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The Meaning of Health Podcast

The Meaning of Health Podcast

A podcast that explores a range of health and health-related issues that affect people in the community. We sit down with lived experience, academic, and practitioner experts to take a deep dive into many different areas of health. We are based at the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia.

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Episode 96 - Diabetic Foot Disease With Mariam Alessa

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2024/02/22

We return with our first episode for 2024, and bring you a great conversation with Mariam Alessa, a podiatrist from Kuwait currently completing a PhD investigating diabetic foot disease at the School of Allied Health at UWA. Mariam takes us through her journey which has seen her study in Malta and the UK, before practicing in Kuwait and doing research in Abu Dhabi. Mariam talks through some of the consequences of diabetes, and how complications such as diabetic foot disease can arise, often with

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01:10:07

Episode 95 - Christmas 2023

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2023/12/22

We’ve made it through to Christmas 2023! In this special Christmas episode, Craig, Courtney and Leah are joined by special guest Doug Maclaurin from the UWA Media and PR team, who is also the host of the brand new Research on the Record podcast at UWA. In addition to the usual discussion about an article from the BMJ Christmas issue, we all reflect on what has been quite an incredible year for many reasons, as well as discussing personal milestones and experiences from throughout the year. We finish

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01:04:07

Episode 94 - Dreambuilders Part 2 With Dave And Kylie

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2023/12/14

In part 2 of our conversations with Dreambuilders Care, we chat first with Dave, a service user at Dreambuilders, followed by Kylie, the day manager of the service. Dave discusses his challenges with alcohol dependence and how he recently reached the milestone of being 1 year sober. Dave talks about the importance of asking for help when you need it, how Dreambuilders has been a great help to him and many others, and his relationship with his family. Kylie discusses her role at Dreambuilders and

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01:22:51

Episode 93 - Dreambuilders Helping To Feed The...

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2023/12/05

We travel to Midland to chat with Dreambuilders Care CEO Ursula Dixon for this episode, which is the first of 2 that we will release about Dreambuilders. Dreambuilders are a charitable organisation that operates a low cost supermarket, a café, and a community kitchen, to help feed people in Midland who may be struggling to help ends meet. Ursula chats with us about a lot of the challenges Dreambuilders’ clients face, and also how they are starting to see a change in the people use their service,

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01:08:51

Episode 92 - Using Living Models To Advance Medicine...

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2023/11/16

In this episode we venture out to Royal Perth Hospital for a chat with Dr Erika Bosio, Laboratory Head in the Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, and a senior lecturer at the UWA School of Biomedical Sciences and Graduate Research Coordinator at the UWA Medical School. Erika talks us through her career in research, which took her to Italy and back again. She has conducted research in immunology, transplantation, diabetes and stem cells. Erika is currently working with UWA and the

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Episode 91 - Improving Cancer Treatment And Academic...

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2023/10/04

Prof Anna Nowak joins us in the studio for a chat about the many strings to her bow. From studying music and playing the violin during school (and learning the flute more recently), through to treating cancer patients and investigating how to improve treatment outcomes, Anna’s career is a source of inspiration for many people. Anna talks us through what drew her to practicing cancer medicine, getting involved in cancer research, and the many national and international collaborations that Anna has

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01:24:00

Episode 90 - The Voice To Parliament With Prof Dawn...

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2023/09/15

We sit down for a yarn with prominent Indigenous academic Prof Dawn Bessarab. Dawn is a Bard/Yindijibarndi Aboriginal woman who grew up in the Kimberley in North Western Australia. She has a background in social work, and is now the Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health at UWA. Dawn has led many innovations in Indigenous research methods, and was responsible for developing the clinical yarning framework which is now widely used in Australia and across the world. Dawn gives

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Episode 89 - Introducing New Host Leah Roberts

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2023/09/13

In this brief episode we welcome Leah Roberts as a new host to the podcast. Leah joined us as a guest in episode 87 and we are delighted to have her join the hosting team. Our introduction touches on a couple of contemporary issues that are receiving media coverage at the moment (corporate misbehaviour and the Voice to the parliament) which Leah provides looks at with her political science hat on. We’ll look forward to bringing you new episodes featuring Leah in the hosting chair soon.As always, if

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01:05:57

Episode 88 - Homelessness In Regional WA With Alex...

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2023/08/03

We sit down with Alex Hughes to have a chat about the current homelessness crisis in regional Western Australia. Alex previously worked for the 100 Families project and was a podcast guest all the way back in Episode 16, and is now working with Just Home Margaret River, a community-led grass roots organisation that assists people in and around Margaret River who are experiencing, or at risk of homelessness. Alex takes us through some of the contributing factors, such as a lot of the available

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00:50:06

Episode 87 - Drug Policy And Medicinal Cannabis With...

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2023/07/24

Episode 87 - Drug Policy And Medicinal Cannabis With Leah Roberts by The Meaning of Health Podcast

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00:57:39

Episode 86 - Medication Safety In Pregnancy With Dr...

