Theme: Mycoplasma - To Treat Vs Not Treat? Participants: Dr Chetan Pandit (Paediatric Respiratory & Sleep Specialist), Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM), Dr Shreyas Iyer (FACEM), and Dr Sunny Rajput (ED trainee) Article: Liu, X., Wang, Y., Chen, C., & Liu, K. (2021). Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and risk of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta…

Theme: Practice Changes In Paediatric Wheeze Management Participants: Dr Chetan Pandit (Paediatric Respiratory & Sleep Specialist), Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM), Dr Shreyas Iyer (FACEM), and Dr Sunny Rajput (ED trainee) Presenter: Shreyas Iyer Music/Sound Effects: Hard As Steel by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/, Music promoted by https://www.f…

Theme: Practice Changes In Paediatric Wheeze Management Participants: Dr Chetan Pandit (Paediatric Respiratory & Sleep Specialist), Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM), Dr Shreyas Iyer (FACEM), and Dr Sunny Rajput (ED trainee) Presenter: Pramod Chandru Interlude: Dr Chetan Pandit Music/Sound Effects: Energetic Electronic Vlog | Breeze by Alex-Productions |, …

Theme: Practice Changes In Paediatric Wheeze Management Participants: Dr Chetan Pandit (Paediatric Respiratory & Sleep Specialist), Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM), Dr Shreyas Iyer (FACEM), and Dr Sunny Rajput (ED trainee) Presenter: Shreyas Iyer Music/Sound Effects: Sunrise by LiQWYD | https://www.liqwydmusic.com, Music promoted by https://www.free-stoc…

Guest Speaker: Dr Setthy Ung, BSc(Med) MBBS FACEM - Senior Staff Specialist, Cambelltown Hospital. Interviewed By: Shreyas Iyer, FACEM. Music/Sound Effects: Another Time by LiQWYD | https://www.liqwydmusic.com, Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com, Creative Commons/ Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0), https://creativecommons…

Theme: LGBTQIA+ Identity, Experiences & Challenges In Healthcare. Participants: Dr Dervla McGrann (FACEM), Dr Bhushan Joshi (FACEM), Dr Ashleigh Pitcher (advanced trainee in paediatrics), Dr Kit Rowe, Dr Shreyas Iyer, and Dr Caroline Tyers. Presenter: Shreyas Iyer Discussion: Luetkemeyer, A.F. et al. (2023) ‘Postexposure doxycycline to prevent bact…

Theme: LGBTQIA+ Identity, Experiences & Challenges In Healthcare. Participants: Dr Dervla McGrann (FACEM), Dr Bhushan Joshi (FACEM), Dr Ashleigh Pitcher (advanced trainee in paediatrics), Dr Kit Rowe, Dr Shreyas Iyer, and Dr Caroline Tyers. Presenter: Dr Caroline Tyers. Discussion: Toman L. (2019). Navigating medical culture and LGBTQ identity. The…

Theme: LGBTQIA+ Identity, Experiences & Challenges In Healthcare. Participants: Dr Dervla McGrann (FACEM), Dr Bhushan Joshi (FACEM), Dr Ashleigh Pitcher (advanced trainee in paediatrics), Dr Kit Rowe, Dr Shreyas Iyer, and Dr Caroline Tyers. Discussion: Chisolm-Straker M, Jardine L, Bennouna C, Morency-Brassard N, Coy L, Egemba MO, Shearer PL. Trans…

Guest Speaker: Dr Indika De Lanerolle (MBBS, MD, MRCEM) is a Consultant Emergency Physician at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo. He is also the first emergency physician in Sri Lanka. Interviewed By: Samoda Wilegoda - ED trainee at Westmead Hospital. Music/Sound Effects: Awakening by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9, Music…

Panel: Pramod Chandru and Shreyas Iyer. Music/Sound Effects: Bullet Train by tubebackr | https://www.tubebackrmusic.com/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com, Creative Commons / Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/. Hands High by LiQWYD | https://www.liqwydmusic.com, Music pr…

