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In our Spring edition, Dr Sadiya Ayaz, a GP trainer and appraiser and co-editor of InnovAiT podcasts speaks with Dr Matilda Esan, a newly qualified GP in NE London about her journey through training during COVID-19 and life post CCT. We discuss the challenges both trainees and First5 GPs have encountered over the last year and the importance of work/life balance to address burnout. We hear from Dr Aaron Poppleton discussing his InnovAiT article with Matilda on management of anxiety in children and adolescents, Dr David Middleton talks about female hair loss and to end with we have an interview with Dr Laim Hannaway discussing his article on management of gout.

Welcome AiTs to the autumn InnovAiT podcast . I am Dr Hussain 'DrGandalf' Gandhi

In this episode we cover recent editions of the InnovAiT journal and cover relevant topics to help with your training. This includes a discussion with Steve Walter about the new GP curriculum and how to get the most out of your training with this key resource both as a trainee and a trainer, next we talk to Jonathan Rial and AiT committee member Ebrahim Mulla about the new changes to the eportfolio and how this will impact you by next summer, and finally an inspirational discussion with Dr Katie de Wit - a PCN clinical director and fellow AiT.

The Summer podcast aims to enlighten, educate and inspire with a variety of topics from the world of General Practice. Presented by Dr Sadiya Ayaz, a GP in South London, in this podcast we discuss the struggles around training with Head of School for General Practice in London, Dr Sarah Divall. We take a look at Social Prescribing and what it means for GPs with Dr Mohan Sekeram. Dr Vishal Jayakar solves all those haematological conundrums we always wanted answered and we wind down with a hearty discussion on food with Dr Rupy Aujla from The Doctors Kitchen.

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In the InnovAiT Spring Podcast listen to three inspiring GPs and a round up of the InnovAiT journal including articles from Roger Neighbour, Deen Mirza and more. In the interviews, hear from Dr Nishma Manek who created the NextGenGP project to promote young leaders in primary care, video consultations in primary care and more. Then hear from a young leader- your own AiT Chair Dr Amit Paik as we talk about RCGP council, InnovAiT, training and the eportfolio. Finally, hear from our RCGP Chair Prof Helen Stokes-Lampard as we talk about her journey, the future of the profession and how General Practice is changing.

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The Autumn podcast supplements the September Special issue of the InnovAiT journal with an interview by Professor Clare Gerada on the past, present and future of general practice. We talk to InnovAiT's very own AKT author, Dr Anish Kotecha, about how he acquired his various professional roles and put him to the test with the AKT challenge. Mr Nick Panay discusses his article from July's issue of InnovAiT on Menopause management and we wind down with a practical approach to mindfulness in the workplace with Dr Jenny Napier.

Welcome to InnovAiT podcast with Dr Hussain Gandhi. I'm a GP partner in Nottingham, owner of eGPlearning and eGPlearning podblast LMC and faculty board rep and treasurer for GP Survival.

In today's episode, we have two interviews. The first is with our current president of the RCGP Prof Mayur Lakhani where we talk about the RCGP, the challenges of being a GP, a direct discussion on the costings of the CSA exam, and how the college can support its members. This is followed by a brief round-up of the articles in recent InnovAiT journals.

We finish off with an interview with the current GPC sessional chair Dr Zoe Norris. Zoe is the epitome of a portfolio GP and we discuss her career including being a locum, salaried, partner, media GP, representative, and mum. Of key note is the discussion about appraisal in context of the recent Bawa-Garba case.

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In the Spring podcast Professor Bruce Guthrie, chair of the NICE multimorbidity guideline development committee (NG56) tells us about their recommendations. Dr Martin Murphy interviews Dr Laura James about her upcoming InnovAiT article on antibiotic overprescribing. Dr Babu Kangesan discusses his article from the March edition of InnovAiT about Autism and Aspergers syndrome with Dr Jeyanathan. Dr Kofo Jegede discusses the latest educational resource from the RCGP: GP self-test.

In the Autumn podcast Dr Madeline Lameris interviews Dr Nick Steel and Dr Alice Shiner about their article on managing multimorbidity in primary care. Dr David Scott, our resident psychiatry trainee, interviews Veronica Beckett, a sex therapist with Relate about sex therapy and psychosexual disorders. Finally, Dr Tim Crossman, GP trainee, interviews Mr Tom Walker, Maxillofacial surgeon, about the use of Botox and Fillers and what they mean to us in primary care.

The Spring podcast is our Women's Health Special, coinciding with the March special edition of the paper journal. In this podcast you can hear Dr Emma Tait, a GP Registrar, interview Dr Bavithra Nathan, Consultant in Sexual Health, on how to manage genital herpes in Primary Care. Dr David Scott, a psychiatry trainee, discusses perinatal mental health with Dr Jo Black (Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist). Dr Khansa Mazhar, a GP in Enfield, discusses her InnovAiT article on pre-eclampsia with GP Registrar Dr Ahmed Rashid, and we hear Miss Tania Adib, Consultant Gynae-Oncologist discuss the presentation and management of gynaecological cancers. We also have our regular News and Views with Dr Clare Etherington and the AKT question.

General Practice is, in some ways, the most difficult of the medical professions because most of what comes through the door is people in distress for whom we don’t have a biomedical diagnosis who need our humanity, who need, dare I say it, our compassion. Or at least our willingness to hear them without holding it back behind emotional armour. To do a good job in general practice you have to be somewhat emotionally available but, of course, in making yourself emotionally available you need a way to regulate yourself.