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Purple Pen Podcast
Education and news for pharmacists, with a focus on Australian clinical pharmacy practice. Hosted by Kristin Xenos and Natalie Tasker, we provide CPD and news for pharmacists, especially those interested in Australian clinical practice. Created by Jane Booth and Dan Guidone.
Episodes
Purple Pen PodcastPPP080: Peri-operative medicines management with Dr Tanya Selak
Jane and Dan caught up with Dr Tanya Selak, anaesthetist, Tweeter and co-host of the MedEd StuffNNonsense podcast. We chat about silos and building good…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP078 - Preventing Harm from Prescription Medicines with the ADF
In a special episode of the podcast, Dan caught up with Sejla and Rustie from the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) about strategies for preventing and…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP077: Whats new in atrial fibrillation? Cia Connell talks us through the evidence
Dan and Kristin welcomed Cia Connell back to the podcast to tell us about some recent publications to guide management of atrial fibrillation. Cia is a…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP076 - The New Antibiotic Guidelines are here!
This episode we celebrate the release of the new Therapeutic Guidelines - Antibiotic! Jane and Kristin are joined by Senior Editor Jess Gibney and Dr Emily…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP075: Fighting antimicrobial resistance using bacteriophages with Prof Jonathan Iredell
Kristin and Jane are joined by Professor Jonathan Iredell, ID and Microbiology Consultant at Westmead and Professor of Medicine and Microbiology and Sydney…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP074 - New advice for giving partial oral doses
Jane and Kristin spoke to David Ellis, a senior specialist pharmacist and team leader for non-sterile production at the Women's and Children's hospital in…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP073 - Faecal Microbiota Transplants with Dr Sam Costello
Jane and Kristin spoke to Dr Sam Costello, a gastroenterologist from South Australia about Faecal Microbiota Transplants - more loosely known as "poo…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP072 - Is your postcode making you sick? The Australian Atlas of Healthcare variation
Kristin and Jane caught up with Professor Anne Duggan, a gastroenterologist, and Meredith Page, a pharmacist, who work at the Australian Commission on Safety…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP071 - Support for Doctors in Training with Dr Ash Witt
f you found any of the topics discussed in this episode distressing, you can reach out for confidential advice to Pharmacists Support Service at…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP070 - Haematology 101 with Dr Ian Bilmon
Kristin and Dan get back to basics in Haematology from Dr Ian Bilmon, a Haematologist & BMT Physician at Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead and Sydney…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP069: Best practice use of antipsychotics in aged care with Juanita Westbury
Dan and Kristin spoke to Dr Juanita Westbury, Senior Lecturer with the Wicking Dementia Research & Education Centre at the University of Tasmania about the…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP068 - Two Quality Projects with Dr Simone Taylor and Amy McRae
We caught up with Dr Simone Taylor from Austin Health and Amy McRae from Alfred Health about their work. Both Simone and Amy had projects featured in the "Time…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP067 - Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting with Erica Tong
Recorded live at MM2018 in Brisbane, Dan and Kristin sat down with Erica Tong, Deputy Director of Pharmacy and Chief Pharmacy Information Officer for Alfred…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP066 - Principles of Geriatric Medicine with Dr Rohan Elliott Re-broadcast
Happy holidays! The team is taking an episode off over Christmas, and in honour of Rohan's Clinical Pharmacy award at 2018, we are re-broadcasting this…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP065 - Surgery in the Victorian Era with Dr Lindsey Fitzharris, Author of The Butchering Art
In this very special holiday episode, Dan and Kristin are joined by Dr Lindsey Fitzharris. Lindsey has a PhD in History from Oxford University and authored the…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP064 - Are We Wasting Our Patient's Time? with Prof Brian Dolan
Recorded live at MM2018, the 44th SHPA National Conference, Jane, Dan and Kristin caught up with keynote speaker Prof Brian Dolan. Brian is Director of Health…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP062 - Live! From the Antibiotic Allergy in Practice Workshop 2018
This is Part 2 of our episode recorded live at the Antibiotic Allergy in Practice Workshop at Austin Health. We spoke to Prof Elizabeth Phillips, Professor of…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP062: Live from the Antibiotic Allergy in Practice Workshop
