GP Sceptics

GP Sceptics podcast 14 discusses alcohol-related harms and what GPs can do about the problem. Liz and Justin interview guest experts Dr Paul Grinzi and Hester Wilson. Continue reading →

It turns out pharmaceutical and device companies court nurses as well as doctors. Podcast guest Quinn Grundy is on the case. Continue reading →

We grill the resilient Dr Genevieve Yates about what it takes for doctors to thrive in a tough environment. Work-life balance, as it turns out, might be a false dichotomy. Continue reading →

We interview the Dutch GP who wrote the guide on the difficult art of dealing with patients whose symptoms persist after all reasonable efforts to diagnose them have failed. A fascinating topic because it is both common and perplexing. Continue reading →

Dr Tim Senior discusses working with disadvantaged populations. Justin discusses anti-ageing (for mice). Liz cooks up her first ever special source. Continue reading →

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 →

Having trouble 'selling' lifestyle modification to your patients? Turns out that doctors can learn a lot from marketers, the sales experts. Continue reading →

Joined by our 'third nerd' Dr Casey Parker, we delve into the dark side of EBM. Have RCTs and p-values been hijacked? Evidence-based nerds should remain sceptical about their own weapons. Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Guest GP Dr Hester Wilson, drug & alcohol specialist, discusses baclofen for alcohol addiction. And sings opera. Continue reading →

Sceptical medicos Justin and Liz take on the analgesics industry. And give various cognitive biases a run for their money. Continue reading →

        https://drjustincoleman.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/pod2_diab_final.wav          Liz Sturgiss and I decide to tackle diabetes – do we even know what we are diagnosing, or is it a ‘category error’? Does metformin have anti-aging properties? If so, why isn’t Justin taking it? Justin’s Factoid focuses on wacky newspaper headlines about medical research, then Liz makes him squirm with her nasty ethical dilemma. Refs: Is T2DM a category error? Lancet 2013 The epidemic of pre-diabetes: the medicine and the politics. BMJ 2014;349:g4485 Choosing Wisely Australia recommendations Testing times! Choosing Wisely when it comes to monitoring type 2 diabetes. MJA 2015  

First of the GP Sceptics podcast series. We tackle Big Soda's influence on health research. Continue reading →