The GP Show

Dr Jon Jureidini is a child psychiatrist at the Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide where he works with ill and disabled children and their families. He heads the University of Adelaide's: Critical and Ethical Mental Health (CEMH) research group within the Robinson Research Institute, and the Paediatric Mental Health Training Unit.  Today we discuss his latest book co-authored with Leemon McHenry "The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine", which is available here. If you find this podcast valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review on iTunes, Spotify or Facebook is a huge help. You can also find me and lots more resources on www.thegpshow.com If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.

Dr Bronwyn King is an Australian oncologist and in 2010 founded and became CEO of Tobacco Free Portfolios, a not-for-profit organisation that collaborates with the world’s largest financial organisations to drive global change towards tobacco-free finance.  In 2017 Bronwyn was made the Inaugural Distinguished Fellow in a joint initiative between Kings' College London and the University of Melbourne. She also became a “Diplomat of the Global Charter” of the World Federation of Public Health Associations and was made a VicHealth Champion. In 2019 she was awarded an Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to community health and named 2019 Melburnian of the Year. More info at https://tobaccofreeportfolios.org/ Today we discuss her inspirational work that has led to 85% of investment funds in Australia being Tobacco Free by default and this flowing onto the rest of the world.  Amazing. If you find this podcast valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review on iTunes, Spotify or Facebook is a huge help. You can also find me and lots more resources on www.thegpshow.com If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.

Dr Glen Davies is a GP in New Zealand, and head of the New Zealand chapter of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/.  Those who have been listening will know I have been vocally advocating a change to the models of care in primary care, hospital care and beyond.  Today we are discussing Glen’s leadership with his community and their program called “Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Taupo”, how it came to be, what it includes, the benefits and lessons learnt. Past relevant podcasts: Low carb diets for diabetes: https://thegpshow.libsyn.com/91-low-carb-for-diabetes-part-2-diets-and-pathophysiology-of-dmt2-the-environment-and-ending-the-nutrition-wars  Fasting as Medicine: https://thegpshow.libsyn.com/115-fasting-as-medicine-with-professor-valter-longo    If you find this podcast valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review on iTunes, Spotify or Facebook is a huge help. You can also find me and lots more resources on www.thegpshow.com If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.

Professor David Muller is an interventional cardiologist at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney with a special interest in structural heart disease, complex coronary stenting, peripheral vascular intervention, valvular heart disease and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and he performs research at the University of New South Wales. Today we are discussing aortic stenosis, and I do a ~15 minute introduction on the history of surgery - because it is quite amazing how far we have come! Disclaimer: Professor Muller received no payment for the podcast (nor did I!) however does receive honoraria as a Medical Advisory Board member/consultant to most of the TAVI companies including Medtronic, Abbott and Edwards. Also research funding from the same companies. If you find this podcast valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review on iTunes, Spotify or Facebook is a huge help. You can also find me and lots more resources on www.thegpshow.com If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.  

Dr Cathy Kezelman AM is a medical practitioner, GP, mental health consumer advocate and President of the Blue Knot Foundation National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma. She is also the past director of the Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC). In 2015 she was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her work in this important area.  She is an author of many publications in research but also the author of a memoir chronicling her journey of recovery from child sexual abuse: Innocence Revisited. The Blue Knot Foundation provides an excellent resource for health professional training in this area, as well as resources and guidelines for practice. www.blueknot.org.au/ Today we are discussing complex and childhood trauma. If you find this podcast valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review on iTunes, Spotify or Facebook is a huge help. You can also find me and lots more resources on www.thegpshow.com.. If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.

Dr Petra Skeffington is a clinical psychologist at the Cygnet Clinic in Perth.  She has a PhD from Curtin University and a Masters Certificate in Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery from Harvard Medical School.  She is the Western Australian State Chair for the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychologists, and Head of Psychology, Exercise Science, Chiropractic and Counselling (PESCC) at Murdoch University in Western Australia.  Today we are discussing the neurobiology of trauma, specifically from a clinical perspective.  If you find this podcast valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review on iTunes, Spotify or Facebook is a huge help. You can also find me on www.thegpshow.com, Twitter or Instagram @drsammanger. If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.    

