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Jane and Dan speak to Emma Dean, smoking cessation co-ordinator at Alfred Health.
We talk to Emma about:
The optimal time to start a conversation about smoking cessation The ideal regimen and dosing for nicotine replacement therapy Whether e-cigarettes are a helpful alternative to conventional cigarettes The current thinking about varenicline and neuropsychiatric adverse effects -
Jane and Dan chat to Dr Jo Grace, a gastroenterologist and hepatologist from Austin Health.
We talk to Jo about:
What we have learned from 12 months of subsidised Hep C treatment in Australia Clinical considerations when treating patients with direct acting antiviral agents Future directions in hepatitis C: long term outcomes and new pangenotypical treatments -
In the first episode of the Purple Pen Podcast, Jane and Dan talk to Dr Jason Trubiano, ID Physician and co-ordinator of antibiotic allergy services at Austin Health and Peter Mac.
The Purple Pen Podcast provides education and news for pharmacists with a focus on Australian clinical practice.
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Dan and Jane chat with Andrew Matthews, General Manager of Workforce Transformation at the SHPA about the upcoming Residency Program.
We talk to Andrew about:
Progress establishing an Australian pharmacy residency program
The role of a residency program in workforce development
Why structured experiential learning is useful
How the US model is similar (and different) to the Australian plan -
Jane and Dan chat to Dr Rochelle Gellatly, a clinical pharmacy specialist in critical care, an Australian Advanced Practice Pharmacist in Cardiology and a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist with added qualifications in Cardiology. She is currently working in Vancouver.
We talk to Rochelle about:
Recent changes in thinking about hyperlipidaemia, target LDLs and risk assessment How scores for cardiovascular risk are used in practice What we know (or don’t) about the optimal dose of a statin and the frequency of adverse events -
Jane is joined by Dawson MacLeod, a specialist in poisons information from the Victorian Poisons Information Centre.
Jane talks to Dawson about:
· The cardiac QT interval and its clinical significance
· Risk factors for QT prolongation, particularly in the context of drug interactions
· The best way to monitor and calculate a corrected QT interval from an ECG
· Medicines of greatest concern for QT prolongation
The Purple Pen Podcast provides news and education for pharmacists with a focus on Australian clinical pharmacy practice. Brought to you by Austin Health, Alfred Health and the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia.
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Jane spoke to Paul Tait, lead Palliative Care Pharmacist for the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
We spoke about:The differing presentations of palliative care patients.
Interventions to improve access to end of life medicines for community palliative care patients.
Useful resources for health professionals.
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Dan sat down with Nashwa Masnoon, a PhD student at the University of South Australia and pharmacist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Professor Sepehr Shakib Director of Clinical Pharmacology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Nashwa and Sepehr spoke to Dan about a new web-based tool that they have developed: WIPE (What is Polypharmacy Exactly?).
The WIPE tool is being used to gauge opinions of Australian clinicians about what polypharmacy means in practice. Users are presented with cases and asked to rate the risk of medicine-related harm. The results will be used to inform a working definition for polypharmacy in Australia.
You can access the WIPE tool here: wipe.logicsquad.net/signup
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Jane and Dan talk to Hao Vo-Tran, a pharmacist at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne and editor of the Royal Women’s Hospital Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Medicines Guide.
We talk to Hao about: General principles in evaluating the safety of medicines in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Limitations of the TGA categorisation system for prescribing medicines in pregnancy Strategies for discussing risks with patients -
Jane sat down with Dr Chris Leung from Austin Health. Chris is a gastroenterologist, medical lead for clinical education and local clinical lead for Choosing Wisely.
Jane and Chris talk about: the reasons why proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are in the top 10 most commonly prescribed medicines in Australia the problems associated with long-term PPIs The general principles of the Choosing Wisely campaign in Australia -
In the 20th episode of the podcast Jane and Dan continue their chat with Dr Rochelle Gellatly. Rochelle is a clinical pharmacy specialist in critical care, an Australian Advanced Practice Pharmacist in Cardiology and a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist with added qualifications in Cardiology.
We talk to Rochelle about:
the viscious cycle of heart failure (you might need to take notes) the different types of heart failure: HFrEF and HFpEF the newer agents for heart failure: sacubitril and ivabradine -
Jane and Dan speak to Professor Geoff Isbister is a clinical toxicologist and
Director of Clinical Toxicology at the University of Newcastle.
We talk to Geoff about:
The spectrum of clinical presentations of serotonin toxicity
Significant drug interactions with SSRIs: tramadol or linezolid?
Current trends in pharmaceutical overdose
Whether antivenoms are useful (and a shout out to our overseas listeners) -
Dan and Jane talk to David Liew, a Rheumatologist and Clinical Pharmacology fellow.
We talk to David about:
The difference between biosimilars and generic medicines What is currently known about the safety and efficacy of biosimilar products Implications for pharmacists dispensing biosimilar medicines -
Jane and Dan sat down with Dr Bob Feroli, one of the keynote speakers at SHPA MM2016 and the Medication Safety Officer at Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, USA).
We talk to Bob about:
Medication safety as a core role of all pharmacists' practice
What technology and electronic systems mean for pharmacists and medication safety
How to identify a "safe" hospital
Why residency programs and teaching are good for the whole profession -
Dan chats to Cia Connell, a senior clinical pharmacist in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery at the Alfred Hospital.
The preferred acronym for new anticoagulants: NOAC or DOAC? Combination therapy with anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents The future for new anticoagulants including dose modifications and monitoring.
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Jane and Dan spoke to Kate O'Hara, Lead Pharmacist for Women, Youth and Children at The Canberra Hospital.
We talk about:
The many ways that paediatric patients are different to adults Pharmacokinetic differences between adults and children Off-label use of medicines in paediatrics and the associated practicalities -
At the recent 2017 SHPA Residency Symposium, Dan joined Beth Ward, Foundation Program Manager at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Ian Coombes, SHPA Vice President and Director of Pharmacy at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital to discuss plans and programs to support and develop our workforce.
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Jane and Dan spoke to Dr Rohan Elliott, senior pharmacist in aged care at Austin Health, adjunct senior lecturer at Monash University, and a research consultant with the Royal District Nursing Service Institute.
We talk to Rohan about:
· The definition of geriatric medicine, and what it means to be frail
· How the geriatric medicine approach differs from other specialties
· Decision making in geriatric medicine
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Jane and Dan chat to Dr Jacinta Johnson, Specialist Pharmacist, Clinical Educator and Lecturer in Pharmacy at the University of South Australia.
We talk to Jacinta about
The risks from codeine and the reasons behind the decision to reschedule it to a prescription-only medicine. Whether or not there is a role for codeine as an analgesic. Alternative non-prescription analgesic options -
Jane sat down with Gillian Swinnerton and Jerry Yik from the Pharmacists’ Support Service.
We talk about the Pharmacists' Support Service (PSS) and the help that they provide.
To contact the Pharmacists' Support Service call 1300 244 910
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