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Dr Sam Manger
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Professor Jayashri Kulkarni is one of Australia's leading psychiatrists and researchers specialising in women's mental health. She is the Director of the HER Centre Australia (Health, Education and Research for Women's Mental Health) and Professor of Psychiatry at Monash University. Professor Kulkarni's work focuses on mood disorders across the female lifespan, with particular attention to the neurochemical effects of reproductive hormones on brain function, including perimenopausal depression and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. She is the developer of the Meno-D rating scale and has been a leading voice for over four decades in the recognition and treatment of hormone-related mental illness in women.
This is a supplementary episode to the GP Show's earlier conversation with Professor Kulkarni on perimenopausal mental health, recorded in the same sitting. In it, Dr. Ashlea Broomfield and Professor Kulkarni discuss what distinguishes PMDD from common premenstrual symptoms; the emerging evidence on trauma and gene expression as a mechanism for PMDD onset; why current guidelines default to SSRIs rather than hormonal treatment and the limitations of that approach; practical hormonal treatment options for women with and without contraceptive needs; and the role of trauma therapy alongside hormonal management. Professor Kulkarni argues that PMDD is a brain condition, not an end-organ condition, and that treatment should reflect that.
RESOURCES
- "How to Treat PMDD" — Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, Australian Doctor. Read here
- UK Guidelines: The Green-top Guideline 48 — Management of Premenstrual Syndrome Green LJ, O'Brien PMS, Panay N, Craig M on behalf of the Royal College of Obstetricians andGynaecologists. Management of premenstrual syndrome. BJOG 2017 ; 124:e73–e105
- HER Centre Australia — monash.edu/medicine/her-centre
- Perimenopausal Mental Health episode — The GP Show with Professor Jayashri Kulkarni
- Fast Facts in Sexual and Reproductive Health with Dr. Sara Whitburn — The GP Show
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Professor Jayashri Kulkarni is one of Australia's leading psychiatrists and researchers specialising in women's mental health. She is the Director of the HER Centre Australia (Health, Education and Research for Women's Mental Health) and Professor of Psychiatry at Monash University. Professor Kulkarni's work focuses on mood disorders across the female lifespan, with particular attention to the neurochemical effects of reproductive hormones on brain function, including perimenopausal depression and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. She is the developer of the Meno-D rating scale and has been a leading voice for over four decades in the recognition and treatment of hormone-related mental illness in women.
In this episode, Dr. Ashlea Broomfield speaks with Professor Jayashri Kulkarni about the mental health impact of perimenopause. They discuss the role of oestrogen and progesterone as neurosteroids influencing mood, cognition, and behaviour; why mood symptoms often precede vasomotor changes by years; which women are most at risk and why; the distinct clinical profile of perimenopausal depression and how to avoid common misdiagnoses; and how to approach hormonal treatment in practice (including contraceptive options, transdermal oestradiol, micronised progesterone, and tibolone) alongside a review of the evidence around MHT safety.
RESOURCES
- "The primary care management of perimenopausal depression" — Kulkarni J et al. Australian Journal of General Practice 2026;55(4). Read here
- HER Centre Australia — Research, clinical resources, and the Meno-D scale: monash.edu/medicine/her-centre
- Meno-D rating scale — Available via HER Centre Australia and as an appendix in the AJGP article above
- Healthy Hormones — GP-led community, resources, and webinars: healthyhormones.au
- Australasian Menopause Society — Evidence-based guidelines and resources: menopause.org.au
- Monash University women's mental health short course — Via HER Centre Australia (
- PMDD companion episode — The GP Show with Professor Jayashri Kulkarni (link once live)
- Fast Facts in Sexual and Reproductive Health with Dr. Sara Whitburn — The GP Show
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — Introduction, Welcome to Country, guest bio
03:40 — Reproductive hormones as brain neurosteroids: neurochemical effects of oestrogen and progesterone across the perimenopausal transition
12:19 — Risk factors for perimenopausal mood sensitivity: early life trauma, the HPA/HPG axis, and recognising hormonal sensitivity in clinical history
24:28 — Diagnostic considerations: the Meno-D scale, distinguishing perimenopausal depression from MDD and bipolar disorder, and current gaps in psychiatric classification
37:29 — MHT safety: reviewing the 2001 WHI study, absolute and relative contraindications, and monitoring in practice
45:33 — Treatment approaches: hormonal contraception, transdermal oestradiol, micronised progesterone, tibolone, and tailoring to the individual
59:16 — Further resources and preview of the PMDD companion episode
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Dr David Fineberg is a General Practitioner and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne whose research focuses on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID. He is the founding clinician of the ME Research Clinic (MERC), a translational research hub dedicated to advancing the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of complex post-viral syndromes through an evidence-based, patient-centred model. His PhD is "Precision Medicine techniques In the treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS + Long Covid (PRIME)".
Episodes resources:
- MECFS diagnostic criteria from ME Research UK
- DePaul Questionnaire
- FUNCAP (Functional Capacity) Questionnaire
- Open Medicine Foundation Resources and Clinical Guidelines
- Visible App - wearable tech for illness, not wellness, designed for MECFS, POTS, EDS and Long Covid
- RACGP Energy Limiting Disorders SIG and CPD CHECK
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Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.
Many of us have patients with hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome who we work hard to help. As our understanding of these complex multisystem conditions grows, understanding that it doesn't just affect joints but potentially autonomic function, cardiovascular health, digestion, and producing widespread, often debilitating pain, so too does the need for a broader range of therapeutic options.
In this episode, musculoskeletal medicine specialist Dr. Rob Illingworth introduces prolotherapy and PRP as practical, evidence-informed options that could make a real difference to your patients' quality of life and function.
For anyone managing patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or hypermobility spectrum disorders, this one's essential. Dr. Illingworth unpacks the "perfect storm" of lax connective tissue, sensitized pain pathways, and complex comorbidities and adds a valuable option to your therapeutic toolkit for people presenting with these complex conditions.
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Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.
Dr. Sara Whitburn is the Medical Director of Sexual Health Victoria, Chair of the RACGP Sexual and Reproductive Health Special Interest Group, and a Senior Lecturer in Sexual Health at the University of Melbourne. Her clinical and advocacy interests span STIs, unplanned pregnancy, genital health, menopause care, and long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) training. She is passionate about supporting health professionals to deliver great sexual and reproductive healthcare and enabling equitable access to care for patients.
Connect with the RACGP Sexual and Reproductive Health Special Interest Group: Join the community (open to all RACGP members) by emailing gpsi@racgp.org.au. The group offers peer case discussion, newsletters, and webinars covering topics including PrEP, sexual pain, heavy menstrual bleeding, and more.
Resources
• MAGIC App — National Cervical Screening Program guidelines (searchable): search "National Cervical Screening Program MAGIC App"
• Australian STI Management Guidelines — sti.guidelines.org.au
• ASHM (Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine) — PrEP and DoxyPEP decision aids: ashm.org.au
• FSRH Medical Eligibility Criteria (UK Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, updated December 2025): fsrh.org
• RANZCOG Contraception Guidelines: ranzcog.edu.au
• Australasian Menopause Society — clinical resources and find-a-practitioner: menopause.org.au
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Australia (SRHA) / AusLARC scholarship: srha.org.au
Timestamps
00:00 — Introduction & acknowledgement of country
01:00 — Guest introduction: Dr. Sara Whitburn
02:56 — Contraception: Pill Choice, Medical Eligibility Criteria Considerations, PBS Updates
12:18 — The menopausal transition: contraception vs. MHT, managing bleeding on MHT
23:10 — IUD pain management and post operative considerations
30:40 — Progesterone sensitivity and MHT options
33:00 — Monitoring patients on MHT
39:20 — Genitourinary syndrome of menopause and genital skincare
44:57 — Vaginal treatments vs. lubricants — clarifying the difference
45:42 — Libido: a biopsychosocial approach
49:00 — STIs: asymptomatic screening and approaching vaginal discharge
54:39 — Symptomatic STIs and trauma-informed examination
57:18 — Bacterial vaginosis and partner treatment
59:12 — STI prevention: PrEP and DoxyPEP
1:03:21 — Cervical screening: 2025 guideline updates and the MAGIC App
1:06:56 — Trauma-informed care in practice
1:10:51 — Medicare changes: LARC rebates and bulk billing incentives
1:12:58 — Why join the RACGP-SRH special interest group
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Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.
Ever found yourself staring at a workers' compensation or insurance form, pen in hand, quietly wondering what on earth you're supposed to write in half these boxes? You're in good company. Most of us learned this stuff the same way, watching someone else do it, nodding along, and then absolutely winging it the moment we were left alone with a patient and a certificate to fill in.
Yes, we know, workers' compensation and insurance sounds about as thrilling as a mandatory compliance training video. But stick with us. Dr Rob Park sits down with Greg Spinda, specialist personal injury lawyer and, as it turns out, not nearly as terrifying as his credentials suggest, to work through real GP scenarios, tackle those form boxes that have been quietly haunting us, and explore how getting the details right from day one can make an enormous difference to your patients' outcomes. You might just walk away feeling like you finally know what you're doing.
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Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.
Dr Sama Balasubramanian is a General Practitioner and Sexual Health Physician, Fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine and Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine. He holds an Advanced Masters in Psychosexual Health and is Chair of the Training Committee in Sexual Health Medicine for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He is also a Senior Lecturer and Rural Academic Coordinator at the Rural Clinical School, Australian National University School of Medicine and Psychology.
In this episode we discuss men's sexual health and dysfunction – erectile dysfunction, low libido, and premature orgasm.
Resources:
Healthy Male website: https://healthymale.org.au/
The Penis Project podcast
Deprescribing psychotropics podcast with Dr Mark Horowitz
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Study and learn lifestyle medicine: Interested in whole of person clinical practice, research and careers that address the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing, using lifestyle approaches, behaviour change, health coaching and implementation science? Check out the JCU College of Medicine postgraduate degrees: Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Master in lifestyle medicine.
Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.
In this episode of The GP Show, Dr Ashlea Broomfield and Dr Kate Wylie explore why climate change is a pressing human health issue and what it means for general practice. Throughout the discussion, Dr Wylie explains how changing environments affect our patients and the way we practice medicine, as well as how clinics can operate more sustainably.
Dr Kate Wylie is an Adelaide based GP and the executive director of Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA), a not-for-profit advocacy organisation that recognises that human health depends upon a healthy environment. Dr Wylie is the immediate past chair of the RACGP's Climate and Environmental Medicine Specific Interest Group, elevating the need for climate action with GPs across Australia. She is a previous chair of DEA and is the founder of Climate Medicine, an advocacy project whereby she presents to community groups on the health effects of climate change.
This episode offers insights and strategies for GPs and healthcare teams seeking to navigate the growing intersection of climate and health in their daily practice.
Resources & Links:
Doctors for the Environment Australia
RACGP Special Interest Group – Environmental Medicine
MJA Insight Plus: Let's get practical: how we can heal the planet and our patients
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Study and learn lifestyle medicine: Interested in whole of person clinical practice, research and careers that address the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing, using lifestyle approaches, behaviour change, health coaching and implementation science? Check out the JCU College of Medicine postgraduate degrees: Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Master in lifestyle medicine.
Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.
Dr Terri-Lynne South is a dual-qualified GP and Accredited Practising Dietitian and Chair of RACGP Specific Interests Obesity Management Group, with over 25 years of clinical experience in metabolic health, diabetes, cardiovascular risk, menopause and weight management. As founder and medical director of Lifestyle Metabolic, she champions a holistic care model grounded in multidisciplinary collaboration and personalised clinical decision-making.
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Study and learn lifestyle medicine: Interested in whole of person clinical practice, research and careers that address the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing, using lifestyle approaches, behaviour change, health coaching and implementation science? Check out the JCU College of Medicine postgraduate degrees: Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Master in lifestyle medicine.
Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.
Medicine is serious work — but that doesn't mean doctors can't have fun. In this special episode of The GP Show, Drs Rob Park, Ash Broomfield, and Sam Manger get together to put the guidelines down, pick the dice up, and step into the wonderful world of Doctors and Dragons. Joined by GP and Game Master Dr Chris Timms, they swap consult rooms for a fantasy adventure filled with goblins, laughter, and questionable decision-making. They clearly have no idea what they are doing - so have a listen if you've ever been curious what dungeons and dragons is as expert Dr Chris Timms adds a guiding orb of light.
What unfolds is more than just a game — it's a reminder that shared fun, creativity, and connection among friends can be a powerful antidote to professional loneliness. If you've ever felt isolated in medicine, or just want to remember what fun feels like, this episode is for you.
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In this episode of The GP Show, Dr Ashlea Broomfield speaks with accredited practising dietitian Shane Jeffries about the RAVES Eating Model - a structured, adaptable framework for understanding and supporting eating patterns in general practice.
Originally developed for eating disorders, RAVES has been applied more broadly in primary care settings to support patients with body image concerns, disordered eating, chronic disease, metabolic health, and sports nutrition.
RAVES stands for:
- Regularity – consistent eating patterns
- Adequacy – meeting energy and nutrient needs
- Variety – flexible, balanced food choices
- Eating socially – navigating real-world meals
- Spontaneity – adapting to unexpected situations
In this episode, Ashlea and Shane discuss: • How diet culture and moralising food shape people's relationships with eating • The difference between calories and nutritional adequacy • How RAVES complements CBT-E, FBT, and plate-based approaches to disordered eating • The role of hunger, fullness, and interoception in clinical practice • Considerations for restrictive eating, neurodivergence, and GLP-1 medications • Using RAVES as a structured thinking tool for GPs, even without providing detailed nutrition plans
Key takeaway: RAVES is not a diet - it's a practical, person-centred framework that balances structure, flexibility, and clinical nuance to support sustainable change across diverse contexts.
🔗 Learn more at raveseatingmodel.com
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Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
Dr Ashlea Broomfield is joined by Dr Mihal Goodman-Jones and Dr Holly Inglis to discuss the release of the Australian Standards of Care for Informed Consent Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy (2025).
In this episode, the panel unpacks what's included in the new AusPATH Standards and why they matter for GPs and other primary care clinicians. The discussion focuses on the informed-consent model for gender-affirming hormone therapy, how it works in practice, and how the Standards provide clear, practical guidance to support safe and evidence-based care for transgender and gender diverse adults in Australian primary care settings.
This episode offers an overview of the guidelines and highlights how they can be used by clinicians to support confident, consistent, and accessible gender-affirming care.
In this episode, we cover:
- An overview of the AusPATH Australian Standards of Care (2025)
- The informed-consent model for gender-affirming hormone therapy
- How the Standards support GPs and primary care clinicians
- Practical guidance for delivering evidence-based gender-affirming hormone therapy
Resources mentioned:
- AusPATH – Australian Standards of Care: https://auspath.org.au/standards-of-care/
- TransHub: https://www.transhub.org.au/
- ASHM: https://ashm.org.au/
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If you're a GP or frontline clinician who wants a calm, practical update on palliative care without wading through a textbook, this episode is a high-yield listen. Through four realistic cases (breathlessness and panic, malignant bowel obstruction in aged care, cancer pain and nausea in a younger patient, and comfort care with renal/liver failure), Dr Susie Muir breaks down what to do first, what to avoid, when to switch routes (subcut matters), and how to titrate core symptom meds safely—while keeping goals of care at the centre. You'll come away with a clearer mental checklist, confidence to start sensible first-line measures, and a better sense of when to pick up the phone to palliative care early rather than late.
Past episode #47 End of Life and Palliative Care with Dr Louise Welch and Dr Sam Manger available on all podcast apps and here.
Clinical & palliative care resources
- PallConsult (Queensland Health) Statewide specialist palliative care advice service with practical clinical resources for health professionals https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/referrals/statewide-specialist-services/pallconsult
- PallConsult resources page Includes practical guides such as caring@home medication packs and end-of-life care resources https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/referrals/statewide-specialist-services/pallconsult/pallconsult-resources
- Faculty of Pain Medicine (ANZCA) – Opioid Calculator Useful for opioid conversions and dose checking (always double-check calculations) https://www.anzca.edu.au/safety-and-advocacy/opioid-calculator
- Pocketbook of Palliative Medicine (app) A concise, clinician-friendly reference for symptom management in palliative care https://apps.apple.com/au/app/palliative-medicine-pocketbook/id1204749954
Practical patient & family support
- Gather My Crew A free app that helps patients and families coordinate practical support (school runs, meals, errands) without having to repeatedly ask for help https://www.gathermycrew.org.au/ End-of-life support page: https://www.gathermycrew.org.au/are-you-caring-for-someone-at-the-end-of-life/
High performance & wellbeing for healthcare professionals
- Dr Susie Muir – website Information about upcoming workshops and the "High Performance Reset" for healthcare professionals https://drsusiemuir.com/
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Follow Dr Susie Muir
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsusiemuir/
- LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/dr-susie-muir-709916133
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Dr Peter Brukner OAM is a world renowned sport and exercise physician who has played a leading role in the development of sports medicine both in Australia and internationally. Peter is the founding partner of the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne and Professor of Sports Medicine at LaTrobe University. He is a founding Executive Member of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, where he played a key role in establishing sports medicine as a medical specialty in Australia. He has been recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia in 2006, and the recent 2025 Senior Australian of the Year for Victoria. More recently Peter has become a passionate advocate of improving nutrition particularly in those with chronic disease such as type 2 diabetes. He is the co-founder of the public health campaign SugarByHalf and Founder and Chair of Defeat Diabetes, an app and web-based program, aimed at improving diabetes control through diet.
