The Mind Full Medic Podcast

Send us Fan Mail         In this episode I am delighted to speak to colleague and musician Dr Kristeen Barker. Dr Kristeen Barker is a Consultant Physician and Nephrologist in Melbourne, Australia. She is also a musician and performs under the artist name Freya Moor.         In this wonderful conversation Kristeen tells her own powerful story of finding joy and creative expression through her musi...

Send us Fan Mail In the penultimate episode of Season 1, I am honoured and delighted to speak with Dr Simon Judkins.  Dr Judkins is an Emergency Physician based in Victoria,  Australia.  He is a highly regarded and well known member of the Emergency Medicine community, as a recent past President of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine, and for his extensive involvement with ACEM and the...

Send us Fan Mail             In this episode I am delighted to speak to Psychiatrists Dr Kym Jenkins  FRANZCP MBChB MPH MEd  and Dr Tahnee Bridson MBBS BMedSci(Hons) about the Peer Support Initiative Hand-n-Hand they have introduced for all Health Care Workers in Australia and New Zealand this year.                   Dr Jenkins is a consultant Psychiatrist and recent past President of the Royal Au...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I chat to Veterinarian, Ultra runner and Adventurer Kirra Balmanno.  We discuss her journey over recent years both professionally and personally.  Kirra relates how the challenges of trying to be and do it all  as Vet and Athlete early in her career led to a spiral of injury,  set backs and burnout. She used these experiences as impetus to drive her ambition, sense...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I meet Dr Cliff Reid, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine and Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine, whose clinical practice has spanned both UK and Australia.  For over a decade he has become most prominently known and regarded world wide for his passion for Medical Education and particular for his knowledge and teaching the art of practice and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I meet Dr Kellie (nee Emmerson) Angel, Elite trail and ultra runner, Coach and Occupational Therapist and Researcher.  We re-visit my favourite topic of the science, psychology and art of peak performance from the high performing athlete perspective. We discuss her role as a coach and particularly the challenges facing runners and athletes at this time.  Kellie giv...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I am delighted to introduce Dominique Salerno, Yoga Teacher, Principal and Co-founder of The Australian Yoga Academy ( AYA) in Melbourne Australia.  Dominique has extensive training and experience in the practice and teaching of Yoga including particular expertise in Pranayama and Ayurveda. She has trained both in Australia and internationally under teachers she co...

Send us Fan Mail        In this episode I am delighted to talk to colleague Dr Kim Hansen MBBS ( HonsI) MBA FACEM MAICD.  Dr Hansen is a an Emergency Physician and Director of Emergency Services at St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital and Staff Specialist at The Prince Charles Hospital. Dr Hansen holds a number of other leadership roles including Faculty Chair of the Queensland section of ACEM a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the podcast. In this episode I am delighted to introduce Dr Dzung X. Vo, MD, FAAP, FSAHM.  Dr Vo is an Adolescent Medicine Specialist and Head of the Vision of Adolescent Health and Medicine at BC Children's hospital. He is co-founder and Director of the BC Children's Hospital Centre for Mindfulness, University of British Columbia. He is also the author o...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we focus on Sleep and its essential role in our health, well-being and performance. I speak with Mr Nick Littlehales, who has spent over two decades working with elite athletes, professionals and sleep deprived people like you and me to educate, advocate and empower them to take control of their own sleep and therefore health and performance.  We discuss his serend...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I meet Specialist Sports Podiatrist and owner of Thrive Sports Medicine Caleb McInnes.  Caleb has dual qualifications in Biomedical Science and Podiatry and extensive further education and clinical experience in areas of Human Biomechanics and Physiology.  He has been running bare foot training workshops as a specialist in this area for several  years.  An expert i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I meet Dr Stephen Hearns, an Emergency and Retrieval Physician, expert in mountain rescue and author of the book Peak Performance under Pressure.   Dr Hearns explains the arc of performance and his own pressure pump model described in his book, looking at components of pressure control, testing and relief valves to maintain optimal flow.  He discusses the science a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we meet Dr Shailla Vaidya MD a Canadian physician with a background in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice who also holds a Masters in Public Health from Harvard University.  Dr Vaidya has also undergone extensive training in Ayurveda, Yoga therapy, Mindfulness and Trauma informed practices.  She combines her knowledge, skills and experience in her practice in T...

Send us Fan Mail The Mind Full Medic Podcast is proudly sponsored by the MBA NSW-ACT Find out more about the charitable organisation supporting doctors and their families and/ or donate today at www.mbansw.org.au Disclaimer: The content in this podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I meet Dr Greta Prozesky who is a GP with more than 20 years of experience with a particular expertise and interest in Lifestyle Medicine.  Two years she opened her practice The Wholistic GP and in 2019 became a fellow of ASLM ( The Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine) Greta provides a broad overview of Lifestyle Medicine approaches and how she combines this...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this inaugural episode of the Mind Full Medic Podcast. I am your host Dr Cheryl Martin, an Emergency Physician with a particular interest in the all encompassing view of health, and the ways in which we move, eat, work, rest, play and engage with each other and our community can positively impact our health, well being and ability to perform at our best.  In this episod...