeding Association |A-Z fact sheets | The Royal Women's Hospital (thewomens.org.au)Join FitNest Mama: https://www.fitnestmama.comFree Pregnancy Workshop: 3 Ways to Prepare for Labour: https://members.fitnestmama.com/pregnancyworkshop Free Postnatal Workshop: Returning to Fitness After Birth: https://members.fitnestmama.com/postnatalworkshopFreebies: https://www.fitnestmama.com/quiz

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In this episode of Psych Matters, Dr Andrew Amos and Professor Valsamma Eapen discuss the neurodevelopmental disorder, Tourette Syndrome.Professor Valsamma Eapen is Professor and Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney and Head, Academic Unit of Child Psychiatry and Director of BestSTART Child Health Academic Unit at South West Sydney. She is Director of Early Years Program, Autism Cooperative Research Centre and Stream Director of Early Life Determinants of Health Clinical Academic Group within SPHERE, a NHMRC accredited Advanced Health Research Translation Centre.  She is known internationally for her expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and Tourette Syndrome. She is part of major research programs totalling 40 million in funding and has authored over 300 peer reviewed publications.Links:Gilles de la Tourette syndromehttps://www.nature.com/articles/nrdp201697Nature Reviews Disease Primers 3, Article number: 16097 (2017)volume 3, Article number: 16097 (2017) https://www.nature.com/nrdp/Tourette Syndrome in children. Valsamma Eapen and Tim Usherwood, Australian Journal of General Practice , 50 (3), 120-125 (2021).https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2021/march/tourette-syndrome-in-children Children with Tourette Syndrome and Covid-19https://tourette.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TS-COVID-19_Resource_2020.pdf Tourette Syndrome Association of Australiahttps://tourette.org.au/ Tourette Association of Americahttps://tourette.org/ Feedback:If you have a topic suggestion or would like to participate in a future episode of Psych Matters, we'd love to hear from you.Please contact us by email at: psychmatters.feedback@ranzcp.orgDisclaimer:This podcast is provided to you for information purposes only and to provide a broad public understanding of various mental health topics.  The podcast may represent the views of the author and not necessarily the views of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists ('RANZCP'). The podcast is not to be relied upon as medical advice, or as a substitute for medical advice, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship and should not be a substitute for individual clinical judgement.  By accessing The RANZCP's podcasts you also agree to the full terms and conditions of the RANZCP's Website. Expert mental health information and finding a psychiatrist in Australian or New Zealand is available on the RANZCP's Your Health In Mind Website.

In this episode, we chat with Professor Alison Ritter about alcohol and drug treatment in Australia and the role that we all have to play in creating change in drug policy. You can find Prof Ritter on Twitter: @AlisonRitter1You can also find the National Treatment Framework by Clicking Here _________________If 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. 

THE BRIEF - Venture Capital and the NHMRC The Brief is a quick-fire show where we break down two concepts from science and business. On today's episode, Leo and Marc take on venture capital and the NHMRC, two key funding sources for entrepreneurs and medical scientists alike.  Listen in as we discuss and connect these two concepts within 10 minutes! EON LABS :  https://www.eonlabs.org/ HOSTS : Dr. Leo Stevens www.linkedin.com/in/leostevensinc/ Prof. Marc in het Panhuis www.linkedin.com/in/marcinhetpanhuis/ MUSIC : Purple Planet Music https://www.purple-planet.com Mixed by Dr. Nat Harris 

THE BRIEF - Venture Capital and the NHMRC The Brief is a quick-fire show where we break down two concepts from science and business. On today's episode, Leo and Marc take on venture capital and the NHMRC, two key funding sources for entrepreneurs and medical scientists alike.  Listen in as we discuss and connect these two concepts within 10 minutes! EON LABS :  https://www.eonlabs.org/ HOSTS : Dr. Leo Stevens www.linkedin.com/in/leostevensinc/ Prof. Marc in het Panhuis www.linkedin.com/in/marcinhetpanhuis/ MUSIC : Purple Planet Music https://www.purple-planet.com Mixed by Dr. Nat Harris 

In this Healthed lecture, Prof Robert Mclachlan, Physician-Scientist; Director of Clinical Research, Hudson Institute of Medical Research; Principal Research Fellow, NHMRC; Deputy Director, Endocrinology Unit, Monash Medical Centre, explains that male hypogonadism, caused by intrinsic pathology of the hypothalamic–pituitary–testicular (HPT) axis, is an under-diagnosed condition not to be missed. By contrast, late onset hypogonadism (LOH), due to functional suppression of the HPT axis from age-related comorbidities, may be less common than previously believed. Prof McLachlan will provide an update on current evidence, appropriate testing, which patients should be managed with Testosterone supplementation and which by lifestyle modification alone. An overview of current Testosterone delivery options – cream, gel, patch or injection and which option suits which patient will also be covered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Psych Matters, Dr Salam Hussain and Professor Paul Fitzgerald discuss Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.Speakers:Dr Salam HussainSalam Hussain is a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH), in the area of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry, and a Lead Clinician for the Neuromodulation unit at the SCGH Day Procedure Unit. Adjunct Senior Clinical Lecturer at the School of Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences University of Western Australia. Salam is a  qualified psychiatrist trained in Western Australia and Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, and International Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Salam is the Chair of Section of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neurostimulation.Professor Paul FitzgeraldPaul Fitzgerald is Professor of Psychiatry at Monash University and Director of the Epworth Centre for Innovation in Mental Health based at Epworth Camberwell. He is a qualified psychiatrist, has a Masters of Psychological Medicine and research PhD.His main clinical and academic interest is in the development, evaluation and clinical translation of new therapies for mental health conditions. He has conducted over twenty clinical trials in depression, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD, autism and Alzheimer's disease along with over 50 experimental studies. He has established multiple clinical TMS services, is a founder and board member of TMS Clinics Australia, and established Australia's first TMS clinical training program. He has had continual NHMRC grant support for almost 20 years and over $10 million in research support in the last 5 years.Links:Professor Paul B Fitzgerald - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulationhttps://www.paulbfitzgerald.com/tms.htmlRANZCP Section of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neurostimulationhttps://www.ranzcp.org/membership/faculties-sections-and-networks/electroconvulsive-therapy-and-neurostimulationDisclaimer: This podcast is provided to you for information purposes only and to provide a broad public understanding of various mental health topics.  The podcast may represent the views of the author and not necessarily the views of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists ('RANZCP'). The podcast is not to be relied upon as medical advice, or as a substitute for medical advice, does not establish a doctor-patient relationship and should not be a substitute for individual clinical judgement.  By accessing The RANZCP's podcasts you also agree to the full terms and conditions of the RANZCP's Website. Expert mental health information and finding a psychiatrist in Australian or New Zealand is available on the RANZCP's Your Health In Mind Website.

This Week In Wellness Australian of the Year and Ophthalmologist James Muecke, former Australian Cricket Doctor Peter Brukner and Orthopaedic surgeon Gary Fettke have written an open letter to the Australian public asking for help participating in a current review of the Australian Dietary Guidelines by the NHMRC (the National Health and Medical Research Council). Listen In The post TWIW 101: URGENT input needed into Dietary Guidelines review appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Hannah O'Malley is a clinical pharmacist and lifestyle medicine practitioner based in Nelson NZ. Until recently Hannah served as Projects Lead for the health promotion charity Doctors For Nutrition, but has now taken on the challenging role of Events and Education Lead. Hannah also founded The Better Base in 2018, to help people consume more delicious plant-based foods and educate them on the associated benefits for humans and the planet. Hannah takes us through the recently reviewed New Zealand eating and activity guidelines which lead to a broader discussion regarding the role of governments, public health measures, civil society organisations and individual actions for good health and nutrition.In this episode we discuss:• Hannah's background and passion for plant-based nutrition• An update of the work being done by Doctors For Nutrition• The updated eating and activity guidelines for New Zealand – the positive takeaways and what still needs to be addressed• Updated dietary guidelines from other countries in the world and how the majority are slowly but surely acknowledging plant-based and sustainable diets• The need for a fair and equitable food system – how economic imbalances can influence food choice• The Australian Dietary Guidelines review currently taking place• The C40 Good Food City campaign• The need to emphasise prevention rather than treatment of disease in guidelinesAs mentioned in this episode, the Australian Dietary Guidelines are currently undergoing review. If you use these guidelines in your work or personal life the NHMRC are now calling for your input via their stakeholder scoping survey. To have your say and complete this survey.We hope you enjoy this important conversation and would love to hear your feedback! Be sure to tag @TheLentilIntervention and help us reach more people by liking, reviewing, subscribing and sharing this episode with your friends and family.Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee.

Hannah Dahlen AM Hannah Dahlen is the Professor of Midwifery, Discipline Leader of Midwifery and Associate Dean (Research and Higher Degree Research) in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University. She has been a midwife for 30 years.  Hannah has over 200 published journal articles and book chapters and has strong national and international research partnerships. She has received 20 grants since 2000, including being a CI on three NHMRC grants and an ARC Linkage grant. She has spoken at over 100 national and international conferences in the past 5 years and given invited keynote addresses at most of these. In 2019 Hannah was awarded a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her significant services to midwifery, nursing and medical education and research. In November 2012 Hannah was named in the Sydney Morning Herald's list of 100 “people who change our city for the better” and named as one of the leading “science and knowledge thinkers” for 2012.

NHMRC senior principal research fellow from the University of Melbourne, Professor John Hopper, said the technology could be widely available very soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak with Dr Sarah Catford, Endocrinologist and Andrologist with a special interest in male fertility.Sarah’s PhD is on the genetic basis and broader health implications of male infertility. A major part of her PhD is an NHMRC-funded study investigating the implications of male infertility on offspring health and fertility by clinically evaluating a cohort of ICSI-conceived young men of infertile fathers.Sarah recommends The Healthy Male as a resource for all men.Find us on Instagram - @knockeduppodcastJoin our community! Follow Women's Health Melbourne on Facebook and Instagram (@womenshealthmelbourne), and follow Dr Raelia Lew on Instagram (@drraelialew).Have a question about women's health? Is there a specific topic you'd like us to cover? Email podcast@womenshealthmelbourne.com.au. We'll keep all requests anonymous.Women's Health Melbourne is a holistic care precinct, for more information about the work we do click here.Hosts: Dr Raelia Lew and Jordi MorrisonGuest: Dr Sarah Catford

Today we focus on the NAVIGATE study,  a randomised trial of an online decision aid for men and their partners recently diagnosed with localised prostate cancer. Active surveillance is the preferred option for many men with low-risk prostate cancer, and may also be recommended for some men with favourable intermediate-risk prostate cancer, but many patients find the idea of surveillance to be stressful, and find the choice of management options to be bewildering. So today we chat with some of the team behind the NAVIGATE study which is designed to address some of these issues. NAVIGATE is running in Australia, sponsored by Swinburne University with the trial team based at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Joining us in studio are Natalie Richards who is a research nurse and NAVIGATE Project Manager, Alan White, patient representative on the project, and via Zoom is Dr Matt Roberts, a urologist in Brisbane who is actively enrolling patients. We also hear from a patient who is actively participating in the study and provides a terrific perspective having been on surveillance initially, and then went on to have surgery when his cancer changed while on surveillance. Your co-hosts are Declan Murphy and Renu Eapen from Peter Mac. NAVIGATE is 80% recruited and is expected to finish recruitment in 2021. See below for details of how to find out more. Patients may be referred by their clinician or may self-refer directly to the NAVIGATE team if their cancer is suitable for surveillance. The Principal Investigator is Professor Penelope Schofield and the trial is funded by an NHMRC grant. More infoNAVIGATE trial websiteNAVIGATE info on Peter Mac websiteProstate Cancer Foundation of Australia

Associate Professor Marie Bismark turned her medicine and law degrees into a successful medical, medicolegal and research career. She’s currently retraining and working as a consultation liaison psychiatry registrar with Melbourne Health.This year, a team she’s leading at the University of Melbourne received $1m in NHMRC investigator grant funding to research why health practitioners in Australia have higher rates of burnout, depression, and suicide than other occupations. The project hopes to identify new ways to better support doctors to thrive in their professions.Marie also talks about managing her own personal struggles, and ways that doctors can support their colleagues throughout their shared journeys.

