FAMSACA Medicolegal Matters

FAMSACA Medicolegal Matters

FAMSACA

Episodes 32
Avg. Duration 19m
Activity Sporadic
Since Mar 2024
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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About This Podcast

A podcast focussing on report writing and giving evidence in criminal matters in court. Intended for doctors and nurses who see patients who have experienced violence, abuse or neglect.

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Enacting an “Empowerment Approach” After Sexual Assault

Dec 08, 2025 10m Transcript

This month we talk with sexual assault nurse examiner Prudence Boylan. The paper discussed is:Driver M. Enacting an “Empowerment Approach” After Sexual Assault: The Views and Beliefs of Forensic…

Characteristics of alleged sexual assaults involving non-fatal strangulation

Oct 13, 2025 9m Transcript

This month we talk with FAMSACA’s Education Officer, Tracey Markham. The paper discussed is:Thomas R, Willmot K, Seimon R, Derrick N, Dinh MM, Templeton DJ. Characteristics of alleged sexual assaults…

Identifying the prevalence of genital injuries

Sep 15, 2025 8m Transcript

This month we talk with sexual assault nurse examiner Emily McGrath about injuries following digital-vaginal penetration. The papers discussed are:Majeed-Ariss, R., Martin, G. P., & White, C.…

More than meets the eye

Aug 18, 2025 10m

FAMSACA committee member and all-round good guy Cassie Noble talks us through the following study:Parekh V, McMinn J, Brkic A, Williams D, Boxx C, Bailey L, Reid K. More than meets the eye: Lid and…

S3E5 Ethical Conundrum

Jul 31, 2025 13m

In this episode, Tracey Markham discusses the ability to consent to a sexual assault medical forensic examination in adult patients with serious mental illness.Host: Assoc Prof Kathy KramerGuest:…

S3E4 Prosecutors' Perspectives on Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases

Jul 02, 2025 9m

Kath Evans discusses an American paper looking at how prosecutors utilise evidence that corroborates the victim's account.Reference:M.Alderden, T.Cross, M.Vlajnic and L.Siller. Prosecutors’…

Non-Fatal Strangulation

May 14, 2025 9m

In this episode, Assoc Prof Kathy Kramer talks about two recent studies that cover the same topic of non-fatal strangulation.References:Panagides et al. Enhancing foundational validity of forensic…

S3E2 "They made a hard day feel a little easier" - Patients’ experience of an integrated crisis response following recent sexual assault

Apr 21, 2025 11m

This study explores the experiences of recent sexual assault survivors who accessed integrated crisis response services in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. There is limited research on the…

S3E1 Doxycycline - a potential game changer in STI prevention?

Apr 21, 2025 13m

In this episode, we dive into the latest research on doxycycline as a potential game-changer in STI prevention. A new systematic review and meta-analysis has shown promising results for using…

Survivor Perspective

Oct 25, 2024 50m

In our final and most important episode, two victim-survivors who both had a medical and forensic examination, hold up a mirror to our profession. It's not easy to listen to but we owe it to them to…

Self-Care

Oct 21, 2024 32m

In this conversation with experts Elisabeth Awad and Carolyn Cousins, we discuss self-care - how can we protect ourselves from our work?Guests: Elisabeth Awad and Carolyn CousinsHost: Kathy…

S2E4 Cross-examination – what could possibly go wrong?

Oct 11, 2024 1h 13m

Tracey Markham and Kathy Kramer put their acting skills to the test as experienced advocate Hayley Dean demonstrates good, bad, and downright ugly expert witness testimony.Hosts: Kathy Kramer and…

S2E3 LGBTQI Issues

Oct 07, 2024 39m

In this episode the delightful Hamish Whelan, Sexual Violence Consult Service Lead at ACON, talks us through ways to engage with LGBTQI+ patients – how to earn trust and tailor our care to individual…

S2E2 Strangulation

Sep 30, 2024 40m

In this episode, FAMSACA has had the good fortune to interview one of Australia’s absolute experts on presenting evidence about non-fatal strangulation in court, Dr Anousha Victoire.Host: Kathy…

S2E1 Medical Care

Sep 18, 2024 1h 4m

Season 2 is a deep dive into various topics, starting with medical care with our special guests Ellie Freedman and Kath Evans. How has medical care following sexual assault evolved and where is it…

A Reflection on Clinical Forensic Medicine

Sep 10, 2024 39m

Professor David Ranson reflects on changes in forensic medicine over his long career and gives his thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses of different models of forensic service delivery in…

Communicating Expert Evidence

Aug 19, 2024 39m

Professor Kristy Martire discusses her fascinating work looking at communicating expert evidence, communicating uncertainty, bias and the impact of witness likability.Host: Carol StevensonGuest:…

Preparing for Court

Aug 11, 2024 19m

In this episode Dr Shalu Singh and Dr Kathy Kramer talk about prepping for court and ideas for debriefing [email protected]

Writing an Opinion - Part 2

Aug 02, 2024 19m

In this episode we continue our discussion on how to set out an opinion and the use of standard opinion paragraphs.Hosts: Carol Stevenson and Kathy…

Writing an Opinion - Part 1

Jul 26, 2024 22m

In this episode we will discuss how to set out an opinion and the use of standard opinion paragraphs.Hosts: Carol Stevenson and Kathy [email protected]

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does FAMSACA Medicolegal Matters have?

FAMSACA Medicolegal Matters has published 32 episodes since March 2024, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.

Is FAMSACA Medicolegal Matters still active?

FAMSACA Medicolegal Matters is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 19m.

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