Resources relevant to this episode:
- Injury prevention exercises - FIFA 11+ and Prep to Play
- Defeat Diabetes app and web based program
- Dr Gil Carvalho, MD PhD, 10 minute independent YouTube summary of the new US Dietary Guidelines
- Paper: Defeat Diabetes 6 month intervention outcomes
- Paper: Dose-dependent effect of carbohydrate restriction for type 2 diabetes management: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
- Paper: Myths and Facts regarding Low Carb Diets
- Paper: Evidence based European recommendations for the dietary management of diabetes
- Paper: Long term effects of healthy versus unhealthy low carbohydrate diets: a prospective 23.5 year cohort study
- Paper: Optimal dietary patterns for healthy ageing
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Study and learn lifestyle medicine: Interested in whole of person clinical practice, research and careers that address the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing, using lifestyle approaches, behaviour change, health coaching and implementation science? Check out the JCU College of Medicine postgraduate degrees: Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Master in lifestyle medicine.
Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.
Host Dr Sam Manger is joined by Emeritus Professor Richard Hays, a well known clinical and academic GP serving rural and regional Australia. In the 1990s he became the Professor of General Practice and Rural Health at the newly established North Queensland Clinical School (NQCS) which allowed medical students to complete their training in rural and remote Queensland, setting the stage for what would later become the Rural Clinical Schools, introduced by the Federal Government in the early 2000s. Richard was appointed the Foundation Dean of the James Cook University medical school, becoming the first GP to hold such a position in an Australasian medical school. Richard has over 300 peer-reviewed papers, publications and edited works, including the notable "Handbook of Rural Medicine in Australia" and relevant to our topic today "Travels though Historic Medical Education Sites of Europe" available here.
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Study and learn lifestyle medicine: Interested in whole of person clinical practice, research and careers that address the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing, using lifestyle approaches, behaviour change, health coaching and implementation science? Check out the JCU College of Medicine postgraduate degrees: Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Master in lifestyle medicine.
Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.
Job opportunities: Are you a GP, psychiatrist, nurse, or dietitian seeking new inpatient and outpatient careers in whole of person health care? Opportunities have come up with multiple successful healthcare organisations throughout Australia, please contact Dr Sam Manger for more information contact@thegpshow.com
Host Dr Ashlea Broomfield is joined by Dr Peta Wright, Gynaecologist, Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecologist, Fertility Specialist and Founder of Vera Wellness. Peta is the author of Healing Pelvic Pain, published in 2023, a book about transforming the trauma of period pain, endometriosis and chronic pelvic distress. She aims to empower women to ask the right questions, get the right treatment, and make lifestyle changes that bring about release from pain.
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Study and learn lifestyle medicine: Interested in whole of person clinical practice, research and careers that address the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing, using lifestyle approaches, behaviour change, health coaching and implementation science? Check out the JCU College of Medicine postgraduate degrees: Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Master in lifestyle medicine.
Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
The 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available here.
Job opportunities: Are you a GP, psychiatrist, nurse, or dietitian seeking new inpatient and outpatient careers in whole of person health care? Opportunities have come up with multiple successful healthcare organisations throughout Australia, please contact Dr Sam Manger for more information contact@thegpshow.com
Dr Brendan Hanrahan is a General Physician with over two decades of experience in evidence-based medicine. Dr Hanrahan maintains an active general medicine clinic and inpatient practice, specialising in managing complex medical issues and diagnostic challenges. His primary focus and specialized training is in bariatric medicine, with extensive expertise in obesity management, prevention, and associated complications. He also has significant experience investigating and treating unexplained fatigue and dysautonomic conditions including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). He has written a practical book on such called "Tired all the time – treating dysautonomia" available here.
Are you a General Practitioner (GP) seeking a special interest that combines challenging medicine with the satisfaction of improving patients' quality of life? Due to overwhelming demand, Dr Hanrahan is seeking a motivated GP to join his Auchenflower practice to develop expertise in managing Dysautonomia, particularly POTS and related conditions. More information here.
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Study and learn lifestyle medicine: Interested in whole of person clinical practice, research and careers that address the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing, using lifestyle approaches, behaviour change, health coaching and implementation science? Check out the JCU College of Medicine postgraduate degrees: Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Master in lifestyle medicine.
Dr Sam Manger on YouTube: Using lifestyle as medicine: A new era in chronic disease remission and YouTube: Careers in lifestyle medicine
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Job opportunities: Are you a GP, psychiatrist, nurse, or dietitian seeking new inpatient and outpatient careers in whole of person health care? Opportunities have come up with multiple successful healthcare organisations throughout Australia, please contact Dr Sam Manger for more information contact@thegpshow.com
Host Dr Rob Park sits down with Dr Chris Soo — a GP with a special interest in ADHD to explore a topic that is both highly important and topical right now, with Queensland moving to allow GPs to diagnose and prescribe ADHD medications for adults from Dec 1 2025, and other states expected to follow.
This is a light-hearted but deeply practical conversation that cuts through the noise: how ADHD really presents in day-to-day general practice, what to watch out for, how to start treatment safely, and why this emerging model of care is about to become core business for Australian GPs. If you want to stay ahead of the changes and feel confident supporting this rapidly growing patient group, this is an easy, engaging and very relevant listen.
Resources: Clinical Guidelines * Australian ADHD Clinical Practice Guideline (AADPA) Australia's comprehensive, evidence-based guideline covering assessment, diagnosis, and management across the lifespan. https://adhdguideline.aadpa.com.au/ * CADDRA – Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines Includes excellent "red flag" lists for probable ADHD in children, adolescents, and adults. https://www.caddra.ca/practice-guidelines/ * NICE ADHD Guideline (UK) Clear diagnostic and treatment recommendations, helpful for cross-checking international standards. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng87
Prescribing Resources * ADPA Clinician Prescribing Guide (Australia) A practical prescribing manual for clinicians (paid). A lower-cost GP "continuing prescriber guide" is being released soon. https://aadpa.com.au/
Professional Communities * RACGP Specific Interests: ADHD, ASD & Neurodiversity RACGP's special interest group providing education, discussion forums, and peer support. https://www.racgp.org.au/the-racgp/faculties/specific-interests/groups/adhd-asd-and-neurodiversity * ADHD & Neurodevelopmental GPs – Australia & New Zealand (Facebook Group) A clinician-only "safe space" Chris recommends for practical questions and peer support. (Private group — search the exact name on Facebook to request access.)
Support & Telehealth Resources * The ADHD Doctor (Dr Chris Soo) Chris's website for clinical information, referral, and updates. https://www.theadhddoctor.com.au/
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Replay from July 2023, host Dr Sam Manger is joined by Professor Mark Bellgrove, the Director of Research at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, and a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University. Professor Bellgrove leads a multidisciplinary team studying the biological basis of attention and cognitive control. In 2016 Professor Bellgrove founded the Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA), an interdisciplinary group devoted to advancing evidence-based diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Australia. In 2023 he led the development of the Australian evidence-based clinical practice guideline for ADHD.
Interview starts at ~6:15.
Resources:
- ADHD guideline and factsheets- https://adhdguideline.aadpa.com.au/
- ADHD consumer companion - https://adhdguideline.aadpa.com.au/consumer-companion/
- ADHD Australia https://www.adhdaustralia.org.au/
- Tools = page 79, free ones include the Swanson, Nolan and Pelham (SNAP) scale for children, and for adults the WHO Adult ADHD Self Report Scale is free
- VIA Character Strengths Survey & Character Reports - https://www.viacharacter.org/
- ADHD coaches = https://adhdcoachesaustralasia.online/
- Tuning into kids:= https://tuningintokids.org.au/courses/tuning-in-to-kids-online/
- Triple P – Positive Parenting Program https://www.triplep-parenting.net.au/au/triple-p/
Relevant past episodes:
- Dr Arne Rubenstein Rites of Passage podcast and programs https://ritesofpassageinstitute.org/
- Dr Jon Jureidini communicating with adolescents and using a genogram podcast
- Dr Angela Loucks Alexander Auditory Processing Disorder podcast
- Dr Cathy Franklin and Professor Tony Attwood Autism Spectrum Disorder podcast and another
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Host Dr Sam Manger is joined by Dr Steven Lu, a GP and Founder of Everlab, an Australian preventative health company using personalized, data-driven care to detect, prevent, and reverse disease risks. Steven is also a keen medical educator and on the RACGP Victoria Council. Everlab is one of Australia's fasting growing startups and more information can be found here.
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Dr Amandeep Hansra is a multi-award winning GP and leader in digital health and innovation in Australia with 18 years of clinical experience. She is known for her work as a digital health consultant, entrepreneur and investor. She has been a Digital Health Adviser with the Australian Digital Health Agency for five years and in July 2024 became the Agency's Chief Clinical Adviser (Medicine). Amandeep was the CEO & Medical Director of Telstra's telemedicine business ReadyCare; a joint venture between Telstra and Medgate, and co-founded the Australian Medical Angels, a network that invests in digital health and medical devices. She concurrently holds the position of Adjunct Associate Professor in Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health at the University of Sydney. Additionally, she is the co-founder of Creative Careers in Medicine community, conference and podcast.
Interested in digital health? Check out the Healthcare 2040 Expo, 11-12 March 2026 at the International Convention Centre, Sydney. Healthcare 2040 Expo is the biggest and most influential digital healthcare exhibition in the southern hemisphere and explores the radical transformation of Australian healthcare over the next 15 years — from AI-enabled hospitals to genomics-driven prevention.
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Hosts Dr Sam Manger, Dr Ashlea Broomfield and Dr Rob Park sit down together for the very first time to introduce ourselves and briefly share our stories — from diverse backgrounds in general practice and medical education to our shared passion for advancing holistic, evidence-based care. Our trio discuss how our different experiences complement each other, what drew us into general practice, and what listeners can expect from future episodes — from deep-dives into clinical topics to candid reflections on the realities of primary care in Australia. This episode also marks the first of a series of intermittent reflective conversations, where we will revisit key themes from past podcasts, unpack lessons learned, and explore the future implications for healthcare, practice, and professional growth. Join us as we kick off this journey of conversation, banter, curiosity, and reflection — bringing together the art and science of being a GP in today's evolving world.
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Host Dr Rob Park is joined by Dr. Eleanor Chew, GP of 40 years, RACGP board chair, AMA Queensland chair, and Medal of the Order of Australia recipient. Ever wondered how GPs go from clinic rooms to shaping the future of healthcare on state and national stages? In this episode, Dr. Eleanor Chew shares the real story of how a few coffee conversations, some inspiring mentors, and a willingness to “just say yes” launched her into influential board roles. With humour, honesty, and practical advice, Eleanor shows how you too can step onto committees, learn governance, navigate the politics, and ultimately make a difference far beyond your consulting room. If you’re a young GP curious about leadership, advocacy, or simply giving back to your profession, this episode will show you exactly where to start.
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Host Dr Rob Park is joined by dual-trained radiologist and nuclear medicine specialist Dr Tony Chen to explore medical imaging relevant to everyday general practice. Navigating scans, screening programs, and radiation risks can be confusing and in this episode, Dr. Tony Chen unpacks what GPs really need to know — from the new lung cancer screening program and the role of AI in imaging, to common referral pitfalls and the surprising truths about CT and nuclear scans. Tony brings clarity, practical advice, and a passion for teaching that will help you use imaging more confidently in your practice.
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Host Dr Sam Manger is joined by Dr Paul Liknaitzky, Head of the Clinical Psychedelic Lab and Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at Monash University. He has played a central role in establishing the field of clinical psychedelic research in Australia, and is the principal investigator in the country’s largest and most experienced group of psychedelic researchers and clinicians. He has led several world-first studies, including the first trial to use psilocybin in the treatment of a primary anxiety condition and the first study testing the utility of psilocybin as a therapist training tool. In Australia, he established the first psychedelic lab, coordinated the first applied psychedelic therapist training program, and obtained the first industry funding for psychedelic research.
More information at https://www.monash.edu/medicine/scs/clinical-psychedelic-lab
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What really drives desire, and how can GPs (and the rest of us) talk about it with confidence? In this episode, Dr. Ashlea Broomfield — GP, sexologist, and mind-body therapist — takes us inside the world of libido and sexual wellbeing. With warmth and clarity, she shares practical ways to make these conversations feel natural, insightful, and empowering — whether you’re in the clinic or simply curious about how health and intimacy connect.
https://www.drashleabroomfield.com.au/
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Ever wondered what the President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) actually does — or what it’s like to carry the hopes (and frustrations) of 40,000 GPs on your shoulders? In this episode, GP and President of the RACGP Dr Michael Wright pulls back the curtain on college politics, policy negotiations, and the daily juggle between bureaucracy and real-world general practice. Hosted by Dr Rob Park and Dr Sam Manger, the conversation is sharp, honest, and refreshingly human — no spin, no fluff.
Dr Wright doesn’t shy away from the tough stuff: Medicare reform, GP burnout, the future of the profession, and how to keep general practice both sustainable and satisfying. It’s a rare peek inside the mind of the college’s leader — why he took the job, what keeps him up at night, and what gives him hope. If you're a GP who’s ever muttered “what is the college even doing?”, this one’s for you.
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In a time when lettuce costs are skyrocketing and healthcare access is slipping out of reach for many, how can GPs continue to deliver excellent care with dwindling resources? In this compelling conversation, Dr. Rob Park speaks with Dr. Edmund Poliness — medical director of Wathaurong Aboriginal Medical Service and GP at The Living Room in Melbourne — about how to do more with less.
Ed takes us inside the world of homeless healthcare, where the clinical gold standard often meets real-world constraints. From adapting chronic disease management to improvising physio with peer supports and printouts, this episode is packed with creative, practical ways to stretch your care further. You’ll also hear about the importance of team-based care, warm handovers, and building trust with patients who face complex social and health barriers — all while staying grounded, compassionate, and resourceful.
Whether you work in a city clinic or a regional practice, this episode is a must-listen for any GP navigating cost pressures and rising patient need. It’s an inspiring look at how thoughtful medicine, community partnerships, and a little bit of creativity can still go a long way — even on a tight budget!
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How do you explain a blood test, a referral, or even shared decision-making when the entire healthcare system is foreign to your patient? In this deeply thoughtful and practical episode, Dr. Linny Phuong, paediatric infectious diseases physician and founder of the award-winning Water Well Project, joins Dr. Rob Park to explore how we as clinicians can better connect with patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Drawing on personal stories, community experience, and years of frontline advocacy setting up and running The Water Well project, Linny shares how a simple, respectful conversation can build trust, shift health outcomes, and empower patients—especially those navigating an unfamiliar system.
From chaotic first health sessions in church foyers to calm insights about interpreters, symbols, and the power of pausing, this episode is packed with memorable lessons and practical tips for any GP. Whether it's making sense of preventative health, navigating language barriers, or just knowing when a nod doesn’t mean understanding, Linny offers real tools to make your consultations more inclusive, compassionate, and effective. If you've ever had a moment where something felt "lost in translation," this one’s for you.
https://www.thewaterwellproject.org/
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Host Dr Sam Manger is joined by Dr Johanna Lynch, an Australian General Practitioner who has spent the last 15 years working as a psychotherapist with adult survivors of childhood trauma and neglect. She founded a transdisciplinary trauma-informed clinic in Brisbane named Integrate Place which operated from 2009-2013 offering psychology, social work, trauma-informed yoga, art therapy and mental health nurse support. In 2019 she completed a PhD, in whole person approaches to distress, championing the sophisticated craft of generalist approaches to distress – integrating social science and biomedicine. This PhD, entitled Sense of Safety: a whole person approach to distress in primary care sought to integrate trauma-informed care into primary care. Dr Johanna Lynch works as a Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland, teaching medical students about trauma-informed whole person care. She is an advisor to BlueKnot foundation, trains rural GPs as a Fellow of the Australian Society for Psychological Medicine and The Royal College of General Practitioners.
Her website and Sense of Safety for Practitioners Course is available at https://www.drjohannalynch.com/ and you can use the code “PODCASTGIFT” to receive 5% off.
Other resources mentioned:
Australian Childhood Foundation
Number Story
BlueKnot
Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association
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Host Dr. Rob Park joins forces with the ever-curious Dr. Geoffrey Spurling to unpack the most important updates from the recent Therapeutic Guideline on Antibiotics. Think doxycycline for kids (yes, really), a new first-line antibiotic for UTIs (if they’re even needed?!), and why you might need to start counting impetigo sores. Therapeutic Guidelines is that trusty clinical bible you scroll through when faced with an unusually infected body part, a suspicious rash, or a patient seemingly allergic to everything. But did you know they’ve just updated many of their guidelines? And that quite a few of these changes quietly flip long-held dogmas on their heads?