This is a fascinating talk with QLD researcher Leisa-Maree Toms from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane. It was recorded before the Covid-19 lockdown in Australia on the 17/2/2020. Leisa has been involved in human biomonitoring in Australia, looking at a range of contaminants in human blood including PFAS. Blood samples for the human biomonitoring program in Australia were first collected as part of The National Dioxin Program in Australia. Out of curiosity researchers used these samples, first collected in 2002, to have a look for PFAS. They have been monitoring for PFAS since that time. Leisa-Maree explains that the human biomonitoring program looks at background levels in the general population, with its main focus being on PFAS in blood samples collected from people in South East Queensland. However Leisa-Maree has been successful in obtaining funding from a NHMRC grant to broaden her their research to other states and territories of Australia.Sample:Kayleen: "Do you think that the continued monitoring of PFAS chemicals in Australia is an important thing to do, both for background levels, and also individuals?" Leisa-Maree: "So certainly for background levels, since we have seen this decrease over time. If you want to be comparing occupationally exposed or residentially exposed concentrations you need an up to date background level. So for that reason, it is important to keep monitoring because we have seen a decrease, are we now going to plateau? Are we going to keep on decreasing? Are there secondary exposures that we might be exposed to? Will we see an increase? I think to stay up to date, it is really important to keep that monitoring going."

Professor Kohn is considered one of the experts on ADHD in Australia. ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder, affecting about 7% of 4-9 year old children and nearly 10% of 10-14 year olds. And if that fact is not enough to trouble you, did you know that the total social and economic cost of ADHD in Australia in 2019 was $20.42 billion!!!! This included financial costs of $12.83 billion and wellbeing losses of $7.59 billion. Dr Kohn is Area Director for Adolescent and Young Adult Services in Western Sydney, and is a founding Director of the Centre for Research into Adolescent’S Health (CRASH) where he has developed a clinical research program in developmental paediatrics and neuroscience. Dr Kohn has published over 140 peer reviewed scientific articles and 10 book chapters.Dr Kohn was a committee member for the NHMRC ADHD Treatment Guidelines in 2010-2012. He is a reviewer for a range of scientific journals, Industry and the NHMRC. Dr Kohn has been Chair of ADHD Australia since 2015.

Dr Ebonie Rio is a post doc researcher at La Trobe University having completed her PhD in tendon pain. Ebonie holds a Masters of Sports Physiotherapy and her clinical career has included comprehensive work at the Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Ballet Company, Australian Ballet School and currently the Victorian Institute of Sport. Ebonie's Physiotherapy experiences has included the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2012 London Paralympics. In addition, Ebonie spent 18 months travelling with Disney's The Lion King stage show and on this annual exploration on all things tendinopathy rehabilitation, we explore the all important role that re-training the brain has in achieving good outcomes for sore and aggravated tendons. Ebonie shares around the difference between tendinopathy and tendonitis and why terminology matters. The limitations of imaging and practitioners' words in how they can set the trajectory for patients and athletes expectations, why it's necessary to be strong and symmetrical in order to work on strength and conditioning in an isolated manner. Ebonie touches on why form matters when it comes to key exercises such as calf raises and how to navigate practically the ups and downs that are a-given for the tendinopathy rehabilitation process. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Show Sponsor POGO Physio Online Telehealth Consultations POGO Physio believe that everyone deserves access to complete and remarkable physiotherapy services.  Our goal is to get you back to your Physical Best.  Find out more about our Telehealth Consultations and book online HERE>>. If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.

We welcome Associate Professor Cathy Said back on the show this time to speak about her own research, clinical experience and career journey to expert researcher in falls and mobility in neurological and aged populations. Cathy is the Associate Professor of Physiotherapy in a joint partnership between Western Health and the University of Melbourne. She shares her tips on getting into research as a clinician, accessing funding and using technology in research and clinical practice. As always, we find out a little about the person behind the professional success and how she makes it all happen.1.46 - Intro2.20 - Cathy's current role3.35 - Career pathway and developing interest in research5.35 - Part time vs FT PhDPhD9.26 - Transition to community walking post stroke12.04 - Refining PhD question with supervisors14.06 - Walking is not enough - impairments from the PhDImproving falls risk & PA in Neuro & Aged populations18.45 - Tech innovations21.40 - Biofeedback for foot clearance in stroke23.00 - Can it be used in clinical practice?26.59 - Challenges of gait retaining & rehab fitting it all in28.38 - Translating falls evidence to practice in the current model of careClinical Research29.49 - Research grants tips34.06 - NHMRC health professionals training fellowshipCareer progression35.34 - Balancing with life with career progression37.52 - A/prof of physio roles42.20 - Researcher mum life

The hardships caused by the COVID-19 shutdown are not evenly distributed. In the US, 40% of the workforce who earn just $40,000 a year, have lost their jobs. Australians in a similar position will also face harsher conditions than higher earners. But it goes beyond employment into poverty-specific issues like homelessness and neglect. Stefanie Schurer explains why most of the suffering will land on the shoulders of children. Professor Schurer is at Sydney University. She is chief investigator at the NHMRC of Research Excellence of both Child and Indigenous Youth Well-being. Also How does the Australian Bureau of Statistics gather data in the fast-moving times of the coronavirus? David Gruen, lead statistician of the ABS and former chief economist to the prime minister, joins us.

Since COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) first emerged in December last year there’s been a lot of uncertainty, anxiety and misinformation. As of Thursday 12th March, the World Health Organisation has officially declared a pandemic. The situation is of course rapidly developing. But it’s useful to get some perspective. What can we do to prepare and respond to this issue? On Wednesday 11 March we hosted an information session with academic experts from the University of Sydney to answer critical questions, from health facts to broader societal implications in Australia. THE PANEL – Associate Professor Adam Kamradt-Scott, expert in global health security and international relations – Professor Julie Leask, who has qualifications in nursing and midwifery. Her research focuses on risk communication – Professor Ramon Shaban, Professor of Infection Prevention and Disease Control, and internationally respected clinician and educator – Professor Tania Sorrell AM is Director of the Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity (MBI) and Chair of the NHMRC’s Research Translation Faculty Steering Group on New and Emerging Health Threats - Anna Burns, Public Programs Manager at Sydney Ideas, moderated the discussion. WHAT WE COVER – Where are we right now? A brief timeline – What are the clinical symptoms (1.20) – The risk: how is it transmitted? (2.10) – Insights into the international perspective: how does it relate to our own experience here in Australia? (5.30) – Lessons from how other governments have responded? (9.00) – What's the level of contagion and the incubation period? (10.50) – Testing: where does it fit into the incubation and symptom timeline? (14.00) – Criteria for testing (14.35) – What's my risk and prevention tips with hubs and spots like public transport, pools, schools? (16.00) – Contact surfaces: how long does the pathogen stick around for? (17.20) – Level of risk for particular groups depending on age brackets, whether you have underlying symptoms? (19.20) – Anxiety and preparedness: how do you look after your mental health? (20.50) – The importance of accurate information (24.40) – Scenario planning and containment strategy, in Australia and abroad (25.20) – Are we likely to see an outbreak in NSW? And what would this mean? (28.30) – Capacity of our health system to deal with spike in cases? (30.20) – Insights on people's profiles and risk: pregnancies and chronic lung disease (34.30) – Hand hygiene, proximity: what are measures to minimise our risk? (37.25) – Consider the stigma social risks too, such as racism and be vigilant about this (38.35) – Re-infection: is it possible? Likely? (40.00) – A key message for people to take away: keep calm (41.50), trust the health experts and government (42.20), be cognisant of your impact on others (44.20) and scenario plan (44.45)

This Week In Wellness, in what will not be a very timely announcement for many, the NHMRC’s new draft guidelines recommend that people drink “no more than 10 standard drinks per week” to reduce the health risks, especially cancer. The NHMRC have also retained the recommendation to not drink more than four drinks in one Listen In The post TWIW 41: Alcohol recommendations reduced due to cancer links appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

On this episode, we’re looking at the costs (hidden and otherwise) of cancer treatment in Australia. David is joined in the studio by Professor Kees Van Gool from the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) and Philip Haywood.Further Reading:You can find more information on the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) on their website.The Sydney Morning Herald explains where out-of-pocket costs for cancer treatment comes from in this article from April 2019.For more information on the 45 And Up Study, visit the Sax Institute website.The full list of NHMRC grant recipients can be found here.Music: Ecobel, Edward Joe Myers, Lotus, Brendon MoellerSFX: Soundmary and freetousounds (Freesound.org) and Monty Python- Kettledrum Films 1971

Listen to the 2nd part of a Gippsland FM radio interview by Less Hunt who talks with Alan White, prostate cancer survivor. Alan shares his personal experience of being diagnosed with low risk - then later - intermediate risk prostate cancer. Alan is candid about his treatment and the side-effects including the impact on sexual function; and the challenges he has overcome. Alan’s wife, Fiona, shares her experience about the impact of the diagnosis and decision making. Leanne Prosser, prostate cancer specialist nurse also offers her insight and advice.Go to the previous episode to listen to Part 1 of the interview.This Podcast is part of an NHMRC funded study sponsored by Swinburne University and a collaboration with leading academic institutions, prostate cancer organisations and hospitals . For more information visit: www.navigateprostate.com.au. Research Nurse, Natalie Richards from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Melbourne) is the guest presenter.Show notes: https://news.navigateprostate.com.au/2019/08/23/overcoming-prostate-cancer-podcast-a-survivor-tells-his-story-prostate-cancer-nurse-expert-advice-interview-part-2/ Produced with assistance by the Podcasting Team at The University of Melbourne. Gippsland FM interview re-published with permission.

Listen to the 1st part of a Gippsland FM radio interview by Less Hunt who talks with Alan White, prostate cancer survivor. Alan shares his personal experience of being diagnosed with low risk - then later - intermediate risk prostate cancer. Alan is candid about his treatment and the side-effects including the impact on sexual function; and the challenges he has overcome. Alan’s wife, Fiona, shares her experience about the impact of the diagnosis and decision making. Leanne Prosser, prostate cancer specialist nurse also offers her insight and advice.Go to the next episode to listen to Part 2 of the interview.This Podcast is part of an NHMRC funded study sponsored by Swinburne University and a collaboration with leading academic institutions, prostate cancer organisations and hospitals . For more information visit: www.navigateprostate.com.au. Research Nurse, Natalie Richards from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Melbourne) is the guest presenter.Show notes: https://news.navigateprostate.com.au/2019/08/20/overcoming-prostate-cancer-podcast-a-survivor-tells-his-story-prostate-cancer-nurse-expert-advice-interview-part-1/Produced with assistance by the Podcasting Team at The University of Melbourne. Gippsland FM interview re-published with permission.

Research Nurse, Natalie Richards from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Melbourne) is the guest host for this episode. She talks to urologist, Mr Kevin Chu about how prostate cancer is diagnosed, the tests involved and teasing out the differences in treatment pathways . Kevin is a train robotic surgeon with an interest in cancer and minimally invasive surgery.Show notes are available here: https://news.navigateprostate.com.au/2019/08/23/what-is-low-risk-prostate-cancer-interview-with-urologist-mr-kevin-chu/This Podcast is part of an NHMRC funded study sponsored by Swinburne University and a collaboration with leading academic institutions, prostate cancer organisations and hospitals . For more information: www.navigateprostate.com.au. Produced with assistance by the Podcasting Team at The University of Melbourne.

