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The Checkup
by Barry Nilsson
A medico-legal, health law podcast hosted by Barry Nilsson Lawyers. Together with a range of industry experts, we tackle some of the big issues, and discuss what’s happening in the world of healthcare - now and in the future.
Episodes
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Episode 29: Medicinal Cannabis & the Law – Navigating AHPRA’s new rules
The regulatory landscape surrounding medicinal cannabis in Australia is evolving rapidly, with significant implications for healthcare professionals, legal practitioners, and insurers alike. Staying informed is essential to ensure compliance with new standards and to support safe, ethical...
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Episode 28: Voluntary Assisted Dying – The evolving landscape in Australia
Content warning: this episode of The Checkup discusses highly sensitive topics, including death and suicide. If you find this episode triggering, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. The evolving landscape of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) presents significant ethical and legal challenges for...
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Episode 27: Medicinal cannabis and the law
The legalisation of medicinal cannabis has opened new treatment pathways for patients across Australia, but it also presents complex regulatory and legal challenges for healthcare professionals. Navigating these intricacies is essential to ensure compliance with evolving legislation while...
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Episode 26: Healing or harm? The perils of overstepping boundaries in healthcare
Content warning: this episode of The Checkup discusses highly sensitive topics, including sexual assault. If you find this episode triggering, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. Healthcare professionals are entrusted with the wellbeing of their patients, a relationship that carries an inherent...
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Episode 25: Combatting vicarious trauma in the workplace
Content warning: this episode of The Checkup discusses highly sensitive topics, including vicarious trauma and psychological harm. If you find this episode triggering, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. As legal professionals, we might find ourselves navigating emotionally challenging subject...
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Episode 24: Voluntary assisted dying: Implementation, consequences, and obligations of the new laws on healthcare practitioners
Content warning: this episode of The Checkup discusses highly sensitive topics, including death and suicide. If you find this episode triggering, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. The Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws have been passed in all Australian states and are currently being rolled…
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Episode 23: When courts are asked to turn off life support: a conversation about futile treatment and best interests in the wake of the Archie Battersbee case
Content warning: this episode of The Checkup discusses highly sensitive topics involving children so listener discretion is advised. Who makes the decision when it comes to withdrawing a patient's life support? The recent UK case of Archie Battersbee has brought to light the challenging issues...
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Episode 22: The line between voluntary assisted dying and criminal conviction
Content warning: this episode of The Checkup discusses highly sensitive topics, including death and suicide. If you find this episode triggering, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. In Australia, criminal law prohibits active voluntary euthanasia, however Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation has...
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Episode 21: Health Complaints Commissioner: uncovering the complaints resolution process with HCC Resolutions Manager Felicity Lathrop
Understandably, the thought of being contacted by the Health Complaints Commissioner (HCC) following a complaint can be stressful for practitioners and health service providers. However, in many cases, this is usually a result of a lack of understanding of the HCC's processes. In this episode of...
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Episode 19: #FreeBritney – how would Britney’s conservatorship play out in Australia?
Most people will be familiar with the very public rise and fall of Britney Spears - from pop princess to a young mother tormented by the paparazzi, and the toll this inevitably took on her mental health which played out publicly for the world to see. However, in recent years, Britney has hit...
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Episode 18: The COVID-19 Vaccination with Dr Lai Heng Foong
As we continue to witness the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world, especially across countries like the UK, the US and of course, the devastating effect its having on India, the development and implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination has become an important and topical…
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Episode 17: COVID, mental health and the rise of telehealth with Dr Erika Penney
If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s the importance of having the necessary infrastructure in place to allow us the ability to pick up the phone and get the health and medical assistance we require. This includes mental health support. Telehealth hasn’t just helped prevent the spread...
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Episode 16: Cultural and Legal Issues in Indigenous Health with Avelina Tarrago
Since the Closing the Gap initiative began 10 years ago, some progress has been made to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. But there is still work to be done in achieving equity in Indigenous health. In this episode, BN's Melissa Carius is joined by Avelina Tarrago...
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Episode 15: A Climate Change Emergency with Dr Lai Heng Foong
Whilst COVID-19 caused incredible loss, fear and panic around the world, there was a silver lining to the pandemic – a rejuvenation of our environment. With the world in lockdown and an unprecedented downturn in manufacturing, there has since been countless observations and reports of a worldwide...
