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Purple Pen Podcast

  • May 2025
    • May 11, 2025 PPP 174 - Intellectual Disability with Chelsea Felkai May 11, 2025
  • April 2025
    • Apr 13, 2025 PPP 173 - Acne with A/Prof Deshan Sebaratnam Apr 13, 2025
  • March 2025
    • Mar 16, 2025 PPP 172 - Tuberculosis (TB) with Dr Sayontonee Ghosh Mar 16, 2025
  • February 2025
    • Feb 16, 2025 PPP 171 - Proton Pump Inhibitors with Kostas Brooks Feb 16, 2025
  • January 2025
    • Jan 12, 2025 PPP 170 - Emerging Treatments for Fungal Infections with Dr Gaurav Sutrave Jan 12, 2025
  • December 2024
    • Dec 15, 2024 PPP 169 - The Rural Pharmacist with Shaylee Mills Dec 15, 2024
  • November 2024
    • Nov 10, 2024 PPP168 - Public Health with Jeremy McAnulty Nov 10, 2024
  • October 2024
    • Oct 13, 2024 PPP167 - Meningococcal B with Dr Anita Campbell Oct 13, 2024
  • September 2024
    • Sep 25, 2024 PPP 166 - Special Episode World Pharmacist Day 2024 - Pharmacist Wellbeing with Dr Karlee Johnston Sep 25, 2024
    • Sep 15, 2024 PPP 165 - Fever with A/Prof Rebekah Moles Sep 15, 2024
  • August 2024
    • Aug 8, 2024 PPP 164 - Gout with Dr David Liew Aug 8, 2024
  • July 2024
    • Jul 14, 2024 PPP 163 - Monoclonal Antibodies with Prof Sanjay Swaminathan Jul 14, 2024
  • June 2024
    • Jun 9, 2024 PPP 162 - Impetigo (School Sores) With Prof Asha Bowen Jun 9, 2024
  • May 2024
    • May 12, 2024 PPP 161 - Respiratory Syncytial Virus with Prof Asha Bowen May 12, 2024
  • April 2024
    • Apr 14, 2024 PPP 160 - Social and Cultural Considerations in Antimicrobial Use with A/Prof Esmita Charani Apr 14, 2024
  • March 2024
    • Mar 17, 2024 PPP 159 - Deprescribing psychotropics with Dr Mark Horowitz Mar 17, 2024
  • February 2024
    • Feb 24, 2024 PPP 158 - Psoriasis with Associate Professor Deshan Sebaratnam Feb 24, 2024
    • Feb 18, 2024 PPP 157 - Tinnitus with Pia Nairn Feb 18, 2024
  • January 2024
    • Jan 14, 2024 PPP156 - Cholesterol Update with Adam Livori Jan 14, 2024
  • December 2023
    • Dec 17, 2023 PPP 155 - Cardiovascular Disease Risk with Natalie Raffoul Dec 17, 2023
  • November 2023
    • Nov 19, 2023 PPP 154 - Haemochromatosis with Dr Ian Bilmon Nov 19, 2023
  • October 2023
    • Oct 15, 2023 PPP 153 - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) with Dr Terri Foran Oct 15, 2023
  • September 2023
    • Sep 29, 2023 PPP 152 - International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress 2023 Wrap Up Sep 29, 2023
    • Sep 25, 2023 PPP151 - Special Edition: World Pharmacist Day 2023 Sep 25, 2023
    • Sep 17, 2023 PPP 150 - Metformin Myths with Karl Winckel Sep 17, 2023
  • August 2023
    • Aug 13, 2023 PPP 149 - Podiatrist Prescribing with Dr Kristin Graham and Saraid Martin Aug 13, 2023
  • July 2023
    • Jul 16, 2023 PPP 148 - Stroke with Professor Stephen Davis and Professor Geoffrey Donnan AO Jul 16, 2023