Amy Rush is the 2018 CDE of the Year WA and the Jan Baldwin CDE of the Year. Amy’s passion for supporting people with type 1 diabetes began when her brother was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of seven. She wanted him to live the richest life possible. Amy continues to wish this for all her patients. In this podcast, Amy talks to Jan Alford about low carbohydrate diets and the management of diabetes. The information provided in this podcast is based on the experience and recommendations of one clinician and does not reflect national recommendations or the ADEA. People with diabetes and without should work with an Accredited Practicing Dietitian before altering or reducing their carbohydrate intake. Of note, the NHMRC have an estimated Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) related to reduced risk of chronic disease are: • 20–35% of total energy intake from fat • 45–65% from carbohydrate • 15–25% from protein. ADEA podcasts include non-leading questions to reveal evidence based recommendations. In an attempt to maintain the integrity of the podcast conversation, we do not script the answers of our guests. Therefore, the podcast may not reflect the opinion or recommendations of the ADEA. Diabetes Australia has a position statement on low carbohydrate diets: https://static.diabetesaustralia.com.au/s/fileassets/diabetes-australia/8b4a8a54-f6b0-4ce6-bfc2-159686db7983.pdf

STEM careers can take you around the world and back again. Find out why these people have ventured to extraordinary places.Like most things in life, careers don’t always have a clear and straightforward path. Meet Frances Separovic who was from a poor migrant family, dropped out of uni for a while, but retained her curiosity and keenness to learn. Time jump to now, and she’s professor of a chemistry department.You just never really know what you are capable of, and sometimes you have to follow your nose and just take the opportunities as they happen.Also in this episode: software engineering student Yu Ting Lin explains skin pigments in Reverse Engineering.Maybe one day outer space will be just another workplace destination - but before you reach the stars, you’ll need to STEM up.Explore the range of STEM courses we have on offer by visiting study.unimelb.edu.au.GUESTSDr Helen Wade, Marine ecologist and Homeward Bound participant.Dr Sarah Hanieh, Paediatrician working in global health and for Médecins Sans Frontières.Dr Theresa Jones, Ecologist who studies insects in exotic places around the world.Professor Frances Separovic, Deputy Director Bio21 Institute, and former Head of School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne.Amy Shepherd, Neuroscientist.Dr David Gonsalvez, Early Career Research Fellow at the NHMRC.Yu Ting Lin, Software engineering student.LINKSHomeward Bound: https://homewardboundprojects.com.au/The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity: https://www.doherty.edu.au/Médecins Sans Frontières: https://www.msf.org.au/School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne: https://biosciences.unimelb.edu.au/homeSchool of Chemistry at the University or Melbourne: https://chemistry.unimelb.edu.au/homeNational Health and Medical Research Council:https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/CREDITSHost and Producer: Buffy GorrillaGuest Host: Josh CakeSupervising Co-producer: Dr Andi HorvathAssistant producer: Silvi Vann-WallAdditional editing support: Arch CuthbertsonCONTACTpodcasting-team@unimelb.edu.au

STEM careers can take you around the world and back again. Find out why these people have ventured to extraordinary places. Like most things in life, careers don't always have a clear and straightforward path. Meet Frances Separovic who was from a poor migrant family, dropped out of uni for a while, but retained her curiosity and keenness to learn. Time jump to now, and she's professor of a chemistry department. You just never really know what you are capable of, and sometimes you have to follow your nose and just take the opportunities as they happen. Also in this episode: software engineering student Yu Ting Lin explains skin pigments in Reverse Engineering. Maybe one day outer space will be just another workplace destination - but before you reach the stars, you'll need to STEM up. Explore the range of STEM courses we have on offer by visiting study.unimelb.edu.au. GUESTS Dr Helen Wade, Marine ecologist and Homeward Bound participant. Dr Sarah Hanieh, Paediatrician working in global health and for Médecins Sans Frontières. Dr Theresa Jones, Ecologist who studies insects in exotic places around the world. Professor Frances Separovic, Deputy Director Bio21 Institute, and former Head of School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne. Amy Shepherd, Neuroscientist. Dr David Gonsalvez, Early Career Research Fellow at the NHMRC. Yu Ting Lin, Software engineering student. LINKS Homeward Bound: https://homewardboundprojects.com.au/ The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity: https://www.doherty.edu.au/ Médecins Sans Frontières: https://www.msf.org.au/ School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne: https://biosciences.unimelb.edu.au/home School of Chemistry at the University or Melbourne: https://chemistry.unimelb.edu.au/home National Health and Medical Research Council:https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/ CREDITS Host and Producer: Buffy Gorrilla Guest Host: Josh Cake Supervising Co-producer: Dr Andi Horvath Assistant producer: Silvi Vann-Wall Additional editing support: Arch Cuthbertson CONTACT podcasting-team@unimelb.edu.au

  Dr. Steve Kamper comes onto the HET Podcast to share his perspective as a researcher in academia.  He discusses issues that exist in current physiotherapy literature and systemic constraints to publishing high quality research in academia. Resources Mentioned: A randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle behavioural intervention for patients with low back pain, who are overweight or obese: study protocol  Centere for Pain, Health, and Lifestyle   Biography: Dr. Steve Kamper is Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and leads the paediatric pain theme in the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health.  He has been continuously supported by NHMRC fellowships since 2008, and is currently NHMRC Career Development Fellow.  He has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals, has presented his work in >10 countries, and received >$2 million in competitive research funding from Australia, Ireland, Canada, and Noway. Steve is editor of the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physial Therapy, associate editor in the Cochrane Back and Neck Group, Vice-chair of the Executive Orgainsing Committee of the International Back and Neck Pain Forum, and member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Australia New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinicial Trials Network. Supporting and connecting early career researchers is an important part of Steve's professional life.  In 2011 he established the International Collaboration of Early Career Researchers (http://the icecream.org), he has provided input regarding ECR programming at International conferences, conducts mentoring and training, and gives lectures on academic skills such as writing and presenting. Research Interests: Dr Kamper's main interest is in musculoskeletal pain (especially back and neck pain) in adolescents and adults. In particular he is interested in how pain interacts with broader aspects of health such as physical activity, obesity, substance use, mental health and chronic diseases. The aim of this work is to move the field forward by combining perspectives from clinical management and population health. Other research interests include patient expectations and placebo effects, mechanisms of treatment effect, research methods, and outcome measurement. His track record includes publication of systematic reviews and meta-analyses, RCTs, cohort studies, clinimetric research, and Delphi surveys. See more from Steve Kamper's work here.   Contact information: E-Mail: steven.kamper@sydney.edu.au Twitter: @stevekamper1     The PT Hustle Website Schedule an Appointment with Kyle Rice HET LITE Tool Anywhere Healthcare (code: HET)

The “Fast Track to Health” trial is a year long semi starvation experiment aimed at Australian teenagers. Protest against the trial has been immense, with 20,000 people signing a petition to stop it, multiple complaints lodged to the Ethics Committee who approved the trial, numerous protest statements from eating disorder organisations, and substantial media attention. But the protest has fallen on deaf ears, and the trial looks set to go ahead. This week on All Fired Up, I speak with Emma Hagan, who was 10 years old when her parents took her to a paediatric “O” clinic to help her lose weight. Within a year, Emma was hospitalised with Anorexia, and 13 years later, she is still battling to find recovery. According to the Fast Track team, stories like Emma’s simply don’t happen - they believe that any risk is ‘minimal and manageable’. To which we say: BS. Stories like Emma’s need to be heard. Don’t miss this important conversation!   Shownotes The “Fast Track to Health” trial is a weight loss experiment running out of 2 childhood obesity clinics at Children’s hospitals in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. The trial is aiming to recruit 180 larger bodied teenagers aged 13 -17. In the trial, teenagers will be placed on a very low calorie diet (less than 800 calories a day) for a month, and then subjected to 3 days per week of fasting (less than 700 calories a day) for 11 months. The severity of calorie restriction on kids in growing bodies over such a prolonged period of time has alarmed thousands of health professionals around the world. We know that intermittent fasting is very trendy right now, but the research shows that in the long term, this kind of diet produces no different results than any other diet. On this type of diet, people lose a little bit of weight in the short term, and then the weight comes back. When Louise heard about the trial, she was horrified, and submitted a group complaint to the Ethics Committee who approved the trial which was co-signed by 29 health professionals and 2 organisations. The complaint detailed the lack of research evidence to suggest any efficacy for intermittent fasting, and called for the trial to be stopped on the grounds that it is dangerous and risked the physical and mental health of the teenagers. Dieting in adolescence is the number 1 risk factor for development of an eating disorder. And the more restrictive the diet, the higher the risk. There is a huge body of longitudinal research in the eating disorders literature to show that this risk is significant. Eating disorders health professionals spend a lot of time trying to prevent eating disorders. In teenagers, we really try to emphasise helping kids of all shapes and sizes to take pride in the bodies, to develop a relaxed and attuned relationship with food, and to discourage crash dieting. This trial flies in the face of all known advice usually given to kids. Of course, this intervention is being justified by saying that well, these kids are in larger bodies, they ‘need to lose weight for their health’. So suddenly, something that is extremely dangerous for an adolescent is ok if your body is above a certain number? Louise’s complaint was ultimately rejected by the Fast Track trial’s Ethics committee. They consulted with an anonymous panel of ‘experts’ who agreed that the risk was there, but said that the risk was worth it in the hope that the kids might lose a bit of weight. Louise then started the change.org petition, which has been signed by 20000 people. This petition is calling for the trial to be stopped. This is unprecedented - a weight loss experiment really hasn’t had this level of protest against it before. Numerous complaints to the Fast Track Trial's Ethics committee (more than 60) have been submitted, in groups and by individuals, and all of these complaints have been rejected. Unfortunately, all of these complaints have been dismissed, with the research team consistently justifying their trial. They have even claimed that the risks of eating disorders are ‘minimal and manageable’, which is an extraordinary statement. Anyone who has experienced an eating disorder, or works with young people with eating disorders, knows how absolutely serious and difficult to manage they can be. There’s no such thing as ‘minimal risk’ when you put someone on a crash diet, and there’s no such thing as ‘manageable risk’ when you look at an adolescent with an eating disorder. Dr Louise Baur has said that she is ‘not aware of any studies of hospital based weight loss programs for adolescents which show evidence of harm’. This is a very reductive way of looking at the research and accumulated knowledge of eating disorder development. Dieting, body dissatisfaction and eating disorder development in adolescence go together, and to say ‘look, it doesn’t happen on our watch’ is irresponsible. It’s like looking at the data and saying ‘yes, we know that smoking causes lung cancer, but it wasn’t our packet of cigarettes and we’ve never seen a study to prove it was our cigarettes’. A number of eating disorder organisations in Australia and around the world have called for the trial to be stopped, and posted statements protesting against the trial. There has also been a lot of media attention, some of it recognising the harm, and some of it quite weight biased, centring the ‘need for weight loss’ above all else. We’re not getting anywhere in stopping the Fast Track trial, and our concern is that parents and teenagers are not being adequately informed of the risks, dangers, research, and lived experiences of dieting as a teenager. So we have launched a website to help the general public better understand the issues and the protest. In the website, we go through the research on the efficacy of weight loss for teenagers, particularly intermittent fasting, and of course the risk of developing eating disorders. The website is www.fasttracktrial.com.au Please visit this site, and share it. We don’t believe the gravity of the risk is being adequately shared right now. One aspect which has been erased by the researchers is the stories and lived experience of people whose lives have been scarred by medically supervised dieting. According to the Fast Track team, these stories don’t happen. But they do. These stories need to be heard, and heeded. Today we meet Emma Hagan, and she is here to share her experience. Her eating disorder was directly caused by a paediatric ‘o’ intervention. Emma is still undergoing treatment for her eating disorder, and it is difficult for her to talk about these issues. We are very touched that she is willing to stand up and tell her truth. TW: those with eating disorder or in recovery, the following information may be triggering, as Emma discusses her illness and symptoms in detail. Emma is fired up, because of the way the media have treated this story - ie centring weight loss above her story. A media story just released about the Fast Track trial and the push back against it featured Emma and her experience. However, the article really didn’t pay adequate attention to Emma’s experience, instead favoring a weight loss story from one of the Fast Track participants. Emma found out about the Fast Track trial when she was on the train to Day program for her eating disorder treatment. She was horrified, and thought how did it get past ethics? Many people expressed this reaction - how did it get through ethics? Because the diet is so extreme, and so prolonged, and the target age is the highest risk age group for developing an eating disorder. Emma grew up in a larger body, and experienced teasing and bullying because of her weight. At the age of 10 she ‘practically begged’ her parents to help her to try to lose weight. At the time it was self preservation, she was tired of being picked on. Emma’s parents were aware of the risks of dieting, and wanted to be responsible, so they took her to a childhood ‘o’ clinic. They consulted with the paediatritian to design a safe weight loss program for Emma. Emma’s family did all the ‘right’ things. Emma was taught the difference between ‘safe’ and ‘unsafe’ foods. Early on they instilled the idea that weight loss is good, weight gain is bad, certain foods were good or bad. Emma said it was hard to lose weight when she was at school, with her friends, just trying to be social and a normal 10 year old. That’s not compatible with weight loss. Emma loved food. Over the Christmas holidays, she ‘gained weight’. When she returned to the “o” clinic, she was lambasted for it. This pushed her to increase exercise, decrease food intake, and it became very obsessive. She got to the point where she had lost ‘enough weight’, was told by the paediatritian to stop, but by then she couldn’t. The eating disorder had taken hold. The clinic taught Emma that restriction was a good thing. And the level of restriction she was on was less severe than the level required in the fast Track trial This happened over a period of around 1 year. By the age of 11 she was diagnosed with Anorexia, was hospitalised, and fed on a tube. Emma was sick for many years. Her hospitalisations did not stop at the age of 11. There is a culture of eating disorders in adolescence, which Emma’s parents shielded her from. But still the disorder had her in its grip. Emma is now 24, and still in treatment. Emma blamed herself, not the diet or the ‘o’ clinic, for her illness. She thought she’d taken a good thing ‘too far’. She never questioned the whole paradigm of ‘weight loss is a good thing’, she did not know of HAES or the impact of diet culture or weight stigma. The paediatritian visited Emma in hospital when she was 11, and pretty much told her it was her fault. She seemed surprised that Emma had developed an eating disorder. In retrospect, this was very unfair of her, but at the time it made sense to Emma. One of the repeated messages we are hearing from the Fast Track team researchers is that the risk of an eating disorder is ‘minimal and manageable’. Emma thinks this is dismissive and idealistic. Eating disorders are not ‘managed’. They have their own life. They are obsessive and possessive, and not able to be placated by a professional. Professional oversight did not prevent Emma’s eating disorder. For 13 years, Emma has had a supportive eating disorder treatment team, but if has only been the last 6 months she has been able to embrace recovery. Emma has a team of professionals: a psychiatrist, psychologist, dietitian, and a supportive family. Eating disorders don’t just affect one person, it’s the whole family. It’s surprising in this day and age that we even need to be talking about the risks of dieting - that people like Emma need to stand up and say, this happened to me. It seems pretty obvious that starvation, even if it’s ‘clinically approved’, will lead to an eating disorder. It’s not rocket science! But there is a real push at the moment to erase stories like Emma’s. The Fast Track team even presented a paper at the International Congress for Eating Disorders (ICED) which said that hospital based weight loss programs for teenagers and kids did not cause eating disorders, were safe, and actually ‘beneficial’. The paper hasn’t been released yet, but as soon as it is, Louise will report on it! Because often in their research, the Fast Track team’s conclusions don’t match their data. The Fast Track teams’ prior research shows very little benefit to people in bigger bodies, and yet they’re pressing on with this experiment which is so precarious….. In years to come, we are likely to see a real push back in the form of legal action against programs like these. Emma was interviewed by Melissa Cunningham, the health reporter from The Age newspaper. Emma found it challenging to go through the interview process, she is very insecure about her eating disorder and it was difficult to talk about. She had thoughts like the article wouldn’t go ahead because she wasn’t ‘anorexic enough’. The reported also wanted photos of Emma at her most emaciated, which Emma refused to supply. So they took photos of her now. Reading the article, Emma was genuinely surprised. She even thought - maybe it wasn’t the right one? Because it centred around a dad who had a 14 year old daughter in a larger body, she was active and healthy but always compared herself to her ‘rake thin’ sister. So the dad decided to enrol his daughter in the Fast Track trial, and now the daughter is 8 weeks in, a few kilos lighter and is ‘so happy’. This trial is supposedly for teens in larger bodies who have ‘health complications’ - this girls health status is never mentioned - it’s all about weight. Emma’s story, and the whole story of the protest and the complaint, was sandwiched between this ‘feel good’ weight loss story. Revolting! Considering that it was Emma writing an email to the journalist to raise awareness of the concerns about the trial, to have the whole thing spun into a weight centric erasure of Emma’s story - sucks. The article also minimised the protest against the trial, it only mentioned Louise’s complaint, it did not name the petition, the eating disorder organisation warnings - it really downplayed the push back. Emma emailed the reporter with some ‘Frank feedback’. Her whole experience was washed, erased, by diet culture. There is no good outcome from this trial. There will be minimal and short term weight loss, but the kids won’t be followed for long enough to capture the regain. Failing to pick up eating disorder risk factors, the trial will likely result in ‘interventions’ like this being rolled out to more and more teens in larger bodies. This is a terrifying normalisation of extreme dieting. This trial is the opposite of body acceptance. If they find evidence of eating disorders developing, this means that these kids have been guinea pigs, exposed to known risks even after we have raised the alarm. The researchers might say if they catch it early enough - it’ll be good. But Emma’s WAS caught early - in fact, Emma’s was created by the intervention itself. Early intervention did not save her from a 13 year nightmare. If I was a journalist and heard Emma’s story, I can’t imagine then preferencing a small weight loss story above hers. This speaks to the magnitude of weight bias in our culture. There is such a danger in unexamined weight bias. We have unexamined weight bias in the clinic, in the researchers, in the reporter investigating the story, in the politicians and NHMRC who we are appealing to - weight bias impacts everywhere, it is significant and difficult to undo. We need to listen to the voices of people like Emma. This can happen. It could happen to you too. Please - visit the website, and get across the information about the risks and research. We really need to heed the lessons of 70 years of weight loss research, and make major changes. Weight loss dieting does not work. Big changes need to happen, we can’t keep doing the same thing over and over again & expect a different result. Non-diet approaches to health help people to learn wonderful and health sustaining behaviours which can stick, without harming. Look for HAES Australia, or visit the Ellyn Satter website. Resources: The Fast Track parents information website The Age article where Emma’s story was erased The HAES Australia website The Ellyn Satter Institute Join our fb group - Stop the Fast Track Trial  

