Current COVID situation worldwide and in Australia Latest vaccine and antiviral news Long COVID news What’s making news – Respiratory infections, Avian flu Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 25 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist & Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click …

Long COVID is an important illness and needs to be acknowledged in patients Be aware of the psychological outcomes of this condition Treatments are available to either prevent, reduce its severity or treat its symptoms Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 32 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every secon…

The new COVID vaccines arriving next week and in the next few months What’s happening in China now? Multiresistant mycoplasma infection may be the issue The China outbreak may be spreading to other countries Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Dr Gray Grohmann, Virologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday |…

Where we are at with the current COVID wave Latest vaccine news Latest study on antivirals The NICE long COVID guidelines Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 22 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist & Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next one …

COVID is still very much around, older people are still most at risk of increase vulnerability and significant morbidity Evidence from the pandemic showed that those aged over 65 were 23 times more likely to die with COVID infection Management strategies, both in the community and in facilities, that can be helpful in mitigating this risk Host: Dr …

Basic statistics, epidemiology, and important events New variants and subvariants Vaccination status, new vaccines COVID-19 therapies, existing and emerging Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 26 mins Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | …

New variants (Eris, Pirola) ATAGI guidance Antivirals How to track without waiting for hospitalisation Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 40 mins Guest: Prof Nancy Baxter, Clinical Epidemiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for…

Booster confusion What is going on with the waves? Are protein-based vaccines more likely to attract people? Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 14 mins Guest: Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Disease Specialist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.co…

It isn’t over yet Molnupiravir is still effective Protect your vulnerable patients Vaccines, antivirals and long COVID Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 22 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next one S…

Vaccine-related injury Long COVID More on boosters Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 34 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

The current COVID situation – it’s not over yet Vaccines & antivirals Increasing burden of long COVID Protect your vulnerable patients Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 22 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register fo…

We’re in the 5th wave! WHO vs ATAGI booster advice, which do we use? Antivirals - positive evidence for molnupiravir emerges Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 24 mins Guest: Prof Adrian Esterman, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next…

The WHO says the emergency is over - should we believe them? 2nd generation vaccines are needed Vaccine related injury Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 37 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Environmental Consultant and Scientific Adviser Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the n…

More myocarditis studies How to justify the use of vaccines that can cause serious adverse reactions in healthy people Are mask beneficial? How do we tell the public it is not over? Long COVID Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 39 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Environmental Consultant and Scientific Adviser Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS …

New variant of concern - Arcturus The bivalent vaccines Whether or not to boost Winter quadrella - COVID, influenza, RSV and pneumococcal disease Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 24 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here…

Which booster when? Is bivalent or monovalent better? When are non-mRNA boosters appropriate How to integrate your COVID and influenza strategies Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 32 mins Guest: Prof Paul Van Buynder, Public Health Physician and Infectious Diseases Epidemiologist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00…

Are the bivalent vaccines what they are cracked up to be Origin of COVID-19 - it’s more nuanced than we think Do rapid antigen tests drive up transmission rates Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 40 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Environmental Consultant and Scientific Adviser Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:…

Who should or shouldn't have a COVID booster Which booster to recommend Why there is increasingly conflicting booster advice emerging from different parts of the world Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 42 mins Guest: Prof Nancy Baxter, Clinical Epidemiologist; Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click…

Bivalent COVID-19 vaccine boosters - COVID-19 mAbs and anti-virals Seasonal influenza vaccines Monkeypox and Japanese Encephalitis vaccines Horizon scanning - RSV vaccines Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 22 mins Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Disease Specialist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00…

COVID is not over, large number of deaths each week RAT’s should be done serially when symptomatic Vaccines are being trialled that may stop transmission Red tape is making effective new anti-viral’s difficult to access If a new variant is more pathogenic then we are effectively back to square one and yet we have no strategy for this Host: Dr David…

The bivalent vaccines in practice Booster advice- get it every 6 months Long COVID Streptococcus A Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener f…

Understand the current ATAGI recommendations regarding 5th booster Is there a practical difference between the current booster options? What does the future of COVID vaccines look like Zinc, Selenium, Melatonin, and Vitamin D supplements are useful adjuncts in the early stages of COVID-19 infection Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 43 mins Guest: Dr…

Covid – 5th dose Flu – concurrent annual booster Many recrudescent diseases Is Bird-flu coming? Monkeypox – protect yourself/your patients Host: David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Robert Booy, Infectious Diseases Specialist and Paediatrician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to …

How we need a national CDC to prevent the fragmented response we had to the COVID pandemic from happening again How healthy young people will derive little benefit from a fourth or fifth dose of vaccine, and how we should keep them for the vulnerable population China's response to the COVID surge being of global interest and concern Host: David Lim…

Episode 213 The pros and cons of the 5th jab for health workers Whether we have reached the end of the road with mRNA-based vaccines Cutting through the subvariant hype New vaccines on the horizon The 2023 forecast – does ATAGI need a rethink? Host: David Lim | Total Time: 38 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist Register for our fortnightly FRE…

Episode 212 The 4th wave Booster advice Christmas forecasting - will the current wave be over soon? The scale and impact of the anticipated long COVID crisis Host: David Lim | Total Time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to…

Episode 211 Entering a new wave driven by a soup of Omicron sub variants, where more than 5 million Australians eligible for boosters have not received them How we must encourage patients to get their boosters, with the bivalent vaccines being more effective Cases of long COVID in Australia ranging between 300K and 1 million, and increasing re-infe…

Episode 210 The new COVID wave comprising of BQ1, XBB and other variants, and what our frontline response should look like Whether a fifth booster is worth having Children’s vaccination developments and an update on the antivirals Host: David Lim | Total Time: 42 mins Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiolo…

