In this special edition of the NPS MedicineWise podcast about upcoming scheduling changes to nicotine vaping products, CEO Adj A/Prof Steve Morris talks with Adjunct Prof John Skerritt and Ms Jenny Francis from the Health Products Regulation Group (HPRG), including the Therapeutic Goods Administration at the Australian Government Department of Health. They discuss the new prescribing process for nicotine vaping products that is coming into effect from 1 October 2021, why the regulation is being changed, which products are being affected, and what prescribers need to do to prepare for this change.  

This podcast was developed with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health.

Episode 28: Nicotine scheduling changes – Special episode #1

In this second special edition of the NPS MedicineWise podcast about upcoming scheduling changes to nicotine vaping products, medical adviser and GP Dr Jill Thistlethwaite talks with Adjunct Professor John Skerritt from the Health Products Regulation Group (HPRG), including the Therapeutic Goods Administration at the Australian Government Department of Health and Professor Nick Zwar, Executive Dean of the Health Sciences and Medicine Faculty at Bond University and Chair of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Expert Advisory Group on smoking cessation clinical practice guidelines. 

They provide a brief recap on the new prescribing process for nicotine vaping products that is coming into effect from 1 October 2021 and what GPs need to know about these changes. They also discuss the new standard for prescribing nicotine vaping products and the upcoming RACGP smoking cessation guideline update. 

This podcast was developed with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health.

Episode 29: Nicotine scheduling changes – Special episode #2

In this episode about health literacy, NPS MedicineWise CEO Adj A/Prof Steve Morris is joined by health consumer advocate Debra Letica and CEO of the Consumers Health Forum, Leanne Wells.
New survey findings have shown that one in five consumers rarely or never felt comfortable asking their doctor, pharmacist or nurse when they needed more information. Steve, Debra and Leanne discuss how health literacy is a fundamental pathway to good healthcare, practical ways health professionals can help consumers feel more in control of their own health care, and why it’s so important to include consumers in shaping health care messages.

Episode 30: New survey results shine a light on health literacy in Australia

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise educational visitor and pharmacist Kara Joyce interviews NPS MedicineWise medical advisor and GP Dr Anna Samecki to discuss the recent TGA alert around varenicline (marketed as Champix) and the implications for practice.

Episode 32: Champix / Varenicline recall

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West talks to our other medical adviser Dr Kate Annear about the cumulative effects of anticholinergic medicines. Not always front of mind, these medicines can cause many problematic side effects and can lead to poor health outcomes including increased risk of falls and cognitive decline. We cover what these medicines are and what can be done. Reviewing people’s multiple medicines and considering deprescribing or finding alternative treatments can reduce ‘anticholinergic burden’.

Episode 34 Anticholinergics

Episode 34: Important but not always front of mind – anticholinergic burden

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Dr Richard O’Regan, an addiction medicine consultant with the Royal Perth Bentley Group about opioid addiction and how to have those very useful, but sometimes very difficult, conversations with patients.

Podcast 36: Approaching difficult conversations with patients about opioid use

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Dr Karen Price, RACGP President on how being involved with shared decision-making can make a difference.

Podcast Episode 37: Fostering shared decision-making in primary care

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks to Dr Kate Annear, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor and Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe, GP, head of general practice at Notre Dame University, and chair of the New South Wales ACT faculty of the RACGP discuss the new oral antiviral COVID medications that have been provisionally approved for use.

New oral antiviral covid medications: What HPs need to know

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Nic Juniper and Rebecca Langman, two young people with lived experience

Episode 40: Mental health and young people: two personal stories

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Associate Professor Lisa Lampe about burn out and the high cost for health professionals and patients.

Episode 41: Burnout and boundary setting

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Dr Michael Millard, director of the clinical research unit for anxiety and depression at St. Vincent's Hospital. They discuss how early interventions with effective support, engagement and management can make all the difference to young people and their mental health.

Episode 42: Exploring digital interventions for mental health

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Professor Rachelle Buchbinder and Professor Ian Harris and discuss the increasing pressure in modern medicine to do more tests, more scans and are we at danger of over diagnosing and overtreating.

Episode 43: Hippocratic Oath and problem with modern medicine

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Dr Nicola Holmes, an experienced GP who specialises in the mental health of young people. Dr Holmes gives her perspective and practical tips on what she feels makes a real difference to engagement and management.

Find the transcript here: https://www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-44-engaging-with-young-people-on-their-mental-health

Episode 44: Making a difference engaging with young people on their mental health

Dr Caroline West, medical adviser and GP, NPS MedicineWise talks to Professor Sarah Hilmer and Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe about the use of oral COVID antivirals in vulnerable people.