The “Fast Track to Health” trial is a year long semi starvation experiment aimed at Australian teenagers. Protest against the trial has been immense, with 20,000 people signing a petition to stop it, multiple complaints lodged to the Ethics Committee who approved the trial, numerous protest statements from eating disorder organisations, and substantial media attention. But the protest has fallen on deaf ears, and the trial looks set to go ahead. This week on All Fired Up, I speak with Emma Hagan, who was 10 years old when her parents took her to a paediatric “O” clinic to help her lose weight. Within a year, Emma was hospitalised with Anorexia, and 13 years later, she is still battling to find recovery. According to the Fast Track team, stories like Emma’s simply don’t happen - they believe that any risk is ‘minimal and manageable’. To which we say: BS. Stories like Emma’s need to be heard. Don’t miss this important conversation!   Shownotes The “Fast Track to Health” trial is a weight loss experiment running out of 2 childhood obesity clinics at Children’s hospitals in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. The trial is aiming to recruit 180 larger bodied teenagers aged 13 -17. In the trial, teenagers will be placed on a very low calorie diet (less than 800 calories a day) for a month, and then subjected to 3 days per week of fasting (less than 700 calories a day) for 11 months. The severity of calorie restriction on kids in growing bodies over such a prolonged period of time has alarmed thousands of health professionals around the world. We know that intermittent fasting is very trendy right now, but the research shows that in the long term, this kind of diet produces no different results than any other diet. On this type of diet, people lose a little bit of weight in the short term, and then the weight comes back. When Louise heard about the trial, she was horrified, and submitted a group complaint to the Ethics Committee who approved the trial which was co-signed by 29 health professionals and 2 organisations. The complaint detailed the lack of research evidence to suggest any efficacy for intermittent fasting, and called for the trial to be stopped on the grounds that it is dangerous and risked the physical and mental health of the teenagers. Dieting in adolescence is the number 1 risk factor for development of an eating disorder. And the more restrictive the diet, the higher the risk. There is a huge body of longitudinal research in the eating disorders literature to show that this risk is significant. Eating disorders health professionals spend a lot of time trying to prevent eating disorders. In teenagers, we really try to emphasise helping kids of all shapes and sizes to take pride in the bodies, to develop a relaxed and attuned relationship with food, and to discourage crash dieting. This trial flies in the face of all known advice usually given to kids. Of course, this intervention is being justified by saying that well, these kids are in larger bodies, they ‘need to lose weight for their health’. So suddenly, something that is extremely dangerous for an adolescent is ok if your body is above a certain number? Louise’s complaint was ultimately rejected by the Fast Track trial’s Ethics committee. They consulted with an anonymous panel of ‘experts’ who agreed that the risk was there, but said that the risk was worth it in the hope that the kids might lose a bit of weight. Louise then started the change.org petition, which has been signed by 20000 people. This petition is calling for the trial to be stopped. This is unprecedented - a weight loss experiment really hasn’t had this level of protest against it before. Numerous complaints to the Fast Track Trial's Ethics committee (more than 60) have been submitted, in groups and by individuals, and all of these complaints have been rejected. Unfortunately, all of these complaints have been dismissed, with the research team consistently justifying their trial. They have even claimed that the risks of eating disorders are ‘minimal and manageable’, which is an extraordinary statement. Anyone who has experienced an eating disorder, or works with young people with eating disorders, knows how absolutely serious and difficult to manage they can be. There’s no such thing as ‘minimal risk’ when you put someone on a crash diet, and there’s no such thing as ‘manageable risk’ when you look at an adolescent with an eating disorder. Dr Louise Baur has said that she is ‘not aware of any studies of hospital based weight loss programs for adolescents which show evidence of harm’. This is a very reductive way of looking at the research and accumulated knowledge of eating disorder development. Dieting, body dissatisfaction and eating disorder development in adolescence go together, and to say ‘look, it doesn’t happen on our watch’ is irresponsible. It’s like looking at the data and saying ‘yes, we know that smoking causes lung cancer, but it wasn’t our packet of cigarettes and we’ve never seen a study to prove it was our cigarettes’. A number of eating disorder organisations in Australia and around the world have called for the trial to be stopped, and posted statements protesting against the trial. There has also been a lot of media attention, some of it recognising the harm, and some of it quite weight biased, centring the ‘need for weight loss’ above all else. We’re not getting anywhere in stopping the Fast Track trial, and our concern is that parents and teenagers are not being adequately informed of the risks, dangers, research, and lived experiences of dieting as a teenager. So we have launched a website to help the general public better understand the issues and the protest. In the website, we go through the research on the efficacy of weight loss for teenagers, particularly intermittent fasting, and of course the risk of developing eating disorders. The website is www.fasttracktrial.com.au Please visit this site, and share it. We don’t believe the gravity of the risk is being adequately shared right now. One aspect which has been erased by the researchers is the stories and lived experience of people whose lives have been scarred by medically supervised dieting. According to the Fast Track team, these stories don’t happen. But they do. These stories need to be heard, and heeded. Today we meet Emma Hagan, and she is here to share her experience. Her eating disorder was directly caused by a paediatric ‘o’ intervention. Emma is still undergoing treatment for her eating disorder, and it is difficult for her to talk about these issues. We are very touched that she is willing to stand up and tell her truth. TW: those with eating disorder or in recovery, the following information may be triggering, as Emma discusses her illness and symptoms in detail. Emma is fired up, because of the way the media have treated this story - ie centring weight loss above her story. A media story just released about the Fast Track trial and the push back against it featured Emma and her experience. However, the article really didn’t pay adequate attention to Emma’s experience, instead favoring a weight loss story from one of the Fast Track participants. Emma found out about the Fast Track trial when she was on the train to Day program for her eating disorder treatment. She was horrified, and thought how did it get past ethics? Many people expressed this reaction - how did it get through ethics? Because the diet is so extreme, and so prolonged, and the target age is the highest risk age group for developing an eating disorder. Emma grew up in a larger body, and experienced teasing and bullying because of her weight. At the age of 10 she ‘practically begged’ her parents to help her to try to lose weight. At the time it was self preservation, she was tired of being picked on. Emma’s parents were aware of the risks of dieting, and wanted to be responsible, so they took her to a childhood ‘o’ clinic. They consulted with the paediatritian to design a safe weight loss program for Emma. Emma’s family did all the ‘right’ things. Emma was taught the difference between ‘safe’ and ‘unsafe’ foods. Early on they instilled the idea that weight loss is good, weight gain is bad, certain foods were good or bad. Emma said it was hard to lose weight when she was at school, with her friends, just trying to be social and a normal 10 year old. That’s not compatible with weight loss. Emma loved food. Over the Christmas holidays, she ‘gained weight’. When she returned to the “o” clinic, she was lambasted for it. This pushed her to increase exercise, decrease food intake, and it became very obsessive. She got to the point where she had lost ‘enough weight’, was told by the paediatritian to stop, but by then she couldn’t. The eating disorder had taken hold. The clinic taught Emma that restriction was a good thing. And the level of restriction she was on was less severe than the level required in the fast Track trial This happened over a period of around 1 year. By the age of 11 she was diagnosed with Anorexia, was hospitalised, and fed on a tube. Emma was sick for many years. Her hospitalisations did not stop at the age of 11. There is a culture of eating disorders in adolescence, which Emma’s parents shielded her from. But still the disorder had her in its grip. Emma is now 24, and still in treatment. Emma blamed herself, not the diet or the ‘o’ clinic, for her illness. She thought she’d taken a good thing ‘too far’. She never questioned the whole paradigm of ‘weight loss is a good thing’, she did not know of HAES or the impact of diet culture or weight stigma. The paediatritian visited Emma in hospital when she was 11, and pretty much told her it was her fault. She seemed surprised that Emma had developed an eating disorder. In retrospect, this was very unfair of her, but at the time it made sense to Emma. One of the repeated messages we are hearing from the Fast Track team researchers is that the risk of an eating disorder is ‘minimal and manageable’. Emma thinks this is dismissive and idealistic. Eating disorders are not ‘managed’. They have their own life. They are obsessive and possessive, and not able to be placated by a professional. Professional oversight did not prevent Emma’s eating disorder. For 13 years, Emma has had a supportive eating disorder treatment team, but if has only been the last 6 months she has been able to embrace recovery. Emma has a team of professionals: a psychiatrist, psychologist, dietitian, and a supportive family. Eating disorders don’t just affect one person, it’s the whole family. It’s surprising in this day and age that we even need to be talking about the risks of dieting - that people like Emma need to stand up and say, this happened to me. It seems pretty obvious that starvation, even if it’s ‘clinically approved’, will lead to an eating disorder. It’s not rocket science! But there is a real push at the moment to erase stories like Emma’s. The Fast Track team even presented a paper at the International Congress for Eating Disorders (ICED) which said that hospital based weight loss programs for teenagers and kids did not cause eating disorders, were safe, and actually ‘beneficial’. The paper hasn’t been released yet, but as soon as it is, Louise will report on it! Because often in their research, the Fast Track team’s conclusions don’t match their data. The Fast Track teams’ prior research shows very little benefit to people in bigger bodies, and yet they’re pressing on with this experiment which is so precarious….. In years to come, we are likely to see a real push back in the form of legal action against programs like these. Emma was interviewed by Melissa Cunningham, the health reporter from The Age newspaper. Emma found it challenging to go through the interview process, she is very insecure about her eating disorder and it was difficult to talk about. She had thoughts like the article wouldn’t go ahead because she wasn’t ‘anorexic enough’. The reported also wanted photos of Emma at her most emaciated, which Emma refused to supply. So they took photos of her now. Reading the article, Emma was genuinely surprised. She even thought - maybe it wasn’t the right one? Because it centred around a dad who had a 14 year old daughter in a larger body, she was active and healthy but always compared herself to her ‘rake thin’ sister. So the dad decided to enrol his daughter in the Fast Track trial, and now the daughter is 8 weeks in, a few kilos lighter and is ‘so happy’. This trial is supposedly for teens in larger bodies who have ‘health complications’ - this girls health status is never mentioned - it’s all about weight. Emma’s story, and the whole story of the protest and the complaint, was sandwiched between this ‘feel good’ weight loss story. Revolting! Considering that it was Emma writing an email to the journalist to raise awareness of the concerns about the trial, to have the whole thing spun into a weight centric erasure of Emma’s story - sucks. The article also minimised the protest against the trial, it only mentioned Louise’s complaint, it did not name the petition, the eating disorder organisation warnings - it really downplayed the push back. Emma emailed the reporter with some ‘Frank feedback’. Her whole experience was washed, erased, by diet culture. There is no good outcome from this trial. There will be minimal and short term weight loss, but the kids won’t be followed for long enough to capture the regain. Failing to pick up eating disorder risk factors, the trial will likely result in ‘interventions’ like this being rolled out to more and more teens in larger bodies. This is a terrifying normalisation of extreme dieting. This trial is the opposite of body acceptance. If they find evidence of eating disorders developing, this means that these kids have been guinea pigs, exposed to known risks even after we have raised the alarm. The researchers might say if they catch it early enough - it’ll be good. But Emma’s WAS caught early - in fact, Emma’s was created by the intervention itself. Early intervention did not save her from a 13 year nightmare. If I was a journalist and heard Emma’s story, I can’t imagine then preferencing a small weight loss story above hers. This speaks to the magnitude of weight bias in our culture. There is such a danger in unexamined weight bias. We have unexamined weight bias in the clinic, in the researchers, in the reporter investigating the story, in the politicians and NHMRC who we are appealing to - weight bias impacts everywhere, it is significant and difficult to undo. We need to listen to the voices of people like Emma. This can happen. It could happen to you too. Please - visit the website, and get across the information about the risks and research. We really need to heed the lessons of 70 years of weight loss research, and make major changes. Weight loss dieting does not work. Big changes need to happen, we can’t keep doing the same thing over and over again & expect a different result. Non-diet approaches to health help people to learn wonderful and health sustaining behaviours which can stick, without harming. Look for HAES Australia, or visit the Ellyn Satter website. Resources: The Fast Track parents information website The Age article where Emma’s story was erased The HAES Australia website The Ellyn Satter Institute Join our fb group - Stop the Fast Track Trial  

