Going Viral

In this Episode:

How the three diseases connect, and progress from each other

What’s the pattern of recovery? It’s undulating and that’s a problem!

Lung and brain function take a long time to recover

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: A/Prof Umesh Gidwani, Assistant professor: Cardiology, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; Mount Sinai Hospital, USA; Pulmonologist in New York, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital

Total time: 21 mins

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In this Episode:

Is obesity really a risk factor for COVID?

Stigmatization of obesity is important to keep in mind

What is the relationship between chronic inflammation, obesity and COVID?

Obesity management advice!

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof John Dixon, Adjunct Professor; Iverson Health Innovations Institute, Swinburne University, Melbourne

Total time: 34 mins

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In this Episode:

Is diabetes a risk factor for COVID or is it circumstantial evidence?

Can COVID CAUSE diabetes?

Should diabetes related medication regimes be modified in light of COVID?

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof Merlin Thomas,Physician scientist; Department of Diabetes, Monash University, Melbourne

Total time: 17 mins

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In this Episode:

Role of Vit D in immunity and inflammation

What is the evidence for the role of Vit D in COVID infection?

Prevention of or treatment for COVID?

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof Peter Ebeling AO, Endocrinologist, Head of the Department of Medicine, Monash Health

Total time: 22 mins

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In this Episode:

Workplace air conditioning and ventilation risks are underestimated

Do partitions reduce risk of transmission?

Cruise ship risks relate to ventilation design

Future building design will change to eliminate airflow related transmission

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof Lidia Morawska, Director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health (ILAQH) at QUT, Professor; School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering; Faculty of Science & Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia.

Total time: 22 mins

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In this episode:

What can the BCG vaccine do for Covid infection?

Training the immune system

A Chloroquine update… it’s not looking good

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof Robert Booy, Infectious Diseases Specialist; Senior Professorial Fellow, NCIRS; Professor, Child & Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead

Total time: 11 mins

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In this episode:

Almost 300,000 children and young people are calling Kidshelpline each year- what about?

Calls have increased by 40% since the lockdown... many of them are emergencies

Not just a crisis service! Kids can get ongoing and continuous support from the helpline

Text based counselling is a big trend

Tips to improve engagement with a child

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Leo Hede, Counselling Supervisor, Kidshelpine

Total time: 20 mins

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In this episode:

An Australian vaccine available before Christmas?

Why the vaccine pessimists are wrong

We almost had the vaccine ten years ago- what happened?

Vaccinology and how best to prepare for SARS THREE

Important thoughts about the second wave

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof Nikolai Petrovsky, Director of Endocrinology; Flinders Medical Centre, Professor of Medicine at Flinders University, Vice-President and Secretary-General of the International Immunomics Society, Founder of 'Vaxine' 

Total time: 28 mins

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In this episode:

The definitive update on PIMS-TS…Kawasaki-like disease, toxic shock syndrome and other COVID related issues in children

Why are these syndromes clinically significant?

What are the clinical features, when to suspect, how is it treated?

 Implications for the return to school

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof David Burgner, Paediatric infectious diseases physician, (NHMRC) Senior Research Fellow, Honorary (NHFA) Future Leader Fellow, a Professorial Fellow at Melbourne University, Consultant at Monash Children's Hospital, Researcher at The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne

Total time: 20 mins

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In this episode:

A brilliant young doctor describes his frontline experience in the NY Covid crisis

20% of health professionals are catching covid

What’s NY like under lockdown?

What are the lessons that we can learn from the NY and USA experience?

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: A/Prof Thomas Oxley, Interventional Neurologist, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York

Total time: 14 mins

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