PsyPOD

Welcome to our latest episode of PsyPOD, the where we chat all things Psychiatry with experts in the mental health field. In today's episode we are joined by Prof. Shalini Arunogiri, a prominent academic psychiatrist who specialises in the area of addiction! Tune in as we discuss her journey in medicine, what careers in academic psychiatric looks like and her thoughts on developments in the dr...

Welcome to the 10th episode of PsyPOD, the podcast that explores the extraordinary lives of influential individuals who have dedicated their lives to the field of mental health. Today, we bring you a special episode featuring Dr Dan Mirmilstein , a child, adolescent and family psychiatrist who just so happens to be a father himself - he provides valuable insights into a typical week in his life, h...

Welcome to the 9th episode of PsyPOD, the podcast that explores the extraordinary lives of influential individuals in the field of mental health. So today, we bring you a slightly different episode, but an extremely eye-opening one featuring Caroline Gurvich - an Associate Professor and clinical neuropsychologist.  Caroline Gurvich is an accomplished Associate Professor and clinical neuropsycholog...

Anddd we're back with part 2! An outstanding doctor, a caring father, a loving husband, and a patient - Today, we're incredibly fortunate to have Dr Kieran Allen, who is a psychiatry registrar at Monash health! A Monash University medical graduate, he has been working at Monash health since the start of his medical career, earning the title “Registrar of the year” in 2019. He is also the c...

An outstanding doctor, a caring father, a loving husband, and a patient - Today, we're incredibly fortunate to have Dr Kieran Allen, who is a psychiatry registrar at Monash health! A Monash University medical graduate, he has been working at Monash health since the start of his medical career, earning the title “Registrar of the year” in 2019. He is also the co-founder of the “hand-n-hand peer...

Welcome to another episode of PsyPOD, the podcast that explores the extraordinary lives of influential individuals in the field of mental health. Today, we delve into the inspiring story of Dr. Ruwanthi De Alvis Seneviratne, a distinguished clinical academic psychiatrist whose unwavering commitment to mental health and research has left an indelible mark. Dr. Seneviratne is currently working as a...

Join us as we chat with a genuinely inspiring and remarkable special guest, an individual who is forging change and revolutionising our approach to Youth Mental Health, Prof. Patrick McGorry! His bio and accomplishments are way way too long to fit into this short description, but to highlight just a couple; Prof. McGorry is a professor of Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. He is t...

Join us as we chat with an incredibly insightful, genuine and accomplished psychiatrist, Professor Malcolm Hopwood. Currently holding positions of Professor of Psychiatry with Ramsay Health Care at the University of Melbourne, and Clinical Director of the Professorial Psychiatry Unit at the Albert Road Clinic, Prof. Hopwood provides us with a unique perspective into his long and established career...

Join us as we chat with an incredibly inspiring, internationally acknowledged leader within psychiatry, an individual who is pioneering changes to improve the quality of care for women with mental illnesses, Prof. Jayashri Kulkarni! Having founded the Australian Consortium for Women's Mental Health, taking on the role as President of the International Association for Women's Mental Health, spearhe...

Join us as we unpack the world of forensic psychiatry, breaking down the misconceptions and learning more about the roles, challenges and insights seen within the field! Forensic psychiatry is a subspeciality that engages with the intersection between law and psychiatry and involves diagnosing and treating mental disorders in the context of the criminal justice system. We're joined by Dr Danny Sul...

"These women who had delayed getting treatment and we asked why...it was very clear that in their minds they were afraid that getting postnatal depression was equal to being a bad mother, and being diagnosed as depressed was bad, but being diagnosed as a bad mother was even worse..."  We're joined by an incredibly inspiring special guest, Prof. Anne Buist, a Professor of Women's Mental Health...

Join us as we unpack the world of addiction psychiatry, right from the role of an addiction psychiatrist to just how and why substance abuse has such a consequential impact on the lives of people in our community. We'll be exploring some tips and tricks on entering the psychiatry training program here in Australia and also addressing the stigma that continues to perpetuate. Substance abuse, misuse...

For our first series, a series in conversation , we chat to some incredible psychiatrists who have so much to share, discussing career pathways, issues within mental health, stigma, life lessons and everything in between! Whether you’re a student keen on psychiatry or anyone in our community interested in issues within these fields, join us and let’s start the conversation. Let’s learn about psych...