The Tox Course Podcast
by Tox Course
A free/FOAMed Toxicology podcast from the creators of the Tox Course at ETM Online (etmonline.com). Tune in for the latest updates in emergency toxicology from expert Australian Clinical Toxicologists and Emergency Physicians. If you enjoy the podcast, head to etmonline.com and enrol in the Tox Course today and also check out our free toxicology blog at toxcourse.com.
Episodes
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Peptides - Nick Dafters, Geoff Isbister, Ingrid Berling
In this episode we look at the emerging phenomenon of peptide use. These are non-regulated compounds being marketed in the performance and image enhancing drugs space (PIED). We focus on the large variety of compounds available, the limitations of the clinical evidence around their use in humans,...
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GHB, Platypus stings and Tox Research using the SDPR - Ingrid Berling & Nick Dafters
In this episode, Nick Dafters & Ingrid Berling dive into the sharp rise of GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) presentations across Australian Emergency Departments. They review recent literature on the incidence of aspiration events and unpack strategies to risk-stratify patients most vulnerable to…
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Snakebite - Geoff Isbister, Ingrid Berling, Nick Dafters, Andy Buck
This podcast is a preview for the much anticipated Tox Course Module 4 - Bites, stings and envenomation, soon to be released at etmonline.com In this episode we are joined by our expert guest, Professor Geoff Isbister. Geoff is head of the Clinical Toxicology Research Group at the University of...
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Body Stuffers - Ingrid Berling, Nick Dafters
This is the second of a 2-part series on "Packers and Stuffers". In this episode Andy, Ingrid and Nick discuss body stuffing, or desperate drug concealment in the real world. We pulled this content from Module 2 of the Tox Course at ETM Online as we felt it was so valuable we should release it…
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Body Packers - Ingrid Berling, Nick Dafters
This is the first of a 2-part series on "Packers and Stuffers". In this episode Andy, Ingrid and Nick discuss the process of managing a patient suspected of body packing (ingestion of large quantities of drugs for the purpose of smuggling) in the ED. We pulled this content from Module 2 of the…
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Acute Behavioural Disturbance in the ED - Ingrid Berling, Nick Dafters
In this episode we take a deep dive into assessing and managing acute behavioural disturbances that intoxicated patients frequently present with. We cover safety and security, medico-legal issues, capacity and consent, how to run a code grey/black, physical restraint, the extreme risk associated...
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Martin Dutch - Festival Medicine and Severe Serotonin/Sympathomimetic Toxicity
In this episode we talk to Dr Martin Dutch, Emergency Physician and one of the most experienced doctors in Australia in the emerging field of "mass gathering medicine" (or as we like to call it "festival medicine"!). Martin gives us an in-depth view of how medical care at music festivals has...
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The Tox System in Australia - Ingrid Berling, Nick Dafters
Welcome to the first episode of the new Tox Course Podcast. In this episode Clinical Toxicologist Dr Ingrid Berling and Emergency Physician Dr Nick Dafters discuss the Poisons Information Centre and Clinical Toxicology services in Australia. If you enjoyed the podcast check out the Tox Course at...
About this show
A free/FOAMed Toxicology podcast from the creators of the Tox Course at ETM Online (etmonline.com). Tune in for the latest updates in emergency toxicology from expert Australian Clinical Toxicologists and Emergency Physicians. If you enjoy the podcast, head to etmonline.com and enrol in the Tox Course today and also check out our free toxicology blog at toxcourse.com.
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