It’s nerdy, necessary, and surprisingly fascinating. With real-world relevance and refreshingly honest reflections (like how hard it is to dose a toddler—or remember anything after 20 years in practice), this episode will sharpen your prescribing, challenge your assumptions, and teach you how to grade diarrhoea in ways you never knew you needed.
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In his inaugural episode, host Dr Rob Park is joined by Dr Michael Bonning, GP, past NSW AMA President, media spokesperson and advocate to explore how we can answer difficult questions in the media with clarity, confidence, and care. From TikTok trends to political hot potatoes, today’s patients are more curious—and sometimes more confused by the volume of information—than ever. With warmth and wisdom, Dr. Bonning shares practical strategies for staying on message, building trust, and turning confusion into connection. Whether it’s a patient worried about vaccines or a journalist chasing a soundbite, this is a masterclass in calm, evidence-based communication—straight from someone who’s done it all.
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Dr Tim Senior has worked as a GP at Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation, the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service in Campbelltown, South-West Sydney for the last 18 years. Prior to this he has worked in Central Australia, the Torres Strait and the UK, each time in low-income communities. Tim combines his clinical work with work as the Medical Advisor for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and has been heavily involved in the development of guidelines and resources for all GPs working with First Nations Australians. He established two specific interest groups within the RACGP, one on poverty, and one on environmental impacts in general practice. In 2023 he completed his Churchill Fellowship on how to investigate how to provide high quality primary care to disadvantaged communities in Australia.
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Dr Flavia Fayet-Moore is a Brazilian-born, Canadian-raised, Australian-made keynote speaker, scientist, space nutritionist and entrepreneur. An alumna of the University of Toronto, she earned an Honours Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences, followed by a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics and a PhD from the University of Sydney. She is also a Fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr Flavia completed the Space Studies Program at the International Space University, bringing a unique perspective to space nutrition. She is the founder and CEO of FOODiQ Global, which leads game-changing research, communication and education that provides strategic and meaningful impact on people’s health. She is also the co-founder of Food is Cool, where nutrition in schools is done differently.
Dr Flav website
FOODiQ Global
Food is Cool
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Dr Zac Seidler is a clinical psychologist, researcher and leading men’s mental health expert. He currently holds dual roles as Global Director of Men’s Health Research at Movember and Senior Research Fellow with Orygen at the University of Melbourne. Through his research and PhD, Zac has advocated for a change in the way we think about treating men’s distress. As part of his research, he has uniquely focused on creating mental health services that account for masculinity. This has evolved into a fully funded project, Men in Mind, the world’s first training program for mental health clinicians, to help them better understand and respond to men’s distress and suicidality.
Movember's Men in Mind Training
Movember's What is Therapy? Short videos
Movember's Healthcare Practitioner Insights Survey
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Webinar: 12 February 7:00pm AEDT - How to safely stop antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs with Dr Mark Horowitz and Dr Sam Manger
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Professor Shantha Rajaratnam is Professor of Sleep and Circadian Medicine and Head of the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University. He is Chair of the Sleep Health Foundation and Chair of the Monash Sleep Network. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.
Sleep Health Foundation resources
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Professor Michael Berk is a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow and is Alfred Deakin Chair of Psychiatry at Deakin University and Barwon Health. He is Past President of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders and heads major research initiatives including the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence for the Development of Innovative Therapies for Psychiatric Disorders (CREDIT) and the Mental Health Adult General Trial Network (MAGNET), Australia’s first mental health clinical trials network. He has published over 1400 papers and has received multiple awards including but not limited to the RANZCP Senior Research Award in 2021 and in 2024 the Australian Mental Health Prize. He is listed by Thompson Reuters as amongst the world’s most influential scientific minds.
Today we discuss Bipolar Affective Disorders Type 1 and Type 2.
Some additional resources for this podcast:
- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) 2018 guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2018 Mar;20(2):97-170. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12609. Epub 2018 Mar 14. PMID: 29536616; PMCID: PMC5947163. (Due to be updated in 2025)
- Non-canonical pathways in the pathophysiology and therapeutics of bipolar disorder. Front Neurosci. 2023 Aug 1;17:1228455. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1228455. PMID: 37592949; PMCID: PMC10427509.
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Professor Susan Davis is Director of the Monash University Women’s Health Research Program, NHMRC Leadership 3 Investigator and Head of the Women’s Endocrine Clinic at Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. Susan is an internationally recognised expert on sex hormones and ageing, including menopause and its health sequelae. Susan is a past President of the International Menopause Society and the Australasian Menopause Society and has received numerous prestigious research awards including the Elizabeth Blackburn Award of the NHMRC (2023), Ross Hohnen Award of the Australian Heart Foundation (2022), and the Medal of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and Officer of the Order of Australia.
Interview starts at 9:24
Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause
Evia Hypnosis App
Hormone Replacement Therapy The GP Show podcast
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Dr Rachel David is the CEO of Private Healthcare Australia, the private health insurance industry’s peak representative body that currently has 22 registered health funds throughout Australia and collectively represents 98% of people covered by private health insurance. Dr David was a medical adviser to the Federal Minister for Health between 1996 and 2000, and subsequently held senior positions with CSL Ltd and McKinsey & Company before taking up her current post in 2015.
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Dr Mark Horowitz is a training psychiatrist, split between UK and Australia, working in London as a Clinical Research Fellow in the NHS and an Honorary Clinical Research Fellow at University College London. He has completed a PhD in the neurobiology of depression and the pharmacology of antidepressants at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London and for this received two prizes from the British Association of Psychopharmacology. He is also the lead author of the recently published Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines, a handbook on how to safely stop psychiatric drugs.
AJGP article Antidepressant prescribing in general practice: A call to action
Royal College of Psychiatrists "Stopping anti-depressants" guidance
YouTube video for patients
NICE guidelines: Depression in Adults Treatment and Management
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Dr Emma Tippett MBBS FRACP, PhD completed her medical degree in 2012 and underwent specialist Infectious Disease Physician training in Melbourne and completed her PhD at the Burnet Institute. Since the beginning of the pandemic she has been immersed in all facets of COVID-19 and established one of the first long COVID telehealth clinics in Victoria in 2020 called Clinic Nineteen. In addition, she currently holds appointments at two Melbourne Hospitals.
Interview starts at ~5:30 mins
Rural Doctors Association of QLD RDAQ2024 annual conference held in Meanjin | Brisbane from 20-22 June
The Essential Health Summit, combining the Lifestyle Medicine 2024 conference and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association’s (APNA) Festival of Nursing
Brain ageing and longevity medicine webinar 11 June 2024 | 7:00pm AEST
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Tracey Johnson is the CEO of Inala Primary Care, a charitable general practice in Queensland’s most disadvantaged suburban location and co-founder of Cubiko, a practice dashboard software solution. The IPC model was named as one of four which should be adopted nationally under the 10 Year Health Reform Process and embraces multi-disciplinary care, social prescribing, shared medical appointments, beacon clinics with hospital partners and a raft of research with universities exploring how practices provide value based care. She is Deputy Chair of the Primary Care Advisory Group of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and she is on the Expert Advisory Panel overseeing the review of general practice incentives.
Interview starts at 5:20 mins
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For more information on our new 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/lifestyle-medicine-for-mental-health-services. This course is designed to support the innovation of whole of person mental health care in primary, tertiary and community settings. We cover the evidence for lifestyle and social assessment and interventions in mental health, health coaching and behaviour change, medication optimisation to reduce side effects and how to implement lifestyle and social programs in mental health settings.
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Dr Ahmed Kazmi is a UK trained Dermatologist and GP currently based in Melbourne, Australia. He loves all dermatology but has a special interest in hair and scalp disorders, transgender medicine and skin of colour dermatology. He is a keen medical educationalist and enjoys empowering his GP colleagues with dermatology knowledge and skills. He is a clinical senior lecturer at the University of UWA. He is passionate about doctor wellbeing and also often speaks on this topic. When he isn't consulting he moonlights as a professional cabaret artist and comedian.
Website and upcoming show details: www.doctorahmed.net
Twitter/X/Facebook/instagram/YouTube: @drahmedkazmi
Podcast content and times:
0-26.05 mins = Introduction and doctor's wellbeing
26.05 mins to end = Scalp and hair disorders (seborrheoic dermatitis, dandruff, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, scalp and hair care)
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Emma Stirling is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, Director of Scoop Nutrition consultancy and award-winning nutrition communicator. She is also a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics and the Academic Lead for the Graduate Certificate in Culinary Nutrition at the Australian Catholic University (ACU).
Upskill in culinary nutrition through Australian Catholic University courses:
- Graduate Certificate in Culinary Nutrition Science https://www.acu.edu.au/course/graduate-certificate-in-culinary-nutrition-science
- Short course microcredentials https://www.acu.edu.au/course/microcredentials-in-dietetic-practiceculinary-nutrition-science?campus=Online
- Join the ACU Culinary Nutrition Community of Practice on LinkedIN – click and “follow” below, all welcome https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acu-culinary-nutrition/?viewAsMember=true
- The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative https://teachingkitchens.org/
Interview starts at ~3:30 mins.
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Professor Judy Lowthian leads a multidisciplinary research team as Head of Research and Principal Research Fellow at Bolton Clarke, a national not-for-profit aged and community care provider. She is an Adjunct Professor with University of Queensland’s Faculty of Health and Associate Professor with Monash University’s School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine. Her early professional career was as a speech pathologist in rehabilitation following acquired brain injury, and in management of interdisciplinary child and adolescent health services. Judy is internationally recognised in the field of gerontological health services research in emergency care, hospital-to-home care transitions, frailty, cognitive impairment and dementia, loneliness, palliative care, and implementation of new models of care with a focus on patient and family experience.
Some resources:
Jacques Lee from Mount Sinai in Toronto, radio interview that discusses loneliness as a vital sign https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/16024574-loneliness-bad-smoking-says-who
- Volunteer delivered social support program HOW R U? | Bolton Clarke
Connect Local Connect Local - A FREE program linking over 65's to supports and activities in Glen Eira
Storytelling – an intergenerational approach to social connection Life Stories Project | Bolton Clarke
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Dr Alana Gall is a proud Truwulway woman, a Pakana (Tasmanian Aboriginal) from the north-east coast of Lutruwita (Tasmania). Alana is passionate about Indigenous peoples' holistic health and wellbeing globally. She has a background with degrees in nutritional medicine, Master of Research and a PhD. Alana is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine at Southern Cross University, and an Honorary Research Fellow at both the University of Queensland and Menzies School of Health Research. She is the Co-Vice Chair of the World Federation of Public Health Associations Indigenous Working Group, and the Vice President-Elect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health at the Public Health Association of Australia. Alana pioneered the use of individual yarns with a think-aloud component, called the ‘think-aloud yarn’, and co-developed the Key Principles to Co-Design with First Nations peoples, which have informed the development of Cancer Australia's Australian Cancer Plan and will underpin its implementation. She leads a research program that centres around First Nations Australians traditional medicines and healing practices, with the aims of protecting and preserving these medicines for future generations and improving accessibility for all First Nations communities across Australia.
National survey focused on First Nations traditional medicines:
- First Nations Patient survey: https://scuau.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8rakLaErMmT4QyW
- Health Sector survey: https://scuau.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_819HrxWE5RUglP8
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Dr David Cunnington is a specialist sleep physician with qualifications from two Australian Universities and a Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He is also a Diplomat of Behavioral Sleep Medicine from the US Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, serves on the Advanced Training Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and is the Chair of the Clinical Committee on the Board of the Australasian Sleep Association.
To support this mission he is a co-founder of the website SleepHub, which provides information on sleep, and produces the monthly podcast Sleep Talk.
For more episodes on sleep, please see #95 The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience and the Secret World of Sleep with Dr Guy Leschziner
JCU Lifestyle Medicine Webinar December 4th (evening): Lifestyle Medicine in Diabetes Remission and Mental Health: New Careers in Clinical Care and Research Webinar.
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Dr Anju Joham is an Endocrinologist, Senior Research Fellow and Doctoral Coordinator at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation at Monash University. Dr Jillian Tay is also an Endocrinologist and Research Fellow at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation at Monash University.
They are both lead authors of the International evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome 2023, available here.
AskPCOS is a resource and app available for those with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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JCU Lifestyle Medicine Webinar December 4th (evening): Lifestyle Medicine in Diabetes Remission and Mental Health: New Careers in Clinical Care and Research Webinar.
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Professor Julia Rucklidge is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in the School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing at the University of Canterbury and the Director of Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab. Professor Rucklidge has been researching the interface of nutrition and mental health for 20 years and has published over 150 empirical papers. Julia is also the recipient of numerous local and international awards and her TEDx talk, ’The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health’ has been viewed close to 5 million times, and in 2021 co-authored a book, The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition. Her online course is free and available here: University of Canterbury: Mental Health and Nutrition.
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Dr Louise Tulloh, sports physician, has been practicing sport and exercise medicine for over 20 years and is currently working at North Sydney Sports Medicine. Louise is the immediate Past-President of the Australasian College of Sport & Exercise Physicians (ACSEP), and has worked with multiple national sports teams and sporting events.
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Dr Judy Lovas has a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney and a background in psychology, tertiary education, massage therapy, research and clinical practice. Judy’s interest in health science and her passion for high quality education brought her to create Art & Science of Relaxation in 2010.
University of SydneyPsychoneuroimmunology-based Relaxation Therapy online course
Monday, 09 October 2023 to Wednesday, 01 November 2023
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Professor Mark Bellgrove is the Director of Research at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, and a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University. Professor Bellgrove leads a multidisciplinary team studying the biological basis of attention and cognitive control. In 2016 Professor Bellgrove founded the Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA), an interdisciplinary group devoted to advancing evidence-based diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Australia. He recently led the development of the Australian evidence-based clinical practice guideline for ADHD.
ADHD guideline and factsheets- https://adhdguideline.aadpa.com.au/
ADHD consumer companion - https://adhdguideline.aadpa.com.au/consumer-companion/
ADHD Australia https://www.adhdaustralia.org.au/
COI – requested and pending as per https://aadpa.com.au/conflict-of-interest/
Tools = page 79, free ones include the Swanson, Nolan and Pelham (SNAP) scale for children, and for adults the WHO Adult ADHD Self Report Scale is free
VIA Character Strengths Survey & Character Reports - https://www.viacharacter.org/
ADHD coaches = https://adhdcoachesaustralasia.online/
Telecare virtual care provider = https://www.telecare.com.au/
Tuning into kids:= https://tuningintokids.org.au/courses/tuning-in-to-kids-online/
Triple P – Positive Parenting Program https://www.triplep-parenting.net.au/au/triple-p/
Dr Arne Rubenstein Rites of Passage podcast and programs https://ritesofpassageinstitute.org/
Dr Jon Jureidini communicating with adolescents and using a genogram podcast
Dr Angela Loucks Alexander Auditory Processing Disorder podcast
Dr Cathy Franklin and Professor Tony Attwood Autism Spectrum Disorder podcast and another
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Dr Santosh Sanagapalli is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the St. Vincent's Hospital campus. Santosh trained in NSW and did subspecialty training in oesophageal disorders during a clinical research fellowship at the University College London Hospital, UK. He performs a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures and has subspecialty expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the oesophagus such as reflux, hiatus hernia and conditions affecting the swallowing: achalasia, eosinophilic oesophagitis, strictures and others.
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Dr Kailas Roberts is a consultant psychiatrist, psycho-geriatrician specialist and expert in cognitive assessment, evaluation and management of dementia. He is the Director of the Your Brain in Mind clinic in Brisbane, the author of Mind Your Brain: The Essential Australian Guide to Dementia (UQP, 2020) and creator of BrainScan, a phone app that allows users to know and address their risk factors for poor brain health and dementia. Today we discuss prevention and treatment of cognitive impairment.
If you would like a deeper dive into the assessment of dementia, please check out the past podcast #77 Diagnosing Dementia with Dr Marita Long GP
Alzheimers Australia Guide and help sheets: https://www.dementia.org.au/resources/the-dementia-guide, https://www.dementia.org.au/resources/help-sheets
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Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh is a geriatrician whose research, clinical, and teaching career has focused on the integration of medicine, exercise physiology and nutrition as a means to improve health status and quality of life across the lifespan. She has held the inaugural John Sutton Chair of Exercise and Sport Science in the Faculty of Health Sciences, and continues to hold her Professorship at the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.
Today we are discussing optimising movement in older adults for healthy ageing.
