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Pomegranate Health is a podcast about the culture of medicine. You'll hear clinicians, researchers and advocates discuss all aspects of professionalism and quality improvement in healthcare. This includes clinical ethics, diagnostic bias, better communication and more equitable systems. For a sampler of these diverse themes of professional practice take a listen to Episode 132 and Episode 125.

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Spirometry reference equations are central to differentiating obstructive ventilatory defects, like asthma and bronchiectasis from restrictive ventilatory defects, like sarcoidosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Across the population, the metrics... more

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One in twenty Australian women of reproductive age are treated with intravenous iron supplementation, almost exclusively with ferric carboxymaltose. Usually sold under the name Ferinject or also Ferricarbo and Ferivo, this formulation is well-known t... more

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In part 1 of this series we talked about the efficiency gains from use of ambient scribes observed in some hospital settings. In this episode we discuss other opportunities that arise from granting large language models access to all the notes and te... more

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The burden of clinical documentation is one of the top reasons given for job dissatisfaction in medicine. Physicians typically give up an hour of personal time per shift to complete paperwork and the frustration is experienced by patients too, who so... more

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Heinz Zoller
Lead investigator on ferric carboxymaltose fracture safety study
Medical University of Innsbruck
Episode: Ep158: Iron infusions and fracture risk. A safety signal for ferric carboxymaltose
Ian Morison
Laboratory hematologist
Awanui Labs, Dunedin
Episode: Ep158: Iron infusions and fracture risk. A safety signal for ferric carboxymaltose
Luke Grzeskowiak
Clinical pharmacist
Flinders University, South Australia
Episode: Ep158: Iron infusions and fracture risk. A safety signal for ferric carboxymaltose
Ian Scott
Consultant generalist, piloted ambient scribes in Brisbane
Metro South Hospital and Health Service; Queensland Digital Health Centre
Episode: Ep157: AI models for discharge letters and clinical coding
Andrew Vanlint
Adelaide Hematologist and general physician
Adelaide
Episode: Ep157: AI models for discharge letters and clinical coding
Adam Brand
Emergency physician, digital information lead
Gold Coast Hospital
Episode: Ep157: AI models for discharge letters and clinical coding
Dr. Michelle Wille
Expert on avian influenza viruses
University of Melbourne; WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
Episode: [Contagious Conversations] H5N1 avian flu hits our shores
Associate Professor Michael Nissen
Infectious diseases physician; Director of Research
Royal Brisbane Hospital; Prince Charles Hospital
Episode: [Contagious Conversations] H5N1 avian flu hits our shores
Suran Fernando
Immunologist; head of clinical immunology and director of immunopathology at Royal North Shore; affiliated with University of Sydney
Royal North Shore Hospital; University of Sydney
Episode: Ep154: Delabelling penicillin allergy FAST

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Mic Cavazzini
Host of the show; affiliated with Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Pomegranate Health.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 95 ratings
  • Fantastic

    This is an excellent podcast by the RACP on a range of interesting and relevant topics. Fantastic job getting some quality experts in to discuss their fields. Keep up the high quality 👍

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    Australia8 years ago
  • Informative, topical and succinct resource

    Excellent for medical students, as well as practising medical professionals.

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    This is an excellent series of medical podcasts. Well produced and informative for all physicians and good for other interested doctors/ lay people as well.

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    New Zealand9 years ago
  • Succinct professional content

    The first episode on end-of-life conversations is excellent. I entered it out of curiosity, was pulled in because of brevity (15:18), liked the the brief fluent comments and summaries -- and that the website offers an episode transcription and references. Also the professional nature of production. Well done.

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    Dr Graham Davison
    Australia11 years ago
  • Thoughtful medicine

    Excellent insights into clinical medicine from the RACP

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Ep158: Iron infusions and fracture risk. A safety signal for ferric carboxymaltose
Q: What are potential management strategies for hypophosphatemia and bone risk after ferric carboxymaltose?
Screen before use, monitor phosphate after administration, and consider avoiding ferric carboxymaltose when possible; in persistent cases, therapies targeting FGF23 and careful management of phosphate are discussed, while acknowledging limited approved options.
Ep158: Iron infusions and fracture risk. A safety signal for ferric carboxymaltose
Q: What role does renal function play in the observed fracture risk according to the experts?
Renal impairment intensified the fracture risk with ferric carboxymaltose, and surprisingly, even among those with kidney disease, ferric carboxymaltose contributed to higher fracture risk, indicating mechanisms beyond hypophosphatemia.
Ep158: Iron infusions and fracture risk. A safety signal for ferric carboxymaltose
Q: How did the TrinetX validation strengthen the findings?
The TrinetX analysis replicated the signal in a large, real-world, multinational dataset, showing a doubling of fracture incidence with ferric carboxymaltose compared to derisomaltose, supporting the initial retrospective results.
Ep158: Iron infusions and fracture risk. A safety signal for ferric carboxymaltose
Q: What was the main finding of the Blood paper comparing ferric carboxymaltose to ferric derisomaltose over seven years?
The study found an independent, increased risk of bone events and osteomalacia with ferric carboxymaltose compared with ferric derisomaltose, even after adjusting for osteoporosis, age, sex, and iron deficiency severity, suggesting a drug-specific risk beyond underlying conditions.
Ep154: Delabelling penicillin allergy FAST
Q: Jason, can you describe what scoring criteria are included in Pen-Fast? and what the validation studies showed about a safe threshold for direct oral challenge?
Pen-Fast assigns points based on five variables: onset within 5 years, history of anaphylaxis or angioedema, history of severe cutaneous adverse reactions, and whether treatment was required for the reaction. A score below 3 indicates a high negative predictive value, meaning low likelihood of true allergy and suitability for direct oral challenge; validation across multiple cohorts showed consistent safety in low-risk patients.

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A medically focused series with a strong emphasis on clinical practice, public health, and systems-level issues. Episodes span metabolic liver disease in primary care, deprescribing and polypharmacy in older adults, infectious diseases and vaccination, genomics in generalist medicine, pandemic policy and rights, and hands-on case discussions in pulmonology, cardiology, and ophthalmology. Notable strengths include concise, practical guidance for frontline clinicians, thoughtful debates on policy and ethics, and access to expert guests who blend clinical practice with research and public health perspectives. The show often features multidisciplinary discussions, real-world case analyses, and clear takeaways that translate to everyday medical ... more

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