Podcasts about Royal Hospital

In this podcast, SBS Hindi brings you the inspiring story of Dr Srinivas Bolisetty, an Indian-origin Australian awarded the Public Service Medal in the King's Birthday Honours list for his exceptional work in neonatal healthcare. As a senior neonatologist at the Royal Hospital for Women, he has cared for the most vulnerable newborns while leading vital research and innovation. Hear about his journey, challenges, achievements, and his message for future medical professionals.

Wellfest will take place in IMMA at the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham this weekend and will see movement, mindfulness, fitness, and food take centre stage. One of the headliners is globally recognized celebrity fitness trainer to the stars, DB DONAMATRIX – he joins Anton to chat about his career and more.

May in the Garden 2025 short notes v2It's May and as the saying goes, “N'er cast a clout till May is out”. A proverb which reminds us about the fickle British weather and its ability to bathe us in warmth one day and bring chilly winds the next! Peter Brown and Chris Day discuss what gardening tasks need to be done in one of the busiest months in the gardening calendar, plus a round-up of events and topical news stories.What's on2 - 4th May: BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair, Beaulieu, New Forest, Hampshire. 2 May - 10th August: Unearthed: The Power of Gardening, British Library, London.8 - 11th May: RHS Malvern Spring Festival, Three Counties Showground, Worcestershire. 20 – 24th May: RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London.24 May - 1st June National Children's Gardening Week.30 – 31st May: Scone Palace Garden Fair, Perthshire, Scotland.NewsChelsea 2025 gardens showcasing climate resilience.Monty Don's dog, Ned assists in creating first dog friendly Chelsea Garden.Frank P Matthews to debut at Chesea Flower Show showcasing Malus.England's non-woodland trees freely mapped for first time.Ancient oak tree cut down by Toby Carvery.National Trust steps in to save rare Black Poplar trees.Mixed fortunes of UK gardens visitor numbers in 2024 revealed.Biddulph Grange Stumpery renovation completed.A call for action over declining hoverfly numbers from The Wildlife Trust and RHS.Horticultural Trade Association supports Urban Green Spaces Bill.2025 Ballot open for 10 Downing Street Garden which will be open to the public for one day.Rising costs lead to Shrewsbury Flower Show cancellation.Westland Horticulture acquires Bulldog Products.Huw Richards and Gardena search for Britain's best plot in new competition.Survey conducted by Stihl highlights common garden mistakes Peter A. Cox of Glendoick, a pioneering figure in the world of horticulture and rhododendron cultivation, has died.Lawns overlooked in new builds.Wildlife gardens see a ‘change for the better' say Wildflower Gardening Forum.DIG IT Top 5 Top Fragrant Plants5th spot Lonicera Gold Flame, 4th Lavandula Hidcote, 3rd Rose Lilac Bouquet, 2nd Trachelospermum jasminoides and Lavandula stoechas at the number 1 spot.Plants mentioned: Polyanthus and Primulas – perfect for division, Swede, Beetroot, Carrots, Autumn Cabbage, autumn / winter Cauliflowers, Broccoli, Peas, Potatoes, Radish, Lettuce and Spring Onions. French and Runner beans, Sweetcorn, Courgettes, and Pumpkins. Blueberries, Cranberries and Strawberries. Sweet Peppers, Chillies, Aubergines, Melons, and Cucumbers. Summer bedding and Seasonal plants. Aquatic oxygenators, marginals, and waterlilies. Pop-in / Drop-In Speedplanters.Products mentioned: Bug Hotel, Horticultural fleece, Dutch Hoe, Ericaceous fertilisers, Garden Netting, Evergreen 4-in 1 Lawn Food, Lawn seed, Hanging baskets, and Melcourt Peat-Free Tub and Basket Compost.Our thanks to Chiltern Music Therapy for supplying the music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Industry news including Infectious diseases hospital and Royal Hospital build to go ahead; data centres - Derrimut Data Centre in focus; affordable living apartments. Shout-out to those who took a refresher on conpliance  & toolboxes and don't forget the branch meetings coming up. Campbellfield Nestles 1 hour stoppage over cost of living eba negoitations covering ETU, AWU & PPTEU.Queensland shout-out where there is a shut-down because of the cyclone. Boxing chat. May Day outside Trades Hall coming up. Passing of Kerry Christopher.

Since the dawn of time, our pro-natalist society has implemented certain systems, norms and lenses in which we view child rearing. These often oppressive and coercive conditions make it difficult for many to think about their reproductive options. But with the emergence of artificial wombs and womb transplants, what impact could this have on reproductive autonomy? And what ethical and political questions will follow?    Brigitte Gerstl is the program manager for the uterus transplant program at the Royal Hospital for Women (RHW). Brigitte played a pivotal role in establishing Australia's first live donor uterus transplant research study program at the RHW, she is currently developing the deceased donor pathway within the program. In this role, she oversees patient screening, ethics, and governance, while also monitoring patient progress and clinical and psychosocial outcomes.  Dr. Luara Ferracioli is Associate Professor in Political Philosophy at the University of Sydney. Her main areas of research are the ethics of immigration and family justice.  Mianna Lotz is an academic, ethics advisor, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University where she specialises in and teaches ethics and applied ethics with a research focus on emerging reproductive technologies, adoption, surgical innovation, family ethics, and the welfare and rights of children and parents.  Chaired by Kathryn MacKay, Senior Lecturer at Sydney Health Ethics. 

Glanda tiroidă, situată la baza gâtului și cu forma unui fluture, asigură buna funcționare a întregului organism. Ritmul cardiac accelerat, oboseala excesiva, creșterea sau scăderea în greutate sunt semnele unei suferințe tiroidiene. Care sunt cele mai frecvente boli ale tiroidei și cum le diagnosticăm, ne spune dr. Ailin Septar, medic specialist endocrinologie, invitata emisiunii Sănătatea FM. Afecțiunile glandei tiroide sunt printre cele mai frecevnte afecțiuni endocrinologie, dar endocrinologia nu se ocupă numai de tiroidă, așa cum majoritatea pacienților cred, explică la RFI, dr. Ailin Septar, medic specialist endocrinolog la Royal Hospital. Potrivit medicului, sub paleta afecțiunilor endocrinologice intră cele ale glandei hipofize- o glandă din creier care controlează, practic, activitatea tuturor glandelor endocrine,  tot ce ține de sănătatea femeii- menopauză, tulburări de ciclu menstrual, obezitate, osteoporoză, afecțiunile endocrinologice ale copilului. "Dacă ar fi să fac un top 3 al afecțiunilor endocrinologice, pe primul loc și cele mai frecvent întâlnite în practica mea medicală sunt bolile tiroidiene, pe locul al doilea avem tulburările de ciclu menstrual și menopauza, și mă bucur că femeile conștientizează această problemă și se adresează medicului, și pe locul 3 sunt pacienții cu exces ponderal și obezitate, dar și pacientele cu osteoporoză", explică dr. Ailin Septar.  Potrivit medicului endocrinolog, hormnonii tiroidieni sunt indispendabili, sunt esențiali pentru buna funcționare a organismului, pentru că ei controlează majoritatea proceselor metabolice, fie că vorbim despre ritm cardiac, termoreglare, rata metabolismului bazal. Este o glandă endocrină importantă, iar tulburările endocrine au repercusiuni asupra întregului organism. Tulburările tiroidiene inglobează o categorie largă de afecțiuni însă printre cele mai comune se regasesc hipertiroidismul, hipotiroidismul si tiroidita autoimuna. Hipertiroidismul este caracterizat de producția excesivă a hormonilor tiroidieni (T3 și T4) de către glanda tiroidă. Simptome ale hipertiroidismului: pierdere în greutate, iritabilitate și nervozitate, ritm cardiac accelerat.Hipotiroidismul este afecțiunea medicala în care glanda tiroidă produce cantități insuficiente de hormoni tiroidieni (tiroxina – T4 și triiodotironina – T3). Simptome ale Hipotiroidismului:creștere în greutate, oboseală și letargie, sensibilitate la frig, piele Uscată și păr fragil, dificultăți de concentrare.Tiroidita autoimună este o afecțiune în care sistemul imunitar atacă și distruge țesutul tiroidian. Simptomele tiroiditei autoimune: m[rirea glandei tiroidiene, oboseală și letargie.