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Dr Hung The Nguyen was the 2021 RACGP GP of the year. He is a General Practitioner in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Bunurong Health Service. Hung was the inaugural Censor for the RACGP National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Faculty and sits on multiple boards including as Chair of the VACCHO GP Expert Advisory Group, a Councillor on the AMA Victoria Council, Therapeutic Guidelines, Health Education Australia Limited, and is the President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
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Dr Garth McLeod is a General and Bariatric Surgeon based on the Sunshine Coast, with subspecialty training in obesity and metabolic surgery. He provides his patients with access to integrated and interdisciplinary health care to optimise the outcomes of surgery and maintain weight loss.
Find out more about the specific procedures, including the intragastric balloon here: https://www.drgarthmcleod.com.au/intragastric-balloon/
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Dr. Michelle May MD is the Founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training, and author of the award-winning book series, Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat, that teaches mindful eating for yo-yo dieting, diabetes, binge eating disorder, bariatric surgery, and students. Michelle is an Associate Professor at Arizona State University where she teaches mindful eating.
You can find more information at:
www.AmIHungry.com (scroll down to access the first chapter of her book for free)
www.MichelleMayMD.com
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Dr Nick Fuller is a leading obesity researcher in Australia and has been running the clinical research program at the Boden Institute, Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney for the past decade. Nick holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in obesity treatment, a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Movement and a Master’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. Nick is the founder of the Interval Weight Loss Method, the author of “Interval Weight Loss”, “Interval Weight Loss for Life” and “Interval Weight Loss for Women". He has published in top ranked journals in the medical field including JAMA, Lancet, International Journal of Obesity, Obesity and Metabolism and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
You can find more information at Interval Weight Loss.
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Dr Joe Kosterich is a GP, educator, speaker, author, media presenter and health industry consultant including to HealthCert Education. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia and lectures at Curtin Medical School. Joe is the Chairman of the Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association, Clinical Editor of the Medical Forum Magazine and writes for numerous medical and mainstream publications and is also a regular presenter on radio and television.
This podcast on Men's Health is sponsored by HealthCert Education, found at https://www.healthcert.com/. If you want to upskill further in this area, you can save $200 on the Men’s Health course fee with the special code GPSHOW200 in November (get in quick!). You can access more information at healthcert.com/gpshow.
HealthCert Education also provides a range of professional certificates up to professional diplomas in a wide range of topics, including mens health, womens health, medical nutrition, mental health, MSK and sports medicine and in a number of other disciplines.
Past relevant episode: "#140 Rites of Passage" with Dr Arne Rubenstein and some relevant books: Making of Men by Dr Arne Rubenstein, Rites de Passage by Arnold Van Gennep, Archetypes of Initiation by Robert Moore, and specifically for women The Heroine's Journey by Maureen Murdock.
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Dr Scott Blair-West has been a consultant psychiatrist since 1993 specialising in anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). He currently works in private practice and is also the co-founder and Medical Director of the inpatient OCD program at The Melbourne Clinic, the only inpatient OCD program in Australia. He is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne.
Some resources:
- Treating OCD: A Clinician's Guide to Getting Unstuck Paperback by Dr Celin Gelgec
- Getting Over OCD Second Edition A 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life by Jonathan S. Abramowitz
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Dr Campbell Thorpe is a psychiatrist working in child and youth mental health with the Alfred Hospital and in private practice, for the last 20 years. He is the Consultant Psychiatrist with the Victorian Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders, and is currently the Head of Clinical Services, Headspace Early Psychosis Program, South Eastern Melbourne. And he is clinician and trainer in the open dialogue practice, more information at https://opendialoguecentre.org.au/training-implementation/.
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Professor Rhonda Wilson is a Wiradjuri woman, Professor of Nursing at University of Newscastle, Head of the School’s Indigenous Portfolio and Convenor of the Master of Mental Health Nursing. Dr Cathy Francis has a PhD in environmental science and is completing her Master of Philosophy under Professor Rhonda’s supervision.
Today we are discussing their recent paper “The personal cost of repetitive mental health inquiries that fail to result in change”, published in Collegian in May 2022.
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Joey Remenyi is the founder and director of Seeking Balance International. She is a vestibular audiologist having trained and worked in one of the leading vestibular clinics in Melbourne, a registered senior yoga teacher, author of Rock Steady: Healing Vertigo or Tinnitus with Neuroplasticity.
Information, social media, book, online program at www.seekingbalance.com.au
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Associate Professor Kristin Neff is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on self-compassion, being the first one to operationally define and measure the construct almost twenty years ago. She received her doctorate from Berkeley, and is currently an Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Texas. She has two books; Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself (2011) and her new 2021 book Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power and Thrive.
She is also co-founder of the non-profit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. In conjunction with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer they have developed an empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals. You can find all her resources, books, guided practices on her website https://self-compassion.org/.
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Dr Alexander Lehn is a neurologist with special interests in functional neurological disorders, movement disorders and cognitive neurology. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland.
Functional Neurological Disorders account for the second most common presentation to neurological clinics. They also may overlap and integrate with many other common disorders such as chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue. Their management and understanding exemplify the crucial importance of treating a person as a whole, not just a sum of their parts.
Resources cited:
http://neurosymptoms.org/
https://fndaustralia.com.au/resources/resources/educational-videos.html
http://thegpshow.com/
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Sharon Curtain is a dietitian and health coach with twenty -five years experience in clinical and corporate nutrition. Sharon developed the first VET accredited Diploma of Health Coaching course in Australia at Victoria University. Sharon is on the Board of Health Coaches Australia New Zealand Association and provides health coach training at Accredited Health Coaching Australia. Sharon is also a lecturer and tutor in health coaching and nutrition as part of the James Cook University postgraduate qualifications in Lifestyle Medicine.
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Dr Jim Connell is a GP, co-founder and CMO of Heyday Medicinal Cannabis, and is the past President of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians for Australia.
Some literature on medicinal cannabis for your review
Anxiety - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35908759/
Psychiatric disorders https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31948424/
Chronic pain - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34497062/
Chronic pain https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34497047/
Chronic pain - https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2021/october/medicinal-cannabis
Sleep - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34546363/
National Academies of Science - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28182367/
Cannabis and driving = https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2021/june/medical-cannabis-and-driving
Medicinal Cannabis directory: https://catalyst.honahlee.com.au/
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Dr Rob Park is a GP and just about to complete his fellowship of pain medicine and Master of Pain Medicine. He is the past head examiner for the Applied Knowledge Test RACGP fellowship exam. He has designed and presented conferences on musculoskeletal clinical education, has a Master of Clinical Education, teaches with Griffith University and completes independent expert medical assessments for AHPRA.
Some tools discussed:
Brief pain inventory
Pain catatrosphising scale
Patient self-efficacy questionnaire
More "pain" info, including websites mentioned, videos, images and courses at https://thegpshow.com/bookshelf/painmedicine/
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Dr Rob Park is a GP and just about to complete his fellowship of pain medicine and Master of Pain Medicine. He is the past head examiner for the Applied Knowledge Test RACGP fellowship exam. He has designed and presented conferences on musculoskeletal clinical education, has a Master of Clinical Education, teaches with Griffith University and completes independent expert medical assessments for AHPRA.
Some tools discussed:
Brief pain inventory
Pain catatrosphising scale
Patient self-efficacy questionnaire
More "pain" info, including websites mentioned, videos, images and courses at https://thegpshow.com/bookshelf/painmedicine/
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This is a replay of the listener-favourite podcast with the pioneer Professor Lorimer Moseley to supplement the other podcasts released on chronic pain. Enjoy!
Professor Lorimer Moseley is a clinical scientist investigating pain in humans. After posts at The University of Oxford, UK, and the University of Sydney, Lorimer was appointed Professor of Clinical Neuroscience and Chair in Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia. He is also Senior Principal Research Fellow at NeuRA and an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow. He leads the Body in Mind Research Group, based at the University of South Australia which investigates the role of the brain and mind in chronic pain. He has published over 310 papers, six books for clinicians and patient workbooks, and numerous book chapters/. He is a strategic adviser for PAIN, associate Editor for the Journal of Pain, the European Journal of Pain and the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Dr Christine Ball is an anaesthetist at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and co-manages a Master of Medicine (Perioperative) at Monash University. She is the 2020–2024 Wood Library-Museum Laureate of the History of Anesthesiology. She has been an honorary curator at the Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History for thirty years.
Today we discuss her 2021 book "The Chloroformist", a fascinating read about the history of anaesthesia and detailed biographies of its pioneers including Dr Joseph Clover. Her book is available at all bookstores including Melbourne University Press.
Interested in the history of medicine? I recently discovered and became a member of The Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine - check it out!
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Professor Robyn Littlewood is the CEO of Health and Wellbeing Queensland and has more than 25 years’ experience working in paediatric obesity prevention, nutrition and dietetics. Dr Littlewood holds a raft of formal qualifications in dietetics, business, research and executive leadership from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), James Cook University and The University of Queensland (UQ). These include a PhD, Master of Business Administration, Master of Medical Science and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2020 Robyn was awarded for her work with the QUT Outstanding Alumni Award.
Today we discuss her experience and insights in working at a State level to support the communities towards health and wellbeing.
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Dr Liana Lianov, MD, MPH is the President and Founder of the Global Positive Health Institute (GPHI). Liana is board certified in both internal medicine and preventive medicine, has a psychiatry fellowship, and serves as President of the Positive Health and Wellness Division of the International Positive Psychology Association. Her recent book is Strengths in the Mirror.
One of my favourite PERMA worksheets from the University of Arizona.
TED talks on positive psychology
Strengths Profiling at VIA- survey for >18 yrs and 10-18 yrs.
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[Recorded in February 2022]
Anita Hobson-Powell is the Chief Executive Officer of Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA), the Chair of National Alliance of Self Regulating Health Professions and the Deputy Chair of Allied Health Professions Australia.
Some medicare item numbers mentioned in the episode:
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Allied Health Multidisciplinary Case Conferences
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MBS Allied Health Services for Residents of Aged Care Facilities
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Group Allied Health Services for People with Type 2 Diabetes
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A short episode with me and a bit of fun discussing the history of hospitals across the world.
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Professor David Wilkinson is a GP and skin cancer medicine expert with two decades experience in diagnosis, treatment and surgery, and an extensive body of skin cancer research and publications. He was Dean of Medicine at The University of Queensland, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Macquarie University. Now, as Chief Medical Officer for National Skin Cancer Centres, Professor Wilkinson has trained over 7,000 GPs on the fundamentals of skin cancer treatment with HealthCert.
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A short episode with me and a bit of fun discussing the history of wound care from Ancient Sumer to the mid-20th century! What has changed and what hasn't? Interested in lifestyle medicine and health coaching? Check out the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine conference (in person!) in Cairns July 29-31.
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This episode is an old but good episode to support the two new episodes. Enjoy!
Terry Swanson is a Nurse Practitioner specialist in Wound Management, Service Provider for South West Healthcare Wound Management Services and Vice Chair of the International Wound Infection Institute.
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Simon Matthews is a registered psychologist and CEO of WellCoaches Australia and Singapore School of Health Coaching.
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Dr Emily Amos is a General Practitioner, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, 200hr yoga teacher, university tutor and registered mindfulness meditation teacher. She hosts health professional wellbeing services and retreats with Dr Lucy Burns at https://wholeheartedmedicine.com.au. She also has a podcast called mind.life.me.
You can find more information and her free “7 Days of Mindful Self Care” mini-course at
www.dremilyamos.com
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Professor Kylie Ward currently serves as the CEO of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and the Australian College of Nursing Foundation (ACNF). Kylie holds honorary academic appointments with five leading Australian Universities and was ministerially appointed as a director to the Australian Digital Health Agency and the NHMRC Health Translation Advisory Committee. Kylie has held multiple management and leadership positions within the healthcare sector, including director of nursing, executive director of nursing, academic researcher, policymaker, and reformer.
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Sharee Johnson is a registered Psychologist and the Executive Coach Director of SKJ Consulting. Sharee offers a range of psychological services to both individuals and organisations with over 25 years experience across multiple industries, in particular Executive Coaching, Facilitation of Leadership Development, Corporate Based Mindfulness Training, Communication Skill Building and Emotional Regulation Training. Today we are discussing her new book, The Thriving Doctor, available at our local book shops, www.coachingfordoctors.net.au (Aus only), Booktopia and Amazon.
For free, confidential peer support for health professionals in Australia and New Zealand please check out Hand n Hand, https://www.handnhand.org.au/
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Dr Alex Gyani is the Director of Research and Methodology for the Asia Pacific region at the Behavioural Insights Team, also known as the Nudge Unit. He has worked in a diverse set of fields around the world from domestic violence, energy regulation, health system efficiency, obesity, financial regulation, employment services and education. His PhD focused on encouraging people with anxiety and depression to seek treatment using a mobile phone app and encouraging psychological therapists to use evidence-based treatments. In 2018, he was named one of Apolitical’s 100 Future Government Leaders.
As per the introduction, a paper on the ethics of nudging is: Bart Engelen (2019) Ethical Criteria for Health-Promoting Nudges: A Case-by-Case Analysis, The American Journal of Bioethics, 19:5, 48-59, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2019.1588411
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Dr Graham Emblen is a leading GP with ~40 years experience in rural and urban GP, medical education, communication skills, governance, obstetrics and surgery. Graham has been an educator with GPTQ for over a decade and is currently the Director of Education.
Today we discuss one of the most fundamental and important skills in health: communication and connection.
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Professor Michael Nilsson MD, PhD, is the Director of the Centre for Rehab Innovations (CRI) and Global Innovation Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Newcastle. He is a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Michael is the immediate-past Director of the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and Burges Professor of Medical Science, Newcastle, Australia 2012-2018. Over the course of his career, Michael Nilsson has developed and implemented new models of care, and evaluated care trajectories in Rehab, for instance after stroke, traumatic brain injury and Parkinson.
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Professor Craig Hassed OAM is a GP and renowned leader in the field of mindfulness. He is the coordinator of the mindfulness program at Monash University and Director of Education at Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies. He has over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals, has published 14 books including multiple textbooks and is regularly invited to speak and run courses throughout the world. In 2019 Craig was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to Medicine.
Courses and resources cited:
Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance
Smiling Minds
Headspace
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Dr. Angela Loucks Alexander, Audiologist, has spent 15 years specializing in diagnosing and treating Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), a hearing difficulty with less to do with the ears and more to do with the brain. She is the host of the Between Two Ears podcast and founder of Auditory Processing Institute, where she trains audiologists and speech-language pathologists to provide APD services. She has also created an online, searchable map to help clients find the help they need at www.APDsupport.com
Her TEDx talk: Escaping the Hidden Prison of Auditory Processing Disorder was the most-watched TEDx worldwide in September of 2021. You can watch it here
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Dr Arne is an expert on Rites of Passage and adolescent development, with 30 years experience as a medical doctor GP and Emergency Physician, counsellor, mentor, speaker, workshop facilitator and CEO of the Rites of Passage Institute. The programs, seminars and online programs he’s helped to develop have been attended by over 100,000 people globally and are designed to support boys and girls to successfully make a safe, healthy transition to adulthood, with a particular focus on creating coming of age Rites of Passage.
You can download his book "How to Parent Teenagers" (not The Making of Men) for free here: https://learn.ritesofpassageinstitute.org/how-to-parent-teenagers-free-download/
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Dr Chris Davis is a full-time GP and Director of East Sydney Doctors in Darlinghurst. He developed a special interest in alcohol and other drugs 8 years ago whilst working in London. After emigrating to Australia in 2014 he established the Clean Slate Clinic, a comprehensive alcohol management clinic and telehealth project to help GPs offering home alcohol withdrawal and aftercare. He also works at William Booth House, a residential AOD rehabilitation centre and is a trainer and GP lead for the current RACGP AOD National GP training programme.
More information at www.cleanslateclinic.com
Flip Prior is an ABC journalist who went through the Clean Slate Program and wrote about it for ABC life here, here and here.
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Dr Anastasia Hronis is a clinical psychologist, founder of the Australian Institute for Human Wellness, and Honorary Associate at the University of Technology Sydney. She has a PhD researching mental health treatments for children with intellectual disabilities, and is the creator of “Fearless ME”; a CBT approach for those with Intellectual disability and anxiety. She has also performed as a pianist on stages around the world including the Sydney Opera House seven times, and the internationally renowned Carnegie Hall in New York. More information at https://www.anastasiahronis.com.au/
The “Mental Health Reimagined” online international summit will be November 6th. Hosted by the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine it will explore the what, why, and how of lifestyle and behavioural medicine approaches for mental and physical wellbeing. More info at https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/mental-health-reimagined-summit/
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Associate Professor Kristin Neff is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on self-compassion, being the first one to operationally define and measure the construct almost twenty years ago. She received her doctorate from Berkeley, and is currently an Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Texas. She has two books; Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself (2011) and her new 2021 book Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power and Thrive.
She is also co-founder of the non-profit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. In conjunction with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer they have developed an empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals. You can find all her resources, books, guided practices on her website https://self-compassion.org/.
