James Bullen

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Health Report · Mixing multiple medicines, workplace mental health, and a check-up for Aussie tweens · 15 Jul 2019 podcast

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I suppose people might think that, you know, your doctor or pharmacist might already be looking out for this sort of thing, aren't there? voice-verified

Checks and balances in place already? voice-verified

And what do we know? voice-verified

I know you mentioned the health effects earlier on in this interview, but in terms of mortality, is there a link between polypharmacy and early death? voice-verified

it. voice-verified

Because the studies can't demonstrate cause and effect. voice-verified

You can't randomise people to polypharmacy or voice-verified

Right. voice-verified

And so is there any blame that lies with individual doctors here or is it just the system that's at issue? voice-verified

And we should make clear that you're not telling people to go off their medications or head to their GP or anything like that. voice-verified

They really need to review things with their GP. voice-verified

Great. voice-verified

Amy, thanks for joining us on The Health Report. voice-verified

Dr. Amy Page is an adjunct senior lecturer at the University of Western Australia. voice-verified

And on RN, the ABC Listen app, or wherever you get your podcasts, you're listening to The Health Report with me, James Bullen. voice-verified

Half of us think our workplace isn't mentally healthy, and one in five of us have taken time off in the last year because we've been feeling mentally unwell, according to the latest figures from Beyond Blue. voice-verified

but how your family doctor deals with the issue hasn't always been clear. voice-verified

Now, new guidelines for GPs outline how they can help people who've experienced a work-related mental health condition along the path to recovery. voice-verified

One of the authors of these guidelines is Professor Danielle Matzer, head of the Department of General Practice at Monash University. voice-verified

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