The GP Show

Professor Mark Bellgrove is the Director of Research at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, and a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University.   Professor Bellgrove leads a multidisciplinary team studying the biological basis of attention and cognitive control.    In 2016 Professor Bellgrove founded the Australian ADHD Professional...

Dr Santosh Sanagapalli is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the St. Vincent's Hospital campus.  Santosh trained in NSW and did subspecialty training in oesophageal disorders during a clinical research fellowship at the University College London Hospital, UK.  He performs a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures and has subspecialty expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of...

Dr Kailas Roberts is a consultant psychiatrist, psycho-geriatrician specialist and expert in cognitive assessment, evaluation and management of dementia. He is the Director of the Your Brain in Mind clinic in Brisbane, the author of Mind Your Brain: The Essential Australian Guide to Dementia (UQP, 2020) and creator of BrainScan, a phone app that allows users to know and address their risk factors...

Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh is a geriatrician whose research, clinical, and teaching career has focused on the integration of medicine, exercise physiology and nutrition as a means to improve health status and quality of life across the lifespan. She has held the inaugural John Sutton Chair of Exercise and Sport Science in the Faculty of Health Sciences, and continues to hold her Professorship...

Dr Hung The Nguyen was the 2021 RACGP GP of the year.   He is a General Practitioner in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Bunurong Health Service.    Hung was the inaugural Censor for the RACGP National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Faculty and sits on multiple boards including as Chair of the VACCHO GP Expert Advisory Group, a Councillor on the AMA Victoria Council, Therapeutic G...

Dr Garth McLeod is a General and Bariatric Surgeon based on the Sunshine Coast, with subspecialty training in obesity and metabolic surgery. He provides his patients with access to integrated and interdisciplinary health care to optimise the outcomes of surgery and maintain weight loss. Find out more about the specific procedures, including the intragastric balloon here: https://www.drgarthmcleod....

Dr. Michelle May MD is the Founder of Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training, and author of the award-winning book series, Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat, that teaches mindful eating for yo-yo dieting, diabetes, binge eating disorder, bariatric surgery, and students.  Michelle is an Associate Professor at Arizona State University where she teaches mindful eating. You can find more...

Dr Nick Fuller is a leading obesity researcher in Australia and has been running the clinical research program at the Boden Institute, Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney for the past decade. Nick holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in obesity treatment, a Bachelor's Degree in Human Movement and a Master's Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.  Nick is the founder of the Interval Wei...

Dr Joe Kosterich is a GP, educator, speaker, author, media presenter and health industry consultant including to HealthCert Education. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia and lectures at Curtin Medical School. Joe is the Chairman of the Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association, Clinical Editor of the Medical Forum Magazine and  writes for numerous medical and mai...

Dr Scott Blair-West has been a consultant psychiatrist since 1993 specialising in anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). He currently works in private practice and is also the co-founder and Medical Director of the inpatient OCD program at The Melbourne Clinic, the only inpatient OCD program in Australia. He is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Some resources...

Dr Campbell Thorpe is a psychiatrist working in child and youth mental health with the Alfred Hospital and in private practice, for the last 20 years. He is the Consultant Psychiatrist with the Victorian Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders, and is currently the Head of Clinical Services, Headspace Early Psychosis Program, South Eastern Melbourne.   And he is clinician and trainer in the open...

Professor Rhonda Wilson is a Wiradjuri woman, Professor of Nursing at University of Newscastle, Head of the School's Indigenous Portfolio and Convenor of the Master of Mental Health Nursing.  Dr Cathy Francis has a PhD in environmental science and is completing her Master of Philosophy under Professor Rhonda's supervision. Today we are discussing their recent paper "The personal cost of repetitive...

Joey Remenyi is the founder and director of Seeking Balance International.  She is a vestibular audiologist having trained and worked in one of the leading vestibular clinics in Melbourne, a registered senior yoga teacher, author of Rock Steady: Healing Vertigo or Tinnitus with Neuroplasticity.  Information, social media, book, online program at www.seekingbalance.com.au Interested in studying lif...

Associate Professor Kristin Neff is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on self-compassion, being the first one to operationally define and measure the construct almost twenty years ago.  She received her doctorate from Berkeley, and is currently an Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Texas. She has two books; Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind t...

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 pai...

Sharon Curtain is a dietitian and health coach with twenty -five years experience in clinical and corporate nutrition. Sharon developed the first VET accredited Diploma of Health Coaching course in Australia at Victoria University.  Sharon is on the Board of Health Coaches Australia New Zealand Association and provides health coach training at Accredited Health Coaching Australia .  Sharon is also...

Dr Jim Connell is a GP, co-founder and CMO of Heyday Medicinal Cannabis, and is the past President of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians for Australia.    Some literature on medicinal cannabis for your review Anxiety - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35908759/ Psychiatric disorders  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31948424/ Chronic pain - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34497062/ Chronic pain http...

Dr Rob Park is a GP and just about to complete his fellowship of pain medicine and Master of Pain Medicine. He is the past head examiner for the Applied Knowledge Test RACGP fellowship exam. He has designed and presented conferences on musculoskeletal clinical education, has a Master of Clinical Education, teaches with Griffith University and completes independent expert medical assessments for AH...

Dr Rob Park is a GP and just about to complete his fellowship of pain medicine and Master of Pain Medicine. He is the past head examiner for the Applied Knowledge Test RACGP fellowship exam. He has designed and presented conferences on musculoskeletal clinical education, has a Master of Clinical Education, teaches with Griffith University and completes independent expert medical assessments for AH...

This is a replay of the listener-favourite podcast with the pioneer Professor Lorimer Moseley to supplement the other podcasts released on chronic pain.  Enjoy! 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...

Dr Christine Ball is an anaesthetist at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and co-manages a Master of Medicine (Perioperative) at Monash University. She is the 2020–2024 Wood Library-Museum Laureate of the History of Anesthesiology. She has been an honorary curator at the Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History for thirty years. Today we discuss her 2021 book "The Chloroformist", a fascinating r...

Professor Robyn Littlewood is the CEO of Health and Wellbeing Queensland and has more than 25 years' experience working in paediatric obesity prevention, nutrition and dietetics.  Dr Littlewood holds a raft of formal qualifications in dietetics, business, research and executive leadership from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), James Cook University and The University of Queensland (UQ). T...

Dr Liana Lianov, MD, MPH is the President and Founder of the Global Positive Health Institute (GPHI).  Liana is board certified in both internal medicine and preventive medicine, has a psychiatry fellowship, and serves as President of the Positive Health and Wellness Division of the International Positive Psychology Association. Her recent book is Strengths in the Mirror. One of my favourite PERMA...

[Recorded in February 2022] Anita Hobson-Powell is the Chief Executive Officer of Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA), the Chair of National Alliance of Self Regulating Health Professions and the Deputy Chair of Allied Health Professions Australia.  Some medicare item numbers mentioned in the episode: - Allied Health Multidisciplinary Case Conferences - MBS Allied Health Services for Reside...

A short episode with me and a bit of fun discussing the history of hospitals across the world.   If you find this podcast valuable then subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is appreciated. If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please contact me via  thegpshow.com   Thank you for listening and your support.