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PAEDS Small TalkIND Mini Series: Katie - The Immunisation Educator NurseEpisode 4 in our mini series for International Women's Day 2024 we are speaking with Katie, who entered into Nursing after having already established herself in a different career, and she has never looked back! Katie is an accredited nurse immuniser and a clinical nurse specialist at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.She's an advocate for trauma informed patient and family centered care and loves to talk about evidence based practice. Katie's worked in healthcare and water and sanitation in Australia, Southeast Asia, and in Pacific Island countries. She's keen to share her passion for immunization a...2024-05-1021 min

Deciphering the Daily NewsCOVID Vaccine Johnson & Johnson Pulled From US Market | CDC Yet to CommentIn this video, we delve into the significant news of Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine being withdrawn from the US market. Subscribe to our channel for timely and informative updates on this and other health news. 🔔 Turn on post notifications to never miss our updates on this unfolding situation. After an extended period of usage and research, one of the COVID vaccines has been pulled from the US market under unclear circumstances. The CDC, usually forthright with comments on such developments, has yet to issue a statement. This move raises critical questions about the vaccine's safety, efficacy, and the next steps for...2023-05-1911 min

Hilaritas Press PodcastsKevin Kelly – Senior Maverick at Wired offers Excellent Advice for Living – Bonus EpisodeIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Senior Maverick at Wired, author of the bestseller book, The Inevitable, Cool Tool maven, Recomendo chief, Asia-fan, and True Film buff, Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) on his new book, Excellent Advice for Living, Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier, artificial intelligence, and more in this special episode of the Hilaritas Podcast. Links... • Excellent-Advice-Living: https://www.amazon.com/Excellent-Advice-Living-Wisdom-Earlier/dp/0593654528 • The Inevitable: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0525428089/ • TED: The future will be shaped by optimists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrqB...2023-04-2956 min

The Jean Hailes podcastMums, kids and the vaccine“There’s a lot of noise out there, so I think it’s important to make sure that women are listening to people and organisations that provide evidence-based information.” In a special episode of the Jean Hailes podcast, we chat with Francesca – a nurse educator from the Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre. Listen in for some compassionate and expert advice about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine for women, children, and fertility, and get some top tips for managing kids’ needle phobia too. For more FAQs visit jeanhailes.org.au. For up-to-date immunisation...2021-11-0411 min

The Jean Hailes podcast – hosted by Janet Michelmore AOMums, kids and the vaccine“There’s a lot of noise out there, so I think it’s important to make sure that women are listening to people and organisations that provide evidence-based information.” In a special episode of the Jean Hailes podcast, we chat with Francesca – a nurse educator from the @Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre. Listen in for some compassionate and expert advice about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine for women, children, and fertility, and get some top tips for managing kids’ needle phobia too. For more FAQs visit jeanhailes.org.au. For up-to-date immunisation information for healthcare professionals, parents and the public visit the Me...2021-11-0411 min

The Jean Hailes podcastVaccines, safety and women“It’s safe – for both women and babies. These vaccines are effective.” In a special episode of the Jean Hailes podcast, we chat with Associate Professor Nigel Crawford Head of Immunisation Services at The Royal Children’s Hospital. Tune in as Professor Crawford answers your questions about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines for women who are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding. For FAQs and links to the Government’s Shared Decision-Making Guide for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy go to: jeanhailes.org.au For up-to-date immunisation...2021-10-2824 min

The Jean Hailes podcast – hosted by Janet Michelmore AOVaccines, safety and womenIn a special episode of the Jean Hailes podcast, we chat with Associate Professor Nigel Crawford Head of Immunisation Services at The Royal Children’s Hospital. Tune in as Professor Crawford answers your questions about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines for women who are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding. For FAQs and links to the Government’s Shared Decision-Making Guide for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy go to: www.jeanhailes.org.au For up-to-date immunisation information for healthcare professionals, parents and the general public visit the Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre: www.mvec.mcri.edu.au 2021-10-2824 min $Knocked Up: The Podcast About Fertility and Women\'s Health$ Knocked Up: The Podcast About Fertility and Women's HealthThe Covid-19 Vaccine 💉and Reproductive Health with Dr Preeya AlexanderThis episode was recorded on Monday 27th September. All information contained is relevant up until that date.To discuss the latest information regarding the Covid-19 vaccines we welcome back Dr Preeya Alexander.We discuss: the vaccine technology is so new, how do we know its safe What is the difference between DNA and mRNA, and can the mRNA change my DNA Why is it exciting when science and the medical advice changing something we should get excited about? Why are pregnant women more at risk from infection? Who has approved the use of the covid vaccine...2021-10-0341 min

Think GREAT ExperienceEpisode #7 - Effective Delegation - With Guest Ryan HentgesErik and Ryan discuss our need to develop everyone as leaders, to fine-tune our delegation skills, and the importance of constantly working on our workplace culture to achieve greatness! Ryan Hentges is the CEO of Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative https://www.mvec.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-hentges-8a73643/ https://twitter.com/ryan_hentges 2021-04-051h 13

