The Good GP

Join your host Dr Krystyna de Lange for this episode of The Good GP Podcast, featuring Dr Ian Coulson, a consultant dermatologist from the United Kingdom and editor-in-chief of DermNet. This is part two of a two-part series on eczema, produced in collaboration with DermNet. Dr Coulson outlines essential non-pharmacological management techniques for eczema, emphasising the importance of using emoll...

Join your host Dr Krystyna de Lange for this episode of The Good GP Podcast, featuring Dr Ian Coulson, a consultant dermatologist from the United Kingdom and editor-in-chief of DermNet. This is part one of a two-part series on eczema, produced in collaboration with DermNet. Dr Coulson provides an overview of eczema, its different types, and classifications. The differences of eczema and dermatitis...

In this special episode of The Good GP, recorded live at GP24 in Perth, host Dr Krystyna de Lange interviews Dr Anna Mullins on the topic of prescribing exercises for falls reduction and pelvic floor health. Dr Anna Mullins is a Brisbane-based GP with a passion for lifestyle medicine and preventative health. As a former exercise physiologist, she emphasises how simple exercises can benefit patient...

In this special episode of The Good GP, recorded live at GP24 in Perth, host Dr Tim Koh talks with Dr Luca Crostella, an experienced gastroenterologist, about the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Providing an insightful overview of IBD, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Dr Crostella highlights common symptoms such as pain, bleeding, and urgency, and explains the diagn...

In this special episode of The Good GP, recorded live at GP24 in Perth, host Dr Sean Stevens engages in a conversation with Associate Professor Ramesh Balasubramaniam and Dr Francesco Piccolo on the management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Associate Professor Ramesh Balasubramaniam, an Oral Medicine Specialist and Discipline Lead in Oral Medicine at UWA, and Dr Francesco Piccolo, a respiratory...

In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Krystyna de Lange engages in a conversation with Dr Nick Hummel, a respected and experienced GP from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, on his experience of becoming a patient following his prostate cancer diagnosis. Dr Hummel shares his journey, the process leading up to his diagnosis, and the various medical procedures and challenges he has faced since. He explo...

In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Sean Stevens is joined by Dr Louise Reiche, a seasoned general dermatologist from Palmerston North to discuss the management of rosacea. Giving insights into the key lifestyle and dietary triggers that affect rosacea. Dr Reiche covers the impact of spicy food, alcohol, caffeine, and environmental changes on facial redness experienced by patients. Emphasising...

In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Tim Koh is joined once again by Dr Linny Kimly Phuong, a paediatric infectious diseases physician, researcher, and academic tutor, to discuss Pneumococcal Disease. Being the subject of her PhD, Dr Phuong brings her extensive knowledge and experience on this topic. Dr Phuong outlines the different clinical manifestations of Pneumococcal Disease, dividing them...

In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Tim Koh is joined by Dr Linny Kimly Phuong, a paediatric infectious diseases physician, researcher, and academic tutor, to discuss Kawasaki disease. They began by explaining Kawasaki disease as an inflammatory vasculitis with potential long-term cardiac consequences. Dr Phuong notes that one child is diagnosed with Kawasaki disease every day. While the disease is...

In this episode, Dr Krystyna de Lange hosts Associate Professor Dr Alireza Ahmadvand, a practising GP with a special interest in gastroenterology at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, to discuss disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI). Dr Ahmadvand elaborates on what DGBIs are and provides the latest insights into the pathophysiology, mentioning conditions such as irritable bowel syndr...

In this episode, Dr Sean Stevens hosts a discussion on the topic of public hospital virtual clinics with three distinguished guests: Dr Morgan Rayner, a new fellow GP, Associate Professor Joanna Lawrence, a paediatrician at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne and Director of the Victorian Virtual Specialist Clinic (VVSC), and Dr Dominic Mallon, an immunologist at Fiona Stanley in Perth and...

In this episode of The Good GP, Karin Sekhon speaks with Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, a renowned psychiatrist, about premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Professor Kulkarni explains the distinctions between PMS and PMDD, emphasising that PMS is more prevalent and generally involves physical symptoms like bloating and headaches, while PMDD affects a smaller percen...

