In this episode, Dr Caroline West speaks with GP Registrar Dr Rebecca Davison, Nurse Jamie Maney and Sarah about ways to build engagement with young people with mental health issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Episode 50: Mental health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people By NPS MedicineWise is licensed under a Creative Commons License ..read more

In this episode Dr Caroline West, medical adviser and GP speaks with Dr Li-Chuen Wong, member of the Australasian College of Dermatologists and is the head of the Dermatology Department at Children's Hospital, Westmead. They discuss management of skin conditions like eczema and acne and treatments. Find the transcript here: https://www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-49-all-about-the-skin-eczema-acne-and-antibiotics Further reading Help, helps resource hub - includes links to and information https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/helphelps/ The A to Z of Skin - information on common skin, hair and nail condit ..read more

Dr Kate Annear, medical adviser and GP, NPS MedicineWise speaks with Dan and Jody who have a lived experience with chronic kidney disease. They discuss the resources they have found helpful, and advice they have for health professionals and for consumers in making this journey easier for others. Further reading Chronic kidney disease: early detection and management https://www.nps.org.au/professionals/chronic-kidney-disease Find the transcript here https://www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-48-chronic-kidney-disease-a-consumer-perspective-on-navigating-a-new-diagnosis ..read more

Dr Caroline West, medical adviser and GP, NPS MedicineWise talks to Dr Jess Tidemann about the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) and how GPs can access unapproved therapeutic goods. Further reading Accessing unapproved products www.tga.gov.au/accessing-unapproved-products Find the transcript here www.nps.org.au/podcast/episode-47-tga-access-to-unapproved-goods-access ..read more

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise Medical Advisor Dr Kate Annear speaks with Prof Pamela Macintyre – a pain medicine specialist – about the safe use of opioid analgesics in the management of acute pain. Further reading: https://www.nps.org.au/safe-use-of-opioids-in-acute-pain Find the transcript here ..read more

Dr Caroline West, medical adviser and GP, NPS MedicineWise talks to Professor Sarah Hilmer and Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe about the use of oral COVID antivirals in vulnerable people ..read more

Episode 44: Making a difference engaging with young people on their mental health by NPS Medicinewise ..read more

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Professor Rachelle Buchbinder and Professor Ian Harris and discuss the increasing pressure in modern medicine to do more tests, more scans and are we at danger of over diagnosing and overtreating ..read more

In this episode, 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. They discuss how early interventions with effective support, engagement and management can make all the difference to young people and their mental health ..read more

In this episode, NPS MedicineWise medical advisor Dr Caroline West speaks with Associate Professor Lisa Lampe about burn out and the high cost for health professionals and patients ..read more