RCPA: The Pathologists Cut

In this episode of our mini-series on perinatal pathology, RCPA President, Associate Professor Trishe Leong is joined by anatomical pathologist Dr Nick Manton and paediatric radiologist Dr Ajay Taranath who work together at The Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide. Together, Dr Manton and Dr Taranath shed light on the critical role of radiology in the perinatal autopsy process, highlighting the nuanced collaboration between radiologists and pathologists in unravelling the mysteries of perinatal deaths.

In this episode of our mini-series on perinatal pathology, RCPA President, Associate Professor Trishe Leong is joined by anatomical pathologist Dr Jackie Collett and perinatal autopsy service coordinator Nicole Vander Linden, who work together at the Victorian Perinatal Autopsy Service (VPAS), at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne.Together, Jackie and Nicole emphasise the collaborative effort required to deliver effective perinatal pathology services. They also discuss the establishment of VPAS and how they have been centralising the autopsy referral process to improve the experience for bereaved families.

In the second episode of our mini-series on perinatal pathology, RCPA President Associate Professor,Trishe Leong, is joined by anatomical pathologist Dr Helen Harris and midwife, Serani Dodson, who how different professions work together to provide comprehensive care for families experiencing perinatal loss.

In this first episode of season 3, former RCPA President, Dr Lawrie Bott, and Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist and Microbiologist, Dr Brendan McMullan, discuss the use of antibiotics in children and what impact a recent global shortage of antibiotics has had in Australia.

In this episode, RCPA President Dr Lawrie Bott and internationally recognised haematologist Professor Miles Prince discuss CAR-T cell therapy, a new complex and specialist treatment that is being used to cure certain types of blood cancers.

In this episode, RCPA Vice President, Associate Professor, Trishe Leong, speaks with anatomical pathologist, Professor Jane Dahlstrom OAM, and specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr Farah Sethna, to discuss perinatal pathology and its role in trying to give answers to women, their families and the treating team when there has been an adverse outcome of a pregnancy.

In this episode of the Pathologists Cut, RCPA President Dr Lawrie Bott catches up with Associate Professor Michael Buckland to discuss chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and it links to participation in contact sports. They discuss how it manifests pathologically, and what current research tells us about diagnosis and recognition of the condition.A/Prof Buckland is Head of the Department of Neuropathology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He is the founder and Director of the Australian Sports Brain Bank, Co-Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Australia Brain Bank, and Head of the Molecular Neuropathology Program at the Brain & Mind Centre.

In our fifth episode of season 2, RCPA President Dr Lawrie Bott and Prof Marion Saville, Executive Director at the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer, discuss the introduction of self-collection to Australia’s cervical screening program.

A rule banning many former UK residents and visitors from giving blood in Australia has lifted. What does this mean for Australian blood donors and the donor blood supply? In our fourth episode of season two, RCPA President Dr Lawrie Bott discusses this with Lifeblood's Professor Iain Gosbell.

In our third episode, RCPA President Dr Lawrie Bott and Prof Ruta Gupta discuss head and neck cancers. Traditionally the most frequent cause of head and neck cancer has been smoking and alcohol. However, with smoking on the decline in Australia, what else can cause these cancers?

In the second episode of season 2, Prof Peter Collignon and Dr Lawrie Bott discuss why 2022 brings a unique cold and flu season and the measures we can take to avoid respiratory viruses this winter.Copyright © 2022 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. All rights reserved.

In the first episode of season 2, Dr Michael Dray reflects on his 'pandemic presidency' with Dr Lawrie Bott and the six things that overwhelmed the system.Copyright © 2022 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. All rights reserved.

In the final episode of this season,  past RCPA President Dr Michael Dray speaks with Prof Graeme Suthers. Prof Suthers is the National Director for Sonic Genetics and is one of Australia's most respected experts in the field of genetics.  This episode delves into the world of pharmacogenetics and its demonstrated clear benefits. Pharmacogenetics is standard practice in many other countries, it is still underrepresented in Australia and New Zealand.Copyright © 2021 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. All rights reserved.

In our sixth episode, RCPA President Dr Michael Dray speaks with Prof Sandra O'Toole. Prof O'Toole works as a senior staff specialist at the Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and is also a researcher at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.  This episode delves into the life of a pathologist researcher and the evolution of breast cancer research. This podcast describes triple-negative breast cancers, and a newly developed nano-slide technology that could revolutionise the pathology laboratory.Copyright © 2021 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. All rights reserved.

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) presents The Pathologists Cut podcast. In part 2 of our 5th episode, RCPA President Dr Michael Dray, discusses COVID-19 rapid antigen testing (RAT) testing with RCPA Past President, Dr Michael Harrison. Dr Michael Harrison is CEO of Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Brisbane. SNP is one of Australia's largest diagnostic pathology laboratories and undertakes large scale polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing daily.Copyright © 2021 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. All rights reserved.

In part one of our fifth episode, RCPA President Dr Michael Dray, discusses COVID-19 PCR lab testing with RCPA Past President, Dr Michael Harrison. Dr Michael Harrison is CEO of Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Brisbane. SNP is one of Australia's largest diagnostic pathology laboratories and undertakes large scale PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing daily.Copyright © 2021 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. All rights reserved.

In our fourth episode, RCPA President Dr Michael Dray, discusses cervical cancer with RCPA Fellow Dr Annabelle Farnsworth. Dr Farnsworth is Medical Director of Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Sydney and is well known throughout Australia and internationally for her contributions to cytology and gynaecological pathology. Copyright © 2021 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. All rights reserved.

In our third episode, RCPA President Dr Michael Dray, discusses melanoma and the goal of ZERO deaths from this cancer with RCPA Fellow Professor Richard Scolyer, Co-director at The Melanoma Institute of Australia.Copyright © 2021 The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. All rights reserved.

In our second episode, RCPA President Dr Michael Dray, discusses the laboratory response to COVID-19 in Australia.  Features RCPA Fellow Dr Mike Catton, Deputy Director at the Peter Doherty Institute in Melbourne, Australia. The Doherty Institute was the first place in the world to grow the COVID-19 virus outside China.Copyright © 2021 The Royal College of Pathologists Australasia. All rights reserved.

The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) presents The Pathologists Cut podcast. In our first episode RCPA President Dr Michael Dray, discusses COVID-19 vaccination development and rollout in Australia and New Zealand.  Features RCPA Fellow A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist and Director of Infectious Diseases at Mater Health Services Brisbane, Australia. Copyright © 2021 The Royal College of Pathologists Australasia. All rights reserved.