On this episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart Podcast, I welcome Dr. Mark Merolli, Ann Green and Professor Catherine Dean. In this episode we discuss our upcoming focused symposium at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress in Geneva Switzerland on Sunday May 12th at 4:00 PM. The title of our symposium is Education: Technology and Informatics.   In this episode, we discuss: - The why behind our focused symposium. - Current global entry standards for physiotherapy in relation to digital health technology and informatics. - How technology affects the world of physiotherapy and are we preparing new graduates to meet those demands - A sneak peek into the specifics of our talk. - What we hope the symposium and discussions in Geneva will lead to. _ And much more!   Resources:   WCPT Congress 2019 Professor Catherine Dean Twitter Ann Green Twitter Dr. Mark Merolli Twitter     For more information on Mark Meroli:   Dr. Merolli is Physiotherapist (musculoskeletal) and Certified Health Informatician. For many years now, he has been a leading voice on all matters technology in physiotherapy. He has global reputation for his expertise in digital health and informatics, which has led to his involvement and consultation on this area across several WCPT and member organization events and initiatives. He has presented on digital health at several recent APA, and WCPT conferences, run workshops, written articles for member magazines, and been interviewed on podcasts to discuss these areas. His research interests include how technology is engaging patients to be more active participants in their own health management and how we can ensure the digital preparedness of future health professionals.   For more information on Ann Green:   Ann Green MSc, FCSP, FHEA is Head of Life Sciences at Coventry University. Ann is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, awarded for her contribution to education, research and policy. Throughout her career Ann has worked in higher education and has developed physiotherapy programmes in the UK and internationally. She has been active within professional accreditation, physiotherapy educational policy and worked for the UK health regulator, the HCPC, in programme approval and international registration. Ann’s research outputs span 20 years with her earliest publication about admission and progression trends in undergraduate programmes and her recent publications relating to postgraduate physiotherapy education and the development of the individual, the profession and careers. She has been invited to speak internationally on advancing physiotherapy practice. Her current research with an international team, is on social media and its role in global physiotherapy professional networks. Ann is one of the co-founders of the Big Physio Survey, an open access resource which enables physiotherapists from across the world, to share case studies online, which forms a global repository to showcase our rich and diverse profession.   For more information on Catherine Dean:   Professor Catherine Dean is a physiotherapist with a full-time academic appointment with teaching research and administrative responsibilities. In 2011 Professor Dean moved to Macquarie University in a key appointment for the University’s expansion in health and medicine. She was appointed the inaugural Head of the Department of Health Professions and has established NSW’s first professional entry Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT) degree.  The Macquarie DPT includes advanced physiotherapy skills, business management, leadership, policy and advocacy units as well as completion of a research project.  In 2014, she received the Executive Dean’s Service Award for engaging students and the community in establishing the Discipline of Physiotherapy and in 2015 led the DPT teaching team which was awarded the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences excellence in teaching award.  In 2017, she was appointed Deputy Dean of The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Prior to her Macquarie University appointment, Professor Dean worked as an academic with teaching, administrative and research responsibilities at the University of Sydney for 20 years. Her research interests are developing and testing of rehabilitation strategies to increase activity and participation after stroke, translating evidence into practice and clinical education. She has published in leading journals such as Stroke, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain. She has been awarded over $5.8 million in grants for research and education. Professor Catherine Dean’s research has changed physiotherapy practice in stroke rehabilitation. Professor Dean’s research findings have been integrated into national and international clinical practice guidelines, such as the NHMRC-approved Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Stroke and featured on the Canadian Stroke Network StrokeEngine site.     Read the full transcript below:   Karen Litzy:                   00:01                Hello everyone and welcome to the podcast. I want to welcome Mark back onto the podcast and Anne and Catherine, welcome for the first time. I'm so happy to have you all on this episode. And for all the listeners, what we're going to be talking about is our focused symposium that is going to be taking place at WCPT in Geneva May 10th through the 13th for the WCPT meeting. And our symposium is education, technology and informatics, and it is Sunday, May 12th at 4:00. So if you are going to be in Geneva, you're going to want to come to this focused symposium. Now, this all sort of started with Mark, so I'm going to throw it to you first as to so you could tell the listeners why you wanted to even put this focused symposium together. Mark Merolli:                00:58                Thanks for doing this again. And I'm actually really excited that actually got you on some part of this wider team, uh, to, to be part of this focusing posing in Geneva. And it's great to be on your podcast again. Uh, but you're right, when we last spoke on the podcast, we talked I think more broadly about just the impact that technology,  the wider discipline of informatics is having on the physio profession, future trends, disrupters, et cetera. And I think obviously for no uncertain terms that work has continued and that impact continues to grow. But one of the things that, you know, obviously, are very near physio educator for some time now. And I think working in that space of, um, health informatics, um, digital health, uh, so, you know, the intersection of technology and healthcare, I think one of the things that's been really readily apparent to me for some time now is need. Mark Merolli:                02:02                Um, and to ask ourselves the question as to where this all fits into the way we educate our future physical therapists, physiotherapists. So I thought when calls for abstracts came along and sessions for WCPT, that it would be very topical, um, for WCPT and the wider profession to embrace the idea of, you know, let, let's have a look at, at current ways we educate university students, um, in this space? Have a look at perhaps where technology features in what we teach, where it should feature, where it can feature. Um, and I was just really glad to see the WCPT thought this was equally worthy. Um, I'll debate, um, and put it up as a focus symposium for us. Uh, and the speakers on, on the symposium, the panel yourself, uh, your entrepreneurial self. Um, and, and Ann Green will have known for a very long time as a physio educator in the UK. Mark Merolli:                03:04                Um, and Catherine, uh, over here in Australia as well, who's a very innovative forward thinking educator who's one of the few people I know who's pushed to this stuff for many, many years before this was really a debate. Uh, I thought you were all pretty much perfect, um, example of people that could help push this topic and discuss it. So that was the motivation from my end. Um, I think it's one thing for you and I to talk about technology in the profession but a very different but complimentary themes to talk about how this all fits in education. Um, cause I think in no uncertain terms, we either don't do it, um, we don't know how to do it or we do it quite ad hoc for the most part. Um, so it would be really, really nice to discuss at WCPT, we're hoping to get along as many people as possible as to how we might actually go forward with this and see informatics, technology, digital healthcare starts to become a more sort of interwoven thread in the way we're trying to future proof this profession. So I'm really looking forward to doing this with all of you. So thanks for, thanks for spreading the word for us I guess. Karen Litzy:                   04:18                Yeah, and I mean I'm really looking, I've learned so much just from listening to the three of you, so I can guarantee if you're in Geneva you are going to learn a lot with this focused symposium. So, Ann let me throw it to you now and can you give us a little snippet as to what your part of this symposium is going to focus on? Ann Green:                                           Okay. Well Hello Karen. I'm really pleased to be part of this podcast and join this panel. So as Mark said, it had been an educator for a long time. I've involved with a professional body in setting curriculum guidelines. I've involved with statutory bodies. Um, and I suppose that's the obvious point when, when you saw when you forming curriculum. So it was really interesting to have a look what the UK is doing and then have conversations with, with Catherine, Mark about Australia and yourself about at the U.S. and what we all found was that there are, are a few guidelines. Ann Green:                   05:19                And so I'm really interesting to discuss with everybody in the audience. Is that a good thing? Is that a liberating or should there be more guidelines? Um, I've previously been involved with Mark and do this research around social media and it's interesting that a number of guidelines appeared from all corners once physios became very active on social media. So it would be interesting to know, um, what we can learn from that. Uh, and whether it's professions, accrediting bodies, individuals we should be guiding or letting people freely develop and uh, and see what happens. Karen Litzy:                                           And do you feel like looking at those guidelines for social media, which like you said, I think we can all agree that probably most, uh, physical therapy governing bodies of countries around the world have some sort of guidance on social media that came way after people were using. So yes. Karen Litzy:                   06:21                So it's one of those kind of, are we asking for permission or asking for forgiveness and, and I think that's where guidelines around informatics can be kind of interesting because you want to know, are we asking for permission or are we doing things like wild west? It, that's a definitely a US thing. Um, uh, is it going to be like the wild west out there as more informatics and more technology get involved in the profession where then people have to ask for forgiveness for certain breaches of let's say privacy or things like that? Ann Green:                                           Yeah, I suppose, I think what we did learn from social media and the guidelines, the teeth essentially came round to good professional behavior. Um, uh, maybe mmm. Maybe in terms of going forward with how people are using technology, um, in health cat, it will perhaps be framed around, you know, the sort of common standards that we have for professional behavior, respecting patients, privacy, um, and um, and using evidence. Karen Litzy:                                            Yeah, absolutely. And now, Cath, can you talk a little bit more about what you're going to be sharing a in Geneva with this symposium? Catherine Dean:            07:37                Oh yeah. Thanks Karen. I'm, hi, I'm Catherine. I'm, I'm an educator. For a long time in 2011, I changed university and I had the opportunity to develop a physio therapy program from scratch from a green field, which is a, I've never worked so hard in my life, but it's very exciting. Um, when I came to the knee university, I really wanted to ensure that our graduates, it was future proofed and future focus. So I knew I had to embrace technology and, and um, health informatics. I wasn't quite sure how to do it. Um, I was very fortunate to  meet Mark at a conference who helped me out. And I really want to share at the conference a little bit about what I did, what worked and what didn't. Uh, um, the lessons I've learned it you learn a lot from the errors as you make and hopefully I can stop some other people making some of my errors. Um, but I'm really interested in what other people have done because there's still lots to solve. And how do we actually adequately prepared, um, the future professionals for practicing a ever increasing digital world. So be there Sunday, May 12th at 4:00 PM Geneva. Karen Litzy:                   08:45                And what, what do you feel like from your perspective and with the students that you've worked with in the past and are currently working with, what do you feel the biggest, I guess, barrier to, having these students be, whether it be, cause they seem to be proficient in technology, right? What is it that is maybe the biggest barrier about using this within the practice of physical therapy? Catherine Dean:            09:14                I think it probably intersects a little bit with what Anne said. I think, well, they often proficient in using their technology. They perhaps don't understand the ramifications around privacy issues. Uh, and then I think some of the other issues is it's around professional behavior. Again, uh, your, your, your digital profile is, it is, it reflects the profession as well. So you need to think about, um, adequate oh, standards and provisional by, but I also think while they can be really good at technology and make flashy things, sometimes the content still misses the critical analytical skills that are needed. So, um, I, in some ways it's just another format for communicating and it has its own challenges about that. What you do communicate has to be accurate and evidence based. Karen Litzy:                   10:08                Yeah, for sure. And Mark Your, you know, your goal in putting this panel together is to really spark conversation and to get people interested in informatics. But one thing we didn't talk about in this podcast yet is, and it's a question I get every time I say, oh, I'm doing this focus symposium on informatics. It's what's informatics? Mark Merolli:                10:32                We haven't had to refer people back to the other podcast episode. I don't remember look in no uncertain terms. When we talk about informatics, we're, we're really talking about information science, um, and is an essentially where technology plays a role in how we improve use of inflammation in healthcare. So, you know, we were covering everything from the way we collect health information, store it, uh, analyze it and then essentially put it into practice. It's about making healthcare safer, more efficient, more evidence based, you know, improving essentially the quality of health information using technology. If I can put it in a nutshell. Ready for if Karen, if I could probably just echo Cath sentiments. Really it's um, I agree 110% with what she said, but part of the other reason for having this topic and the symposium, I think yes, we are all passionate advocates but this is also an exercise in supporting, uh, our colleagues, uh, and the wider physio profession as well. Mark Merolli:                11:33                Um, and much like implementing technology into practice, whether that be a small practice or a hospital. Um, you know, technology requires a big change management exercise. And one of the, you know, we were just talking about the barriers here. One of the barriers is also the confidence and the skillset and the that are actual educators and workforce clinical supervisors have to support this too. Um, so one of the things I'm very passionate about and part of the reason for getting the word out there here is that, you know, we actually need to consider the existing work force, the audience of this symposium, our colleagues, the other educators who are expected to teach these students these themes but may not also be all at 100% confident themselves. So I think that's probably one of the other barriers and considerations that I'd like to throw into the debate as well. Um, how we can support the existing workforce. Karen Litzy:                   12:30                And I think that's important. And I think part of what I guess I should say what I'm going to talk about during this symposium as well. Um, but, uh, I think what I'm going to be speaking of, I'm coming at this from a practice owner, from a practicing clinician. So I'm served, people are wondering what I'm doing on this panel of academics because I am not an academic. I'm not in, I'm not teaching in a university. Um, but I am coming at it from the point of view of the practice owner, the practicing physical, the practicing physical therapist and the point of view as someone who may be hiring these students as they come out of school and, and supervising the students. And so I think from a practice standpoint, I mean I'm really looking for, uh, graduates who at least bare minimum have an idea of what informatics are. Karen Litzy:                   13:30                Um, kind of what we use. Mark you just said, but I'm also looking at how can we use technology to make my practice run a little bit more smoothly. And that can be an electronic medical proficiency and electronic medical records, understanding how electronic medical records  work and why they're there. Um, and again, the safety and privacy around that. And also using technology with my patients, whether that be an APP or a wearable, how it's like, yeah, anybody can use an app or a wearable, but to marks, uh, I think other passion, you know, big data sets and things like that. Yeah, anybody can do that. But then what do you do with the data you're collecting? It's got to go somewhere. You have to understand how to use that in order to help improve your patients' journey with you and also your practice as a whole. Karen Litzy:                   14:24                So that's kind of where I'm coming from. A little bit more of the, how can this all be applied in the real world with real patients and real businesses, whether that business be a large hospital, which is going to be way different than what I do. Um, and in some respects, large hospital systems maybe have better data collection. I don't know. I'm just throwing that out there cause they have more resources at their fingertips. So I would, I'm looking forward to are the people who are sitting in the audience to kind of get, Hey, this is what I use for my practice. So kind of sharing best practices amongst people from all over the world I think can really go a long way in supporting each other. Like you said, mark, kind of bringing it back full circle. Yup. Mark Merolli:                15:07                They symposia are very collaborative and that's the whole point of these. Um, you know, we're, we're hoping to not talk too much, uh, outside of audience discussion. Uh, I think we're at a very unique opportunities to point with this topic. Uh, and I think that, you know, as a collective and WCPT has always been a great forum for that to really shape this debate. Um, and actually create some state of, of, you know, guidance going forward. I, and again, like Cath has said in, in our discussions a lot, um, guidance is one thing, but you know, creativities in hello. Um, we actually hope that some of the ideas come from the room and come from the session. Karen Litzy:                   15:48                And so let me ask you all the same question before we wrap things up here. And that is your pie in the sky view of this symposium. What would be the best outcome you can hope to achieve at the end of this two hour symposium? Right? Two hours. Yeah. Okay. So what would be your, your best outcome for this two hours symposium? So any one of you can kind of take it first? Ann Green:                                           Um, I'll, I'll go first. Okay, go ahead. Well, I'd like people to think that the time went really fast and they wish their discussion and debates could've gone on longer and that they will continue those debates at the conference and the each person we'll go back Ann Green:                   16:39                and say, I am going to get involved. I am going to effect change in my own region, Ann Green:                   16:45                in my own area with the people that I'm interacting with. Karen LitzyL                                          Awesome. Mark Cath. Either one want to, Catherine Dean:            16:53                for me, I would like to connect with people who had some bright ideas they have tried and had success with and I'm really happy to to just have a network of academics that are really trying to work on this so you can actually have a kind of a community of practice where you can share your ideas and share what's gone worked well and what hasn't. And and um, look, they'll always be local contextual factors, but there's probably lots to share and, and, and some good ideas if we can get together in a, in a virtual environment. Yep. Mark Merolli:                17:30                Yeah, it looks similar to me. I think what I'd love to say is very much the way that the whole social media landscape ramped up, um, on the back of WCPT congress is, I, I've loved after this congress, you know, educators far and wide start to actually talk about this stuff, starts to try and think of ways, um, to bring this into professional development and university curricula and that um, technology, digital healthcare informatics stays, you know, high on the, you know, WCPT annual member organization agenda. Um, and we sort of see it as a regular feature at conferences and et Cetera. So from this day forth, the type of thing. Karen Litzy:                   18:10                Yeah. And I think that's all great news. I would say I would hope to kind of meet other clinicians and practice owners who may be, can again collaborate and be the driver for a lot of the technology that we're seeing in every day use that can then be brought back to maybe local universities and to say to them, hey, listen, this is what we're seeing in practice. This is what needs to be taught to your students. And then see if we can have that collaboration between the academics and the clinicians, which I think is, is sorely lacking in our profession as a whole. That's just my opinion. Um, but I definitely feel like having great collaborations between the academics and the fulltime clinicians can just drive the practice forward in, in a way that will make us more innovative and creative and, and quite frankly, a happier profession. Um, so that would be my sort of pie in the sky view is to really get a lot of cross pollination between all of us Karen Litzy:                   19:21                So. All right, one more time. I'm going to thank Mark and thank Ann thank Cath for coming onto the podcast today and for being great partners, uh, in what will definitely be a really fun and interactive symposium. Again, it's edge, it's called education, technology and informatics and it's Sunday, May 12th at 4:00 PM, and that is at the WCPT conference in Geneva, Switzerland. So if you're there, come by, um, and sit down, share your thoughts, make sure you're coming. We want you to come armed with your thoughts on informatics, what you're doing, what worked, what didn't, so that we can have a really robust conversation within the room. So guys, thank you so much for coming on and I look forward to seeing all of you in, in real life, Karen Litzy :                  20:16                Geneva. Karen Litzy:                   20:21                Yes, bye bye. Thanks everyone. Thanks so much for listening. Have a great couple of days and stay healthy, wealthy, and smart.   Thanks for listening and subscribing to the podcast! Make sure to connect with me on twitter, instagram  and facebook to stay updated on all of the latest!  Show your support for the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes!  

