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 Associ...
Dec 10, 2020•40 min
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. P...
Nov 25, 2020•46 min
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! Di...
Nov 20, 2020•46 min
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: ...
Nov 10, 2020•38 min
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 neurobiol...
Oct 29, 2020•45 min
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 - 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 - Fi...
Oct 22, 2020•44 min
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 pregn...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr
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 interven...
Oct 08, 2020•51 min
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 mindfu...
Sep 04, 2020•45 min
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 ran...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 6 min
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...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 9 min
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 aca...
Jul 21, 2020•58 min
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. If you find these podcasts valuable, rating it 5 stars and lea...
Jul 14, 2020•50 min
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 Ne...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 4 min
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 ...
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 2 min
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...
May 28, 2020•52 min
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://ww...
May 14, 2020•57 min
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 creati...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 2 min
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. If you find these podcasts valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review in iTunes or Facebook is a huge help. For more podcasts and resources for both health prof...
Apr 23, 2020•48 min
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 cruci...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min
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 th...
Apr 02, 2020•43 min
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, wellbei...
Mar 26, 2020•19 min
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: - COVID19 overview: Case fatality rate, symptoms, risk factors, spread, potential treatments - Public health control: Testing options, Isolation impact - Private Practice changes - Community presence and support as health professionals - Resources are available at http://th...
Mar 26, 2020•39 min
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. This podcast is available on...
Feb 23, 2020•59 min
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 PT...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 17 min
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. ...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min
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 re...
Jan 17, 2020•49 min
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 discus...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 15 min
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 educ...
Nov 21, 2019•52 min
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: UT...
Nov 14, 2019•59 min