Avis de non-responsabilité:     Les points de vue et les opinions exprimés dans ce podcast sont ceux des personnes qui y participent et ne représentent pas nécessairement la position officielle de la SOGC.  Résumé:   Dans cet épisode du balado sur la santé des femmes de la SOGC, le Dr Diane Francoeur et le Dr Sarah Maheux-Lacroix se joignent à nous pour nous faire part des plus récents progrès en matière de recherche et de soins multidisciplinaires pour les personnes atteintes d'endométriose. Écoutez cet épisode captivant où nous discutons des obstacles à la mise en œuvre de modèles de soins multidisciplinaires et de la façon dont l'éducation et l'autonomisation des patientes peuvent être intégrées aux soins multidisciplinaires pour les patientes atteintes d'endométriose.  À propos du Dre Francoeur  La Dre Francoeur est la présidente-directrice générale de la Société des obstétriciens et gynécologues du Canada et une ardente défenseure des femmes et des fournisseurs de soins de santé. Elle est obstétricienne-gynécologue et a plus de 30 ans d'expérience. Elle continue aujourd'hui à servir sa communauté en tant qu'obstétricienne-gynécologue.  La Dre Francoeur a été la première femme présidente de la Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) et a rempli tous ses mandats. Elle continue de travailler comme professeure agrégée au département d'obstétrique et de gynécologie du CHU Ste-Justine, affilié à l'Université de Montréal, et est une ardente défenseuse des droits des femmes, du leadership des médecins et des soins de santé.   À propos de Dre Maheux-LaCroix  La Dre Maheux-LaCroix est obstétricienne-gynécologue, chercheuse clinique et professeure adjointe au Département d'obstétrique et de gynécologie de l'Université Laval. Après avoir complété une maîtrise en épidémiologie (2010) et un certificat de spécialiste (2015), elle a poursuivi sa formation dans un programme de fellowship en chirurgie gynécologique laparoscopique au Royal Hospital for Women - UNSW, Sydney. Australie (2017) et a obtenu un doctorat en épidémiologie dans le domaine de l'endométriose. Les transcriptions de cet épisode seront bientôt disponibles.

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Facing Fears and Finding Hope: A Hospital Journey Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/facing-fears-and-finding-hope-a-hospital-journey Story Transcript:Da: Sommerens milde stråler strømmede ind gennem de store vinduer i Rigs Hospitalet, og kastede et varmt lys over de sterile, hvide gange.En: The gentle rays of summer streamed through the large windows of the Royal Hospital, casting a warm glow over the sterile, white corridors.Da: Freja sad på en hård plastikstol i venteværelset.En: Freja sat on a hard plastic chair in the waiting room.Da: Hun havde været der i flere timer, og hun følte hvordan uroen voksede.En: She had been there for several hours, and she felt her anxiety growing.Da: Hendes blik vandrede konstant over det værelse, der summede af liv.En: Her gaze constantly wandered over the room, which buzzed with life.Da: Mennesker hastede frem og tilbage, men Freja blev siddende, stille og ventende.En: People hurried back and forth, but Freja remained seated, silent and waiting.Da: Freja trak sin skitsebog frem.En: Freja pulled out her sketchbook.Da: Tegneriet hjalp, tankerne blev lidt roligere, men stadig ville hjertet ikke falde til ro.En: Drawing helped; her thoughts became a little calmer, but her heart still refused to settle down.Da: Hun havde bemærket de første symptomer for nogle måneder siden.En: She had noticed the first symptoms a few months ago.Da: Svaghed, uforklarlig træthed.En: Weakness, unexplained fatigue.Da: Tegnestudierne, som hun elskede, blev langsomt en kamp.En: The art studies she loved were slowly becoming a struggle.Da: Hun havde behov for svar.En: She needed answers.Da: Nu var hun her, på hospitalet, og ventede på resultaterne af sine prøver.En: Now she was here, at the hospital, waiting for the results of her tests.Da: Mikkel kom, som han havde lovet.En: Mikkel arrived, as he had promised.Da: Han satte sig ved siden af hende, hans tilstedeværelse gav støtte.En: He sat next to her, his presence offering support.Da: "Hvordan har du det?"En: "How are you feeling?"Da: spurgte han med en rolig stemme.En: he asked in a calm voice.Da: Freja forsøgte et smil.En: Freja attempted a smile.Da: "Lidt nervøs," indrømmede hun, hendes stemme næsten en hvisken.En: "A little nervous," she admitted, her voice almost a whisper.Da: Freja havde kendt Mikkel i mange år.En: Freja had known Mikkel for many years.Da: Han var en af de få personer, hun følte sig tryg ved at åbne sig for.En: He was one of the few people she felt comfortable opening up to.Da: "Jeg frygter, hvad de vil sige," sagde hun.En: "I fear what they will say," she said.Da: "Hvis det er noget kronisk... hvordan skal jeg klare det?"En: "If it's something chronic... how will I manage?"Da: Mikkel lyttede opmærksomt.En: Mikkel listened attentively.Da: "Uanset hvad, så er jeg her," sagde han.En: "No matter what, I'm here," he said.Da: "Du behøver ikke klare det alene."En: "You don't have to face it alone."Da: Tiden sneglede sig afsted.En: Time crawled by slowly.Da: Hver gang en telefon ringede i venteværelset, sprang Freja let.En: Each time a phone rang in the waiting room, Freja jumped slightly.Da: Endelig, efter dengang, hvor hun næsten havde opgivet håbet, ringede det.En: Finally, when she had almost given up hope, it rang.Da: Hendes navn lød fra receptionen.En: Her name was called from the reception.Da: Hun greb instinktivt Mikkels hånd, som gav et opmuntrende klem.En: She instinctively grabbed Mikkel's hand, which gave an encouraging squeeze.Da: "Doktoren er klar til at tale med dig,” sagde receptionisten.En: "The doctor is ready to see you," said the receptionist.Da: Freja gik ind på kontoret, Mikkel ved hendes side.En: Freja walked into the office, Mikkel by her side.Da: Lægen var venlig, hans øjne var medfølende.En: The doctor was kind, his eyes filled with compassion.Da: Han forklarede forsigtigt diagnosen.En: He gently explained the diagnosis.Da: Det var ikke den frygtede besked, men det var stadig en udfordring, hun skulle leve med.En: It wasn't the dreaded news, but it was still a challenge she would have to live with.Da: Men der var også lindring.En: Yet, there was also relief.Da: Nu vidste hun.En: Now she knew.Da: Der var en plan, noget konkret at forholdes til.En: There was a plan, something concrete to hold onto.Da: Freja åndede lettet op.En: Freja breathed a sigh of relief.Da: Hun kiggede på Mikkel, som svarede med et opmuntrende nik.En: She looked at Mikkel, who responded with an encouraging nod.Da: "Vi klarer det her," sagde han.En: "We can handle this," he said.Da: Og for første gang i ugevis, følte Freja håb.En: And for the first time in weeks, Freja felt hope.Da: Da de forlod hospitalet, tog solen imod dem med en varm omfavnelse.En: As they left the hospital, the sun greeted them with a warm embrace.Da: Freja kiggede op mod den blå, sommerhimmel.En: Freja looked up at the blue summer sky.Da: Hun følte sig stærkere end før.En: She felt stronger than before.Da: Nu kunne hun begynde at forstå, acceptere, og vigtigst af alt, tage de første skridt mod at omfavne livet med deres nye virkelighed – sammen med Mikkel.En: Now she could begin to understand, to accept, and most importantly, to take the first steps toward embracing life with their new reality—together with Mikkel. 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Dara Neligan is a Project manager with 3 Ireland. He studied in Maynooth and then did postgraduate in innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship in UCD and comes from Greystones.He is one of 5 brothers who went to CWC and a son of an impressive man I met during my recovery from stroke in Royal Hospital in Donnybrook, Maurice, who went to Synge Street the same years as my Father and imputation for Portraits of Clongowes podcast. Father of Kiva and son of Maurice and Dympna,Dara is Currently back in Dublin having worked overseas in 25 Different Countries since 2000Dara left Clongowes in 1989.