Special Episode: The Indigenous Voice To The Australian Parliament Presenter: Shreyas Iyer. Summary: There is a toxic amount of lies and misinformation regarding what is a very simple proposal for providing dignity to the First Nations people and helping our government make good decisions. Polls show that the overwhelming majority of First Nations …

Guest Speaker: Dr Kavita Varshney (MBBS EMDM FACEM FCEM) is an emergency physician with a special interest in disaster medicine and clinical education. She is also the deputy director of Emergency Medicine at Westmead Hospital. Interviewed By: Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM). Music/Sound Effects: Adventure by Roa Music | https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1…

Guest Speaker: Dr Amith Shetty (FACEM, PhD) - Clinical Director, Patient Experience and System Performance Support Division, NSW Health, Australia. Interviewed By: Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM). Music/Sound Effects: Ascension by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon, Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com, Creative Commons / Attr…

Panel: Pramod Chandru and Shreyas Iyer. Case Summary: 61-year-old male presenting with 2 distinct episodes of shortness of breath, chest pain, and associated presyncope. Asymptomatic by the time of arrival to the emergency department. ECG and observations at triage were unremarkable. No recent travel or recent major surgeries. Initial troponin and …

Theme: Orthopaedics. Participants: Professor Herwig Drobetz (orthopaedic trauma surgeon at Lismore Base Hospital), Dr Anthony Wilson (orthopaedics registrar at Lismore Base Hospital), Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Mariez Gorgi and Kim Van Vu. Discussion: Gibson, P. D., Adams, M. R., Koury, K. L., Shaath, M. K., Sirkin, M. S., & Reilly, M. C. (201…

Theme: Orthopaedics. Participants: Professor Herwig Drobetz (orthopaedic trauma surgeon at Lismore Base Hospital), Dr Anthony Wilson (orthopaedics registrar at Lismore Base Hospital), Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Mariez Gorgi and Kim Van Vu. Discussion: Combined Randomised and Observational Study of Surgery for Fractures in the Distal Radius in …

Theme: Orthopaedics. Participants: Professor Herwig Drobetz (orthopaedic trauma surgeon at Lismore Base Hospital), Dr Anthony Wilson (orthopaedics registrar at Lismore Base Hospital), Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Mariez Gorgi and Kim Van Vu. Discussion: Weinberg, D. S., Scarcella, N. R., Napora, J. K., & Vallier, H. A. (2016). Can Vascular Injur…

Theme: Critical Care. Participants: Dr Alex Yartsev (intensivist at Westmead Hospital), Dr Mark Salter (emergency physician at Westmead Hospital), Maddy Jegatheeswaran (intensive care Fellow at Westmead Hospital), Gladis Kabil (registered nurse at Westmead Hospital), Kristian Adams, Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Amanda De Silva, Shreyas Iyer, and…

Theme: Critical Care. Participants: Dr Alex Yartsev (intensivist at Westmead Hospital), Dr Mark Salter (emergency physician at Westmead Hospital), Maddy Jegatheeswaran (intensive care Fellow at Westmead Hospital), Gladis Kabil (registered nurse at Westmead Hospital), Kristian Adams, Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Amanda De Silva, Shreyas Iyer, and…

Theme: Critical Care. Participants: Dr Alex Yartsev (intensivist at Westmead Hospital), Dr Mark Salter (emergency physician at Westmead Hospital), Maddy Jegatheeswaran (intensive care Fellow at Westmead Hospital), Gladis Kabil (registered nurse at Westmead Hospital), Kristian Adams, Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Amanda De Silva, Shreyas Iyer, and…

Theme: Healthcare Worker Well-Being. Participants: Dr Felicity Day (emergency physician), Dr Laura Brown (emergency physician), Natalie Harman (psychotherapist and counselor), Diane Premnath, Nasim Erfani, Caroline Tyers, Jack Ashley, Shreyas Iyer, and Mariez Gorgi. Discussion: Brand, S. L., Thompson Coon, J., Fleming, L. E., Carroll, L., Bethel, A…

Theme: Healthcare Worker Well-Being. Participants: Dr Felicity Day (emergency physician), Dr Laura Brown (emergency physician), Natalie Harman (psychotherapist and counsellor), Diane Premnath, Nasim Erfani, Caroline Tyers, Jack Ashley, Shreyas Iyer and Mariez Gorgi. Discussion: Kendrick, M., Kendrick, K., Morton, P., Taylor, N., & Leggat, S. (2020)…

