Welcome to a new series about compassion fatigue and burnout where i will be speaking to a number of doctors about their journey and tips on recognition and recovery.

In this episode I have had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Maryjka Kozlowski, a General Practitioner based in Sydney, Australia. We deep dive into our experiences with compassion fatigue and burnout. Dr Kozlowski shares some really helpful tips on how she and her practice managed it. I certainly felt a sense of relief and encouragement after speaking with her. The way in which we practice medicine and manage practices needs a change...and hopefully with these kind of discussions we can raise awareness and create a better outcome for staff and patients.

You can find Dr Kozlowski on instagram @maryjkapaprika . She has a very informative page and has a special interest in skin cancer, of which she also posts about, which I love 

We hope you find this podcast useful. If you do, please share it with others to help spread the knowledge, thanks!

If you are a doctor and are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you. The topics are covering anything from journey to specialisation to issues that impact doctors.

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Welcome to a new series about compassion fatigue and burnout where i will be speaking to a number of doctors about their journey and tips on recognition and recovery.

In this episode I have had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Kimberly Doolan, a General Practitioner based in England, UK. This was such a wholesome sharing of events between the two of us, and i certainly felt a sense of relief and appreciation for all that Dr Kimberly shared.

As GP’s we can often feel that we are responsible for our patients not being able to access us when they want to, or guilty if we can't see them. Through her counseling she was reminded how it isn’t our fault that there is not enough capacity to satisfy demand, and i thought that was a beautiful reminder. 

Dr Kimberly mentions a incredible service for doctors working in London called the 'Practitioner Health Programme', of which she reached out when experiencing symptoms of compassion fatigue and burnout. She had an interesting experience whereby she didn't quite get the management she was expecting, but instead was advised to take several weeks off work and then go into counselling later on.

Her story is an inspiring one and i thoroughly enjoyed our conversation. We hope that the experiences shared in this podcast can help others going through these experiences and can offer insight as a form of prevention.

You can find Dr Doolan on instagram @doctorkimberley. She has a very informative page and is a total meme queen.

If you are a doctor and are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you. Or, if you are a psychologist trained in burnout / compassion fatigue interested in being a guest to discuss these topics please also get in touch :-)

My contact details are:

Instagram: @Todaywithdrlucia

Email: [email protected]

Welcome to a new series about compassion fatigue and burnout where i will be speaking to a number of doctors about their journey and tips on recognising and recovering from these.

In this episode i have had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Ray Boyapati, a doctor based in Melbourne, Australia. As a Gastroenterologist, lecturer and one of the founders and mentors of MedEntry, he has many hats whereby compassion fatigue and burnout might occur. He shares his journey with a particular focus on the importance of building boundaries and time slots for yourself. He also discusses the impact of being a doctor on social media platforms can have and how he managed this.

I hope you find this podcast useful. Please like and share if you found this helpful.

You can find Dr Ray Boyapati on instagram: @dr.rayb

If you are a prospective medical student, here is the link to his organisation called 'MedEntry' which helps with UCAT preparation, medical school interviews and applications. https://www.medentry.edu.au/

If you are a doctor and are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you. Or, if you are a psychologist trained in burnout / compassion fatigue interested in being a guest to discuss these topics please also get in touch :-)

My contact details are:

Instagram: @Todaywithdrlucia

Email: [email protected]

Welcome to a new series about compassion fatigue and burnout where i will be speaking to a number of doctors about their journey and tips on recognising and recovering from these.

This is a topic not often talked about in the medical field. It is somewhat of a taboo to admit that you are experiencing this, where the response is often met with 'just keep going' 'care less' 'forget about it' 'take a long weekend'. The truth is...none of this works...and in fact it just makes it worse. 

