The Good GP

In this episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Krystyna de Lange, General Practitioner with a special interest in maternal and infant medicine on the assessment of irritable infants. Dr de Lange covers the definition of the crying or unsettled baby, the prevalence and variability across cultures and assessing the irritable infant. We also explore the factors that may cause an irritable infant and the...

In this episode, The Good GP interviews Dr Donna Mak on Syphilis, including the three current outbreaks in Australia and in particular WA. Dr Donna Mak is a sessional GP at the M Clinic, Associate Professor and Domain Chair, Population and Preventive Health, School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame, and Public Health Physician, Communicable Disease Control, Department of Health, Western Au...

In this episode, Winthrop Professor Gerald Watts discusses Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) with the GoodGP. Professor Watts is Director and Head of the Metabolic Research Centre and Lipid Disorders Clinic at Royal Perth Hospital and Chair of The FH Australasia Network. Professor Gerald Watts explains to the GoodGP what FH is, the number of cases in Australia (including the number of undiagnosed...

The President of the College of Family Physicians Singapore, Adjunct Professor Tan Tze Lee, joins The GoodGP to discuss general practice in Singapore. In this episode, Adj Prof Tze Lee explains the differences and similarities of general practice in Australia and Singapore including, how the health system works, access to general practice, the cost of visiting a GP, and the cultural and demographi...

Prof Jon Emery, Herman Professor of Primary Care Cancer Research at the University of Melbourne, discusses the early detection of Lung Cancer. In this episode, Prof Emery explains the diagnostic challenges, the demographic changes and high risk patients, lung cancer screening and improving lung cancer detection as a GP.

In this episode we welcome Glen Turner who is the Health and Wellbeing Lead for Parkrun Australia. Glen discusses the history behind Parkrun and the associated health and wellbeing benefits and how this can be used for social prescribing in general practice.

In this Migraine episode, Neurologist Dr Peter Silbert discusses migraine treatment and prevention.

In this episode of The GoodGP, Neurologist Dr Peter Silbert discusses migraine diagnosis and prevention. Dr Silbert explains how to differentiate migraines from other headaches, what symptoms to identify and the top three symptoms that can help GPs diagnose a migraine. This episode also covers the: - cause of migraines - investigations GPs should and should not be doing - types of migraines - impa...

In this episode, we are joined once again by Adjunct Professor Paul Effler, medical coordinator, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, WA Department of Health to discuss influenza vaccinations. Paul explores the key messages for GPs as we head into flu season including the importance of vaccinations in children under five and in pregnant women. This episode also covers: - the benefits of vacci...

In this episode, Adjunct Professor Paul Effler, medical coordinator, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, WA Department of Health speaks to The Good GP about measles and measles outbreaks. In this episode, Paul covers the major public health implications of measles, typical presentations, vaccinations and testing.

The Good GP interviews Dr Angus Chan, outgoing President of the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians on what it is like to be a general practitioner in Hong Kong. Dr Chan explains the differences to practicing in Australia, including the cultural challenges and work-life balance.

In the 50th Good GP episode, Dr David Hawkes, Director of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the Victorian Cytology Service, discusses HPV testing in general practice and the changes as a result of the National Cervical Screening Program. In this episode, Dr Hawkes explains the reliability of the testing and the rationale for switching from cytology based testing to HPV testing. He also explain...

The Good GP interviews Prof. Justin Beilby, Vice Chancellor at Torrens University Australia and practicing GP, on emerging technologies in general practice including artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

Dr Evan Ackermann, GP and immediate past Chair of the RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care, speaks with Dr Tim Koh on the RACGP Red Book and preventative activities in general practice.

Dr Jan Orman, BlackDog Institute, talks with the GoodGP on managing anxiety, depression and insomnia using eHealth resources. Dr Orman is Sydney based GP with a special interest in mental health and GP Services. **Podcast update – 6 December 2018: The SHUTi program mentioned by Dr Sean Stevens is no longer available due to a clinical study. The GoodGP recommends Sleepio as an alternative.

Dr Tim Koh and Dr Sean Stevens talk about the future of general practice and the journey of The Good GP podcast.

Dr Rajiv Menon, Specialist Anaesthetist and Pain Medicine Physician, talks about acute pain and acute pain management.

Dr Sean Stevens speaks with Dr Nathan Pinskier, Chair of the RACGP Expert Committee — e-health and Practice Services about My Health Record

Dr Richard Loh and Sandra Vale discuss Eczema, including the triggers of Eczema and some practical ways to manage and avoid flare ups.

Dr Richard Loh and Sandra Vale discuss food allergies, including the introduction of allergenic foods in infants and the best approach to preventing allergies.

Dr Sarah Newman talks candidly with The Good GP about the needs of GP registrars during their Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) and the vital role of their supervisor. This interview was recorded in front of a live audience at the RACGP WA Open Day, Sunday 18 March.

GP Dr Alida Lancee and Palliative Care Physician Dr Derek Eng spoke about voluntary assisted dying with The Good GP at the RACGP WA Open Day.

Associate Professor Meredith Blake spoke about euthanasia at RACGP WA's Open Day. Interviewed by The Good GP before a live audience, she said the issue of euthanasia would never have an answer that would satisfy everyone, but it was an important question to ask and discuss nevertheless.

Dr Justin Coleman talks with The Good GP about pharmaceutical companies and their interactions with general practitioners (GPs). He explains his ‘No Advertising Please’ campaign and the argument against GPs accepting it as ‘normal’ to regularly see drug or pharmaceutical representatives. Justin has served as a member of the Medicine Australia Transparency Working Group for seven years, where he in...

"Every GP loves a catch-up consultation involving simple matters", but there's a time for 'fast thinking' and a time for 'slow thinking', as Dr Justin Coleman discusses with The Good GP.