The GP Show

The GP Show is a podcast for all health professionals, hosted by GP Dr Sam Manger with health leaders from around the world discussing health, medicine and healthcare systems. Available on all podcast apps. http://thegpshow.com/

#197 Doing More with Less with Dr Ed Poliness 07/14/2025

#197 Doing More with Less with Dr Ed Poliness In a time when lettuce costs are skyrocketing and healthcare access is slipping out of reach for many, how can GPs continue to deliver excellent care with dwindling resources? In this compelling conversation, Dr. Rob Park speaks with Dr. Edmund Poliness — medical director of Wathaurong Aboriginal Medical Service and GP at The Living Room in Melbourne — about how to do more with less. Ed takes us inside the world of homeless healthcare, where the clinical gold standard often meets real-world constraints. From adapting chronic disease management to improvising physio with peer supports and printouts, this episode is packed with creative, practical ways to stretch your care further. You’ll also hear about the importance of team-based care, warm handovers, and building trust with patients who face complex social and health barriers — all while staying grounded, compassionate, and resourceful. Whether you work in a city clinic or a regional practice, this episode is a must-listen for any GP navigating cost pressures and rising patient need. It’s an inspiring look at how thoughtful medicine, community partnerships, and a little bit of creativity can still go a long way — even on a tight budget! ... If you find this podcast valuable then subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is appreciated. If you would like to request a topic, please contact us via or Thank you for listening and your support. ... Job opportunity: Are you a GP, psychiatrist or nurse based in Sydney interested in mental health and whole of person health care? Exciting job opportunities have come up, please contact Dr Sam Manger for more Interested in whole of person clinical practice and research that addresses the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing? Check out the JCU postgraduate courses: , , and in Lifestyle Medicine. Dr Sam Manger on Our 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available . /episode/index/show/thegpshow/id/37393350

#196 Cultural Conversations and the Water Well Project with Dr Linny Phuong 07/03/2025

#196 Cultural Conversations and the Water Well Project with Dr Linny Phuong How do you explain a blood test, a referral, or even shared decision-making when the entire healthcare system is foreign to your patient? In this deeply thoughtful and practical episode, Dr. Linny Phuong, paediatric infectious diseases physician and founder of the award-winning Water Well Project, joins Dr. Rob Park to explore how we as clinicians can better connect with patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Drawing on personal stories, community experience, and years of frontline advocacy setting up and running The Water Well project, Linny shares how a simple, respectful conversation can build trust, shift health outcomes, and empower patients—especially those navigating an unfamiliar system. From chaotic first health sessions in church foyers to calm insights about interpreters, symbols, and the power of pausing, this episode is packed with memorable lessons and practical tips for any GP. Whether it's making sense of preventative health, navigating language barriers, or just knowing when a nod doesn’t mean understanding, Linny offers real tools to make your consultations more inclusive, compassionate, and effective. If you've ever had a moment where something felt "lost in translation," this one’s for you. ... If you find this podcast valuable then subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is appreciated. If you would like to request a topic, please contact us via or Thank you for listening and your support. ... Job opportunity: Are you a GP, psychiatrist or nurse based in Sydney interested in mental health and whole of person health care? Exciting job opportunities have come up, please contact Dr Sam Manger for more Interested in whole of person clinical practice and research that addresses the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing? Check out the JCU postgraduate courses: , , and in Lifestyle Medicine. Dr Sam Manger on Our 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available . /episode/index/show/thegpshow/id/37270790

#195 Trauma-Informed Primary Care and Sense of Safety with Dr Johanna Lynch 06/18/2025