Jane and Dan attended the Antibiotic Allergy in Practice Workshop, held at Austin Health. In this bumper episode we speak with a number of distinguished guests…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP061: Ceftriaxone myths and realities with Prof Jason Roberts
Back by popular demand, Prof Jason Roberts joins Dan to discuss ceftriaxone. They discuss situations where ceftriaxone is useful (spoiler: it's not "being an…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP060 - Multiple Sclerosis update with AProf Ernie Butler
Jane caught up with A/Prof Ernie Butler, neurologist and head of the Monash MS Clinic at the SHPA Vic Branch symposium. We discuss: Why neurology is the most…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP059 - Interventions to Imporove Analgesic Prescribing with Dr Jenny Stevens
Jane chats with Dr Jenny Stephens, pain specialist and anaesthetist at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. Jane and Jenny discuss: The significance of Australia's…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP058 - Pharmacy Services in an Aboriginal Health Service with Chris Braithwaite
Jane and Dan caught up with Chris Braithwaite, a pharmacist with the Galambila Aboriginal Health Service in Northern NSW. Chris spoke to us about: his journey…
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PPP058 - Pharmacy Services in an Aboriginal Health Service with Chris Braithwaite
Jane and Dan caught up with Chris Braithwaite, a pharmacist with the Galambila Aboriginal Health Service in Northern NSW. Chris spoke to us about: his journey…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP057 - ICU Survivorship with Dr Kimberley Haines
Dr Kimberley Haines, Vice Chair of ANZICS Victorian Branch and ICU Physio at Western Health joins Dan and Jane to discuss survival following ICU admissions. Dr…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP056 - Antimicrobial Pharmacokinetics with Jason Roberts Part Two
Jane and Dan caught up with Professor Jason Roberts, NHMRC Practitioner Fellow at The University of Queensland and Consultant Clinical Pharmacist at the Royal…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP055 - Antimicrobial PKPD with Jason Roberts - Part One
Jane and Dan caught up with Professor Jason Roberts, NHMRC Practitioner Fellow at The University of Queensland and Consultant Clinical Pharmacist at the Royal…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP054 - News from NAPSA - with President Sandra Minas
Dan caught up with NAPSA President Sandra Minas at the inaugural SHPA-NAPSA symposium in Melbourne on Friday. We discussed issues facing students, the results…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP053 - Why don't we do more outreach?
Jane and Dan spoke to Horst Thiele from the Primary Care and Transitions of Care specialty practice leadership group. We asked Horst about the barriers and…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP049 - Updates on IBD with Clarissa Rentsch
Dan and Jane are joined by Clarissa Rentsch to discuss updates on Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Clarissa Rentsch. Clarissa is the Senior Pharmacist -…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP051: Medicines and dysphagia with Manuel Serrano Santos
Jane and Dan spoke to Dr Manuel Serrano Santos, Lecturer of Pharmacy at QUT and member of the editorial committee for the third edition of Don't Rush to Crush…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP050: Episode 50 (Part 2) Antibiotic Allergies with Dr Jason Trubiano
This is a reboot of our first ever episode: Antibiotic Allergies with Dr Jason Trubiano
Purple Pen PodcastPPP050: Episode 50 (part 1) Antibiotic Allergies Rebooted with Dr Jason Trubiano
For our special 50th Episode we first discuss some things we've learned from making the podcast. Then Jane caught up with Dr Jason Trubiano, an Infectious…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP049: Therapeutic Guidelines Cardiology
Jane caught up with two members of the writing group for the recently updated Therapeutic Guidelines: Cardiovascular. Confusingly, they are also called Jane…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP048 - HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis
Dan discusses PREPx with three experts: A/Prof Edwina Wright from The Alfred, Monash Uni and The Burnet Institute, Alison Duncan, Lead Pharmacist for HIV at…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP047 - Emergency Medicine Update and Specialty Practice
Jane and Dan talk Specialty Practice with Courtney Munro and Suzanne Newman from SHPA and Susie Welch from St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. We talk about…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP046 - What makes a competent pharmacist?
Jane and Dan spoke to Bronwyn Clark, CEO of the Australian Pharmacy Council and Catriona Bradley, Executive Director of the Irish Institute of Pharmacy…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP045 - Why Tramadol sucks with Dr Dave Juurlink
Dan is joined by eminent physician, pharmacologist and former pharmacist Prof Dave Juurlink from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. We talk…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP044 - Women in Pharmacy Leadership: Are We There Yet?
