It’s coming up to this year’s International Women’s Day, and today’s guests will talk about continuing gender in equality in health.

In an article published today in The MJA’s InSight+,  PhD candidate Rachel Mather who is a committee member of Women in Global Health Australia and Associate Professor Meru Sheel who is chair of the organisation state that women occupy 70% of frontline health positions and only 25% of leadership positions in global health.

Suicide is the leading cause of death for women during the perinatal phase of pregnancy. 

And one in 10 men suffer from perinatal depression according to Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia or PANDA.

As healthcare practitioners – what signs should you be on the look out for when you’re seeing patients.

To explore this, PANDA CEO Julie Borninkhof joins me now.

Today we are exploring an MJA supplement on ethics in health and medical research in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

It’s called Murru Minya and I’m joined by two of the co-ordinating authors Felicity Collis, a Gomeroi woman and Associate Professor Michelle Kennedy a Wiradjuri woman.

Today we are exploring advanced  back pain management and robotic advances in spinal surgery.  

This podcast is sponsored by Macquarie University Hospital, part of MQ Health - a trailblazer in healthcare, education and research.

Today I am joined by two guests, my first is Associate Professor Tillman Boesel.  He is a pain management specialist who practises at Macquarie University Hospital and Macquarie Neurosurgery and Spine. He Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University’s Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Human Sciences.

The second guest is Dr Matthew Tait is a neurosurgeon who specialises in spinal disorders and cerebrovascular diseases. He practises at Macquarie University Hospital and Macquarie Neurosurgery and Spine. He is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University’s Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Human Sciences.

Today we are exploring male infertility, from causes to treatment options.

This podcast is sponsored by Genea Fertility. Genea has been helping create families for almost four decades. Their world leading IVF science and technology delivers success rates consistently higher than the national average, ensuring your patients have the best chance of a healthy baby. Referral and patient resources can be found at genea.com.au’

Dr Chandrika Parmar is an immensely experienced fertility specialist and gynaecologist, practicing fertility medicine and IVF in Melbourne for the last two decades.

She operates from Epworth Freemasons Private Hospital in East Melbourne and performs clinical fertility services from Genea East Melbourne. 

Today we are exploring the role of GPs in fertility management.

This podcast is sponsored by Genea Fertility. Genea has been helping create families for almost four decades. Their world leading IVF science and technology delivers success rates consistently higher than the national average, ensuring your patients have the best chance of a healthy baby. Referral and patient resources can be found at genea.com.au

We also discuss how GPs can navigate ethical issues around fertility treatments and patient care.

Associate Professor Alex Polyakov is the Medical Director of Genea Melbourne City, a highly skilled obstetrician, gynaecologist, and fertility specialist based in East Melbourne and joins us today.

Today we are exploring infertility evaluation, history and diagnostics

This podcast is sponsored by Genea Fertility. Genea has been helping create families for almost four decades. Their world leading IVF science and technology delivers success rates consistently higher than the national average, ensuring your patients have the best chance of a healthy baby. Referral and patient resources can be found at genea.com.au’

To discuss this topic, we are joined by Dr Genia Rozen is a Senior Clinical Lecturer and Clinical School Tutor at Melbourne University. Dr Rozen is involved in the fertility preservation service at Genea and Royal Women’s Hospital.

Today, we're delving into transcatheter aortic valve implantation, commonly referred to as TAVI. Specifically, we'll be exploring the nuances of treatment for female patients with aortic stenosis and the pivotal role valve choice plays in their health outcomes.

This podcast is made possible by Medtronic. However, the views expressed here are not necessarily those of Medtronic.

To delve deeper into this topic, the interview will be conducted by cardiologist Doctor Camilla Wainwright from St Vincent’s Private Hospital. And to discuss the latest data and its implications for female patients with aortic stenosis, we're joined by interventional cardiologist Doctor David Roy from St Vincent’s Hospital.

Today we are exploring fertility with Dr Alice Huang. This includes what lifestyle changes or medications can you take before considering assisted reproductive technologies. When should GPs refer patients to a fertility specialist, and an example of a challenging fertility case.

This podcast is sponsored by Genea Fertility. Genea has been helping create families for almost four decades. Their world leading IVF science and technology delivers success rates consistently higher than the national average, ensuring your patients have the best chance of a healthy baby. Referral and patient resources can be found at genea.com.au

 Today we are discussing transcatheter aortic valve implantation, also known as TAVI. 

TAVI that has become pivotal in the cardiology space since its introduction in 2002, and today we’ll compare TAVI to surgical aortic valve replacement. We’ll also discuss the importance of shared decision making. 

This podcast is sponsored by Medtronic. The views expressed in this podcast are not necessarily those of Medtronic. 

To learn more, we are joined by consultant cardiologists Dr Jason Sharp & Dr Dennis Wang from the Sydney Adventist Hospital to discuss some key updates in the TAVI space.

Today we will be talking about gastric and oesophageal cancer and what we have learnt about it as a community.

This podcast is sponsored by the Pancare Foundation and funded by the Australian Government. The Pancare Foundation provides support to people impacted by a diagnosis of upper gastro intestinal cancer. The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent the views of the Pancare Foundation.

My special guests are Melanie Regan and Sue Hegarty, two cancer nurses with many decades of experience.