Not just our ethical credibility as a profession, but our shared humanity
"I say to all Australian doctors - young, old, the political and the apolitical - that on this depends not just our ethical credibility as a profession, but our shared humanity. "
Following the leaked emails published in The Guardian newspaper, alleging abuse of asylum seekers detained by the Australian government on the Pacific island of Nauru,... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 30, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Not just our ethical credibility as a profession, but our shared humanity
"I say to all Australian doctors - young, old, the political and the apolitical - that on this depends not just our ethical credibility as a profession, but our shared humanity. "
Following the leaked emails published in The Guardian newspaper, alleging abuse of asylum seekers detained by the Australian government on the Pacific island of Nauru, David Berger joins us again to say it is time that doctors take a stand and march to protest against this treatment.
Read his full editorial:
http://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i4606
Listen to the head to head debating if doctors should boycott working at the detention centres: ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - August 30, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Nature Backchat: July 2016
What’s it like having an endless supply of Brexit stories? Why do space missions always get so much attention? And why are rhinos being airlifted to Australia? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - July 21, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Nature Backchat: July 2016
What’s it like having an endless supply of Brexit stories? Why do space missions always get so much attention? And why are rhinos being airlifted to Australia? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - July 21, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Nature Backchat: July 2016
What ’s it like having an endless supply of Brexit stories? Why do space missions always get so much attention? And why are rhinos being airlifted to Australia? (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - July 21, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
ASFH Progressive Myopia and National Intervention
Guest: Ian Morgan, PhD Professor Research School of Biology Australian National University Canberra, Australia Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou, China (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - July 4, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Source Type: podcasts
Should doctors boycott working in Australia’s immigration detention centres?
However well intentioned, working in detention centres amounts to complicity in torture, says David Berger, a district medical officer in emergency medicine at Broome Hospital in Australia.
However, Steven Miles, chair in bioethics at the University of Minnesota thinks that they play an important role in telling the world about conditions in... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 24, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Should doctors boycott working in Australia’s immigration detention centres?
However well intentioned, working in detention centres amounts to complicity in torture, says David Berger, a district medical officer in emergency medicine at Broome Hospital in Australia.
However, Steven Miles, chair in bioethics at the University of Minnesota thinks that they play an important role in telling the world about conditions in these camps.
Read the full debate:http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i1600 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 24, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Should doctors boycott working in Australia ’s immigration detention centres?
However well intentioned, working in detention centres amounts to complicity in torture, says David Berger, a district medical officer in emergency medicine at Broome Hospital in Australia.
However, Steven Miles, chair in bioethics at the University of Minnesota thinks that they play an important role in telling the world about conditions in these camps.
Read the full debate:
http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i1600 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 24, 2016 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Should doctors recommend homeopathy?
A recent review by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council concluded that “there are no health conditions for which there is reliable evidence that homeopathy is effective”, but Europe currently spends €1bn annually on such remedies - often at the recommendation of doctors.
So a recent head to head debate in The BMJ asks,... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 14, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Should doctors recommend homeopathy?
A recent review by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council concluded that “there are no health conditions for which there is reliable evidence that homeopathy is effective”, but Europe currently spends €1bn annually on such remedies - often at the recommendation of doctors.
So a recent head to head debate in The BMJ asks, should doctors recommend homeopathy? Peter Fisher, director of research, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine argues yes, and Edzard Ernst, emeritus professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter argues no.
Read their full arguments:http://www.bmj.com/...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 14, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Should doctors recommend homeopathy?
A recent review by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council concluded that “there are no health conditions for which there is reliable evidence that homeopathy is effective”, but Europe currently spends €1bn annually on such remedies - often at the recommendation of doctors.
So a recent head to head debate in The BMJ asks, should doctors recommend homeopathy? Peter Fisher, director of research, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine argues yes, and Edzard Ernst, emeritus professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter argues no.
Read their full arguments:
http://www.bmj.com...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 14, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke - time for a rethink?
In the US the licence, or marketing authorisation, for alteplase is limited to 0-3 hours after onset of stroke, but some other countries - including the UK and Australia - have extended the licence to 4.5 hours.
In an analysis article on thebmj.com Brian Alper, vice president of evidence based medicine research and development at Dynamed, and colleagues, interpret the evidence to suggest increased mortality with uncertain benefit for its use beyond three hours.
Read their full analysis:http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h1075 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 18, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke - time for a rethink?
In the US the licence, or marketing authorisation, for alteplase is limited to 0-3 hours after onset of stroke, but some other countries - including the UK and Australia - have extended the licence to 4.5 hours.
In an analysis article on thebmj.com Brian Alper, vice president of evidence based medicine research and development at Dynamed, and... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 18, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Thrombolysis in acute ischaemic stroke - time for a rethink?
In the US the licence, or marketing authorisation, for alteplase is limited to 0-3 hours after onset of stroke, but some other countries - including the UK and Australia - have extended the licence to 4.5 hours.
In an analysis article on thebmj.com Brian Alper, vice president of evidence based medicine research and development at Dynamed, and colleagues, interpret the evidence to suggest increased mortality with uncertain benefit for its use beyond three hours.
Read their full analysis:
http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h1075 (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - March 18, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
