The Good GP

In this special COVID-19 podcast, The Good GP interviews Dr Angie Berkhout, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, Queensland Children’s Hospital, on COVID-19 and the impacts on the paediatric population This episode looks at the current data and number of cases in the paediatric population, as well as the risk factors, the spread and the symptoms in paediatric cases. This episode also provides pr...

In this special COVID-19 podcast, The Good GP interviews Dr Aaron Chambers again for an update on telehealth. This podcast covers: - Updates to the MBS for video consultations - Tips for transitioning toward video consultations - Tips and practicalities for carrying out a video consultation - Triaging patients - An update on e-scripts and radiology requests This episode was recorded on Monday 6 Ap...

In this special COVID-19 episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Sarah Newman on doctors’ mental health. Dr Newman is an RACGP WA council member and Assistant Director for Doctors’ Health Advisory Service of Western Australia (DHAS WA). This episode explores doctors’ mental health in the setting of disasters and in particular COVID-19. Dr Newman covers how GPs can prepare themselves, including useful t...

In this special COVID-19 episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Penny Burns on self-isolation. Dr Burns is a GP and the RACGP representative on the GP Roundtable with Australia’s Chief Medical Officer. This episode explores what self-isolation means, including the practical advice and resources GPs can provide their patients. This episode was recorded on Monday 30 March 2020. As information on COVID-1...

In this special COVID-19 episode, The Good GP interviews Karen Booth, Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association President, on the role of practice nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode was recorded on 27 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening. The RACGP managing...

In this special COVID-19 episode, The GoodGP interviews RACGP GP in Training Faculty Chair, Dr Krystyna De Lange about the postponement of RACGP examinations and the changes and impacts this has on GP registrars as a result of COVID-19. This episode was recorded on 26 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current...

In this special COVID-19 episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Penny Burns, GP and disaster medicine specialist, on the disaster management of COVID-19 and what GPs can do to prepare. This episode explains the current situation as of 24 March, the main aims in managing this pandemic and the phases of a pandemic, including what the current phase looks like and what GPs can do to prepare for the next p...

In this special COVID-19 episode, the Good GP interviews obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Robyn Aldridge on the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women, pregnancy and the unborn child. This episode covers recommendations for pregnant women including potential changes to their daily activities. This episode also explores changes to consultations and advice GPs can offer pregnant women to help prepare...

There is an updated podcast on Video consulations and telehealth – recorded on 6 April 2020. In this special COVID-19 podcast, The Good GP interviews Dr Aaron Chambers about video consultations. This podcast covers: - The practicalities of getting started with video consultations - Criteria for new MBS items - Screening patient eligibility for telehealth and video consults - Tips for video consult...

The Good GP interviews Professor Julie Leask, current winner of the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence, on the psychology and societal behaviour of pandemics, and what we as GPs can do to improve this. This episode was recorded on Wednesday 18 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the...

In this special COVID-19 episode, the Good GP interviews Professor Paul Effler, Senior Medical Advisor, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Department of Health, on the current COVID-19 pandemic. This podcast covers: - Flattening the curve and what Australia can learn from other countries - The current implications and recommendations for recovered cases (particularly for recovered GPs) and...

In this special COVID-19 episode, The GoodGP interviews RACGP GP in Training Faculty Chair, Dr Krystyna De Lange on the effects of COVID-19 on GPs in training. This episode was recorded on Sunday 15 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.

In this special COVID-19 episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Todd Cameron about how GPs can use telehealth to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic. This podcast does not have details about the recent MBS Item numbers; that will be addressed in a future epiode. This episode was recorded on Saturday 14 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podc...

In this episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Nicole White, specialist GP with an interest in paediatrics on ADHD in the primary care setting. Dr White has a special interest in children’s health, general family medicine and women’s health and runs medical practice gp4kids in Brisbane. This episode explores ADHD, how the disorder is perceived and the types of patients that present. We also cover the...

In this episode, the Good GP speaks with Dr Scott Allison about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescribing for HIV prevention. This episode explores what is PrEP, identifying patients that could be considered for PrEP and taking a non-judgmental history. Dr Allison explains the testing required, assessing the suitability of a patient and the practicalities for prescribing. Ongoing monitoring and...

In this episode, WA Health experts Professor Paul Effler and Dr David Spiers discuss the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and the current situation as at 4 February 2020. In this podcast, the GoodGP explores the background on the coronavirus and the theories about how a virus such as this can start in the human population. The podcast also covers: • infectivity, transmissibility and severity • what w...

In this episode, new Fellow Dr Innes Chester speaks to The Good GP about pets and vets. Prior to becoming a GP, Dr Chester trained as a veterinarian. Dr Chester explains the health benefits of owning a pet and uncovers the risks and things to consider if your patients are thinking about getting a pet. With the suicide rate of veterinarians being four times higher than the rate of the general popul...

In this episode, new Fellow Dr Innes Chester speaks to The Good GP about GP training and the ‘hacks’ for new GP registrars. The 2019 WAGPET Registrar of the Year, Dr Chester provides her tips on how to make life easier as a GP registrar, how to manage worry and how to best prepare for the exams. We also explore the useful learning resources available and what supervisors can do to support registra...

In this episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Anand Deva on breast implants. Dr Deva is the Director of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University and co-director of the Surgical Infection Research Group. In this episode we look at the history of implants, the frequency of the procedures, the risks involved and the recommendations for patient fol...

In this episode, live from GP19 the RACGP National Conference, The Good GP’s Dr Krystyna de Lange interviews Dr Sama Balasubramanian, a GP working in sexual health and working towards his qualification as a sexual health physician (AChSHM) as well as his Masters in Psychosexual Therapy about low libido. In this episode, we look at what low libido actually means, how to approach the consultation an...

In this live episode, live from GP19 the RACGP National Conference, Dr Sean Stevens and Dr Krystyna de Lange interview fellow Good GP Dr Tim Koh on how to give injections. With the increased number of patients coming in to get injections such as the flu vaccine, we explore the importance of making injections a better experience for patients. In this episode, the Good GP also looks at what works an...

In this episode, live from GP19 the RACGP National Conference, the Good GP interviews Dr Gill Cowen on concussion. Dr Cowen is a GP and Sports Medicine Physician. Gill is also Chair of the RACGP Sports and Exercise Medicine Specific Interest Group. In this episode, we explore who gets concussion, how to assess for concussion, and what to look for. The importance of managing concussion and the time...

In this episode, Dr Tim Koh interviews Professor Donna Mak on ‘changing the world through teaching general practice’. Professor Mak explores the importance of GPs teaching, the benefits of teaching general practice and how this can help change the health care system. This podcast also looks at the different ways GPs can teach general practice.

In this episode, The GoodGP interviews Dr Karen Detering, sleep and respiratory physician, clinical ethicist and Medical Director of Advance Care Planning Australia. Dr Detering discusses the increased interest from the Australian Government in advance care planning, as well as the prevalence and the resistance from patients. This podcast also explores how to minimise the paperwork involved, how t...

In the second episode with Dr Krystyna de Lange, the Good GP discusses the management of irritable infants. In this episode, Dr de Lange explains: - the historical treatments in irritable infancy - how colic and reflux fit into the picture of managing an irritable infant - feeding issues and food intolerances/allergies, and - the recommended approach to managing irritable infants. Dr Krystyna de L...