Australian Family Physician audio
Summary: Australian Family Physician is the official journal of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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Podcasts:
Don Henry, ACF Executive Director, talks about the importance of projects such as the GreenClinic project
Alison Fogarty and Grant Blashki talk about the GreenClinic project and what effect it had on the practices involved
Associate Professor Paul Pavli talks to AFP audio about the importance of a good history and examination in rationally selecting investigations to assist in assessing upper abdominal pain
Mr Sean Mackay discusses with Dr Carolyn O'Shea surgical causes of upper abdominal pain and some of the investigations that can help to make the diagnosis of a surgical cause
Dr Jaycen Cruikshank discusses the assessment and management of ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and bradycardia.
Diagnosis of acute arrhythmias requires recognition and interpretation of important electrocardiogram (ECG) findings, and knowledge of Australian resuscitation guidelines.
Dr Kathryn Browning Carmo discusses the role of the GP in managing the neonate before transfer to a tertiary centre.
Rural general practitioners involved in obstetric service delivery may have occasion to support the sick or premature newborn requiring transfer.
Anne Fraser, clinical psychologist from the State child Development Centre in Western Australia discusses oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) with Dr Jenni Parsons.
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is defined as a repetitive and persistent pattern of opposition, defiant, disobedient and disruptive behaviours toward authority figures persisting for at least 6 months.
Dr Kathryn Browning Carmo discusses the role of the GP in managing the neonate before transfer to a tertiary centre with Dr Kathryn O'Connor. Early phone contact with the local Neonatal Emergency Transport Service provides GPs with much needed support and allows initiation of retrieval. Priorities include keeping the infant warm, assessment and management of airway, breathing and circulation, basic investigations and fluid and antibiotic therapy as necessary. It is vital to prepare the family for the arrival of the retrieval team.
Dr Jaycen Cruikshank discusses the assessment and management of ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation and bradycardia with Dr Kathryn O'Connor. Accurate ECG interpretation is vital and faxing an ECG to a cardiologist or tertiary emergency department can help. The unconscious patient will require rescuscitation as per the Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines and the conscious patient requires IV access, oxygen, continuous cardiac monitoring and definitive treatment depending on the rythmn disturbance
Dr Jill Sewell discusses the underlying causes, assessment and management of school refusal with Dr Jenni Parsons.
School refusal occurs in 1–5% of all school children and has major social, emotional and educational implications for the child.
Dr Michael Harari discusses practical tips to gain a child's confidence in medical consultations with Dr Jenni Parsons.
