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Australia needs a CDC: Nigel Crawford

It’s time to emerge from the ‘bubble of COVID’ and check out what other countries are doing to keep track of vaccination rates and impacts, says paediatrician Associate Professor Nigel Crawford.

Expert/s: Leigh Dayton

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

Shingles vaccination in the immunocompromised – Which option for which patient?

Which immunocompromised patients should be given the recombinant (Shingrix) vs the inactivated (Zostavax)- different approaches to vaccination choice.

Expert/s: Prof Tony Cunningham AO

Dermatology, Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

What counts as ‘immunocompromised’ for Zostavax?

When deciding whether to administer Zostavax or not, it’s useful to keep the three types of immunocompromised patients in mind – the mild, the moderate and the severe, says infectious disease physician and virologist Professor Tony Cunningham.

Expert/s: Rosalyn Page

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Australia ‘behind the eight ball’ on omicron vaccines

New COVID vaccines are being produced faster than ever before, but the rate of new variants and sub-variants is making it hard to make sure the most up-to-date vaccine is being deployed, says infectious diseases specialist Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.

Expert/s: Sharon Smith

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Unfunded vaccines can’t just be ignored, expert says

The return of this year’s Splendour in the Grass music festival after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus is probably not what organisers imagined.

Expert/s: Nancy Notzon

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

We can end HIV transmission in Australia – What is the role of GPs

Recent changes have made prescribing PrEP by any GP on the PBS without the need for special training. HIV positive people without a Medicare Card can now receive free retroviral treatment and monitoring

Expert/s: Prof Jason Ong

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Exclusive: 60% of GPs have patients with long COVID

Here comes the aftermath of the rising COVID numbers, with almost 60% of Australian GPs now saying they are treating at least one patient with long COVID.

Expert/s: Felicity Nelson

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

COVID Update – Are we past the peak?

Trends of new cases, hospitalisations and deaths- mask mandates will help but the political leaders don’t want to do it.

Expert/s: Prof Michael Toole AM

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Have we passed the peak?

COVID infections have come in waves during the pandemic. First, we were hit with the alpha variant, then delta and now omicron.

Expert/s: Felicity Nelson

Infectious diseases, Public health

Clinical Articles

Almost 90% of GPs want mask mandates

The majority of the 477 GPs surveyed this month by Healthed say Australia should reintroduce mask mandates for crowded, indoor settings

Expert/s: Yasmin Clarke

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

All the highlights – Healthed webcast 2 August 2022

The latest Healthed webcast on Tuesday 2 August 2022 featured a number of high quality talks...

Expert/s: Healthed

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

COVID Update

Antiviral drugs and other therapeutics, new drugs and vaccines in the pipeline. Are universal vaccines a pipe dream? Why vaccines are only part of the answer and will never control the pandemic?

Expert/s: Dr Gary Grohmann

Infectious diseases

Australia needs a CDC: Nigel Crawford

It’s time to emerge from the ‘bubble of COVID’ and check out what other countries are doing to keep track of vaccination rates and impacts, says paediatrician Associate Professor Nigel Crawford.

Shingles vaccination in the immunocompromised – Which option for which patient?

Which immunocompromised patients should be given the recombinant (Shingrix) vs the inactivated (Zostavax)- different approaches to vaccination choice.

What counts as ‘immunocompromised’ for Zostavax?

When deciding whether to administer Zostavax or not, it’s useful to keep the three types of immunocompromised patients in mind – the mild, the moderate and the severe, says infectious disease physician and virologist Professor Tony Cunningham.

Australia ‘behind the eight ball’ on omicron vaccines

New COVID vaccines are being produced faster than ever before, but the rate of new variants and sub-variants is making it hard to make sure the most up-to-date vaccine is being deployed, says infectious diseases specialist Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.

Unfunded vaccines can’t just be ignored, expert says

The return of this year’s Splendour in the Grass music festival after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus is probably not what organisers imagined.

We can end HIV transmission in Australia – What is the role of GPs

Recent changes have made prescribing PrEP by any GP on the PBS without the need for special training. HIV positive people without a Medicare Card can now receive free retroviral treatment and monitoring

Exclusive: 60% of GPs have patients with long COVID

Here comes the aftermath of the rising COVID numbers, with almost 60% of Australian GPs now saying they are treating at least one patient with long COVID.

COVID Update – Are we past the peak?

Trends of new cases, hospitalisations and deaths- mask mandates will help but the political leaders don’t want to do it.

Have we passed the peak?

COVID infections have come in waves during the pandemic. First, we were hit with the alpha variant, then delta and now omicron.

Almost 90% of GPs want mask mandates

The majority of the 477 GPs surveyed this month by Healthed say Australia should reintroduce mask mandates for crowded, indoor settings

All the highlights – Healthed webcast 2 August 2022

The latest Healthed webcast on Tuesday 2 August 2022 featured a number of high quality talks...

COVID Update

Antiviral drugs and other therapeutics, new drugs and vaccines in the pipeline. Are universal vaccines a pipe dream? Why vaccines are only part of the answer and will never control the pandemic?

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It’s time to emerge from the ‘bubble of COVID’ and check out what other countries are doing to keep track of vaccination rates and impacts, says paediatrician Associate Professor Nigel Crawford.

Which immunocompromised patients should be given the recombinant (Shingrix) vs the inactivated (Zostavax)- different approaches to vaccination choice.

When deciding whether to administer Zostavax or not, it’s useful to keep the three types of immunocompromised patients in mind – the mild, the moderate and the severe, says infectious disease physician and virologist Professor Tony Cunningham.

New COVID vaccines are being produced faster than ever before, but the rate of new variants and sub-variants is making it hard to make sure the most up-to-date vaccine is being deployed, says infectious diseases specialist Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.

The return of this year’s Splendour in the Grass music festival after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus is probably not what organisers imagined.

Recent changes have made prescribing PrEP by any GP on the PBS without the need for special training. HIV positive people without a Medicare Card can now receive free retroviral treatment and monitoring

Here comes the aftermath of the rising COVID numbers, with almost 60% of Australian GPs now saying they are treating at least one patient with long COVID.

Trends of new cases, hospitalisations and deaths- mask mandates will help but the political leaders don’t want to do it.

COVID infections have come in waves during the pandemic. First, we were hit with the alpha variant, then delta and now omicron.

The majority of the 477 GPs surveyed this month by Healthed say Australia should reintroduce mask mandates for crowded, indoor settings

The latest Healthed webcast on Tuesday 2 August 2022 featured a number of high quality talks...

Antiviral drugs and other therapeutics, new drugs and vaccines in the pipeline. Are universal vaccines a pipe dream? Why vaccines are only part of the answer and will never control the pandemic?

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Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey

Psychologist; Director, UNSW Ageing Futures Institute; ARC Laureate Fellow; Senior Principal Research Scientist, NeuRA

Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey translates the WHO's updated 2026 dementia risk-reduction guidelines changes into concrete actions for opportunistic risk assessment and targeted advice in everyday general practice.