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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 135 - Doing Things Differently in Disability...

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2025/10/24

In this episode we sit down for a chat with Mark Fitzpatrick, CEO of PeopleKind Group. Mark has an extensive career working in the disability sector, including roles as Deputy President of the Deafness Council and a member of the Executive of the Hearing Health Sector Alliance. This range of experience, along with previous CEO roles at Telethon Speech and Hearing and St Vincent de Paul Society has given Mark a unique perspective on how things can be done differently to achieve the best possible

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01:16:02

Episode 134 – Living w/ Hidden Disability, Supporting...

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2025/10/10

Dorinda is joined by Chanel & Esme as we continue our series on disability.Chanel talks us through her journey over the last few years since she acquired a brain injury due to a traumatic event, and discusses some of the challenges she has faced, both due to her injury and the symptoms she manages, including hearing loss and balance issues, as well as the complexities navigating the health system, often out in rural areas. Chanel also talks about the successes she has had, particularly in being

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00:51:32

Episode 133 - Disability and Early Childhood...

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2025/09/26

To kick off our new series that explores disability from a range of perspectives, Dorinda ‘t Hart sits down for a chat with Monique Power, founder and Director of Ripple Ability, a company set up to help families caring for young children with disability to navigate the National Disability Insurance Scheme to ensure that both the children and their families can lead fulfilling and healthy lives. Monique discusses her lived experience as a mother and carer of a child with a rare disability, and the

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01:06:34

Episode 132 - Menstruation Goes Mainstream with Ina...

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2025/09/12

In this episode we bring you a conversation with Ina Jurga, International Coordinator for Menstrual Hygiene Day and Technical Lead for Menstrual Health and Hygiene at WASH United. Ina joined hosts Leah Roberts and Dr. Dani Barrington to share her journey from working as a civil engineer to becoming a global advocate for menstrual health, shaped by her experiences in countries such as India, Uganda, and Burundi.Ina talked us through the creation of Menstrual Hygiene Day in 2014 and the importance of

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00:33:46

Episode 131 - Improving Understanding of Menopause...

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2025/08/28

In this episode of The Meaning of Health, we’re joined by Associate Professor Erin Morton, CEO, and founder of Bespoke Clinical Research, to explore the often-overlooked topic of perimenopause and menopause. Erin shares her professional expertise and personal experiences navigating perimenopause, which inspired her to establish the Vital Perimenopause Registry—a project capturing community perspectives on symptoms, challenges, and priorities in women’s health. We discuss what menopause and

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00:45:23

Episode 130 – Diabetes Medication to Prevent Heart...

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2025/08/14

In this episode, Craig chats with Dr Juliana de Oliveira Costa, Research Fellow at the Medicines Intelligence Research Program, UNSW Sydney. Juliana is a pharmacist and pharmacoepidemiologist who uses big health data to study and improve medicine use across populations. They discuss SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists—modern type 2 diabetes medicines now known for heart, kidney, and weight-loss benefits. Juliana explains how cardiovascular benefits were discovered by accident, leading to

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00:54:07

Episode 129 - PBAC Sub-committees with Prof Richard...

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2025/07/31

In this episode we chat about the sub-committees that provide advice to the main Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee. We are joined by Prof Richard Norman from the Economic Sub-Committee (ESC), and Prof Chris Etherton-Beer, Chair of the Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee (DUSC).Richard is a health economist, so talks us through some of the health economic measures and considerations that go into ESC deciding whether to recommend that a medication should be subsidised through the Pharmaceutical

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00:48:21

Episode 128 - Keeping Hearts Strong: Noongar Women,...

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2025/07/09

In this special NAIDOC Week episode of The Meaning of Health podcast, Ingrid is joined by Associate Professor Aunty Vicky Wade and Professor Bep Uink for a discussion about the importance of heart health among Noongar women and Aboriginal communities more broadly. Together, they explore the central role of Noongar women as matriarchs, healers, and cultural leaders, and how these responsibilities connect deeply with physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.Aunty Vicky shares her journey as a

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00:36:38

Episode 127 - Real World Data and the Use of...

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2025/06/19

In this episode, we speak with Dr Monica Tang, a medical oncologist at the Prince of Wales Hospital and researcher at the University of New South Wales. Monica shares her clinical and academic journey, highlighting how her experience with patients and real-world data is reshaping cancer care in Australia. She discusses her specialisation in breast cancer treatment and the collaborative approach taken by multidisciplinary teams. These teams, comprising surgeons, radiation oncologists,

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00:58:05

Episode 126: Australia's Medicine Funding with Prof...

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2025/05/28

Welcome to a new series looking at Medicines in Australia. To kick off our medicines series, this episode features conversations with Professor Robyn Ward, Chair of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC), and Ms Jo Watson, PBAC deputy-chair.Robyn briefly discusses her work as a cancer oncologist and researcher and has taken up a new position as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) and Senior Vice President at Monash University in Melbourne since we recorded this conversation. Robyn

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00:56:42

Episode 125 - Women's Hormonal Health with Prof...

