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Interviews with New Zealand experts featuring topical and relevant information for primary health professionals.
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Palpitations

Palpitations

2025-09-3044:14

In this episode, Dr Niall Foley discusses Palpitations and what the patient often means when they use the term.
Awras Majeed discusses the Late Effects Assessment Programme (LEAP) in New Zealand, a national service providing long-term surveillance for young people who have completed childhood cancer treatment.
In this episode Jamie Speeden covers Foetal Anti-Convulsant Syndrome (FACS), focusing on its causes, diagnosis, and the role of general practice in managing the condition.
Thyroid nodules

Thyroid nodules

2025-08-1923:30

Ben Chan discusses thyroid nodules and the recent changes in assessment and management.
Kindness in healthcare

Kindness in healthcare

2025-08-0525:05

Nicki Macklin discusses kindness and leadership, covering how kindness in healthcare is different from simply "being nice".
In this episode, Ruveena Kaur discusses Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), covering its diagnosis, metabolic and reproductive health impacts, and long-term management. It highlights weight stigma, eating disorders, effective treatments, and the importance of inclusive, evidence-based care.
In this episode, Dr Lucy O’Hagan explores how healthcare professionals navigate uncertainty in consultations, from diagnostic ambiguity to effective patient communication. It covers strategies for gathering information, using reasoning tools, and managing not knowing while maintaining patient trust.
In this episode, Ben Chan, consultant Head and Neck surgeon, discusses HPV (Human Papillomavirus) related head and neck cancer.
In this episode Ruveena Kaur discusses hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, covering its definition, causes, maternal and fetal risks, safe treatments, and monitoring. It also discusses long-term health implications and primary care management.
Jenny Visser discusses essential travel considerations for older adults, particularly exploring the critical role of vaccinations.
Diabetes care

Diabetes care

2025-05-1324:36

Ryan Paul discusses disparities in diabetes care, focusing on how technology can reduce the equity gap.
The nocebo effect

The nocebo effect

2025-04-2918:28

In this episode Dawn White explores how language in healthcare impacts patient outcomes, focusing on the nocebo effect - where words can unintentionally harm.
Violence and adversity

Violence and adversity

2025-04-1519:16

Janet Fanslow talks about adverse childhood experiences, intimate partner violence, and non-partner violence in New Zealand and how these issues impact long-term health. We are learning that people’s experience of violence and adversity as children and throughout the lifecourse has long-term health effects. Janet explores what we mean when we talk about experiences of violence and what we are learning about the health effects.
Coeliac disease

Coeliac disease

2025-04-0121:17

In this episode Suzanne Aitken discusses gluten-free diets in patients living with Coeliac disease.
Navigating Work and Income

Navigating Work and Income

2025-03-1801:00:48

In this episode, Cathy Stephenson discusses the role of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and Work and Income, exploring how to navigate the system to ensure your patients receive the right supports and services.
Jenny Visser discusses essential travel considerations for pregnant individuals, focusing on a comprehensive pre-travel consultation.
Gut microbiome

Gut microbiome

2025-02-1827:03

Professor Wayne Cutfield discusses the gut microbiome and its impact on conditions like obesity, autism, metabolic disorders, and C.difficile. 
Acute altitude illness

Acute altitude illness

2025-02-0433:21

Jenny Visser discusses acute altitude illnesses including several conditions that may occur in individuals travelling to high altitudes, usually above 2,500 metres (8,200 feet). Jenny covers the sensible precautions that allow most trips to altitude to be enjoyed safely.
Soālaupule

Soālaupule

2025-01-2140:59

GP's Mamaeroa David and Va’aiga Autagavaia discuss Soālaupule, an approach that creates equity by sharing power and decision-making. Helping GPs to connect better with families to ensure trust develops, leading to better clinical outcomes.
Jo Lane, an addictions medicine doctor, discusses novel products of addiction, including Kamini Vidrawan Ras, Barshasha and Cool Lip.
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