The GP Show

"Back pain is a functional problem. How can surgery fix a functional problem?  It's like asking a mechanic to fix a car that is being driven by a bad driver.  One is structural, the other is functional." – Dr David Johnson Dr David Johnson is a brain and spinal neurosurgeon now practicing at St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital. He has had a pioneering role in the establishment of multidisciplinary s...

Dr David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, FACLM is the founding director (1998) of Yale University's Yale-Griffin  Prevention Research Center , Past-President of the  American College of Lifestyle Medicine , and Founder/President of the  True Health Initiative .  Katz earned his BA degree from Dartmouth College (1984); his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the...

Kim Poyner is a practice nurse, health coach and previously an ICU nurse.  She is the Founder of MediCoach, winner of the 2015 APNA Best Practice Award in Nursing for Chronic Disease Management, and presenter of Care Co-ordination, Care Planning and Coaching in General Practice. Kim has been invited to work with the World Health Organisation on obesity prevention and has presented multiple worksho...

Dr Jason Kaplan BSc(Med) MBBS(Hons) FRACP FCSANZ FACC is a specialist adult cardiologist and physician with a strong interest in sports and preventative cardiology.  Prior to training in cardiology, Dr Kaplan completed additional advanced training in medical oncology and pharmacology. His training in these areas allows Dr Kaplan to adopt a more holistic approach to patient care, particularly those...

A/Professor Martin Healey is the Gynaecology Unit Head at the Royal Women's Hospital and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Melbourne.  He also works privately in O&G and infertility/IVF. Today we discuss Endometriosis, including: Prevalence, natural history, potential causes, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, lifestyle treatment options, me...

Dr Tom Dover is a Endocrinologist and Obstetric Physician in both the public and private sector whilst also doing outreach to Indigenous communities.  Impressively he is also a dietitian and an exercise physiologist (what a dude...).  He practices what he preaches and is a marathon runner having run 20 marathons around the world including in North Korea. Today we have a great conversation about ty...

Justin Coleman GP MPH is a man of many talents.  He is a GP who works in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in Brisbane and is a writer who looks sceptically at health interventions where the evidence suggests they might not actually be worthwhile. This is part of his broader interest in the public health concept of equity – fair access to primary health care for everyone. He was Preside...

Dr Robin Youngson is a physician and anaesthetic specialist in New Zealand, internationally renowned for his leadership promoting compassion in healthcare. He is the CoFounder of 'Hearts in Healthcare', a global social movement for health professionals, students, patient activists, health managers and all those passionate about rehumanising healthcare. Robin was a pioneering leader in patient safe...

Professor George Jelinek is Professor and Founder of the Neuroepidemiology Unit (NEU) within the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at The University of Melbourne.  The NEU's charter is to investigate the modifiable lifestyle risk factors that predict the progression of MS with a view to refining a preventive medicine approach to management of the disease. He was the first Professor...

Professor Jane Burns is Professor of Innovation and Industry at the University of Sydney. In 2010 she raised $35 million as the founder and CEO of Young and Well CooperativeResearchCentre an organisation that over its five years drove industry focused research and development to explore the role of new and emerging technology in improving wellbeing.  She has a PhD in Medicine from the Faculty of M...

Professor Susan Davis is a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Senior Principal Research Fellow, Professor of Women's Health in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Consultant Endocrinologist, President of the International Menopause Society, co-founder of the Jean Hailes Foundation and past President of the Australasian Menopause Society. ...

A/Professor Grant is a Biochemical Pharmacologist in the School of Medical Sciences University of NSW, Clinical Associate Professor at the Sydney Adventist Hospital Clinical School, University of Sydney and Head of the Australasian Research Institute. A/Professor Grant's research focusses on characterizing, at the molecular level, how lifestyle and environment (e.g. emotional stress, diet and exer...

Dr Pamela Douglas MBBS FRACGP IBCLC PhD is the Medical Director @ Possums Education, www.possumsonline.com , Adjunct Associate Professor of Maternity Newborn and Families Research Collaborative MHIQ @ Griffith University and Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of General Practice @ The University of Queensland.  www.pameladouglas.com.au Today we discuss the concepts of neuroprotective developmental...