  • June 2023
    • Jun 18, 2023 PPP147 - Rural Health with Dr Daniel Wilson Jun 18, 2023
  • May 2023
    • May 14, 2023 PPP146 - Constipation with Dr Kostas Brooks May 14, 2023
  • April 2023
    • Apr 16, 2023 PPP145 - Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) with Dr Timothy Matthews Apr 16, 2023
  • March 2023
    • Mar 19, 2023 PPP144 - Australian Pharmacy Students' Journal Showcase Mar 19, 2023
    • Mar 6, 2023 PPP143 - Women and Heart Health with A/Prof Monique Watts Mar 6, 2023
  • February 2023
    • Feb 12, 2023 PPP142 - Herpes Simplex Virus with Dr Melanie Bissessor Feb 12, 2023
  • January 2023
    • Jan 15, 2023 PPP141 - Sleep Apnoea with Dr Colin Tuft Jan 15, 2023
  • December 2022
    • Dec 13, 2022 PPP140 - Herpes Zoster (Shingles) with Dr Emma Goeman and Dr Jean Li-Kim-Moy Dec 13, 2022
  • November 2022
    • Nov 13, 2022 PPP139 - Rheumatic Fever with Dr Jerry Abraham Alex Nov 13, 2022
  • October 2022
    • Oct 16, 2022 PPP138 - Analgesic Stewardship with Thuy Bui Oct 16, 2022
  • September 2022
    • Sep 25, 2022 PPP137 - Monkeypox with Ivette Aguirre and Dr Melanie Bissessor Sep 25, 2022
    • Sep 11, 2022 PPP136 - Type II Diabetes with Dr Priya Sumithran Sep 11, 2022
  • August 2022
    • Aug 1, 2022 PPP135 - Clover the Chloroformist with A/Prof Christine Ball Aug 1, 2022
  • July 2022
    • Jul 15, 2022 PPP134 - Culturally Capable Pharmacists with Bronwyn Clark and A/Prof Faye McMillan Jul 15, 2022
  • June 2022
    • Jun 30, 2022 PPP133 - The New Sepsis Clinical Care Standards with Dr Carolyn Hullick and Prof Jason Roberts Jun 30, 2022
    • Jun 6, 2022 PPP132 - Toxicology with A/Prof Naren Gunja Jun 6, 2022
  • May 2022
    • May 8, 2022 PPP131: Interstitial Lung Disease with Assoc Prof Nicole Goh May 8, 2022
  • April 2022
    • Apr 21, 2022 PPP130 - Bipolar Disorder with Professor Ian Hickie Apr 21, 2022
  • March 2022
    • Mar 27, 2022 PPP129 - Asthma Update with Dr Emma Gray Mar 27, 2022
  • February 2022
    • Feb 27, 2022 PPP128 - Oral Cancers with Dr Leanne Teoh and Sophie Beaumont Feb 27, 2022
    • Feb 7, 2022 PPP127: COVID19 in Kids with Dr Brendan McMullan Feb 7, 2022
  • December 2021
    • Dec 19, 2021 PPP126: Treatment resistant depression with Professor Ian Hickie Dec 19, 2021
  • November 2021
    • Nov 20, 2021 PPP125: AMD with Prof Robyn Guymer Nov 20, 2021
    • Nov 1, 2021 PPP124: ADHD with Prof Dave Coghill Nov 1, 2021
  • October 2021
    • Oct 10, 2021 PPP123: Hyperbaric Medicine with Conjoint Professor Michael Bennett AM Oct 10, 2021
  • September 2021
    • Sep 19, 2021 PPP122: Infections in Pregnancy with Dr Nisha Khot Sep 19, 2021
  • August 2021
    • Aug 22, 2021 PPP121: Clinical Microbiology with Dr Indy Sandaradura Aug 22, 2021
    • Aug 1, 2021 Episode 120: Orbital and periorbital cellulitis with Dr David Woo Aug 1, 2021
  • July 2021
    • Jul 18, 2021 Episode 119: Epilepsy with Prof Sam Berkovic Jul 18, 2021
