Episode 90: Breathing New Futures

The latest Nursing Australia News (03:00) Global nurse equity, Aussie prescribing breakthrough, and tap water fentanyl scandal.

Happy Birthday Matthew! (04:30) 

Lung Cancer Screening (05:55) Lung cancer is still Australia’s leading cause of cancer death, but a new national screening program promises to shift the landscape. So, what does this mean for practice, and how can nurses prepare to support patients through it? Matt speaks with Mel Laan, the Lung Cancer Nurse Consultant from Royal Adelaide Hospital, to find out. 

Sam - the APNA Nurse Scholar (16:15) APNA Nurse Scholar Sam takes us inside her journey — from the wards of Australia to a global classroom in London. We’ll hear what she learned, what inspired her, and how the experience is shaping her nursing practice.

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National Lung Cancer Screening Program – Healthcare provider toolkit | Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing 

Lung cancer screening resources | Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing 

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Hosted & Produced by: Matthew St Ledger & Leith Alexander
Produced by: Leith Alexander & Matthew St Ledger