Theme: Healthcare Worker Well-Being. Participants: Dr Felicity Day (emergency physician), Dr Laura Brown (emergency physician), Natalie Harman (psychotherapist and counselor), Diane Premnath, Nasim Erfani, Caroline Tyers, Jack Ashley, Shreyas Iyer and Mariez Gorgi. Discussion: Zhang Q, Mu M-c, He Y, Cai Z-l, Li Z-c. Burnout in emergency medicine ph…

Theme: Toxicology. Participants: A/Prof. Naren Gunja (clinical toxicologist), Pramod Chandru, Amanda De Silva, Mariez Gorgi, Tim Selvaraj and Kit Rowe. Discussion: Tokuda, Y., Kikuchi, M., Takahashi, O., & Stein, G. (2006). Prehospital management of sarin nerve gas terrorism in urban settings: 10 years of progress after the Tokyo subway sarin attac…

Theme: Toxicology. Participants: A/Prof. Naren Gunja (clinical toxicologist), Pramod Chandru, Amanda De Silva, Mariez Gorgi, Tim Selvaraj and Kit Rowe. Discussion: Salter MD, Chandru P, Rowe K, Smith P, Gunja N. Prevalence of Pregnancy in Drug Overdose Presenting to a Tertiary Toxicology Service. Clinical Audit. 2022;14:19-29, https://doi.org/10.21…

Theme: Toxicology. Participants: A/Prof. Naren Gunja (clinical toxicologist), Pramod Chandru, Amanda De Silva, Mariez Gorgi, Tim Selvaraj and Kit Rowe. Discussion: De Fazio, P., Gaetano, R., Caroleo, M., Cerminara, G., Maida, F., Bruno, A., Muscatello, M. R., Moreno, M. J., Russo, E., & Segura-García, C. (2015). Rare and very rare adverse effects o…

Theme: Environmental Medicine. Participants: Dr Scott Squires, A/Prof. Andrew Coggins, Tim Selvaraj, Shoahaib Karimi, Yelise Foon, Mariez Gorgi, Shreyas Iyer, Kit Rowe, and Harry Hong. Discussion: Yeh, R., Valsdottir, L., Yeh, M., Shen, C., Kramer, D., & Strom, J. et al. (2018). Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from airc…

Theme: Environmental Medicine. Participants: Dr Scott Squires, A/Prof. Andrew Coggins (emergency physician), Tim Selvaraj, Yelise Foon, Mariez Gorgi, Shreyas Iyer, Kit Rowe, and Harry Hong. Discussion: Livingstone, D., Smith, K., & Lange, B. (2017). Scuba diving and otology: a systematic review with recommendations on diagnosis, treatment and post-…

Theme: Environmental Medicine. Participants: Dr Scott Squires, A/Prof. Andrew Coggins, Tim Selvaraj, Yelise Foon, Mariez Gorgi, Shreyas Iyer, Kit Rowe, and Harry Hong. Discussion: Douma, M., Aves, T., Allan, K., Bendall, J., Berry, D., & Chang, W. et al. (2020). First aid cooling techniques for heat stroke and exertional hyperthermia: A systematic …

Theme: Gastroenterology. Participants: Dr Tim O'Sullivan (gastroenterologist and endoscopy fellow), Dr Oksana Williamns (emergency physician), Varan Perananthan (gastroenterology advanced trainee), Maria Martino (emergency medicine advanced trainee), Amanda De Silva, Shreyas Iyer, Jack Ashley. Discussion: Sreedharan, A., Martin, J., Leontiadis, G.,…

Theme: Gastroenterology. Participants: Dr Tim O'Sullivan (gastroenterologist and endoscopy fellow), Dr Oksana Williamns (emergency physician), Varan Perananthan (gastroenterology advanced trainee), Maria Martino (emergency medicine advanced trainee), Amanda De Silva, Shreyas Iyer, Jack Ashley. Discussion: Rout, G., Shalimar, Gunjan, D., Mahapatra, …

