Prescribing cannabis and its use in non-cancer pain The Good GP interviews GPs and medicinal cannabis prescribers, Dr Jamil Khan and Dr Lewis MacKinnon on prescribing cannabis and its use in chronic non-cancer pain.
Hormonal contraception and mood disorders Laura Beaton chats with psychiatrist Professor Jayashri Kulkarni about the effects of the oral contraceptive pill on mood.
High Intensity Interval Training The Good GP interviews exercise physiologist Ryan O’Connor on high intensity interval training, or HiiT. This episode covers what is HiiT, the benefits, screening and why to prescribe HiiT to your patients.
Prescribing for patients on antiretrovirals Many drugs can interfere with antiretroviral therapy. Dhineli Perera chats with Yasmin Hughes, an advanced trainee in sexual health medicine, about the importance of checking potential interactions when prescribing other medicines.
Making guidelines better David Liew chats with GP researcher Associate Professor Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis about using technology to bring clinical guidelines into practice, removing some of the barriers to their use.
Hippocratic Oath and the problem with modern medicine There is increasing pressure in modern medicine to do more tests and scans, leading some to question whether doctors are at risk of overdiagnosing and overtreating.
Dementia This episode covers who might be assessed for dementia and the assessment in general practice, the screening tools available for GPs and tips for history taking.
Exploring digital interventions for mental health NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Dr Michael Millard, director of the clinical research unit for anxiety and depression at St Vincent’s Hospital.
Syphilis update Dr Grace Phua from the WA Metropolitan Communicable Disease Control provides an update on Australia’s syphilis outbreak. The Good GP explores the symptoms and presentations, congenital syphilis, testing and treatment.
Severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions Some commonly prescribed medicines can cause severe damage to the skin and internal organs. Jo Cheah chats with infectious diseases physician Jason Trubiano about how to identify the drugs responsible and assess the allergy.