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Dr Smith interviews Dr Danial Schecter from Cananda who heads up the Canadian Cannabinoid Medical Clinic (CMClinic) and is on an educational tour of Australia and New Zealand. In part II, we discuss cannabis and driving in NSW and the impact of THC on licencing, we also delve deeper into the differences between THC and CBD. We discuss how physicians can select the correct patient population for management of their patient's problems and make strong delineations between medicinal and recreational cannabis use.   1) Lambert Initiatives study "Knowledge and attitudes of Australian general practitioners towards medicinal cannabis: cross-sectional study" ; https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/7/e022101.full 2) COMPASS study - https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(15)00837-8/fulltext The Praxhub educational modules designed for pharmacists and doctors. They are an independent educational group that delivers educational modules for HCPs. https://praxhub.com/medicinal-cannabis-registration/  For further information for patient group,  it is best to provide the information delivered by United in Compass. A patient advocacy group that is unbiased and provides information in lay language for the general public: https://unitedincompassion.com.au/resources-2/  3) For more information on using medicinal cannabis and driving, please read:   https://www.medicinalcannabis.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/2869/Cannabis-and-Driving-Fact-Sheet-Health-Professionals-FINAL.pdf  See www.lejeunemedical.com.au With thanks to Canopy Growth Corporation & Spectrum Therapeutics

Dr Smith interviews Dr Danial Schecter from Canada who heads up the Canadian Cannabinoid Medical Clinic (CMClinic) and is on an educational tour of Australia and New Zealand. In part I we introduce the endocannaboid system and how it works. References: 1) Lambert Initiatives study "Knowledge and attitudes of Australian general practitioners towards medicinal cannabis: cross-sectional study" ; https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/7/e022101.full 2) COMPASS study - https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(15)00837-8/fulltext The Praxhub educational modules designed for pharmacists and doctors. They are an independent educational group that delivers educational modules for HCPs. https://praxhub.com/medicinal-cannabis-registration/  For further information for patient group,  it is best to provide the information delivered by United in Compass. A patient advocacy group that is unbiased and provides information in lay language for the general public: https://unitedincompassion.com.au/resources-2/  3) For more information on using medicinal cannabis and driving, please read:   https://www.medicinalcannabis.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/2869/Cannabis-and-Driving-Fact-Sheet-Health-Professionals-FINAL.pdf See www.lejeunemedical.com.au   With thanks to Canopy Growth Corporation & Spectrum Therapeutics  

What if a law was passed that doctors had to obey the military? Would that make it right to apply their skill and knowledge to evil purposes?   Medicines posits very high moral values. Some of the highest. Medical practitioners are at the service of their patients, but not at the service of disease. We seek firstly to do no harm, and secondly to do good.    There are laws before NSW Parliament that liberalise Abortion and co-opt doctors to be agents for the industry.    What ought doctors to do in this situation?   References: 1) Christopher Browning (1992), "Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland" 2) Jordan Peterson (2018), "12 Rules for Life: an antidote to chaos", Allen Lane 3) Al-Muderis, M (2014), "Walking Free", Allen & Unwin 4) Medical Board of Australia (March 2014), "Good medical practice: a code of conduct for doctors in Australia", AHPRA, available: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD14%2F13139&dbid=AP&chksum=QcTyqZvtbNYs5MbrHowyAA%3D%3D  5) AMA (2019), Conscientious Objection, availalble: https://ama.com.au/position-statement/conscientious-objection-2019 

Would progressive bowel cancer steal the wind from your sails? My mum and I catch up on mother's day to discuss her bowel cancer journey and to share the highlights and surprising upside to facing a huge challenge like this head on.  To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast    The National Bowel Cancer Screening Program is sending out free bowel cancer screening tests to all Australians aged 50–to74. The test will be posted to you every two years. Do the test when it comes in the post! https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/bowel-screening

Welcome to Lejeunecast, where we place our talents at the service of Life! To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast Ice-affected patients, shifting priorities, learning on the job are just some of the challenges NSW Health's newly minted intern (and former Lejeune Family Medical Practice Medical student), Dr Natalie Li has to surmount in her journey to becoming a fully fledged doctor. Four months into her role, we catch up with her and hear about what it is like for interns like Natalie keeping the medical team going and being at the forefront of our basic emergency services. 

