The Health News – 24 October 2016

Overview:
•  The head of Victorian Council of Social Service, Emma King, said playing community sport had physical and mental health benefits, as well social benefits for children.

• A West Australian doctor has been fined and ordered to undergo re-education programs over the death of a 66-year-old patient who was over-prescribed a medication for rheumatoid arthritis.

•  An inquest has been told a 69-year-old woman died just hours after being discharged from Fremantle Hospital where she had undergone what was described as “uneventful and straightforward” surgery. Christine Stroner died at her home in April 2013, about five hours after she had been released from hospital, the day after undergoing surgery to repair a hernia and to remove her gall bladder.

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What is Nocturia [Interview][Transcript]

dr_sangeeta_mahajan_nocturiaGuest: Dr. Sangeeta Mahajan
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Division Chief, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, UH Cleveland Medical Center Fellowship Program Director, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, UH Cleveland Medical Center Chair, Gynecology Quality Assurance Committee, UH Cleveland Medical Center Assistant Professor, Urology, CWRU School of Medicine Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, CWRU School of Medicine.

Segment overview: Dr. Sangeeta Mahajan, Division Chief of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio talks about Nocturia, a highly prevalent urological condition characterized by repeated awaking from sleep to empty the bladder.

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The Growing Need for Doctors [Interview][Transcript]

dr_sylvia_morris_demand_for_doctorsGuest: Dr. Sylvia Morris
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Sylvia E. Morris, MD, MPH is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. Dr. Morris’s goal is to utilize media to improve our nation’s public health by combining her training in Internal Medicine, Holistic Medicine and Public Health.
Currently, she is a Senior Medical Director on the Revenue Cycle Solutions team at The Advisory Board Company and a contributor for the US News & World Reports Medical School Admissions’ blog. Dr. Morris earned a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She gained a Master’s degree in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, with a certificate in Health Policy and Management. Her Medical degree is from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle.

Segment overview: Dr. Sylvia Morris, MD, discusses the future of healthcare and the need for doctors.

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Cultural Diversity in the Medical Profession [Interview][Transcript]

dr_sylvia_morris_medical_professionGuest: Dr. Sylvia Morris
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Sylvia E. Morris, MD, MPH is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. Dr. Morris’s goal is to utilize media to improve our nation’s public health by combining her training in Internal Medicine, Holistic Medicine and Public Health.
Currently, she is a Senior Medical Director on the Revenue Cycle Solutions team at The Advisory Board Company and a contributor for the US News & World Reports Medical School Admissions’ blog. Dr. Morris earned a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She gained a Master’s degree in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, with a certificate in Health Policy and Management. Her Medical degree is from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle.

Segment overview: Dr. Sylvia Morris, MD, talks about cultural diversity in the medical profession.

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Characteristics of the Successful Medical School Applicant [Interview][Transcript]

dr_sylvia_morris_medical_school_applicationGuest: Dr. Sylvia Morris
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Sylvia E. Morris, MD, MPH is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. Dr. Morris’s goal is to utilize media to improve our nation’s public health by combining her training in Internal Medicine, Holistic Medicine and Public Health.
Currently, she is a Senior Medical Director on the Revenue Cycle Solutions team at The Advisory Board Company and a contributor for the US News & World Reports Medical School Admissions’ blog. Dr. Morris earned a Bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California at Berkeley. She gained a Master’s degree in Public Health at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, with a certificate in Health Policy and Management. Her Medical degree is from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle.

Segment overview: Dr. Sylvia Morris, MD, discusses the characteristics of successful med school applicants and some tips for students considering medical school.

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The Health News – 21 October 2016

Overview:
•  Drones, fast planes and consolidated services are part of an emerging future for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), which has opened new facilities at Adelaide Airport. RFDS chief executive John Lynch said it would have the same capability to land and take-off from dirt and gravels strips of sufficient length, “but it will give us far greater response capability for major trauma”.

• In September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed there were more than 3,000 deaths by suicide in Australia last year.
Scott Hammond, from Lifeline Broken Hill, said local welfare organisations needed to have access to specific data. Mr Hammond said a database with local statistics could help Lifeline better plan its services.