    • Jul 8, 2021 PPP118: Psycho-existential symptoms in Palliative Care with Prof David Kissane Jul 8, 2021
  • June 2021
    • Jun 20, 2021 PPP117 Oral Health with A/Prof Mark Schifter Jun 20, 2021
  • May 2021
    • May 17, 2021 PPP116 - Dementia with Professor Simon Lewis May 17, 2021
    • May 2, 2021 PPP115 - Pharmacists, burnout and COVID with Karlee Johnston May 2, 2021
  • April 2021
    • Apr 18, 2021 PPP114 - COPD with Dr Eli Dabscheck and Dr Johnson George Apr 18, 2021
  • February 2021
    • Feb 21, 2021 PPP113 - Chronic Kidney Disease with A/Prof Vincent Lee Feb 21, 2021
  • December 2020
    • Dec 6, 2020 PPP112: Applying for a job with Dr Amy Bohren Dec 6, 2020
  • November 2020
    • Nov 24, 2020 PPP111: Principles of Paediatric Antimicrobial Use with Dr Brendan McMullan Nov 24, 2020
    • Nov 19, 2020 PPP110: Emerging Antimicrobials with Tony Lai Nov 19, 2020
    • Nov 8, 2020 PPP109: Dermatology Beneath the Surface with Prof Pablo Fernandez-Peñas Nov 8, 2020
  • October 2020
    • Oct 25, 2020 PPP108: All about Sepsis with Prof Simon Finfer Oct 25, 2020
    • Oct 11, 2020 PPP107: Mental Health in 2020 with Dr Mark Cross Oct 11, 2020
  • September 2020
    • Sep 27, 2020 PPP106 - Parkinson's Disease with Professor Simon Lewis Sep 27, 2020
    • Sep 6, 2020 PPP105: Gender balance in Pharmacy Leadership with Alicia Martin Sep 6, 2020
  • August 2020
    • Aug 23, 2020 PPP104: Motor Neurone Disease with Prof Steve Vucic Aug 23, 2020
    • Aug 8, 2020 PPP103: IVF with Dr Natasha Andreadis Aug 8, 2020
  • July 2020
    • Jul 25, 2020 PPP102: 100th Episode Celebration - Kristin's Top Five Jul 25, 2020
    • Jul 12, 2020 PPP101: 100th Episode Celebration - Jane's Top Five Jul 12, 2020
  • June 2020
    • Jun 28, 2020 PPP100: 100th Episode Special! Your Top Five Jun 28, 2020
    • Jun 2, 2020 PPP099: National Reconciliation Week with Chastina Heck and Aleena Williams Jun 2, 2020
  • May 2020
    • May 10, 2020 PPP098: Deprescribing in 2020 with Dr Lisa Kouladjian O'Donnell May 10, 2020
  • April 2020
    • Apr 25, 2020 PPP097 COVID-19 Developments with Prof Ramon Shaban Apr 25, 2020
    • Apr 19, 2020 PPP096 - The ICU Pharmacist and COVID-19 with Mel Ankravs Apr 19, 2020
  • March 2020
    • Mar 7, 2020 PPP095: Coronavirus with Prof Mary-Louise McLaws Mar 7, 2020
    • Mar 1, 2020 PPP094: Sociology and Antimicrobial Resistance with Prof Alex Broom Mar 1, 2020
  • February 2020
    • Feb 16, 2020 PPP093 - Ophthalmic Emergencies with Dr Tanya Karaconji Feb 16, 2020
  • December 2019
    • Dec 29, 2019 PPP092 - Career advice for my younger self with Tom Simpson Dec 29, 2019
    • Dec 15, 2019 PPP091 - What makes people healthy? with Sir Harry Burns Dec 15, 2019
    • Dec 1, 2019 PPP090 - More posters from MM2019 Dec 1, 2019
  • November 2019
    • Nov 17, 2019 PPP089 - Eight posters - live from MM2019 Nov 17, 2019
