On The Wards: On The Pods Medical Podcast for Doctors

James talks to Dr Rob Hislop about managing patients with an altered level of consciousness on the wards.

Summary Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee: Rob Hislop

About Dr Robert Hislop

Dr Robert Hislop is the Intensive Care Head of Department at the Mater Hospital and Staff Specialist Intensivist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Rob is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney and has a strong interest in Echocardiography, Clinical Governance and Quality, healthcare in the developing world and medical education.

Rob is also an active volunteer at Open Heart International.

Dr James Edwards, who usually hosts the on the wards podcasts, discusses Clinical Handover on the wards.

About Dr James Edwards

James is a Senior Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Chair of the NSW Prevocational Training Council and Chair of the Preinternship (PRINT) committee at the University of Sydney. He previously held the position of Director of Prevocational Education and Training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for 6 years.

He was awarded the Geoff Marel award in 2013 for outstanding contribution to the education and training of junior doctors in New South Wales. This was followed by a nomination for the Australian Medical Educator of the year in 2013 at the National Prevocational Conference. James has also completed a Masters of Medical Education at the University of Sydney.

At Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, he is the Chair of the Medical handover committee and was a member of the Local Health Districts Handover Committee. James received a quality health award for his clinical lead in developing an electronic medical handover. He was the clinical lead in the hospitals recent National Standards and Accreditation survey for Standard 6: Clinical Handover. James has a strong interest in patient safety with membership on the hospital Patient Care Committee and participation on local and district Root Cause Analysis investigation.

He has also spoken at local and national education conferences on the topics of assessment, clinical handover and junior doctor burnout.

James talks to Dr Ibrahim Tohidi about transfusion reactions.

Script Writer:  Jenny Liu

Summary Writer:  Jenny Liu

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee: Ibrahim Tohidi

About Dr Ibrahim Tohidi

Dr Tohidi is a Haematology Advanced trainee at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Concord Hospital. He is a Clinical Associate Lecturer at the University of Sydney, and a member of the RACP Working party for the use of stem cells in cerebral palsy. He graduated from the University of Newcastle with Distinction, and has a special interest in cellular therapies and blood banking.

James talks to Dr Rebecca Davis about the use of antibiotics to prevent or treat infections on the wards.

Summary Writer:  Duncan Campbell

Script Writer:. Duncan Campbell

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Rebecca Davis

About Dr Rebecca Davis

Rebecca is a Staff Specialist in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She has an interest in infections in immunocompromised patients and has been involved in teaching about rational use of antibiotics over many years.

James talks to Dr Sanjay Warrier about managing abdominal pain on the wards.

Script Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Summary Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Sanjay Warrier

About Dr Sanjay Warrier

Sanjay has extensive general and breast surgical training, holding Fellowships at Prince of Wales and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals. He has had an active role in SET and SRMO training, and passionate about advances in breast cancer medicine and surgery. Sanjay has presented at eight national or international conferences over the last 12 months, as well as winning the Patron's Prize at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for best scientific research. He has published many papers and co-authored articles in peer-reviewed journals and magazines, and is currently the Chair of Post Fellowship Training for Breast Surgery in Australia New Zealand.

James talks to Dr Cherry Koh on the management of PR bleeding on the wards.

Script Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Summary Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Cherry Koh

About Dr Cherry Koh

Cherry Koh is a consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. She completed her Colorectal Fellowship at Royal Prince Alfred and Oxford and has a wide clinical and academic interest.

James talks to Dr Peter Lim, Medical Superintendent and Gastroenterology Staff Specialist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, about the management of upper GI bleeding on the wards.

Script Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Summary Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Peter Lim

About Dr Peter Lim

Dr Peter Lim has a passion for medical education and is involved in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in both prevocational and vocational domains. He is a Conjoint Clinical Lecturer for the University of Sydney and runs the Basic Physician Training Program at RPA. His practice includes both gastroenterology and hepatology and he has a broad interest in general medicine.

James talks to Dr Andie Lee about an approach to fever on the wards, particularly a new fever in a post-op patient.

Script Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Summary Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Andie Lee

About Dr Andie Lee

Dr Andie Lee is a Staff Specialist in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Andie is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. She has an interest in healthcare-associated infections, particularly due to multi-resistant Gram positive bacteria, as well as the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. Andie was previously a Research Fellow at the University of Geneva Hospital in Switzerland where she coordinated a European multicentre clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of interventions to control methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals.

James talks to Dr Rob Hislop about the approach to oliguria, low urine output, on the wards.

Script Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Summary Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Rob Hislop

About Dr Rob Hislop

Dr Robert Hislop is the Intensive Care Head of Department at the Mater Hospital and Staff Specialist Intensivist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Rob is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney and has a strong interest in Echocardiography, Clinical Governance and Quality, Healthcare in the developing world and medical education. Rob is also an active volunteer at Open Heart International.

James talks to Dr Oliver Warren about the junior doctor's approach to stomas and the two most common problems - the dusky stoma and high output stomas.

Script Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Summary Writer:  Abhijit Pal

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Oliver Warren

About Dr Oliver Warren

Oliver Warren is a Colorectal Fellow at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney and an Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London. He gained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2012 for which he was awarded the Gold Medal for Outstanding Performance. In 2009 he was awarded a doctorate for his thesis investigating the inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass. In 2013 he was awarded the Association of Coloproctology of GB Ireland’s Travelling Fellowship, spending his fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, USA. To come to Australia he was awarded Imperial College London's Simpson Smith Travelling Fellowship and the Association of Surgeons in Training’s Travelling Fellowship.

Oliver is the Clinical Director of ‘Prepare to Lead’, a leadership development mentoring scheme for doctors, now based at the King’s Fund, London, which he established in 2007. From 2009 – 2011 he was a member of the NHS National Leadership Council and in 2008 was seconded to the Department of Health where he worked as a clinical advisor to the under-secretary of state. He was a Leadership Fellow at the Health Foundation from 2007 – 2009 and in 2010 was runner-up in the BMJ’s ‘Junior Doctor of the Year’ award.