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Episode 14: On the frontline of COVID-19 with Dr Lai Heng Foong
The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, was first discovered in Wuhan (China) in January this year and has rapidly spread throughout the world causing mass fear and panic on an immense scale. In this episode, BN’s Kate Hickey sits down with Dr Lai Heng Foong to discuss COVID-19, her experiences on the...
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Episode 13: Professional burnout – building resilience and finding your way back with Chelsea Pottenger
The health care environment – with its heavy workloads, demanding pace and significant time pressures – can put practitioners at a high risk of burnout. In this episode, BN's Sam Pillay and Katrina Mawer discuss biohacking, resilience and overcoming burnout with Chelsea Pottenger. Chelsea is the...
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Episode 12: Superbugs and antimicrobial resistance, and why it's everyone's problem!
World Antibiotic Week runs from 18 to 24 November 2019, aiming to draw attention to the effective use of antibiotics (a type of antimicrobial) in preventing and containing antimicrobial resistance. With World Antibiotic Week in mind, in this episode of The Checkup, BN's Emma Topen talks to Dr…
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The Case of Keli Lane - Part 3: Abortion legislation then and now
For those not familiar with Keli Lane’s story, she is a former Australian water polo player who made headlines throughout the country when her baby mysteriously went missing, sparking a coronial inquest into her disappearance. In December 2010, Keli was convicted of murder and sentenced to 18…
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The Case of Keli Lane - Part 2: The psychology of secret pregnancies
For those not familiar with Keli Lane’s story, she is a former Australian water polo player who made headlines throughout the country when her baby mysteriously went missing, sparking a coronial inquest into her disappearance. In December 2010, Keli was convicted of murder and sentenced to 18…
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The Case of Keli Lane - Part 1: Maternal healthcare issues and pre and postnatal hospital care
For those not familiar with Keli Lane’s story, she is a former Australian water polo player who made headlines throughout the country when her baby mysteriously went missing, sparking a coronial inquest into her disappearance. In December 2010, Keli was convicted of murder and sentenced to 18…
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Episode 8: Medical treatment for children – when do court orders become necessary?
In this episode BN's Sam Pillay and Emma Harman are lucky enough to be joined by Matthew Hickey, barrister at Level 27 Chambers in Brisbane. Together they look at when court orders are necessary to authorise the medical treatment of a child, how the courts become involved and what factors they...
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Episode 7: The do's and don'ts of clinical record keeping for nurses
Good health care starts with good communication, and this starts with accurate clinical record keeping. Nursing is a 24 hour job, and as practitioners pass the baton onto the next shift, precise record keeping is imperative to ensure clinical disasters are averted.In this episode of The Checkup,...
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Episode 6: Giving evidence in court - tips and traps
BN's Jasmin Sears in joined by Kathryn McMillan QC to discuss some tips and traps for medical professionals who might find themselves appearing in court to give evidence. This episode of The Checkup was recorded and edited by Audio Advantage - www.audioadvantage.com.au
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Episode 5: Are your employees making you vulnerable to cyber threats?
In a report released by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) mid last year, it was revealed that: the main target for cyber criminals is the healthcare industry, and the largest cause of data breaches in Australia, following criminal attacks, is just simple human error. In...
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Episode 4: Doctors behaving badly
BN's Sarah Hull and Gillian Sheppard explore the world of badly behaved doctors and medical professionals - think intoxicated scrub nurses, inappropriate relationships between professionals and patients, and under qualified specialists. And provide some tips for what you should do if you're a...
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Episode 3: Mandatory reporting - what happens when a doctor is depressed?
Unfortunately, the stigma that surrounds mental health within Australia’s health care industry has deterred doctors from looking after their mental health – whether by taking time off, or seeking professional treatment. In Episode 3 of The Checkup, BN health law solicitors Sarah Hull and Olivia...
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Episode 2: A complication or medical negligence... when are doctors liable to their patients?
Not all negligence cases are as dramatic as amputating the wrong limb or leaving a sponge inside a patient after surgery. They are usually far less obvious, and it can be difficult to determine whether a doctor has breached his or her duty of care. BN Senior Associates Melissa Carius and Emma...
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Episode 1: Innovation in healthcare - Medtasker
BN's Sam Pillay talks to Dr Andrew Yap, CEO and co-founder of Medtasker, a mobile communication and task management platform for hospitals. They discussed how Dr Yap's experiences as a young doctor led him to establish Medtasker, and how Medtasker is working to improve patient safety, increase...
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A medico-legal, health law podcast hosted by Barry Nilsson Lawyers. Together with a range of industry experts, we tackle some of the big issues, and discuss what’s happening in the world of healthcare - now and in the future.
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