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- Podcast 14: Alcohol-related harm in general practice
- Managing diabetes is not all about expensive medication
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- How to measure med student empathy
- The Fed endures, and so must we
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- GP Sceptics podcast 10: GPs at the Deep End
- Pain clinics: how did such a fresh idea turn sour?
- Not just a GP – I’m your specialist in uncertainty
- GP Sceptics podcast 9: The Environment
- Let’s celebrate the bolt-cutter surgeon
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- Four Corners Big Vitamins exposé: cuts both ways
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- GP Sceptics podcast 6: Obesity – Christmas edition
- Anne Deveson, who destigmatised schizophrenia
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- GP Sceptics podcast 5: Lyme disease…don’t get sold a lemon
- GP Sceptics podcast 4: Addiction
- Homeopathy: US mandates ‘No evidence’ labels
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Tag Archives: GP
GP Sceptics podcast 10: GPs at the Deep End
Dr Tim Senior discusses working with disadvantaged populations. Justin discusses anti-ageing (for mice). Liz cooks up her first ever special source. Continue reading
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Not just a GP – I’m your specialist in uncertainty
I specialise in managing chaos. I am the lion who watches, the uncertainty whisperer. Just a GP, really. Continue reading
GP Sceptics podcast 9: The Environment
Dr George Crisp from Doctors for the Environment Australia tackles the big questions. Are individual health interventions as effective as population ones, and should Justin wear lycra? Liz isn’t convinced. Continue reading
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GP Sceptics podcast 6: Obesity – Christmas edition
A podcast on obesity – the perfect Christmas gift for GPs. Liz is doing a PhD on obesity management in general practice, so Justin mainly just listens in awe. Continue reading
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Tagged #FOAM4GP, #FOAMed, christmas, GP, obesity, overweight, sceptic, skeptic
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GP Sceptics podcast 5: Lyme disease…don’t get sold a lemon
Lyme disease down under – myth or legend? Prof Frank Bowden from ANU tells it from a sceptic’s perspective. Bonus talk: sentinel chickens and sex before sport. Continue reading
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GP Sceptics podcast 4: Addiction
Guest GP Dr Hester Wilson, drug & alcohol specialist, discusses baclofen for alcohol addiction. And sings opera. Continue reading
GP Sceptics pod3: Pain
Sceptical medicos Justin and Liz take on the analgesics industry. And give various cognitive biases a run for their money. Continue reading
GP Sceptics podcast 2: Diabetes
Justin and Liz ask the hard questions and give the easy answers about diagnosis of diabetes. Continue reading
Starts at 60 interview
Video interview on the website ‘Starts at 60’. Justin explains what patients can expect of their GP, or ask for if they’re not getting it! Features Choosing Wisely. Continue reading
Do GPs ever regret referrals?
An Australian study (featured today in Medical Observer) has found prostate cancer patients are more likely to regret surgery than radiotherapy. This had me wondering; if my patient regrets surgery, should I then regret having referred them to a surgeon? We would … Continue reading
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