Overview
Hey friends!
Welcome to this weeks article where I review 5 FREE and amazing podcasts for busy GP’s, GP Registrars and anyone with an interest in primary care.
Best of all, they are totally free to access and you can start listening straight away!
Introduction
Where to Listen?
Podcast #1 – The Good GP
Podcast #2 – The GP Show
Podcast #3 – Australian Prescriber
Podcast #4 – Goodfellow Clinic
Podcast #5 – Medical Journal of Australia
Final Thoughts
Introduction
If you’re a busy GP or GP Registrar, it can be hard to find the time to read the latest evidence-based articles or keep up to date with new developments in primary care. Wouldn’t it be great if you could keep up to date with the latest evidence-based recommendations without sacrificing time or money.
Today, I’m going to share 5 primary-care oriented podcasts are an easy, convenient and FREE way to keep your medical knowledge up to date. Listen to them in your daily commute, whilst your cooking dinner, exercising or out walking the dog.
You can find podcasts almost anywhere including Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts or other free apps like PlayerFM or Castbox.
As a GP Registrar, I usually tune into these podcasts on my way to work and have found them to be a fantastic revision tool for exams. They’re useful, informative and I can apply the information to my day-to-day practice.
Without further ado….
Where to Listen?
You can find podcasts almost anywhere including Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts or other free apps like PlayerFM or Castbox.
Podcast #1 – The Good GP
5/5
The Good GP is an education podcast for busy GP’s. It’s hosted by Dr Tim Koh, Dr Krystyna DeLange and Dr Sean Stevens, in collaboration with RACGP WA.
Episodes to Date: 99 (as of 23rd June 2021)
Episode Frequency: 1 episodes per month
Episode Duration: 10 – 30 mins
- The topics are very relevant to General Practice e.g. mental health, obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics
- The guests on the show are specialists in their field of knowledge and often receive referrals from GP’s. That means they know what we’re doing right and what areas we can improve on.
- The intro music is rad
- This podcast is officially recognised by the RACGP and is a great way to beef up your CPD points.
#77: Wart treatments – Life Hacks for GP’s (yes, I totally nerd-ed out on this one)
#69: RACGP Registrar Special – Hacks for GP Registrars (every GP Registrar should listen to this!)
#46: The Future of General Practice
Podcast #2 – The GP Show
5/5
The GP show is hosted by Dr Sam Manger and covers a variety of medical topics, with case studies, guideline reviews, guest interviews and more.
This podcast is for medical professionals, including general practitioners, family physicians, specialists, allied health professionals, nurses, registrars/residents, medical students and anybody else who is interested in health, wellness, science and medicine.
Dr Sam Manger is a rural GP, Medical Educator and President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM).
Episodes to Date: 128 (as of 23rd June 2021)
Episode Frequency: 1 episode per week
Episode Duration: 40 – 60 mins
- A wide variety of topics relevant to general practice
- A real focus on lifestyle medicine (not just drugs and band-aid solutions)
- Easy to digest for GP’s and non-GP’s alike
- #52: Hormone Replacement Therapy with Professor Susan Davis
- #112 There’s a Zoo in my Poo with Professor Felice Jacka
- #108: Explain Pain with Professor Lorimer Moseley
Podcast #3 – Australian Prescriber
5/5
The Australian Prescriber Podcast provides a regular dive into some of the many great articles that Australian Prescriber publishes every two months. In each episode, one of our hosts will chat with an author from a recent issue of Australian Prescriber.
You can read more about the hosts here
Episodes to Date: 108 (as of 23rd June 2021)
Episode Frequency: 3 per month
Episode Duration: 10 – 20 mins
- Episodes are short, to-the-point and easy to digest (especially if you have a short attention span)
- Very applicable to general practice
- A great way to find out about updates to the electronic Therapeutic Guidelines and other guidelines in General Practice
- No prior knowledge required!
#103: Speaking of statistical significance
#95: Migraine management
#90: What is hypertension
#72: Shingles vaccination in Australia
Podcast #4 – Goodfellow Clinics
5/5
The Goodfellow Clinics Podcast is courtesy of our friends across the ditch (New Zealand). This podcast has a very comprehensive list of episodes relating to primary care. It’s designed to review and update skills and knowledge for clinicians working in primary care.
Episodes to Date: 163! (as of 23rd June 2021)
Episode Frequency: 2 episodes per month
Episode Duration: 20 – 50 mins
- Great selection of podcasts, if you can’t find it from an Australian podcast, you should look here!
- It’s interesting to note the similarities (and differences) in care across the ditch.
- Lifestyle Medicine
- Adult ADHD
- Constipation in children
- Endometriosis
Podcast #5 – Medical Journal of Australia
5/5
Scrubbed In is a podcast by two junior doctors (Dr A Rahyead and Dr A Choudhury) in the UK who discuss everything from medical school to life as a junior doctor to building healthtech startups. This is a great holistic podcast that goes beyond the wards and the day-to-day life of being a doctor. The guys interview some incredibly talented doctors who have flourished in non-traditional careers (there’s even a medical student who went to work for Google!). If you’re searching for some inspiration in medicine, this is the podcast to listen to!
Scrubbed In is a podcast by two junior doctors (Dr A Rahyead and Dr A Choudhury) in the UK who discuss everything from medical school to life as a junior doctor to building healthtech startups. This is a great holistic podcast that goes beyond the wards and the day-to-day life of being a doctor. The guys interview some incredibly talented doctors who have flourished in non-traditional careers (there’s even a medical student who went to work for Google!). If you’re searching for some inspiration in medicine, this is the podcast to listen to! The podcast also includes a series called PodCases where you are able to step into the shoes of a doctor and manage some clinical scenarios.
Episodes to Date: 425!! (as of 23rd June 2021)
Episode Frequency: 3-4 episodes per month
Episode Duration: 15 – 30 mins
- Journal articles can be VERY dry (so many statistics) so these podcast episodes are a great way to summarise the learning points and implement them into clinical practice
- The host, Cate Swanell is engaging and asks the tough questions!
- There are 400+ Episodes!
- #423: Hepatitis B screening for all Australians, with Prof Ben Cowie
- #419: The crisis in Australian Emergency Departments, with Dr Simon Judkins
- #418: Coronary artery calcium scoring , with Prof Garry Jennings
- #417: Changing trends in General Practice ownership, with Dr Caroline de Moel-Mandel
- #414: Quotes, unaccredited registrars and cultural shift with Dr Yumiko Kadota
Final Thoughts
So that’s a wrap on my five favourite podcasts for the busy GP. If you’re a GP, I hope you’ve found something that is useful / relevant / resonates with you on at least one of these podcasts. If you’re a GP Registrar, these podcasts are great for revision. And if you’re a medical student or junior doctor, I’d recommend listening to these podcasts to get a flavour of presentations that can walk through your door on any given day.
If you’ve got a great podcast you’d like to share, email me at askdoctornisha@gmail.com. I’d love to hear your suggestions!
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