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PsyPODAddiction Medicine and Careers in Psychiatry!Welcome to our latest episode of PsyPOD, the where we chat all things Psychiatry with experts in the mental health field. In today's episode we are joined by Prof. Shalini Arunogiri, a prominent academic psychiatrist who specialises in the area of addiction! Tune in as we discuss her journey in medicine, what careers in academic psychiatric looks like and her thoughts on developments in the drug and alcohol addiction management space!
Associate Prof. Shalini Arunogiri is an addiction psychiatrist and Clinical Director of the Hamilton Centre and Turning Point Statewide Services, a national addiction and mental health tr...
2024-08-1232 minPsyPODUnmasking Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with Dr. Dan MirmilsteinWelcome to the 10th episode of PsyPOD, the podcast that explores the extraordinary lives of influential individuals who have dedicated their lives to the field of mental health. Today, we bring you a special episode featuring Dr Dan Mirmilstein, a child, adolescent and family psychiatrist who just so happens to be a father himself - he provides valuable insights into a typical week in his life, how he tries to strike the perfect work-life balance, how being a parent has shaped his approach to his job, advice for medical students, and so much more.
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2024-06-0637 minPsyPODNavigating Neuropsychology with Caroline GurvichWelcome to the 9th episode of PsyPOD, the podcast that explores the extraordinary lives of influential individuals in the field of mental health. So today, we bring you a slightly different episode, but an extremely eye-opening one featuring Caroline Gurvich - an Associate Professor and clinical neuropsychologist.
Caroline Gurvich is an accomplished Associate Professor and clinical neuropsychologist, currently serving as the Deputy Director of the HER Centre Australia at Monash University. As the Head of the "Cognition and Hormones Group," she specializes in the neuropsychology of women's mental health, focusing on how hormones influence cognitive functioning. With a...
2024-01-3038 minPsyPODBattling Stigma with Dr. Kieran Allen: Part 2Anddd we're back with part 2!
An outstanding doctor, a caring father, a loving husband, and a patient - Today, we're incredibly fortunate to have Dr Kieran Allen, who is a psychiatry registrar at Monash health!
A Monash University medical graduate, he has been working at Monash health since the start of his medical career, earning the title “Registrar of the year” in 2019. He is also the co-founder of the “hand-n-hand peer support service” which is a bi-national peer support network for healthcare workers in Australia and New Zealand. Furthermore, he is a very pass...
2023-08-3124 minPsyPODBattling Stigma with Dr. Kieran Allen: Part 1An outstanding doctor, a caring father, a loving husband, and a patient - Today, we're incredibly fortunate to have Dr Kieran Allen, who is a psychiatry registrar at Monash health!
A Monash University medical graduate, he has been working at Monash health since the start of his medical career, earning the title “Registrar of the year” in 2019. He is also the co-founder of the “hand-n-hand peer support service” which is a bi-national peer support network for healthcare workers in Australia and New Zealand. Furthermore, he is a very passionate advocate for health professionals' mental health and health policy.
2023-08-1429 minPsyPODThe Road to Psychiatry with Dr. Ruwanthi De Alvis SeneviratneWelcome to another episode of PsyPOD, the podcast that explores the extraordinary lives of influential individuals in the field of mental health. Today, we delve into the inspiring story of Dr. Ruwanthi De Alvis Seneviratne, a distinguished clinical academic psychiatrist whose unwavering commitment to mental health and research has left an indelible mark. Dr. Seneviratne is currently working as a part of the Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team in Monash Medical Centre Clayton, where she works with a multidisciplinary team to provide community based acute crisis management services and organise access to acute psychiatric treatment. She is working full-time...
2023-06-1943 min
PsyPODForging Change in Youth Mental Health with Prof. Patrick McGorry AOJoin us as we chat with a genuinely inspiring and remarkable special guest, an individual who is forging change and revolutionising our approach to Youth Mental Health, Prof. Patrick McGorry!