In the episode, we discuss why high-intensity exercise may be an important factor in maintaining brain health and combating dementia as I speak with Dr. Belinda Brown who holds a NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship and is an academic at Murdoch University. Belinda discusses her research into the influence of high-intensity exercise on brain health, and then give some insight into where she believes this field of research will be in the next few years.

Katie Strong (Assistant Professor at Central Michigan University) presents an episode of  “A-ha!” Moments in Aphasia Care as she speaks with Linda Worrall about relationship-centered care, psychosocial health, and implementation science in aphasia. Professor Linda Worrall is a Professor of Speech Pathology, Co-Director of the Communication Disability Centre and Postgraduate Coordinator at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. She completed her undergraduate degree in speech pathology at The University of Queensland but then completed her Ph.D. in the Stroke Research Unit in Nottingham, UK. She has practiced as a speech pathologist both in Australia and the UK and founded the Australian Aphasia Association in 2000. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, 26 book chapters, and 6 books; graduated 27 Ph.D. candidates and has had continuous nationally competitive research funding during her academic career. From 2009-2014, she led the NHMRC funded Australia-wide Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Aphasia Rehabilitation. In this episode you will: Learn the complexity of effectiveness trials and how research and clinical practice go together; Understand the importance of relationship-centered care and the power of authentic relationships; Learn the origins of the living successfully with aphasia movement; Appreciate the negative impact mood has on aphasia outcomes and the important role speech-language pathologists have in preventing depression. Download the Full Show Notes

Associate Professor Siobhan Banks is Co-Director of the Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre at the University of South Australia. Siobhan Banks received her Ph.D. from Flinders University of South Australia in 2004 and undertook a post-doctoral fellowship at the University Of Pennsylvania before joining the faculty in the School of Medicine as a Research Assistant Professor in 2006. In 2009 she returned to Australia with a Fellowship for Women in Science from the University of South Australia. Banks' current research sits at the nexus of biology (fatigue and circadian rhythms), behaviour (individual and team performance) and technology (human centre design). Her research focuses on the impact of sleep deprivation and shift work on psychological and physiological functioning and how countermeasures may be used to prevent the deleterious effects of disturbed sleep, in particular novel technologies, dietary interventions, napping and caffeine. She has expertise in the objective measurement of fatigue and with designing tools and protocols to investigate the biological and behavioural responses to sleep deprivation, irregular work hours and stress. Her research has been funded by a range of government and industry sources including NHMRC, NIH, The US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, NASA National Space and Biomedical Research Institute, Beyond Blue, SA Department of Health and Aging and DST-Group. She has received over $6M in research funding during her career, ranging from basic to applied research. This work has been cited over 4000 times (GoogleScholar). Banks is on the editorial board of the specialty journal SLEEP, has been awarded a South Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2010) and the Sleep Research Society Young Investigator Award (2011) and she also serves on the Sleep Health Foundation Board of Directors. Contact SiobhanEmail: Siobhan.Banks@unisa.edu.auTwitter: @DrSiobhanBanks LinkdedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhan-banks-64419419/ Don't forget to subscribe to Sleep4Performance Radio on ITunes or Podbean and if you like the episodes, please leave a review. If you would like to contact me:Dr Ian C Dunicaniandunican@sleep4performance.com.au Twitter: @sleep4perform

