Purple Pen Podcast

Kristin chats to Professor David Kissane about psycho-existential symptoms in Palliative Care. David is a consultant psychiatrist in psycho-oncology and palliative care at Monash Health and the Depar…

We welcome back Simon Lewis, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, who talks to Kristin about dementia.

They discuss the multiple types of dementia, as well as established and new treatment options.

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Jane talks to Karlee Johnston, a pharmacist and PhD candidate at the Australian National University in Canberra. We talk about Karlee’s recently published paper: Burnout and the challenges facing ph…

Kristin spoke with Dr Eli Dabscheck and Dr Johnson George about all things Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) including:

• Risk factors 
• Management
• Exacerbations of COPD and the issues aroun…

Kristin and Dan caught up with Associate Professor Vincent Lee for a discussion on all things Chronic Kidney Disease.

You can visit Vincent’s Uni website here

Dan and Jane spoke to Dr Amy Bohren about recruitment for early career graduates. Amy is the Principal Consultant and Director of Red Careers Australia. We asked Amy for some tips to help interns and…

In our second episode for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020, Dan and Kristin spoke to Dr Brendan McMullan. Brendan is a Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist and Microbiologist, working at …

In a bumper episode for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020, Jane and Kristin spoke to Tony Lai. Tony is the Senior Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist at Westmead Children’s Hospital in Sydney.

Kristin and Dan chat with Prof Pablo Fernandez-Peñas about all things Dermatology. Pablo is Head of the Department of Dermatology at Westmead Hospital in Sydney and Professor in Dermatology at Sydney…

It’s World Mental Health Day. Dan and Kristin caught up with Dr Mark Cross, Psychiatrist and author. They discuss a range of mental health topics:

• changes in mental health literacy at a population …

Kristin is joined by Simon Lewis, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney to discuss Parkinson’s Disease.

We find out about:

• The link between COVID-19…

Kristin and Dan caught up with Alicia Martin, author of the recent paper Gender balance in pharmacy leadership: Are we making progress?. We discuss Alicia’s findings and how well Australian pharmacy …

Kristin and Dan spoke to Professor Steve Vucic about Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Steve is a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Director of Neurophysiology and Consultant Neu…

In another best-of collection to celebrate our 100th episode, here are Kristin's Top Five favourite episodes:

Episode 65 - Surgery in the Victorian Era with Dr Lindsey Fitzharris, Author of "The Butc…

In another best-of collection to celebrate our 100th episode, here are Jane’s Top Five favourite episodes:

• Episode 64: Are We Wasting Our Patient’s Time? with Brian Dolan

• Episode 20: Heart Fail…

To celebrate our 100th episode, we’re bringing you some highlights packages. First up is a recap of our five most downloaded episodes:

• Episode 1: Antibiotic Allergies with Jason Trubiano (with an …

In an episode to mark National Reconciliation week, Dan and Kristin spoke to Chastina Heck and Aleena Williams. Chastina is a clinical pharmacist at Logan Hospital and an Associate Lecturer at the Un…