Theme: Gastroenterology. Participants: Dr Tim O'Sullivan (gastroenterologist and endoscopy fellow), Dr Oksana Williamns (emergency physician), Varan Perananthan (gastroenterology advanced trainee), Maria Martino (emergency medicine advanced trainee), Amanda De Silva, Shreyas Iyer, Jack Ashley. Discussion: Horibe, M., Iwasaki, E., Matsuzaki, J., Baz…

Theme: Neurology. Participants: Dr Hugo Morales (neurologist), Dr James Tadros (emergency physician), Jessica Stabler (epilepsy fellow), Kim Van Vu, Mariez Gorgi and Shreyas Iyer. Discussion: Chamberlain, J., Kapur, J., Shinnar, S., Elm, J., Holsti, M., & Babcock, L. et al. (2020). Efficacy of levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, and valproate for establis…

Theme: Neurology. Participants: Dr Hugo Morales (neurologist), Dr James Tadros (emergency physician), Jessica Stabler (epilepsy fellow), Kim Van Vu, Mariez Gorgi and Shreyas Iyer. Discussion: Keh, R., Scanlon, S., Datta-Nemdharry, P., Donegan, K., Cavanagh, S., & Foster, M. et al. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination and Guillain-Barré syndrome: analyses u…

Theme: Neurology. Participants: Dr Hugo Morales (neurologist), Dr James Tadros (emergency physician), Jessica Stabler (epilepsy fellow), Sai Nagaratnam (neurology advanced trainee), Mariez Gorgi and Shreyas Iyer. Discussion: Nham, B., Reid, N., Bein, K., Bradshaw, A., McGarvie, L., & Argaet, E. et al. (2021). Capturing vertigo in the emergency room…

Theme: Paediatrics. Participants: Dr Kerf Tan (emergency physician), Dr Karl Pobre (paediatric emergency physician and paediatrician), Mariez Gorgi, Amanda De Silva, Shreyas Iyer, Harry Hong, and Samoda Wilegoda Discussion: Bourke, E., Say, D., Carison, A., Hill, A., Craig, S., & Hiscock, H. et al. (2021). Emergency mental health presentations in c…

Theme: Paediatrics. Participants: Dr Kerf Tan (emergency physician), Dr Karl Pobre (paediatric emergency physician and paediatrician), Mariez Gorgi, Shreyas Iyer, Harry Hong, and Samoda Wilegoda Discussion: Dainty, K., Atkins, D., Breckwoldt, J., Maconochie, I., Schexnayder, S., & Skrifvars, M. et al. (2021). Family presence during resuscitation in…

Theme: Paediatrics. Participants: Dr Kerf Tan (emergency physician), Dr Karl Pobre (paediatric emergency physician and paediatrician), Yelise Foon, Mariez Gorgi, Shreyas Iyer, Harry Hong, and Samoda Wilegoda Discussion: Goyal, M., Chamberlain, J., Webb, M., Grundmeier, R., Johnson, T., & Lorch, S. et al. (2020). Racial and ethnic disparities in the…

Theme: Cardiology. Participants: Dr Karan Rao (cardiologist), Dr Nick Moore (ED consultant), Dr Hao Tran (cardiology advanced trainee), David Emmerig (ED trainee), Aran Sandrasegaran, Amanda De Silva, Pramod Chandru, Shreyas Iyer, and Samoda Wilegoda Discussion: Stewart, J., Lu, J., Goudie, A., Bennamoun, M., Sprivulis, P., Sanfillipo, F., & Dwived…

Theme: Cardiology. Participants: Dr Karan Rao (cardiologist), Dr Nick Moore (ED consultant), Dr Hao Tran (cardiology advanced trainee), David Emmerig (ED trainee), Aran Sandrasegaran, Amanda De Silva, Pramod Chandru, Shreyas Iyer, and Samoda Wilegoda Discussion: Boyle, R., & Body, R. (2021). The Diagnostic Accuracy of the Emergency Department Asses…