Senate Estimates prompts NHMRC to start an ME/CFS panel to target research funding, Stephen Graves describes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 2008, Brett Lidbury talks about funding ME/CFS. Production checked by Charles Willock, Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

Professor Alexandra Barratt (MBBS, MPH, PhD) is a Professor of Public Health in the School of Public Health University of Sydney. She has a background in epidemiological research spanning clinical epidemiology and public health epidemiology. She is recognised internationally for her research to quantify the benefits and harms (including overdiagnosis) of cancer screening, particularly breast cancer screening. She is a lead investigator on Wiser Healthcare, an NHMRC funded research collaboration to reduce overdiagnosis and overtreatment in healthcare. Overdiagnosis is one of the biggest drivers of iatrogenic harm, waste and opportunity cost in healthcare and is a serious challenge for citizens, patients and healthcare services around the world. Please note this episode is about SCREENING, not for those with symptoms, or a family history/genetic predisposition. Breast cancer decision making tools/info: https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/16658/1/2017%20updated%20breast%20screening%20DA%20%28Hersch%20et%20al%29.pdf http://www.cochrane.org/CD001877/BREASTCA_screening-for-breast-cancer-with-mammography Enjoy friends

One of the most challenging aspects of being an Early Career Researcher (ECR) is working out what you don’t know. In this episode, Sibel Saya and Professor Nikolajs Zeps discuss funding and ECR funding applications, in particular. Funding is critical to research and Prof. Zeps discusses the recent NHMRC funding changes, how this impacts ECRs and what makes a successful application. He acknowledges the power of being succinct and that realistically not all ECRs will be successful in their funding applications. Pr Zeps offers advice about drafting a successful application and suggests there is myriad of pathways that the ECR can journey down during their career trajectory. Show notes are located here http://pc4tg.com.au/episode-2-sibel-saya-and-professor-nikolajs-zeps/

In this informative episode I speak with Professor Sarah Robertson, Director of the University of Adelaide’s Robinson Research Institute and Head of the Reproductive Immunology research group about her fascinating research into fertility and the immune system. We discuss the role of the immune system in successful reproductive outcomes as well as the contentious issue of natural killer cells and why current popular treatment may do more harm than good! You will also learn way’s you can support healthy immune function to improve your chances of a healthy pregnancy . Professor Robertson is known internationally for innovative research in reproductive immunology that has formed the basis for a new understanding of the origins of health at conception. She has identified specific cytokines and immune cells that regulate embryo implantation and fetal development, and has demonstrated that male seminal fluid acts to induce adaptations in the female immune response that promote receptivity to pregnancy. Her work shows that the immune system channels environmental signals from both female and male parents to contribute to reproductive success and shape offspring phenotype through non-genomic pathways. These discoveries are improving practise in reproductive medicine and providing insight into early life origins of child health. Her work is funded by the NHMRC, the Australian Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Global Alliance for Prevention of Prematurity and Stillbirth / Gates Foundation.

This week on the Healing Pain Podcast, I had the privilege of interviewing Professor Lorimer Moseley. Whether you're a practitioner or a patient, you may very well be aware of his work, as he is one of the global leaders in the revolution to change the current paradigm around chronic pain. Professor Moseley is a Clinical Scientist investigating pain in humans. After posts at the University of Oxford and the University of Sydney, Lorimer was appointed Foundation Professor of Neuroscience and Chair in Physiotherapy at The Sansom Institute for Health Research at the University of South Australia. He's a Senior Principal Research Fellow at NeuRA and an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow. He has published over 280 articles and five books. He has given over 140 keynote or invited presentations at interdisciplinary meetings in 30 countries and has provided professional education in pain sciences to over 15,000 health professionals as well as lectures to the public. He consults to both government and industry bodies. He was awarded the outstanding mid-career clinical scientist working in a pain-related field by the International Association for the Study of Pain, was a runner up for the 2012 Australian Science Minister's Prize for Life Sciences and won the 2013 Marshall & Warren Award from the NHMRC for Best Innovative and Transformative Project. He was made a Fellow by the Australian College of Physiotherapist in 2011 and Honored Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association at their highest level in 2014. Today, we spoke about the biopsychosocial model of pain and he describes it in his words. We took a mini tour of psychologically performed physical therapy practice and how a practitioner can develop psychoeducational programs for their patients and contrasted some of the key differences between Explain Pain; CBT, which is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and ACT, which is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. It was a great lecture and a great talk with Dr. Moseley on the podcast. Make sure to share it out with your friends and family on social media. Sign up for the latest episode at www.drjoetatta.com/podcasts.   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: drjoetatta.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn

A/Prof Shankar Siva, Radiation Oncologist & NHMRC fellow at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne. Shankar argues the case for metastasis directed therapy with Joseph in oligometastatic disease. Talking Urology is proudly supported by Ipsen.

Episode 4 of The Peer Review podcast discusses the difficult topic of funding for medical research With a guest list of national and international scientists, as well as the Chair of the NHMRC.

Today we will cover a case on weight with question and answers.  Questions include:     Question 1 What further history do you want to obtain for weight loss? Question 2 What examination do you want to perform? Question 3 Are there any investigations to perform? Question 4 How does this change your management when prescribing the pill? Question 5 She asks you – “what about the low carb high fat diet?” Question 6 How successful are lifestyle weight loss programs in the long run? Question 7 What medication options are there and the indications and side effects? Question 8 When would you refer for a bariatric surgical opinion?   Main references: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1614292?rss=searchAndBrowse& https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/4217/commonly-prescribed-drug-for-lower-back-pain-not-effective.aspx http://www.cochrane.org/CD012087/BACK_non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory-drugs-chronic-low-back-pain NHMRC, Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Adolescence and Children in Australia, Aus Gov, 2013, https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/n57_obesity_guidelines_140630.pdf Effects of Low-Carbohydrate versus low fat diets on metabolic risk factors: Meta-analysis, 2012, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3530364/    Grima et al, Obesity, RACGP AFP, 2013 http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2013/august/obesity/ Hamdy et al, Obesity, Medscape, 2017 http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/123702-clinical Bray et al, Obesity in Adults, UpToDate, 2017 UKMEC criteria, 2016, http://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/ukmec-2016/

On today’s episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart Podcast, I had the honor of welcoming Professor Lorimer Moseley onto the show to answer audience questions regarding persistent pain. Lorimer Moseley’s interests lie in the role of the brain and mind in chronic pain. He is Professor of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of South Australia and a Senior Principal Research Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia. In this episode, we discuss: -The Pain Revolution: creating a public discourse about persistent pain -Misconceptions surrounding the biopsychosocial model and pain -Confronting medical providers who promote negative pain beliefs -Is there merit in using placebo treatments for chronic pain? -How does Lorimer stay critical of his own scientific work? -And so much more!   Persistent pain needs to be understood not only by clinicians but the general public and policymakers. Lorimer believes, “It’s our most burdensome non-fatal condition facing our species.”   Clinicians need to understand what motivates their patients. Lorimer reminds us that, “When push comes to shove, in the raw moment, you ask a patient with persistent pain or anyone in pain, what do you want most right now? I think most of them would say pain relief.”   Medical providers hold a great deal of sway with patients. This influence can be used to validate what patients are feeling and aid the healing process. Lorimer states, “Nearly all health professionals have a natural tendency and a very slick skill set of legitimizing someone’s suffering.”   Although the biopsychosocial model differs in many ways from the biomedical model, there are many opportunities to share insights and practitioners of both frameworks should be self-critical. Lorimer advices, “It’s tempting for us to cast character judgments on those who are not like us. Actually, I think that people are trying to help their patients a lot of the time. They’re good people. I really think we need to collaborate and just keep open the possibility that we’re wrong. We have to be committed to try and prove ourselves wrong.”   For more information on Lorimer: Professor Lorimer Moseley is a clinical scientist investigating pain in humans. After posts at The University of Oxford, UK, and the University of Sydney, Lorimer was appointed Foundation Professor of Neuroscience and Chair in Physiotherapy, The Sansom Institute for Health Research at the University of South Australia. He is also Senior Principal Research Fellow at NeuRA and an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow.   He has published over 200 papers, four books and numerous book chapters. He has given over 140 keynote or invited presentations at interdisciplinary meetings in 30 countries and has provided professional education in pain sciences to over 10,000 medical and health practitioners and public lectures to as many again. His YouTube and TEDx talks have been viewed over 200,000 times.   He consults to governmental and industry bodies in Europe and North America on pain-related issues. He was awarded the inaugural Ulf Lindblom Award for the outstanding mid-career clinical scientist working in a pain-related field by the International Association for the Study of Pain, was shortlisted for the 2011 and 2012 Australian Science Minister’s Prize for Life Sciences, and won the 2013 Marshall & Warren Award from the NHMRC, for the Best Innovative and Potentially Transformative Project. He was made Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2011, by original contribution, and an Honoured Member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, their highest honour, in 2014.   Resources discussed on this show: Pain Revolution Pain Revolution Facebook Explain Pain Supercharged Body In Mind Twitter Body In Mind   Thanks for listening and subscribing to the podcast! Make sure to connect with me on twitter, instagram and facebook to stay updated on all of the latest! Show your support for the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes!   Have a great week and stay Healthy Wealthy and Smart!   Xo Karen   P.S. Do you want to be a stand out podcast guest? Make sure to grab the tools from the FREE eBook on the home page! Check out my blog post on the Top 10 Podcast Episodes of 2016!  

Media Release Transcript Australia, 20 June 2017: At a meeting of the Parliamentary Friends of Suicide Prevention today, Minister for Health The Hon. Greg Hunt MP announced Suicide Prevention Australia as lead agency for a new national Suicide Prevention Research Fund. The $12m Fund was promised in the Federal Election campaign following calls from Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) and its members for increased, dedicated investment in suicide prevention research. In commenting on the announcement, Suicide Prevention Australia CEO, Sue Murray, said that “We are proud to be named the independent leadership body tasked with facilitating a research environment that improves the way we map gaps in current knowledge and strengthen Australia’s research capability.” “Prioritising research and establishing pathways to move research findings into policy and practice, in a timely manner, is integral to achieving a downward trajectory in suicides. This concept, in other health areas such as breast cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes has clearly demonstrated the power of coordinated research in Australia.” “We will work with our members, lived experience representatives and those with research interests to ensure that the research is strategically targeted to nationally agreed priorities.” National Coalition for Suicide Prevention Chair, Matthew Tukaki, agrees and says “With mental health and suicide prevention reform a priority, we are seeing movement in the right direction in terms of practice, based on collaboration, with a solid evidence base. This is complementary to regionally based planning and innovative population based trials. Making change in our research settings to ensure we also efficiently direct those efforts is another logical step change in suicide prevention.” About the Suicide Prevention Research Fund (SPRF) • Suicide Prevention Australia has long advocated for an independent research plan, as set out in the National Research Action Plan. This Plan was developed through a series of workshops with SPA members, lived experience representatives, researchers, service providers, policy makers, funders and community leaders. • The fund announced today will comprise a Commonwealth contribution (initially $12 million over four years). • As fund manager, SPA will build strategic partnerships across the suicide prevention including Primary Health Networks, private, philanthropic and community organisations, academic institutions and governments. Such partnerships are crucial to supporting a national approach to reducing the impact of suicide on individuals and Australian families. • Suicide Prevention Australia will invite contributions from the corporate sector, philanthropic and community organisations as well as individual donations. • Suicide Prevention Australia will work with their Lived Experience Network, the NHMRC for scientific peer-review of applications, and work in partnership with other recipients of leadership funding including the University of Melbourne and UWA Centre for Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention. • Grant distribution will be administered by SPA with the support of clinical and scientific advisory committees which will guide and assist in determining research priorities. Applications for 2018 grants will open later in 2017. Suicide Prevention Australia has also been tasked with developing a Best Practice Hub, an online resource to facilitate knowledge sharing of the best available evidence on which to base the development of suicide prevention programs and services. The Best Practice Hub will be a user-friendly online tool of evidence-based suicide prevention resources that will support and inform PHNs and other providers involved in the regional approach to service planning and commissioning of suicide prevention activities. Media Contact: Kim Borrowdale 02 9262 1130 kimb@suicidepreventionaust.org A...