Episode 45: COVID antivirals update

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise Medical Advisor Dr Kate Annear speaks with Prof Pamela Macintyre – a pain medicine specialist – about the safe use of opioid analgesics in the management of acute pain in the emergency or post operative setting, with a focus on optimising patient outcomes and reducing the potential for opioid related harm.  

Further reading: https://www.nps.org.au/safe-use-of-opioids-in-acute-pain

Find the transcript here: https://www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-46-the-safe-use-of-opioids-in-acute-pain

Episode 46: The safe use of opioids in acute pain

Dr Caroline West, medical adviser and GP, NPS MedicineWise talks to Dr Jess Tidemann about the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) and how GPs can access unapproved therapeutic goods.

Further reading
Accessing unapproved products www.tga.gov.au/accessing-unapproved-products

Find the transcript here www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-47-tga-access-to-unapproved-goods-access

Episode 47: TGA access to unapproved therapeutic goods

Dr Kate Annear, medical adviser and GP, NPS MedicineWise speaks with Dan and Jody who have a lived experience with chronic kidney disease. They discuss the resources they have found helpful, and advice they have for health professionals and for consumers in making this journey easier for others.

Further reading
Chronic kidney disease: early detection and management  https://www.nps.org.au/professionals/chronic-kidney-disease

Find the transcript here https://www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-48-chronic-kidney-disease-a-consumer-perspective-on-navigating-a-new-diagnosis

Podcast 48: Chronic Kidney Disease: A consumer perspective on navigating a new diagnosis

In this episode Dr Caroline West, medical adviser and GP speaks with Dr Li-Chuen Wong, member of the Australasian College of Dermatologists and is the head of the Dermatology Department at Children's Hospital, Westmead. They discuss the management of skin conditions like eczema and acne and the latest treatment approaches.

Find the transcript here: https://www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-49-all-about-the-skin-eczema-acne-and-antibiotics

Further reading

Help, helps resource hub - includes links to and information to:
https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/helphelps/
The A to Z of Skin - information on common skin, hair and nail conditions, their symptoms, causes and how they are diagnosed and treated
https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/a-to-z-of-skin/
Find a dermatologist - make it easier for health professionals and patients to locate a dermatologist by geographic location or expertise
https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/find-a-derm/
Patient support group and mentional health support organisations https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/for-community/find-support-group/
Communicating with your healthcare provider
https://www.choosingwisely.org.au/resources/consumers-and-carers/communicating-with-your-healthcare-provider

Episode 49: All about the skin

In this episode, Dr Caroline West speaks with GP Registrar Dr Rebecca Davison, Nurse Jamie Maney and Sarah about ways to build engagement with young people with mental health issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Episode 50: Mental health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people By NPS MedicineWise is licensed under a  Creative Commons License.

Episode 50: Mental health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people

Smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death. Prioritising the conversations, providing support and using Quitline can make all the difference.

Find the transcript here:   www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-51-quit-smoking.-what-makes-a-difference

Further reading
﻿Quit Centre  www.quitcentre.org.au
﻿Quitline www﻿.quit.org.au

Quit smoking. What makes a difference?

Dr Simon Holliday, a rural GP and addiction physician, speaks with NPS MedicineWise Medical Advisor Dr Jill Thistlethwaite about the use of codeine for the management of acute and chronic pain.

Acute and Chronic Pain Management

Low back pain is a complex and challenging condition. It affects people of all ages and is the leading cause of disability in the world. Unfortunately, many of the common treatments we use to manage low back pain may not be as effective as we would like and have the potential to cause harm. 
Join us for a conversation between Dr Jeannie Yoo, GP and NPS medical advisor, and Professor Chris Maher, one of the world’s leading researchers in back pain. Together, they discuss all things back pain: from imaging to physiotherapy; what works and what doesn’t.

Low back pain - Providing reassurance, encouraging activity and reducing reliance on imaging

Join us for a conversation between Julian Rait, President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Victoria; Anthony Tassone, President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA) Victoria; Malcolm Hogg, a pain specialist at Royal Melbourne Hospital and podcast host Lynn Weekes, community pharmacist and former CEO of NPS MedicineWise. Together, they discuss how doctors and pharmacists can use SafeScript to reduce the harms associated with opioids and improve collaborative care.

This podcast series was funded by the Department of Health and Human Services Victoria and produced by NPS MedicineWise.