In today's episode Amelia shares her first birth which was a challenging induced labour that ended in an emergency caesarean. She always knew she wanted a VBAC so when she discovered she was pregnant with twins, she made it her mission to find a care provider to support her. Thankfully, she discovered Dr Andrew Bisits at the Royal Hospital for Women who accepted her immediately. Amelia takes us through her labour step by step as she navigated CTG monitoring challenges, advocated for her preferences and achieved an empowering twin VBAC  - our very first for the podcast. Amelia speaks so highly of Dr Bisits and so do I. He came to the Sydney launch of our book and spoke to the whole room about the importance of woman centred care. If you want a breech vaginal birth - he's your guy. ----- Today's episode is brought to you by an Australian brand I really love, The Sleepybelly Pregnancy Pillow.Worried about rolling onto your back during the night? Or maybe you're tired from tossing and turning?Experience a deeper and more restful sleep for mum and bub with Sleepybelly. The Sleepybelly is a three piece, adjustable pregnancy pillow designed to encourage safe side sleeping. Made from a super soft, air layer outer material and premium latex internally provides great support for your belly and back. Sleepybelly is Australian owned, has free shipping and comes with a 30-night trial.Take $10 off using the Australian Birthing Stories exclusive promo code ABS10You can purchase the Sleepybelly online today at sleepybelly.com.au  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a Text Message.In this episode of the Incubator podcast, host Dr. Ben Courchia is joined by two distinguished guests: Dr. Neil Patel, a neonatologist from the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, UK, and Dr. Srirupa Hari Gopal, a third year neonatology fellow at Baylor College of Medicine.The discussion delves into the complexities of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Drs. Patel and Gopal share their passion for caring for these patients and the multidisciplinary approach required to optimize outcomes.The conversation highlights the evolving understanding of CDH pathophysiology, with a focus on the increasingly recognized role of cardiac dysfunction alongside pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. The guests also discuss recent advances in prenatal care for CDH, including the use of fetal endotracheal occlusion (FETO) to promote lung growth, and the challenges of counseling families facing a CDH diagnosis.Looking to the future, Drs. Patel and Gopal express excitement about tailoring CDH management to different disease phenotypes, establishing consensus definitions for CDH-associated pulmonary hypertension, and investigating novel approaches such as physiologic cord clamping.Throughout the episode, the guests' dedication to improving care for newborns with CDH shines through, leaving listeners with a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities in this field. This informative and engaging discussion is a must-listen for anyone interested in the latest developments in neonatal medicine and the tireless efforts of clinicians and researchers to give every baby the best possible start in life. As always, feel free to send us questions, comments, or suggestions to our email: nicupodcast@gmail.com. You can also contact the show through Instagram or Twitter, @nicupodcast. Or contact Ben and Daphna directly via their Twitter profiles: @drnicu and @doctordaphnamd. The papers discussed in today's episode are listed and timestamped on the webpage linked below. Enjoy!

Doctor en Psicología de la Salud y neuropsicólogo formado en el Hospital Johns Hopkins (Baltimore) y el Royal Hospital for Neurodisability (Londres), Álvaro Bilbao es colaborador de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, la Unión Europea y el Children Center de Nueva York. Reconocido experto clínico y divulgador que imparte conferencias y clases en todo el mundo sobre temas que explican la relación entre el cerebro y la educación, Bilbao también es autor de los libros 'El cerebro del niño explicado a los padres', 'Cuida tu cerebro y mejora tu vida', 'Me falla la memoria' y 'Prepárate para la vida', entre otros. Firme defensor de una crianza en positivo, basada en la comprensión y el afecto, aborda la adolescencia desde esta misma mirada. “Por mi experiencia —apunta— los adolescentes tienen mucho interés en aprender cómo funciona su cerebro, en descubrir cuales son las claves que les pueden ayudar a llegar más lejos, con menos estrés y menos sufrimiento”. En su libro 'Prepárate para la vida', el autor se dirige directamente a ellos, ofreciéndoles herramientas y consejos que les ayudarán a prepararse para los retos del futuro y afrontar este apasionante momento. La importancia del autoconocimiento, establecer relaciones sanas, adquirir unos hábitos de vida saludables o entender que la verdadera felicidad se construye día a día son algunas de las claves que ayudarán a vivir la adolescencia como una gran oportunidad.

Un studiu al cercetătorilor Universității din Birmingham, publicat în British Medical Journal, arată că persoanele cu vârste sub 50 de ani sunt tot mai afectate de cancer. O boală care ia amploare, fără a se cunoaște însă cauzele. Potrivit cercetării, care s-a concentrat pe cele mai răspândite aproximativ treizeci de tipuri de cancer, între anii 1990 și 2019, rata de diagnosticare cu cancer aproape s-a dublat la această grupă de vârstă la nivel mondial. Un studiu al cercetătorilor Universității din Birmingham, publicat în British Medical Journal, arată că persoanele sub 50 de ani sunt tot mai afectate de cancer. Potrivit cercetării, care s-a concentrat pe cele mai răspândite aproximativ treizeci de tipuri de cancer, între anii 1990 și 2019, rata de diagnosticare cu cancer aproape s-a dublat la această grupă de vârstă la nivel mondial. Experții au prezis, de asemenea, că acestea se vor înmulți, cu 31% până în 2030. Cele mai întâlnite cazuri în rândul celor tineri sunt cancerele gastro-intestinale – de colon, de esofag și de ficat. Cercetătorii au două ipoteze. Una susţine că oamenii din generaţiile recente fie au fost mai expuşi decât predecesorii lor la factori de risc bine cunoscuţi, fie au apărut noi riscuri. Prima categorie de ipoteze este alimentată de observaţia că, în comparaţie cu generaţiile anterioare, persoanele de patruzeci şi ceva de ani din zilele noastre erau mai tineri atunci când au experimentat pentru prima dată fumatul, consumul de alcool şi obezitatea. Ultimul punct prezintă un interes deosebit pentru medicul epidemiolog Helen Coleman, de la Universitatea Queen's din Belfast. Cercetătoarea, care a studiat în special cancerele în rândul tinerilor din Irlanda de Nord, vorbeşte despre o „epidemie de obezitate”, care nu a existat înainte de anii 1980.O altă ipoteză sugerează apariţia unor noi agenţi cancerigeni. Există multe teorii - produse chimice, microplastice, medicamente noi - dar toate rămân speculative. "S-a constatat în ultima perioadă a creștere a incidenței cancerului în rândul tinerilor. Și când vorbim despre tineri, ne gândim la cancerele denumite în engleză , ceea ce înseamnă că până la această vârstă are loc debutul acestor boli. Principalul și cel mai îngrijorător tip este cancerul colo-rectal. Aici s-a constatat cea mai mare creștere în rândul tinerilor. A devenit principala cauză de mortalitate la bărbații  și a doua cauză la femei, după cancerul de sân. Incidența cancerului colo-rectal și a celui gastric este în creștere în rândul persoanelor sub 50 de ani, deși per total, la nivel global, incidența anumitor cancere scade având în vedere luarea unor măsuri precum programele de screenig, care funcționează foarte bine în anumite patologii", spune la RFI, medicul Victor Ștefănescu, medic primar chirurgie generală la Royal Hospital  București, invitatul emisiunii Sănătatea FM. Grav este că frecvent sunt descoperite cazuri aflate deja în stadii avansate, mai spune dr. Victor Ștefănescu. Potrivit acestuia, cancerele nu mai sunt în ziua de astăzi apanajul unei singure specialități. Nu putem vorbi despre cancere ca fiind vindecate doar de chirurgie. Vorbim de o echipă multidisciplinară care decide ce se poate face pentru ca pacientului respectiv să i se ofere cele mai mari șanse la viață și la un confort al vieții. Întotdeauna trebuie să existe o decizie lucidă, și nu unilaterală. ", mai spune dr. Victor Ștefănescu.

