Vol 216, Issue 9: 16 May 2022. Dr Rachel David is CEO if Private Healthcare Australia, the peak representative body for private health insurance. She discusses the big issues in the private health sector and some possible solutions. This podcast accompanies a news article published in InSight+. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.

Episode 471: MJA Podcasts 2022 Episode 20: Saving private health, with Dr Rachel David

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Today we discuss aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation, and atrial flutter.  My special guests are Professor Stephen Worthley, an interventional cardiologist, and Associate Professor Hari Raju, a cardiac electrophysiologist.  Both are with Macquarie University Hospital, part of MQ Health which sponsored this podcast.  With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 27 mins.

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Today we are discussing HIV in Australia – including the latest epidemiology, developments in treatment and the path to elimination of HIV transmission.My special guests, Dr Phillip Keen and Dr Francesca di Giallonardo, are senior research fellows at the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney.Read more: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/13/australia-has-the-means-to-end-hiv-transmission/With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 14 mins.

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Today we discuss non-clinical careers in medicine and where a career as a doctor can take you.  My special guest is Dr Anna Samecki, the medical education and publications lead for Boehringer Ingelheim. With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 19 mins.

Episode 557: MJA Podcasts 2023 Episode 16: where a career as a doctor can take you, with Dr Anna Samecki

Today we are discussing pregnancy loss. New research shows that exercise is vital for people who have experienced pregnancy loss in improving physical wellbeing and their mental health.  My special guests, Dr Tegan Hartmann and Dr Danielle Girard, are academics in exercise physiology.  Read more: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/11/exercise-is-crucial-for-women-following-pregnancy-loss/ With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 16 mins.

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Today we discuss what doctors need to know about gastric and oesophageal cancer. My special guest is Dr Ashraf Tokhi, a general and upper gastrointestinal surgeon.  This podcast is sponsored by the Pancare Foundation.  With MJA news and online editor, Sam Hunt. 13 mins.

Episode 471: MJA Podcasts 2022 Episode 20: Saving private health, with Dr Rachel David

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