RCPA: The Pathologists Cut

In this episode of our mini-series on perinatal pathology, RCPA President, Associate Professor Trishe Leong is joined by anatomical pathologist Dr Nick Manton and paediatric radiologist Dr Ajay Taranath who work together at The Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide. Together, Dr Manton and Dr Taranath shed light on the critical role of radiology in the perinatal autopsy process, highlighting the nuanced collaboration between radiologists and pathologists in unravelling the mysteries ...

In this episode of our mini-series on perinatal pathology, RCPA President, Associate Professor Trishe Leong is joined by anatomical pathologist Dr Jackie Collett and perinatal autopsy service coordinator Nicole Vander Linden, who work together at the Victorian Perinatal Autopsy Service (VPAS), at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne.Together, Jackie and Nicole emphasise the collaborative effort required to deliver effective perinatal pathology services. They also discuss the establishment ...

In the second episode of our mini-series on perinatal pathology, RCPA President Associate Professor,Trishe Leong, is joined by anatomical pathologist Dr Helen Harris and midwife, Serani Dodson, who how different professions work together to provide comprehensive care for families experiencing perinatal loss.

In this first episode of season 3, former RCPA President, Dr Lawrie Bott, and Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist and Microbiologist, Dr Brendan McMullan, discuss the use of antibiotics in children and what impact a recent global shortage of antibiotics has had in Australia.

In this episode, RCPA President Dr Lawrie Bott and internationally recognised haematologist Professor Miles Prince discuss CAR-T cell therapy, a new complex and specialist treatment that is being used to cure certain types of blood cancers.

In this episode, RCPA Vice President, Associate Professor, Trishe Leong, speaks with anatomical pathologist, Professor Jane Dahlstrom OAM, and specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr Farah Sethna, to discuss perinatal pathology and its role in trying to give answers to women, their families and the treating team when there has been an adverse outcome of a pregnancy.

In this episode of the Pathologists Cut, RCPA President Dr Lawrie Bott catches up with Associate Professor Michael Buckland to discuss chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and it links to participation in contact sports. They discuss how it manifests pathologically, and what current research tells us about diagnosis and recognition of the condition.A/Prof Buckland is Head of the Department of Neuropathology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He is the founder and Director of the Australian Sp...

In our fifth episode of season 2, RCPA President Dr Lawrie Bott and Prof Marion Saville, Executive Director at the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer, discuss the introduction of self-collection to Australia’s cervical screening program.

A rule banning many former UK residents and visitors from giving blood in Australia has lifted. What does this mean for Australian blood donors and the donor blood supply? In our fourth episode of season two, RCPA President Dr Lawrie Bott discusses this with Lifeblood's Professor Iain Gosbell.

In our third episode, RCPA President Dr Lawrie Bott and Prof Ruta Gupta discuss head and neck cancers. Traditionally the most frequent cause of head and neck cancer has been smoking and alcohol. However, with smoking on the decline in Australia, what else can cause these cancers?