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Occupational Lung Disease - Silicosis and the stone benchtop industry - Primary Care Masterclass Podcast
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- Jul 24, 2026
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Summary
Doctor Ryan Hoy, a respiratory and sleep physician, discusses the occupational and environmental causes of silicosis in Australia. He dispels myths about the recognition and management of occupational lung diseases and presents alarming statistics from recent screenings revealing a high prevalence of silicosis, particularly in the stone benchtop industry. Dr Hoy emphasizes effective control measures, advocating for hazard elimination over reliance on personal protective equipment, and explores treatment options including anti-inflammatory therapies. He calls for policy changes and improved health monitoring to protect workers, framing silicosis as a preventable disease requiring proactive efforts in occupational health and explores treatment options for silicosis, presenting preliminary findings from trials using anti-inflammatory therapies such as prednisolone and infliximab, aimed at mitigating the disease’s progression. This podcast was recorded live at the Monash Lung and Sleep Institute: COPD, Interstitial lung diseases, upper airway pathologies and occupational lung diseases State of the Art Symposium in Melbourne. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are a General Practitioner who gets invited to dozens of webinars a month. The General Practice Clinical Sessions Podcast is designed for you. Instead of giving up an evening with your family for a live webinar or your weekend for a conference, you can listen to it here whenever it's convenient, in half the time and while you are commuting, exercising or even walking the dog. It's the same education, without interrupting your life. GPs can also earn CPD hours. Earn Educational Activity (EA) CPD without sacrificing time with your family. Listen to your Clinical Sessio…