PPP 155 - Cardiovascular Disease Risk with Natalie Raffoul

12/16/23 • 30 min

Join us as Kristin talks to Natalie Raffoul (a pharmacist who now works at the Heart Foundation) to discuss the new Aus CVD Risk calculator and associated guideline. They also talk about the highlights of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Amsterdam this year.

https://www.cvdcheck.org.au/overview

https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/heart-age-calculator

https://www.cvdcheck.org.au/overview

https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/heart-age-calculator

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PPP 154 - Haemachromatosis with Dr Ian Bilmon

Natalie is joined by Dr Ian Bilmon, a senior consultant Haematologist working at Westmead Hospital and Sydney Adventist Hospital to do a deep dive into haemochromatosis. They cover:

What is heriditary haemochromatosis or iron overload?
How is haemochromatosis managed?
What other conditions are patients with haemochromatosis at risk of?
Who else is at risk of iron overload and how is it managed?

Avid Purple Pen listeners may recognise Dr Bilmon who has been on our podcast previously. Check out episode 70 where Ian goes back to Haematology Basics.

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PPP156 - Cholesterol Update with Adam Livori

Check out a bumper episode of the Purple Pen Podcast with Specialist Cardiac Pharmacist and PhD candidate Adam Livori as well discuss what in, and definitely what’s out when it comes to cholesterol management.

Adam is the Lead Pharmacist - Medical Specialties and Ambulatory Care at Grampians Health Services in Victoria and is the current Chair of the SHPA Cardiology Specialty Practice Leadership Committee. His PhD through Monash University is looking for patterns and predictors of clinical outcomes in myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation.

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