The “Mental Health Reimagined” online international summit will be November 6th. Hosted by the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine it will explore the what, why, and how of lifestyle and behavioural medicine approaches for mental and physical wellbeing. More info at https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/mental-health-reimagined-summit/
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Dr Kevin Cheng is a preventative care GP and founder of the Osana clinic https://osana.care/. He has interests in lifestyle medicine, drug & alcohol medicine, health system reform and data analytics in healthcare. Kevin has over 20 years experience as a doctor working in urban and rural areas in Australia, plus sabbaticals in Kenya, Hong Kong and England as a clinician and in health policy. He has developed new programs and services for state and federal Governments, health insurers, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. He is an industry expert in models of health care, population health management and chronic disease care. He has worked for multiple strategy consulting firms and he was a pro-bono advisor to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, National Heart Foundation and Salvation Army.
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Replay from 2019: Professor Bruce Arroll is a Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland New Zealand and a practising GP at Greenstone Family Clinic in Manurewa in South Auckland. He does regular general practice at that clinic and also does special consultations using Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) for people who are feeling stuck in their lives by stress, pain or low energy.
Today we discuss ACT:
- What is ACT? Principles/philosophy
- What are its origins?
- What is the evidence base for different conditions?
- Techniques that can be used
- Good resources for patients and clinicians
https://www.brucearroll.com/about
https://www.actmindfully.com.au/
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Dr Cathy Franklin is a psychiatrist and Senior Research Fellow who specialises in intellectual and developmental disability. Cathy is the inaugural Director of the Mater Intellectual Disability and Autism Service (MIDAS) that works to improve the health and mental health of adults with intellectual or developmental disability (including autism). Cathy has also recently become Director the Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability, and is Vice-President of the Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine (AADDM). In 2020 she was awarded the Mater Research Sister Regis Dunne award for Outstanding Contribution to research relative to opportunity.
Today we are discussing the updated Developmental Disability management guidelines from Therapeutic Guidelines from https://www.tg.org.au/ .
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Dr Dan Pronk is a GP and was a former doctor within the Australian Special Operations Command. Dr Pronk was deployed on operations on 5 occasions with the Army including one time to Timor and 4 times to Afghanistan and over 100 combat missions. Dan was awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service for his conduct in action on his second tour of Afghanistan.
Dan is also co-author of “The Resilience Shield: SAS resilience techniques to master your mindset and overcome adversity” with Ben Pronk and Tim Curtis available at https://resilienceshield.com/. He is also medical director of Tacmed and can be found on social media @danpronk and https://resilienceshield.com/.
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Shivaun is a Health Coach, Certified Trainer & Assessor, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Accredited Nutritionist (AN), Director of Discovery Health Coaching, Director of Accredited Health Coaching Australia, and previous Vice President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. She delivers online health coaching training courses to health professionals via Accredited Health Coaching Australia with Sharon Curtain.
Their next course is coming up: 26th August - 16th September, use the code VIP1 to get a 10% discount.
Creating Change in 15-minute Consultations – Online Course
This practical, evidence-based training will help health practitioners effectively manage clients who are struggling to adopt healthier behaviours. This course is ideal for general practitioners, practice nurses, and allied health practitioners working in the primary care setting.
This course covers:
- The coaching mindset and principles
- Effective questioning and communication techniques to facilitate change - Strategies to increase and maintain motivation
- Supporting clients to overcome barriers and challenges
- Exploring resistance and reluctance to change
- How to shift responsibility for action from the health professional to the client
I have no conflicts of interest to declare here, but obviously Shivaun is running the course so has a COI.
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Dr Jill Phillips is a GP who was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer in 2018. Today we explore her perspectives as both a doctor and as a patient.
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Dr Andrew Leech, is a GP with a diploma in child health and hence a special interest in child health. He consults for a variety of organisations, including Emerging Minds where you can find some courses on the content we are discussing today called A GP Framework for Child Mental Health Assessment (5-12 years) e-learning course - Emerging Minds
He is also the creator and host of The Kids Health Network, which is a podcast designed for families with an interest in their children's health. A great resource for you and your patients. Find more at www.drandrewleech.com
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Dr Paula Smith-Brown is a PhD-qualified Accredited Practising Dietitian and Clinical Science Lead at Microba, an Australian company and a world leader in the analysis of the gut microbiome.
For more information on Microba, microbiome testing with professional courses and support check out https://insight.microba.com/
For more information on the online international diabetes revolution summit on July 31st, check out https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/diabetes-revolution-summit/
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Commonly known as the ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie Dent has become one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and educators. Maggie is regularly featured on parenting blogs, podcasts and news sites, as well as being heard on commercial and ABC radio. She also appears regularly on national TV. Maggie is the host of the ABC podcast Parental As Anything. She is the author of seven major books, including her bestselling 2018 book Mothering Our Boys and her 2020 release From Boys to Men. Maggie is the proud mother of four wonderful sons, and an enthusiastic and grateful grandmother. Find more at https://www.maggiedent.com/
In this episode we are discuss her new book Parental as Anything.
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Dr Guy Leschziner is a consultant neurologist at London Bridge Hospital, the Cromwell Hospital and within the Department of Neurology and Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. He is the clinical lead for the Sleep Disorders Centre, Guy's Hospital, one of Europe's largest sleep units. He has presented a three-part series on BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service on the brain and sleep - "Mysteries of Sleep" and filmed "The Secrets of Sleep" for Channel 4 Television.
Today we discuss his most excellent book "The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience and the Secret World of Sleep".
Website - http://www.guyleschziner.com
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Professor Peter Ebeling, AO, is Head of the Department of Medicine in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. He is a Board Member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation and Medical Director of Osteoporosis Australia/Healthy Bones Australia. He was also inaugural Director of the Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS). He has over 420 peer-reviewed publications. In 2015, Professor Ebeling was made an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) for his distinguished service to medicine in the field of bone health.
Today we discuss bone health and osteoporosis.
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Professor Sir Muir Gray, CBE, is a British physician who has held some of the most senior positions in public health, evidence based medicine and value in healthcare. Sir Muir has worked for the National Health Service in England since 1972. He founded the National Library for Health, and was the Director of the National Knowledge Service. He was the first person to hold the post of Chief Knowledge Officer of the NHS (England) as well as many more positions. Together with Sir Iain Chalmers, Muir was instrumental in establishing the Cochrane Collaboration. Sir Muir is an internationally renowned authority on healthcare systems and has advised governments of several countries.
More can be found at www.livelongerbetter.net and his book Sod Seventy! can be found at online bookstores.
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Dr Lucy Loveday is a GP in the UK, medical educator/Training Programme Director, Director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur Fellow 2021 and Founder of the Movement & The Mind event.
Associate Professor Simon Rosenbaum is an exercise physiologist and Scientia Associate Professor in the School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney. He is also an honorary fellow at the Black Dog Institute and serves as an elected national director of Exercise and Sports Science Australia. Simon has published >180 peer-reviewed publications including a textbook and a Lancet Commission.
The Movement & The Mind event is a virtual conference recognising, exploring, and celebrating the connections between mind, body, and planet on Friday June 18 at https://www.movementandthemind.co.uk/
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Professor Lorimer Moseley is a clinical scientist investigating pain in humans. After posts at The University of Oxford, UK, and the University of Sydney, Lorimer was appointed Professor of Clinical Neuroscience and Chair in Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia. He is also Senior Principal Research Fellow at NeuRA and an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow. He leads the Body in Mind Research Group, based at the University of South Australia which investigates the role of the brain and mind in chronic pain. He has published over 310 papers, six books for clinicians and patient workbooks, and numerous book chapters/. He is a strategic adviser for PAIN, associate Editor for the Journal of Pain, the European Journal of Pain and the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
FORWARD to 15:15 to get to the interview. The first section is about the history of the treatment and understanding of pain.
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Professor Susan Davis is a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Senior Principal Research Fellow, Professor of Women's Health in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Consultant Endocrinologist, President of the International Menopause Society, co-founder of the Jean Hailes Foundation and past President of the Australasian Menopause Society. Just to name a few!
We discuss:
- Initiating hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Risks and benefits
- Ceasing HRT
- Testosterone for women? Evidence, indications, pros/cons
- Bioidentical HRT - what is it? evidence, pros, cons
- Tailored HRT - to bloods/salvia results - evidence? pros/cons?
- Good resources
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Dr Alexander Lehn is a neurologist with special interests in functional neurological disorders, movement disorders and cognitive neurology. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland.
Functional Neurological Disorders account for the second most common presentation to neurological clinics. They also may overlap and integrate with many other common disorders such as chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue. Their management and understanding exemplify the crucial importance of treating a person as a whole, not just a sum of their parts.
Resources cited:
http://neurosymptoms.org/
https://fndaustralia.com.au/resources/resources/educational-videos.html
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Professor Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity, and Past President of the World Medical Association.
He is the author of The Health Gap: the challenge of an unequal world (Bloomsbury: 2015) and Status Syndrome: how your place on the social gradient directly affects your health (Bloomsbury: 2004). Professor Marmot holds the Harvard Lown Professorship for 2014-2017 and is the recipient of the Prince Mahidol Award for Public Health 2015. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from 18 universities.
Professor Marmot has led research groups on health inequalities for over 40 years. He chairs the Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas, set up in 2015 by the World Health Organizations’ Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO). He was Chair of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), which was set up by the World Health Organization in 2005, and produced the report entitled: ‘Closing the Gap in a Generation’ in August 2008. Professor Marmot served as President of the British Medical Association (BMA) in 2010-2011, and is President of the British Lung Foundation.
In 2000 he was knighted by Her Majesty The Queen, for services to epidemiology and the understanding of health inequalities.
Today we discuss his 2015 book The Health Gap: the challenge of an unequal world, available at Bloomsbury - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-health-gap-9781408857991/
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Dr Petra Skeffington is a clinical psychologist at the Cygnet Clinic in Perth. She has a PhD from Curtin University and a Masters Certificate in Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery from Harvard Medical School. She is the Western Australian State Chair for the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychologists, and Head of Psychology, Exercise Science, Chiropractic and Counselling (PESCC) at Murdoch University in Western Australia.
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(Replay) Professor Gregory Phillips is the CEO of Abstarr consulting and Professor of First People’s Health in the School of Medicine at Griffith University. Gregory is from the Waanyi and Jaru Aboriginal Australian peoples and comes from Cloncurry and Mount Isa. He is a leading change maker, thought leader and medical anthropologist. He developed an accredited Indigenous health curriculum for all medical schools in Australia and New Zealand, founded the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network, and co-wrote a national Indigenous health workforce strategy. He established the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation Ltd in the wake of the federal apology to Indigenous Australians, has advised federal ministers on Indigenous health inequality and was honoured in 2011 with an ADC Australian Leadership Forum Award.
More info at:
http://abstarr.com/
(Replay) Dr Dean Ornish is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Founder and President of the non-for-profit Preventative Medical Research Institute, Founder of the only USA-medicare lifestyle-based program; the "Reversing Heart Disease" program, he has published extensively over 35 years in major journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and NEJM, he is listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the most powerful teachers in the World, and is author of 7 books including his latest book "UnDo It", which he wrote with his wife Anne Ornish.
https://undoitbook.com/
https://www.ornish.com/
In this episode we discuss his new book, how simple lifestyle changes can reverse most chronic diseases and the 4 major components of his lifestyle based program; food, movement, stress management and connection.
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Hello my most excellent listeners!
It is a season break until late May/early June. I shall be playing some replays in the mean time. And then I shall be back!
Thank you for listening.
Take care of yourself in the mean time.
Breath deep.
Sam
Associate Professor Rebecca Burgell is a gastroenterologist who leads the functional bowel disorders clinic at the Alfred Hospital and is the Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Service Head, Monash University. She has a PhD from the University of London in neuro-gastroenterology.
Associate Professor Jane Muir is Head of Translational Nutrition Science in the Department of Gastroenterology, Monash University. She is a trained dietitian with a PhD in biochemistry and has over 20 years experience in the development of new diet therapies to treat and control diet-related GIT dysfunction, such as the low FODMAP diet.
Today we discuss irritable bowel syndrome.
For more information check out: http://ibs4gps.com/
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Dr Kassi Klein is a medical doctor with a special interest working in mental health and founder of Blokes in Mind. She is a Lifestyle Medicine Physician, which includes preventative medicine for anxiety and depression. She is also a yoga teacher, a meditation teacher, an avid surfer, musician and outdoor enthusiast. You can find more about her here: www.blokesinmind.com.
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Professor Karen Dwyer is a nephrologist and transplant physician with an interest in perioperative medicine. She is also Deputy Head at the School of Medicine at Deakin University, researcher and marathon runner.
Today we are discussing chronic kidney disease.
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Dr Jon Jureidini is a child psychiatrist at the Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide where he works with ill and disabled children and their families. He heads the University of Adelaide's: Critical and Ethical Mental Health (CEMH) research group within the Robinson Research Institute, and the Paediatric Mental Health Training Unit.
Today we discuss his latest book co-authored with Leemon McHenry "The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine", which is available here.
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Dr Bronwyn King is an Australian oncologist and in 2010 founded and became CEO of Tobacco Free Portfolios, a not-for-profit organisation that collaborates with the world’s largest financial organisations to drive global change towards tobacco-free finance. In 2017 Bronwyn was made the Inaugural Distinguished Fellow in a joint initiative between Kings' College London and the University of Melbourne. She also became a “Diplomat of the Global Charter” of the World Federation of Public Health Associations and was made a VicHealth Champion. In 2019 she was awarded an Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to community health and named 2019 Melburnian of the Year.
More info at https://tobaccofreeportfolios.org/
Today we discuss her inspirational work that has led to 85% of investment funds in Australia being Tobacco Free by default and this flowing onto the rest of the world.
Amazing.
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Dr Glen Davies is a GP in New Zealand, and head of the New Zealand chapter of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/. Those who have been listening will know I have been vocally advocating a change to the models of care in primary care, hospital care and beyond. Today we are discussing Glen’s leadership with his community and their program called “Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Taupo”, how it came to be, what it includes, the benefits and lessons learnt.
Past relevant podcasts:
Low carb diets for diabetes: https://thegpshow.libsyn.com/91-low-carb-for-diabetes-part-2-diets-and-pathophysiology-of-dmt2-the-environment-and-ending-the-nutrition-wars
Fasting as Medicine: https://thegpshow.libsyn.com/115-fasting-as-medicine-with-professor-valter-longo
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Professor David Muller is an interventional cardiologist at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney with a special interest in structural heart disease, complex coronary stenting, peripheral vascular intervention, valvular heart disease and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and he performs research at the University of New South Wales.
Today we are discussing aortic stenosis, and I do a ~15 minute introduction on the history of surgery - because it is quite amazing how far we have come!
Disclaimer: Professor Muller received no payment for the podcast (nor did I!) however does receive honoraria as a Medical Advisory Board member/consultant to most of the TAVI companies including Medtronic, Abbott and Edwards. Also research funding from the same companies.
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Dr Cathy Kezelman AM is a medical practitioner, GP, mental health consumer advocate and President of the Blue Knot Foundation National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. She is also the past director of the Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC). In 2015 she was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her work in this important area. She is an author of many publications in research but also the author of a memoir chronicling her journey of recovery from child sexual abuse: Innocence Revisited.
The Blue Knot Foundation provides an excellent resource for health professional training in this area, as well as resources and guidelines for practice. www.blueknot.org.au/
Today we are discussing complex and childhood trauma.
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Dr Petra Skeffington is a clinical psychologist at the Cygnet Clinic in Perth. She has a PhD from Curtin University and a Masters Certificate in Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery from Harvard Medical School. She is the Western Australian State Chair for the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychologists, and Head of Psychology, Exercise Science, Chiropractic and Counselling (PESCC) at Murdoch University in Western Australia.
Today we are discussing the neurobiology of trauma, specifically from a clinical perspective.
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Today is a bit different, I am being interviewed by Dr Dana Phang on the Junior Doctor's Corner, which is a great podcast worth checking out at https://www.juniordoctorscorner.com/
Some links from the introduction and please contact me if you are interested at contact@thegpshow.com or www.thegpshow.com
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Clinical Research Fellow position at the University of the Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience Thompson Institute https://www.usc.edu.au/sunshine-coast-mind-neuroscience-thompson-institute
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Fiji National University Family Medicine postgraduate training position (live in Fiji and train GPs!) https://fnu.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home?c=fnu⟨=en-US/eoi/
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The Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine virtual conference on December 4-6. https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/conference/
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Dr Sophie Genoni is a GP who has a special interest in women's and children's health, as well as preventative medicine. She has completed a Certificate of Women’s Health and Certificate of Sexual and Reproductive Health and is an accredited prescriber of medical termination of pregnancy (MTOP). Aside from her clinical work, she has been involved in teaching medical students and was previously on the RACGP WA Faculty Board.
Today we discuss emergency contraception and medical termination of pregnancy.
I introduce the podcast for 10 minutes on the history and impact of contraception - fascinating stuff!