SafeScript podcast 1: Opioids: Helping or hindering your patient?

Hear Yvonne Bonomo, an addiction medicine specialist; Malcolm Hogg, a pain specialist from Royal Melbourne Hospital; Ferghal Armstrong, a general practitioner practicing in regional Victoria and podcast host Lynn Weekes discuss practical approaches to managing chronic pain in people with co-existing mental health conditions in the primary care setting.

This podcast series was funded by the Department of Health and Human Services Victoria and produced by NPS MedicineWise.

SafeScript podcast 2: Managing chronic pain: Practical approaches for a complex problem

Listen to Nick Carr, a general practitioner; Shalini Arunogiri, an addiction psychiatrist; Jane Andersonwurf, a program support specialist at Reconnexion; Natalie Corrigan, a person with lived experience of benzodiazepine dependency and podcast host Lynn Weekes discuss the risks of long-term benzodiazepine use and how gradual dose tapering can be carefully and safely achieved in the primacy care setting.

This podcast series was funded by the Department of Health and Human Services Victoria and produced by NPS MedicineWise.

SafeScript podcast 3: Benzodiazepines: Keep calm and prescribe responsibly

Join us for a conversation between podcast host Lynn Weekes; Ferghal Armstrong, a general practitioner practising in regional Victoria; Jarrod McMaugh, a community pharmacist who is also the President of Chronic Pain Australia and Denise “Rustie” Lassam, a person with lived experience of addiction to prescription medicines. This discussion focuses on patient-centred care and the importance of language in reducing stigma.

This podcast series was funded by the Department of Health and Human Services Victoria and produced by NPS MedicineWise.

SafeScript podcast 4: Patient-centred care: An insider’s view

In this episode, we look at emerging evidence for the use of hydroxychloroquine during COVID-19, and whether it is actually a ‘miracle drug’ that will save lives during this pandemic.

Episode 1 – Hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19

In this episode NPS MedicineWise medical adviser and GP Dr Anna Samecki talks with Veronica Nou, a community pharmacist working in western Sydney and recipient of a 2020 NSW Humanitarian Award. 
This week (7-11 September 2020) is NSW Multicultural Health Week, with a focus on health literacy and the safe use of medicines. In this podcast, Anna and Veronica discuss some of the health issues experienced by culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and some practical ways health professionals can help improve medicines literacy and communications, especially among vulnerable populations.

Further reading:
NSW Multicultural Health Week: www.multiculturalhealthweek.com

Ethnolink: COVID-19 translated resources www.ethnolink.com.au/covid-19-coronavirus-translated-resources

The Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National): www.tisnational.gov.au

NPS MedicineWise: Download the NPS MedicineWise Medicines List in English and 10 additional community languages www.nps.org.au/medicineslist

NPS MedicineWise: Links to COVID-19 information translated into community languages www.nps.org.au/COVID-19-in-language

Episode 13: Talking about medicines in culturally and linguistically diverse communities

In this special edition of the NPS MedicineWise podcast, Dr Jill Thistlethwaite talks with Associate Professor Michael Vagg, pain physician and Dean of the Faculty of Pain Medicine Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and Mr Don Firth, a member of Painaustralia’s Consumer Advisory Group, about the challenges involved in tapering opioids. They discuss the practical aspects of tapering, drawing from their different experiences, and sharing examples from clinical practice.

This podcast was developed with funding from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australian Government Department of Health.

Episode 19: Tapering opioids in partnership with patients with chronic non-cancer pain

In this episode Dr Anna Samecki talks with Theresa Flavin, who has been living with dementia for many years. Theresa gives a powerful insight into how it feels being on ‘the other side’ and offers a unique patient perspective on dementia and changed behaviour care.

Episode 22: A lived experience of dementia and changed behaviours

In this special edition of the NPS MedicineWise podcast, Dr Jill Thistlethwaite talks with Dr Tania Gardner, senior physiotherapist with St Vincent's Hospital’s ‘Reboot Online’ Pain Management Program, and Ms Sarah Fowler, a member of Painaustralia’s Consumer Advisory Group, about the non-pharmacological treatment options for patients with chronic non-cancer pain. The discussion draws from Sarah’s consumer experience and outlines effective strategies for motivating patients to actively participate in the shared-decision making process with their health professional. 

 

This podcast was developed with funding from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australian Government Department of Health. 

 

“Episode 24 – Opioids special #2: Non-pharmacological management options for chronic non-cancer pain” by NPS MedicineWise is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Episode 24: Non - Pharmacological Management Options For Chronic Non - Cancer Pain

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