Professor Helena Teede MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FAAHMS is an Endocrinologist at Monash Health, Professor of women's health at Monash Public Health and Medicine, Monash University and the Lead Author of the 2018 "Evidence-based Guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)".  She is also Director at the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Excellence in ...

Therrie Rosenvald is a psychologist and author of a book called Fight Your Dark Shadow, which has been endorsed by Beyond Blue.  More information can be found at depressionmanaged.com CBT is one of the most evidence based therapies for depression and anxiety.  We discuss the basis of CBT, the cognitive triad, core beliefs, cognitive distortions, automatic cognitive thoughts, the relation between t...

Dr Louise Welch is a Palliative Care Physician.  We discuss the role of GPs and the Palliative Care team in the end of life, conversations around dying, common bio-psycho-social symptoms and concerns and their brief management, training to be a palliative care doctor and good resources.   Enjoy friends.  

Dr Ken Maguire is a Rheumatologist FRACP, Fellow of the Australian Sports Medicine Federation and Fellow of the Australian College of Sports Physicians. Today we cover a lot of ground, but as always - there is a lot more to cover! - Presenting features of RA - Causes - Brief review of workup and differentials (please note - not a complete list of differentials and workup required) - Lifestyle mana...

Professor Alexandra Barratt (MBBS, MPH, PhD) is a Professor of Public Health in the School of Public Health University of Sydney. She has a background in epidemiological research spanning clinical epidemiology and public health epidemiology. She is recognised internationally for her research to quantify the benefits and harms (including overdiagnosis) of cancer screening, particularly breast cance...

Dr David McIntosh, MBBS, FRACS, PhD, is a Ear Nose Throat Surgeon with a special interest in sleep disorders and airway obstruction.  He is also author of a book called "Snored to Death".   We had a great conversation about sleep and airway obstruction in kids, adults and pregnant women covering;causes of airway obstruction, impacts on cognition/behaviour/physical conditions, history and exam feat...

Jessi Bruns is a Child and Family Dietitian with a special interest in working with children with feeding difficulties and food aversions. Today we have a yarn about general principles in picky eaters including food aversions, removing stigma around food, overweight children, language, environment and tips around food, and further resources. Enjoy friends www.kidsdigfood.com.au

Dr. Jeremy Howick BA, MSc, PhD is a Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford.  He has over 75 academic publications and is the author of a new book called 'Doctor You'. He is also Director of the Oxford Empathy Programme at the University of Oxford. He was recently awarded the British Medical Association Dawkins and Strutt award to pursue research on the health benefits of empathic care.  Mor...

Dr Scott Masters is a GP and Head of the RACGP Musculoskeletal Special Interest Group.  We have a yarn about many topics revolving around MSK conditions, with a general focus on back pain, including: 1. Role of examination 2. Role of imaging 3. Role of injections 4. Role of surgery 5. Red flags   Enjoy friends

Associate Professor Wendy Lipworth and Professor Ian Kerridge are based at the Sydney Health Ethics at the University of Sydney.  I first came across Wendy's important work thanks to her contributions to The Conversation.  Today we discuss: Are doctors influenced by drug reps? What is the gift relationship phenomenon? Financial conflicts of interest Being influenced by non-financial sources like c...

Dr Michael Tam is a GP, Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney, Discipline of General Practice and Founder of "Morsels of Evidence - EBM for GPs" at evidencebasedmedicine.com.au Today we get into some pearls and common errors in EBM.   - How to analyse new information for use in GP - What online resources are good for EBM searching - Assessing data and trials - How we can explain concepts lik...

I am doing this episode and the past OSCE exam prep podcast because so many people have asked me to do it. Not just registrars but also supervisors who perhaps have not done the exam themselves and want to know how to help their Regs. I was reluctant for a while because I didn't want to give people wrong advice so for this reason I have sifted through the last 5 public exam reports from RACGP and...