Today is a bit different, I am being interviewed by Dr Dana Phang on the Junior Doctor's Corner, which is a great podcast worth checking out at https://www.juniordoctorscorner.com/ Some links from the introduction and please contact me if you are interested at contact@thegpshow.com or www.thegpshow.com  - Clinical Research Fellow position at the University of the Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience Thompson Institute https://www.usc.edu.au/sunshine-coast-mind-neuroscience-thompson-institute  - Fiji National University Family Medicine postgraduate training position (live in Fiji and train GPs!) https://fnu.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home?c=fnu&lang=en-US/eoi/ - The Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine virtual conference on December 4-6. https://www.lifestylemedicine.org.au/conference/   If you find these podcasts valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review in iTunes or Facebook is a huge help. For more podcasts and resources for both health professionals and patients including websites, courses, apps, books and more, please check out www.thegpshow.com Thank you for listening and supporting.  

Dr Sophie Genoni is a GP who has a special interest in women's and children's health, as well as preventative medicine. She has completed a Certificate of Women’s Health and Certificate of Sexual and Reproductive Health and is an accredited prescriber of medical termination of pregnancy (MTOP). Aside from her clinical work, she has been involved in teaching medical students and was previously on the RACGP WA Faculty Board. Today we discuss emergency contraception and medical termination of pregnancy.   I introduce the podcast for 10 minutes on the history and impact of contraception - fascinating stuff! Please note this podcast discusses sensitive topics. If you find this podcast valuable, rating it 5 starts and leaving a review on iTunes, Spotify or Facebook is a huge help. You can also find me on www.thegpshow.com, Twitter or Instagram @drsammanger. If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic, please Contact Us. Thank you for listening and supporting.

Dr Valter Longo is the Edna M. Jones Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences and Director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California –Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, one of the leading centres for research on ageing and age-related disease. Dr Longo is also the Director of the Longevity and Cancer Program at the IFOM Institute of Molecular Oncology in Milan, Italy.  The Longo laboratory published key findings on a 5-day periodic dietary intervention called Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), and showed in randomized clinical trials that FMD reduces the risk factors and markers associated with ageing and diseases. Dr Longo’s most recent studies focus on the use of FMD interventions to activate stem cell-based regeneration to promote longevity. This program can be purchased on prolonfmd.com and all profits go to charities or research.  Dr Longo has received numerous awards for his work and  In 2018 he was named by “Time Magazine” one of the 50 most influential people in health care for his research on fasting-mimicking diets as a way to improve health and prevent disease. books include the best seller “The Longevity Diet”. Conflict of interest: Professor Longo donates all of the profits from his shares in the L-Nutra company to the Creates Cures Foundation, which is dedicated to helping find low-cost lifestyle therapies for the prevention and treatment of major diseases.   If you find these podcasts valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review in iTunes or Facebook is a huge help. For more podcasts and resources for both health professionals and patients including websites, courses, apps, books and more, please check out www.thegpshow.com Thank you for listening and supporting.

Shannon Harvey is an Australian journalist and producer in television, radio and online.  She has a Master’s degree in Communications and has worked for the ABC and Fairfax before starting her own production company, Elemental Media.  She is a filmmaker (The Connection, My Year of Living Mindfully), author ( My Year of Living Mindfully, The Whole Health Life) and hosts a podcast called the Shannon Harvey podcast where she interviews experts around the world on the impact of the mind and mindfulness in health. https://www.shannonharvey.com/ Today we are discussing a number of things, her experience as a patient diagnosed with significant autoimmune disease, her journey into filmmaking in the areas of mindfulness, the connection between mind and body, and general reflections of healthcare and our direction. If you find these podcasts valuable, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review in iTunes or Facebook is a huge help. For more podcasts and resources for both health professionals and patients including websites, courses, apps, books and more, please check out www.thegpshow.com If you would like to provide feedback or request a topic you can contact us or complete a quick survey at www.thegpshow.com Thank you for listening and supporting.