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Episode 9: Paediatrics - with Dr Ian Shellshear
Episode 9 | 30th July 2024 | 21 mins
In this episode, Tanusha speaks with leading West Moreton Paediatrician Dr Ian Shellshear. Dr Shellshear has over 40 years of experience in paediatrics and is passionate about behaviour management for children and young people.
In 2021, the PHN hosted a five-part webinar series with Dr Shellshear. Watch here: Lunch with Dr Ian Shellshear Education Series.
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Episode 43: AI scribes - with Tracy Pickett (Avant)
Episode 43 | 23rd September 2025 | 23 mins
In this episode, Tanusha speaks with Tracy Pickett, Legal & Policy Advisor at Avant.
They discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scribes; the benefits for GPs and patients, the risks around inaccuracy, data and security, and legal considerations.
Resources
Avant: AI: what you need to know
Ahpra: Meeting your professional obligations when using Artificial Intelligence in healthcare
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Digital scribes
Avant: AI scribes and patient consent
Avant: 3 ways AI medical scribes can benefit your practice (and how to pick the right one)
Episode 42: Homelessness health outreach - with Adj. Assoc. Prof Sonia Martin (OneBridge)
Episode 42 | 9th September 2025 | 24 mins
In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with OneBridge founder, Adjunct Associate Professor Sonia Martin.
OneBridge's Homelessness Health Access Program provides access to primary care, including mental health support and warm referral, through a mobile outreach model in Toowoomba and Ipswich.
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Episode 41: Digital health and AI - with Anja Nikolic (Australasian Institute of Digital Health)
Episode 41 | 26th August 2025 | 19 mins
In this episode, Anja Nikolic, CEO of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health, returns to the podcast to speak with Dr Tanusha.
They discuss what's happening in digital health and at the Institute, and all things AI in healthcare.
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Episode 40: MyMedicare and Chronic Condition Management - with Chris Smeed (Cubiko)
Episode 40 | 12th August 2025 | 26 mins
In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Cubiko CEO Chris Smeed. They discuss the Chronic Condition Management changes that came into effect from 1 July 2025.
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Cubiko: Resources to prepare for Chronic Condition Management
Episode 39: Parkinson's disease - with Michelle Stafford and Arianne Valerio (Metro South Health)
Episode 39 | 29th July 2025 | 23 mins
In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Arianne Valerio, a neurologist with Metro South Health, and Michelle Stafford, formerly with Parkinson's Queensland.
More than 44,000 Queenslanders are living with Parkinson's disease - a number that continues to rise as our population ages.
They discuss diagnosis and motor symptoms, red flags, demographics and trends, referrals, management, and more.
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Parkinson's Queensland: Education & Training for Health Professionals
Episode 38: Eating disorders - with Amara Brennan and Dr Nishanth Jayarajan (West Moreton Health)
Episode 38 | 15th July 2025 | 31 mins
In this episode, Dr Tanusha and Dr Jo speak with Amara Brennan and Dr Nishanth Jayarajan from the West Moreton Health Eating Disorder Speciality Service. The service provides assessment, treatment, education, and secondary consultation for patients affected by eating disorders.
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Episode 37: Rural medical education – with Dr Robert Heffernan
Episode 37 | 1st July 2025 | 19 mins
In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Dr Robert Heffernan.
Dr Heffernan is a GP and practice owner in Toowoomba, GP Career Guide, and the Clinical Lead for Griffith’s LongLook Program, which sees fourth year medical students undergo placements in rural placements across the Darling Downs.
They discuss medical education and placements, student-patient relationships, and the benefits and challenges of medical student mentorship.
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General Practice Supervision Australia
Episode 36: Refugee Health Part 3 - with Dr Rachel Claydon (Mater Health)
Episode 36 | 19th June 2025 | 29 mins
To end our Refugee Week series, Dr Tanusha speaks with Dr Rachel Claydon. Clinically, Dr Claydon practices as a GP at the Mater’s Asylum Seeker GP Clinic working with people seeking asylum who have lodged an application for protection visa, but don’t yet have Medicare.
Non-clinically, Dr Claydon is a GP SMO and Chair of the Queensland Clinical Advisory Group with the Refugee Health Network of Queensland, a statewide network that supports the provision of quality care to those with a refugee background.
Dr Tanusha and Dr Claydon discuss the various Mater Refugee and Multicultural Health Service clinics, the nuances of treating patients with a refugee background, trauma recovery, catch-up immunisation, and more.
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Mater: Refugee and Multicultural Health
Refugee Health Network Queensland
Mater: Multicultural Health Coordination Program
Refugee Health Network Queensland: Clinical Guidelines
Refugee Health Network Queensland: Resources for Clinicians
Australian Government – Department of Home Affairs: How to make a FOI request
Episode 35: Refugee Health Part 2 - with Elizabeth Laverty (Multicultural Australia)
Episode 35 | 17th June 2025 | 23 mins
In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Elizabeth Laverty, who is a Refugee Health Officer with Multicultural Australia, the leading humanitarian settlement provider in Queensland.
Based in Toowoomba and Springfield, Multicultural Australia provides new arrivals with settlement services, such as housing, and access to education programs, training and employment assistance in the regions.
Toowoomba is home to the largest community of Yazidi refugees outside of Europe, with over 6,000.
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Multicultural Australia – Services
Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma
Episode 34: Refugee Health - with Amale Hussein (Settlement Services International)
Episode 34 | 17th June 2025 | 30 mins
In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Amale Hussein, a Refugee Health Nurse with Settlement Services International (SSI).
Based in Goodna, Amale supports referred new arrival individuals and families in the Ipswich region to navigate the healthcare system.
Amale speaks to the barriers that refugees face in healthcare, including cultural and language differences, and distrust of healthcare professionals due to prior experiences.
With a refugee background herself, Amale also shares her journey to becoming a Refugee Health Nurse after arriving in Australia from Somalia with her family at the age of seven in 1998.
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