His bio and accomplishments are way way too long to fit into this short description, but to highlight just a couple; Prof. McGorry is a professor of Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. He is the executive director of Orygen (https://www.orygen.org.au/?gclid=CjwKCAiAxJSPBhAoEiwAeO_fPxidrRiUKyI3UC-iFtfCyXtB78PTDzGAPBbRHQEa2sQTz_U1bEnfxRoC3hkQAvD_BwE) and has been responsible for leading the development and scaling...
2022-01-1841 minPsyPODExploring a Career in Psychiatry with Prof. Malcolm HopwoodJoin us as we chat with an incredibly insightful, genuine and accomplished psychiatrist, Professor Malcolm Hopwood.
Currently holding positions of Professor of Psychiatry with Ramsay Health Care at the University of Melbourne, and Clinical Director of the Professorial Psychiatry Unit at the Albert Road Clinic, Prof. Hopwood provides us with a unique perspective into his long and established career. He talks us through some of his interests in the field (including a passion for learning about mood and anxiety disorders), his role in supporting patients, a word on COVID and the importance of research in psychiatry...
2022-01-1155 minPsyPODBreaking Barriers in Women's Mental Health with Prof. Jayashri KulkarniJoin us as we chat with an incredibly inspiring, internationally acknowledged leader within psychiatry, an individual who is pioneering changes to improve the quality of care for women with mental illnesses, Prof. Jayashri Kulkarni!
Having founded the Australian Consortium for Women's Mental Health, taking on the role as President of the International Association for Women's Mental Health, spearheading groundbreaking research into reproductive hormones and mental illness and receiving an Order of Australia (AM) in 2019 for her services to psychiatry (and a whole whole lot more), Prof. Kulkarni has an immense amount of experience and passion to share!
2021-11-3050 minPsyPODOverruling Misconceptions in Forensic Psychiatry with Dr Danny SullivanJoin us as we unpack the world of forensic psychiatry, breaking down the misconceptions and learning more about the roles, challenges and insights seen within the field! Forensic psychiatry is a subspeciality that engages with the intersection between law and psychiatry and involves diagnosing and treating mental disorders in the context of the criminal justice system.
We're joined by Dr Danny Sullivan, a Melbourne and London-trained forensic psychiatrist who is currently the Executive Director of Clinical Services at Forensicare. Dr Sullivan provides us with an incredibly unique perspective into what a forensic psychiatrist does...
2021-11-2357 minPsyPODUnpacking Perinatal Psychiatry with Prof. Anne Buist"These women who had delayed getting treatment and we asked why...it was very clear that in their minds they were afraid that getting postnatal depression was equal to being a bad mother, and being diagnosed as depressed was bad, but being diagnosed as a bad mother was even worse..."
We're joined by an incredibly inspiring special guest, Prof. Anne Buist, a Professor of Women's Mental Health and practising psychiatrist who specializes in postpartum psychiatric illnesses. Having run mother-baby units for over 25 years and leading research responsible for providing recommendations that were accepted by t...
2021-10-261h 01PsyPODRethinking Addiction with Prof. Dan LubmanJoin us as we unpack the world of addiction psychiatry, right from the role of an addiction psychiatrist to just how and why substance abuse has such a consequential impact on the lives of people in our community. We'll be exploring some tips and tricks on entering the psychiatry training program here in Australia and also addressing the stigma that continues to perpetuate.
Substance abuse, misuse and addiction can have a profoundly damaging impact on individuals, families and communities. It is still to this day one of the most stigmatised health conditions in the...
2021-10-121h 00
PsyPODPsyPOD Trailer!For our first series, a series in conversation, we chat to some incredible psychiatrists who have so much to share, discussing career pathways, issues within mental health, stigma, life lessons and everything in between!
Whether you’re a student keen on psychiatry or anyone in our community interested in issues within these fields, join us and let’s start the conversation. Let’s learn about psychiatry, and challenge the stigma, and in doing so, let’s learn more about issues that continue to remain invisible in our society to so many.
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2021-10-1107 min