Navigating the sensitive topic of violence, abuse, and neglect in clinical practice can be challenging for GPs, especially when there's concern about causing further harm to survivors. In this insightful podcast, we explore practical strategies to help GPs build confidence in addressing these critical issues. Listen in as we discuss: • Common barriers GPs face, such as fear of triggering patients, lack of confidence, and navigating referral pathways. • The importance of fostering trust and reduc...
Mar 17, 2025•35 min
In this episode, we explore the changing landscape of nicotine dependence and discuss cessation, focusing on practical strategies for GPs to support their patients in quitting smoking and vaping or other forms of nicotine. We discuss recent legislative changes, the latest evidence-based treatment options, and the importance of patient-centred communication. Our expert guests include: • Professor Rowen Ivers – GP, public health physician, and member of the RACGP Expert Advisory Group on Tobacco •...
Feb 28, 2025•37 min
Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes. www.canberrascript.act.gov.au Technical IT support: itsupport.canberrascript@act.gov.au or 1800 776 633 General support: canberrascript@act.gov.au or 02 5124 9208 Support Services - Painaustralia Pain Services Directory (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/pain-services-directory/...
Nov 17, 2024•14 min
Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes. www.canberrascript.act.gov.au Technical IT support: itsupport.canberrascript@act.gov.au or 1800 776 633 General support: canberrascript@act.gov.au or 02 5124 9208 Support Services - Painaustralia Pain Services Directory (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/pain-services-directory/...
Nov 17, 2024•11 min
Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes. www.canberrascript.act.gov.au Technical IT support: itsupport.canberrascript@act.gov.au or 1800 776 633 General support: canberrascript@act.gov.au or 02 5124 9208 Support Services - Painaustralia Pain Services Directory (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/pain-services-directory/...
Nov 17, 2024•11 min
Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes. www.canberrascript.act.gov.au Technical IT support: itsupport.canberrascript@act.gov.au or 1800 776 633 General support: canberrascript@act.gov.au or 02 5124 9208 Support Services - Painaustralia Pain Services Directory (https://www.painaustralia.org.au/pain-services-directory/...
Nov 17, 2024•8 min
Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes. Footnotes: www.canberrascript.act.gov.au Technical IT support: itsupport.canberrascript@act.gov.au or 1800 776 633 General support: canberrascript@act.gov.au or 02 5124 9208 Support Services - Painaustralia Pain Services Directory - Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines...
Nov 12, 2024•14 min
Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes. Footnotes: www.canberrascript.act.gov.au Technical IT support: itsupport.canberrascript@act.gov.au or 1800 776 633 General support: canberrascript@act.gov.au or 02 5124 9208 Support Services - Painaustralia Pain Services Directory - Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines...
Nov 12, 2024•8 min
Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes. Footnotes: www.canberrascript.act.gov.au Technical IT support: itsupport.canberrascript@act.gov.au or 1800 776 633 General support: canberrascript@act.gov.au or 02 5124 9208 Support Services - Painaustralia Pain Services Directory - Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines...
Nov 12, 2024•11 min
Listen to this podcast series to learn more about the ACT’s real time prescription monitoring system ‘Canberra Script’ and how embedding this important system into your workflow can lead to better patient health outcomes. Footnotes: www.canberrascript.act.gov.au Technical IT support: itsupport.canberrascript@act.gov.au or 1800 776 633 General support: canberrascript@act.gov.au or 02 5124 9208 Support Services - Painaustralia Pain Services Directory - Painaustralia’s Support Groups and Help Lines...
Nov 12, 2024•11 min
Domestic and family violence is a serious and widespread issue that significantly impacts the health and wellbeing of Australians, particularly women and children. This podcast will delve into the role of GPs and Primary Health in intervening and minimizing the health and wellbeing risks and impacts for their children, young people and families, what a ‘good experience’ may look like for patients and the referral and support pathways. Additional resources: Daisy Daisy app - https://www.1800respe...
