The GP Show

Dr Ron Granot is a specialist neurologist working in Bondi Junction, Sydney.  He is involved in various research projects and has appeared on multiple radio and TV platforms.  He writes a blog on his website  https://eastneurology.com.au/ Today we discuss Parkinson's Disease: 1. Pathophysiology 2. Life expectancy 3. Diagnosis, signs and symptoms and investigations 4. Lifestyle treatments 5. Medica...

Dr April Armstrong   is a UWA graduate of Medicine and works in General Practice in Western Australia. She is passionate about the business of medicine and is the founder of the Business for Doctors concept and social media group. April was awarded the WA Telstra Business Woman of the Year 2015 in the start-up category and her rural practice, Collins Street Surgery nominated for the WA Telstra Bus...

Dr Darren Morton's keen interest in optimising human functioning led him to complete a Masters and PhD degree in Human Physiology. To date, he is the author of three books and over 50 publications in scientific and medical journals. He is a lead researcher in the Lifestyle Research Centre at Avondale, where he supervises several PhD students and is on the editorial board of the American Journal of...

Dr Marlene Pearce is a GP, medical writer, podcaster, GP Liaison Officer, Medical Administrator completing her Masters of Health Administration and all round entrepreneurial awesome-type.  Today we cover options, tips and advice for those thinking of expanding their medical and health careers outside of their clinical roles.  This can be rewarding for you, your patients and the health system at la...

  Dr Ania Hargrove is a consultant paediatrician with a special interest in children's allergies.  Her practice includes managing eczema, food allergies, hay-fever and asthma. As always we could have spoken for 3 hours... easily!   Today we discuss: - Physiological vs pathological gastroesophageal reflux - Cows milk protein allergy - Other food protein allergies - Brief review of colic, lactose in...

This episode is a bit different... Today I am being interviewed by GP, blogger and podcaster Dr Edwin Kruys.  Edwin has a great vision of building bridges between different health professions to the betterment of us all, and I commend this path.  You can find his blog and podcast at: https://doctorsbag.net/ https://bridgebuilders.vision/podcast/   We discuss: What is Lifestyle Medicine? Is Lifesty...

"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...