The MedStew Podcast

Dr. Mahavedan is director of the International Emergency Medicine program at Stanford University, among a bunch of other things. We spoke a couple weeks ago at a function hosted by WiSE Emergency Clinic in Macquarie Park about the ambulance system he helped establish in India.

Find more about his work:

https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2015fall/indias-medical-miracle.html

In this discussion, famous educator Dr. Conrad Fischer gives us all a bit of motivation to keep trudging through the difficulties of med school!

Sometimes a few words of encouragement is all you need to get a new perspective!

Dr. Fischer is the founder of MedQuest - an online education platform

www.medquestreviews.com

He is also the author of a HEAP of best-sellers!

https://www.amazon.com/Conrad-Fischer/e/B0024JEL82

Nigel Strauss has been a practicing psychiatrist for over 40-years. He is a specialist in treating traumatic conditions such as PTSD.

In this episode, we discuss the possible applications of psychedelics in the treatment of PTSD.

To hear Nigel on the MJA Podcast:

https://www.mja.com.au/podcast/206/11/mja-podcasts-2017-episode-29-psychedelic-drugs-research-resurgence-dr-nigel-strauss

Read more:

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0004867416670520

https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2017/206/11/psilocybin-assisted-therapy-anxiety-and-depression-implications-euthanasia

In this first episode of the MindStew podcast, we speak with John Malouf - Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of New England.

This episode is full of practical insights in to research and career options for psychology students. 

Follow John Malouf at his blog: 

https://blog.une.edu.au/usingpsychology/

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Today, Dr. Igor Mitrović offers insights into learning and guidance in the development of all aspiring healthcare professionals. 

Dr. Mitrović is a professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California San Fransisco (USCF).

To see more content from Dr. Mitrović, click here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvrYV9KU0sw

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In this episode, we hear from Dr. Grant Shalaby, a senior lecturer at Macquarie University's Department of Clinical medicine, and a practicing cardiologist.

We talk about some cardiac considerations in syncope as well as the link between mental health and cardiovascular health.

You can learn more about Takotsubo syndrome here: 

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/takotsubo-cardiomyopathy-broken-heart-syndrome

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Today we speak about a very interesting case of pneumothorax in a fit and healthy woman!

Many thanks to Alex Stessin, Angus Gill and Eloise Nora for their input to this discussion! 

You can find the article that we refer to here:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/magazine/the-woman-was-fit-and-healthy-why-did-her-lung-mysteriously-collapse.html

There'll come a day, not long from now, when you'll be called upon to help a child in respiratory distress. 

When that day comes, will you be helpful or just hopeless?

To help ensure you know exactly what to do, we're being joined by Dr. Pankaj Arora.

Pankaj is the CEO of the WiSE Emergency Medical Clinic in Sydney, Australia. He has a wealth of vast experience around the world all dealing with emergency medicine.

Listen in and listen well - these are the basics of how to handle a respiratory emergency in a child.