Welcome to Lejeunecast, where we place our talents at the service of Life! To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast Young mother, Amelia, did not know she was carrying a baby with Down's syndrome. Her story is entwined with that of Professor Jerome Lejeune. This podcast picks up from 009 Lejeunecast (listen here: https://lejeunecast.libsyn.com/009-lejeunecast-jerome-lejeune-father-doctor-researchersaint) With thanks to Amelia for giving the interview. Her blog at: www.forwantofwonder.net/  Professor Jerome Lejeune's monumental contribution to medicine and genetics has almost been forgotten in certain circles. Certainly, in the USA and France, he has made a lasting impact and there exist Foundations that carry his name. But what about this small family practice in the middle of the Hills region in NSW, Australia? Why have we seen fit to share Jerome Lejeune's vision in putting our talents at the service of life? References: 1) Lejeune-Gaymard (2010), "Life is a Blessing", Ignatius Press, San Francisco (translation from 1997 'La vie est un bonheur, mon pere') 2) https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2015/02/updated-scientist-saint 3) https://www.clmagazine.org/topic/pro-life-champions/the-legacy-of-dr-jerome-lejeune/ 4) http://www.epe.admin.cam.ac.uk/how-electric-fairy-clara-lejeune-gaymard-helped-transform-general-electric Need help and support? 1) https://www.downsyndrome.org.au/new_parents.html 2) https://www.pregnancysupport.com.au/

After a long struggle with pain, immobility and reduced quality of life, some people will opt to have joint replacement surgery. Several factors will be considered before undertaking this big step, and an accurate replacement with a smooth recovery would be ideal in every case. Thanks to the technology and engineering available through robotic principles applied to surgery, there is a way that you could plan and place components to customise the joint replacement. Dr Michael Smith quizzes Dr John Limbers on the MakoTM robotic-arm assisted surgery.   To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast References: 1) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 2018, "Osteoarthritis snapshot", Australian Govt, avaialable: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-musculoskeletal-conditions/osteoarthritis/contents/what-is-osteoarthritis ; accessed 19/3/2019  

What's in a name? Professor Jerome Lejeune's monumental contribution to medicine and genetics has almost been forgotten in certain circles. Certainly, in the USA and France, he has made a lasting impact and there exist Foundations that carry his name. But what about this small family practice in the middle of the Hills region in NSW, Australia? Why have we seen fit to share Jerome Lejeune's vision in putting our talents at the service of life? Find out in this and future podcasts! To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast References: 1) American Life League c. 1988, 'Legendary geneticist Jerome Lejeune in a rare interview in English', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_QjrZY4WP4 , accessed 9/3/2019 2) Moynihan, C (April 2007), 'Saintly scientists: Hate the disease, love the diseased', Mercator.net, https://www.mercatornet.com/mobile/view/saintly_scientists_hate_the_disease_love_the_diseased , accessed 9/3/2019 3) Zihni, L. 'Sutherland's syphilis hypothesis of Down's syndrome' J Hist Neurosci. 1995 Jun;4(2):133-7 4) Calva, P (May 2015), 'Who was Professeor Jerome Lejeune'  Culture of Life Foundation, accessed 10/3/2019 5) Dr Paul Camarata, 2015, 'Servant of God, Jerome Lejeune, Physician, Pro Life Advocate' The Saint Cast, http://saintcast.org/sc-146-servant-of-god-jerome-lejeune-physician-pro-life-advocate accessed 2018

We can often be very casual with our hearing health, taking it for granted. Never before, however, have there been so many ways to destroy your hearing and possibly miss out on participation in society. To discuss this, Lejeunecast caught up with Heba Hamdan and Katrina Ripagalos at Attune Audiology in Bella Vista, NSW to discuss many issues relating to hearing loss. They have a great sound proof room for conducting formal audiometry testing which is slightly better than the one I have become accustomed to! Even more reason to support this podcast! Please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast According to www.hearingawarenessweek.org.au , one in six Australians is hearing impaired, Deaf or has an ear disorder. Most commonly, hearing loss happens with age or is caused by loud noises. Damage to your hearing is often a gradual process - the effects of noise exposure are permanent. What is excessive noise? When you must raise your voice to be able to speak to someone at an arm's length. Some of the early warning signs are: you can hear but not understand; you find it hard to hear in noisy situations or groups of people; you think people mumble; you need turn the TV up louder than others or, you don't always hear the doorbell or the phone. In one study funded by Australian Hearing, most Australians take an average of 7 years to take action on hearing loss.*  * Acceptability, benefit, and costs of early screening for hearing disability (2007): a study of potential screening tests and models. Davis A1, Smith P, Ferguson M, Stephens D, Gianopoulos I, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17927921.          

