On The Wards: On The Pods Medical Podcast for Doctors

James talks to Nikola Morton, a General Paediatrician at Sydney Children's Hospital about her experiences working as a general paediatrician with MSF (Médecins Sans Frontiers).

Interviewee:  Nicola Morton

About Dr Nikola Morton

Dr Nikola Morton is a Paediatrician working with Médecins Sans Frontieres. She has been on 3 missions with MSF; Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kenya. Nikola completed her medical degree at the University of Sydney and her FRACP in General Paediatrics at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. When she is not on mission with MSF, she works at Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick as a Staff Specialist.

Bruce Way talks to Dr Rob Hislop about an approach to the management of undifferentiated shock in Part 2 of this two-part series. Listen to Part 1: Undifferentiated shock here.

Summary writer:  Nathan Trist

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Rob Hislop

About Dr Robert Hislop

Robert Hislop is a senior intensivist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the director of the ICU at the Mater Hospital (North Sydney). He is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney with a strong interest in medical education. He is also an active volunteer with Open Heart International.

Bruce Way talks to Dr Rob Hislop about an approach to the management of undifferentiated shock in the first of a two-part series. Continue with Part 2: Undifferentiated shock.

Summary Writer:  Nathan Trist

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Rob Hislop

About Dr Robert Hislop

Robert Hislop is a senior intensivist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the director of the ICU at the Mater Hospital (North Sydney). He is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney with a strong interest in medical education. He is also an active volunteer with Open Heart International.

James talks to Dr Sarah Dalton about Quality and Safety for junior doctors.

About Dr Sarah Dalton

Sarah Dalton is a Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead as well as Clinical Director at the Clinical Excellence Commission in NSW where she oversees a Clinical Leadership Development program. She is President-Elect for the Division of Paediatrics and Child Health at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and holds a Masters in Applied Management in Health.

Sarah has a long-standing interest in the translation of evidence into practice, and is a strong advocate for improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare. She has a particular interest in clinicians leading change and recently completed a Fulbright Scholarship to evaluate Clinical Leadership Development Programs in the United States.

James talks to Dr Reginald Lord about oesophageal disorders and oesophageal cancer.

Summary Writer:  John Farey

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Reginald Lord

About Dr Reginald Lord

Reginald Lord is a Gastrointestinal Surgeon at St Vincent's Hospital and Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney. He is Professor and Head of Surgery at Notre Dame University School of Medicine and Head of Gastro-oesophageal cancer research program at the St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research.

James talks to Dr Kate Clezy about gentamicin prescribing.

Summary Writer:  Bi Yi Chen

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Kate Clezy

About Dr Kate Clezy

Kate Clezy is an Infectious Diseases Physician and the Director of Infectious Diseases at the Prince of Wales Hospital. She is consultant to the SESLHD Clinical Governance Unit for Infection Prevention and Control and Clinical Advisor, Healthcare Associated Infections Program, Clinical Excellence Commission.

James talks to Dr Joanne Ferguson about medically unexplained symptoms, also known as MUPS or MUS.

Summary  Writer:  Antonia Clarke

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee: Joanne Ferguson

About Dr Joanne Ferguson

Joanne Ferguson is a Clinical Associate Lecturer, Psychiatry and Addictions, Croydon Community Health Centre, Concord Clinical School. Staff Specialist Psychiatrist, Drug Health Services, Rozelle and Concord Hospitals.

James talks to Arjun Rao about febrile convulsions, which typically occur in children between 3 months and 6 years of age.

Summary Writer:  Viola Korczak

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Arjun Rao

About Dr Arjun Rao

Dr Arjun Rao is a Staff Specialist in Paediatric Emergency at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and a Conjoint Lecturer in Medicine at The University of NSW. He is a member of Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Australasia and regularly instructs on both provider and instructor courses. Arj is involved in Simulation training at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and completed the Harvard Institute for Medical Simulation “Simulation as a Teaching Tool” course at the Australian Institute of Medical Simulation in 2012. He also has an interest in online learning and been involved in a number of online education projects. Arjun completed his medical degree at the University of Sydney and FRACP in Paediatrics and Paediatric Emergency at Royal Australian College of physicians.

James talks to Dr Shafqat Inam about Thrombosis and Thrombophilia and when it is appropriate to investigate for underlying causes of thromboembolism and outline initial management.

Summary writer:  Jorja Braden

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee: Shafqat Inam

About Dr Shafqat Inam

Shafqat Inam is currently a Haematology registrar at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Concord Hospital and Associate Lecturer at the University of Sydney. He studied medicine at the University of New South Wales and completed his junior medical officer and basic physician training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He has a particular interest in research and medical education.

James talks to Dr Barbara Depczynski about stress steroids.

Steroids are commonly charted by junior doctors on the wards. Understanding their side effects and the requirement to consider stress doses associated with chronic steroid use is vital.

Editor:  James Edwards

Summary writer:  Bi Yi Chen

Interviewee: Barbara Depczynski

About Dr Barbara Depczynski

Barbara Depczynski is a senior staff specialist in Endocrinology at Prince of Wales Hospital. Barbara’s major interests are type 2 diabetes, inpatient diabetes management, pituitary disease and PCOS. She serves on ACI In Hospital Diabetes Management Working Group. Barbara is involved with both undergraduate and post graduate teaching.