#195 Trauma-Informed Primary Care and Sense of Safety with Dr Johanna Lynch Host Dr Sam Manger is joined by Dr Johanna Lynch, an Australian General Practitioner who has spent the last 15 years working as a psychotherapist with adult survivors of childhood trauma and neglect. She founded a transdisciplinary trauma-informed clinic in Brisbane named Integrate Place which operated from 2009-2013 offering psychology, social work, trauma-informed yoga, art therapy and mental health nurse support. In 2019 she completed a PhD, in whole person approaches to distress, championing the sophisticated craft of generalist approaches to distress – integrating social science and biomedicine. This PhD, entitled Sense of Safety: a whole person approach to distress in primary care sought to integrate trauma-informed care into primary care. Dr Johanna Lynch works as a Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland, teaching medical students about trauma-informed whole person care. She is an advisor to BlueKnot foundation, trains rural GPs as a Fellow of the Australian Society for Psychological Medicine and The Royal College of General Practitioners. Her website and Sense of Safety for Practitioners Course is available at and you can use the code “PODCASTGIFT” to receive 5% off. Other resources mentioned: ... Job opportunity: Are you a GP, psychiatrist or nurse based in Sydney interested in mental health and whole of person health care? Exciting job opportunities have come up, please contact Dr Sam Manger for more Interested in whole of person clinical practice and research that addresses the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing? Check out the JCU postgraduate courses: , , and in Lifestyle Medicine. Dr Sam Manger on Our 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available . If you find this podcast valuable then subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is appreciated. If you would like to join the team, send in feedback or request a topic, please contact me via or Thank you for listening and your support. /episode/index/show/thegpshow/id/37055410

#194 Antibiotic Therapeutic Guidelines Update with Dr Geoffrey Spurling 06/11/2025

#194 Antibiotic Therapeutic Guidelines Update with Dr Geoffrey Spurling Host Dr. Rob Park joins forces with the ever-curious Dr. Geoffrey Spurling to unpack the most important updates from the recent Therapeutic Guideline on Antibiotics. Think doxycycline for kids (yes, really), a new first-line antibiotic for UTIs (if they’re even needed?!), and why you might need to start counting impetigo sores. Therapeutic Guidelines is that trusty clinical bible you scroll through when faced with an unusually infected body part, a suspicious rash, or a patient seemingly allergic to everything. But did you know they’ve just updated many of their guidelines? And that quite a few of these changes quietly flip long-held dogmas on their heads? It’s nerdy, necessary, and surprisingly fascinating. With real-world relevance and refreshingly honest reflections (like how hard it is to dose a toddler—or remember anything after 20 years in practice), this episode will sharpen your prescribing, challenge your assumptions, and teach you how to grade diarrhoea in ways you never knew you needed. ... Job opportunity! Are you a GP, psychiatrist or nurse based in Sydney interested in mental health and whole of person health care? Exciting job opportunities have come up, please contact Dr Sam Manger for more Interested in clinical practice and research that address the lifestyle and social determinants of illness and wellbeing? Check out the JCU postgraduate courses: , , and in Lifestyle Medicine including social prescribing, health coaching and implementation science. Our 3 week online microcredential in Lifestyle Medicine and Mental Health: Life and Mind available . If you find this podcast valuable then subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is appreciated. If you would like to join the team, send in feedback or request a topic, please contact me via or Thank you for listening and your support. /episode/index/show/thegpshow/id/36935760

#193 Answering Challenging Questions and the Media with Dr Michael Bonning 05/30/2025

#192 Primary Care to Disadvantaged Communities with Dr Tim Senior 04/22/2025

#191 Future of Nutrition Science with Dr Flavia Fayet-Moore 02/18/2025

#190 Men in Mind with Dr Zac Seidler 02/05/2025

#189 Sleep with Professor Shantha Rajaratnam 01/12/2025

#188 Bipolar Disorders with Professor Michael Berk 12/22/2024

#187 Menopause with Professor Susan Davis 12/03/2024

#186 Private Healthcare in Australia with Dr Rachel David 07/25/2024

#185 Deprescribing Psychotropic Medications with Dr Mark Horowitz 06/20/2024

#184 Long COVID with Dr Emma Tippett 06/08/2024

#183 The Future of Primary Care with Tracey Johnson 02/22/2024

#182 Scalp, Hair Disorders and Doctor's Wellbeing with Dr Ahmed Kazmi 01/11/2024

#181 Culinary Nutrition with Emma Stirling 01/08/2024

#180 Social Connection in Healthcare with Professor Judy Lowthian 12/11/2023

#179 Co-Design in Health with First Nations Australians with Dr Alana Gall 12/11/2023

