Raising the Bar Melbourne

About Raising the Bar Melbourne

In May 2026, the Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne hosted a special health edition of Raising the Bar Melbourne, featuring 20 free talks by some of Melbourne’s leading healthcare experts across 10 pubs and bars all in one night. Positioned as part of the Faculty’s 150th anniversary celebrations, the talks – and this podcast series - feature topics ranging from AI and cancer research to health disinformation, ADHD, helping kids sleep, the future of robotic surgery and much more.

Publisher

raisingthebarmelbourne

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 May 2026

Latest episode

10 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jul 2026

   Episode 20. Four sneezes in one day: why Melbourne is an asthma and allergy hotspot – by Dr Jonathan Pham

   In this episode, Dr Jonathan Pham talks about how Melbourne’s weather worsens asthma and allergies, and how ethnicity can help predict risk and improve care.

2. 

   5 Jun 2026

   Episode 19. Understanding transgender health through lived experience – by Professor Ada Cheung

   In this episode, Professor Ada Cheung leads a discussion with a panel of trans people with lived experience to help improve your understanding of transgender health and the everyday realities of trans and gender diverse people in Australia.

3. 

   4 Jun 2026

   Episode 18. Healthy planet, healthy people: climate change and health go hand in hand – by Enterprise Professor Eugenie Kayak

   In this episode, Enterprise Professor Eugenie Kayak talks about how climate change is shaping human health, and why tackling it may be this century’s greatest public health opportunity.

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