'Rugby is simply too dangerous!' Or is it? I was asked to give a talk alongside the NSW Waratah's Development manager, fmr Head Coach at Warringah Rugby Club, Owain Roberts to a group of mothers gathered at Redfield college. Our mission? To give mums a chance to air any concerns they might have about their sons and daughters playing the game of rugby. To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast  Please find the following links below as referenced in the talks: http://www.nswwaratahs.com.au/waratahs/prep-to-perform    http://www.rugbyau.com/participate/coach/coaching-resources    https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/australian-sports-injury-hospitalisations-2011-12/contents/table-of-contents 

Episode 6 introduces the scintillating senior GP registrar, Dr Shannon Armstrong-Kempter to Lejeune Family Medical Practice!!! Dr Armstrong-Kempter is due to return from maternity leave and will be working part time with our doctors here. She brings with her various interests in aspects of woman's health as well as a global perspective on the overlap of medicine and education. Dr Shannon Armstrong-Kempter's blog can be found at: https://petersensgonewild.wordpress.com/  We hope you enjoy this in-depth interview!  Listen to the end for two bloopers from the interview! To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast Please share this podcast with your friends and family and be sure to subscribe.

This week, we catch up with Dr Alan Ng who is serving his last few weeks in the public hospital system before he takes the plunge into General Practice Training.   Dr Michael Smith and Dr Ng compare notes on training, approach to medicine, career and family as well as what it means to be at the service of patients. To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast Sound credits: 1) Oppressive Gloom Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In Episode 004, we look at the My Health Record, sharing stories that have been in the media but also positive aspects from a patient's perspective, with thanks to Healthily and their GoShare platform, www.healthily.com.au  Also, if you are liking this podcast, be sure to Subscribe and share it with your friends.  To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast

From our family to yours, the staff at Lejeune Family Medical Practice wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year's Resolution! Join Dr Michael Smith as brings the sounds of excited children unwrapping presents around the Christmas tree. Losing even small amounts of weight can make big differences to chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Increasing your incidental exercise is one way to help with the battle of the bulge. Also, imagine what life could be like if you were to ditch the cigarettes for good? Listen to episode three for authoritative and helpful information on weight loss and smoking cessation with thanks to Healthily and their GoShare platform, www.healthily.com.au  Also, if you are liking this podcast, be sure to Subscribe and share it with your friends.  To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast

Lejeunecast...it's French for gesundheit! Quite fitting actually, given that the word in German means health and is often used to forestall illness. That's what we are all about at Lejeune Family Medical Practice and this podcast. Episode 2 introduces our indefatigable and dynamic office manager who meets with patients who have signed up to our weekly walking group. We also feature an extensive episode from GoShare regarding what meal times might look like for families with eating disorders as well as the types of support that exist out there for these troubling times. We look at ways to achieve less painful injections which will interest kids, teenagers and adults alike! To support this podcast, please find Lejeunecast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast Be sure to subscribe and share with your friends and colleagues! Blooper added at end of the 'cast. With thanks to www.healthily.com.au for again making available audio from their GoShare platform.

Welcome to our first podcast! We are super excited to bring to our patients, colleague doctors, students, parents and affiliated organisations our Lejeunecast! Please subscribe to this and future episodes. We discuss preventable admissions to the emergency department, whether junior schoolboy rugby is as dangerous as made out, a new platform to reach patients by their general practice, advance care planning and an interview with our practice nurse. Get Lejeunecast off the ground via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lejeunecast References in order of mention: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian hospital statistics 2009–10. emergency department care and elective surgery waiting times. Canberra: AIHW, 2010. (AIHW Cat. No. HSE 93; Health Services Series No. 38.) http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442472405 https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/ahs-2016-17-emergency-department-care/contents/table-of-contents Yusuf Nagree, Vanessa J Camarda, Daniel M Fatovich, Peter A Cameron, Ian Dey, Andrew D Gosbell, Sally M McCarthy and David Mountain,Med J Aust 2013; 198 (11): 612-615  Richardson DB, Mountain D. Myths versus facts in emergency department overcrowding and hospital access block. Med J Aust 2009; 190: 369-374.  David J Buckley, Paul W Curtis and Joseph G McGirr, The effect of a general practice after-hours clinic on emergency department presentations: a regression time series analysis,Med J Aust 2010; 192 (8): 448-451 https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/serious-childhood-community-injury-in-new-south-wa/contents/summary www.heathily.com.au "Oppressive Gloom" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/