NPS MedicineWise Podcasts

Smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death. Prioritising the conversations, providing support and using Quitline can make all the difference.

Find the transcript here: www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-51-quit-smoking.-what-makes-a-difference

Further reading

Quit Centre www.quitcentre.org.au

Quitline www.quit.org.au

In this episode, Dr Caroline West speaks with GP Registrar Dr Rebecca Davison, Nurse Jamie Maney and Sarah about ways to build engagement with young people with mental health issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Episode 50: Mental health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people By NPS MedicineWise is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

In this episode Dr Caroline West, medical adviser and GP speaks with Dr Li-Chuen Wong, member of the Australasian College of Dermatologists and is the head of the Dermatology Department at Children's Hospital, Westmead. They discuss the management of skin conditions like eczema and acne and the latest treatment approaches.

Find the transcript here: https://www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-49-all-about-the-skin-eczema-acne-and-antibiotics

Further reading

Help, helps resource hub - includes links to and information to:

https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/helphelps/

The A to Z of Skin - information on common skin, hair and nail conditions, their symptoms, causes and how they are diagnosed and treated

https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/a-to-z-of-skin/

Find a dermatologist - make it easier for health professionals and patients to locate a dermatologist by geographic location or expertise

https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/find-a-derm/

Patient support group and mentional health support organisations https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/for-community/find-support-group/

Communicating with your healthcare provider

https://www.choosingwisely.org.au/resources/consumers-and-carers/communicating-with-your-healthcare-provider

Dr Kate Annear, medical adviser and GP, NPS MedicineWise speaks with Dan and Jody who have a lived experience with chronic kidney disease. They discuss the resources they have found helpful, and advice they have for health professionals and for consumers in making this journey easier for others.

Further reading

Chronic kidney disease: early detection and management https://www.nps.org.au/professionals/chronic-kidney-disease

Find the transcript here https://www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-48-chronic-kidney-disease-a-consumer-perspective-on-navigating-a-new-diagnosis

Dr Caroline West, medical adviser and GP, NPS MedicineWise talks to Dr Jess Tidemann about the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) and how GPs can access unapproved therapeutic goods.

Further reading

Accessing unapproved products www.tga.gov.au/accessing-unapproved-products

Find the transcript here www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-47-tga-access-to-unapproved-goods-access

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise Medical Advisor Dr Kate Annear speaks with Prof Pamela Macintyre – a pain medicine specialist – about the safe use of opioid analgesics in the management of acute pain in the emergency or post operative setting, with a focus on optimising patient outcomes and reducing the potential for opioid related harm.

Further reading: https://www.nps.org.au/safe-use-of-opioids-in-acute-pain

Find the transcript here: https://www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-46-the-safe-use-of-opioids-in-acute-pain

Dr Caroline West, medical adviser and GP, NPS MedicineWise talks to Professor Sarah Hilmer and Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe about the use of oral COVID antivirals in vulnerable people.

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Dr Nicola Holmes, an experienced GP who specialises in the mental health of young people. Dr Holmes gives her perspective and practical tips on what she feels makes a real difference to engagement and management.

Find the transcript here: https://www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-44-engaging-with-young-people-on-their-mental-health

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Professor Rachelle Buchbinder and Professor Ian Harris and discuss the increasing pressure in modern medicine to do more tests, more scans and are we at danger of over diagnosing and overtreating.

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Dr Michael Millard, director of the clinical research unit for anxiety and depression at St. Vincent's Hospital. They discuss how early interventions with effective support, engagement and management can make all the difference to young people and their mental health.