Just a GP

Charlotte and Ash discuss with Mark Morgan, a GP who is the Chair of the RACGP Quality Care Expert Committee about his work in looking at ways to improve the systems GPs work within to optimise patient centred care and outcomes

Resources:

Sutherland Shire Loneliness Project

https://www.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au/Community/Community-Support-Services/Sutherland-Shire-Loneliness-Project

Australian Psychological Society White Paper:

https://www.psychology.org.au/getmedia/a1c6fc1f-8356-471c-9247-36832da61299/APS-White-Paper-The-Future-of-Psychology-in-Australia-June-2019-FINAL.pdf

Charlotte and Ash discuss with Sarah from the DHAS http://www.dhas.org.au/resources/resources-for-general-practitioners.html and Meredith from the Medical Benevolent Society https://www.mbansw.org.au/faq-s about how their organisations can assist doctors in need of help.

Resources:

AMA NSW GP List

https://www.amansw.com.au/member-benefits/gps-for-doctors-in-training/

RACGP Guide on re-entry into GP

https://www.racgp.org.au/education/gps/re-entry-to-general-practice

NCRIS Fact Sheets

http://ncirs.org.au/health-professionals/ncirs-fact-sheets-faqs

Headgear app

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/headgear/id1160049475

Creative Careers in Medicine Website

https://creativecareersinmedicine.com/

Creative Doctor's Australia Website

http://creativedoctorsaustralia.blogspot.com/

Charlotte, Bek and Ash pick Wally's brains about his experience of the patient centred medical home trial, implications for future practice and some tips for motivating teams.

Resources:

Check your cancer risk:

https://lifestylerisk.canceraustralia.gov.au/#/questionnaire/sun-smart-questions

The ROC Curve Redefined — Optimizing Sensitivity (and Specificity) to the Lived Reality of Cancer

Susan P. Walker, M.D.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1814951

April 25, 2019

N Engl J Med 2019; 380:1594-1595

DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1814951

Humble Leadership

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567575/humble-leadership-by-edgar-h-schein-and-peter-a-schein/9781523095384/

RACGP Library Request

https://www.racgp.org.au/clinical-resources/john-murtagh-library/library-services/send-a-library-request

RACGP HANDI Project

https://www.racgp.org.au/clinical-resources/clinical-guidelines/handbook-of-non-drug-interventions-(handi)/about-handi/what-is-the-handi-project

Pregnancy Immunisations

https://beta.health.gov.au/news-and-events/news/influenza-and-pertussis-whooping-cough-vaccination-in-pregnancy

Charlotte, Bek and Ashlea talk with Dr Behtan Richards, Australia's the First Chief Medical Wellness Officer about the 'MDOK' program and how it is supporting doctors working in the hospital system optimise their wellbeing with a focus on system wide changes.

https://www.slhd.nsw.gov.au/sydneyconnect/story-Australias-first-Chief-Medical-Wellness-Officer-appointed.html

Charlotte discusses with Dr Evan Ackermann about the complexities of quality in GP, particularly on how quality, general practice and politics collide. Evan has a passion for quality in regards to prevention of hospital admissions and medication safety.

NewsGP Feature on Evan's receipt of the Rose-Hunt Award:

https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/racgp/rose-hunt-award-2018-dr-evan-ackermann

Resources:

Listen to the podcast for Evan and Charlottes 'hot tips' this episode

Charlotte speaks with Todd (practice owner and multiple clinic owner) about practice ownership. Is it worth it? What is a good approach to work within when owning a practice and how can we enhance quality, as a practice owner?

We look forward to picking his brains again!

Resource of the week:

Human Services Network

https://www.hsnet.nsw.gov.au/

Recorded last year pre-Christmas (shows how busy we are!)

Bek and Ash quiz Charlotte on how we, as single practitioners can start to address this idea of 'quality'.

Has practical tips on where to start when thinking about ways to enhance quality in your consult room, starting now.

Resources:

PCOS Guidelines

https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1412644/PCOS_Evidence-Based-Guidelines_20181009.pdf

The Advance Project

https://www.theadvanceproject.com.au/

palliMEDS

https://www.caringathomeproject.com.au/tabid/5159/Default.aspx

Charlotte & Bek discuss with Dr. Hester Wilson (GP and Addiction specialist) about her work on increasing the confidence of doctors treating patients with addictions.

Resources:

https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/help/newtoxnet/lactmedapp.htm

Sometimes as GPs we can be seen as impermeable without our own issues! However breastfeeding problems for GPs is as common as in the general population.

Ash, Charlotte and Bek discuss with Melanie Considine what it is like to be a medical health professional with breastfeeding difficulties and the complexities of navigating the process of obtaining appropriate help and how this relates to our own practice.

Wellbeing weekend flyer and program information:

https://www.racgp.org.au/facultyeventlinks/NSW1819_60.pdf

Wellbeing Weekend Registration:

https://www.racgp.org.au/login?returnurl=%2fevents%2fbooking%2fregistration%3feventid%3dNSW1819_60

Couch to five K and Zombies5k

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/c25k-5k-trainer/id485971733

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/zombies-run-5k-training/id566596422?mt=8

Training Mel spoke about:

http://www.australasianlactationcourses.com/

https://education.possumsonline.com/certification

Resources:

Possums Online:

https://possumsonline.com/

https://possumsonline.com/our-books

Labia library

http://labialibrary.org.au/

WHO Travel

https://www.who.int/topics/travel/en/

The Light Project:

https://thelightproject.co.nz/professionals/health-professionals/

Chatbooks:

https://chatbooks.com/download-the-app/

Contact us:

@GPpodcasting on Twitter

Bek and Ashlea discuss with Dr Annalyse Crane about how to find a mentor and the differences between formal and informal mentorship programs.

resources:

https://twitter.com/GPpodcasting

http://www.fdsonline.org.au/

https://gplearning.racgp.org.au/User/Course/Search?query=cultural+awareness (search gp learning for cultural awareness)

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