#179 Co-Design in Health with First Nations Australians with Dr Alana Gall Dr Alana Gall is a proud Truwulway woman, a Pakana (Tasmanian Aboriginal) from the north-east coast of Lutruwita (Tasmania). Alana is passionate about Indigenous peoples' holistic health and wellbeing globally. She has a background with degrees in nutritional medicine, Master of Research and a PhD. Alana is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine at Southern Cross University, and an Honorary Research Fellow at both the University of Queensland and Menzies School of Health Research. She is the Co-Vice Chair of the World Federation of Public Health Associations Indigenous Working Group, and the Vice President-Elect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health at the Public Health Association of Australia. Alana pioneered the use of individual yarns with a think-aloud component, called the ‘think-aloud yarn’, and co-developed the Key Principles to Co-Design with First Nations peoples, which have informed the development of Cancer Australia's Australian Cancer Plan and will underpin its implementation. She leads a research program that centres around First Nations Australians traditional medicines and healing practices, with the aims of protecting and preserving these medicines for future generations and improving accessibility for all First Nations communities across Australia. National survey focused on First Nations traditional medicines: First Nations Patient survey: Health Sector survey: Please consider completing the survey/s above. Interested in studying lifestyle medicine, health coaching and models of care in health and wellbeing? Check out the JCU postgraduate courses: , , and . If you find this podcast valuable then subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is appreciated. If you would like to send in your thoughts, insights, opinions, provide feedback or request a topic, please contact me via Thank you for listening and your support. /episode/index/show/thegpshow/id/29015673

#178 Insomnia with Dr David Cunnington 11/27/2023

#177 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome with Dr Anju Joham and Dr Jillian Tay 11/13/2023

#176 Mental Health and Nutrition 09/08/2023

#175 The Knee Assessment and Common Pathologies 08/24/2023

#174 Relaxation Therapy with Dr Judy Lovas 07/23/2023

#173 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with Professor Mark Bellgrove 07/06/2023

#173 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with Professor Mark Bellgrove Professor Mark Bellgrove is the Director of Research at the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, and a Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University. Professor Bellgrove leads a multidisciplinary team studying the biological basis of attention and cognitive control. In 2016 Professor Bellgrove founded the Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA), an interdisciplinary group devoted to advancing evidence-based diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Australia. He recently led the development of the Australian evidence-based clinical practice guideline for ADHD. ADHD guideline and factsheets- ADHD consumer companion - ADHD Australia COI – requested and pending as per Tools = page 79, free ones include the Swanson, Nolan and Pelham (SNAP) scale for children, and for adults the WHO Adult ADHD Self Report Scale is free VIA Character Strengths Survey & Character Reports - ADHD coaches = Telecare virtual care provider = Tuning into kids:= Triple P – Positive Parenting Program Dr Arne Rubenstein Rites of Passage and programs Dr Jon Jureidini communicating with adolescents and using a genogram Dr Angela Loucks Alexander Auditory Processing Disorder Dr Cathy Franklin and Professor Tony Attwood Autism Spectrum Disorder and Details about our JCU lifestyle medicine and health coaching masterclass on October 7/8 in Brisbane can be found . Available for all health professionals, with CPD for most included. Interested in studying lifestyle medicine, health coaching and new models of care in health and wellbeing? Check out the JCU postgraduate courses: , , and . If you find this podcast valuable then subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is appreciated. If you would like to send in your thoughts, insights, opinions, provide feedback or request a topic, please contact me via Thank you for listening and your support. /episode/index/show/thegpshow/id/27387459

#172 Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with Dr Santosh Sanagapalli 06/13/2023

#171 Mind Your Brain with Dr Kailas Roberts 04/05/2023

#170 Movement in Older Adults with Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh 03/14/2023

#169 Cultural Education with Dr Hung The Nguyen 02/15/2023

#168 Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery with Dr Garth McLeod 01/20/2023

The GP Show

TOPICS