The Physician Associate Podcast

In this episode, I chat with Jamie Saunders who is a Physician Associate in Clinical Haematology and also a current member of the British Society for Haematology.

Jamie tells us all about the PA role, its importance in the delivery of excellent patient care as well as his career so far in haematology.

You can find out more about Jamie on the BSH website, or send him a tweet @jasaunders90

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This might be the most important episode I think I've ever made of the podcast. In it, I am lucky enough to speak with Liz O'Riordan, who worked as a consultant breast surgeon, until she was diagnosed with breast cancer herself.

Liz talks frankly about what it is like being on the other end of treatment, as a patient with expert knowledge of the disease, how we can look after our colleagues at work, and how we should talk to patients about diagnoses and dying.

It is a frank discussion of the realities of going through chemotherapy, coming to terms with a cancer diagnosis and how to look after ourselves and our patients.

Liz has a fantastic website and can be found on Twitter @Liz_ORiordan or Instagram too 

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In this episode, I chat with Tista Chakravarty-Gannon who is the Regional Liaison Adviser at the General Medical Council. We talk all about what standards the GMC will set for the Physician Associate profession.

The consultation on Good Medical Practice is open until 20th July 2022, and you can get involved in shaping the future professional standards for Doctors, PAs and AAs by tapping here

Or if you have any questions about how the professional standards guidance for PAs and AAs will apply when regulation begins you can email [email protected]

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In this episode, I meet Lottie Lewis - a Physician Associate in Interventional Radiology at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Lottie gives us an insight into the speciality as well as talking about what to expect regarding ordering ionising radiation, once regulation is announced.

If you'd like to find out more about PAs in IR, please contact her on [email protected] or about IR specifically head to BSIR - British Society of Interventional Radiology 

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In this episode, I chat with PA Amy Tullin, about her years of experience as a physician associate in emergency medicine.

We find out more about the good points of a career in EM, some of the challenges, and how PAs can develop their skills and career progression.  You can contact Amy through her email.

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In this episode, I'm joined by the president of the Royal College of Physicians Dr Andrew Goddard.

We find out a bit more about what the Royal College of Physicians and Faculty of Physician Associates is all about, how it came into being, the work it is currently doing, and where it is looking to go into the future to support PAs.

You can get in touch with the FPARCP through the website - www.fparcp.co.uk

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In this episode, I chat with Johanna and Reece who are physician associates working in urology, to find out more about their jobs.

We discuss how their roles are quite different even working within the same department, covering all of the jobs that PAs can do in urology and how the profession might develop in the future.

You can contact Johanna or Reece through their emails.

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In this episode I speak with Dr Randev about how physician associates can spot the signs of cancer and make early diagnoses for patients, and what happens if we miss the signs.

We also talk about the use of GatewayC to learn more about cancer diagnosis. GatewayC is a free online cancer education platform developed for primary care professionals aiming to improve cancer outcomes.

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In this episode, we chat with Dr Katie Mass and PA's Chris Kelly and Chris Barker about how the PA students were re-deployed during the COVID19 pandemic to help on the frontline.

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In this episode, I chat with PA Karen Roberts - who is the Head of the Brighton and Sussex Medical School's Physician Associate course.

Karen talks me through what makes a good application to PA courses, how to get through the interviews and whether its possible to work whilst being a PA student.

You can get in contact with Karen here and find out more about the profession from the FPARCP's website

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