Black Dog Institute Podcasts for Health Professionals

In this podcast, based on the eMHPrac webinar presented on 15th November 2015, we look at the factors influencing the mental health of people in the LGBTIQ community and the ways in which we as health professionals can help, both in our face to face dealings with LGBTIQ patients and in the recommendation of online resources developed especially for this population.

Guest Experts:

• Sally Morris - Social Worker and National Project Coordinator of MindOUT National LGBTI Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Project

• Stella Topaz – Registered Nurse Qlife National Project manager. Masters in Health Policy

Both Stella and Sally are members of the LGBQ community as well as experts in mental health care in the community.

Moderator: Dr Jan Orman - MBBS MPsychMed General Practitioner with a special interest in mental health and GP Services Consultant at the Black Dog Institute

In 2013, the First Australian National Trans Mental Health Study reported on elevated rates of depression, anxiety and suicide in transgender people, calling for increased attention to the mental well-being of gender diverse people.

Join our panel for this month’s Expert Insights as they explore the issues that underpin the psychological distress facing gender diverse people and look at the ways in which health professionals can provide meaningful and effective support to enhance their safety, well-being and sense of being understood.

Panel members:

Dr. Mike Scott – Psychiatrist, Private Practice Sydney

Johnny Kieran – Senior Clinician and Accredited

Mental Health Social Worker 

Casssie and Kaya – Lived Experience Representatives

Facilitated by: Dr Vered Gordon, Black Dog Institute GP Consultant

Recording and sound production: James Stewart, audioPost

Voiceover: Cameron Banks, Black Dog Institute

Dr Simon Holliday says the problem of prescription opiate misuse is very big in the rural sector in Australia. Consequences of opiate use include death, increased pain, suppression of breathing in sleep and sleep apnoea amongst many other things including the social consequences. As GPs we need to be prepared to “invest some time to give detailed attention to all the different complex aspects of their problem” in order to properly manage opiate dependence.

Dr Toby Newton-John describes the important elements of non-pharmacological management of chronic pain as it is delivered in the face to face environment.

Dr Regina Schultz from the Reboot Program at THISWAYUP (https://thiswayup.org.au/how-we-can-help/courses/chronic-pain/) describes the way in which the principles of face-to-face pain management have been translated to the online context.

MindSpot Virtual Clinic’s Pain Management Program (https://mindspot.org.au/pain-course ) is also briefly described.

Moderator: Dr Jan Orman

Guests: Dr Simon Holliday, Dr Toby Newton-John, Dr Regina Schultz

Based on Webinar 19 in the eMHPrac Series for health professionals available at www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/eMHPrac

Dr Simon Holliday says the problem of prescription opiate misuse is very big in the rural sector in Australia. Consequences of opiate use include death, increased pain, suppression of breathing in sleep and sleep apnoea amongst many other things including the social consequences. As GPs we need to be prepared to “invest some time to give detailed attention to all the different complex aspects of their problem” in order to properly manage opiate dependence.

Dr Toby Newton-John describes the important elements of non-pharmacological management of chronic pain as it is delivered in the face to face environment.

Dr Regina Schultz from the Reboot Program at THISWAYUP (http://thiswayup.org.au/how-we-can-help/courses/chronic-pain/) describes the way in which the principles of face-to-face pain management have been translated to the online context.

MindSpot Virtual Clinic’s Pain Management Program (http://mindspot.org.au/pain-course ) is also briefly described.

Moderator: Dr Jan Orman

Guests: Dr Simon Holliday, Dr Toby Newton-John, Dr Regina Schultz

Based on Webinar 19 in the eMHPrac Series for health professionals available at www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/eMHPrac

In 2013, the First Australian National Trans Mental Health Study reported on elevated rates of depression, anxiety and suicide in transgender people, calling for increased attention to the mental well-being of gender diverse people.

Join our panel for this month’s Expert Insights as they explore the issues that underpin the psychological distress facing gender diverse people and look at the ways in which health professionals can provide meaningful and effective support to enhance their safety, well-being and sense of being understood.

Panel members:

Dr. Mike Scott – Psychiatrist, Private Practice Sydney

Johnny Kieran – Senior Clinician and Accredited

Mental Health Social Worker 

Casssie and Kaya – Lived Experience Representatives

Facilitated by: Dr Vered Gordon, Black Dog Institute GP Consultant

Recording and sound production: James Stewart, audioPost

Voiceover: Cameron Banks, Black Dog Institute

The perinatal period is a peak time for mental health difficulties to arise. It is now well recognised that perinatal mental illness can affect the entire family unit, both in the present and into the future.