After a whirlwind year of podcasting, Annie and Carla take a moment to review the highlights of their first season featuring some very special guests. Editor’s Note: Annie and Carla recorded this session in early November, taking advantage of a small window of time in which they were both in the same place together. Since then, the top secret embargo referenced throughout the episode has been lifted, and we can announce the success of not one, not two, but three NHMRC grants for projects either led by or involving the CSRH. For more info: https://csrh.arts.unsw.edu.au/research/podcast-speakeasy-with-annie-madden-and-carla-treloar/

Hannah Dahlen and Kate Levett are pretty much celebrities in the birth world and I'm thrilled to have been able to chat to them both for my podcast. When I was going through the edit of my book recently I realised how much I've cited much of their research, so this was a real treat for me. [spp-player optin="off" ctabuttons="off" url=“youraudio.mp3”] Hannah Dahlen & Kate Levett Hannah Dahlen and Kate Levett carried out a study last year which shows that "antenatal education classes focussing on pain relief techniques dramatically reduce the rate of medical interventions during childbirth, such as epidural use and caesarean section. The research, the first of its kind and published online today in the medical journal BMJ Open, raises questions about the way expecting mothers are provided childbirth education classes". The goal of the research was to test whether childbirth education programs can help to reduce the the rate of medical interventions. To do this they conducted a randomised controlled trial of 176 women having their first baby across two Sydney hospitals. The key findings of the research were as follows; It found women in the study group: Had a significant reduction in epidural rates compared with women in the control group (23.9% vs 68.7%) Had a reduced caesarean section rate (18.2% vs 32.5%) Were significantly less likely to require their labour to be accelerated using artificial means (28.4% vs 57.8%) or have perineal trauma (84.7% vs 96.4%) Had a shorter second stage of labour (mean difference of 32 minutes) Babies in the study group were also less likely to require resuscitation (with oxygen and/or bag and mask) at birth (13.6% vs 28.9%) As you can see the findings are pretty astounding and makes undertaking childbirth education a no-brainer. So, it was against this backdrop that we chatted about the research as well as other aspects of birth including the effect that fear can have on your birth and what we can do about it. During our conversation we talk about; how fear impacts birth outcomes the importance of continuity of care for women when it comes to pregnancy and birth, and how it helps minimise their fear value of a great midwife and how she is able to support a birthing woman why relationships are at the heart of birth the role that midwives play when it comes to introducing fear into the birth space and why they need to take responsibility when it comes to their fears and self-care the techniques and tools that you can use to help you throughout birth the key things to learn about before birth that can have a big impact on your birth why learning about the birthing body can help you prepare for birth how by taking a proactive approach to birth education and preparation can influence how birth professionals respond to you during labour   Hannah Dahlen Hannah Dahlen is the Professor of Midwifery in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at UWS. She has been a midwife for 26 years and still practices. She is one of the first midwives in Australia to gain Eligibility and access to a Medicare provider number following government reforms in 2010. Professor Dahlen has strong national and international research partnerships, has received 15 grants since 2000, including being CI on three NHMRC grants and an ARC Linkage grant and has had over 120 publications. She has spoken at over 100 national and international conferences and given invited keynote addresses at half of these. Hannah is the National Media Spokesperson for Australian College of Midwives and has been interviewed in print, radio and TV numerous times and featured in three documentaries. Hannah is a past President of the Australian College of Midwives and received Life Membership in 2008 for outstanding contributions to the profession of Midwifery. In November 2012 she was named in the Sydney Morning Herald’s list of 100 “people who change our city for the better” A panellist ...

Dr Clare Ardern is a sports physiotherapy researcher at Linkoping University in Sweden. She carries Australia’s prestigious NHMRC’s top scholarship for clinician researchers – the 4-year Fellowship Award. You may know of her publications that highlight the relatively low return to play rates after ACL reconstruction. In this podcast, she addresses return to play more broadly. From 12-15th October this year she will be a keynote speaker at Sports Medicine Australia’s conference. You can follow that via BJSM Twitter #SMAConf16 and Facebook. She was interviewed by Dr Christian Barton, who is a well-published physiotherapist PhD as well. He serves as BJSM Deputy Editor and the Editor responsible for Social Media (small job! easy!). Timeline: 1:00m - Where did the Return To Play Consensus come from? 2:00m - Defining Return to Play; what does it mean in different settings 3:00m - The difference in RTP for o/c acute – removal from play? 4: 10 - Decision making – how should the return to play decision be made? 3:30m - Return to Play is a continuum that requires meticulous planning 4:00m - When can the athlete return to a pre-injury (or better) level of performance? 4:30m - What is the evidence for return to play decisions? Spoiler alert! – It’s limited. 5:20m - Taking the emphasis of the ‘one day’ that players focus on to be back at sport. The concept of a continuum (from when you first see the athlete). 6:45 - Return to play and returning to perform at the previous level. Are there important differences? What can clinicians do to help players get back to that level? 8:30m - Does ‘Return to Play’ end? It’s very different for different athletes. 10:10m - Should athletes have ACL reconstruction after ACL injury? What does the research show? 11:40 - Clare’s perspective on the return to play data after ACL reconstruction in the non-elite players. 12:15 - An example of a player in the English Premier League who was ACL deficient.

Ben Goldacre says that greater transparency on research findings could increase the public's faith in essential medicines. ShutterstockWe are living in a time where we have greater access to lifesaving medicines and treatments than ever before. But we’re also seeing a surge in the rejection of the medical research and the scientific community in general, with anti-vaccination activists and climate change sceptics building followings and taking seats in government. How do we bridge the divide to those who have lost trust in science? Dr Ben Goldacre – epidemiologist, columnist and author of the books Bad Pharma and Bad Science – believes that greater transparency around the data used in research and better communication of results is the answer. And he thinks the public can understand a lot more about scientific research than either the media or academia gives them credit for. The University of New South Wales’ Dr Darren Saunders spoke to Dr Goldacre about his first forays into writing about science for The Guardian, his current project exploring reporting practices in medical journals and why he believes science communication is the answer. Subscribe to The Conversation’s Speaking With podcasts on iTunes, or follow on Tunein Radio. Music Free Music Archive - Blue Dot Sessions, Wisteria Free Music Archive - Dave Depper, “Wholesome 7” Darren Saunders receives funding from NHMRC, US Dept. of Defense, and MNDRIA.

I am delighted to talk with Prof Kim Bennell on the background behind her paper published in the JAMA, entitled "Effect of Physical Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis. A Randomized Clinical Trial. " which features in my Research Review 110. We talk about the paper in detail in how to design and recruit patients in a placebo intervention, hip osteoarthritis, Impact factors in Sports Medicine, what is physiotherapy, why did the study show no benefit over placebo, compliance and what else is being researched in her unit. Kim is a Professor at University of Melbourne, a member of the top 50 Universities in the World and Director of the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine and is NHMRC Principal Fellow in Osteoarthritis research.Kim commenced a 4 year Future Fellowship in 2010 from the Australian Research Council and along with colleagues from the University of Queensland, she was awarded an NHMRC program grant of $7.57 million which commenced in 2011 to further her research into knee osteoarthritis.   With over 200 papers and a research physiotherapist and accomplished speaker - her top publications can be found here http://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person543#tab-publications Kim can next be heard speaking in Dublin at the Sports Surgery Clinic Research Advisory Board Conference at Trinity College Dublin on 30 October 2015 Email conference@sportssurgeryclinic.com for a free space CHESM is on twitter https://twitter.com/chesm_unimelb I write a weekly 4 paper research review summary in sports medicine, science, and performance and you can subscribe at www.drandyfranklynmiller.com/review

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:30 New Zealand is Skeptical! We chat to Mark Honeychurch from NZ Skeptics and find out what's going on way down under in the land of the long white cloud. http://skeptics.nz/ http://www.skeptics.com.au/2012/08/13/if-you-knew-shuzi/   0:23:20 A Week in Science The Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus) is a national scientific not-for-profit organisation with a mission to bring science to people and people to science. 0:27:15 NHMRC on homeopathy NHMRC releases statement and advice on homeopathy and the homeopaths are not very happy. 0:39:00 A chat with Jeff Wagg Jeff was in Sydney with a group of adventure seekers to set sail to the south Pacific.

This episode looks at the fallacy of appealing to tradition. Reading from the book: www.skepticsfieldguide.net/p/ebookNHMRC draft Information Paper: Evidence on the effectiveness of homeopathy for treating health conditions: http://consultations.nhmrc.gov.au/public_consultations/homeopathy_healthAustralian Homeopath Anna Lamaro on The Project. Audio courtesy of the Skeptic Zone podcast: http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/webpage/2014/04 Anna on ABC Breakfast: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-09/ana-lamaro-australian-homeopathic-association-on-news-breakfast/5378632Greg Hope - President of the Australian Homeopathic Association - on ABC radio: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2014/s3981552.htmMore of Anna on The ProjectThe BBC Horizon documentary "BBC Horizon - Homeopathy The Test": http://youtu.be/vcBHKMJDHaU Clip to analyse for Episode 3: http://youtu.be/LW7Id4GUzhUThe Second (eBook) Edition of Humbug! is available for about US$3.99 from:Amazon (Kindle)Google Play LULU (DRM free ePub)Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0001.mp3 (18 mb)

Professor Jamie Cooper is the Director of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University. He is well known for his contribution to ICU research, having published over 160 journal papers and being the Principal or Co-Investigator on numerous peer reviewed research grants, including 16 from the NHMRC.  This talk was given at the last Victorian Intensive Care Network meeting and is the first of two talks.

Dr Virginia Reid talks to Prof. Lisa Askie about the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre.

1) Patients treated with antiepileptic drugs and 2) Topic of the month: AAN Plenary Sessions. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Nathan Fountain interviews Dr. John Wark and Prof. Terry O' Brien about their paper on falls and fractures in patients treated with antiepileptic drugs. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay continues his interview with Drs. Titulaer and Vincent about their lecture on clinical features, treatment and outcome of 500 patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Next week, we will continue with interviews from other plenary sessions. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Fountain serves as an editorial board member of Epilepsy Currents, serves on the Board of Directors, National Association of Epilepsy Centers, receives travel reimbursement from UCB; performs EEG interpretation for the University of Virginia (10% effort); receives research support from UCB, Sepracor Inc., Medtronic, Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals and NeuroPace; and is funded by the NIH.Dr. Wark serves on the scientific advisory boards for Amgen/GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and LactoPharma; serves as a specialist editor of Clinical Science; editorial board members of Osteoporosis International and Journal of Osteoporosis; serves on the speakers' bureau of Servier, Amgen, Novartis, Sanofi-aventis, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck Serono, Sharp Dohme Company; serves on the speakers' bureau of Servier, Amgen, Novartis, Amgen, Novartis, Sanofi-aventis, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck Serono, Sharp Dohme Company; received travel reimbursement from Servier; is a consultant for Vactec and AstraZeneca; performs bone density testing for the Royal Melbourne Hospital (10% effort); receives royalties from the publication of the book Physical Activity and Bone Health; receives research support from Novartis, UCB, Sanofi-aventis, Eli Lilly and Company, Monash University, LaTrobe University, National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, Victorian Cancer Agency and ANZ Trustees.Prof. O'Brien served as editorial board members of Epilepsia, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience and Epilepsy and Behavior; serves on the speakers' bureaus of UCB, Sanofi-aventis and SiGen and receives research support from UCB, Sanofi-aventis Jansen-Cilag, Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation and Epilepsy Research Foundation and is funded by the NIH and NHMRC.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay is supported by the K23 career development award (NIMH, 1K23MH092735); has received grant support from CleveMed/Great Lakes Neurotechnologies, Davis Phinney Foundation, and Michael J Fox Foundation; personal compensation as a consultant/scientific advisory board member for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Abbott, Chelsea Therapeutics, TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Impax Pharmaceuticals, Solstice Neurosciences, and Eli Lilly and Company; and honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society. He serves as Assistant Editor of Movement Disorders and on the editorial boards of The European Neurological Journal and Frontiers in Movement Disorders.Dr. Titulaer received research support from a KWF fellowship of the Dutch Cancer Society.Dr. Vincent served on the scientific advisory board for Patrick Berthoud Trust as Chair and member of the MGFA SAB; received honoraria from Baxter International; serves as Associate Editor for Brain; is a consultant for Athena Diagnostics; receives royalties from the publications of Clinical Neuroimmunology Blackwells Dale and Vincent Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disorders of the Nervous System in Children Mac Keith Press; receives revenue from Athena Diagnostics and RSR Ltd for MuSK antibodies for a patent, holds a patent for CASPR2, Lgi1, Contactin2 antibodies; receives research support from NIH, EU network grant, Euroimmun AG and Sir Halley Stewart Trust; performs neuroimmunology service for her department and is associated with Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.