You can be happy as a jerk.
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Podcast 035: Avocado Dip
If you’re going to slice open an innocent fruit and scoop out its insides, you might as well make it delicious.
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Podcast 034: A New Season!
Not every season is Christmas sweater season, but here’s a new season of the podcast.
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Podcast 033: General Meowdicine With Dr Cat
You know the best April Fool’s joke? It’s where you pull the prank on April 10 instead of April 1, because then no one’s expecting it.
Thank you to all the fans, supporters and listeners of How To Win Friends & Influenza. The podcast has been what it is because of you. May your medications be therapeutially potent and your auscultations highly accurate.
Keep on doctoring, only in the most ethical of ways!
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About the guest speaker
Mewtwo is a Professor of Kitten and feline specialist working in Sydney, Australia.
Mewtwo enjoys eating, sleeping, chasing string, scratching people and generally being rather annoying.
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Piano solos by Mewtwo the cat.
Podcast 032: Rheumatology With Dr Allan Sturgess
Some people light up joints and some people light up when they hear about joints. Although these are theoretically not mutually exclusive, rheumatologists tend to form the latter group.
In this episode, Dr Allan talks about rheumatology, interesting diseases in the specialty and what it’s like to win an award shaped like a foot.
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About the guest speaker
Dr Allan Sturgess is an Associate Professor of Rheumatology and specialist working in Sydney, Australia. He is the Department Head at St George Hospital.
Dr Allan enjoys hiking, reading and generally being rather awesome.
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Opening and closing blips by Lily Chen.
Podcast 031: Vascular Surgery With Dr Gabrielle McMullin
Blood vessels are needed to keep the liquid of life pumping throughout our bodies. Bad vessels lead to bad flow, which is undoubtedly a bad thing.
In this episode, Dr Gabrielle talks about vascular surgery, rather interesting stories and workplace injustice.
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About the guest speaker
Dr Gabrielle McMullin is a consultant vascular and endovascular surgeon with a long list of letters adorning her name: MB BCh BAO FRCSEd FRACS MCh. She is a specialist at The Sutherland and St George Hospitals in Sydney, as well as a mentor for women in surgery.
Dr Gabrielle was born in Uganda, attended school in Hong Kong and studied medicine at Trinity College in Dublin. She then worked in numerous countries, including Ireland, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong, England and Australia, where she has lived for 25 years. It has been a fascinating journey.
Dr Gabrielle spends what is left of her spare time with her husband and 2 children.
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Opening and closing auditory experiences by Rupert Keller.
Podcast 030: Anaesthetics With Dr Marie Dreux
Anaesthetics! And the people who do it! They might have a title that’s hard to pronounce, but the ability to guide patients through operations safely remains rewarding.
In this episode, Dr Marie talks about life as an anaesthseticoshcsdokdtist, interesting cases and training advice.
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About the guest speaker
Dr Marie-Louise Dreux is an Anaesthetics Senior Staff Specialist at St George Hospital, Sydney. She trained at St Vincent’s Hospital and has worked in Alice Springs, Limerick (Ireland) and Basel (Switzerland), as well as St George.
Dr Marie is a keen violinist, playing in NSW Doctors’ Orchestra, Australian Doctors Orchestra and World Doctors Orchestra, as well as a passionate Sydney Swans supporter and member.
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Chill beats by Professor Phil Poronnik.
Podcast 029: Geriatrics With Dr Chris Middlemiss
Do you like cakes and constructing intricate delicacies in the comfort of your kitchen? No? Well, that’s too bad!
The recipe for geriatrics is diverse and beautiful. It’s 5 parts general medicine, 2 parts falls investigations, 1 part deathly despair, 3 parts woolly sweaters and 5 parts super cool.
In this episode, Dr Chris talks about the many reasons a senior citizen presents to hospital, the balanced geriatrician lifestyle and how to find your ultimate calling.
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About the guest speaker
Dr Chris Middlemiss is a geriatrician and “nan whisperer”, who took his time working out what he wanted to do. He works at Sutherland Hospital, and also at the Garrawarra Centre, an aged care facility specialising in the care of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Chris is married with two kids, and plays soccer adequately when he is wearing his contacts.
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Opening and closing themes by Professor Phil Poronnik.
Podcast 028: Adolescent Medicine With Dr Linette Gomes
Chronic diseases can strike people of all ages, from foetus to corpse (probably not inclusive). Adolescent medicine is what it sounds like: the branch of medicine that deals with adolescents, particularly when it comes to chronic diseases.
In this episode, Dr Linette talks about what adolescent medicine involves and the type of health practitioner it suits.
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About the guest speaker
Dr Linette Gomes is a paediatrician and adolescent medicine physician. She is currently appointed as a senior staff specialist in the Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine (AYAM) Unit of Westmead Hospital.
Dr Linette’s specialty is in the area of behavioural and developmental paediatrics. She has a PhD. in “Medical Expertise in the Management of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) with Hyperactivity” from the Children’s Hospital Education Research Institute at Westmead Children’s Hospital.
Dr Linette was previously the Head of Paediatrics at Hawkesbury District Hospital. She continues to have a private clinical practice at Rouse Hill, where she sees younger patients with ADHD, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, learning difficulties and developmental delay. Her main interests and work are now in her staff specialist position at the AYAM unit, Westmead Hospital, where she hopes to make a valuable contribution in the years to come.
Outside her work, Dr Linette’s life revolves around her family and friends. She enjoys reading and travelling.
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Opening and closing themes by Lily Chen.
Podcast 027: Otolaryngology With Dr Faruque Riffat
Otolaryngology isn’t likely to be any child’s first word, but it sure makes for a great Hangman game!
In this episode, Dr Faruque talks about the specialty colloquially known as ENT and gems of wisdom for making it onto a specialty program.
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About the guest speaker
Dr Faruque Riffat is a consultant ENT/Head and Neck Surgeon with fellowship training in head and neck oncology, paediatric ENT, thyroid/parathyroid surgery and adult airway open/endoscopic laser surgery. He is one of a handful of ENT surgeons to be fully registered for specialist practice in Australia.
Dr Faruque graduated with an MBBS (Hons 1) degree from UNSW, obtaining prizes in anatomy and microbiology. He finished basic surgical training after obtaining the prize for the highest score for the FRACS part 1. He has also been awarded a Master of Surgery.
Dr Faruque was the first Australian surgeon to undertake a post-FRACS head and neck cancer surgery fellowship in Cambridge University Hospital. He now treats public adult and children through Westmead Hospital and the area health service and private through Norwest, Westmead Private and Macquarie University Hospital.
Dr Faruque has an active interest in teaching and research in ENT/Head and Neck, having completed a masters in surgical education and has been involved in over 40 peer reviewed publications and abstracts.
Dr Faruque has even been educated in 7 countries (4 continents) and enjoys dune bashing in deserts and falconeering!
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Opening and closing themes by Jordan D. Peterson, otherwise known as Ehsan Farshid and Lily Chen.
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