Jul 31, 2024•52 min
What’s the latest on Syphilis, Doxy-PEP, M Gen and PID? In this episode, we dive into the current syphilis outbreak in NSW and discuss why it’s crucial to increase the frequency of sexual health checks in general practice. We’ll also cover new guidance from the Australian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) on prescribing Doxy-PEP, including when it’s appropriate to use it. You’ll hear firsthand from a patient about their experiences with sexual health care and using Doxy-PEP. In the second part, we...
Jul 31, 2024•30 min
What’s the latest on Syphilis, Doxy-PEP, M Gen and PID? In this episode, we dive into the current syphilis outbreak in NSW and discuss why it’s crucial to increase the frequency of sexual health checks in general practice. We’ll also cover new guidance from the Australian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) on prescribing Doxy-PEP, including when it’s appropriate to use it. You’ll hear firsthand from a patient about their experiences with sexual health care and using Doxy-PEP. In the second part, we...
Jul 31, 2024•29 min
Positive interactions with primary healthcare providers can be game changing for patients interested in managing their weight and health. Hear expert insights from GPs and personal stories to learn how sensitive and evidence-based conversations can reduce stigma and lead to better health outcomes for consumers. Plus, you’ll hear about new training available for GPs to lead more positive conversations (delivered by the Obesity Collective).
Mar 07, 2024•47 min
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability but is fully preventable. GPs can play an important role in the prevention of FASD through primary and secondary prevention strategies. This podcast will provide an overview of the impact of alcohol during pregnancy. Prevention strategies such as conversations around pregnancy and alcohol, screening, detection and raising community awareness will be discussed. Information on how to support women who are at risk of drinking will also...
Feb 22, 2024•32 min
This podcast is an opportunity for GPs to learn the outcome of two recent studies focused on e-cigarette surveillance commissioned by NSW Health. The University of Wollongong studied the contents of e-cigarettes currently available in NSW and the NSW Poisons Information Centre monitored and investigated accidental e-cigarette poisoning exposures. Carolyn Murray, Director, Tobacco and E-Cigarettes Strategy at the NSW Ministry of Health will talk to Dr Celine Kelso and Dr Jody Moller, School of Ch...
Jan 31, 2024•35 min
Non-Fatal Strangulation can occur as a result of misadventure or injury, but can also occur in the context of domestic and family violence, self-harm, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect or assault by a non-family member. These specific contexts will result in important psychosocial considerations during assessment and management. This podcast will offer clinical support for GP’s managing adult and paediatric patients who present with NFS in the context of violence and abuse. It aims to impr...
Jul 30, 2023•41 min
The Gender Centre https://gendercentre.org.au/ The Gender Centre is committed to developing and providing services and activities, which enhance the ability of transgender, gender diverse and gender exploring people make informed choices. The Centre is recognised as a centre of excellence in NSW through an ASES Award Accreditation, (Australian Service Excellence Standards) and nationally in the delivery of front line specialist multi-purpose services aimed at supporting the transgender, gender d...
Jul 18, 2023•53 min
Stigma and discrimination faced by people with lived or living experience of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) can create barriers for people seeking care and can result in people seeking services only when their physical and psychological needs are acute or avoiding services altogether. On the other hand, respectful relationships between patient and healthcare providers can improve communication and lead to better therapeutic relationships and health outcomes for patients. General practitioners pla...
Jun 26, 2023•21 min
Stigma and discrimination faced by people with lived or living experience of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) can create barriers for people seeking care and can result in people seeking services only when their physical and psychological needs are acute or avoiding services altogether. On the other hand, respectful relationships between patient and healthcare providers can improve communication and lead to better therapeutic relationships and health outcomes for patients. General practitioners pla...
Jun 26, 2023•21 min
Stigma and discrimination faced by people with lived or living experience of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) can create barriers for people seeking care and can result in people seeking services only when their physical and psychological needs are acute or avoiding services altogether. On the other hand, respectful relationships between patient and healthcare providers can improve communication and lead to better therapeutic relationships and health outcomes for patients. General practitioners pla...
