The Good GP

In the second episode with Dr Krystyna de Lange, the Good GP discusses the management of irritable infants.

In this episode, Dr de Lange explains:

- the historical treatments in irritable infancy

- how colic and reflux fit into the picture of managing an irritable infant

- feeding issues and food intolerances/allergies, and

- the recommended approach to managing irritable infants.

Dr Krystyna de Lange is a practicing GP with a Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DRANZCOG), Diploma of Child Health (DCH) and Certificate in Emergency Medicine (EMC).

** The Good GP hosted a live session at the GP19 Conference in Adelaide on Friday 25 October. Look out for those episodes. **

In this episode, the Good GP interviews Dr Krystyna de Lange, General Practitioner with a special interest in maternal and infant medicine on the assessment of irritable infants.

Dr de Lange covers the definition of the crying or unsettled baby, the prevalence and variability across cultures and assessing the irritable infant. We also explore the factors that may cause an irritable infant and the medical conditions to consider when assessing the infant.

Dr Krystyna de Lange is a practicing GP with a Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DRANZCOG), Diploma of Child Health (DCH) and Certificate in Emergency Medicine (EMC).

In this episode, The Good GP interviews Dr Donna Mak on Syphilis, including the three current outbreaks in Australia and in particular WA.

Dr Donna Mak is a sessional GP at the M Clinic, Associate Professor and Domain Chair, Population and Preventive Health, School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame, and Public Health Physician, Communicable Disease Control, Department of Health, Western Australia.

Dr Mak explains the importance of identifying high-risk people and screening. We also explore the:

• Symptoms and presentations,

• Testing and diagnosis, and

• Treatment, the issue of reinfection and follow-up

*Correction: Treatment is injectable Benzathine Penicillin at a dosage of 2.4 million units not grams. This is usually given as two syringes of 1.2 million units. Please contact your local health department for more information.

Dr Donna Mak and Dr Benjamin Scalley hosted a webinar on 'Sexually Acquired Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis' in July 2019. The recording is available here: https://www.racgp.org.au/education/professional-development/online-learning/webinars/hiv-and-hepatitis/sexually-acquired-syphilis-and-congenital-syphilis

In this episode, Winthrop Professor Gerald Watts discusses Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) with the GoodGP. Professor Watts is Director and Head of the Metabolic Research Centre and Lipid Disorders Clinic at Royal Perth Hospital and Chair of The FH Australasia Network.

Professor Gerald Watts explains to the GoodGP what FH is, the number of cases in Australia (including the number of undiagnosed patients) and outlines the screening methods involved, including reverse cascade and cascade testing. Professor Watts also explains the risks of non-diagnosis and non-treatment, the importance of early detection, when to refer and what else GPs can do to help.

Resource:

https://vimeopro.com/notredamemedia/fh-awareness

FH educational video series developed by Professor Tom Brett, Director of the General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Unit at the University of Notre Dame Australia's School of Medicine.

In this 'Exam Special' of The GoodGP, we bring to you the examiner podcast on the RACGP AKT examination.

**This podcast is intended for GPs attempting the AKT examination in 2019.**

From 2019.1, the RACGP is offering a new series of podcasts where examiners including Censors, National Assessment Advisors and Assessment Panel Chairs discuss the exams and answer candidate questions.

The podcast will replace the group feedback webinars with a more modern, easier to access format.

The podcasts will open with information relevant to the exams just completed, including the common errors and tips that will help the majority of candidates.

The President of the College of Family Physicians Singapore, Adjunct Professor Tan Tze Lee, joins The GoodGP to discuss general practice in Singapore.

In this episode, Adj Prof Tze Lee explains the differences and similarities of general practice in Australia and Singapore including, how the health system works, access to general practice, the cost of visiting a GP, and the cultural and demographic differences.

The GoodGP also explores what Australian GPs can learn from the Singapore health system.

Prof Jon Emery, Herman Professor of Primary Care Cancer Research at the University of Melbourne, discusses the early detection of Lung Cancer.

In this episode, Prof Emery explains the diagnostic challenges, the demographic changes and high risk patients, lung cancer screening and improving lung cancer detection as a GP.

In this episode we welcome Glen Turner who is the Health and Wellbeing Lead for Parkrun Australia. Glen discusses the history behind Parkrun and the associated health and wellbeing benefits and how this can be used for social prescribing in general practice.

In this Migraine episode, Neurologist Dr Peter Silbert discusses migraine treatment and prevention.

In this episode of The GoodGP, Neurologist Dr Peter Silbert discusses migraine diagnosis and prevention.

Dr Silbert explains how to differentiate migraines from other headaches, what symptoms to identify and the top three symptoms that can help GPs diagnose a migraine.

This episode also covers the:

- cause of migraines

- investigations GPs should and should not be doing

- types of migraines

- impact of the contraceptive pill.