In the episode i am so excited to have Dr Claire Ashley on the show. She was the first doctor to introduce me to the concept of compassion fatigue and burnout. We discuss the differences between compassion fatigue and burnout, our own journeys, what helped us, what she discovered through years of researching into the field due to the sheer lack of any readily available information. She covers the steps of recovery and pathophysiology of burnout. One of the books she recommends in this podcast is called "The Happiness Trap" by Dr Russ Harris. 

Dr Ashley has also created an evidence based course called 'Beat Burnout' of which sounds incredible, and she discusses course details at the end of the podcast.

I hope you find this podcast useful. Please like and share if you found this helpful.

You can find Dr Claire Ashley on instagram: @drclaireashley

Here is the link to her incredible 12 week course 'Beat Burnout': https://the-burnout-doctor.teachable.com/p/beat-burn-out-course

If you are a doctor and are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you. Or, if you are a psychologist trained in burnout / compassion fatigue interested in being a guest to discuss these topics please also get in touch :-)

My contact details are:

Instagram: @Todaywithdrlucia

Email: [email protected]

Dr Aksa Qazi is a wonderful Dentist with a special interest in Functional Dentistry, currently working in Melbourne Australia. We first met in Cardiff University whilst we were both studying, she even filled in one of my teeth lol. We had such an amazing chat that i decided to spread this episode into 2 parts:

Part A

- Why Dr Aksa chose Dentistry

- Work experience before applying to Dental School

- Choosing Universities

- The Dental School interview

- What it was like studying Dentistry at Cardiff University

- Applying for Dental Foundation Training 1

- What happens if you don‘t get into DFT1

- DFT1 experience in the Midlands

- The process to pass DFT1

- What it‘s like for Dental Post-grads in Australia versus the UK

- Working in an NHS Dentist after DFT1

- The struggles of target driven Dentistry

Part B

- After a career break, restarting work in Dentistry in Australia

- Working in a mobile dental clinic in Schools

- Feeling comfortable with treating children

- Returning to work in General Practice after having a child

- Different types of Dental Surgeries and how they run

- How dentists are paid in Australia vs NHS UK Dentists

- Differences between working in Australia and the UK, both from a Dental and Medical point of view

- Her special interest in Functional Dentistry. Book mentioned ‘The Dental Diet‘ by Dr. Steven Lin

- Role of Dentists and Doctors working together

- How she applied for Permanent Residency

- Living in rural Melbourne

- Advice for someone thinking about a career in Dentistry

- Podcast recommendation for Dentists: ‘The Protrusive Dental Podcast‘

Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoyed the episode. We would love it if you could leave a rating / review as it really helps to get the podcast out there :-)

If you are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you

Instagram = Todaywithdrlucia

Email = [email protected]

Dr Aksa Qazi is a wonderful Dentist with a special interest in Functional Dentistry, currently working in Melbourne Australia. We first met in Cardiff University whilst we were both studying, she even filled in one of my teeth lol. We had such an amazing chat that i decided to spread this episode into 2 parts:

Part A

- Why Dr Aksa chose Dentistry

- Work experience before applying to Dental School

- Choosing Universities

- The Dental School interview

- What it was like studying Dentistry at Cardiff University 

- Applying for Dental Foundation Training 1

- What happens if you don‘t get into DFT1

- DFT1 experience in the Midlands 

- The process to pass DFT1

- What it‘s like for Dental Post-grads in Australia versus the UK

- Working in an NHS Dentist after DFT1

- The struggles of target driven Dentistry

Part B

- After a career break, restarting work in Dentistry in Australia 

- Working in a mobile dental clinic in Schools

- Feeling comfortable with treating children

- Returning to work in General Practice after having a child

- Different types of Dental Surgeries and how they run

- How dentists are paid in Australia vs NHS UK Dentists

- Differences between working in Australia and the UK, both from a Dental and Medical point of view

- Her special interest in Functional Dentistry. Book mentioned ‘The Dental Diet‘ by Dr. Steven Lin 

- Role of Dentists and Doctors working together 

- How she applied for Permanent Residency

- Living in rural Melbourne

- Advice for someone thinking about a career in Dentistry

- Podcast recommendation for Dentists: ‘The Protrusive Dental Podcast‘

Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoyed the episode. We would love it if you could leave a rating / review as it really helps to get the podcast out there :-)

If you are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you 

Instagram = Todaywithdrlucia

Email = [email protected]

Working as a doctor during COVID has been an experience that none of us were prepared for.