Please note this podcast discusses sensitive topics.
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Dr Valter Longo is the Edna M. Jones Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences and Director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California –Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, one of the leading centres for research on ageing and age-related disease. Dr Longo is also the Director of the Longevity and Cancer Program at the IFOM Institute of Molecular Oncology in Milan, Italy. The Longo laboratory published key findings on a 5-day periodic dietary intervention called Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), and showed in randomized clinical trials that FMD reduces the risk factors and markers associated with ageing and diseases. Dr Longo’s most recent studies focus on the use of FMD interventions to activate stem cell-based regeneration to promote longevity. This program can be purchased on prolonfmd.com and all profits go to charities or research. Dr Longo has received numerous awards for his work and In 2018 he was named by “Time Magazine” one of the 50 most influential people in health care for his research on fasting-mimicking diets as a way to improve health and prevent disease. books include the best seller “The Longevity Diet”.
Conflict of interest: Professor Longo donates all of the profits from his shares in the L-Nutra company to the Creates Cures Foundation, which is dedicated to helping find low-cost lifestyle therapies for the prevention and treatment of major diseases.
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Shannon Harvey is an Australian journalist and producer in television, radio and online. She has a Master’s degree in Communications and has worked for the ABC and Fairfax before starting her own production company, Elemental Media. She is a filmmaker (The Connection, My Year of Living Mindfully), author ( My Year of Living Mindfully, The Whole Health Life) and hosts a podcast called the Shannon Harvey podcast where she interviews experts around the world on the impact of the mind and mindfulness in health.
https://www.shannonharvey.com/
Today we are discussing a number of things, her experience as a patient diagnosed with significant autoimmune disease, her journey into filmmaking in the areas of mindfulness, the connection between mind and body, and general reflections of healthcare and our direction.
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Dr Jon Jureidini is a child psychiatrist at the Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide where he works with ill and disabled children and their families. He heads the University of Adelaide's: Critical and Ethical Mental Health (CEMH) research group within the Robinson Research Institute, and the Paediatric Mental Health Training Unit. His latest book "The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine" is available here.
Today we are discussing how to improve our communication with adolescents in a range of situations.
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Professor Felice Jacka is Director of the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University. She is also founder and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR) and immediate past president of the Australian Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders. Professor Jacka’s current research focuses closely on the links between diet, gut health, and mental and brain health. Professor Jacka has published >160 peer-reviewed scientific papers, the majority in high-impact journals in the mental health field including the American Journal of Psychiatry and Lancet Psychiatry. She is listed in the top ten most highly-cited researchers in mood disorders in Australia (Scopus). She has also written a book for the public called ‘Brain Changer’ through Pan Macmillan press in Australia (available internationally through Amazon).
And today we are discussing her latest book for children: There’s a Zoo in my Poo. See our first episode #16 "Food and Mood" for more info not covered in this episode = https://thegpshow.com/podcastvault/
What. A. Legend.
As per my intro today = Felice is giving away a free signed copy of her new book for my listeners, so please contact me via thegpshow.com. Also, I have free tickets to giveaway for the upcoming September GPCE conference in Brisbane valued at $998, which I am speaking at. So if you would like some free tickets please contact me via thegpshow.com
If you want to try out the new “Quick Intervention for Change” (QIC) health coaching assessment tool, we are looking for 10 GPs to trial this with just a few patients and give us feedback via a survey.
Finally, if you want the opportunity to be a local health leader in your community and provide evidence-based modern lifestyle medicine content, we are rolling out the LIFT program to local councils and “NEED YOU!”. High-quality online LM program, provided free to the public via local councils, with thousands already participating. Check out LIFT here https://www.theliftproject.global/ and contact me if you are interested via thegpshow.com
If you are keen to do some lifestyle medicine training and become a member, please check out www.lifestylemedicine.org.au
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Dr Kate Gregorevic is a geriatrician and internal medicine physician. She has also completed a PhD looking at the impact of positive psychosocial factors in the development of frailty in older adults. Lifestyle medicine is a core feature of Kate's clinical practice, and nutrition, exercise and sleep are integral to developing plans to optimise her patients' health. Her approach goes beyond physical, by working with people to identify their own priorities and values. She has been published in academic journals and has regular articles in the print and radio media. Kate is also the director of Project Three Six Twelve, https://www.projectthreesixtwelve.com/ an online wellbeing and exercise program giving women over 40 the tools they need to improve strength and vitality. Kate lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children. She is a National Board Member of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine www.lifestylemedicine.org.au
Today we discuss her first and new book "Staying Alive" on healthy ageing, which can be found at pretty much every bookstore!
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Dr Ewen Mcphee has been a rural family doctor and GP obstetrician in Emerald, Central Queensland since 1989. Ewen is President of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), past President of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) and a Senior Fellow for JCU GP Training.
Today we discuss general practice and rural general practice, the pros, the cons, getting doctors into the country, and the future of GP.
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Professor Morgan is a Gumilaroi man from Walgett western NSW. He is a highly respected and acknowledged Aboriginal educator/researcher who has worked extensively throughout Australia and internationally in the field of Aboriginal knowledge and learning for over forty years. Professor Morgan is currently Chair of the Board of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Education and Research (BATSIER) and also serves, as Conjoint Professor with the Wollotuka Institute with the University of Newcastle (UON). He is the inaugural Chair of the Council of the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WIPCE), and a national board member of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
Today we have a general yarn around cultural healing and transformation, so all people can be respected, empowered and collectively contribute to a better world.
For further conversations on this topic, please listen to episode #89 with Professor Gregory Phillips on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander knowledge for the modern world @ https://thegpshow.com/podcastvault/
Further reading:
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Lets-Talk...mythbusting-PDF.pdf
http://www.shareourpride.org.au/sections/beyond-the-myths/index.html
https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2016/12/07/heres-truth-about-free-ride-some-australians-think-indigenous-peoples-get
https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/questions-and-answers-about-aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-peoples
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Professor Lorimer Moseley is a clinical scientist investigating pain in humans. After posts at The University of Oxford, UK, and the University of Sydney, Lorimer was appointed Professor of Clinical Neuroscience and Chair in Physiotherapy at the University of South Australia. He is also Senior Principal Research Fellow at NeuRA and an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow. He leads the Body in Mind Research Group, based at the University of South Australia which investigates the role of the brain and mind in chronic pain. He has published over 310 papers, six books for clinicians and patient workbooks, and numerous book chapters/. He is a strategic adviser for PAIN, associate Editor for the Journal of Pain, the European Journal of Pain and the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
FORWARD to 20:30 minutes if you want to avoid my introduction about the history of the treatment and understanding of pain.
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Dr Anne Swain PhD, APD, AN, is the head dietitian at the Allergy Unit, Department of Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales. Today we are discussing food intolerances.
- What are food intolerances?
- What symptoms do they cause and how?
- How are they caused/triggered? Where do they come from?
- How are they diagnosed?
- How are they managed? Can we become "tolerant" again?
- Resources
Elimination Diet Handbook from the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital: https://www.slhd.nsw.gov.au/rpa/allergy/resources/foodintol/handbook.html
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Professor David Brieger is an interventional cardiologist and head of the coronary care and coronary interventions at Concord Hospital and Professor of Cardiology, University of Sydney. His particular clinical interests include coronary disease and atrial fibrillation. He is the lead author of the 2018 National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation 2018.
https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/conditions/atrial-fibrillation-for-professionals
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Dr Rupy is a medical doctor specialised in General Practice, does a bit of Emergency Medicine and is a firm believer in the power of food and lifestyle change as medicine. He set up the https://thedoctorskitchen.com/ out of a passion to inspire everybody about the beauty of food and the medicinal effects of eating well. He creates delicious recipes and brings attention to the clinical research behind the ingredients. He is the author of two books, regular presenter on TV and radio, and is creating the UK’s first ‘Culinary Medicine’ course, accredited by the Royal College of General Practice.
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Dr Louise Tulloh is a Sports and Exercise Physician and President of the Australasian College of Sports and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) https://www.acsep.org.au/.
Today we discuss this field of medicine and training, and also some myths and facts around common problems; anterior cruciate ligament knee injuries and lower back pain.
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Dr Alexander Lehn is a neurologist with special interests in functional neurological disorders, movement disorders and cognitive neurology. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland.
Functional Neurological Disorders account for the second most common presentation to neurological clinics. They also may overlap and integrate with many other common disorders such as chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue. Their management and understanding exemplify the crucial importance of treating a person as a whole, not just a sum of their parts.
Resources cited:
http://neurosymptoms.org/
https://fndaustralia.com.au/resources/resources/educational-videos.html
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Dr Sandro Demaio is a medical doctor, CEO of VicHealth and globally-renowned public health expert. He is a Medical Officer for the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development at the World Health Organization. He is also the author of the Doctor’s Diet and co-hosts the ABC television show Ask the Doctor. In his pro bono work, Dr Demaio co-founded NCDFREE, a global social movement against chronic disease which reached more than 2.5 million people in its first 18 months.
Natalie Molino is the Executive Director of the Sandro Demaio Foundation with a Masters of Public Health and Bachelor of Biomedicine from the University of Melbourne. She started in this area by working for Norway’s leading health and climate start-up, EAT. During this time, she worked with leading UN organisations, independent policy institutions and the Governments of Norway and Sweden to realign food system priorities for people and planet. The Sandro Demaio Foundation was established in early 2018. Together with their team, they are using their expertise and experience in public and global health to change the way we think about food and chronic disease.
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Today I talk about a crucially important topic: taking care of yourselves. This is perhaps more important now than ever before. As health professionals we are almost conditioned to put other peoples health before our own, and whilst we must continue to care for others to the best of our abilities, we must also care for ourselves. For without us in this current scenario, no one will be well.
Resources for all areas of lifestyle from food, movement, sleep, stress management, mental health, wellbeing are available on my website http://thegpshow.com/.
I hope this is of use to you.
Today is just me covering an overview of COVID19. I certainly did not expect episode 100 to be about a new viral pandemic! But there you have it. Part 2 will be about self-care in these challenging times.
Today I am covering:
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COVID19 overview: Case fatality rate, symptoms, risk factors, spread, potential treatments
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Public health control: Testing options, Isolation impact
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Private Practice changes
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Community presence and support as health professionals
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Resources are available at http://thegpshow.com/
Stay well friends.
Dr Eli Dabscheck is a respiratory and sleep physician, Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria. He holds an adjunct position at Monash University and is the Deputy Chair of the current Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Guidelines Committee.
Today we are discussing the latest COPD-X guidelines, with a focus on the "COP"; confirming the diagnosis, optimising function and preventing deterioration.
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Dr Petra Skeffington is a clinical psychologist at the Cygnet Clinic in Perth. She has a PhD from Curtin University and a Masters Certificate in Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery from Harvard Medical School. She is the Western Australian State Chair for the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychologists, and Head of Psychology, Exercise Science, Chiropractic and Counselling (PESCC) at Murdoch University in Western Australia.
Today we are discussing trauma and PTSD. Please note this episode includes content of trauma and may be triggering for some people.
Dr Petra is speaking at the upcoming APS Clinical Psychologists Conference "Complexity in Practice" in Brisbane May 15-17.
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Joel Salatin has been called "America's best farmer" by Time magazine. He is a self-described Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer (his words, not mine!). He runs Polyface Farms and has helped develop the movement of regenerative agriculture, written 12 books, done multiple TED and TEDMED talks, featured in Michael Pollan's bestselling book The Omnivores Dilemma and multiple award-winning documentaries like Food Inc, and he is the Editor of The Stockman Grass Farmer.
Today we talk about the symbiotic connection between the land, soil, animals and our health.
More info at www.polyfacefarms.com
Joel Salatin's TED talk (one of them): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z75A_JMBx4
A different regenerative agriculture method called agroforestry by Ernst Gotsch that is not dependent on animals (this is a beautiful short film) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSPNRu4ZPvE&vl=en
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Dr Frank Meumann is a GP with 40 years’ experience and a senior medical educator with General Practice Training Tasmania. He received the 2010 GPET Medical Educator of the Year award for excellence in GP registrar training, and he is the past president of the Balint Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Today we cover an important but often overlooked topic - health professionals reconnecting and supporting each to manage the often difficult natures of our/their jobs, improving doctor-patient relationships and enhancing self-reflection and communication skills. this seems particularly relevant to the current bushfire and drought crisis in Australia. One well-established format is Balint Groups, and more can be found here; https://www.balintaustralianewzealand.org/
Book mentioned in the podcast = "Skills for Communicating with Patients, 3rd Edition", Jonathan Silverman, Suzanne Kurtz, Juliet Draper
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Dr Guy Leschziner is a consultant neurologist at London Bridge Hospital, the Cromwell Hospital and within the Department of Neurology and Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. He is the clinical lead for the Sleep Disorders Centre, Guy's Hospital, one of Europe's largest sleep units. He has presented a three-part series on BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service on the brain and sleep - "Mysteries of Sleep" and filmed "The Secrets of Sleep" for Channel 4 Television.
Today we discuss his most excellent recent book "The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience and the Secret World of Sleep".
Website - http://www.guyleschziner.com
More resources including apps, assessment tools etc at www.thegpshow.com under "Sleep"
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Professor Amanda Barnard is a GP, member of the National Asthma Council Board and Chair of the Australian Asthma Handbook guideline committee, Australia's national guidelines for asthma management. She is interim head of the School of Rural Medicine, a Charles Sturt University and Western Sydney University joint program in medicine. She has written and researched widely and is currently a member of the General Practice Advisory Group for the Lung Foundation Australia. An awarded teacher and educator, Amanda currently serves on a number of state and national bodies with education, training, rural workforce and health system briefs.
Australian Asthma Handbook = www.asthmahandbook.org.au
"How-to use" inhalers educational videos = https://www.nationalasthma.org.au/living-with-asthma/how-to-videos
Contents:
- Review and management of wheezing and asthma in children from 0-12 years
- Definitions of good vs poor control
- How often to review
- Reducing medications
- General principles of asthma management
- Referring and resources
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Dr Greg Rowles is a General Practitioner from Riddells Creek in rural Victoria, and a member of an Expert Group which developed and reviewed Version 16 of the Antibiotic Guidelines.
Today we discuss:
- Antibiotic stewardship and practical GP considerations in antibiotic prescribing including shared decision making, penicillin hypersensitivity, paediatric recommendations etc
- Ear nose throat: Acute otitis media and tonsillitis update
- Respiratory: Community-acquired pneumonia update
- Genitourinary: UTI and STI update
- GIT: Diverticulitis and parasite update
- Dermatology: Cellulitis, bite wounds, diabetic foot infection
And tangential questions in-between!
Conflict of interest: Dr Rowles is obviously associated with the Therapeutic Guidelines. However, there are no conflicts of interest for myself/The GP Show podcast. I did NOT receive any financial payment for this episode.
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Professor Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity, and Past President of the World Medical Association.
He is the author of The Health Gap: the challenge of an unequal world (Bloomsbury: 2015) and Status Syndrome: how your place on the social gradient directly affects your health (Bloomsbury: 2004). Professor Marmot holds the Harvard Lown Professorship for 2014-2017 and is the recipient of the Prince Mahidol Award for Public Health 2015. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from 18 universities.
Professor Marmot has led research groups on health inequalities for over 40 years. He chairs the Commission on Equity and Health Inequalities in the Americas, set up in 2015 by the World Health Organizations’ Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO). He was Chair of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), which was set up by the World Health Organization in 2005, and produced the report entitled: ‘Closing the Gap in a Generation’ in August 2008. Professor Marmot served as President of the British Medical Association (BMA) in 2010-2011, and is President of the British Lung Foundation.
In 2000 he was knighted by Her Majesty The Queen, for services to epidemiology and the understanding of health inequalities.
