Network Five Emergency Medicine

Thank you to Western Sydney Local Health District for enabling us to create this podcast! All views and opinions expressed are individual and do not represent any affiliated organisation. We have now transitioned away from WSLHD and created our own educational charity - Network Five Emergency Medicine Group!  Our team is proud to present our new podcast - The Critical Debrief! https://open.spotify...

Theme : Mycoplasma - To Treat Vs Not Treat? Participants : Dr Chetan Pandit (Paediatric Respiratory & Sleep Specialist), Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM), Dr Shreyas Iyer (FACEM), and Dr Sunny Rajput (ED trainee) Article: Liu, X., Wang, Y., Chen, C., & Liu, K. (2021). Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and risk of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Microbial pathogenesis , 155...

Theme :  Practice Changes In Paediatric Wheeze Management Participants : Dr Chetan Pandit (Paediatric Respiratory & Sleep Specialist), Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM), Dr Shreyas Iyer (FACEM), and Dr Sunny Rajput (ED trainee) Presenter: Shreyas Iyer Music/Sound Effects: Hard As Steel by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/, Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com, Creative Commons / Att...

Theme :  Practice Changes In Paediatric Wheeze Management Participants : Dr Chetan Pandit (Paediatric Respiratory & Sleep Specialist), Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM), Dr Shreyas Iyer (FACEM), and Dr Sunny Rajput (ED trainee) Presenter: Pramod Chandru Interlude : Dr Chetan Pandit Music/Sound Effects: Energetic Electronic Vlog | Breeze by Alex-Productions |, https://youtu.be/6yAkEyzPKOw , Music promo...

Theme :  Practice Changes In Paediatric Wheeze Management Participants : Dr Chetan Pandit (Paediatric Respiratory & Sleep Specialist), Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM), Dr Shreyas Iyer (FACEM), and Dr Sunny Rajput (ED trainee) Presenter: Shreyas Iyer Music/Sound Effects: Sunrise by LiQWYD | https://www.liqwydmusic.com, Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com, Creative Commons / Attribution...

Guest Speaker : Dr Setthy Ung, BSc(Med) MBBS FACEM - Senior Staff Specialist, Cambelltown Hospital. Interviewed By : Shreyas Iyer, FACEM. Music/Sound Effects: Another Time by LiQWYD | https://www.liqwydmusic.com, Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com, Creative Commons/ Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US. Nostalgic Marsh...

Theme :  LGBTQIA+ Identity, Experiences & Challenges In Healthcare. Participants : Dr Dervla McGrann (FACEM), Dr Bhushan Joshi (FACEM), Dr Ashleigh Pitcher (advanced trainee in paediatrics), Dr Kit Rowe, Dr Shreyas Iyer, and Dr Caroline Tyers. Presenter: Shreyas Iyer Discussion: Luetkemeyer, A.F. et al. (2023) ‘Postexposure doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections’, New...

Theme :  LGBTQIA+ Identity, Experiences & Challenges In Healthcare. Participants : Dr Dervla McGrann (FACEM), Dr Bhushan Joshi (FACEM), Dr Ashleigh Pitcher (advanced trainee in paediatrics), Dr Kit Rowe, Dr Shreyas Iyer, and Dr Caroline Tyers. Presenter: Dr Caroline Tyers. Discussion: Toman L. (2019). Navigating medical culture and LGBTQ identity. The clinical teacher , 16 (4), 335–338. https:...

Theme :  LGBTQIA+ Identity, Experiences & Challenges In Healthcare. Participants : Dr Dervla McGrann (FACEM), Dr Bhushan Joshi (FACEM), Dr Ashleigh Pitcher (advanced trainee in paediatrics), Dr Kit Rowe, Dr Shreyas Iyer, and Dr Caroline Tyers.  Discussion: Chisolm-Straker M, Jardine L, Bennouna C, Morency-Brassard N, Coy L, Egemba MO, Shearer PL. Transgender and Gender Nonconforming in Emergen...

Guest Speaker : Dr Indika De Lanerolle (MBBS, MD, MRCEM) is a Consultant Emergency Physician at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo. He is also the first emergency physician in Sri Lanka. Interviewed By : Samoda Wilegoda - ED trainee at Westmead Hospital.  Music/Sound Effects: Awakening by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9, Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com,...

Panel : Pramod Chandru and Shreyas Iyer. Music/Sound Effects: Bullet Train by tubebackr | https://www.tubebackrmusic.com/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com, Creative Commons / Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/. Hands High by LiQWYD | https://www.liqwydmusic.com, Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com, Creat...

Special Episode: The Indigenous Voice To The Australian Parliament Presenter : Shreyas Iyer. Summary : There is a toxic amount of lies and misinformation regarding what is a very simple proposal for providing dignity to the First Nations people and helping our government make good decisions.  Polls show that the overwhelming majority of First Nations people are in favour of this proposal.  Better...

Guest Speaker :  Dr Kavita Varshney (MBBS EMDM FACEM FCEM) is an emergency physician with a special interest in disaster medicine and clinical education. She is also the deputy director of Emergency Medicine at Westmead Hospital. Interviewed By : Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM).  Music/Sound Effects: Adventure by Roa Music | https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031, Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-...

