Going Viral

In this Episode:

10 million test kits- how do we deploy them?

COVID toes, Kawasaki cases and schools

Where did Singapore go wrong?

Did Sweden really get away with it?

Winter is coming

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: A/Prof Sanjaya Senanayake, Infectious Diseases Physician; Medical School, ANU

Total time: 28 mins

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In this episode:

How the stimulus package can help practices

Understanding the criteria for various benefits

Loan forbearances and other support from the banks

How to use your super - is it worth it?

Where are we with regard to rental relief packages?

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Jim Tsirtsakis, Director, Bongiorno Group

Total time: 32 mins

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In this episode:

Infection risk in residential care

Challenges with social distancing, hygiene, medications

Practical advice for day to day management

Maintaining routine is key

Social connection vs physical distancing

Advanced care directives

Resources for GPs-tip sheets, helpline, website

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Maree McCabe, CEO, Dementia Australia

Total time: 21 mins

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In this Episode:

What does the recent Australian school study tell us about COVID risk in schools and child care?

If children can go to school, why can’t grandparents see their grandchildren?

What do we do about children’s immunisation, especially flu vaccine in the age of COVID?

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guests: Prof Kristine Macartney, Paediatric Infectious Disease Consultant, The Children's Hospital at Westmead; Director, NCIRS; Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney

Total time: 29 mins

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In this episode:

Why we shouldn’t assume that a vaccine will come

Why COVID-19 will represent a major challenge for vaccine makers

What is a more realistic timeline?

What about those rumours that COVID-19 was made in a lab?

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof Ian Frazer, Clinical Immunologist; Researcher for Vaccine Development, Faculty of Medicine, The University of QLD

Total time: 23 mins

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In this episode:

Post-infection immunity concerns

The importance of testing and contact tracing

Schools are going back - is this a good idea?

Why is the USA doing worse than anywhere else?

What were the critical errors in the USA, UK, Italy that we can learn from and prepare for future pandemics?

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

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

Total time: 27 mins

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In this episode:

N95 masks and Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs)

Should patients be given a mask at the door?

Surgical masks – what they can and can't do

When should you change your mask?

Hand hygiene: soap then sanitiser

Most at risk health professionals

Local supply chain constraints

Lessons learned from history

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Dr Bernard Hudson, Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician

Total time: 24 mins

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In this episode:

Impact of lock-down and isolation

Police reports are up, calls to helplines are down - why?

What is the impact on children who witness domestic violence?

Role of the GP?

Red flags and what should a GP do if a patient discloses?

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Prof Kelsey Hegarty, Chair in Family Violence Prevention, University of Melbourne and The Royal Women's Hospital

Total time: 27 mins

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In this episode:

Global approaches to COVID - what are we doing well, what could we do better?

Social restrictions, when can they end?

Achieving reasonable normality – what does this look like?

Seasonal concerns – winter vs summer

International travel – when can it resume?

Wet market concerns

What GPs should be focusing on in the next few months

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Professor Peter Collignon AM, Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist, Canberra Hospital, Professor, ANU Medical School

Total time: 27 mins

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In this Episode:

How is Qantas handling high risk passengers right now?

What infection control measures are taken by flight crew, flight attendants and ground staff?

How are high risk passengers handled?

How are planes disinfected?

What international flights are still happening in and out of Australia?

Host: Dr Harry Nespolon, GP and RACGP President

Guest: Dr Ian Hosegood, Chief Medical Officer, Qantas

Total time: 21 mins

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