Today we discuss his 2015 book The Health Gap: the challenge of an unequal world, available at Bloomsbury - https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-health-gap-9781408857991/
This episode is to supplement my interview with Dr David Unwin and is just with me reviewing and discussing some areas in more detail that David and I ran out of time to cover, including:
- Pathophysiology of DMT2 and different dietary considerations
- Environmental and farming practices
- Ending the Diet Wars
Some further reading for those that want it:
Environmental considerations: https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/content/is-the-path-to-health-the-same-path-to-environmental-sustainability/
Nutrition: Principles Before Position Part 3: The externalities of our food choices https://thegpshow.com/musings/pntpart3/
University of Oxford Grazed and Confused report: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloads/reports/fcrn_gnc_report.pdf
UK Sustainable Food Trust: https://sustainablefoodtrust.org/articles/grazed-and-confused-an-initial-response-from-the-sustainable-food-trust/
EAT Lancet: https://eatforum.org/ and https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30055-3/fulltext
2019 Nutrition Therapy for Adults With Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus Report from the American Diabetes Association https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/diacare/early/2019/04/10/dci19-0014.full.pdf
Diabetes Australia position statement on low carb approaches https://static.diabetesaustralia.com.au/s/fileassets/diabetes-australia/dbd70857-a834-45b0-b6f1-ea2582bbe5c7.pdf
Metabolic ward studies/randomised controlled feeding studies on various dietary composition:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29844096
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4951141/
Other paper on dietary composition: https://jim.bmj.com/content/65/8/1102
Five Stages of Evolving Beta-Cell Dysfunction During Progression to Diabetes https://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/53/suppl_3/S16
Combination of saturated fats with high GI carbs causing further disease that saturated fats alone in "Saturated fat, carbohydrates and cardiovascular disease", 2011 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21978979
Insulinogenic response of foods https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9356547
Personalized Nutrition by Prediction of Glycemic Responses https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26590418
Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study and meta-analysis (observational) https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(18)30135-X/fulltext
High/low animal protein diets and CVD:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11108325
Dr Ornish Lifestyle Heart Disease Reversal study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9863851
Other potentials for low carb approaches:
The Therapeutic Potential of Ketogenic Diet Throughout Life: Focus on Metabolic, Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders, 2019, Professor Sarnyai et al https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31493223
Adherence to diets:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4302176/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29522789/
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/5/1251
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Dr David Unwin is a GP based in the UK. He is a Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) clinical expert in diabetes, RCGP National Champion for Collaborative Care and Support Planning in Obesity & Diabetes, Ambassador for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Diabetes, Founder member of The Public Health Collaboration Senior Collaborator NNEdPro at Cambridge (Need for Nutrition Education / Innovation Programme) and NHS Innovator of the year 2016. He has published multiple times on his low carb cohort and in 2017/18 his practice saved £57,000 on drugs for type 2 diabetes, hypertension and other conditions by offering patients a dietary alternative to medications.
Today we discuss Low Carb for Diabetes.
References:
2019 Nutrition Therapy for Adults With Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus Report from the American Diabetes Association https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/diacare/early/2019/04/10/dci19-0014.full.pdf
Diabetes Australia position statement on "Low carbohydrate eating for people with diabetes" https://static.diabetesaustralia.com.au/s/fileassets/diabetes-australia/dbd70857-a834-45b0-b6f1-ea2582bbe5c7.pdf
Part 2 will follow this with just me following up on a few points.
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Professor Gregory Phillips is the CEO of Abstarr consulting and Professor of First People’s Health in the School of Medicine at Griffith University. Gregory is from the Waanyi and Jaru Aboriginal Australian peoples and comes from Cloncurry and Mount Isa. He is a leading change maker, thought leader and medical anthropologist. He developed an accredited Indigenous health curriculum for all medical schools in Australia and New Zealand, founded the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network, and co-wrote a national Indigenous health workforce strategy. He established the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation Ltd in the wake of the federal apology to Indigenous Australians, has advised federal ministers on Indigenous health inequality and was honoured in 2011 with an ADC Australian Leadership Forum Award.
More info at:
http://abstarr.com/
https://www.limenetwork.net.au/
Today we discuss Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) knowledge in the context of modern healthcare.
- The context of history and its impact on ongoing health factors in ATSI peoples
- Some of the challenges and frustrations faced by ATSI people in healthcare, and in particular the prevalence and impact of unconscious bias/racial bias
- Positive examples that we can learn about and the resilience and strength demonstrated
- The differences in approaches to healthcare
- What is cultural safety?
- What aspects and values of Aboriginal culture can the health system learn from, adopt and apply?
- In a clinical setting, how can we change our approach to work with Aboriginal people?
- Ongoing resources
Apologies for the less than ideal sound quality (mostly when I am talking) as we had to use a backup recording software.
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Dr Joseph Firth completed his PhD at The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. His initial research projects investigated the physiological and psychological effects of physical activity in young people with mental illness. Since then, his research has expanded to cover multiple aspects of health behaviours (including physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep, technology and diet) and the interaction this has with mental illness and brain health - particularly in young people. Dr Firth has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in leading medical journals and recently headed The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness.
Full commission: https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/physical-health-in-mental-illness
There are no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Dr Ron Granot is a specialist neurologist working in Bondi Junction, Sydney. He is involved in various research projects and has appeared on multiple radio and TV platforms. He writes a blog on his website https://eastneurology.com.au/.
Today we discuss migraines, including:
- Prevalence
- Pathophysiology and risk factors
- Types of migraines
- Diagnostic features
- Role of investigations
- Management = Acute, lifestyle, prophylaxis including new medications like Erenumab
- Botox
- Future treatments on the horizon
- Resources for therapists
Some info on biofeedback, relaxation for those interested = https://headaches.org/resources/
Good mindfulness apps = Smiling Minds, Headspace
There are no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Dr John Sykes is a GP in Sydney, trained in the UK, a certified nutritionist with Mac-Nutrition Universal and a Trustee and Director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
Today we discuss physical activity vs sedentary behaviour.
Moving Medicine – a useful resource for clinicians that gives advice on how to discuss exercise for several different medical conditions: https://movingmedicine.ac.uk
Parkrun – Information about the volunteer-led association of Parkrun and how to get involved: https://www.parkrun.com
International Obesity Conference October 16-18 via ANZOS-ASLM-ICCR mentioned at the beginning of the podcast:
http://anzos-aslm-iccr.org/
David Katz Lifestyle Medicine Masterclass October 19:
http://anzos-aslm-iccr.org/post-conference-masterclass-with-dr-david-katz/
Podcast with Dr David Katz "The Truth About Food" - http://thegpshow.libsyn.com/the-truth-about-food-with-dr-david-katz-md
Use the code "thegpshow" when becoming a member of ASLM and the first year is only $110.
https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au
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Professor Craig Pennell is Chair in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Professor in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Newcastle (John Hunter Hospital). He is also a senior researcher at Hunter Medical Research Institute HMRI in the Mothers and Babies Research Centre within the Priority Research Centre in Reproductive Health and Chair of the National Scientific Advisory Group of Red Nose. His research can best be categorised into personalised medicine in perinatal health and the developmental origins of health and disease. His research is focussed on the use of genetics and genomics to predict and prevent preterm birth and non-communicable diseases. Over his research career, he has written more than 200 papers with 4 in Nature, 19 in Nature Genetics and 5 in Nature Communications.
Today we discuss the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD).
Further resources:
- https://dohadsoc.org/
- DOHaD 2019 conference October 20-23 Melbourne = https://dohadsoc.org/dohad-world-congress/
- Patients: https://thousanddays.org
- www.telethonkids.org.au
- https://www.telethonkids.org.au/information-for/parents-and-families/
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Dr Melita Cullen is a GP who has a special interest in paediatrics and the NDIS. She also has 2 children utilising the NDIS so has both professional and personal knowledge and insight into this process.
Today we discuss the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) including:
- What is the NDIS and who is eligible?
- What are the funding packages and what can participants use them on and not use them on? How much can they receive?
- Who is controlling what the person is allocated and how/where it is used?
- What is the process for people applying for the NDIS?
- What is this process like for people (first-hand experience)
- How do GPs and health professionals complete a form successfully?
- How much evidence do we need?
- Are there adult and paediatric functional assessment tools?
- Are there templates we can use?
- What is the Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI)?
- Are GPs renumerated for it? (short answer - yes if the patient in consult with you based on time)
- Can we appeal the decision made?
- Are there regular reviews and how long does it continue for?
- What resources are available to help health professionals complete these?
Resources:
Dr Melita Cullen's paediatric functional assessment form (also relevant parts for adults as well) = https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BKlAJD5fRMkRCbXB7eVXHLi8-zKPnpOY/view?usp=sharing
PHN (this the best one I can find as it has examples/templates of functional impairments from page 16 of the document [or 23/60 of the pdf]) http://www.brisbanenorthphn.org.au/content/Document/BNPHN_Understanding_Your_Role_NDIS_GP_Toolkit_May2018_FINAL_WEB.pdf
RACGP NDIS booklet - (you may need to login to the RACGP website) https://www.racgp.org.au/running-a-practice/practice-resources/general-practice-guides/ndis-information-for-general-practitioners
NDIS - https://www.ndis.gov.au/applying-access-ndis/how-apply/information-gps-and-health-professionals
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Professor Hay is an academic psychiatrist who is recognised internationally for her expertise in reducing the personal and public health burden of eating disorders and obesity. She has over 200 peer-reviewed publications, written and co-edited several books, and has won several awards, notably the 2015 Australian and New Zealand Academy Lifetime Achievement award. In 2013 she was elected Fellow of the International Academy for Eating Disorders. She is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the first online journal in her research area Journal of Eating Disorders. She is a past-President of the Australian Academy for Eating Disorders.
Today we discuss binge eating disorders (BEDs) and their relevance to obesity.
- How do we define BEDs?
- How common is it?
- Are there subtypes and diagnostic criteria?
- What are the signs and symptoms of BED?
- What are the causes and risk factors?
- What are the treatment options?
- Resources for patients and therapists
Resources:
Patients: Butterfly Foundation with a national helpline = https://thebutterflyfoundation.org.au/
Resources for health professionals:
CCI = https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Disordered-Eating
National Eating Disorder Collaboration = nedc.com.au
Overview basic guideline = nedc.com.au/research-and-resources/show/mental-health-first-aid-eating-disorders-first-aid-guidelines
There are no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Dr John Stevens is a health sociologist and Associate Professor in the School of Health and Human Sciences at Southern Cross University (SCU). He is also a Registered Nurse and the director of a number of companies engaged in health education and research, working closely with Primary Health Networks. In the past, John has been Head of the School of Nursing and Health Practices, the Director of Post Graduate studies (which included the first ever Master’s Award in Lifestyle Medicine) and Director of Professional Development and Enterprise, at SCU. John was a founding member of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and has pioneered research and clinical practice in Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs), which we discuss today.
Apologies for some glitches in the audio - issues with the primary recording software so I had to use the "plan B" software which is never as good.
More info @ https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/shared-medical-appointments
Articles:
https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2014/march/shared-medical-appointments/
https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2018/january-february/programmed-shared-medical-appointments-(1)
A great example of SMAs in mother and infant health: https://possumsonline.com/programs/shared-medical-appointments
Conflict of interest: John receives payments for the teaching of some SMA programs.
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Kim Poyner is a practice nurse, health coach and previously an ICU nurse. She is the Founder of MediCoach and the winner of the 2015 APNA Best Practice Award in Nursing for Chronic Disease Management. Simon Matthews is a psychologist and fitness coach with a special interest in behaviour change and lifestyle interventions. He is also CEO of WellCoaches Australia.
This episode is by demand as many people contacted us after my first episode with Kim asking for advice on how to put health coaching into practice.
Previous episode on Health Coaching = http://thegpshow.libsyn.com/health-coaching-and-behaviour-change-with-kim-poyner-practice-nurse-and-health-coach
http://medicoach.com.au/
https://wellcoachesschool.com/
Behaviour Change Agent Program Dates 2019:
Melbourne 13 September 2019,
Sydney 20 September 2019,
Brisbane 11 October 2019,
Auckland NZ 18 October 2019
via - wellcoachesaustralia.com.au/
Conflicts of interest: Kim owns medicoach and Simon is the CEO of Wellcoaches Australia and hence receive payment for their work in training.
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Liz Turnbull is a solicitor for the Illawarra Legal Centre and on the Social Security Rights Network. Today we discuss the disability support pension and what health professionals can do to support their patients.
- What is the DSP and how much is it?
- Carers allowance vs carers payment
- What are the requirements of the DSP?
- For health problems - how does one qualify for the DSP?
- What constitutes as enough evidence for the points system?
- What should be in letters from GPs and health professionals?
- Can people work on the DSP?
- What is the process and timeline for lodging a DSP?
- How long until it is reviewed?
- Can people appeal the decision?
Social Security Rights Network factsheets (see DSP): http://www.nssrn.org.au/factsheets/, http://www.nssrn.org.au/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Disability-Support-Pension.pdf
Impairment tables:
https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/dsp_impairment_final_tables.pdf
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Dr Tim Sharp (aka Dr Happy) has three degrees in psychology, including a PhD. He is an Adjunct Professor in Positive Psychology within the School of Management, Faculty of Business at the University of Technology Sydney as well as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Health Sciences, RMIT. He is the founder & CHO (Chief Happiness Officer) of The Happiness Institute, Australia’s first organisation devoted solely to enhancing happiness in individuals, families and organisations. He is also a writer and podcaster with book titles including "The Happiness Handbook”, “100 Ways to Happiness: a guide for busy people” and “100 Ways to Happy Children: a guide for busy parents”. He has consulted for Twitter, Ernst & Young, Telstra, Westpac and many more.
www.drhappy.com.au
www.facebook.com/TheHappinessInstitute/
Today we discuss positive psychology.
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Professor Michael Kidd is an Honorary Professor of Global Primary Care with the Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity at Flinders University. He is now Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Canada, and Director of the new World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Family Medicine and Primary Care. He has over 30 years experience as a General Practitioner working in inner city, rural and remote practices with special interests in the care of people with HIV, mental health and Indigenous Health. He was the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University. He is a past president of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) and past President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
His latest book "Every Doctor" with Leanne Rowe can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/Every-Doctor-Healthier-Patients-Medicine/dp/1138497851
Today we discuss his two books "First: Do No Harm" and "Every Doctor", the concepts of self-care, the carers paradox, how we can develop the relationships with ourselves, our family and our work, and some of the principles and foundations of resilience. And there are a few tangents as well.
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Dr Marita Long is a GP and GP clinical educator for Dementia Training Australia. Before being a GP she was a paediatric and maternal health nurse for 20 years - what an excellent mix!
Today we discuss diagnosing dementia. This episode is a taster to some of the workshops Dr Long and Dr Hilton Koppe run, in particular with two PHN workshops on June 8th (Brisbane North) and June 11th (Gold Coast) coming up soon.
Brisbane - https://www.brisbanenorthphn.org.au/page/news-and-events/events/upcoming/recognising-diagnosing-and-managing-dementia-in-general-practice/
Gold Coast - https://www.healthygc.com.au/Events/4109.aspx
Today we discuss:
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Why we need to discuss dementia
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Early signs
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Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Screening tools
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Tests for reversible causes
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Implications for carers
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Resources for clinicians and patients
Further resources below.
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Courses and education resources:
Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre - Understanding Dementia MOOC
https://www.utas.edu.au/wicking/understanding-dementia
Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre - Preventing Dementia MOOC
http://www.utas.edu.au/wicking/preventing-dementia
Dementia Training Australia online courses
https://www.dta.com.au/online-dementia-courses/
GP Supervisors Australia
Webinars (3) on diagnosing dementia, managing dementia and advanced (Stage 3) dementia
(NB Search through archive listing at bottom of page in link below)
https://gpsupervisorsaustralia.org.au/webinars/
Teaching plans for GP supervisors to use with their registrars
(NB Enter term Dementia into search function to find teaching plans on dementia)
https://gpsupervisorsaustralia.org.au/teaching-plans/
Dementia Australia
Providing support, information and services for people living with dementia, carers, family and health professionals
National Dementia Helpline – 1800100500
https://www.dementia.org.au/
Professor David Hunter is a rheumatology clinician-researcher whose main research focus has been clinical and translational research in osteoarthritis (OA). He is the Florance and Cope Chair of Rheumatology and Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney and the Royal North Shore Hospital and Consultant Rheumatologist at North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre. He is ranked as the world’s leading expert in osteoarthritis on Expertscape.com since 2014. He is on the editorial board for Arthritis and Rheumatology, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Arthritis Care and Research and part of the review committee for OA for the American College of Rheumatology, EULAR and OARSI scientific meetings. Dr Hunter has over 400 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, numerous book chapters, is the section editor for UpToDate Osteoarthritis and has co-authored a number of books. He is also Co-Chair of the recent RACGP Osteoarthritis guidelines.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable and informative discussion around osteoarthritis pathophysiology, imaging, prevention and treatment. There was a bit of mic rustling when David speaks but this stops at ~11:25mins (to be exact!).
Resources mentioned:
Patient program - https://www.myjointpain.org.au/
RACGP guidelines = 2018 Royal Australian College of GPs Guidelines: https://www.racgp.org.au/your-practice/guidelines/musculoskeletal/hipandkneeosteoarthritis/
Warm up programs to prevent injuries:
PEP: https://www.aclstudygroup.com/pdf/pep-program.pdf
FIFA 11 training:
Shorter version - https://www.tmphysio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FIFA-11-_Poster_EN_Druck_2015.compressed.pdf
Longer version - https://www.kort.com/uploadedFiles/KORT/Content/Services/Sports_Medicine/Concussion_Management/FIFA-the-11-Booklet.pdf
Other resources:
Some published references:
- Clinical algorithms to aid osteoarthritis guideline dissemination. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2016 Sep;24(9):1487-99.
- Osteoarthritis: Models for appropriate care across the disease continuum. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2016 Jun;30(3):503-535.
- Therapy: Are you managing osteoarthritis appropriately? Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2017 Dec;13(12):703-704.