Jordana, Sami, and Aleen begin today with a heated discussion that brings them back to their sorority rush days *shudders* Shoutout to AEPHI! Sami begins the pop culture topics by introducing a new segment: Betch of the Week. We chose 2 because they're just too good. Then onto an Emmys red carpet roast recapping all their fave and worst looks – it's giving Jovani. Switching gears to the music industry, Ariana Grande returned to music and dropped a new song for the first time in 3 years… Is it a bop or a flop? We're divided. In other news across the pond, Kate Middleton was admitted to the hospital due to abdominal surgery. Spoiler alert, she's doing fine. They wrap up with a preview of today's live RHOSLC table read, and Mauricio will be sent to the Caymans this week because god knows how many times he's cheated. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, James Clutton and Education and Outreach Manager Isabella Farrell reflect on OHP's Christmas Extravaganza. Having visited care homes, hospital wards and community groups across Kensington, James also chats to residents at The Royal Hospital and members of our new intergenerational choir.

Public Service Announcement: Would you like to support us ? We are raising money for our NFP and podcast to obtain an office space and podcast recording studio for 2024. Our goal is $10, 000 AUD and any donation big or small is helpful ! If you're interested in supporting us, please email us at hello@pbbmedia.org for more information. If you're not familiar, Check out our work at pbbmedia.org In this interview, Oni Blecher interviews Dr. Howard Chilton has been a neonatologist (a baby's physician) for over 45 years. He was born in York, England and studied at St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London. After wonderful years in London in the swinging sixties he graduated then interned at Addington Hospital on the beach in Durban, South Africa. Following this, he was accepted for a Senior House Physician appointment in Neonatal Medicine at Harari Hospital in then, Salisbury Rhodesia, now, Harare, Zimbabwe). After more training, Howard eventually obtained paediatric appointments at the Hammersmith Hospital and the Westminster Children's Hospital, then, after obtaining his MRCP (UK) degree, the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford where he also did a short fellowship. He then became a SHO at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London in the Department of Respiratory Medicine. He did a mandatory Neonatal Fellowship in the US at Denver Children's Hospital which included two years in a centre of excellence in high tech neonatology including doing neonatal ground and air retrievals, really taught him how to look after the sickest, smallest babies.Before starting this fellowship though, he had a long stopover in Sydney doing locum Respiratory and Paediatric jobs, to check out job prospects. During one job at Prince Henry Hospital he met a beautiful nursing sister called Tamara.At the end of the fellowship, Howard was appointed as the Director of Newborn Services at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney, where he held this position for over twenty years, resigning in 1999 to concentrate on clinical work and parent education. Apart from looking after babies and their parents, Howard now spends a lot of his time talking: to parent groups, or to conferences in Australia and overseas, and to media outlets about ‘responsive parenting' and the myriad issues which arise for parents when they take their new baby home. He believes knowledge of the biology of the baby can help parents understand and meet their baby's needs and enables them to relax and enjoy the wonderful experience of parenting.He married Tamara soon after arriving back in Sydney from the USA and she remains the light of his life. They have two daughters, Georgina and Isabella and five grandchildren ! all under 5 years of age. Find out more about Dr. Chilton, including his well renowned books at babydoc.com.au

How a group of senior ex-servicemen and women experience the calming and therapeutic facets of pottery, and through that explore human connection, creativity, and the sheer joy of crafting.I was invited by Emily Chilvers to Royal Hospital Chelsea to find out more about the pottery sessions she runs there, to meet and chat with some of the pensioners that enjoy spending time in the pottery studio and, of course, to see what they've been making.The benefits of pottery extend far beyond the act of moulding clay. For many of the residents partaking in the sessions, pottery is a form of self-expression and a source of joy, a weekly process that helps them to navigate personal challenges and discover new aspects of themselves. This episode delves into the therapeutic benefits of pottery, and how the tactile nature of working with clay provides a tangible connection, a sense of identity, and an avenue for creativity. For those who may lack physical touch, moulding clay becomes a comforting and sensory experience.Moreover, the pottery sessions offer an opportunity for social interaction. The pensioners involved in the classes at Royal Hospital Chelsea have formed a supportive community. They share experiences, learn from each other, and celebrate each other's creations.In this episode with Emily and some of the potting pensioners, I learn that pottery can be a medium of therapy, self-expression, and connection.  You can also see the potters' work featured on our YouTube channel, Creativity Found Podcast.CreativityFound.co.ukInstagram: @creativityfoundpodcastFacebook: @creativityfoundpodcast and Creativity Found groupPinterest: @creativityfoundTwitter: @creativityfounResearched, edited and produced by Claire Waite BrownMusic: Day Trips by Ketsa Undercover / Ketsa Creative Commons License Free Music Archive - Ketsa - Day TripsArtworks: Emily Portnoi emilyportnoi.co.ukPhoto: Ella PalletSupport the showSupport the show hereSubscribe to the Creativity Found mailing list hereJoin the Creativity Found Collective here

This week, Jonathan is joined once more by Neil Patel, Neonatologist and Clinical Innovation Director at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, UK, to explore innovations in neonatology. In this episode, Patel discusses his work in revolutionising neonatal care by embracing the use of video messaging in order to promote family involvement, and Patel's vision to open a centre for innovation at the Royal Hospital. Use the following timestamps to navigate the topics discussed in this episode: (00:00)-Introduction  (00:34)-vCreate and the challenges of introducing medical innovations  (09:30)-Opening a Centre for Innovation in Glasgow  (13:27)-Challenges in maternal and neonatal care  (17:03)-Three wishes for the future of healthcare 

This week, Jonathan is joined by Neil Patel, Neonatologist and Clinical Innovation Director at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, UK, to explore innovations in neonatology. Patel discusses his work on diaphragmatic hernia, a condition that requires multidisciplinary input and lifelong care. He further explains his role with the Scottish Women's and Children's Health Innovation Consortium, and the potential of the mOm Incubator for thermal regulation in newborns. (00.00)-Introduction (02.43)-Heart function through the medium of dance (04.20)-Neil's route into paediatric medicine (08.05)-Diaphragmatic hernia (12.21)-Interests in innovation (17.55)-mOm Incubators (21.49)-Crossing the valley of doom

On today's episode of the Miscarriage Rebellion, we welcome Terry Diamond. Terry is a former Perinatal Bereavement Counsellor, currently working as a Social Worker at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney. She also is a mother who has unfortunately experienced first hand multiple miscarriages through secondary infertility. Her story was one that was not met with the validation and empathy it deserved. Terry also provides us with a clinical perspective on what fundamentally needs to change so that women and their families are met with the support they so desperately need and deserve when facing pregnancy and infant loss.Learn about The Royal Hospital for Women FoundationEARLY PREGNANCY LOSS SUPPORTIf you or someone you know has experienced miscarriage or early pregnancy loss, please know you are not alone. For crisis support, please call Lifeline - 13 11 14. Access all our support Join Online Communities Emotional Support Resources Follow @pinkelephantssupportSTACEY JUNE LEWISIf you'd like to reach out to Stacey for counselling she is currently taking new clients. Find out more via her Website or Instagram.You can also follow her personal Instagram account where she shares some of her lived experience.JOIN THE MISCARRIAGE REBELLIONPink Elephants believe everyone deserves support following the loss of their baby.We have been providing support to many ten's of thousands of people for nearly 8 years, raising funds through generous donors. We now need ongoing Government support to empower our circle of support.We are calling on the Government to provide us with $1.6million over 4 years to help bridge the gap. Sign our petition.Early pregnancy loss is not just a private grief, but a national issue that requires collective empathy, awareness, and action. By recognising and addressing this, we can make meaningful change in the lives of 100,000+ women who experience early pregnancy loss every year.SUBSCRIBEPlease make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star review to help us connect with more people.

