Pomegranate Health
Episodes
Ep47: Complex Adolescent Transitions—Congress 2019
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone knows that adolescence is a turbulent time. Teens are faced not just with changes to their bodies, but to their moods and thought patterns as...
Ep46: The First 1000 Days—Congress 2019
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded at the 2019 RACP Congress in Auckland and deals with the profound influence that the first 1000 days of life have on lifelon...
Ep45: Medical Fitness to Drive
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Australia and NZ are made up of sprawling cities and far-flung towns, and driving is often viewed as a fundamental freedom. It can be hard for clinici...
Ep44: Cervical Screening–Less Is More
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide, but it's almost entirely preventable. Incidence in Australia and New Zealand...
Ep43: What’s in a Name? - Disruption Part 2
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second of two podcasts about "disruption" in healthcare. We hear from members of the RACP Consumer Advisory Group about the way ...
Ep42: The Value Proposition - Disruption Part 1
16 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this and episode 43 we revisit the theme of 'disruption' from the 2018 RACP Congress. Disruption is what happened to the taxi industry at...
Ep41: Targeting Diabetes
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Glucose-lowering medications have been the mainstay of managing type 2 diabetes for 20 years, but in April this year a polemic erupted around specific...
Ep40: Rebooting CPD Part 2—Feedback and Audit
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From 2019, there will be only three categories of activities in the RACP's CPD framework, encouraging Fellows to participate in performance revie...
Ep39: Rebooting CPD Part 1—Origins
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we put continuing professional development (CPD) under the microscope, particularly the regulatory changes on the horizon. The Medical...
Ep38: Making a Connection
15 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An empathic connection and good communication between physician and patient can promote better outcomes. In this episode of Pomegranate Health, U.S. p...
Ep37: Ethical Dilemmas—Congress 2018
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As medicine becomes more sophisticated, discussions about clinical ethics become more common. It is now possible to support life in dire clinical circ...
Ep36: Acute Coronary Syndrome Part 2—Secondary Prevention
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second of two episodes about acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In part one, the discussion focused on diagnostic workup of acute coronary eve...
Ep35: Acute Coronary Syndrome Part 1—Diagnosis
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chest pain and other symptoms suggestive of ACS make up the majority of presentations to hospital. 11 to 17 per cent of patients presenting to ED with...
Ep34: Diagnostic Error Part 2—Systems
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 32 we discussed cognitive error in diagnostic reasoning. On this episode, we take a look at systems pressures that increase the likelihoo...
Ep33: Early Days for Cannabis Therapy
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cannabis is a plant rich with potential therapeutic compounds and centuries of cultural resonance. At this moment in Australia, media accounts are ful...
Ep32: Diagnostic Error Part 1—Cognitive Bias
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis occurs in 10-15 per cent of acute presentations, although fortunately only a tenth of these lead to serious conseque...
Ep31: Ngā Kaitiaki Hauora
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'Ngā Kaitiaki Hauora' translates as 'guardians of health'. This podcast emerged from a meeting near Auckland organised by the RAC...
Ep30: Being Human
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The World Medical Association has just updated the Physician's Oath in the Declaration of Geneva to include the clause, 'I will attend my ow...
Ep29: Drug Interactions and Deprescribing
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Adverse drug events cause about five per cent of admissions to a public hospital, although some studies suggest the figure could be as high as 15 per ...
Ep28: Transitions to Fellowship
27 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The transition from trainee to consultant marks an exciting and daunting step in a clinician's career. Suddenly you take on responsibility for ev...
Ep27: Severe Asthma
30 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Australia and New Zealand have relatively high rates of asthma by international measures, with a population rate of about one in nine. For years the m...
Ep26: Dealing with Uncertainty – Part 2
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Uncertainty can be frightening for patients and doctors alike, but it's an unavoidable fact of medicine in every specialty. In this two-part stor...
Ep25: Dealing with Uncertainty – Part 1
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Uncertainty can be frightening for patients and doctors alike, but it's an unavoidable fact of medicine in every specialty. In this two-part stor...