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2025/05/14

Continuing our series on women’s health, Ingrid and Craig sat down for a chat with respected endocrinologists Prof Bronwyn Stuckey from the Keogh Institute and Dr Kharis Burns from Royal Perth Hospital.We discussed a range of women’s health issues that endocrinologists help their patients deal with, such as diabetes, and reproductive health issues ranging from menstrual issues through to IVF and menopause. Bronwyn and Kharis talked us through some of the treatments that they prescribe, as well as

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00:48:22

Episode 124 - Abortion Decision Making with Dr...

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2025/04/30

We continue our women’s health series with a chat with Dr Dorinda ‘t Hart from the School of Population and Global Health at UWA. Dorinda has a background in sociology originally, with her PhD focussing on post-abortion narratives of women who had an abortion in Western Australia since 1998 when abortions were fully legalised in the state. Dorinda talks us through her PhD research and covers many aspects of the decision-making process that women who choose to proceed with an abortion go through

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00:55:08

Episode 123 - Global Maternal and Child Health with A...

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2025/04/23

In this next episode in our series on women’s health we sit down for a conversation with global health expert A/Prof Tim Roberton from the School of Population and Global Health at UWA.Tim’s discusses his interesting pathway into public and global health, from working for international aid organisations in the middle east and the Caucasus in the old Soviet region, to doing his doctorate at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in the USA. Tim also talks us through the health systems in lower and

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00:43:46

Episode 122 - Perinatal Mental Health with Dr Jacquie...

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2025/04/16

We kick off our new series on women’s health with a chat with Dr Jacquie Frayne, a GP and researcher at the University of Western Australia who specialises in mental health for women during pregnancy and in the period after birth.Jacquie discusses the work herself and colleagues do at the Childbirth and Mental Illness Service located at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Subiaco: https://www.kemh.health.wa.gov.au/Womens-Health/Mental-Health/CAMI We chat with Jacquie about the range of mental health

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01:08:48

Episode 121 - Music, Addiction, Meditation and...

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2025/03/21

We bring you a chat with Sydney-based musician Joe West in this episode. Joe talks about his upbringing in regional New South Wales, and his life working as a musician for many years. Joe discusses the challenges that the lifestyle can pose for many, often resulting in a strained connection with society. Joe shares his own experience struggling with mental heath challenges and issues with substance use and addiction. He talks us through how he came to understand the problems he was having, and

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01:14:18

Episode 120 - Maori Health and Health Research with A...

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2025/03/10

In this episode we bring you a conversation we had with A/Prof Bevan Erueti from Massey University in Aotearoa/New Zealand in late 2024. Bevan discussed health and health research from a Māori perspective. Bevan talked us through the concept of pūrākau (Māori realities and narratives) and how this guides culturally competent health care and health research in Aotearoa/New Zealand.Bevan took us through the great effort that had gone into establishing a world-leading Māori health service in

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00:44:50

Episode 119 - Health Education in Early Childhood...

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2025/02/19

In this episode we chat with Dr Ruth Wallace, a senior lecturer in the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Edith Cowan University. Ruth is an expert in nutrition and early childhood education, which has led her to co-write and publish the “Little Aussie Bugs” series of books with her collaborator Dr Amelia Ruscoe. These innovative books are aimed at young children, typically in childcare, and help them to learn about different aspects of health and healthy behaviours.The books are designed to

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00:57:10

Episode 118 - Protecting the Rights and Needs of...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Welcome back for our first episode of 2025. We bring you panel conversation from a “Breakfast by the Bay” event recorded in October 2024 at the University Club of Western Australia. The panel conversation was moderated by Linda Savage, lawyer, former member of parliament and law reform and social justice advocate. The panellists were:Kate Chaney, Independent Federal Member for Curtin Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor Brett Hart, Pundukunu Aboriginal Service Amie Furlong, Government Relations

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00:57:00

Episode 117 - Christmas 2024

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2024/12/19

We have made it to our final episode for 2024!As is now Meaning of Health tradition, we get together for a recap of the year that was, and chat about things that went well, badly, or otherwise in 2024. Ingrid talks us through a journal article that looks at whether ChatGPT is “BS”: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5 Leah talks us through Chonkus, an algae that could assist with slowing climate change:

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00:59:14

Episode 116 - PHAA Australian Public Health...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/12/19

Welcome to the sixth and final episode of our special series we recorded at the Public Health Association of Australia’s (PHAA) Australian Public Health Conference in Perth in September 2024 #AustPH2024. We had many guests come through our pop-up studio over the 3 day conference to chat about their career and recent work. In this episode we feature conversations with: A/Prof Hayley Christian from The Kids Research Institute Australia:

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