The GP Show

Professor David Wilkinson is a GP and skin cancer medicine expert with two decades experience in diagnosis, treatment and surgery, and an extensive body of skin cancer research and publications.  He was Dean of Medicine at The University of Queensland, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Macquarie University. Now, as Chief Medical Officer for National Skin Cancer Centres, Professor Wilkinson has trained...

A short episode with me and a bit of fun discussing the history of wound care from Ancient Sumer to the mid-20th century!  What has changed and what hasn't? Interested in lifestyle medicine and health coaching? Check out the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine conference  (in person!) in Cairns July 29-31.  Interested in studying lifestyle medicine and health coaching?  Check out the JCU po...

This episode is an old but good episode to support the two new episodes. Enjoy! Terry Swanson is a Nurse Practitioner specialist in Wound Management, Service Provider for South West Healthcare Wound Management Services and Vice Chair of the International Wound Infection Institute. If you find this podcast valuable then subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is appreciated. If...

Simon Matthews is a registered psychologist and CEO of WellCoaches Australia and Singapore School of Health Coaching.   Interested in Lifestyle Medicine and health coaching? Check out the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine conference (in person!) in Cairns July 29-31.  Interested in studying Lifestyle Medicine, health coaching, and many aspects covered in this podcast?  Check out the JCU p...

Dr Emily Amos is a General Practitioner, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, 200hr yoga teacher, university tutor and registered mindfulness meditation teacher. She hosts health professional wellbeing services and retreats with Dr Lucy Burns at https://wholeheartedmedicine.com.au.  She also has a podcast called mind.life.me. You can find more information and her free "7 Days of Min...

Professor Kylie Ward currently serves as the CEO of the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) and the Australian College of Nursing Foundation (ACNF). Kylie holds honorary academic appointments with five leading Australian Universities and was ministerially appointed as a director to the Australian Digital Health Agency and the NHMRC Health Translation Advisory Committee. Kylie has held multiple man...

Sharee Johnson is a registered Psychologist and the Executive Coach Director of SKJ Consulting. Sharee offers a range of psychological services to both individuals and organisations with over 25 years experience across multiple industries, in particular Executive Coaching, Facilitation of Leadership Development, Corporate Based Mindfulness Training, Communication Skill Building and Emotional Regul...

Dr Alex Gyani is the Director of Research and Methodology for the Asia Pacific region at the Behavioural Insights Team, also known as the Nudge Unit. He has worked in a diverse set of fields around the world from domestic violence, energy regulation, health system efficiency, obesity, financial regulation, employment services and education. His PhD focused on encouraging people with anxiety and de...

Dr Graham Emblen is a leading GP with ~40 years experience in rural and urban GP, medical education, communication skills, governance, obstetrics and surgery. Graham has been an educator with GPTQ for over a decade and is currently the Director of Education. Today we discuss one of the most fundamental and important skills in health: communication and connection. For the Master/Grad Diploma/Grad C...

Professor Michael Nilsson MD, PhD, is the Director of the Centre for Rehab Innovations (CRI) and Global Innovation Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Newcastle. He is a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Michael is the immediate-past Director of the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and Burges Profe...

Professor Craig Hassed OAM is a GP and renowned leader in the field of mindfulness.  He is the coordinator of the mindfulness program at Monash University and Director of Education at Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies.  He has over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals, has published 14 books including multiple textbooks and is regularly invited to speak and run courses thro...

Dr. Angela Loucks Alexander, Audiologist, has spent 15 years specializing in diagnosing and treating Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), a hearing difficulty with less to do with the ears and more to do with the brain. She is the host of the Between Two Ears podcast and founder of Auditory Processing Institute, where she trains audiologists and speech-language pathologists to provide APD services....

Dr Arne is an expert on Rites of Passage and adolescent development, with 30 years experience as a medical doctor GP and Emergency Physician, counsellor, mentor, speaker, workshop facilitator and CEO of the Rites of Passage Institute .  The programs, seminars and online programs he's helped to develop have been attended by over 100,000 people globally and are designed to support boys and girls to...

Dr Chris Davis is a full-time GP and Director of East Sydney Doctors in Darlinghurst. He developed a special interest in alcohol and other drugs 8 years ago whilst working in London. After emigrating to Australia in 2014 he established the Clean Slate Clinic, a comprehensive alcohol management clinic and telehealth project to help GPs offering home alcohol withdrawal and aftercare. He also works a...

Dr Anastasia Hronis is a clinical psychologist, founder of the Australian Institute for Human Wellness, and Honorary Associate at the University of Technology Sydney.  She has a PhD researching mental health treatments for children with intellectual disabilities, and is the creator of "Fearless ME"; a CBT approach for those with Intellectual disability and anxiety.  She has also performed as a pia...

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 Kevin Cheng is a preventative care GP and founder of the Osana clinic https://osana.care/.   He has interests in lifestyle medicine, drug & alcohol medicine, health system reform and data analytics in healthcare.  Kevin has over 20 years experience as a doctor working in urban and rural areas in Australia, plus sabbaticals in Kenya, Hong Kong and England as a clinician and in health policy. He...

Replay from 2019: Professor Bruce Arroll is a Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland New Zealand and a practising GP at Greenstone Family Clinic in Manurewa in South Auckland. He does regular general practice at that clinic and also does special consultations using Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) for people who are feeling stuck in thei...

Dr Cathy Franklin is a psychiatrist and Senior Research Fellow who specialises in intellectual and developmental disability.  Cathy is the inaugural Director of the Mater Intellectual Disability and Autism Service (MIDAS) that works to improve the health and mental health of adults with intellectual or developmental disability (including autism). Cathy has also recently become Director the Queensl...

Dr Dan Pronk is a GP and was a former doctor within the Australian Special Operations Command. Dr Pronk was deployed on operations on 5 occasions with the Army including one time to Timor and 4 times to Afghanistan and over 100 combat missions.  Dan was awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service for his conduct in action on his second tour of Afghanistan. Dan is also co-author of "The Resi...

Shivaun is a Health Coach, Certified Trainer & Assessor, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Accredited Nutritionist (AN), Director of Discovery Health Coaching, Director of Accredited Health Coaching Australia, and previous Vice President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.  She delivers online health coaching training courses to health professionals via Accredited Health Coachi...

Dr Jill Phillips is a GP who was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer in 2018. Today we explore her perspectives as both a doctor and as a patient. If you find this podcast valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review on your podcast app is appreciated. If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please  Contact Us . Thank you for listening.

Dr Andrew Leech, is a GP with a diploma in child health and hence a special interest in child health.  He consults for a variety of organisations, including Emerging Minds where you can find some courses on the content we are discussing today called A GP Framework for Child Mental Health Assessment (5-12 years) e-learning course - Emerging Minds He is also the creator and host of The Kids Health N...

Dr Paula Smith-Brown is a PhD-qualified Accredited Practising Dietitian and Clinical Science Lead at Microba, an Australian company and a world leader in the analysis of the gut microbiome.  For more information on Microba, microbiome testing with professional courses and support check out https://insight.microba.com/ For more information on the online international diabetes revolution summit on J...

Commonly known as the 'queen of common sense', Maggie Dent has become one of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators. Maggie is regularly featured on parenting blogs, podcasts and news sites, as well as being heard on commercial and ABC radio. She also appears regularly on national TV. Maggie is the host of the ABC podcast Parental As Anything.  She is the author of seven major books...