Ep24: Social Medicine – Themes from Congress 2017
29 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's estimated that socioeconomic (SES) factors are responsible for half of a population's health and wellbeing status. In comparison, medic...
Ep23: Managing Autism in the ED
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can present unique challenges for the emergency physician. As these patients often have trouble making se...
Ep22: Transitions to Retirement
30 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode looks at one of the biggest steps in a physician's career: retirement. It's common to avoid thinking about retirement, and the ...
Ep21: Genomics for the Generalist – Part 2
27 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is a two-part series looking at how modern genomics is changing clinical practice, and how a physician can hope to keep up with the pace of disco...
Ep20: Genomics for the Generalist – Part 1
26 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is a two-part series looking at how modern genomics is changing clinical practice, and how a physician can hope to keep up with the pace of disco...
Ep19: Health, Disease and Death in the Early Colony
30 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode goes back 200 years to tales of the early Sydney colony. The lectures featured on the program were first recorded at the 'Our Health...
[Guest Lecture] Integrating Health and Social Care
21 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Harry Burns and Dr Ruth Hussey OBE are public health physicians involved in 'whole-of-system change' in Britain's health and social...
Ep17: Better Practice in Paeds
29 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Almost three quarters of physicians surveyed in the U.S. admit to ordering at least one unnecessary test, procedure or treatment every week. In Austra...
Ep16: Mind the (Gender) Gap
30 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
While more than half of all medical students and trainees are women, they make up only about 30 per cent of registered physicians. When it comes to cl...
Ep15: Methamphetamine – Beyond the Hype
26 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Crystal methamphetamine, or ice, has been sensationalised in the media over the past decade. While raising awareness of the drug, such reporting has a...
Ep14: Fever of Unknown Origin
28 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Pyrexia, or fever of unknown origin (PUO) is a syndrome that challenges the diagnostic skills of every physician. It is defined by frequent fevers ove...
Ep13: A Fresh Start for Disability Services
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is designed to provide better care for the 460,000 Australians who have significant and permanent disa...
Ep12: Perspectives on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
29 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a decade lower than that of the non-Indigenous population. Addressing this dispari...
Ep11: Adolescent Health Adds Up
30 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The World Health Organization defines 'adolescents' as anyone between the ages of 10 and 19, and 'youth' as those between 15 and 2...
Ep10: Evolving Your Practice
26 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Medical practice is dynamic, and continually changes with evidence and experience. But costly or prolonged treatment doesn 't always translate in...
Ep9: The Gut Microbiome and IBD
29 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The gut microbiome is the subject of increasing research in medicine. Understanding this complex community offers potential new insight for treating a...
Ep8: Obesity Inside Out
28 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Obesity can seem like what strategists call a 'wicked problem'—a problem with so many parts that it's impossible to solve. But some t...
Ep7: The Art of Supervision
26 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
By shaping the next generation of physicians, supervision affects the lives and health of patients. In this episode, our guests explore how the role o...
Ep6: Antibiotic Resistance – Are We All Doomed?
20 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
'One Health' is a contemporary movement based on a long-held observation: that the health of humans, animals, and the environment are inextr...
Ep5: Physician, Heal Thyself
26 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Most preventive health messages focus on diet, exercise, and stress reduction. But are doctors taking this advice for themselves?The Doctors' Hea...
Ep4: Stem Cell Therapies Today
28 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This month we're presenting a review of stem cell research and stem cell therapies from Professor John Rasko FRACP, head of the Department of Cel...
Ep3: Law at End-of-Life
31 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the final of our three-part series on end-of-life decision-making, we're integrating perspectives from the law.For dying patients, their famil...
Ep2: Cultural Humility
27 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Treating a dying person goes beyond understanding their disease. In the second of a three-part series, we examine the importance of family and culture...
Ep1: Recognising Death
29 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For our first show we're starting at the end: end-of-life care and decision-making. It's a hard topic to discuss with patients, but it might...