The GP Show

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 throughout the world.  In 2019 Craig was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to Medicine. Courses and resources cited: Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance Smiling Minds Headspace For the Master/Grad Diploma/Grad Cert in Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook University, check out: https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/master-of-lifestyle-medicine/ https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-diploma-of-lifestyle-medicine https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-certificate-of-lifestyle-medicine https://thegpshow.com/lmtraining/ If you find this podcast valuable, subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is a huge help. If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.

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. She has also created an online, searchable map to help clients find the help they need at www.APDsupport.com Her TEDx talk:  Escaping the Hidden Prison of Auditory Processing Disorder was the most-watched TEDx worldwide in September of 2021.  You can watch it here   For the Master/Grad Diploma/Grad Cert in Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook University, check out: https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/master-of-lifestyle-medicine/ https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-diploma-of-lifestyle-medicine https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-certificate-of-lifestyle-medicine https://thegpshow.com/lmtraining/ If you find this podcast valuable, subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is a huge help. If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.

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 successfully make a safe, healthy transition to adulthood, with a particular focus on creating coming of age Rites of Passage.   You can download his book "How to Parent Teenagers" (not The Making of Men) for free here: https://learn.ritesofpassageinstitute.org/how-to-parent-teenagers-free-download/    For the Master/Grad Diploma/Grad Cert in Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook University, check out: https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/master-of-lifestyle-medicine/ https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-diploma-of-lifestyle-medicine https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-certificate-of-lifestyle-medicine https://thegpshow.com/lmtraining/ If you find this podcast valuable, subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is a huge help. If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.

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 at William Booth House, a residential AOD rehabilitation centre and is a trainer and GP lead for the current RACGP AOD National GP training programme. More information at www.cleanslateclinic.com Flip Prior is an ABC journalist who went through the Clean Slate Program and wrote about it for ABC life here, here and here.   For the Master/Grad Diploma/Grad Cert in Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook University, check out: https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/master-of-lifestyle-medicine/ https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-diploma-of-lifestyle-medicine https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-certificate-of-lifestyle-medicine https://thegpshow.com/lmtraining/ If you find this podcast valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is a huge help. If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.

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 pianist on stages around the world including the Sydney Opera House seven times, and the internationally renowned Carnegie Hall in New York. More information at https://www.anastasiahronis.com.au/ The “Mental Health Reimagined” online international summit will be November 6th. Hosted by the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine it will explore the what, why, and how of lifestyle and behavioural medicine approaches for mental and physical wellbeing. More info at https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/mental-health-reimagined-summit/ For the Master/Grad Diploma/Grad Cert in Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook University, check out: https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/master-of-lifestyle-medicine/ https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-diploma-of-lifestyle-medicine https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-certificate-of-lifestyle-medicine https://thegpshow.com/lmtraining/ If you find this podcast valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review on iTunes, Spotify or Facebook is a huge help. If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.

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 to Yourself (2011) and her new 2021 book Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power and Thrive. She is also co-founder of the non-profit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. In conjunction with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer they have developed an empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals.  You can find all her resources, books, guided practices on her website https://self-compassion.org/. The “Mental Health Reimagined” online international summit will be November 6th. Hosted by the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine it will explore the what, why, and how of lifestyle and behavioural medicine approaches for mental and physical wellbeing. More info at https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/mental-health-reimagined-summit/ For the Master/Grad Diploma/Grad Cert in Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook University, check out: https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/master-of-lifestyle-medicine/ https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-diploma-of-lifestyle-medicine https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses/graduate-certificate-of-lifestyle-medicine https://thegpshow.com/lmtraining/   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 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 has developed new programs and services for state and federal Governments, health insurers, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. He is an industry expert in models of health care, population health management and chronic disease care. He has worked for multiple strategy consulting firms and he was a pro-bono advisor to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, National Heart Foundation and Salvation Army. 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.

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 their lives by stress, pain or low energy.  Today we discuss ACT: What is ACT? Principles/philosophy What are its origins? What is the evidence base for different conditions? Techniques that can be used  Good resources for patients and clinicians https://www.brucearroll.com/about https://www.actmindfully.com.au/  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 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 Queensland Centre for Intellectual and Developmental Disability, and is Vice-President of the Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine (AADDM). In 2020 she was awarded the Mater Research Sister Regis Dunne award for Outstanding Contribution to research relative to opportunity. Today we are discussing the updated Developmental Disability management guidelines from  Therapeutic Guidelines from https://www.tg.org.au/ . 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. Dan Pronk, a former doctor in the Australian Special Operations Command and co-author of "The Resilience Shield," shares his incredible journey from military medicine to diverse healthcare roles. He discusses the power of resilience in navigating fear, especially in high-pressure situations. Dan emphasizes conquering procrastination through commitment and the importance of small daily practices like meditation. He addresses the psychological challenges facing veterans and advocates for proactive self-care strategies to foster personal growth and resilience.