    • Nov 3, 2019 PPP088: What has happened since Codeine was upscheduled with Dr Rose Cairns Nov 3, 2019
  • October 2019
    • Oct 20, 2019 PPP087 - Paying for Pharmaceuticals with PBAC chair Prof Andrew Wilson Oct 20, 2019
    • Oct 6, 2019 PPP086 - MM2019 Preview with Nat Tasker and Duncan McKenzie Oct 6, 2019
  • September 2019
    • Sep 22, 2019 PPP085: Periods, menopause and gender equality with Dr Bec Szabo Sep 22, 2019
    • Sep 8, 2019 PPP084 - De-specialisation with Lauren Cortis Sep 8, 2019
  • August 2019
    • Aug 25, 2019 PPP083 - The Unexpected when you're Expecting with Dr Nisha Khot Aug 25, 2019
    • Aug 11, 2019 PPP082: What would you do if you were bolder? Aug 11, 2019
  • July 2019
    • Jul 28, 2019 PPP081 - Medication Safety and Specialty Practice with Toni Howell Jul 28, 2019
    • Jul 14, 2019 PPP080: Peri-operative medicines management with Dr Tanya Selak Jul 14, 2019
  • June 2019
    • Jun 30, 2019 PPP079: Australia’s Antimicrobial Report Card - AURA 2019 Jun 30, 2019
    • Jun 16, 2019 PPP078: Preventing Harm from Prescription Medicines with the ADF Jun 16, 2019
    • Jun 2, 2019 PPP077: What’s new in atrial fibrillation? Cia Connell talks us through the evidence Jun 2, 2019
  • May 2019
    • May 19, 2019 PPP076 - The new Antibiotic Guidelines are here May 19, 2019
    • May 5, 2019 PPP075: Fighting antimicrobial resistance using bacteriophages with Prof Jonathan Iredell May 5, 2019
  • April 2019
    • Apr 21, 2019 PPP074 - New advice for giving partial oral doses with David Ellis Apr 21, 2019
    • Apr 7, 2019 PPP073 - Faecal Microbiota Transplants with Dr Sam Costello Apr 7, 2019
  • March 2019
    • Mar 24, 2019 PPP072 - Is your postcode making you sick? The Australian Atlas of Health Variation Mar 24, 2019
    • Mar 10, 2019 PPP071 - Support for Doctors in Training with Dr Ash Witt Mar 10, 2019
  • February 2019
    • Feb 24, 2019 PPP070 - Haematology basics with Dr Ian Bilmon Feb 24, 2019
    • Feb 10, 2019 PPP069: Best practice use of antipsychotics in aged care with Juanita Westbury Feb 10, 2019
  • January 2019
    • Jan 27, 2019 PPP068 - Two Quality Projects with Dr Simone Taylor and Amy McRae Jan 27, 2019
    • Jan 13, 2019 PPP067 - Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting with Erica Tong - Live from MM2018 Jan 13, 2019
  • December 2018
    • Dec 30, 2018 PPP066 - Principles of Geriatric Medicine with Dr Rohan Elliott (Re-Broadcast) Dec 30, 2018
    • Dec 16, 2018 PPP065 - Surgery in the Victorian Era with Dr Lindsey Fitzharris, Author of "The Butchering Art" Dec 16, 2018
    • Dec 2, 2018 PPP064 - Are We Wasting Our Patient's Time? with Prof Brian Dolan Dec 2, 2018
  • November 2018
    • Nov 18, 2018 PPP063 - Live! From the Antibiotic Allergy in Practice Workshop 2018 Nov 18, 2018
    • Nov 4, 2018 PPP062 - Live! From the Antibiotic Allergy in Practice Workshop 2018 Nov 4, 2018
  • October 2018
