Welcome to the first episode of our new 'Clinical Review Series' where our guest speaker will be presented with a clinical review and they discuss their thought process and what they would consider in the scenario. More information is given to the speaker as the scenario is present until the final diagnosis is revealed. 

Join our very own Dr Dushyant Iyer as he tackles this case on hypotension.

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In the second episode on our new series focussing on helping you make better consults to specialty teams within the hospital, Brian sits down with Dr. Jessica Bindra to discuss how to make effective Endocrine consults. 

Dr. Bindra revises some fundamental concepts in Endocrinology and applies them to the common consults she receives.

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Music: Raghav Iyer (2016)

With the annual Junior Medical Officer Recruitment Campaign under way, Dush and Brian sit down with Dr. Joel Menzies to chat about how best to prepare for job interviews. 

Link to article on how to be a video-conference rockstar: https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/work-culture/a-bbc-reporter-on-how-to-be-a-video-conference-rock-star

In the first episode on our new series focussing on helping you make better consults to specialty teams within the hospital, Brian sits down with Dr. Kathleen Batty and Dr. Alex Yuile to discuss how to make effective Medical Oncological consults. 

They discuss the information you should try to obtain before making the consult, as well as demystifying some of the confusing acronyms and terminology used to describe disease and treatment states in patients with cancer.  

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Music: Raghav Iyer (2016)

Brian and Dush sits down with Dr. Bernie Hudson to discuss the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Dr. Hudson is a Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Disease Physician at a tertiary level care hospital in Sydney. In this episode (recorded on April 2), Dr. Hudson discusses local and global trends related to the spread of the virus and focusses much of the discussion on personal protective equipment and protecting our junior doctors and health care workers. He also discusses the evolving space of coronavirus testing, a subject he is passionate about. 

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Music: Raghav Iyer (2016)

Brian and Dush sits down with Dr. Archie Darbar to discuss the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Dr. Darbar is an Infectious Disease Physician at a tertiary level care hospital in Sydney. He discusses the origins of the COVID-19 Pandemic, why some countries have been able to mitigate the spread of the virus better than others, and the implications this has on our ongoing strategy in Australia. 

He talks about what measures Junior Doctors can take to protect themselves and their families. 

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Music: Raghav Iyer (2016)

Dush sits down with the charismatic Dr. Matt Doane to discuss the Opioid Epidemic. Matt is an American, but now Sydney-based Anaesthetist who first became interested in the spike in opioid abuse when Michael Jackson was brought in to his hospital in Los Angles after a fatal drug overdose. His curiosity around the subject  led him to discover the origins of the Opioid Epidemic and the important role played by health professionals and the pharmaceutical industry. Dush talks to Matt about the extent of the problem today, and how junior doctors can become more responsible prescribers of opioids. Matt also discusses the implications of newer, more potent, synthetic opioids in the community for clinicians working in the Emergency Department. 

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Music: Raghav Iyer (2016)

Brian and Dush chat about strategies to improve the way you write discharge summaries. These are time consuming, but incredibly important documents in ensuring continuity of care. They discuss strategies on how to write discharge summaries in an organised and efficient fashion. 

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Music: Raghav Iyer (2016)

Dush sits down with Mark (Anaesthetics Registrar and Pharmacist in a previous life) to chat about how to manage acute pain on the wards. This is one of the most common clinical reviews for junior doctors on the ward. Mark provides listeners with a wonderful framework to approach the patient in pain.

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Music: Raghav Iyer (2019)

Recorded at the SMACC Conference. Dush sits down with Dr. James Milligan, an Emergency and Aeromedical Retrieval Consultant. James chats about how an intern should approach a rotation in the Emergency Department. 

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Music: Raghav Iyer (2016)

Dush sits down with Alice, an Interventional Neuroradiology Fellow, to discuss career pathways. Alice reflects on her own incredible journey through multiple medical specialities, and encourages listeners to not be afraid of taking 'unconventional pathways' to find their place in medicine. 

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Music: Raghav Iyer (2016)