Jun 26, 2023•20 min
Listen to General Practitioner, Dr Caran Cheung, and Staff Specialist, Simone Strasser, talk about the important role of GPs in Hepatitis B vaccination, testing, treatment, and monitoring. This podcast discusses how to effectively engage with communities at high-risk of Hepatitis B, and the appropriate care pathway. The podcast identifies who is at-risk and how to respond in primary care settings, including diagnosis, treatment, and routine monitoring. Early diagnosis plays a vital role in reduc...
May 30, 2023•57 min
Vaping, or e-cigarette use, is increasing across Australia along with the potential for long-term nicotine addiction. GPs are well placed to identify patients who are vaping and smoking, and to assess nicotine addiction as well as the other harms associated with use. This podcast will explore the evolving landscape of e-cigarettes as well as provide practical tips on managing nicotine addiction. It will also address ways to raise the issue of vaping in a non-judgemental way and resources and ser...
May 29, 2023•36 min
Listen to Dr Suzie Hudson and Dr Hester Wilson (GP & addiction medicine specialist) talk about how GPs can help families with support and facts on alcohol and drugs if they are concerned about a loved one’s problematic use. Also, the need for the family to prioritise their own wellbeing and understand how important family involvement is in treating someone who is having substance use issues. Resources and services mentioned in this podcast and useful links: • The NSW Health Your Room website...
Apr 24, 2023•34 min
Many patients at risk of HIV (e.g., men who have sex with men or those how travel to high HIV prevalence countries) regularly attend General Practice for a broad range of health conditions which gives GP unique opportunities to prevent transmission in the community. This podcast features two GPs Dr Michael Burke and Dr Miriam Grotowski and a community representative Jimmy Yu Hsiang Chen to inform GPs when and how to offer testing, PrEP, PEP for HIV utilising evidence-based guidelines and extensi...
Apr 17, 2023•41 min
Support patients throughout their Cancer journey. Evidence supports exercise as a safe and effective intervention to counter many adverse physical and psychological effects of cancer and its treatment. Learn more about the important role of exercise in cancer recovery. Refer your patients to receive support from health coaches including accredited exercise physiologists, at the Get Healthy Service. Resources: Get Health Information & Coaching Service - https://www.gethealthynsw.com.au/ COSA ...
Mar 30, 2023•35 min
Support patients throughout their Cancer journey. Evidence supports exercise as a safe and effective intervention to counter many adverse physical and psychological effects of cancer and its treatment. Learn more about the important role of exercise in cancer recovery. Refer your patients to receive support from health coaches including accredited exercise physiologists, at the Get Healthy Service. Resources: Get Health Information & Coaching Service - https://www.gethealthynsw.com.au/ COSA ...
Mar 30, 2023•20 min
Withdrawal management is an important component of an alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment system. With General Practitioners having good rapport with their patients and being integrated into their community, they play a vital role in discussing and managing withdrawal treatment options for those who present with lived experience of alcohol and other drugs. This podcast aims to inform clinicians on how to identify, support and refer patients who may need withdrawal management from alcohol and ...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Gambling can have significant impacts on health and wellbeing. It can cause significant financial, health, relationship, education and employment, and social and psychological harm. It is estimated that for every person experiencing problems with gambling, six other people are affected. In this podcast Dr Hester Wilson, GP and Addiction Specialist, and Dr Kate Fennessy, Senior Clinical Psychologist, discuss gambling harm and help seeking with Paul, a person with a lived experience of gambling ha...
Feb 13, 2023•42 min
Listen to this podcast to hear Andrew Hargreaves, in conversation with Dr Hester Wilson (GP and addiction specialist) and Dr Chris Hayes (pain specialist) discussing what is SafeScript NSW and how the system works. They will also share their experience using SafeScript NSW and how it has supported their clinical decision making. Links to the resources and services discussed in their podcast: SafeScript NSW (https://www.safescript.health.nsw.gov.au/health-practitioners) provides prescribers and p...
Jan 18, 2023•8 min
