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Calculating individual patient risk after heart attack with Professor John Beltrame
Video series: Translating ResearchIn this episode, we hear how Professor John Beltrame and his team are calculating individual risks so patients can be more informed and involved in shared decision making about their care.We learn about:why treatment risk can very between patientshow using...
Using ultrasound to monitor inflammatory bowel disease
You might associate ultrasound being used for seeing babies during pregnancy, but it’s now also being used to monitor inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is a growing alternative to colonoscopy. It’s non-invasive, inexpensive, and a more accessible way to monitor how...
Improving the gut microbiome to heal inflammatory bowel diseases
Video series: Translating ResearchIn this episode, we hear how Associate Professor Robert Bryant is using microbial manipulation to help fight inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).We learn about:how changes in the gut microbiota could be driving increased rates of IBD worldwidehow faecal microbiota...
Why is sepsis so serious? Ask the Expert with A/Prof Mark Plummer
Video series: Ask the Expert Sepsis is the body’s severe response to an infection which causes damage to its own organs and tissues. In this episode, we ask expert, Associate Professor Mark Plummer, key questions about sepsis. We learn about: why it is so serious who is at risk how it's treated...
Beating the ‘silent killer’
Research Pulse podcast: Episode 14 In this episode, we discuss work towards overcoming resistance to ovarian cancer treatment. Our guest is Dr Melissa Pitman, ovarian cancer researcher at the Centre for Cancer Biology. We learn about: why ovarian cancer is known as the 'silent killer' why...
Could hypnosis be the answer? New treatment tested for inflammatory bowel disease
Hypnosis, delivered by telehealth, could become a useful treatment option for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) and Deakin University have discovered. Participants were overwhelmingly satisfied with the therapy and the study paves the...
Boosting immune cells to target cancerous tumours with Dr Tessa Gargett
Video series: Translating ResearchIn this episode, we hear how Dr Tessa Gargett and her colleagues are boosting the immune system to help the body fight cancerous tumours.We learn about:how white blood cells are boosted in the lab and reinfused as anti-cancer treatmentwhy this treatment is...
What is MINOCA? Understanding an uncommon type of heart attack
Video series: Ask the Expert 1 in 10 heart attacks occur without a blockage to the heart’s arteries, known as MINOCA (Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries). In this episode, we ask expert, Dr Sivabaskari (Tharshy) Pasupathy key questions about MINOCA. We learn about:...
SA’s first patient to benefit from state-of-the-art heart procedure
Cardiologists at the Royal Adelaide Hospital have successfully conducted South Australia’s first procedure using the latest generation of cardiac techniques used to correct common heart rhythm disorders. The surgical team was in live contact with engineers and specialists from Boston Scientific...
Using AI to predict inpatient outcomes
Research Pulse podcast: Episode 13In this episode, we discuss research using machine learning to predict patient outcomes within the first 24 hours of arriving at hospital after a stroke.We speak to Dr Stephen Bacchi, neurology registrar and researcher the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He won the SA...
How could artificial intelligence (AI) be used in hospitals?
Video series: Ask the ExpertIn this episode we ask researchers, Dr Stephen Bacchi and Dr Josh Kovoor, common questions how AI could be used in healthcare.We learn:how can we use AI in healthcarehow could clinicians and patients use AIwhat the future look could likeAbout the researchersDr Josh...
Tackling lifestyle factors to reduce atrial fibrillation with Professor Prash Sanders
Video series: Translating ResearchIn this episode we hear how Professor Prash Sanders and his team are reducing atrial fibrillation by tackling lifestyle factors.We learn about:what atrial fibrillation iswhat lifestyle factors contribute to atrial fibrillationhow their research is preventing...
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