Join The Good GP host Dr Krystyna de Lange in an episode with Dr Rebecca Starkie as they discuss the topic of cervical screening and the self-collection method in Australia. Dr Starkie, a GP, practice owner, academic, medical educator, and researcher with a specific interest in women's health, shares her expertise on the success of self-collection for cervical screening. With the uptake of self-co...

In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Karin Sekhon is joined by Dr Jana Combrinck, an experienced women's health GP working in Perth and the current GP lead of Oasis Fertility Centre. They delve into the GP's role in fertility management. Dr Combrinck discusses the prevalence of fertility issues, noting that one in six couples of reproductive age in Australia are affected by subfertility. Identi...

In this episode of The Good GP podcast, host Dr Karin Sekhon talks to Dr Alex Shivarev, a public health physician from the WA Department of Health, to discuss the emerging public health concern of monkeypox, now also referred to as Mpox. Providing insights for GPs on the epidemiology, transmission, and clinical manifestations of the monkeypox virus, along with the distinction between the clade Ib...

In this episode of The Good GP, host Karin Sekhon engages in an insightful conversation with Dr Judith Thompson, specialist continence and pelvic health physiotherapist and clinical director of BodyLogic Pelvic Health Clinic in Perth. She shares her knowledge on the benefits of pelvic floor physiotherapy and its broad applications across various stages of life and conditions. Dr Thompson elaborate...

In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Sean Stevens sits down with Dr Jenny Brockis and Dr Amandeep Hansra to discuss their upcoming keynote presentations at GP24 in Perth. Providing insightful perspectives on the evolving landscape of general practice and the essential role that GPs play in the healthcare system. Dr Jenny Brockis introduced her keynote address, "Happy, Healthy, and Fulfilled: Re...

In this episode of The Good GP, host Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Dr Marita Long, as they discuss dementia risk factors and prevention. Dr Long says that dementia is a chronic disease, with its pathology starting 20 to 30 years before symptoms appear. Delving into the importance of intervention and maintaining brain health throughout life, Dr Long explains that dementia encompasses multiple s...

In this episode of The Good GP, host Rebecca Goadby interviews Dr Andrew Martin, a consultant paediatrician at Perth Children's Hospital and an expert in paediatric lipid disorders. Dr Martin has led a paediatric lipid disorders clinic for the past 15 years, specialising in the detection and management of children and adolescents with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) to prevent coronary artery d...

In this episode of The Good GP, Dr Sean Stevens interviews Dr Hester Wilson, GP & Chief Addiction Medicine Specialist for New South Wales, and Dr Chris Davis, a GP with a special interest in alcohol and other drugs and founder of Clean Slate. They discussed addiction medicine, particularly alcohol use disorders, and the innovative solutions offered by the Clean Slate program. Dr Hester Wilson...

In this episode, host Dr Krystyna de Lange welcomes Associate Professor Erin McMenimen, a clinical dermatologist with appointments at the University of Queensland Medical School and Princess Alexandra Hospital, to discuss Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS). Defining HS as a chronic auto-inflammatory condition, highlighting its similarities to inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis. A/Prof McMenimen e...

In this episode, Dr Anna Mullins speaks with Professor Claire Jackson, a professor of general practice and primary care reform at the University of Queensland, about the e-consultation model and its impact on rural healthcare. Professor Jackson describes the early days of the e-consult model, inspired by a successful program in San Francisco, and how it was initially trialled with positive results...

In this episode, host Dr Anna Mullins speaks with Dr Preeya Alexander, a GP based in Melbourne who is passionate about preventative health. Dr Alexander utilises social media to debunk health myths and provide reliable health information to the public. She is also the author of "Rainbow Plate," "Eat Sleep Play Love," and "Full Plate," and the host of the podcast "Happy to Health." Dr Alexander dis...

In this episode, host Dr Tim Koh welcomes back Dr Michael Wright, Chief Medical Officer for AVANT, for an insightful discussion on the future of general practice. Dr Wright brings his extensive experience and perspective, having grown up in a family of GPs and having served as a GP for over two decades. Dr Wright delves into the evolving landscape of general practice, comparing the experiences of...

In this episode, host Dr. Tim Koh, joins Dr. Michael Wright, Chief Medical Officer for Avant to discuss the emerging role of artificial intelligence (AI) in general practice, specifically focusing on AI scribes. Dr. Wright outlines the benefits and potential risks of integrating AI scribes into medical practice. He highlights how AI scribes can enhance consultation notes by accurately recording pa...