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Clinical Conversations

by The Ambulance Victoria Office of the Medical Director

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Latest episodes

Clinical Updates: October 2026

October 23, 2026 · 25 min

Your monthly clinical update covering: Clinical practice update: - Needle sizes for IM injections - New clinician health channel and forthcoming CSO forum - Prehospital whole blood Patient safety update: What we…
Spinal Injury: Clinical Clearance (Part 1)

October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

When is a clinical examination reliable enough to clear the spine? In this first episode of our spinal series, James and David unpack clinical spinal clearance - stable and unstable injuries, challenge common assumptions about neurological…
Clinical Updates: August 2026

September 3, 2026 · 30 min

Your monthly clinical update from Ambulance Victoria covering: Clinical Practice Update:2026 CPG changes Respiratory illness Avian influenza Calcium gluconate precipitation Dual sequential and vector change defibrillation Patient safety…
Clinical Updates: July 2026

August 6, 2026 · 25 min

Your monthly clinical update from Ambulance Victoria covering: Paediatric anaphylaxis and asthma – a message from Safer Care VictoriaPre-hospital blood productsPatient safety update: CSO Matt Shepard on paediatric airway…
AI in paramedicine

July 28, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

Can a machine diagnose, triage, document a case, or show empathy? AI is everywhere and the pace of change makes it difficult to know when to stop and take stock. In this episode, we explain how AI works for clinicians, what the evidence…

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Clinical Update: June 2026

June 19, 2026 · 19 min

Your monthly clinical update covering: · Clinical Practice Update: Forthcoming CPG changes including AF referral pathways, low‑risk chest pain risk scoring, and paediatric gastro guideline Ebola bulletin and CHO advisory Cardiac Arrest…
Clinical Updates: May 2026

May 11, 2026 · 38 min

Your monthly clinical update covering: · CPG updates: New measles CPG + updated CPP for ACOs & CERTs · Hand hygiene refresher: Back to basics in challenging environments · Cardiac arrest outcomes: Conversation with Ziad Nehme on…
Clinical Updates: March 2026

March 27, 2026 · 19 min

Your monthly clinical update from James Oswald (Clinical Practice Guideline Specialist) and A/Prof Ben Meadley (Director of Paramedicine). This month's episode covers: Planned updates to CPGs in 2026Posterior StrokePatient Care…
Paramedics DO diagnose: diagnostic safety with A/Professor Carmel Crock

March 1, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

In this episode of Clinical Conversations, we're joined by Associate Professor Carmel Crock (Director of the Emergency Department at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital and Chair of the Quality & Patient Safety Committee at the…
Clinical Updates: February 2025

February 15, 2026 · 31 min

Your monthly clinical update from James Oswald (Clinical Practice Guideline Specialist) and A/Prof Ben Meadley (Director of Paramedicine). Cardiac Arrest Update with AV Resuscitation Coordinator Steve MusgravePatient Safety Update: Stroke…
Non-Invasive Ventilation (CPAP and BiPAP)

February 2, 2026 · 46 min

In this episode of Clinical Conversations, James Oswald and Ambulance Victoria Medical Director Dr David Anderson unpack non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for prehospital care. They explain the key physiology (oxygenation vs ventilation), the…
Clinical Updates: December 2025

December 23, 2025 · 38 min

Your monthly clinical update from James Oswald (Clinical Practice Guideline Specialist) and A/Prof Ben Meadley (Director of Paramedicine). Hear from Louise Reynolds (Victoria’s Chief Paramedic Officer) on the women’s pain inquiry…

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About the show

The podcast for paramedics and anyone involved in out-of-hospital care that is critical, urgent, or unplanned. Hosted by James Oswald (Paramedic and clinical guideline developer) and A/Prof David Anderson (Medical Director).Keyword: Paramedic, paramedicine, Emergency Medical Service, EMS, Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, prehospital, pre-hospital critical care, retrieval medicine, ambulance, Helicopter Emergency Medical Service, HEMS, air ambulance, emergency, first responder, first aid.