On The Wards: On The Pods Medical Podcast for Doctors

James talks to Dr Shafqat Inam about an approach to the management of bleeding disorders.

Summary Writer: Cynthia Yang

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.

Dr Bruce Way talks to Dr Amanda Walker about diagnostic errors. These errors are serious yet common, costly, and potentially a lethal problem.

In this podcast you will learn more about the following:

What are diagnostic errors?

What are some common causes of these types of errors?

The impact of our cognitive bias.

What are some ambient and environmental factors that may place junior doctors at a high risk of committing a diagnostic error?

We will also go through steps to prevent making errors when diagnosing patients.

Summary Writer:  Linda Wu

Editor:  Bruce Way

Interviewee:  Amanda Walker

About Dr Amanda Walker and Dr Bruce Way

Associate Professor Amanda Walker is a Specialist in Palliative Medicine. She is working as a Clinical Director at the Clinical Excellence Commission. Amanda leads a project analysing and addressing diagnostic errors in NSW Health facilities. Furthermore, she also works with the End of Life Program and Organisational Development and Human Factors. She came to the Clinical Excellence Commission having worked as a clinician, educator and administrator in South Western Sydney.

Dr Bruce Way is an Emergency Physician and Director of Prevocational Education and Training at Prince of Wales Hospital.

James talks to Dr Darren Roberts about hyponatraemia, a common yet confusing topic for junior doctors on the wards.

Summary:  James Patterson

Editor:  Bruce Way

Interviewee:  Darren Roberts

About Dr Darren Roberts

Darren Roberts is a physician working in both clinical Pharmacology/Toxicology and Nephrology in Sydney and Canberra and an Associate Professor at the Australian National University. He is the current chair of the clinical pharmacology Special Interest Group and a member of various national and international government, professional and clinical committees. Darren’s research interests include pharmacokinetics and drug dosing in impaired renal function, influence of dialysis on xenobiotic clearance and evidence-based clinical toxicology.

Darren works part-time at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital as a clinical pharmacologist and toxicologist and undertook a portion of his renal training in Royal Prince Alfred and Concord Hospitals.

James talks to Associate Professor Darren Roberts about hyperkalaemia on the wards.

Summary Writer:  Elizabeth Campbell

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Darren Roberts

About Darren Roberts

Darren Roberts is a physician working in both clinical pharmacology/toxicology and nephrology in Sydney and Canberra and an Associate Professor at the Australian National University. He is the current Chair of the clinical pharmacology Special Interest Group and a member of various national and international government, professional and clinical committees. Darren’s research interests include pharmacokinetics and drug dosing in impaired renal function, influence of dialysis on xenobiotic clearance and evidence-based clinical toxicology. He works part-time at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital as a clinical pharmacologist and toxicologist, and undertook a portion of his renal training in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Concord Hospitals.

James talks to Dr Katherine Spira about vertigo and dizziness, common symptoms that patients complain of when admitted to the hospital wards.

Summary Writer:  Antonia Clarke

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee: Katherine Spira

About Dr Katherine Spira

Katherine Spira is a final year Advanced Trainee in Neurology completing her Neuroimmunology Fellowship at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She is a Sydney Medical School Graduate and completed her Internship and Residency at Liverpool Hospital and Basic Physician Training at Prince of Wales Hospital and East Coast Medical Network.

James talks to Dr Shafqat Inam about an approach to anaemia. Anaemia is a reduction in the number of red blood cells and haemoglobin in the blood, and it's common in hospitalised patients.

Summary Writer:  Elizabeth Campbell

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 Joanne Ferguson about a basic approach to a suicidal patient.

Summary Writer:  Lucinda Burke

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.

Laura Glenn talks to Dr Paul Hamor about performing, interpreting and discussing spirometry results with patients.

Paul Hamor is a Respiratory & Sleep Physician and Network Director of Physician Training at the Prince of Wales Hospital. He has had a long involvement in prevocational and undergraduate medical education. Paul has interests in the formulation of educational programs, presentation skills, delivering best evidence based-practice to the ward, as well as change methodology. He is also a strong advocate for work life balance and has been looking at the prevention and management of junior doctor burnout and programs to promote resilience.

James talks to Professor Ian Caterson about an approach to thyroid disease.

Summary Writer:  Elizabeth Campbell

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee: Ian Caterson

About Ian Caterson

Ian Caterson is currently Foundation Director of the Boden Institute of Obesity Nutrition Exercise and Eating Disorders and Boden Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Sydney. He has held the latter position since 1997. Prior to that, he was Senior Staff Specialist and Director of Clinical Endocrinology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

He has been president of both the Australian Diabetes Society and the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity and is president elect of the World Obesity Federation.

Ian is a recognised expert on obesity, its causes, prevention and management. He is on the Clinical Care group of World Obesity, Chairs the Expert Obesity Committee for the Australian National Preventive Health Agency and is on the Prevention and Community Health Committee of the NHMRC of Australia.

James talks to Dr Joanne Ferguson about psychosis and how early recognition, assessment and management of such patients ensures the safety of both patient and those around them.

Summary Writer:  Linda Wu

Editor:  Bruce way

Interviewee: Joanne Ferguson

About Dr Joanne Ferguson

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