The GP Show

Dr Anne Swain PhD, APD, AN, is the head dietitian at the Allergy Unit, Department of Immunology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales.  Today we are discussing food intolerances.

Professor David Brieger is an interventional cardiologist and head of the coronary care and coronary interventions at Concord Hospital and Professor of Cardiology, University of Sydney. His particular clinical interests include coronary disease and atrial fibrillation.  He is the lead author of the 2018 National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation 2018.

Dr Rupy is a medical doctor specialised in General Practice, does a bit of Emergency Medicine and is a firm believer in the power of food and lifestyle change as medicine.  He set up the https://thedoctorskitchen.com/ out of a passion to inspire everybody about the beauty of food and the medicinal effects of eating well.  He is the author of two books, regular presenter on TV and radio, and is creating the UK’s first ‘Culinary Medicine’ course, accredited by the Royal College of General Practice.

Dr Louise Tulloh is a Sports and Exercise Physician and President of the Australasian College of Sports and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) https://www.acsep.org.au/. Today we discuss this field of medicine and training, and also some myths and facts around common problems; anterior cruciate ligament knee injuries and lower back pain. Thank you for listening and supporting.

Dr Alexander Lehn is a neurologist with special interests in functional neurological disorders, movement disorders and cognitive neurology.  FNDs account for the second most common presentation to neurological clinics.  They also may overlap and integrate with many other common disorders such as chronic pain, irritable bowel syndrome and chronic fatigue.  Their management and understanding exemplify the crucial importance of treating a person as a whole, not just a sum of their parts.

Dr Sandro Demaio is a medical doctor, CEO of VicHealth and globally-renowned public health expert.  He is a Medical Officer for the Department of Nutrition for Health and Development at the World Health Organization. He is also the author of the Doctor’s Diet and co-hosts the ABC television show Ask the Doctor.  In his pro bono work, Dr Demaio co-founded NCDFREE, a global social movement against chronic disease which reached more than 2.5 million people in its first 18 months.

Today I talk about a crucially important topic: taking care of yourselves.  This is perhaps more important now than ever before.  As health professionals we are almost conditioned to put other peoples health before our own, and whilst we must continue to care for others to the best of our abilities, we must also care for ourselves.  For without us in this current scenario, no one will be well. Resources for all areas of lifestyle and mental health are available on my website http://thegpshow.com/.

Today is just me covering an overview of COVID19.  I certainly did not expect episode 100 to be about a new viral pandemic!  But there you have it.  Part 2 will be about self-care in these challenging times. Today I am covering: - COVID19 overview - Public health control: - Private Practice changes - Community presence and support as health professionals - Resources are available at http://thegpshow.com/

Dr Eli Dabscheck is a respiratory and sleep physician, Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.  He holds an adjunct position at Monash University and is the Deputy Chair of the current Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Guidelines Committee. Today we are discussing the latest COPD-X guidelines, with a focus on the "COP"; confirming the diagnosis, optimising function and preventing deterioration.  

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. 

Joel Salatin has been called "America's best farmer" by Time magazine.  He is a self-described Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer (his words, not mine!).  He runs Polyface Farms and has helped develop the movement of regenerative agriculture, written 12 books, done multiple TED and TEDMED talks, featured in Michael Pollan's bestselling book The Omnivores Dilemma and multiple award-winning documentaries like Food Inc, and he is the Editor of The Stockman Grass Farmer.

Dr Frank Meumann is a GP with 40 years’ experience and a senior medical educator with General Practice Training Tasmania. He received the 2010 GPET Medical Educator of the Year award for excellence in GP registrar training, and he is the past president of the Balint Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Dr Guy Leschziner is a consultant neurologist at London Bridge Hospital, the Cromwell Hospital and within the Department of Neurology and Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. He is the clinical lead for the Sleep Disorders Centre, Guy's Hospital, one of Europe's largest sleep units. Today we discuss his most excellent recent book "The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience and the Secret World of Sleep".

Professor Amanda Barnard is a GP, member of the National Asthma Council Board and Chair of the Australian Asthma Handbook guideline committee, Australia's national guidelines for asthma management.  Today we discuss the guidelines for chronic asthma management in children.

Dr Greg Rowles is a General Practitioner from Riddells Creek in rural Victoria, and a member of an Expert Group which developed and reviewed Version 16 of the Antibiotic Guidelines.