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Iron Matters

Haemochromatosis Australia

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IRON-MATTERS is a series of interviews by and for medical and health practitioners focusing on hereditary haemochromatosis. The series is intended to provide general practitioners with in-depth information about this genetic chronic condition. Topics include - diagnosis in general practice with GP Dr Robert Menz- the genetics of haemochromatosis with clinical geneticist Prof martin Delatycki- haemochromatosis and the liver with gastroenterologist Prof John Olynyk- haemochromatotic arthropath ...
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This is the final episode in this series of IRON MATTERS, our series of educational podcasts for GPs, allied health professionals and patients by some of the leading clinicians and medical researchers in the field in Australia exploring issues associated with iron overload and hereditary haemochromatosis. Here Professor David Playford, clinical car…
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Episode 9 “Detecting heart problems associated with haemochromatosis’ features Professor David Playford, clinical cardiologist and Professor & Chair of Cardiology at the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle. This is the first of two episodes with David. In the next episode he will further explore iron overload in the heart. Support the show…
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Prof Pasricha is a haematologist at Royal Melbourne Hospital and scientist at the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. In this he speaks about the role of hepcidin in iron regulation, iron deficiency and anaemia, iron overload and haemochromatosis, and thalassaemia. Support the showBy Haemochromatosis Australia
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Gastroenterologist and researcher Prof John Olynyk speaks about haemochromatosis, diagnosis, and new developments in research into iron in the body and health. “Haemochromatosis … the grandfather of all the knowledge that relates to iron because it’s the disease that made people need to study it”. Prof John Olynyk is Head of Gastroenterology, Fiona…
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Assoc Prof Graeme Carroll is a Consultant Physician in Rheumatology at Fremantle Hospital. WA and Associate Professor of Medicine University of Notre Dame Australia and University of Western Australia. In this podcast Graeme talks about the arthropathy associated with haemochromatosis, our current understanding of the prevalence, cause, treatment a…
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Dr Peter Bentley, a Senior Medical Officer with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood based in Perth. His manages the therapeutic donor program for Lifeblood. He talks about the benefits of the program for people with haemochromatosis requiring venesections, the benefits for the community and how treating GPs and specialists can easily refer patients for …
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Clinical geneticist Professor Martin Delatycki discusses hereditary haemochromatosis genetics and screening. He explains the current screening protocols and why haemochromatosis is an ideal candidate for wider populations screening. Prof Delatycki is the Medical Director of Victorian Clinical Genetics Services and Co-director of the Bruce Lefroy Ce…
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Dr Robert Menz discusses diagnosis of hereditary haemochromatosis in general practice. Dr Menz is an Australian General Practitioner based in Adelaide, South Australia. He has a particular interest in Chronic Disease Management. He is the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Medical Advisor for the RACGP exam, a member of the S…
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This podcast is all about getting pretransfusion testing right. Once the decision has been made to give a transfusion, we need to take some blood samples and order some tests. This podcast will detail everything that you need to know. Transfusion Policy and Education (TPE) is a leading and trusted provider of transfusion education for health profes…
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This podcast on transfusing platelets is bought to you by the Transfusion Policy and Education team at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. This podcast is all about platelets - what they are, what's in a bag of platelets, when to give a platelet transfusion, and the potential positive and negative consequences of a platelet transfusion. Transfusion Pol…
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This podcast on neonatal and paediatric transfusions is brought to you by the Transfusion Policy and Education (TPE) team at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. In this podcast, you'll hear from the parent of a young baby who has had transfusions, a thalassemia patient, a panel of health professionals including two doctors, a scientist and nurse. Trans…
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This podcast on transfusion reactions is brought to you by the Transfusion Policy and Education (TPE) team at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. This podcast will discuss the recognition, diagnosis and management of a range of transfusion reactions. Transfusion Policy and Education is a leading and trusted provider of transfusion education for health …
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This podcast on transfusion consent is brought to you by the Transfusion Policy and Education team at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. This podcast will cover three scenarios for transfusion consent - the single transfusion episode, long-term transfusions and transfusion with an unconscious patient who is unable to consent. Transfusion Policy and Ed…
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This podcast on transfusing red cells is brought to you by Transfusion Policy and Education as part of Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. It's the first in our series for 2018 where we'll cover a range of topics with different expert guests to improve your transfusion knowledge and practice. Transfusion Policy and Education (TPE) is a leading and trus…
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