    • Oct 21, 2018 PPP061 - Ceftriaxone Myths and Realities with Professor Jason Roberts Oct 21, 2018
    • Oct 7, 2018 PPP060 - Update on Multiple Sclerosis with Associate Professor Ernie Buler Oct 7, 2018
  • September 2018
    • Sep 23, 2018 PPP059 - Interventions to Improve Analgesic Prescribing with Dr Jenny Stephens Sep 23, 2018
    • Sep 9, 2018 PPP058 - Pharmacists and Indigenous Community Health with Chris Braithwaite Sep 9, 2018
  • August 2018
    • Aug 26, 2018 PPP057 - ICU Survivorship with Dr Kimberley Haines Aug 26, 2018
    • Aug 12, 2018 PPP056 - Antimicrobials Pharmacokinetics with Professor Jason Roberts (part 2) Aug 12, 2018
  • July 2018
    • Jul 29, 2018 PPP055 - Antimicrobial Pharmacokinetics with Professor Jason Roberts (part 1) Jul 29, 2018
    • Jul 15, 2018 PPP054 - News from NAPSA with President Sandra Minas Jul 15, 2018
    • Jul 1, 2018 PPP053 - Why don't we do more outreach? with Horst Thiele Jul 1, 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 17, 2018 PPP052 - Updates on IBD with Clarissa Rentsch Jun 17, 2018
    • Jun 3, 2018 PPP051: Medicines and Dysphagia with Dr Manuel Serrano Santos Jun 3, 2018
  • May 2018
    • May 20, 2018 PPP050: Antibiotic allergies rebooted with Dr Jason Trubiano May 20, 2018
    • May 6, 2018 PPP049 - Therapeutic Guidelines: Cardiovascular version 7 May 6, 2018
  • April 2018
    • Apr 22, 2018 PPP048 - HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Apr 22, 2018
    • Apr 8, 2018 PPP047: Emergency Medicine Update and Specialty Practice Apr 8, 2018
  • March 2018
    • Mar 25, 2018 PPP046 - What makes a competent pharmacist? With Bronwyn Clark and Catriona Bradley Mar 25, 2018
    • Mar 11, 2018 PPP045 - Why Tramadol sucks (and also Codeine) with Dr Dave Juurlink Mar 11, 2018
  • February 2018
    • Feb 25, 2018 PPP044 - Women in Pharmacy Leadership: Are We There Yet? Feb 25, 2018
    • Feb 11, 2018 PPP043 - Improving communication with patients with Janelle Penno Feb 11, 2018
  • January 2018
    • Jan 28, 2018 PPP042 - Opioids and discharge from hospital with Benita Suckling Jan 28, 2018
    • Jan 14, 2018 PPP041 - Hot topics in cardiology with Garth Birdsey Jan 14, 2018
  • December 2017
    • Dec 31, 2017 PPP040 - Future trends for pharmacists with Rahul Singal Dec 31, 2017
    • Dec 17, 2017 PPP039 - Open Access Professional Education with James Edwards from On The Wards Dec 17, 2017
    • Dec 3, 2017 PPP038 - Interprofessional cultural competency with Zubin Austin Dec 3, 2017
  • November 2017
    • Nov 19, 2017 PPP037 - Live from SHPA MM2017 Day 3 Nov 19, 2017
    • Nov 18, 2017 PPP036 - Live from SHPA MM2017 Day 2 Nov 18, 2017
    • Nov 17, 2017 PPP035 - Live from SHPA MM2017 Day 1 Nov 17, 2017
    • Nov 5, 2017 PPP034 - Medicines Management 2017 SHPA Conference preview Nov 5, 2017
  • October 2017
    • Oct 22, 2017 PPP033 - Palliative Care with Paul Tait Oct 22, 2017
