Doctors' Newsletters
Our Doctors’ Newsletters contain articles written by our specialist pathologists which focus on current issues and recent developments in pathology. DHM pathologists take a personal interest in sharing their experience and knowledge with the clinical community.
We value feedback from our referring clinicians and healthcare professionals to ensure that our Doctors' Newsletter continues to be a resource of maximum interest, information and relevance.
To contact us with any suggestions or topics of interest, please email med.ed@dhm.com.au.
2023
Issue 3
– Dr Melanie Galea and Dr Marina Berbic: Reproductive carrier screening: Informing pregnancy decision-making
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2023
Issue 1
– Dr Benjamin Armstrong, Dr Annabelle Farnsworth AM and Dr Jennifer Roberts: Screening for HPV-related cancer: Current and potential applications
– Dr Jim Newcombe and Dr Ian Chambers: Sexually transmitted infection: Advances, retreats and ongoing challenges
– Dr Grahame Caldwell: Pathology reporting for transgender and intersex patients
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Issue 2
– Sonic Edu: Your online pathology reference library
– Dr Annabelle Farnsworth AM: Evaluation and investigation of thyroid nodules
– Dr John Turchini: ThyroSeq: Resolving diagnostic challenges of thyroid cytology
– Dr Nick Taylor: Monitoring patients with thyroid cancer
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2022
Issue 1
– Medical research at DHM
– Dr Michael Wehrhahn and Dr Jim Newcombe: COVID-19 serology
– Dr Jonathan Blackwell: Pre-operative anaemia
Issue 2
– Self-collection for cervical cancer screening
– Dr Joyce Wu: Update on lipid reporting
– Dr Melanie Galea and Dr Marina Berbic: Care pathway for familial hypercholesterolaemia
Issue 3
– Environmental sustainability
– Dr Miriam Paul: Invasive meningococcal disease
– Associate Professor John Quin: Adverse reactions to dairy products
2021
Issue 1
– Sonic Education online
– Dr Jim Newcombe and Dr Michael Wehrhahn: COVID-19 vaccines
Issue 2
– Dr Colin Goldschmidt: Vale Dr Barratt
– Dr Ian Chambers: COVID-19 in the rear-view mirror
– Dr Michael Wehrhahn: Respiratory pathogen reports
Issue 3
– Sonic Healthcare Vaccinations
– COVID-19 testing for international travel
– Dr Jocelyn Jiang: COVID-19 vaccine allergy
– Dr Ian Chambers: A perfect storm?
2020
Issue 1
– Dr Colin Goldschmidt: The changing face of private pathology
– Dr Nick Taylor: Faecal calprotectin
– Dr Ian Chambers: Faecal occult blood testing and colonic neoplasia
Issue 2
– Dr Colin Goldschmidt: The challenges presented by COVID-19
– Dr Ian Chambers: COVID-19: Clinical update and diagnostic testing
– Professor Simon Clark: Cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19
Issue 3 
– Dr Annabelle Farnsworth: Current inssues in the National Cervical Screening Program
– Medical Journal of Australia prize-winning article
– Dr Jennifer Roberts: Further analysis of the National Cervical Screening Program
2019
Issue 1
– Dr Ian Chambers: National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
– Dr Jennifer Roberts: HPV infection and anal cancer
– Dr Kambin Nejad: Molecular pathology and colorectal cancer
Issue 2
– Honouring a lifetime contribution
– Dr Kym Mina: Lactose intolerance and genetic testing
– Professor Graeme Suthers: Pharmacogenomics in general practice
Issue 3
– Dr Miriam Paul: Measles alert
– Dr Jocelyn Jiang and Dr Karl Baumgart: Allergic drivers of eczema
– Professor Simon Clark: Pathology of eczematous ('spongiotic') dermatitis and psoriasis
2018
Issue 1
– Welcoming our new Specialist Pathologists
– Dr Esther Myint: Sebaceous gland tumour & colon carcinoma
– Dr Joyce Wu: HbA1c – Diagnosis & monitoring of diabetes mellitus
Issue 2
– Adj. Clin. Prof. Warwick Delprado: Tumours of the prostate
– Prostate specific antigen
– Dr Fiona Maclean: Tumours of the testis
Issue 3
– Laboratory investigation of gastrointestional infections
– Dr Miriam Paul: Antibiotic sensitivities of common pathogens
– Dr Ian Chambers: Parvovirus B19 infection –Trivial except when it's not
2017
Issue 1
– Dr Colin Goldschmidt: Medical Leadership
– Professor Graeme Suthers: The Fragile X syndrome
– Dr Miriam Paul: Hepatitis C – Recent developments in treatment and testing
– Dr Michael Wehrhahn: Zika virus
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Issue 2
– Dr Colin Goldschmidt: Commitment to education
– Dedication to excellence
– Adj. Professor Annabelle Farnsworth: The Cervical Screening Program will change forever
– Dr Kym Mina: Carrier screening for SMA
– Dr Karl Baumgart: New CERTAIN profiles
– Dr Fiona Maclean: Arthritis
Issue 3
–Dr Colin Goldschmidt: Community conscience
–Dr Ian Chambers & Dr Michael Wehrhahn: Dientamoeba fragilis: The burden of proof
– Dr Jonathan Blackwell: Blood group antibody testing in pregnancy
– Dr Kym Mina: Preconception carrier screening
– Dr Ian Chambers: Helicobacter pylori & gastric cancer