In this episode, host Susan Biggar talks with two women in surgery, Dr Victoria Atkinson, cardiac surgeon and Chief Medical Officer of Healthscope and Dr Vera Sallen, orthopaedic surgeon. This is part one of a two-part series on women in surgery. In professions that are underrepresented by women, we hear what this means for the women who work in surgery, and what changes they would like to see. Victoria and Vera tell us their stories of becoming surgeons, successes they see around them as well as frustrations they still feel. They tell us about the feeling when they look around the theatre and they are surrounded by women, what it felt like to progress through their careers as female surgeons and the pros and cons of quotas in their workplace.

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In this episode we are talking about leadership: what it’s like to be a leader and a health practitioner, what the journey to leadership might look like and how to best lead other practitioners. Tash Miles talks to two prominent leaders, who are also health practitioners. Jeff Moffett was a physiotherapist and is the Chief Executive of the Western Australia Country Health Service. He is also a member of Ahpra’s governing board, the Agency Management Committee. Professor Catherine Stoddart is a Registered Nurse and recently finished her role as the Chief Executive Officer for the Department of Health in the Northern Territory. Catherine and Jeff reflect on how training as a health practitioner has equipped them to be better leaders, the similarities and the differences between clinical care and being the leader of a large health system. Tune in for their valuable lessons, reflections, stories as well as hopes for what’s next and the future generation of leaders.

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In this episode we are talking about leadership: what it’s like to be a leader and a health practitioner, what the journey to leadership might look like and how to best lead other practitioners. Tash Miles talks to two prominent leaders, who are also health practitioners. Jeff Moffett was a physiotherapist and is the Chief Executive of the Western Australia Country Health Service. He is also a member of Ahpra’s governing board, the Agency Management Committee. Professor Catherine Stoddart is a Registered Nurse and recently finished her role as the Chief Executive Officer for the Department of Health in the Northern Territory. Catherine and Jeff reflect on how training as a health practitioner has equipped them to be better leaders, the similarities and the differences between clinical care and being the leader of a large health system. Tune in for their valuable lessons, reflections, stories as well as hopes for what’s next and the future generation of leaders.

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In this episode we are talking about leadership: what it’s like to be a leader and a health practitioner, what the journey to leadership might look like and how to best lead other practitioners. Tash Miles talks to two prominent leaders, who are also health practitioners. Jeff Moffett was a physiotherapist and is the Chief Executive of the Western Australia Country Health Service. He is also a member of Ahpra’s governing board, the Agency Management Committee. Professor Catherine Stoddart is a Registered Nurse and recently finished her role as the Chief Executive Officer for the Department of Health in the Northern Territory. Catherine and Jeff reflect on how training as a health practitioner has equipped them to be better leaders, the similarities and the differences between clinical care and being the leader of a large health system. Tune in for their valuable lessons, reflections, stories as well as hopes for what’s next and the future generation of leaders.

Don’t forget to subscribe for future episodes and of course peruse our back catalogue by searching for ‘Taking care’ in your podcast layer. For feedback and questions, please email [email protected]. Until next time, take care.

In this episode we are talking about leadership: what it’s like to be a leader and a health practitioner, what the journey to leadership might look like and how to best lead other practitioners. Tash Miles talks to two prominent leaders, who are also health practitioners. Jeff Moffett was a physiotherapist and is the Chief Executive of the Western Australia Country Health Service. He is also a member of Ahpra’s governing board, the Agency Management Committee. Professor Catherine Stoddart is a Registered Nurse and recently finished her role as the Chief Executive Officer for the Department of Health in the Northern Territory. Catherine and Jeff reflect on how training as a health practitioner has equipped them to be better leaders, the similarities and the differences between clinical care and being the leader of a large health system. Tune in for their valuable lessons, reflections, stories as well as hopes for what’s next and the future generation of leaders.

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In this episode of Taking care, host Susan Biggar speaks to an impressive leader and advocate for those living with mental health issues, Maggie Toko. Maggie has led VMIAC, Victoria’s peak organisation for people with a lived experience of mental health problems or emotional distress for nearly two decades.

Maggie puts a face to some of the people who need access to better care and support, and how she has seen the value of lived experience in building meaningful relationships and providing strong support for them. Hear how her own lived experience has also helped her to lead and develop mental health services throughout her career.

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What does aged care look like, how is it changing and what should we be hoping for? Tash Miles poses these questions, and more, to three guests with unique and expert insights into aged care: Dr Linda Mellors, CEO and Managing Director, Regis Aged Care, Dr Joseph Ibrahim, Geriatrician, Monash University and Allyson Warrington, CEO Community Based Support and community member of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. The discussion focuses on the importance of those working in the aged care sector and the findings of the recent Royal Commission into Aged Care. Our guests also unpack both the government and community response, and highlight the need for aged care to be a valued part of our communities. Join us for a very relevant and important discussion that reminds us of the need to have compassion for the needs of the older people among us.

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Today, we hear from Dr Anna van der Gaag, visiting Professor in Ethics and Regulation and member of the International Ethics Observatory team at University of Surrey UK and former Chair of the Health and Care Professions Council and Emeritus Professor Valerie Braithwaite, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University.

Our guests join host Susan Biggar to discuss kindness across the healthcare spectrum, from regulatory strategies and leadership techniques to compassion in workplaces. Reflecting on the movement in healthcare in recent years towards an emphasis on kindness in the workplace for health practitioners, in this episode we take a look upstream to what is the role of kindness in how our health professions are regulated, and what that means for our communities.

Listen to the Taking Care podcast episode that Val mentions called Dr Gerald Hickson on patient safety and high-risk practitioners.

Anna mentions the Freedom to Speak Up Guardians in England.

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Today, we hear from Dr Gerald Hickson, the founder of the Vanderbilt Centre for Patient and Professional Advocacy. Jerry talks with host Tash Miles about professionalism in the healthcare context. Professionalism is key to keeping patients and practitioners safe and effective, and a crisis magnifies this need to pursue professionalism. Hear Jerry’s insights on how health practitioners and leaders prepare for a crisis, how practice has changed in this current crisis, and how this keeps their patients safe.

Learn more about the work of Jerry and his team on the Vanderbilt Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy website.

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Today, we hear from Dr Gerald Hickson, the founder of the Vanderbilt Centre for Patient and Professional Advocacy. Jerry talks with host Tash Miles about professionalism in the healthcare context. Professionalism is key to keeping patients and practitioners safe and effective, and a crisis magnifies this need to pursue professionalism. Hear Jerry’s insights on how health practitioners and leaders prepare for a crisis, how practice has changed in this current crisis, and how this keeps their patients safe.

Learn more about the work of Jerry and his team on the Vanderbilt Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy website.

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