The Pulse: Uncovering health stories with clinical experts

+++Trigger warning+++ In this conversation, we talk openly about dying, grief, and palliative care. If these topics are sensitive or painful for you, please take care while listening. Palliative Care can be thought of as a taboo topic but how and why should we can change this mentality? Western Sydney Local Health District's, Director of Supportive and Palliative Care, Sally Greenaway joins us to discuss. In this episode, Dr Greenaway will explain what palliative care truly is — n...

In this latest episode in The Pulse’s diabetes series, we’re exploring diabetes in young adults. I’m joined by two experts in the field Jane-Holmes Walker and Nicholas Grech from Western Sydney Local Health District. (The youth diabetes revolution: Inside the clinic changing lives - Diabetes series, Episode 3) In this episode, we sit down with Jane Holmes-Walker and Nicholas Grech, two leaders in youth-focused diabetes care, for an inside look at what really happens at the groundbreaking Youn...

Trigger warning: This podcast discusses pregnancy loss. In this latest episode in The Pulse’s diabetes series, we’re exploring diabetes in pregnancy. I’m joined by an expert in the field Westmead Hospital's Doctor Suja Padmanabhan from Western Sydney Local Health District. (Expecting with Diabetes? Don’t try It without this expert’s advice - Diabetes series, Episode 2) In this podcast, listeners will learn what it really takes to plan a healthy pregnancy while living with diabetes. Suja expla...

Hadla Darwiche has been a registered nurse for almost 24 years working in critical care. For the past year thought she’s stepped into Nurse unit manager role at Auburn Hospital where part of her role involves working with dementia patients. The Pulse podcast caught up with Hadla to chat about her introduction of what she calls ‘dementia dolls’ to her ward. The Pulse podcast uncovers health stories with clinical experts from Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), NSW, Australia. H...

Coming to hospital can be an overwhelming feeling as it is.. let alone if you have diabetes to add into the mix but our medical staff are trained to manage the needs of patient with diabetes and Dr Wah Cheung joins me now to discuss just what you can expect if you do have diabetes and are admitted to hospital for any other reason. (Hospitalised with diabetes: Best practices - Diabetes series, Episode 1) The Pulse podcast uncovers health stories with clinical experts from Western Sydney Local ...