    • Oct 8, 2017 PPP032 - Principles of Paediatric Medicine with Kate O'Hara Oct 8, 2017
  • September 2017
    • Sep 24, 2017 PPP031 - Residencies, Foundation Training and more - with Beth Ward and Ian Coombes Sep 24, 2017
    • Sep 10, 2017 PPP030 - Choosing PPIs Wisely with with Dr Chris Leung Sep 10, 2017
  • August 2017
    • Aug 27, 2017 PPP029 - WIPE: What Is Polypharmacy Exactly? Aug 27, 2017
    • Aug 13, 2017 PPP028 - Principles of Geriatric Medicine with Dr Rohan Elliott Aug 13, 2017
  • July 2017
    • Jul 30, 2017 PPP027 - Medicines in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding with Hao Vo-Tran Jul 30, 2017
    • Jul 16, 2017 PPP026 - Controversies about codeine with Dr Jacinta Johnson Jul 16, 2017
    • Jul 2, 2017 PPP025 - The Pharmacists' Support Service with Gilly Swinnerton and Jerry Yik Jul 2, 2017
  • June 2017
    • Jun 18, 2017 PPP024 - Hepatitis C with Dr Jo Grace Jun 18, 2017
    • Jun 4, 2017 PPP023 - New Immunotherapy Agents for Cancer with Jim Siderov Jun 4, 2017
  • May 2017
    • May 28, 2017 PPP022 - SHPA Constitutional Change with Kristin Michaels and Michael Dooley May 28, 2017
    • May 14, 2017 PPP021 - Toxicology updates LIVE from TAPNA 2017 May 14, 2017
  • April 2017
    • Apr 30, 2017 PPP020 - Heart Failure with Dr Rochelle Gellatly Apr 30, 2017
    • Apr 16, 2017 PPP019 - Management of Major Burns with Miss Heather Cleland Apr 16, 2017
    • Apr 2, 2017 PPP018 - Lisa Pont has GRIT Apr 2, 2017
  • March 2017
    • Mar 19, 2017 PPP017 - Smoking Cessation with Emma Dean Mar 19, 2017
    • Mar 5, 2017 PPP016 - Inter-professional education with Professor Tina Brock Mar 5, 2017
  • February 2017
    • Feb 19, 2017 PPP015 - Controversies about lipid-lowering therapies with Dr Rochelle Gellatly Feb 19, 2017
    • Feb 5, 2017 PPP014 - Serotonin toxicity, overdoses and antivenoms with Geoff Isbister Feb 5, 2017
  • January 2017
    • Jan 26, 2017 PPP013 - Live cross from NAPSA Congress with Shefali Parekh Jan 26, 2017
    • Jan 22, 2017 PPP012 - Biosimilars with Dr David Liew Jan 22, 2017
    • Jan 8, 2017 PPP011 - QT prolongation with Dr Dawson MacLeod Jan 8, 2017
  • December 2016
    • Dec 25, 2016 PPP010 - Michael Ward - Drug interactions and pharmacogenomics Dec 25, 2016
    • Dec 11, 2016 PPP009 - Deprescribing with Amy Page Dec 11, 2016
  • November 2016
    • Nov 27, 2016 PPP008 - Medication safety with Dr Bob Feroli Nov 27, 2016
    • Nov 19, 2016 PPP007 - Live! from SHPA MM2016 Day 3 Nov 19, 2016
    • Nov 19, 2016 PPP006 - Live! from SHPA MM2016 Day 2 Nov 19, 2016
    • Nov 13, 2016 PPP004 - Humans of Pharmacy with Jeanie Misko Nov 13, 2016
  • October 2016
    • Oct 30, 2016 PPP003: New Anticoagulants with Cia Connell Oct 30, 2016
    • Oct 30, 2016 PPP002: SHPA Residency with Andrew Matthews Oct 30, 2016
    • Oct 30, 2016 PPP001: Antibiotic Allergies with Dr Jason Trubiano Oct 30, 2016