Going Viral

In this episode:

A neurologist becomes an ICU physician

Covid related stroke in young people

Anticoagulation therapy seems to help in multiorgan failure

Fascinating brain computer interface research, an Australian development funded by the USA

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

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

Total time: 23 mins

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In this Episode:

What does a GP-run COVID clinic do?

Turnaround time for tests

The patient journey in the COVID clinic

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Dr Michael Bonning, General Practitioner, Chief Medical Officer and Chair, Australian Medical Association (NSW)

Total time: 27 mins

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In this Episode:

Hypoxic but asymptomatic…they become critical very fast, oximetry is essential

“Cytokine release syndrome”

Asthma and COPD management tips

Are corticosteroids a problem in light of COVID-19?

Do RTIs increase COVID risk?

Winter is coming…does it matter with regard to COVID?

Speculating about vaccines, the second wave preparations

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Dr Chris Worsnop, Respiratory and Sleep Physician, Austin Hospital, Melbourne

Total time: 19 mins

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In this Episode:

Understanding the immune response to COVID-19

Is an exaggerated immune response responsible for severity of illness?

The role of the cytokine storm

The immune response patterns explain the course of disease

Protective immunity after infection, why is it so unclear?

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof Andrew Lloyd, Infectious Diseases Physician, Head of the Viral Immunology Systems Program (VISP), Kirby Institute, the National Centre for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) and the UNSW Fatigue Clinic, University of NSW; Prince of Wales Hospital; Justice Health

Total time: 21 mins

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In this Episode:

What if the vaccine is only partially effective?

Role of convalescent plasma therapy, monoclonal antibodies

Why were the “10 million test kits” a waste of money?

Mutation - good news and bad news

Rumours and innuendo about origins of the virus

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof Andrew Lloyd, Infectious Diseases Physician, Head of the Viral Immunology Systems Program (VISP), Kirby Institute, the National Centre for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) and the UNSW Fatigue Clinic, University of NSW; Prince of Wales Hospital; Justice Health

Total time: 19 mins

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In this Episode:

New strains are more contagious?

More concerning data on aerosol transmission

Why are some ethnic groups more susceptible?

What is the role of convalescent serum?

How are we going to use those 10 million test kits?

Thoughts about seroconversion and immunity passports

Update on therapeutics

Lifting the lockdown and ramping up testing

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof Raina MacIntyre, Head of Biosecurity, UNSW Kirby Institute

Total time: 17 mins

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In this Episode:

Clinical experiences with COVID-19

Is it a disease of the respiratory or vascular system?

How should we be dealing with people who have RTI symptoms in GP?

Predictions for winter

Thoughts about the future vaccine

Delayed diagnosis might kill more than COVID-19

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: A/Prof Hubertus Jersmann, Senior Respiratory Physician, SA Health; Senior Consultant, Adelaide Hospital; Professor, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide

Total time: 19 mins

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In this Episode:

A quick review of Kawasaki’s clinical features in children

The Kawasaki-like phenomena associated with COVID-19

Flu and other RTIs in children

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Paediatrician, Director, Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination In the Community (SAEFVIC), Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Head of Immunisation Services Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Paediatric Department, The University of Melbourne

Total time: 10 mins

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In this Episode:

Front line experience of the COVID-19 response

Important insights into the disease

Post ICU recovery process

The role of hydroxychloroquine and other agents

Advice for Australian health professionals

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Dr Giacomo Grasselli, Intensivist, Dept of Anaesthsia, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Foundation, Milan, Italy Regional Director of ICU Response, Lombardy Region, Italy; Professor, University of Milan

Total time: 39 mins

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In this Episode:

Remdesivir, outcomes of an ongoing trial and prospects for the future

Hydroxychloroquine, a recent trial in the USA and general impressions

The ASCOT and other research currently happening

Vasculitis in children, cases emerging in the UK, implications for Australia

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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