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2023/06/30

Welcome to another episode where we chat with Dr Erin Kelty, a researcher at the UWA School of Population and Global Health. Erin discusses her research career, starting with animal research, through to the work she currently does researching medication safety during pregnancy. Erin shares some breaking news with us about a large grant that she and her collaborators were awarded to investigate the impact of living through a heat wave has on pregnancy outcomes for people living in Western Austalia

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Episode 85 - Youth Mental Health With Shane Thomas

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2023/05/26

Podcast episode 85 has us sitting down with Shane Thomas an occupational therapist from Youth Axis, a mental health service in Wembley for people aged 16-24 years who are at high risk of developing psychotic illness or an emotionally unstable personality disorder. Shane discusses how Youth Axis is designed to provide early support and treatment to help people manage their mental health with the aim of preventing more serious problems later on. Typically clients access the service for 6 months or so

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01:09:31

Episode 84 - Mental Health Advocacy with Taryn Harvey

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2023/05/04

We are delighted to bring you a fascinating conversation with Taryn Harvey, the CEO of the West Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH). Taryn is a tireless advocate for people who are often left disempowered by our health and social systems. She worked for many years as an advocate in the disability sector before taking up the role of CEO at WAAHM in 2018. Taryn discusses the role that WAAMH plays in helping individuals who are navigating the community mental health system in WA, as well

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01:10:34

Episode 83 - Safety Of Elderly Drivers And Navigating...

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2023/04/06

If you have ever thought that elderly drivers on our roads may pose a risk to safety, then this episode is for you. We sit down with Dr Wendy Feng to discuss the safety of elderly drivers which she studied for her PhD recently. Wendy talks us through her journey into research, as well as her experience in navigating a PhD that had more than its fair share of challenges. Wendy was a delightful guest, we hope you enjoy the conversation. If you want to read more about Wendy’s work, please click here:

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Episode 82 - Weight Stigma with Jeni, Blake, Kristy...

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2023/03/20

Weight Stigma, what is it and how to does it affect people and the healthcare they receive? Listen as we get some answers from lived experience experts and advocates Jeni and Clare, along with lived experience expert and academic Dr Blake Lawrence from Curtin University, and dietician and PhD candidate Kristy Law from the George Institute. They talk us through the social and psychological determinants of overweight and obesity, and how this often leads on to weight stigma, which is alarmingly common

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01:25:54

Episode 81 - Paediatric Medicine And Surviving Septic...

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2023/02/22

We’re back with another great chat, this time with Dr Brad MacDonald from Perth Children’s Hospital. Brad currently works in paediatric medicine as a paediatric trainee as well as being enrolled in a PhD at the UWA School of Population and Global Health. Brad discusses his journey from being a science student, through to enrolling in Medicine and now specialising in paediatrics. We talk in depth about rheumatic heart disease (the subject of Brad’s PhD) which is a major problem in many rural and

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01:12:21

Episode 80 - Occupational Therapy Using Music for...

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2023/02/07

A belated welcome to the Meaning of Health 2023! After a bit of a hiatus we bring you a conversation that we had late in 2022 with Mr Andrew Miller, an occupational therapist working at Graylands Hospital both in the main hospital and also in the Creative Expression Centre for Arts Therapy (CECAT). CECAT is also located on the hospital grounds. Andrew chats with us about the work he does with people with serious mental illness, often using music to help them express themselves, and in the process

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Episode 79 - Christmas 2022 with Dr Dani Barrington

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2022/12/22

Join us as we sit down for a special Christmas chat with our colleague Dr Dani Barrington from the School of Population and Global Health. We go through some of the winning articles from the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) Christmas competition and review what has been quite a year in 2022. We finish off our Christmas episode with a musical number "Research Utopia" that Craig first debuted at the recent "Let's Present" event at the School. We'd like to thank all of you who listen to the podcast

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01:08:29

Episode 78 - Ageing and Cognitive Decline with Prof...

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2022/12/09

We sit down with Prof Romola Bucks in the studio for a chat about her work over the years and her current roles. Romola is currently the Pro Vice Chancellor of Health and Medical Research at UWA and has a background in neuropsychology and has focussed a lot of her practice and research on cognitive decline with ageing, as well as the impact that sleep issues have on cognitive decline. In recent times Romola has also taken up a position as Director of the Raine Study, a long-running birth cohort

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Episode 77 - Treating Septic Shock with Dr Stephen...

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2022/11/25

In this episode we sit down for a chat with Dr Stephen MacDonald and Jono Burcham from the ARISE fluids study. Stephen is an Emergency Doctor and clinical researcher and Jono is a research nurse, both based at Royal Perth Hospital. ARISE fluids is investigating two different approaches to treating patients who are diagnosed with septic shock, a life-threatening condition that kills thousands of people in Australia each year, and leaves many others living with a range of symptoms after recovery. The

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