Medical

Women’s’ Health – With the proper treatment and understanding, MHT can make a huge difference to a woman’s life and to our communities. In this interview we hear a patient’s perspective from Jean Kittson, plus Dr Jane Elliott covers the current prescribing landscape and useful resources.

Rates of type 2 diabetes are expected to grow with an increase in obesity rates, changes to lifestyle and diet and an ageing population. The treatment of type 2 diabetes shouldn’t be confusing, but it often is, so in this NEW interview we provide tips on practical systems that could help you and your patients.

Osteoporosis **Extended feature interview**. This year alone there are going to be almost 170,000 minimal trauma fractures in Australia and that is going to lead to a whole lot of pain, loss of function and even loss of life. So how do we prevent them? Listen to this interview now to find out more.

October’s Mental Health Month, an opportunity to raise awareness around mental health & well-being. Research shows that patients are genuinely interested in being involved in their treatment and management, so listen to this interview where we discuss how to involve patients more in the decision making process.

October’s Mental Health Month, an opportunity to raise awareness around mental health & well-being. In the current system of mental health care, patients are going to spend long periods of time with their general practitioners and much shorter periods of time with their health service, so in this interview we discuss how to manage the complex needs of people with schizophrenia.

National Stroke Week Special Feature. With AF early identification is the name of the game, so how do we do it, how often do we do it, and if we identify it, what should we GPs do next? Listen to this interview to find out.

National Stroke Week Special Feature. Australia is on track to get one stroke every four minutes by 2050! But it doesn’t need to be this way as the majority of strokes can actually be prevented. Listen to this interview where we discuss top tips for stroke prevention with the Stroke Foundation.

This audio file contains all 7 interviews on this edition.

• Track 1, Osteoporosis – why do we need to be alert?
• Track 2, Why do we need to be confident with menopause and MHT?
• Track 3, Recall and review the patient – Type 2 diabetes, glycaemic management doesn’t have to be complicated
• Track 4, Shared decision making and its impact on patient care
• Track 5, Schizophrenia – preventing patients from falling through the cracks
• Track 6, Preventing stroke in elderly (>65yrs) AF patients – What actions should a GP take?
• Track 7, National Stroke Week – Every step counts towards a healthy life

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

Mental Health. Most mental health care is delivered through general practice, with GPs providing mental health care to 75% of those seeking such help. Listen to this interview with Prof. Malcolm Hopwood where we discuss the residual effects that some patients may experience after treatment for MDD, even when they show an improvement in depressive symptoms.

Mental Health. The choice of antipsychotic requires careful consideration to balance short-term need for effective control of schizophrenia-positive symptoms while ensuring minimal long-term side effects. Here we discuss options within the atypical antipsychotic range.