Interview with Professor Nick Talley on the COVID–19 pandemic and Australia's healthcare system
Apr 01, 2020•31 min
Episode description
Laureate Professor Nick Talley, Editor-in-Chief of The Medical Journal of Australia, speaks with Amy about SARS-CoV-2 and the coronavirus pandemic. They discuss Australia's ICU bed and ventilator capacity, the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE), Australia’s testing criteria and community transmission levels, and what the MJA's new COVID-19 surge and mortality modelling tells us. Nick Talley is a neurogastroenterologist, a world-leading researcher, and has expertise in epidemiology. Broadcast on 31 March 2020.