This month, Dr. Rachel Agbeko, Senior Editor of ADC, is joined by Dr. Jonathan Coutts (1), to discuss a viewpoint titled, "Toxic and addictive effects of nicotine on children and adolescents: are we sleepwalking into a public health disaster?" In their conversation they touch on reported statistics relating to adolescent vaping behaviour, EVALI syndrome, and the often-quoted "95% safer" rating of e-cigarettes versus standard cigarette consumption. Read the paper: https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2022/08/09/archdischild-2022-323891 The ADC Spotlight podcast is the Archives of Disease in Childhood podcast covering areas that don't usually get much attention or might be taken for granted in children's health. This series is produced by Letícia Amorim and edited by Brian O'Toole. (1)  Neonatology Department, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK Please listen to our regular podcasts and subscribe to Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify to get episodes automatically downloaded to your phone and computer. And if you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a review at https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adc-podcast/id333278832 

Mike Welch is a truly inspiring leader.Dr Michael Welch OBE founded Blackcircles.com, the world's first click-to-fit online tyre retailer in 2002, selling the business to Michelin in 2015. Prior to Blackcircles.com, Michael started his career in the tyre business aged 15 in Liverpool, England, as a tyre installer with a local independent tyre dealer. He started his first online tyre business two years later, in 1995, after being made redundant. He subsequently sold that business to UK fast-fit chain Kwik Fit, where he was hired as the group's first head of e-commerce in the lead-up to Ford's £1 billion acquisition in 1999. In this role, he spent a few years between the UK and the US assisting the Ford group with their e-commerce execution.In 2016, during a brief period out of the tyre industry, he founded and chaired fashion retail startup Atterley.com, a global network of fashion boutiques. In 2019, Michael turned his attention to the US tyre market with his new venture, Tirescanner.com. The website serves as a platform for brick-and-mortar tyre retailers who are looking to compete with pure players for a share of the US online market. With an initial launch in Florida in 2019, Tirescanner.com has gone on to build a national network showcasing the very best of brick-and-mortar retail stores and mobile installation vans across the United States. The US tyre replacement market was valued at $42bn (USD) in 2019.In 2021, Tirescanner merged with Tirebuyer.com to create one of America's largest online tyre retailers, with over 11,000 installers across the USA. Bringing Tirescanner's strategy and expertise together with TireBuyer's scale, the aim of the merger is to create the country's leading online tyre experience.Michael established The Welch Trust in 2015 focusing on supporting children and young people in need of adoption and fostering, as a fostered and adopted person himself, as well as kids with critical and terminal illnesses. The Trust recently built its first ‘The Welch Learning Centre', a school computer and library service for children in Bali, Indonesia. In May 2021, The Welch Trust partnered with the Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity and NHS Lothian to bring MRI-guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) to Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP). This was the first time this laser technology was made available in Scotland. Michael also sits on the board and is a Patron of The Prince's Trust, the principal charity of HM the King. Michael was awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) by the HM Queen Elizabeth ll in 2016 for services to business and charity. He also received an honorary doctorate in Enterprise from Edinburgh's Napier University.——————————————About TirebuyerAt Tirebuyer our aim is to deliver the world's best tire buying experience, underpinned by world class customer support. We've created an easy to navigate marketplace, coupled with an end-to-end concierge service, for the installation of your new tires. Tirebuyer simplifies tire shopping, provides quick and convenient tire installation with our local or mobile installation partners, offers fast and free shipping, and removes the guesswork on cost through guaranteed upfront payment. In 2021, Tirescanner merged with Tirebuyer to create an even better website with incredible customer support. We have a nationwide network of 11,000 mobile and in-store installation partners, all pre-qualified by our team. Your tires can be delivered fast and free to one of these tire shops – in some cases the same day you order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sue Barclay lives 500 kilometres west of Sydney and over the past 12 months she's visited the big smoke far more than she'd like. Sue got out of the shower one night with a frightening symptom that changed her life. She was diagnosed with untreatable ovarian cancer, but refused to give up and sought a second opinion at Sydney's Royal Hospital for Women. Since then, she's made the trip back and forth to the hospital 17 times, in the fight of her life. At one stage, when her station succumbed to flooding, she was even helicoptered out by her neighbour so she could get to her chemo session. Sue wants to share her story to raise awareness for the Hospital Foundation's fundraiser ‘Heart for Her' which takes place this month. This is her story. Ello Botanicals facial oils are your go-to for an all natural healthy glow. Find them on Instagram @ellobotanicals and receive 20% when you use the code MOTHERLAND20.  https://ellobotanicals.com/https://www.instagram.com/motherlandaustralia

Forschenden des Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney ist es erstmals gelungen, Gewebe aller bisher bekannten Endometriose-Typen zu züchten. Diese bahnbrechende Entwicklung ermöglicht nun Laborexperimente und eröffnet neue Perspektiven im Kampf gegen die Krankheit. „Good News: der Podcast für gute Nachrichten“ ist ein Podcast von Good News. Aufnahme und Redaktion: Bianca Kriel Mehr Good News bekommst du hier: https://goodnews.eu/ Good News ist spendenbasiert, wenn dir unsere Arbeit und dieser Podcast gefallen, kannst du uns hier unterstützen: https://donorbox.org/good-news-app Quellen für den Gute Nachrichten-Überblick: Durchbruch in der Endometriose-Forschung https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/audio/cosmo/daily-good-news/audio-forschenden-gelingt-ein-durchbruch-in-der-endometriose-forschung-100.html#:~:text=Forschende%20vom%20Sydney's%20Royal%20Hospital,dem%20Gewebe%20im%20Labor%20m%C3%B6glich. Mehr Schweinswale im Golf von Mexiko https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/nachrichten/schweinswale-mehr-vaquitas-im-golf-von-mexiko-gesichtet Wiesbaden gibt Maori-Ahnenschädel zurück https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/museum-wiesbaden-gibt-ahnenschaedel-der-maori-zurueck-102.html EU: 1,23 Milliarden Euro für psychische Gesundheit https://www.zeit.de/gesundheit/2023-06/psychische-gesundheit-depression-selbstmord-eu-kommission-strategie Deutschland: Weniger Kunststoffabfälle ins Ausland https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/deutschland-plastikmuell-export-100.html Zu erreichen sind wir per Mail: redaktion@goodnews.eu oder unter: https://www.instagram.com/goodnews.eu/ https://twitter.com/goodnews_deu https://www.facebook.com/goodnewsapp01

Forschende vom Sydney's Royal Hospital for Women haben es zum ersten Mal geschafft, von allen bisher bekannten Endometriose-Arten Gewebe zu züchten. Die Forschenden selbst nennen das bahnbrechend, denn dadurch sind ab sofort Experimente mit dem Gewebe im Labor möglich. Von Daily Good News.

In todays episode Helen highlights the final piece of the jigsaw as she concludes her special mini series looking at the charities which have been supported by Project Giving Back, giving them an opportunity to raise awareness about their cause at the worlds greatest flower show which gets underway next week. Helen speaks with the duo Nicola and Susan of Semple Begg who are designing their first Chelsea garden for the charity The Tea Pot Trust, a charity providing art therapy for children and young people with chronic illnesses and hidden conditions. The Tea Pot Trust Elsewhere Garden will be relocated to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow after the show. Helen also interviews the charity's CEO Sarah Randall, to find out more about the story behind The Tea Pot Trust, based in East Lothian in Scotland. To find more visit www.teapot-trust.org, www.semplebegg.com, www.rhs.org.uk. To find out about Helen's new book and to order a copy and find out about her book tour go to www.growcookinspire.com

Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, Founder of Rubber Cheese.Download the Rubber Cheese 2022 Visitor Attraction Website Report - the first digital benchmark statistics for the attractions sector.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcast.If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this podcastCompetition ends July 31st 2023. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: https://twitter.com/ChelsPhysicGdnhttps://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/https://twitter.com/FSampershttps://www.linkedin.com/in/frances-sampayo-6a4939100/ Frances Sampayo is the Deputy Director of Chelsea Physic Garden. In her day to day role she leads visitor experience, learning & public engagement, volunteering and interpretation. Ensuring that these areas are central to the organisations strategic vision.  Frances has worked for galleries, museums, heritage attractions, palaces, and now a botanic garden. She brings to life completely unique events at each site, ensuring they are rooted in people. This includes visitors, staff and collaborators. For Frances, the places she works often have many barriers for visitors, and programming offers the chance to break these down. You may not feel a botanic garden is for you, but why not start with a music night instead? The more complicated and creative the event, the better.  Transcriptions: Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip The Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world. In today's episode I speak with Frances Sampayo, Deputy Director (Visitor Experience) at the Chelsea Physic Garden.We discuss the transformative journey the garden has been on with it's public programming calendar, and the exciting and unexpected outcomes that's brought the organisation.If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on itunes, Spotify and all the usual channels by searching Skip The Queue.Kelly Molson: Frances, it's so lovely to have you on the podcast. Thank you for coming to join me. Frances Sampayo: Oh, thank you so much. A longtime listener. So thrilled to be here. Kelly Molson: Always lovely to hear. Well, will you be thrilled after the icebreaker questions? Who knows? Let's go. Right, I want to know, when you go out for dinner, are you a starter and a main kind of gal or main and a pudding, or all three? I mean, you can have all three. Frances Sampayo: I think it's pudding, especially if it's Tiramisu. That's it. Decision made. Kelly Molson: Okay, so Tiramisu is on the menu. That's the one you're going for. That's it. That's the focus.Frances Sampayo: Yeah, I'd probably just have that over the main, to be honest. Kelly Molson: Do you know what? There is a pudding. Yeah. So there are pudding restaurants, though, aren't there, where you can go and yeah, there's one in Cambridge. I walked past it last week while were in town and it's basically just puddings. Frances Sampayo: Oh, great. Kelly Molson: You can have a main pudding, a starter pudding and a pudding. Frances Sampayo: I will never go there. That's too dangerous for me. But, yeah. Kelly Molson: Open invite to come and join me. I would go crumble all the way. Frances Sampayo: Oh, nice. Kelly Molson: Okay, good. If you had to pick one item to win a lifetime supply of, what would you pick? Frances Sampayo: Probably something really boring like sunblock, because I am so pale to that. That would be really handy for me. Kelly Molson: Well, we should all wear sunscreen. Very important. Doesn't matter about being pale. More important to not have skin cancer. Frances Sampayo: Very true. Very true. Kelly Molson: Okay, good. Final one. If you could be any fictional character, who would you like to be and why? Frances Sampayo: That is a great question. I would love to probably go into, like, a Regency novel, but I wouldn't want to be a main character. I'd probably just want to be someone on the sidelines who gets to see everything and just kind of fly on the wall and kind of see everything that's happening in these amazing worlds.  Yeah, that would be great. I like it. Yeah. Kelly Molson: What's the draw to that kind of era? Is it the architecture? Is it the clothing? Frances Sampayo: Can I give a real kind of sector answer? Kelly Molson: Absolutely.Frances Sampayo: Part one would be we so often use as filming locations, so there's a lot of Regency dramas. That would be great to see something like this happening in one of these spaces. And the second is, I once duty managed a kind of 18th century themed party at a site I worked where everyone was in fancy dress from the era. And it was amazing sharing people were just sheivelling as the evening went on, stockings were falling down, men had rouge on, all of those amazing things. And just seeing that come to life was amazing. So I'd love to kind of get to see it kind of happening in actual Regency time period, as opposed to just kind of as an event in the 21st century. Kelly Molson: I love that. Really kind of sets the tone for what we're going to talk about today as well, the events. All right, that was an excellent answer. Thank you. Right, Frances, what is your unpopular opinion? Frances Sampayo: So I'm not a fan of false Jeopardy, which is a big component of reality TV, particularly cooking shows, where someone will take a bite of food and then just the camera pauses for what feels like five minutes and they do all the close up shots of everyone looking really tense, and I just, "Oh, I hate it". So I know it's something very popular, it's in all the reality TV shows, but I always skip that bit, look at my phone or do something else. Kelly Molson: Just get on with it. Just get on with it. Frances Sampayo: Get on with it. Kelly Molson: Or you don't we don't need the drama or the tense. Frances Sampayo: Just put this poor person out of their misery. And you think it's better than anything, like, I could have ever even imagined I cooked. And you just dragging this poor person's emotional journey out. So, yeah, just think just get over it. Just do it. Tell them whether it's good or not. Kelly Molson: I like it. Yeah, I would like that. I'd just like to know yes or no. Don't keep me hanging around. It's like it causes more anxiety than you need it to be. Kelly Molson: I'm definitely one of those people. If someone says, can we have a chat on Monday? I'm like, can we just do it now? Do we need to wait over the weekend? Is it good or is it bad? Because I will just think about this continuously now for the week. So let's just get it out of the way. Frances Sampayo: Let's do it now. Yeah. My team liked me to do if I book in a catch up. We had to catch up, good thing. Catch up, constructive thing, just to help.Kelly Molson: Yeah, that's really useful.Frances Sampayo: Because, again, it is that forced Jeopardy thing of, "Yeah, oh, no, I've got to wait the whole weekend and I don't know what this meeting is about". “It's a good thing. Ten minutes. It's fine, don't worry.”Kelly Molson: That's a really good positive tip, isn't it? Yes, but what if it's not a good day?Frances Sampayo: Then I'll call it something else. Kelly Molson: Okay. Catch up. Not okay. Frances Sampayo: Yes, catch up. It's all gone wrong. Kelly Molson: Okay, that is an excellent tip, I can say that. Share that with the team after our call. Thank you. We've got so much to talk about today. I'm really excited about this chat. Can you tell our listeners a little bit about what they can expect at the Chelsea Physic Garden and then just a little bit about what your role is as well? Frances Sampayo: So Chelsea Physic Garden is a four acre garden. We're in Chelsea, as the name suggests, and we've got over four and a half thousand plants that you can come and see. So we've got a living collection. Most collections in museums are behind glass, but us is living, we have to take care of it and we've got an amazing team of gardeners that do that. So we call ourselves London's oldest outdoor classroom because we've always been a place for people to come and learn about plants. So we've got a really fantastic learning team, but we've also got a really dynamic engagement programme, which helps people connect in different ways to plants, because it can be quite intimidating, I think, particularly if you grew up in a city you don't know much about nature, you might not have had a garden. Frances Sampayo: So we've got a really dynamic programme, giving people lots of different entry points. This year, we turned 350. So in September, we're opening glass houses that have all been restored with support of the National Heritage Fund. So if you're going to come and visit and you've got a restoration project coming up, September is a great time to come to the garden. But we always say, whatever day you come, that's the best day to come, because you're going to see something no one else gets to see, because flowers can change one day to the next 1 hour to the next. So it's a really special place to come and just connect with nature, really. So that's a bit about the garden now, a bit about my role. I've got quite a broad role. So we're a small site, we're a small team. Frances Sampayo: And I think when you have a small site and a small team, you get jobs that actually have quite a lot within their remit. So I, as Deputy Director of the organisation, was brought in to bring a cohesive visitor experience across the site. And that meant I lead different teams that look after all of our people touch points. So visitors learning, public engagement volunteers and then everything that sits behind that holistically to give people a great visit or to support them in a different way. So safety, security facilities interpretation, that comes under my remit as well, because it's supporting that visitor experience ultimately. So it's quite a kind of unique role. It's really dynamic. Every single day is different. Can go from planning our ten year strategy to what's going to happen in the next ten minutes because the toilets have all overflown. Frances Sampayo: So it's really dynamic role and just like the garden. So it's great fun here. Kelly Molson: Yeah, it sounds it as well. So I think that when we spoke a few weeks ago, I came away from the call just thinking, wow, the remit of what you have there is quite phenomenal, the different things that you can be doing all the time. But I also thought, what a privilege it must be to be there, because, like you say, it is a living museum and it just must be incredible to see it change, literally on a daily basis. Frances Sampayo: Yeah, it's amazing. So we're recording this just after our Easter weekend, and I had a great time on Sunday, were out in the garden helping people do their Planet Hero trail to learn about how to be more sustainable. And the tulips just got a little bit of sun and suddenly they all opened up and they were just really expressive, dancing kind of around, and then a cloud came over and they all closed up again and you just think, I don't have a garden, I didn't grow up with a garden, grew up in a flat. And so you just get to see things that you never get to see before. Frances Sampayo: And it's been a real privilege to get to learn how the garden operates over the year and to see there are plants now that I think I can't wait until May, because I'll get to see that in flower and it's really amazing. Kelly Molson: Wow. Well, that's kind of what we're going to talk about today, because as an organisation, you've been on a bit of a transformative journey with your public programming, and