Theme: Cardiology. Participants: Dr Karan Rao (cardiologist), Dr Nick Moore (ED consultant), Dr Hao Tran (cardiology advanced trainee), David Emmerig (ED trainee), Aran Sandrasegaran, Amanda De Silva, Pramod Chandru, Shreyas Iyer, and Samoda Wilegoda Discussion: Green, S., & Schriger, D. (2021). A Methodological Appraisal of the HEART Score and Its…

Theme: Workplace Violence. Participants: Dr Margaret Murphy, Dr Lex Narushevich, Arvind Karthikeyan, Adamina Drazkiewicz, Aran Sandrasegaran, Amanda De Silva, Pramod Chandru, Harry Hong, Shreyas Iyer, and Caroline Tyers. Discussion: Davids J, Murphy M, Moore N, Wand T, Brown M. Exploring staff experiences: A case for redesigning the response to agg…

Theme: Workplace Violence. Participants: Dr Margaret Murphy, Dr Lex Narushevich, Arvind Karthikeyan, Adamina Drazkiewicz, Amanda De Silva, Pramod Chandru, Harry Hong, Shreyas Iyer, and Caroline Tyers. Discussion: Jeong, I., & Kim, J. (2018). The relationship between intention to leave the hospital and coping methods of emergency nurses after workpl…

Theme: Workplace Violence. Participants: Dr Margaret Murphy, Dr Lex Narushevich, Arvind Karthikeyan, Adamina Drazkiewicz, Aran Sandrasegaran, Amanda De Silva, Pramod Chandru, Harry Hong, Shreyas Iyer, and Caroline Tyers. Discussion: Nikathil, S., Olaussen, A., Symons, E., Gocentas, R., and Mitra, B., 2017. Review article: Workplace violence in the …

Theme: Christmas Special Participants: Kit Rowe, Harry Hong, Caroline Tyers and Shreyas Iyer. Discussion: Mohammad, M., Karlsson, S., Haddad, J., Cederberg, B., Jernberg, T., & Lindahl, B. et al. (2018). Christmas, national holidays, sport events, and time factors as triggers of acute myocardial infarction: SWEDEHEART observational study 1998-2013.…

Theme: Christmas Special Participants: Pramod Chandru, Kit Rowe, Caroline Tyers and Shreyas Iyer. Discussion: Snake Bites - a case from The Australiasian Medical Gazette (from the late 1800s). Presenter: Kit Rowe. Credits: This episode was produced by the ­­­­Emergency Medicine Training Network 5 with the assistance of Dr Kavita Varshney and, Deepa…

Theme: Christmas Special Participants: Harry Hong, Kit Rowe, Caroline Tyers and Shreyas Iyer. Discussion: Brookfield, C., Phillips, P., & Shorten, R. (2019). Q fever—the superstition of avoiding the word “quiet” as a coping mechanism: randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. BMJ, l6446. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6446. Presenter: Harry Hong -…

Theme: Pulmonary Embolism. Participants: Dr Bristi Roy (respiratory physician), Dr Vanessa Wong (respiratory advanced trainee), Dr Arwen Morath (emergency physician), Dr Pramod Chandru, Kit Rowe, and Caroline Tyers. Discussion: van der Pol, L., Tromeur, C., Bistervels, I., Ni Ainle, F., van Bemmel, T., & Bertoletti, L. et al. (2019). Pregnancy-Adap…

Theme: Pulmonary Embolism. Participants: Dr Jimmy Chien (senior respiratory physician), Dr Kevin Lai (senior emergency physician), Dr Arwen Morath (emergency physician), Dr Pramod Chandru, Harry Hong, Kit Rowe, and Caroline Tyers. Discussion: The Use of PE Response Teams (PERT) in the Care of High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism This is a discussion with s…

Theme: Pulmonary Embolism. Participants: Dr Kevin Lai (senior emergency physician), Dr Arwen Morath (emergency physician), Dr Pramod Chandru, Naveendran Rajendran, Harry Hong, Samoda Wilegoda Mudalige, Kit Rowe and Caroline Tyers. Discussion: Robert-Ebadi, H., Robin, P., Hugli, O., Verschuren, F., Trinh-Duc, A., & Roy, P. et al. (2021). Impact of t…