• The complementary role of radiology in pathology investigations in cases of perinatal loss
    Apr 29 2024

    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 of perinatal deaths.

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    24 mins
  • S3 E3 Redesign of the Victorian Perinatal Autopsy Service
    Apr 24 2024

    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 of VPAS and how they have been centralising the autopsy referral process to improve the experience for bereaved families.

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    27 mins
  • S3 E2 The importance of clinical interactions when investigating perinatal loss
    Mar 11 2024

    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.

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    19 mins
  • S3 E1 Use of antibiotics in children
    Jan 8 2024

    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.

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    27 mins
  • S2 E8 CAR-T cell therapy
    Sep 28 2023

    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.

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    25 mins
  • S2 E7: Where would we be without perinatal pathology?
    Aug 24 2023

    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.

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    21 mins
  • S2 E6: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and it links to participation in contact sports
    May 23 2023

    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 Sports Brain Bank, Co-Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Australia Brain Bank, and Head of the Molecular Neuropathology Program at the Brain & Mind Centre.

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    25 mins
  • S2 E5: Self-Collection for Cervical Screening
    Apr 11 2023

    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.

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    19 mins