In this special COVID-19 podcast, The Good GP interviews Dr Angie Berkhout, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, Queensland Children’s Hospital, on COVID-19 and the impacts on the paediatric population

This episode looks at the current data and number of cases in the paediatric population, as well as the risk factors, the spread and the symptoms in paediatric cases.

This episode also provides practical advice for parents, including advice for breastfeeding mothers.

This episode was recorded on Saturday 18 April 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.

In this special COVID-19 podcast, The Good GP interviews Dr Aaron Chambers again for an update on telehealth.

This podcast covers:

- Updates to the MBS for video consultations

- Tips for transitioning toward video consultations

- Tips and practicalities for carrying out a video consultation

- Triaging patients

- An update on e-scripts and radiology requests

This episode was recorded on Monday 6 April 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.

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In this special COVID-19 episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Sarah Newman on doctors’ mental health. Dr Newman is an RACGP WA council member and Assistant Director for Doctors’ Health Advisory Service of Western Australia (DHAS WA).

This episode explores doctors’ mental health in the setting of disasters and in particular COVID-19.

Dr Newman covers how GPs can prepare themselves, including useful tips and resources and explains the three levels of psychological support strategies and mental health care.

This episode was recorded on Tuesday 31 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.

More information on DHAS can be found here: http://dhas.org.au/

In this special COVID-19 episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Penny Burns on self-isolation. Dr Burns is a GP and the RACGP representative on the GP Roundtable with Australia’s Chief Medical Officer.

This episode explores what self-isolation means, including the practical advice and resources GPs can provide their patients.

This episode was recorded on Monday 30 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.

In this special COVID-19 episode, The Good GP interviews Karen Booth, Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association President, on the role of practice nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This episode was recorded on 27 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.

The RACGP managing pandemic toolkit mentioned is available on the RACGP website. https://www.racgp.org.au/download/Documents/Guidelines/Flukit/pandemic-flu-kit.pdf

In this special COVID-19 episode, The GoodGP interviews RACGP GP in Training Faculty Chair, Dr Krystyna De Lange about the postponement of RACGP examinations and the changes and impacts this has on GP registrars as a result of COVID-19.

This episode was recorded on 26 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.

In this special COVID-19 episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Penny Burns, GP and disaster medicine specialist, on the disaster management of COVID-19 and what GPs can do to prepare.

This episode explains the current situation as of 24 March, the main aims in managing this pandemic and the phases of a pandemic, including what the current phase looks like and what GPs can do to prepare for the next phase.

This episode was recorded on Tuesday 24 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.

In this special COVID-19 episode, the Good GP interviews obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Robyn Aldridge on the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women, pregnancy and the unborn child.

This episode covers recommendations for pregnant women including potential changes to their daily activities. This episode also explores changes to consultations and advice GPs can offer pregnant women to help prepare them for labour whilst the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

This episode was recorded on Friday 20 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.

There is an updated podcast on Video consulations and telehealth – recorded on 6 April 2020.

In this special COVID-19 podcast, The Good GP interviews Dr Aaron Chambers about video consultations.

This podcast covers:

- The practicalities of getting started with video consultations

- Criteria for new MBS items

- Screening patient eligibility for telehealth and video consults

- Tips for video consultations and documentation

This episode was recorded on Tuesday 17 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.

The Good GP interviews Professor Julie Leask, current winner of the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence, on the psychology and societal behaviour of pandemics, and what we as GPs can do to improve this.

This episode was recorded on Wednesday 18 March 2020. As information on COVID-19 changes daily, please note that some of the advice in this podcast may no longer be current by the time of listening.