So what was it like working in the UK as a doctor at the beginning of the outbreak?

In this episode I have an eyeopening honest chat with Dr Yalda (@dr.yalda) a doctor who was working in cosmetic medicine and education at the time.

We discuss:

- How life changed

- Why and how she went back into hospital medicine even though she had left the NHS in 2018

- What it was like working on COVID wards

- The psychological impact

- Some comparisons with Australia working as a GP

Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoyed the episode. We would love it if you could leave a rating / review as it really helps to get the podcast out there :-)

If you are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you 

Instagram = Todaywithdrlucia

Email = [email protected]

It was such a pleasure speaking with Dr David Mcintosh. David is Paediatric ENT Specialist with a particular interest in airway obstruction, facial and dental development and its relationship to ENT airway problems, and middle ear disease. (Can be found on instagram @dr_david_mcintosh_ent )

In this episode we discuss:

- His journey into medicine

- Medical school in Adelaide, Australia

- Why Ear Nose & throat Surgery?

- Why paediatrics?

- Tips on interacting with paediatric patients

- Where the passion for breathing & sleep began?

- Path into becoming an educator

- Why Queensland?

- Creation of his book ”Snored to Death” & ”Don‘t ignore the snore”

- Work life balance

- Opening a gym

- Advice for anyone thinking about a career in medicine

Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoyed the episode. We would love it if you could leave a rating / review as it really helps to get the podcast out there :-)

If you are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you

Instagram = Todaywithdrlucia

Email = [email protected]

Such a wholesome chat with Dr Samira Hassan, a GP working in the UK who is passionate about community work, education and widening access to opportunities in the Somali community.

It is so incredible hearing her story and journey and feel really honored to be able to share it with you.

We discuss the following:

- Her route into medicine from the middle east to the UK

- Changing medical schools from St Georges to Cardiff

- Maintaining your personal beliefs and culture through medicine

- Surviving through medical school – creating supportive communities

- How to apply for foundation training in England vs Wales

- Foundation year training in Leicester

- Struggles of a junior doctor, the importance of asking for help

- Tips for newly qualified doctors

- Bullying in the workplace, how to manage it

- Choosing between Paediatrics and General Practice?

- Foundation year 3, locum in Paediatrics Cardiff, Wales & humanitarian work in Somalia

- Starting up Somali Career Fairs, educational seminars in Somali communities, the British Somali Medical association, Youtube channel Dr Sam’s Health chats and COVID vaccine clinics

- Drive behind what she does

- Discussing work life balance

We hope you enjoy the episode.

If you are a medical doctor interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch. It would be lovely to hear from your - either get intouch via Instagram, Todaywithdrlucia, or Email me at [email protected]

Dr Sameer Abedi is a UK trained General Practitioner who came to Sydney, Australia, almost 10 years ago. Sameer is a friend and colleague of mine, who has a special interest in skin cancer medicine and surgery, of which he mentors me in! :-)

We discussed the following:

- Why he wanted to study medicine

- How he got accepted through clearing

- Plans if he was unsuccessful through clearing

- Taking a gap year

- Studying in St Georges Hospital, London

- Foundation year training experiences

- The importance of doing an emergency medicine rotation

- GP training

- Why he chose to move to Australia - the choice between Canada & Australia

- What is life like working in Australia

We hope you enjoyed the episode, would be wonderful if you could leave a rating / review, it really helps to get the podcast out there :-)

If you are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you!

Either get in touch via Instagram - Todaywithdrlucia

or Email me at: [email protected]

Thanks! Take care, Lucinda