The GP Show

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.  More info @ http://www.jeremyhowick.com Enjoy Friends

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 culture, faith, relationships and status How we manage conflicts of interest   As always - more content than time to discuss it.  But hopefully this helps get our minds thinking about this important topic.   Enjoy friends.

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 like relative risk reduction, absolute risk reduction and needed number to treat to patients - Some bias in trials to be aware of e.g. changing end points, p-hacking  - Good resources for clinicians on further EBM training   Enjoy!     Twitter @GPShowPodcast Facebook The GP Show Podcast

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 the RACGP exam guide and pulled out all the tips and common errors that were pointed out.  Then I organized it into the areas below. However this is still IN MY OWN WORDS and my own opinions so please read the public exam reports yourself.  Contents: Study tips and resources AKT – overview, tips and common errors General KFP insights KFP - Most common errors overall Assessing the stem Questions History Examination Investigations Differential diagnosis Management Good luck everyone, but remember - your training is about learning to be a great GP, not just passing exams! More info on Facebook "The GP Show Podcast", Twitter handle @GPShowpodcast 

Professor Tony Atwood is considered a world expert on Asperger's Syndrome.  He is a clinical psychologist with honours, masters and a PhD from University College London.  He is also Adjunct Professor at Griffith University and author of many excellent books on this topic.  We discuss: - Features of Asperger's Syndrome - How to work with carers, friends and family members - Management principles  - Lifestyle factors  - Further Resources http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/links http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/support https://www.jkp.com/ http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/books-by-tony/english-books   ICD-10 Asperger's Syndrome: A disorder of uncertain nosological validity, characterized by: the same type of qualitative abnormalities of reciprocal social interaction that typify autism, together with a restricted, stereotyped, repetitive repertoire of interests and activities. It differs from autism primarily in the fact that there is no general delay or retardation in language or in cognitive development. This disorder is often associated with marked clumsiness. There is a strong tendency for the abnormalities to persist into adolescence and adult life. Psychotic episodes occasionally occur in early adult life.  

Associate Professor Peta-Ann Teague is a GP, A/Prof at the School of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University and Director of Generalist Medical Training. We discuss cognitive bias, the importance in being aware of these so we can develop our professional selves, their role in clinical practice, the differing categories and how we can manage them. Further reading: https://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/cognitive-dispositions-to-respond/

This episode is only relevant really to RACGP registrars and their respective supervisors who are teaching them so sorry to everyone else!  But it is a source of significant anxiety (and requests to me to do an episode on) so I have covered it. I shall cover the RACGP criteria of an excellent candidate (public info), the common mistakes I see registrars make and break down each area in more detail i.e. history, examination, investigations, differentials and management, and finally some further resources Good luck everyone, but remember - your training is about learning to be a great GP, not just passing exams!

Finally I am doing a specific child health topic after multiple attempts! Today I am joined by Dr Anthony Morosini Paediatrician in both the public and private sector.  He has an interest in evaluating growth so we had a nice discussion about some of the general principles, history, examination, investigations, management and variants of pathological and non-pathological growth patterns. As always - enjoy!

Today I am joined for an online chat by GP and medicolegal advisor for MDO Avant Dr Peter Walker.   Areas we discuss include:   What are the most common reasons for doctors seeking medicolegal advice?  What are the common reasons patients and colleagues complain? What is the “complaint” process and possible outcomes?  How can you reduce your medicolegal risk?