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Tuesday, 29th September 2015

Writs & Cures - 774ABC radio - Music copyright and the blood bank

Bill explores the ins and outs of music copyright with respect to the song - "Happy Birthday to You." Plus our special guest is Jennifer Williams, the CEO of the Australian Blood Bank explaining everything about donating and receiving blood products... Hmmm, very interesting!   http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/local/melbourne/writsandcures/201509/r1480467_21716942.mp3
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Tuesday, 08th September 2015

Writs & Cures - 774ABC Radio - Personality as a legal defence & Class action law.

What sort of psych disorders can be used in court as a defence, or to reduce your sentence? Can you say "I'm a narcissist, and that's why I committed the crime?" What about anti-social personality disorder? What about depression? Also, top class action lawyer Jacob Varghese joins us to chat about class actions - what are they, how do they...
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Friday, 04th September 2015

Radiotherapy - Yoga, VCE exam stress, mandatory reporting & aphantasia!!

Get out your mat & whack on your stretchy lycra clobber - It's time for yoga! Joining us on Radiotherapy are Claire Nettley and Grant Blashki - the current and past presidents of Yoga Australia. We explore all aspects of yoga - as a wellness tool, a muskulo-skeletal therapy, and as a psychotherapy. Also, we're heading into VCE exam time...
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Tuesday, 01st September 2015

Writs & Cures - 774ABC radio - know your rights, cystic fibrosis & gene therapies.

Bill explains our rights if the police or the new Border Force stop and question us, plus we are joined by Professor John Wilson who explains how gene therapy is changing the face of cystic fibrosis and medicine in general. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/cystic-fibrosis-knowing-your/id1023534464?i=351168239&mt=2
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Tuesday, 25th August 2015

Writs & Cures - 774ABC Radio - eCigarettes and educating judges

The team look at all the ins and outs of eCigarettes and then chat to Prof Greg Reinhardt about the challenges of providing education to judges. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/electronic-cigarettes-training/id1023534464?i=350592088&mt=2
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Tuesday, 18th August 2015

Writs & Cures - 774ABC - Sir Gus Nossal & recruiting for psychiatry

World-renowned immunologist and advocate for global health Sir Gustav Nossal joins the show to talk science, where it's heading, and the challenges to global health in the next decades. We also have a look at why psychiatry is not a popular choice for medical graduates. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/studying-psychiatry-sir-gustav/id1023534464?i=350134201&mt=2  
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Tuesday, 04th August 2015

Writs & Cures - 774ABC - treating addiction & class action litigation

Melbourne lawyer Peter Gordon is probably best known as the president of the Western Bulldogs football team, but on this show he chats about his career as a class action lawyer taking on big tobacco and asbestos companies. The team also chat about whether you can force someone to undergo treatment for addictions. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/treating-addiction-class-action/id1023534464?i=349617281&mt=2
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Sunday, 02nd August 2015

Radiotherapy - Organ donation, new medical courses and allergies.

Donate Life's Australian medical director Dr Helen Opdam joins the team to kick off Organ Donation Week��2015 and Prof Geoff McColl, head of the Melbourne Medical School talks about training young docs as well as his work on the PBAC deciding which medications get into Australia. There���s also a bit of discussion on allergies. Dr's Capri and Dolittle are in...
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Tuesday, 28th July 2015

Writs & Cures - Surviving cancer & organ donation laws

The wonderful Dr Ranjana Srivastava joins the team to discuss her new book about surviving cancer. On soapbox Bill has a go at Donate Life over their insistence on family consent for donation going against the laws of the land! Dr Helen Opdam (National Medical Director of Donate Life) phones in to dispute Bill's interpretation of the law. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/organ-donation-surviving-cancer/id1023534464?i=348826709&mt=2
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Monday, 20th July 2015

Writs & Cures - 774ABC Radio - Stalking and Legal regulation

Lindy, Bill & Steve discuss stalking including the laws, the psychology and what to do if you are a victim. They are also joined by the inaugural Commissioner for Uniform Legal Services Regulation, Dale Boucher, to chat about some the challenges facing the legal profession. https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/regulating-lawyers-stalking/id1023534464?i=348152648&mt=2
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