Episode 209 How resources are being diverted to COVID-19, and how they have been affecting Tuberculosis resources Knowing when to suspect and diagnose active Tuberculosis and how to manage the patient What is latent Tuberculosis and what should you do about it Host: David Lim | Total Time: 33 mins Guest: A/Prof James Trauer, Respiratory, General an…

Episode 208 The bivalent vaccines The new variant alert for Ba.2.75 and Ba.4.6 Herd immunity predictions and implications Host: David Lim | Total Time: 37 mins Guest: Prof Kristine Macartney, Infectious Disease Specialist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT Click here to register for the next one See…

Episode 207 Despite a panoramic study suggesting a lower effect, Lagevrio has a useful impact on hospitalisations, deaths and shorter recovery time COVID trials becoming more difficult to run because so many people have either been vaccinated and / or exposed How the Pfizer vaccination’s lack of impact on transmission is not a cause for concern and…

Episode 206 The elimination of isolation periods and mask mandates An update on the vaccination landscape, including recently approved jabs, the bivalent vaccine, and vaccination for children A new nasal swab test which is about to become available. It's not a RAT and it might be more accurate How some prominent world leaders have tried to convince…

Episode 205 Navigating interactions...it’s easier than it first looks How antivirals are an important part of the management strategy to reduce the chances of severe illness and hospital admissions Host: David Lim | Total Time: 29 mins Guest: Dr Alexander Padiglione, Infectious Diseases Physician Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every sec…

The national vaccine strategy Subdermal injection Host: David Lim | Total Time: 5 mins Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Disease Specialist Register for our fortnightly FREE WEBCASTS Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here to register for the next one See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

The Omicron booster, latest ATAGI decisions including the Moderna baby dose and Novavax for teens The new variant vaccines, should we mix and match boosters? Forecasting the next wave Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 29 mins Guest: A/Prof Nigel Crawford, Infectious Diseases Specialist Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7…

A closer look at where we are right now in Australia and the world Efficacy of a fourth dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine against Omicron specifically More information on the Zoonotic Henipavirus in China, Monkeypox and other emerging diseases Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 46 mins Guest: A/Prof Sanjaya Senanayake, Infectious Diseases Specialist Regi…

COVID-19 trends of new cases, hospitalisations and deaths Mask mandates will help but the political leaders don’t want to do it Monkeypox - understanding the Australian situation and the public health response Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 31 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert: Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burne…

Antiviral drugs and other therapeutics New drugs and vaccines in the pipeline Are universal vaccines a pipe dream? Why vaccines are only part of the answer and will never control the pandemic? Lesson learned on how to stop the next pandemic Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 33 mins Guest: Dr Gary Grohmann, Virologist; Vaccine Manufacturing Expert; F…

New 3rd booster guidelines from ATAGI Omicron is changing and there are serious implications We need to ramp up preventive measures to tackle this new wave more effectively Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 29 mins Guest: Prof Michael Toole AM, Infectious Disease Expert, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute; Professor, School of Pub…

A high index of suspicion based on vaccination status, travel and exposure history will help raise a red flag Whilst awaiting confirmation of the throat swab culture result, reaching out early to your local infectious disease expert is highly advised GPs are once again at the forefront of identifying, treating and ensuring that we commence the appr…

Managing Influenza and reducing co-infection The safety and effectiveness of the flu vaccine when given with a covid vaccine Cases of Monkeypox in Australia and vaccination Diphtheria in Australia, should we worry about Polio yet? Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 19 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate…

Omicron sub-variants Antivirals Reinfection Long COVID epidemiology Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 15 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Register for our upcoming FREE WEBCAST! Every second Tuesday | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEST Click here …

COVID-19 is now endemic, constantly changing and evolving The health system is under rising pressure at all points, and therefore a concerted approach to prevent and minimize disease is increasingly needed The information on treatment options is also constantly evolving Working from regularly updated guidelines is now usual practice Current oral an…

Some ‘basic’ influenza epidemiology What happened in 2021 and what to expect in 2022 What's new with cell culture influenza vaccines and high dose influenza vaccines Importance of vaccination rates Health care worker influenza vaccination Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 22 mins Guest: A/Prof John Litt AM, Staff Public Health Physician; Associate P…

The number of confirmed monkey pox cases in Australia and the world Transmission can occur via respiratory droplets and aerosols, close contact with bodily fluids, lesions and fomites Diagnosis of a monkey pox rash – When to suspect and where to go from there Treatment and prevention Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 12 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas W…

Current burden and variants Long COVID and vaccines COVID vaccine boosters - effectiveness and safety and the need for a 4th dose Update on safety of COVID vaccines Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 25 mins Guest: A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Associate Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveilla…

New advice on when to vaccinate after COVID infection Coronary emergencies after vaccination, hepatitis in children - cause for concern Ba5 update Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 32 mins Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist; Director of Infectious Diseases, Mater Hospital; Lecturer, University of Qu…

Should GPs have a fourth booster? The Ba4 and Ba5 variants More information on the antivirals Long COVID is an emerging public health issue Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 42 mins Guest: Prof Nancy Baxter, Clinical Epidemiologist; Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne Register for our upcoming FREE W…

A look at our local and national infection rates Third and fourth boosters - more data on benefits Influenza and other respiratory infections will cause a problem sooner or later The antivirals - Paxlovid and Lagevrio What does the medium to long term future look like? Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 46 mins Guest: Prof Kristine Macartney, Infecti…

Overseas travel and COVID - booster before travelling? What’s the evidence? The more transmissible OMICRON subvariant... is there any cause for concern here? Pre-exposure Prophylaxis - understanding how to use EVUSHELD - what/when/for who/safety and side effects Which Anti-COVID drugs DO NOT work for OMICRON?...most of the MABs Paed vax programme i…