Guest Speaker : Dr Amith Shetty (FACEM, PhD) - Clinical Director, Patient Experience and System Performance Support Division, NSW Health, Australia. Interviewed By : Dr Pramod Chandru (FACEM).  Music/Sound Effects: Ascension by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon, Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com, Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), https://...

Panel : Pramod Chandru and Shreyas Iyer. Case Summary : 61-year-old male presenting with 2 distinct episodes of shortness of breath, chest pain, and associated presyncope.   Asymptomatic by the time of arrival to the emergency department.   ECG and observations at triage were unremarkable.  No recent travel or recent major surgeries.  Initial troponin and serial troponin were 80ng/L.   D-dimer was...

Theme : Orthopaedics.  Participants : Professor Herwig Drobetz (orthopaedic trauma surgeon at Lismore Base Hospital), Dr Anthony Wilson (orthopaedics registrar at Lismore Base Hospital), Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Mariez Gorgi and Kim Van Vu.  Discussion: Gibson, P. D., Adams, M. R., Koury, K. L., Shaath, M. K., Sirkin, M. S., & Reilly, M. C. (2016). Inadvertent Reduction of Symphyseal Di...

Theme : Orthopaedics.  Participants : Professor Herwig Drobetz (orthopaedic trauma surgeon at Lismore Base Hospital), Dr Anthony Wilson (orthopaedics registrar at Lismore Base Hospital), Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Mariez Gorgi and Kim Van Vu.  Discussion: Combined Randomised and Observational Study of Surgery for Fractures in the Distal Radius in the Elderly (CROSSFIRE) Study Group, Lawson, A...

Theme : Orthopaedics.  Participants : Professor Herwig Drobetz (orthopaedic trauma surgeon at Lismore Base Hospital), Dr Anthony Wilson (orthopaedics registrar at Lismore Base Hospital), Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Mariez Gorgi and Kim Van Vu.  Discussion: Weinberg, D. S., Scarcella, N. R., Napora, J. K., & Vallier, H. A. (2016). Can Vascular Injury be Appropriately Assessed With Physical...

Theme : Critical Care. Participants : Dr Alex Yartsev (intensivist at Westmead Hospital), Dr Mark Salter (emergency physician at Westmead Hospital), Maddy Jegatheeswaran (intensive care Fellow at Westmead Hospital), Gladis Kabil (registered nurse at Westmead Hospital), Kristian Adams, Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Amanda De Silva, Shreyas Iyer, and Samoda Wilegoda.  Discussion: Sud, S., Friedric...

Theme : Critical Care. Participants : Dr Alex Yartsev (intensivist at Westmead Hospital), Dr Mark Salter (emergency physician at Westmead Hospital), Maddy Jegatheeswaran (intensive care Fellow at Westmead Hospital), Gladis Kabil (registered nurse at Westmead Hospital), Kristian Adams, Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Amanda De Silva, Shreyas Iyer, and Samoda Wilegoda.  Discussion: Kabil, G., Liang,...

Theme : Critical Care. Participants : Dr Alex Yartsev (intensivist at Westmead Hospital), Dr Mark Salter (emergency physician at Westmead Hospital), Maddy Jegatheeswaran (intensive care Fellow at Westmead Hospital), Gladis Kabil (registered nurse at Westmead Hospital), Kristian Adams, Pramod Chandru, Caroline Tyers, Amanda De Silva, Shreyas Iyer, and Samoda Wilegoda.  Discussion: Ameloot, K. et al...

Theme : Healthcare Worker Well-Being. Participants : Dr Felicity Day (emergency physician), Dr Laura Brown (emergency physician), Natalie Harman (psychotherapist and counselor), Diane Premnath, Nasim Erfani, Caroline Tyers, Jack Ashley, Shreyas Iyer, and Mariez Gorgi.  Discussion: Brand, S. L., Thompson Coon, J., Fleming, L. E., Carroll, L., Bethel, A., & Wyatt, K. (2017). Whole-system approac...

Theme : Healthcare Worker Well-Being. Participants : Dr Felicity Day (emergency physician), Dr Laura Brown (emergency physician), Natalie Harman (psychotherapist and counsellor), Diane Premnath, Nasim Erfani, Caroline Tyers, Jack Ashley, Shreyas Iyer and Mariez Gorgi.  Discussion: Kendrick, M., Kendrick, K., Morton, P., Taylor, N., & Leggat, S. (2020). Hospital Staff Report It Is Not Burnout,...

Theme : Healthcare Worker Well-Being. Participants : Dr Felicity Day (emergency physician), Dr Laura Brown (emergency physician), Natalie Harman (psychotherapist and counselor), Diane Premnath, Nasim Erfani, Caroline Tyers, Jack Ashley, Shreyas Iyer and Mariez Gorgi.  Discussion: Zhang Q, Mu M-c, He Y, Cai Z-l, Li Z-c. Burnout in emergency medicine physicians: a meta-analysis and systematic review...

Theme : Toxicology.  Participants : A/Prof. Naren Gunja (clinical toxicologist), Pramod Chandru, Amanda De Silva, Mariez Gorgi, Tim Selvaraj and Kit Rowe.  Discussion: Tokuda, Y., Kikuchi, M., Takahashi, O., & Stein, G. (2006). Prehospital management of sarin nerve gas terrorism in urban settings: 10 years of progress after the Tokyo subway sarin attack. Resuscitation , 68 (2), 193-202. https:...