In the lead up to International Women's Day 2018, Jane sat down with three Pharmacy Leaders: Sue Kirsa (Director of Pharmacy, Monash Health), Nicole Dirnbauer…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP043 - Improving Communication for Patients with Janelle Penno
Jane and Dan spoke to Janelle Penno, Perioperative Medicine Pharmacist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne. Janelle's paper "Improving Medication…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP042 - Opioids and discharge from hospital with Benita Suckling
ane talks to Benita Suckling, a clinical pharmacist with the Opioid Stewardship Service at Redcliffe Hospital in Queensland. We spoke about: A model for an…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP041 - Hot topics in Cardiology with Garth Birdsey
Jane and Dan spoke to Garth Birdsey, Senior clinician pharmacist at Barwon Health. We asked Garth about: Real world experience with DOACs in special patient…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP040 - Rahul Singal - What does the future look like?
In our final MM2017 episode, we speak to Rahul Singal Associate Chief Pharmacist - Operational Productivity at Kings College Hospital in London. Rahul was a…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP039 - Open Access Education with James Edwards from On The Wards
Jane and Dan spoke to Dr James Edwards at MM2017. James is a Senior Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, he is…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP038 - Interprofessional Cultural Competency with Zubin Austin
Jane and Dan caught up with Professor Zubin Austin at the recent MM2017 SHPA Conference where he was a keynote speaker. Professor Austin is the Murray Koffler…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP037 - Live from SHPA MM2017 - Day 3
Jane and Dan caught up with Natalie Tasker and Kristin Xenos, two members of the MM2017 Conference Scientific Program committee for a recap of the conference.
Purple Pen PodcastPPP036 - Live from SHPA MM2017 Day 2
Live from Day 2 of the SHPA MM2017 conference, Jane and Dan caught up with some notable attendees: Amanda Horiniak, Resident Pharmacist at Alfred Health and…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP035 - Live from SHPA MM2017 - AMS with Tom Gottlieb
In the first of our special series of episodes live from MM2017, we are talking to A/Prof Thomas Gottlieb, Senior Staff Specialist in Microbiology and…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP034 - MM2017 Conference Preview with Fiona Doukas and Kim Oates
In a preview of the upcoming SHPA Conference, we have two guests this week: Emeritus Professor Kim Oates, Director of Undergraduate Quality and Safety…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP033 - Palliative Care with Paul Tait
Jane spoke to Paul Tait, lead Palliative Care Pharmacist for the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network We spoke about: The differing presentations of…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP032 - Principles of Paediatric Medicine with Kate OHara
Jane and Dan spoke to Kate O'Hara, Lead Pharmacist for Women, Youth and Children at The Canberra Hospital. We talk about: The many ways that paediatric…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP031 - Residencies, Foundation Training and more - with Beth Ward and Ian Coombes
At the recent 2017 SHPA Residency Symposium, Dan joined Beth Ward, Foundation Program Manager at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Ian Coombes, SHPA Vice…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP030 - Choosing PPIs Wisely with with Dr Chris Leung
Jane sat down with Dr Chris Leung from Austin Health. Chris is a gastroenterologist, medical lead for clinical education and local clinical lead for Choosing…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP029 - What is Polypharmacy Exactly? With Nashwa Masnoon and Sepehr Shakib
Dan sat down with Nashwa Masnoon, a PhD student at the University of South Australia and pharmacist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Professor Sepehr Shakib…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP028 - Principles of Geriatric Medicine with Dr Rohan Elliott
Jane and Dan spoke to Dr Rohan Elliott, senior pharmacist in aged care at Austin Health, adjunct senior lecturer at Monash University, and a research…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP027 - Medicines in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding with Hao Vo-Tran
Jane and Dan talk to Hao Vo-Tran, a pharmacist at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne and editor of the Royal Women's Hospital Pregnancy and Breastfeeding…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP026 - Codeine Controversies with Dr Jacinta Johnson
Jane and Dan chat to Dr Jacinta Johnson, Specialist Pharmacist, Clinical Educator and Lecturer in Pharmacy at the University of South Australia. We talk to…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP025 - The Pharmacists Support Service with Gillian Swinnerton and Jerry Yik
Jane sat down with Gillian Swinnerton and Jerry Yik from the Pharmacists' Support Service. We talk about the Pharmacists' Support Service (PSS) and the help…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP024 - Hepatitis C with Dr Jo Grace
Jane and Dan chat to Dr Jo Grace, a gastroenterologist and hepatologist from Austin Health. We talk to Jo about: What we have learned from 12 months of…
Purple Pen PodcastPPP023 - Clinical experience and outcomes with immunotherapy for malignancy with Jim Siderov
Jim Siderov is the senior Oncology Pharmacist at Austin Health. He is also an Australian Advanced Practice Pharmacist and is US Board Certified in Oncology…