In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Dr Brynn Wainstein and Dr Mahila Namasivayam, who are paediatric allergists and immunologists at the Sydney Children’s Hospital, and board members of Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia.

Resources

ASCIA - patient and clinician focussed information and guidelines on a range of allergic and immunological disorders. 

Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia - helpful resource for GPs to help support patients and families living with allergy including with navigating eating out, childcare, school, travel, part time work in fast food restaurants etc.

Nip allergies in the bub - particularly useful for food allergy prevention and eczema. 

250K - teenage and young adult focussed advice. 

In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Peta Gimpel about changes to the Immunisation Schedule, and her role as a Nurse Practitioner at the Queensland Specialist Immunisation Service at Children's Health Queensland.

The Queensland Paediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevention Program has expanded from 1 December 2024. This expanded program provides free Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunisation to eligible Queensland infants, young children and pregnant women.

Resources

In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with West Moreton Health representatives who can share their perspectives about GP workforce opportunities in the West Moreton region outside of traditional practice.

Warning: This podcast contains themes of domestic and family violence which may be triggering for survivors or sensitive listeners.

Ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Dr Tanusha speaks with Deearne Troy, who is a domestic and family violence trainer at West Moreton Health.

In this episode, Dr Tanusha and Deearne discuss non-fatal strangulation, consenting sexual choking among young people, coercive control, building trust with victim survivors, and services for patient support.

Resources

After hours, please phone the Child Safety After Hours Service:

Complete an online form on the Child Safety website.

For more information, see Queensland Department of Child Safety.

Mission Australia – Intensive Family Support (IFS)

If confident that IFS will be needed, this service may be

Inform the patient of service location – Level 1/225 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD 4305.

Contact the service:

For more information, see the website.

onePlace Community Services Directory

Online community service directory for Queensland parents, families, and professionals looking to find support.

Reporting child abuse in other states

If reasonable suspicion that a child outside Queensland is experiencing harm, or is at risk of experiencing harm, contact

HealthPathways

Child Abuse and Neglect Intervention Services

Strangulation

In this episode, Dr Tanusha and Dr Jo speak with Dr Ben Auld, who is one of 11 Paediatric Cardiologists at Queensland Children's Hospital who work to improve the heart health of children while providing quality and compassionate care.

Dr Auld outlines common paediatric cardiology conditions GPs need be across to screen for in the neonatal period and early childhood, and how GPs can support their paediatric patients and families when a cardiac condition has been diagnosed.

If you would like to participate in a short interview to talk about your experience with primary care delivery to Queensland children with heart disease, contact [email protected].

Resources

Birth Prevalence of Congenital Heart Disease Worldwide: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Improving primary care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with rheumatic heart disease: What can I do?

October is Queensland Seniors Month, so in this episode Dr Jo speaks with Dr Anna Taylor from Infinity Specialists.

Dr Taylor is a Geriatrician who specialises in a diverse range of geriatric syndromes.

In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Dr Ka-Kiu Cheung about maternity care and screening guidelines during pregnancy. Dr Ka-Kiu Cheung is family GP at the

Resources:

1.      Preeclampsia screening

2.      Morphology scan and cervical length

3.      Syphilis

4.      Genetic carrier screening

5.      Maternal RSV vaccination

Guidelines:

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so in this episode, Dr Tanusha talks to Dr Susan Bell, General Breast and Endocrine Surgeon at West Moreton Health.

Dr Bell discusses breast screening and a new breast cancer risk factor assessment tool called iprevent that can be used by clinicians and patients.

Resources for Clinical Support

In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Dene Creegan, who is Practice Manager at 7 Springs Medical Practice in Toowoomba, about digital health tools in general practice.

In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Dr Carmen Nayer, who is an Addiction Psychiatrist at West Moreton's AODS (Alcohol and Other Drugs Service).

Information and resources for health professionals discussed during the podcast can be found at ⁠www.ddwmphn.com.au⁠.