Medical

Vaccination: Australians who are 65 or over may not consider themselves to be older Australians, and may not understand that once they reach 65 the risk of developing pneumococcal disease increases significantly. As the flu season approaches, it’s an ideal opportunity to talk to patients about concomitant vaccination against pneumococcal disease.

World Osteoporosis Day is nearly here… October 20th. If someone’s sustained a minimal trauma fracture, the next one is most likely to occur within 12 months, so seize the day and screen, diagnose, treat, and prevent that next fracture. This interview really gets to the heart of the condition, by discussing some important questions asked by us, us GPs at the coal face.

September marks Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) Awareness Month: When patients present with symptoms of shortness of breath and cough, we may first think about asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but there are some more rare conditions that we need to consider; these include the interstitial lung diseases… Listen to learn more.

Mental Health Awareness Month: In this interview we discuss 3 different patient case studies; Tim’s 16 and presenting with symptoms of schizophrenia for the first time. Christine is 26 and stable, but feels lethargic and sedated, and Nathan, who has some metabolic concerns…. what should we do next in a general practice setting?

Mental Health Awareness Month: We’re often told with blood pressure that we should combine antihypertensives, at lower doses in order to reduce side-effects and achieve good control. In this interview we explore if this is the same rationale that we should have when treating depression.

Women’s health: In this interview we discuss bioidentical versus body identical, which preparations of oestrogen are associated with a lower risk of thromboembolic disease and stroke, plus a new option available in Australia.

Nutrition focus: The proportion of people with chronic kidney disease who are undiagnosed by their GP has been reported to be as high as 50%. It’s a silent disease that can be symptomless until it reaches an advanced stage. In this interview we discuss one of the most important interventions to slow chronic kidney disease progression.

Nutrition focus: Type 2 diabetes is occurring more in younger people. We have an epidemic of obesity that we have to confront, partly due to food availability, energy dense foods, changes in diet, the westernisation of diets in addition to increasing sedentariness. In this interview we discuss the foundation stone of diabetes care.

Vitamin D, part 3 of a 3 part series – Pregnancy & Infancy. In Australia, between one-quarter and one-half of pregnant women have a mild vitamin D deficiency, which we defined as less than 50 nanomoles per litre. Now babies born to women with vitamin D deficiency are at a greater risk of themselves having a vitamin D deficiency. How can we identify women at risk, and what can we do to help our patients….

This audio file contains all 8 interviews on this edition.

• Track 1, Answers to critical questions in osteoporosis
• Track 2, Interstitial Lung Diseases – When should we think beyond asthma & COPD?
• Track 3, Case studies in schizophrenia
• Track 4, How do we think about combining antidepressants in a logical way?
• Track 5, Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) – How to minimise the risks and maximise the benefits
• Track 6, Chronic Kidney Disease – How can we slow the progression?
• Track 7, Type 2 Diabetes & Gestational Diabetes – How can we help?
• Track 8, Vitamin D, Part 3: The essential foundation to optimal bone health in early life

To view reference lists or product information please go to the individual tracks.