a lot of that is about kind of education and getting people to kind of understand what you have there and how things grow and how that all works together. But I kind of want to just go back and talk about, what the starting point for this journey? How did that come about, where did that start? Frances Sampayo: Yeah, and it really has been a journey. So I joined the garden back in 2018 and we had a really established programme of walks, talks and workshops. So quite a formal learning programme. And it was really great, really established, always sold well. And I went on a conference with LEAF, which is the London Environmental Education Forum, and as I was talking to people, they heard I was from Chelsea Physic Garden, and they go, “Oh, I love that workshop you do. We do one similar.” And I started to understand that actually, our programme had been an inspiration point for a lot of people, which is great, we love a bit of professional learning, but of course, that's our competitors. Frances Sampayo: So that was a starting point for me to think, we need to think about something new and then we have the kind of emergence of the experience economy. And we had retailers on the King's road, like Anthropology, running wreath making sessions, floristry sessions. And it really alerted me to the fact that, actually, if we didn't diversify our programme, if we didn't start thinking a bit differently, not only were our competitors going to catch up, but actually other sites that we would never have thought of as competitors because of the new kind of economic model. So, yeah, it was a really important moment for us to start thinking differently. Kelly Molson: That's crazy, isn't it? Because that's the comparison that was made quite a lot, I think, during and after the pandemic, is that attractions, you're now competing with things like Netflix, and you would never have considered that before. So that's really interesting to hear you make that kind of comparison to retail. And that's not something that I would have considered before either. Frances Sampayo: No, it was amazing. I wanted to sign up for a lot of these in person classes. I'm the kind of heritage person and I'm being taken by the retail model, so I've got to try and bring it back. So, yeah, that was a big starting point. And, yeah, as you say, kind of Netflix. You can sit and watch, you could sit on YouTube and just watch a plant grow and on a time lapse for 20 minutes and you say, “Oh, no, actually, you want to get out into nature. So how are we going to get those people here?”Kelly Molson:  Yeah. So what kind of objectives did you set for the programme? Frances Sampayo: So I've got to be honest, I'm not the best at kind of setting formal objectives, particularly, I think, because this programme was really around culture change and I think whenever you bring people into doing a cultural shift within an organisation, they're going to bring new ideas. So I didn't set kind of formal objectives and say, we're going to achieve 20% increase in this or that. I've done that in other areas, but it didn't feel right to do that with our public programme. So what we did instead was talk about giving people more kind of creativity to create new programmes. So kind of, what can we do that's new that we haven't done before? What have you always really wanted to try but haven't been able to? Because this is the time for us to try and fail and learn and adapt. Frances Sampayo: And actually, what sits behind that the kind of team don't always pick up on, is you're introducing a feedback cycle and you're saying, actually, we're going to evaluate everything. And we haven't necessarily had that culture where we listen to what people responded to within our sessions that they liked, that they didn't like. So we wanted to start that feedback loop and then ultimately, we wanted to future proof our programme. So we need new audiences, we've got to diversify our model, become financially sustainable. So those are the kind of key areas I really wanted to push, but I didn't kind of set them as specific objectives. They all kind of developed naturally as more people get involved, we're able to expand the ambition. Frances Sampayo: And now, five years on, we've got our own public programme manager, so it's really become embedded and they're going to again challenge us and push us up a whole other level. So it's been really brilliant to let it grow, but set a kind, of course, I guess, for how we want to deliver it and how we want to change. Kelly Molson: I'm really interested to know what's changed. So what was a kind of typical programme previously and what does your programme look like now? Like, how brave have people been? Frances Sampayo: Yeah, we've been pretty brave. It's been a big change. So I think the first area where there's really been a shift is moving away from an academic forum. So being a learning space for 350 years, that really carried into our learning programme and all of our public programmes. So even sessions where were getting people to do botanical soap making, that started with a formal lecture, really, about what the botanicals were you were going to use, why they were so brilliant. So we've really shifted away from that and we put that same information into our sessions, but not in a formal way. It's much more informal, much more exciting, and people learn through connecting with the plant itself, as opposed to being told with a presentation and some slides, this is how brilliant lemon is, or things like that. Frances Sampayo: So that shift away from the academic has been really fundamental, but you might not necessarily notice that kind of straight away with the session that's more in terms of the content. We've also looked at our accessibility, so we've got a broader range of price points now, a broader range of length of sessions. So we used to have sessions that were a full day or a half day and that was it. Now people are a lot more time poor, so we've got some sessions that are an hour, some that are 2 hours, a full day or even multiple days, but people can select now what they want and there's a much better variety. So we're seeing we get a lot more visitors come onto a kind of two hour session instead of a four hour half day. Frances Sampayo: And our youth panel also talked to us about the different price points and making the journey a lot easier to buying a ticket. So we've got lower price points now. And also you don't have to buy a ticket to the garden on top of buying a ticket to an event, which has been a big shift. So those are kind of some behind the scenes things, which are pretty bold, but not the kind of glamorous thing. But in terms of that kind of more dynamic programming, we did a lot during the pandemic because of being an outdoor attraction, so we had some ideas that were kind of on the back burner that were able to bring forward. So were able to launch Plant Fair when outdoor retail returned, which was brilliant. Frances Sampayo: We were able to introduce a series of concerts on the lawn called The Lawn Session, so those music nights have stayed, and also Family Theatre, which we hadn't done before in the garden, so we now do that every year. So were able to bring in some really new programming, which was really bold for us as a site, because we hadn't really connected with those audiences or felt like audiences that would go to a music night would come to the garden. So that was really great fun. But the most bold programme we launched was our Dash of Lavender programme, so that's LGBTQ plus History Month celebration, and that happens in February. So we've got an exhibition in the garden and then lots of different events, from poetry nights to drawing workshops. Frances Sampayo: And this year, our volunteer guides also got involved and they launched tours around the garden to tell people more about LGBTQ history and horticulture, which was really fantastic, because that, again, is an example of growing support for the programme bit by bit, and people saying, “Okay, now I understand what this is. I want to get more involved.” And we've been supported through that by an amazing partner called Sixto, who runs Queer botany, who's just a great presence within the sector and doing amazing things. I'm sure everyone wants to work with them now, which is really frustrating for us. Frances Sampayo: We love Six, though, but, yeah, that's been the kind of most dynamic programme that we've introduced and has had the biggest impact, but because we'd done all of those smaller steps, that it felt like a really natural progression for the site to do this and it's been really accepted and understood. Whereas previously, if we'd said we're going to do a History Month celebrating LGBTQ plus individuals, people really wouldn't have understood it. So it's made a huge impact. Kelly Molson: That is phenomenal to hear. It's really interesting. As you were talking, we just go back to the start of this section where you were talking about the soap making, and I thought, “Oh, that sounds really interesting. I'd probably like to do that.” But I probably wouldn't have booked onto the previous incarnation of it because I would have thought, "Maybe this is just a bit not for me". I'm kind of doing it because I'm interested in the fragrances and how you make them and that kind of side of it. I'm not sure I want to be lectured about the botanicals themselves, so it might put me off, so I guess it might put a lot of other people off. So have your audiences changed since you introduced the new programme? Kelly Molson: And it would be interesting to know if you set out and defined what you wanted those new audiences to be and how if you've achieved that. Frances Sampayo: Oh, great question. So we did do some kind of planning of new audiences and who we wanted to engage, but we also wanted to make sure we brought our existing audience and our members kind of along with us and make sure that they felt really taken care of. So, in terms of our existing audience, particularly our members, they're 50% of our visitor profile post pandemic, and they're predominantly white, female, cisgendered, able bodied, or potentially have kind of corrected sight through using glasses. They're retired. So that's our kind of core audience, if you will. So we wanted to make sure that we really supported them as well, so they have had some new benefits introduced, like a quiet hour at the garden in the morning, so kind of private access before everyone else comes in. Frances Sampayo: We also started running coffee mornings for them, social isolation is a really big challenge within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. So we've got some older members of our membership community, so that helps them get involved. And they also get early access to a lot of our member events or a lot of our public programme events. So they feel like they're getting a lot of special treatment, but it's a lot of stuff that we would have been doing anyway. And I think that's helped them kind of come with us on the journey as we've brought in a lot of new audiences. So people under 40, families, people living within walking distance of the garden within a 30 minutes catchment, that's actually really quite a disruptive audience to bring in against that traditional model. Frances Sampayo: So we've got people who live in Wandsworth, Lambeth, Vauxhall, all really local to us, who wouldn't see the garden as a place for them. We've got people living in Battersea who are part