- Lower extremity osteoarthritis: optimising musculoskeletal health is a growing global concern: a narrative review. Br J Sports Med. 2018 Jul 20.
Multimedia options:
- Annual Florey Public Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY__ApcQOOc
- Article author Professor David Hunterdiscussed appropriate osteoarthritis management. Short video:https://vimeo.com/108976519
- Podcast from Radio National Health Report: Everything you ever wanted to know about osteoarthritis:https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-osteoarthritis/8664218
An online electronic educations module for RACGP for CPD points:
https://www.racgp.org.au/education/courses/activitylist/activity/?id=54640&q=keywords%3dosteoarthritis%26triennium%3d17-19
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Terry Swanson is a Nurse Practitioner specialist in Wound Management, Service Provider for South West Healthcare Wound Management Services and Vice Chair of the International Wound Infection Institute. In short - a guru of wound management!
Today we discuss the new Therapeutic Guidelines "Ulcer and Wound Management". https://www.tg.org.au/
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General principles when approaching a wound
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History to consider in healing
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Examination of a wound and investigations
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Aims of ulcer and wound management
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Dressing types and principles
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Specific wound management - arterial, pressure, venous, infected, hypergranulation, wet, dry etc etc
More resources at the International Wound Infection Institute - http://www.woundinfection-institute.com/
Conflicts of Interest: Terry received an honorarium for her time (not from me!) and advises on various wound products. In all her correspondence she ensures the following is clear "Due to my affiliations with companies and organisations nationally and internationally there may be a perceived or actual conflict of interest. These conflicts will be managed in the public’s best interests."
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Dr Peter Tenni is widely recognised as one of Australia's leading clinical pharmacy practitioners and trainers with over 40 years’ experience. He is a clinical senior lecturer at the University of Tasmania, a Director of Medscope and Director of Consultant Pharmacy Services. He is the lead author of the deprescribing guides from the PHN Primary Health Tasmania which we are going to discuss today and will be updated on the website after May 9th. These cover a range of principles and specific medications from opioids, benzo, PPIs, statins, aspirin, antihypertensives, antihyperglycaemics and many more.
I am very grateful for these because there is no shortage of guidelines on how to prescribe more medication but very few on how to get people safely and beneficially off medication in an evidence-based manner.
We discuss the general need and principles of deprescribing and then focus on two high-risk medications; opioids and benzodiazepines. You can visit the website to view the current guidelines directly and these are soon to be updated.
https://www.primaryhealthtas.com.au/resources/deprescribing-guides/
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Dr Daniel Kraft is a Stanford and Harvard trained physician-scientist, Board Certified in both Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, and inventor, entrepreneur, and innovator. With over 25 years of experience in clinical practice, biomedical research and healthcare innovation, Kraft has served as Faculty Chair for Medicine at Singularity University since SU’s inception, and is the founder and is chair of Exponential Medicine, a program that explores convergent, rapidly developing technologies and their potential in biomedicine and healthcare. He has done multiple TED talks and articles available on his websites and social media:
https://danielkraftmd.net/
https://twitter.com/daniel_kraft
https://www.facebook.com/daniel.kraft
https://www.digital.health/
Next Exponential conference on November 4-7, 2019, San Diego
https://exponential.singularityu.org/medicine/
A few technical glitches in this episode, ironically. So it ends ~4 minutes early and abruptly, my apologies. So I took the opportunity to return to my interests in medical history to share a brief story of the ECG, defibrillator and a few other past technologies that we use today.
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Dr Stephen Duckett is an economist and Health Program Director at the Grattan Institute. He has held top operational and policy leadership positions in health care in Australia and Canada, including as Secretary of what is now the Commonwealth Department of Health. He has a reputation for creativity, evidence-based innovation and reform in areas ranging from the introduction of activity-based funding for hospitals to new systems of accountability for the safety of hospital care. He is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science.
Today we discuss the Grattan Institutes State Orange Book 2018: Policy priorities for State and Territories. We discuss the health system spending and variation between states and territories, health system sustainability, waiting lists and the growing need for innovation in health care delivery.
https://grattan.edu.au/report/state-orange-book-2018/
Professor Bruce Arroll is a Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland New Zealand and a practising GP at Greenstone Family Clinic in Manurewa in South Auckland. He does regular general practice at that clinic and also does special consultations using Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) for people who are feeling stuck in their lives by stress, pain or low energy.
Today we discuss ACT:
- What is ACT? Principles/philosophy
- What are its origins?
- What is the evidence base for different conditions?
- Techniques that can be used
- Good resources for patients and clinicians
https://www.brucearroll.com/about
https://www.actmindfully.com.au/
There are no conflicts of interest
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Professor Boyd Swinburn is Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health in the School of Population Health, University of Auckland. He trained as an endocrinologist but is now a public health physician and conducts research on community and policy actions to prevent childhood and adolescent obesity, and reduce, what he has coined, the ‘obesogenic’ food environment.
He is Co-Chair of World Obesity's Policy & Prevention section and Co-Chair of the Lancet Commission on Obesity. He established the World Health Organisation's first Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, at Deakin University in Melbourne and has also contributed to over 30 WHO consultations and reports on obesity. He leads an international network (INFORMAS) in over 30 countries to monitor and benchmark the healthiness of food environments and the implementation of food policies and actions to reduce obesity.
He is also the patron of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and will be speaking at the upcoming June ASLM conference in Auckland.
Today we discuss:
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Obesity now and how we got here - change in dietary intake and lifestyle factors, role of big food and marketing etc
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What is the success and failure rate of current programs?
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What programs have been tried and why have they failed or succeeded?
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What are the biological and cultural factors that make managing obesity so hard?
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What can we change in the systems AND clinical programs to make them more likely to succeed?
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What are the priorities in weight management programs? What are the benefits of modest weight loss?
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Dr Dean Ornish is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Founder and President of the non-for-profit Preventative Medical Research Institute, Founder of the only USA-medicare lifestyle-based program; the "Reversing Heart Disease" program, he has published extensively over 35 years in major journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and NEJM, he is listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the most powerful teachers in the World, and is author of 7 books including his latest book "UnDo It", which he wrote with his wife Ann Ornish.
https://undoitbook.com/
https://www.ornish.com/
Today we discuss his new book, how simple lifestyle changes can reverse most chronic diseases and the 4 major components of his lifestyle based program; food, movement, stress management and connection.
If you are interested in the lifestyle medicine movement and want to be apart of it = use the code "TheGPShow" at the checkout to get $110/50% off your first year of membership with the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/
Code: TheGPShow (not case-sensitive)
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Dr Ron Granot is a specialist neurologist working in Bondi Junction, Sydney. He is involved in various research projects and has appeared on multiple radio and TV platforms. He writes a blog on his website https://eastneurology.com.au/
Today we discuss Parkinson's Disease:
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Pathophysiology
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Life expectancy
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Diagnosis, signs and symptoms and investigations
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Lifestyle treatments
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Medication options
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Deep brain stimulation
Dr Granot has no conflicts of interest.
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Dr April Armstrongis a UWA graduate of Medicine and works in General Practice in Western Australia. She is passionate about the business of medicine and is the founder of the Business for Doctors concept and social media group. April was awarded the WA Telstra Business Woman of the Year 2015 in the start-up category and her rural practice, Collins Street Surgery nominated for the WA Telstra Business Awards 2015. As an owner of two medical practices and numerous investments she brings 25 years of business and investing experience to health professionals wanting to learn more about all facets of business and life in medicine.
https://businessfordoctors.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/businessfordoctors/
Conflicts of interest: Obviously Dr Armstrong's expenses are covered during her work for BFD.
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Dr Darren Morton's keen interest in optimising human functioning led him to complete a Masters and PhD degree in Human Physiology. To date, he is the author of three books and over 50 publications in scientific and medical journals. He is a lead researcher in the Lifestyle Research Centre at Avondale, where he supervises several PhD students and is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.
His latest creation is The Lift Project which incorporates evidence-based strategies from Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology for improving emotional health and wellbeing.
https://www.drdarrenmorton.com/
https://www.theliftproject.global/ (use the code "thegpshow" to get 20% off - give it out to your patients!)
Today we discuss "prescribing happiness":
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How do you define happiness?
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Why do we need to start this conversation + benefits of happiness?
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How much of happiness is determined by genes vs what we can actually improve?
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How to prescribe happiness - positive psychology, motion, food, sleep, relationships, giving, gratitude, nature time
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Practical tips " how to start the conversation about happiness with a patient?"
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Resources and The LIFT project
If you are interested in the lifestyle medicine movement and want to be apart of it = use the code "TheGPShow" at the checkout to get $110/50% off your first year of membership with the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/
Code: TheGPShow (not case-sensitive)
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Conflicts of Interest: Darren obviously profits from The LIFT project. The GP Show has no affiliation.
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Dr Marlene Pearce is a GP, medical writer, podcaster, GP Liaison Officer, Medical Administrator completing her Masters of Health Administration and all round entrepreneurial awesome-type.
Today we cover options, tips and advice for those thinking of expanding their medical and health careers outside of their clinical roles. This can be rewarding for you, your patients and the health system at large for many reasons. We briefly discuss:
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Medical writing/media
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Medical administration/governance
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Health consulting for start ups, medical boards, private organisations, private insurance and indemnity organisations
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College involvement
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Education and teaching
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Academia and research
There is much to be said here but hopefully this opens up your awareness of these possibilities and inspires you to try them out.
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Dr Ania Hargrove is a consultant paediatrician with a special interest in children's allergies. Her practice includes managing eczema, food allergies, hay-fever and asthma.
As always we could have spoken for 3 hours... easily!
Today we discuss:
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Physiological vs pathological gastroesophageal reflux
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Cows milk protein allergy
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Other food protein allergies
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Brief review of colic, lactose intolerance, sleep
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History taking and examination
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Investigations
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Management principles
Further resources and patient handouts: https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/food-allergy/cows-milk-dairy-allergy
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This episode is a bit different...
Today I am being interviewed by GP, blogger and podcaster Dr Edwin Kruys. Edwin has a great vision of building bridges between different health professions to the betterment of us all, and I commend this path. You can find his blog and podcast at:
https://doctorsbag.net/
https://bridgebuilders.vision/podcast/
We discuss:
What is Lifestyle Medicine?
Is Lifestyle Medicine evidence based?
Is it alternative medicine?
How do we get it practiced more widely?
What are some tips and resources?
If you are interested in the lifestyle medicine movement and want to be apart of it = use the code "TheGPShow" at the checkout to get $110/50% off your first year of membership with the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/
Code: TheGPShow (not case-sensitive)
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“Back pain is a functional problem. How can surgery fix a functional problem? It's like asking a mechanic to fix a car that is being driven by a bad driver. One is structural, the other is functional.” – Dr David Johnson
Dr David Johnson is a brain and spinal neurosurgeon now practicing at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. He has had a pioneering role in the establishment of multidisciplinary spinal practices and holistic care for neurosurgical patients.
He has launched three Functional Movement Training Centres in Queensland and now one of the world’s leading in-house hospital facilities at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, having already delivered his NeuroHAB Back Pain Rehabilitation Program successfully to over 500 patients.
Dr Johnson’s expertise covers a wide range of brain and spinal neurosurgery including low back, sacro-iliac and neck pain management, minimally invasive key hole techniques, neuro-oncology, acute cerebro-vascular surgery, brain and spine trauma, trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary surgery, CSF diversion surgery and pain neurostimulation surgery.
http://www.citytocoastneurosurgery.com.au/
Some additional resources:
"Our Doctor's Education Night - Back Pain"
https://youtu.be/dO7x2Pj7iBY
"Functional Movement Training Centre - Our patients journey to restoring their lives. Inspiring."
https://youtu.be/xLAQDcJGHMI
"Trailer: Paradigm Shift Back Pain Lecture"
https://youtu.be/JjTbpgpihT0
"BACK PAIN....NeuroHAB Works"
https://youtu.be/Rhfu5u2KNXA
"How much can I lift Doc? Why this is a silly question."
https://youtu.be/eLCrfUlymIA
"Pillars of Health Podcast with Nicci. Transforming from Chronic Back Pain patient to Athlete"
https://youtu.be/V4f9RF4rjSc
Other listed experts in the episode that you can check out:
Gray Cook
Dr Stuart McGill
Kelly Starrett
If you are interested in the lifestyle medicine movement and want to be apart of it = use the code "TheGPShow" at the checkout to get $110/50% off your first year of membership with the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/
Code: TheGPShow (not case-sensitive)
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Dr David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM is the founding director (1998) of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Past-President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and Founder/President of the True Health Initiative. Katz earned his BA degree from Dartmouth College (1984); his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health (1993). The recipient of many awards for his contributions to public health, he has received three honorary doctorates. He holds 5 US patents, with others pending. He invented the research method known as “evidence mapping;” is the principal inventor of the Overall Nutritional Quality Index (ONQI™) algorithm; and invented the dietary intake assessment method called Diet Quality Photo Navigation(https://www.dqpn.io/). In 2018, Katz was selected as the new Chair for the annual Art & Science of Health Promotion conference. He has authored roughly 200 peer-reviewed publications, many hundreds of health columns both on-line and in print, and 16 books to date including leading textbooks in both nutrition and preventive medicine. Katz is recognized globally for expertise in nutrition, weight management and the prevention of chronic disease.
http://davidkatzmd.com/
Today we discuss his latest book "The Truth About Food: why pandas eat bamboo and people get bamboozled" which can be found on Amazon and kindle at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H8N32NX?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420
He has no conflicts of interest, except all profits from the book sales go to the not-for-profit True Health Initiative.
There are few areas that get as heated as nutrition and food. In this podcast we try to build bridges and consider that there is a lot more in common to different healthy eating philosophies than there is different. We discuss the importance of a whole-food way of life, the bias and fallacies that can and has influenced this discussion, the approaches to nutrition statistics, the industries/media/egos/ideologies that may influence the food system, the environmental impact of food, reconnecting with real whole food and much more.
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Kim Poyner is a practice nurse, health coach and previously an ICU nurse. She is the Founder of MediCoach, winner of the 2015 APNA Best Practice Award in Nursing for Chronic Disease Management, and presenter of Care Co-ordination, Care Planning and Coaching in General Practice. Kim has been invited to work with the World Health Organisation on obesity prevention and has presented multiple workshops on health coaching with the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.
This is an episode I suggest you listen to many times as Kim shares some absolute pearls of wisdom about helping patients on their health journey. Today we discuss:
-What is health coaching?
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What is the evidence base?
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Some myths and facts about behaviour change
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How do we help people "not ready" to change
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A range of clinical pearls and tips on behaviour change
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Resources
She has no conflicts of interest to declare outside of being the Founder of MediCoach.
Resources:
http://medicoach.com.au/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1559827617708562
Textbook/training book = Coaching Psychology Manual by Margaret Moore - https://www.booktopia.com.au/coaching-psychology-manual-moore/prod9781451195262.html
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Dr Jason Kaplan BSc(Med) MBBS(Hons) FRACP FCSANZ FACC is a specialist adult cardiologist and physician with a strong interest in sports and preventative cardiology. Prior to training in cardiology, Dr Kaplan completed additional advanced training in medical oncology and pharmacology. His training in these areas allows Dr Kaplan to adopt a more holistic approach to patient care, particularly those with multiple medical issues. Dr Kaplan has completed additional training in cardiac imaging in Australia and is a senior clinical lecturer in Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Macquarie University. He has worked with the NSW Institute of Sport, Olympic athletes and the National Rugby League.
www.drjasonkaplan.com
A listener asked me to do an episode on "what do we do if patients refuse their blood pressure and cholesterol medication?". We live in an interesting time where medicine is rapidly evolving for lots of reasons and often discussions around lifestyle, nutrition and supplements are met with ideology and emotional reactivity. But we need to have a mature, calm and open dialogue about these things. We need to accept we all (myself included!) need to continue learning and the only way to do that is to be humble and curious yet sensible and look at the evidence critically. You may agree or you may disagree with some of these points, but appreciate it for what it is.
“Follow the person who seeks the truth; run from the person who says he has found it.” – Václav Havel
I must admit though I failed to raise the Mediterranean diet here and it should be noted (as we discussed in the diabetes episode) that this is a great whole foods way of life that is easy to stick to and enjoyable, and good at reducing CVD risk. Though what we are really discussing in this episode are diet approaches designed to reverse existing coronary artery disease.
Some resources mentioned:
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Nice chart incorporating Calcium scores and traditional CVD risk http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/72/4/434
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Risk calculator with various factors http://chd.bestsciencemedicine.com/calc2.html
Conflicts of Interest: Dr Kaplan is an ambassador for the Sydney Running Festival sponsored by Blackmores and Bioceuticals
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A/Professor Martin Healey is the Gynaecology Unit Head at the Royal Women’s Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Melbourne. He also works privately in O&G and infertility/IVF.
Today we discuss Endometriosis, including:
Prevalence, natural history, potential causes, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, lifestyle treatment options, medications, surgery and fertility.
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