COVID19 Road to a vaccineThe final episode of COVID19 Road to a vaccine with Professor Walter OrensteinIn the final episode of this podcast series our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, speaks with Professor Walter Orenstein. Dr Orenstein is a Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, Global Health and Paediatrics at Emory University; Associate Director of the Emory Vaccine Center and the Director of Emory Vaccine Policy and Development. An expert in vaccinology, Dr Orenstein has worked at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Director of the United States Immunisation Program and is a current member of several WHO groups. Further to this he is the co-editor of the vaccine textbook, Plotkin’s Vaccines, 7th edition. In th...2020-11-2331 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineHow the COVID-19 pandemic is being managed in British Columbia, Canada, with Dr Bonnie HenryIn episode 17 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, speaks to Dr Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer (PHO) for the Province of BC in Canada. As the PHO Bonnie is leading the province’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bonnie has been in this role since the beginning of 2018 and prior to this was the deputy PHO for three years. She specialises in public health and preventative medicine, and has a background working with the World Health Organisation and UNICEF polio eradication program in Pakistan and with the WHO during the Ebola ou...2020-11-1626 min

Nursing AustraliaEp4. Winning during the pandemicIn this episode of Nursing Australia, hosted by Karen Cook, we hear:The latest Nursing Australia news (01:39) Nursing degree fees have been reduced, APNA’s Workforce Survey has opened and new guidelines for spirometry testing have been released. Melissa’s story: the joys of working in aged care (06:22) Whilst aged care has attracted negative headlines this year, many nurses find it incredibly rewarding. Hear from APNA Board Member, Melissa Cromarty, as she shares another side to aged care. Catch Melissa’s full interview with ABC Radio Brisbane here: https...2020-11-1338 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineCOVID-19 vaccine candidates regulatory process update with Professor Norman BaylorIn episode 16 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford speaks once again with Professor Norman Baylor. Professor Baylor is the former Director of the Office of Vaccines Research and Review Center at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is the President and CEO of Biologics Consulting and current advisor to the WHO.In this episode they discuss:•The recent FDA Vaccines and related biological products advisory committee meeting which was, as is customary, open to the public•The huge amount countries like Australia can learn from the...2020-11-0127 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineEthical considerations on the road to a COVID-19 vaccine with Professor Lynn GillamIn episode 15, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, speaks to Professor Lynn Gillam. Lynn is a clinical ethicist who trained in philosophy and bioethics. She is a Professor in the Centre for Health Equity, in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne; and the Academic Director of The Children’s Bioethics Centre at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. The Children’s Bioethics Centre provides support including ethical decision making for clinicians in relation to patient care issues. Nigel and Lynn will discuss some of the ethical issues raised in the setting of SAR...2020-10-0432 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineVaccine acceptance with Dr Bruce GellinIn episode 14, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, speaks to Dr Bruce Gellin. Bruce is the President of Global Immunization at the Sabin Vaccine Institute in Washington. The Sabin Vaccine Institute’s mission is to make vaccines more accessible, enable innovation and expand immunisation across the globe. Bruce took up this role in 2017, prior to this serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the National Vaccine Program Office at the US Department of Health and Human Services where he served as technical and policy advisor to the WHO, focusing on influenza vaccines and global issues of vaccine hesitancy. Bruce has al...2020-09-2332 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineGlobal issues brought about by SARS-CoV-2 with Professor Kim MulhollandIn episode 13, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, speaks to Professor Kim Mulholland. Kim is a paediatrician and Professor of Child Health from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the University of Melbourne department of Paediatrics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. With post-graduate training in immunology, respiratory medicine and tropical medicine, his vast experience includes developing a program of research covering all aspects of childhood pneumonia which helped guide WHO policies. He has been involved in the oversight of many vaccine trials and has served on steering committees or DSMBs for a range of vaccines including pn...2020-09-1426 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineVaccine confidence from a global perspective with Professor Heidi LarsonIn this episode of COVID19 Road to a vaccine, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, speaks to Professor Heidi Larson. Heidi is an anthropologist and Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project and Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The Vaccine Confidence Project is a WHO centre of excellence on addressing vaccine hesitancy. Heidi is the previous head of Global Immunisation Communication at UNICEF, chaired GAVI’s advocacy taskforce and served on the WHO SAGE working group on vaccine hesitancy. In this episode they discuss:•How and why Heidi founded The Vaccine Confidence Proj...2020-09-0722 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineVaccine confidence with Associate Professor Margie Danchin and Professor Julie LeaskIn episode 11 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series, our host, Nigel Crawford, speaks toexperts in vaccine confidence, Associate Professor Margie Danchin and Professor Julie Leask. Margie is a consultant paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, an Associate Professor within the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, where she is the leader of the Vaccine Uptake Group. Julie is a social scientist and professor in the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Sydney and a visiting Professorial Fellow at NCIRS (the National Centre for Immu...2020-08-3127 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineThe University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine with Professors Paul Young and Trent MunroIn episode 10 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series, our host, Nigel Crawford, speaks with Professors Paul Young and Trent Munro to discuss the University of Queensland (UQ) COVID-19 vaccine candidate. UQ and CEPI (the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation) have partnered with CSL (Seqirus) to advance their novel molecular clamp technology to develop their vaccine for