On The Wards: On The Pods Medical Podcast for Doctors

Summary Writer:  Emily Qian Script Writers:  Georgie Haysom & Jane Ingham Editor:  Georgie Haysom Interviewees:  Georgie Haysom & Jane Ingham James chats to Georgie Haysom and Jane Ingham on consent and the medico-legal perspective on obtaining informed consent as a Junior Doctor with a shared decision making approach. Georgie Haysom  Georgie Haysom (BSC, LLB (Hons)), LLM (Bioethics) is the Head of Advocacy at Avant, Australia’s largest medical defence organisation, and in that role works to improve the legislative and regulatory environment for members and the healthcare system as a whole. She has worked in health law for nearly 25 years, assisting and advising doctors on a wide range of medico-legal issues, including several years representing doctors in medical negligence litigation. Georgie has a long-standing interest in the interaction between law, medicine and ethics, and the way in which the law impacts on medical practice. She has a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacology), Bachelor of Laws (Hons 1) from the University of Sydney and a Master of Laws specialising in bioethics from McGill University. Jane Ingham Jane is a Senior Medical Advisor in Avant’s research, education and advocacy team. Jane is a physician with specialty training in palliative medicine. Over many years she has been extensively involved in clinical palliative care, education, quality improvement and research. In addition to working at Avant, she currently holds the position of Associate Director of Clinical Governance – Advance Care Planning St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney. In this, and various other roles, Jane has been responsible for quality improvement and educational activities – working with medical students, residents, nurses and allied health professionals, and with senior hospital and community clinicians from a wide array of medical and surgical specialty areas. Jane holds academic appointments at UNSW Sydney in Medicine at the St Vincent’s Clinical School, and at the School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Sydney Campus and is actively involved in teaching and the supervision of research.

Robert Mitchell, Emergency Physician, chats to Patrick Gillespie and John O'Neill about pre-hospital and retrieval medicine from the junior doctor's perspective and how to cope with rural rotations and emergency situations.

Summary Writer:  Jane McDonnell

Script Writer:  Rob Mitchell

Editor:  Rob Mitchell

Interviewee: Patrick Gillespie, John O'Neill

About Dr Patrick Gillespie

Dr Pat Gillespie is an Emergency Medicine registrar. He completed his medical degree at the University of Queensland and has worked across a number of disciplines including Emergency, Intensive care, Anaesthetics, Paediatrics, and Pre-Hospital Medicine in Cairns and South East Queensland. He is currently working as a retrievals registrar for Lifeflight Queensland and is studying to complete his Emergency Medicine Fellowship in 2019. He is passionate about pre-hospital care and medical education. He loves spending his working days flying over the beautiful landscape of Far North Queensland and his spare time exploring its beaches, reefs and rainforests.

About Dr John O'Neill

Dr John O'Neill is an Emergency Physician and the Clinical Lead for Lifeflight Retrieval Medicine in Cairns.

After completing Emergency Medicine training in the United Kingdom and Australia he decided the grass really was greener and moved to Cairns five years ago.

After many years in pre-hospital and retrieval medicine he has developed a keen interest in the challenges of providing critical care in remote environments. This started somewhere in the desert of Western Australia and continued in the United Kingdom and New Zealand working for a number of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), before returning to the reef and the rain forest in Far North Queensland with the Royal Flying Doctors Service and Lifeflight.

John is part of a group developing the regional trauma service at Cairns Hospital and has published work on trauma and resuscitation.

When he’s not crying over the fate of the England rugby team John is an optimistic triathlete.

Summary Writer:  Jane McDonnell Script Writer:  Rob Mitchell Editor:  Rob Mitchell Interviewee: Patrick Gillespie, John O'Neill Robert Mitchell, Emergency Physician, chats to Patrick Gillespie and John O'Neill about pre-hospital and retrieval medicine from the junior doctors perspective and how to cope with rural rotations and emergency situations. Dr Patrick Gillespie Dr Pat Gillespie is an Emergency Medicine registrar. He completed his medical degree at the University of Queensland and has worked across a number of disciplines including Emergency, Intensive care, Anaesthetics, Paediatrics, and Pre-Hospital Medicine in Cairns and South East Queensland. He is currently working as a retrievals registrar for Lifeflight Queensland and is studying to complete his Emergency Medicine Fellowship in 2019. He is passionate about pre-hospital care and medical education. He loves spending his working days flying over the beautiful landscape of Far North Queensland and his spare time exploring its beaches, reefs and rainforests. Dr John O'Neill Dr John O'Neill is an Emergency Physician and the Clinical Lead for Lifeflight Retrieval Medicine in Cairns.

After completing Emergency Medicine training in the United Kingdom and Australia he decided the grass really was greener and moved to Cairns five years ago. After many years in pre-hospital and retrieval medicine he has developed a keen interest in the challenges of providing critical care in remote environments. This started somewhere in the desert of Western Australia and continued in the United Kingdom and New Zealand working for a number of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), before returning to the reef and the rain forest in Far North Queensland with the Royal Flying Doctors Service and Lifeflight. John is part of a group developing the regional trauma service at Cairns Hospital and has published work on trauma and resuscitation. When he’s not crying over the fate of the England rugby team John is an optimistic triathlete.