In May 2017, our Expert Insights panel explored the contexts and meanings that surround perinatal mental health.

Join our panel of clinicians, researchers, and lived experience representatives as they discuss strategies to enhance mental wellness throughout the perinatal period and how to best support families as they navigate this challenging time.

Panel members:

Prof. Marie Paul Austin – Acting Director Perinatal Psychiatry (Royal Hospital for Women)

Dr. Richard Fletcher – Associate Professor Family Action Centre (University of Newcastle)

Linda Hayes Cameron – Clinical Psychologist, Parent-Infant Therapist.

Athena – Lived Experience Representative

Facilitated by: Dr Vered Gordon, Black Dog Institute GP Consultant

Recording and sound production: James Stewart, audioPost

Voiceover: Cameron Banks, Black Dog Institute

The perinatal period is a peak time for mental health difficulties to arise. It is now well recognised that perinatal mental illness can affect the entire family unit, both in the present and into the future.

In May 2017, our Expert Insights panel explored the contexts and meanings that surround perinatal mental health.

Join our panel of clinicians, researchers, and lived experience representatives as they discuss strategies to enhance mental wellness throughout the perinatal period and how to best support families as they navigate this challenging time.

Panel members:

Prof. Marie Paul Austin – Acting Director Perinatal Psychiatry (Royal Hospital for Women)

Dr. Richard Fletcher – Associate Professor Family Action Centre (University of Newcastle)

Linda Hayes Cameron – Clinical Psychologist, Parent-Infant Therapist.

Athena – Lived Experience Representative

Facilitated by: Dr Vered Gordon, Black Dog Institute GP Consultant

Recording and sound production: James Stewart, audioPost

Voiceover: Cameron Banks, Black Dog Institute

Mental illness occurs across all cultures and ethnic groups. However, every community understands and experiences mental illness uniquely within its own context. For practitioners working in diverse settings it can at times be challenging to provide care that is culturally sensitive, relevant and aware.

In our March 2017 Expert Insights forum the panel explores some of the key issues inherent to mental health practice in multicultural Australia.

Panel members:

Dr Diba Pourman - Senior Clinical Consultant Transcultural Mental Health Centre

Gabriela Salabert - Clinical Psychologist/Senior Cross Cultural Clinical Consultant NSW TMHC

Mahnoosh - Lived Experience Representative

Facilitated by: Dr Vered Gordon, Black Dog Institute GP Consultant

Recording and sound production: James Stewart, audioPost

Voiceover: Cameron Banks, Black Dog Institute

Mental illness occurs across all cultures and ethnic groups. However, every community understands and experiences mental illness uniquely within its own context. For practitioners working in diverse settings it can at times be challenging to provide care that is culturally sensitive, relevant and aware.

In our March 2017 Expert Insights forum the panel explores some of the key issues inherent to mental health practice in multicultural Australia.

Panel members:

Dr Diba Pourman - Senior Clinical Consultant Transcultural Mental Health Centre

Gabriela Salabert - Clinical Psychologist/Senior Cross Cultural Clinical Consultant NSW TMHC

Mahnoosh - Lived Experience Representative

Facilitated by: Dr Vered Gordon, Black Dog Institute GP Consultant

Recording and sound production: James Stewart, audioPost

Voiceover: Cameron Banks, Black Dog Institute

The second Australian Child and Adolescent survey of Mental Health and Well-Being, released in 2015, reported that around one in 10 teenagers had engaged in some form of self-harm. Many clinicians are finding this reflected in their practices, where presentations of self-harm have become an increasingly familiar response of young people to the way in which they are experiencing their lives.

In February 2017 our Expert Insights panel explored the contexts and meanings that surround youth self-harm as well as sharing strategies that can assist young people to move safely through this challenging life stage.

Panel members:

Gregory Carter - Psychiatrist and Conjoint Professor (Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research)

Johnny Kieran - Senior Clinician and Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Samuel - Lived Experience Representative

Kaitlin - Lived Experience Representative

Facilitated by: Dr Vered Gordon, Black Dog Institute GP Consultant

Recording and sound production: James Stewart, audioPost

Voiceover: Cameron Banks, Black Dog Institute