In this episode of Doctors Getting Coffee I spoke in depth with Dr Swapnil Pawar. I ran into Swapnil in a corridor months earlier and recognised him from his critical care podcasts (there are many!). We spoke briefly and he was keen to hop on an episode - and finally we could make it happen. Well he didn't disappoint! We spoke about psychological coaching, impactful patient stories, how to become an intensive care doctor, and how to live a balanced life.I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!Do...
Doctors Getting Coffee Ep 8 with Dr Andrew Ellis.In this episode of the Doctors Getting Coffee Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Andrew Ellis, the Clinical Director of The Forensic Hospital in Hospital. It is the highest security mental health facility in Australia. We spoke about psychiatry, forensics, work-life balance, terrorism, vicarious trauma amongst other fascinating topics. It was such a pleasure and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!Support the show
In this episode of Doctors Getting Coffee, Dr Syl speaks with Dr Laurence Boss, an anaesthetist from St George Hospital. It was a wonderful conversation and Dr Syl loved Laurence's energy and engagement. They spoke about Laurence's time as an intern in the UK, working in air ambulance, what it was like to work in Australia compared to the UK, they spoke about burnout and what scares Laurence as an anaesthetist, and they spoke about down time and the importance of 'fads!'.Support the channel!S...
This week I spoke with Dr Frank Brennan from Calvary Hospital in Sydney, Australia. What an incredible person. What an incredible conversation. We spoke about how his passion for Palliative Care stemmed from his Brother passing away at a young age. We spoke about his time in South Africa. We spoke about how to discover yourself as a doctor and his journey in medicine. He shared with us an incredible poem and a short story about the struggle of the dying process, not sure as the patient but al...
In this episode of Doctors Getting Coffee, I interview Prof Mark Brown, a renal, obstetric medicine, and homeless health physician with an incredible career. We talk about what it was like to be an intern, we spoke about patients that will stay with us forever. The highs and lows of medicine. We spoke of the good life and how to speak to patients about death. It was truly wonderful, I hope you enjoy it.Support the Podcast:Shout the next coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DrSyl.AU Becom...
In this interview with Kaishin Tanaka we talk about his pathway and experience as a Junior Doctor in Neurology, Neurosurgery and Neurointervention terms. We breakdown the neurosurgery training pathway in Australia and also talk about how to become a neurologist. Including the basic physicians training program. I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Please note we do not represent any of the colleges of physicians or neurosurgery. Double-check the details on their websites to ensure accurate...
I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Mary Langcake, Director of Trauma Services at St George Hospital, and my ex-boss! She has had an incredible career and life with many accomplishments and interesting stories. We spoke about mental health, surgical training pathway, interesting patient cases, and more. I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I did.Shout the next Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/DrSyl.AU Become a Member: youtube.com/channel/UCiOBkubL46VQT9mPqrnJlrQ/join Become a Patron...
In this episode of Doctors Getting Coffee, I had the great pleasure of catching up with an old teacher of mine - Professor David Morris. He is the Head of Liver Surgery and Peritonectomy at St George Hospital. We talked about his beginnings in England and the troubles he had with his family because of his love of medicine. We go on to talk about his arrival to Australia and his pioneering of the Peritonectomy Procedure in Australia. We talk about one of the drugs he developed called BromAc wh...