• Australian Medical Association vice-president Stephen Parnis said the body would recommend doctors raise the cost to $78 for a standard visit under 20 minutes, a $2 increase that will not be accounted for by the Medicare rebate. Dr Parnis He warned some patients may put off going to see a doctor or paying for medical care as a result of the cost increase.

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World Osteoporosis Day Reminding you to Love your Bones [Interview][Transcript]

dr_andrew_briggs_world_osteoporosis_dayGuest: Dr. Andrew Briggs
Presenter: Patrick Reyes
Guest Bio: Associate Professor Andrew Briggs’ career has included senior roles in clinical practice, research and health policy. He completed his PhD in 2006 at the University of Melbourne in the area of osteoporosis and spinal biomechanics and motor control. Andrew is a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists (FACP), awarded based on original contribution to musculoskeletal healthcare.
In his current role, Andrew Briggs has established a research group at Curtin to undertake work which focuses on the development, implementation and evaluation of musculoskeletal health policy initiatives, particularly Models of Care. This program of work involves partnership with Government agencies, health services, consumers, non-government organisations and international organisations. Andrew maintains an active involvement with the Global Alliance for Musculoskeletal Health of the Bone and Joint Decade.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we welcome Associate Professor Andrew Briggs here to talks about bone health as we celebrate World Osteoporosis Day. For this year’s campaign, health professionals and health authorities are called to prioritize osteoporosis and fracture prevention by ensuring that people at high-risk are assessed and appropriately treated as well as to remind the public to take early action to protect their bone and muscle health. You can read more to understand about the different orthopedic surgeries, and treatments which can help you.
Currently, Dr. Briggs co-leads a team whose programme of research is focussed on evaluation and implementation of health policy for musculoskeletal health, and examining and closing evidence-practice gaps in musculoskeletal healthcare with a focus on persistent pain, inflammatory arthritis, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

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The Health News – 20 October 2016

Overview:
•  Rare and uncommon cancers kill around 20,000 Australians per year, but because of their varied nature and the small number of people each type affects each year, research and treatment development can be difficult. Rare Cancers Australia chief executive Richard Vines said the law needed to be changed.

• Dr Edwin Hawkins from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute said the technology inspired by Google Earth is used to watch how cancer cells and normal cells interact. Dr Edwin Hawkins from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute said the technology is used to watch how cancer cells and normal cells interact.

• Couples sitting in cafes not talking but gazing at their phones has become increasingly common as devices take over face-to-face interaction. Registered psychologist and senior QUT lecturer Dr Zoe Hazelwood said important relationships could also be affected by technology – romantic relationships and relationships between parents and their children.

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The Health News – 19 October 2016

Overview:
•  Hundreds of thousands of existing records are to be stored off site as the new Royal Adelaide Hospital becomes a paperless operation. A Checkley Group review of records handling said about 2,400 paper medical records per day would need to be taken from storage, of which 1,900 would be outpatient files.

• A Victorian man remains in a critical condition after overdosing on a mystery drug that affected 15 other people on the Gold Coast over the weekend. Authorities are on high alert with more than 200,000 people expected to attend the Gold Coast 600 V8s race this weekend.

• Casey Conway represents a triple-threat for organisers of the Northern Territory’s latest sexual health campaign as a former national rugby league (NRL) player who is Aboriginal and gay. The Queenslander agreed to lend his face, and body, to a series of colourful advertisements designed to encourage people in the Top End to take their sexual health seriously.

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The Health News – 18 October 2016

Overview:
•  Professor Tuan Nguyen (Garvan Institute of Medical Research and University of Technology Sydney) led the new osteoporosis research, he says the findings overturn long-held skepticism in the bone health field about the role of genetics in the clinical management of osteoporosis.

• The AMA has joined forces with the Australian Academy of Science to promote and distribute the Academy’s revised and updated booklet, The Science of Immunisation: Questions and Answers, an important resource to inform all Australians about the facts, evidence, and benefits of immunisation.

• The research by the Cancer Council of New South Wales backs the Federal Government’s renewed National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) which will come into effect in May 2017, to start screening women for cervical cancer from age 25, rather than between the ages of 18 and 20.

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