COVID-19. This vaccine has recently progressed to Phase 1 clinical trials. In this episode they discuss:•The University of Queensland COVID19 vaccine development process •The involvement of CEPI in their trial •The use of a molecular clamp platform in the...2020-08-1734 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineSARS-CoV-2 special risk groups: aged care residents and workers with Professor Robert BooyIn episode 9 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, speaks with Professor Robert Booy. Robert is a Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Sydney and is a Senior Professorial Fellow at NCIRS, the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance at Westmead Children’s Hospital. He has special research interests in serious infections and their prevention, particularly in the setting of aged care facilities. In this episode they discuss: •Special risk groups when it comes to SARS-CoV-2, in particular, those living and working in aged care facilities 2020-08-1020 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineVaccine approaches and immunological aspects of SARS-CoV-2 with Professor Katie FlanaganIn episode 8 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, speaks with Professor Katie Flanagan. Katie is Head of Infectious Diseases at Launceston General Hospital and is affiliated with the University of Tasmania, Monash University and RMIT where she is involved in a broad range of research projects, with her main interests being in vaccinology and infectious diseases immunology. She has led a number of vaccine immunology trials. In this episode they discuss:•Immunological aspects of SARS-CoV-2•Vaccine responses in adults versus children and the difference in adult immune systems•Vaccin...2020-08-0331 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineThe importance of regulatory bodies in the development of vaccines with Professor Norman BaylorIn episode 7 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford speaks with Professor Norman Baylor. Professor Baylor is the former Director of the Office of Vaccines Research and Review Center at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is the President and CEO of Biologics Consulting and current advisor to the WHO. In this episode they discuss:•The important role of regulatory authorities in the development and release of new vaccines•Emergency Use Authorisations (EUA) and their use•Compressed timelines in the development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines•Requirem...2020-07-0629 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineThe impact of SARS-CoV-2 on children and health care workers with Professor Paul OffitIn episode 6 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, speaks to Professor Paul Offit. Professor Offit is an infectious diseases physician and Director of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHoP) Vaccine Education Center (VEC). The VEC website inspired the creation of the Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre, the host of this podcast series. In this episode they discuss:•The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on health care workers and the importance of a vaccine•Preventative therapies and randomised controlled trials in a pandemic, specifically the use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 and the o...2020-06-2927 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineAn Australian perspective on COVID-19 vaccine candidates with Professor Terry NolanIn episode 5 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford speaks to Professor Terry Nolan. Professor Nolan is a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. He heads up VIRGO, the vaccine and immunisation research group, a collaboration between Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the University of Melbourne. VIRGO has the largest and longest standing child and adolescent vaccine population research and clinical trials program in Australia. He previously chaired ATAGI, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and was a member of SAGE, the World Health Organisation's main...2020-06-2222 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineThe specific virus characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 with Professor Kanta SubbaraoIn episode 4 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series, our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, will be speaking to Professor Kanta Subbarao. Professor Subbarao has been the Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza since 2016, based at The Doherty Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is a virologist and physician who specialises in paediatric infectious diseases. Her research is focused on influenza, as well as newly emerging viral diseases of global importance such as SARS and MERS, which includes immune responses to infection and vaccination. In this episode...2020-06-1530 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineThe Oxford Vaccine Group's COVID-19 vaccine trial with Professor Andrew PollardIn episode 3 of our COVID19 Road to a vaccine series our host, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford will be speaking to Professor Andrew Pollard, Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity at the University of Oxford. Professor Pollard is head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, who, along with the Jenner Institute, are running the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial. They will be be discussing:•The Oxford Vaccine Centre's COVID-19 vaccine trial being run by the Oxford Vaccine Group and The Jenner Institute which Professor Pollard is co-leading •How the Oxford Vaccine Group's previous work on the Middle Eastern Respira...2020-06-0829 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineThe importance of vaccine safety when developing a new vaccine with Professor Kathryn EdwardsIn episode 2 of our ‘COVID19 Road to a vaccine series’, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), Melbourne, Australia, speaks with Professor Kathryn Edwards. Dr Edwards is a professor of paediatrics in the division of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is also vice-chair for clinical research. She is an internationally-recognised expert in vaccinology and, in particular, vaccine safety. They will be discussing the important topic of vaccine safety when developing a new vaccine, including some of the challenges faced in the COVID19 vaccine development pathway.2020-06-0137 min

COVID19 Road to a vaccineThe global pursuit of a COVID-19 vaccine with Emeritus Professor Stanley PlotkinIn Episode 1 of our new podcast series, Associate Professor Nigel Crawford, a vaccinologist and consultant paediatrician at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) & Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH), Melbourne, talks with Stanley Plotkin, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania; who is well known internationally for his role in vaccine development.In this episode they discuss:•Professor Plotkin’s role in the development of the rubella vaccine, still used throughout the world today•His role as the Editor in Chief of the ‘Vaccines’ textbook•His role in the formation of the Coalition for Epidemic Pre...2020-05-2643 min