The GP Show

Dr Michael Tam is a GP, Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney, Discipline of General Practice and Founder of "Morsels of Evidence - EBM for GPs" at evidencebasedmedicine.com.au

- How to analyse new information for use in GP

- Online Resources

- Assessing data

- How we can explain concepts like relative risk reduction, absolute risk reduction and needed number to treat

- Some bias in trials to be aware of e.g. p-hacking 

- Good resources on further EBM training

Dianne Cross is a Senior Operations Officer with Queensland Ambulance Service.  She is an intensive care paramedic and currently on the PHN clinical council of the Central QLD and Sunshine Coast.  She headed the initial "Spot On" initiative which aims to deliver patient cases to GPs and their "medical homes" to avoid unnecessary hospital transfers.

Dianne Cross is a Senior Operations Officer with Queensland Ambulance Service.  She is an intensive care paramedic and currently on the PHN clinical council of the Central QLD and Sunshine Coast.  She headed the initial "Spot On" initiative which aims to deliver patient cases to GPs and their "medical homes" to avoid unnecessary hospital transfers. 

 

We discuss the types of paramedics, the phone triage process, referral pathways and common frustrations for GPs and paramedics (at least from my point of view).

 

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I am doing this episode and the past OSCE exam prep podcast because so many people have asked me to do it. Not just registrars but also supervisors who perhaps have not done the exam themselves and want to know how to help their Regs.

I was reluctant for a while because I didn't want to give people wrong advice so for this reason I have sifted through the last 5 public exam reports from RACGP and the RACGP exam guide and pulled out all the tips and common errors that were pointed out. Then I organized it into the areas below.

However this is still IN MY OWN WORDS and my own opinions so please read the public exam reports yourself.

Contents:

1. Study tips and resources
2. AKT – overview, tips and common errors
3. General KFP insights
4. KFP - Most common errors overall
5. Assessing the stem
6. Questions
7. History
8. Examination
9. Investigations
10. Differential diagnosis
11. Management

Good luck everyone, but remember - your training is about learning to be a great GP, not just passing exams!

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I am doing this episode and the past OSCE exam prep podcast because so many people have asked me to do it.

I was reluctant for a while because I didn’t want to give people wrong advice so for this reason I have sifted through the last 5 public exam reports from RACGP and the RACGP exam guide and pulled out all the tips and common errors that were pointed out. 

However this is still IN MY OWN WORDS and my own opinions so please read the public exam reports yourself.

Professor Tony Atwood is considered a world expert on Asperger's Syndrome. He is a clinical psychologist with honours, masters and a PhD from University College London. He is also Adjunct Professor at Griffith University and author of many excellent books on this topic.

We discuss:

- Features of Asperger's Syndrome

- How to work with carers, friends and family members

- Management principles

- Lifestyle factors

- Further Resources

http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/links

http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/support

https://www.jkp.com/

http://www.tonyattwood.com.au/books-by-tony/english-books

ICD-10 Asperger's Syndrome:

A disorder of uncertain nosological validity, characterized by:

the same type of qualitative abnormalities of reciprocal social interaction that typify autism,

together with a restricted, stereotyped, repetitive repertoire of interests and activities.

It differs from autism primarily in the fact that there is no general delay or retardation in language or in cognitive development.

This disorder is often associated with marked clumsiness.

There is a strong tendency for the abnormalities to persist into adolescence and adult life.

Psychotic episodes occasionally occur in early adult life.

Professor Tony Atwood is considered a world expert on Asperger's Syndrome.  He is a clinical psychologist with honours, masters and a PhD from University College London.  He is also Adjunct Professor at Griffith University and author of many excellent books on this topic. 

We discuss:

- Features of Asperger's Syndrome

- How to work with carers, friends and family members

- Management principles 

- Lifestyle factors 

- Further Resources

Associate Professor Peta-Ann Teague is a GP, A/Prof at the School of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University and Director of Generalist Medical Training.

We discuss cognitive bias, the importance in being aware of these so we can develop our professional selves, their role in clinical practice, the differing categories and how we can manage them.

Associate Professor Peta-Ann Teague is a GP, A/Prof at the School of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University and Director of Generalist Medical Training.

We discuss cognitive bias, the importance in being aware of these so we can develop our professional selves, their role in clinical practice, the differing categories and how we can manage them.

Further reading:

https://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/cognitive-dispositions-to-respond/

This episode is only relevant really to RACGP registrars and their respective supervisors who are teaching them so sorry to everyone else! But it is a source of significant anxiety (and requests to me to do an episode on) so I have covered it.

I shall cover the RACGP criteria of an excellent candidate (public info), the common mistakes I see registrars make and break down each area in more detail i.e. history, examination, investigations, differentials and management, and finally some further resources

Good luck everyone, but remember - your training is about learning to be a great GP, not just passing exams!