James chats to Rosemary Isaacs about domestic violence in the Emergency Department and how to recognize and document situations of strangulation and assault.

Summary Writer: Emily Qian

Script Writer: Rosemary Isaacs

Editor: Rosemary Isaacs

Interviewee: Rosemary Isaacs

About Dr Rosemary Isaacs

Dr Rosemary Isaacs works at Royal Prince Alfred and Liverpool hospitals in the medical and forensic response to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and child abuse. Rosemary is a Fellow of the Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine in the RCPA and also a Fellow in General Practice of the RCGP.

Rosemary is convinced that this is an area where doctors with specific training can make a big difference to vulnerable people in our community. In addition, the anxiety and distress for health staff are much reduced when they have a framework for responding to these issues.

Summary Writer: Emily Qian Script Writer: Rosemary Isaacs Editor: Rosemary Isaacs Interviewee: Rosemary Isaacs James chats to Rosemary Isaacs on Domestic violence in the Emergency Department and how to recognize and document situations of strangulation and assault. Dr Rosemary Isaacs works at Royal Prince Alfred and Liverpool hospitals in the medical and forensic response to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and child abuse. Rosemary is a Fellow of the Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine in the RCPA and also a Fellow in General Practice of the RACGP. Rosemary is convinced that this is an area where doctors with specific training can make  a big difference to vulnerable people in our community. In addition the anxiety and distress for health staff are much reduced when they have a framework for responding to these issues.

Interpersonal violence or partner violence

James chats to Rosemary Isaacs about recognising and responding to situations of domestic violence in the Emergency Department, specifically interpersonal or partner violence.

Summary Writer: Jane McDonnell

Script Writer: Rosemary Isaacs

Editor: Rosemary Isaacs

Interviewee: Rosemary Isaacs

About Dr Rosemary Isaacs

Dr Rosemary Isaacs works at Royal Prince Alfred and Liverpool hospitals in the medical and forensic response to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and child abuse. Rosemary is a Fellow of the Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine in the RCPA and also a Fellow in General Practice of the RACGP.

Rosemary is convinced that this is an area where doctors with specific training can make a big difference to vulnerable people in our community. In addition, the anxiety and distress for health staff are much reduced when they have a framework for responding to these issues.

Summary Writer: Jane McDonnell Script Writer: Rosemary Isaacs Editor: Rosemary Isaacs Interviewee: Rosemary Isaacs James chats to Rosemary Isaacs about recognising and responding to situations of domestic violence in the Emergency Department. Dr Rosemary Isaacs works at Royal Prince Alfred and Liverpool hospitals in the medical and forensic response to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and child abuse. Rosemary is a Fellow of the Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine in the RCPA and also a Fellow in General Practice of the RACGP. Rosemary is convinced that this is an area where doctors with specific training can make a big difference to vulnerable people in our community. In addition the anxiety and distress for health staff are much reduced when they have a framework for responding to these issues.

Summary Writer:  Jane McDonnell Script Writer: Minh Tran Editor:  Nariman Ahmadi Interviewee: Nariman Ahmadi James chats to Nariman Ahmadi on indwelling urinary catheter tips and tricks for junior doctors. Dr Nari Ahmadi is a Urologist and Robotic Surgeon. He completed his training in New South Wales with his Fellowship at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Following completion of his training, Nari completed an additional 2 year fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Urological Oncology at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, USA. He holds a VMO position at Chris O’Brien’s Lifehouse, Strathfield and St George private hospitals in Sydney.  Nari has a particular interest in minimally invasive treatments for benign and malignant urological conditions as well as general urological conditions.

James chats to Nariman Ahmadi on indwelling urinary catheter tips and tricks for junior doctors.

Summary Writer:  Jane McDonnell

Script Writer:  Minh Tran

Editor:  Nariman Ahmadi

Interviewee:  Nariman Ahmadi

About Dr Nari Ahmadi

Dr Nari Ahmadi is a Urologist and Robotic Surgeon. He completed his training in New South Wales with his Fellowship at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Following completion of his training, Nari completed an additional 2-year fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Robotic Urological Oncology at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, USA. He holds a VMO position at Chris O’Brien’s Lifehouse, Strathfield and St George private hospitals in Sydney. Nari has a particular interest in minimally invasive treatments for benign and malignant urological conditions as well as general urological conditions.

Summary Writer:  Jane McDonnell Script Writer: Angelina Tjokrowidjaja Editor: Angelina Tjokrowidjaja Interviewee:  Angelina Tjokrowidjaja Sarah Dalton chats to Angelina Tjokrowidjaja about spinal cord compression, a common complication of cancer that occurs in up to 10% of patients. Spinal cord compression can cause pain and potentially irreversible neurological deficits. Dr Angelina Tjokrowidjaja is currently a Medical Oncology Clinical Trials Fellow at St George Hospital and a PhD candidate at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, New South Wales, Australia. Angelina completed her Master of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) while working as a junior medical doctor at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, New South Wales. She is currently researching how to better individualise targeted and biological therapies in patients with advanced cancers using biomarkers. Angelina is also invested in teaching and is a tutor of medical students and junior doctors in the university and clinical setting.