On The Wards: On The Pods Medical Podcast for Doctors

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.

Summary writer:: Elizabeth Campbell
Editor:: Elizabeth Campbell
James Edwards
Interviewee:: Elizabeth Campbell
James Edwards
Sarah Dalton
James talks to Dr Sarah Dalton about Quality and Safety for junior doctors.

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. Sarah 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 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.

Summary Writer:  John Farey

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee: Reginald Lord

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

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 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.

Summary Writer:  Bi Yi Chen

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee: Kate Clezy

James talks to Dr Kate Clezy about gentamicin prescribing.

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 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.

Summary  Writer:  Antonia Clarke

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee: Joanne Ferguson

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

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 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.

Summary Writer:  Viola Korczak

Editor:  James Edwards

Interviewee:  Arjun Rao

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

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.