of the new, amazing community in Battersea with all these developments, but they've got the park right next to them and we're on the other side of the Thames, so why do they want to come here? So it's really helped us establish we are here for local people. We've got things that interest under 40s, we've got things that interest families, but throughout all of that, we've really considered how we're going to bring our core audience on that journey with us. So, yeah, we've tried to balance it, but it has really changed. Kelly Molson: Were you worried about how, when you talked about what your existing kind of demographic was for your members and your audience, were you quite worried about how they might react to some of the new ideas that you were bringing in? Frances Sampayo: I wasn't really worried, if I'm completely honest. I think I knew that we were going to take care of them and I knew that some people would appreciate that and some people would really enjoy coming into the garden for a quiet hour in the morning or coming to a coffee morning. So I knew that some of the visitors that are part of that membership community would really enjoy that. And I thought, if they don't, that is kind of up to them to self select and not come to the garden. But ultimately we have to change because you can't exist for 350 years by standing still. And I think that is quite brave, I think, to say that. And it's not dismissive of our kind of core audience or our existing audience, it's just saying there's space for everyone, there's space for more people here. Frances Sampayo: And if you're not okay with that, you've got your quiet hour, you can come then. We're trying to accommodate you. But actually, if you want to come to Chelsea History Festival weekend, where we've got circus performers and a military band in the garden, come along to that. That's great. You're going to really have a good time if you want. So we kind of accepted that we might lose some visitors and I, unfortunately, sometimes get complaints from people about, "I've ruined the garden or I've ruined the atmosphere", but for every complaint I get like that, I get 20, "I would never have come here if you weren't doing this. And I discovered the garden because you had a poetry evening and I thought that was amazing, or I came on the lawn sessions for a date and now I'm coming back to see the collection in the day." Frances Sampayo: So it really is worth it and you just have to be kind of resilient and true to what you're doing and why and stick to it, because we're kind of here for people and we want as many people to enjoy the garden as possible. So there has to be a bit of disruption and a bit of change.Kelly Molson: Yeah. I mean, we all like to say that we don't like change, though, don't we? You're always going to get somebody who really don't like change and it's really uncomfortable for them, but you can't stay the same for those people. How do you think? Because this has all happened over quite a short period of time, really, hasn't it? I mean, we can throw COVID into the mix and I think it goes without saying, really, that everybody became a bit braver during that time, because it was a time of, "Well, let's just try it. What else could go wrong?" Right? But what do you think that you've been able to kind of change and adapt so quickly? Frances Sampayo: Yeah, so I think it's all about people. We've got a really amazing team here and they're really committed to what we're doing. I kind of label it as persistent, professional radicalism, which people enjoy, but that's kind of what we're doing. We want to make change, so we have to be persistent. We'll consider the fact that some visitors might not like it, but others will, and we've got data to support us and then we're kind of radical because that's just what we're doing, being really bold as we approach things. And this team of people that I get to work with, really kind of support that and want to work in that way. At the start, weren't all saying we're being radical at work and we're being really bold. People weren't necessarily comfortable with that. Frances Sampayo: So there were a lot of conversations that needed to have with people around, giving them permission to explore new things and say, "What are you excited about that we've never done in the garden before, that you think would be really cool that you'd want to come to, or what do you want to do?" And gradually people started understanding that actually there was permission for them to try new things and to work in new ways. So one of the learning team really wanted to learn more about podcasting. So brilliant. There's a training course on podcast. You go on that, you tell me why it would be good for the garden and if you can convince me, I'll back you up and we'll make sure that we kind of get this going and get you the equipment you need and the space you need. Frances Sampayo: So were able to do that and now we've got a really great podcast that's available in all good podcast places that you can listen to about the garden and it helps people that aren't here connect with it. And that just came from a mad idea from one of the teams saying, "Actually, I'd really like to learn a bit more about this, and were able to just kind of go with it." So empowering the team has been really key to that. And then also for me, I'm really lucky that our director, Sue Medway is really supportive of kind of what we're doing. And our trustee board as well have kind of become used to me coming in and saying, “Oh, we're now teaching children how to make broomsticks for Halloween.”Kelly Molson: It's such a great idea.Frances Sampayo: So it's so great and it's a sustainable way of using twigs, things like that. So we use all kind of organic well, all materials from the garden. They learn how to make them and yeah, cool, they get to pretend that they've got magic powers and can fly around the garden, but also they can take that home, they can help with the housework, they know a bit more about sustainable cleaning, don't have to buy a new broom. So there's all kinds of things that we're doing and people have just kind of accepted now that we're going to do things a bit differently. And when they open their kind of board papers, there might be something a bit mad in there, but they really enjoy it. So it's great. Kelly Molson: That is a brilliant idea and it kind of sums up the ethos of the whole place, right? You're teaching children to do something really fun with the things that you have there and they're learning about sustainability. It's absolutely perfect. Yeah, I really love that. I should probably book onto that podcasting workshop that you talked about as well. Add that to my list of things to do. When we talked a few weeks ago as well, I think you mentioned, I think you kind of mentioned, like, the 80 20 rule that we talk about quite frequently. About 80% of what you do is kind of in fixed once the programme is decided, but you have that kind of 20% of flexibility where if something is relevant, you can go, “Hey, we've got a little bit of space here, let's put something on.” So it's nice to be able to have that level of flexibility and kind of agileness about what you do. Frances Sampayo: Yeah, definitely. So, again, when I first joined, actually, that was something that were kind of not confident in. So by November, the whole following year would be planned and then the walks, talks and workshops, leaflets that were produced would talk you through the whole year. So we'd printed the whole year in advance. That was it. This is the programme, we're sticking to it. So now we kind of print only kind of two or three months in advance. And we also use QR codes a lot to say just check our website for what's happening. And that really gives us the space to be agile. So we now programme 80% and then it gives us that space that if you pick up a really amazing phone call from someone, can do an event. Frances Sampayo: We get a lot of really interesting artistic projects, we also get some really amazing kind of sell out events and it's actually we've got to have capacity to run that event again because it was so popular. So, yeah, that's been a really big shift, is just having that kind of 80 20 and it also helps the team with capacity management, I think, because sometimes when we get approached for things like we had this really amazing approach for kind of a shadow puppet theatre to come into the garden and it was a really interesting opportunity for us. It would have been a bit of a kind of learning curve, but we just didn't have capacity. Frances Sampayo: And it was really good to be able to say to the team, “Actually, we've already factored in five new events in the next four months, so do we think that we can build this one in as well? Because those are five new events that we haven't run before.” So it just made us a bit more kind of structured in our decision making process of what we could take on and couldn't. And so that went on the back burner and we said we potentially be available in the future. But yeah, it just makes us have decisions that are kind of really grounded, I guess, from what I'm saying. It seems like we just say yes to everything, but sometimes we do say no and think about whether something's right for us or whether we've got capacity for it. And 80 20 has really helped. Kelly Molson: Yeah, that felt like a considered no, not a reflex no, but actually with other things that we have on, we don't need to do this right now. We'd love to, but we don't need to. And that's a good position to be in, to be able to make that kind of decision. I would love to know what you've learned about it all and what's the one thing that surprised you the most about the process that you've been through? Frances Sampayo: Well, I've learned a lot. It's been a really amazing journey and obviously I've learned a lot just about our collection and from our horticultural team. But aside from that, it's really been about listening to people that your team are going to make you better, they're going to make your programme better, and sometimes you have to listen to challenge and critique just as much as you have to listen to positivity. I think that gives you a lot to learn from. And again, that's that feedback cycle and loop from earlier, I think it's really important to be excited and that makes your team excited about things and want to go the extra mile and put in the energy that it takes to get these things off the ground. Really about empowerment, that's been the key to the success, is just having an empowered team. Frances Sampayo: And I think particularly recently, I've been reflecting on just how important it is to be grateful. And I think I've learned a lot about being grateful not only to the team, but also to our visitors and our audiences that come here and the fact that they've chosen to come to us and making sure that we're grateful for that. So those have kind of been some recent learnings that I've been reflecting on. And then in terms of surprise, well, I think something that I wish I could have used as my answer to your earlier question about objectives and kind of what you set out to achieve actually came as a surprise to me. Frances Sampayo: So we've had at least three staff members and more volunteers cite the public programme as the way that they discovered the garden and also as part of their motivation for joining and wanting to apply. Yeah, so it's been really interesting, and I wish that I'd kind of gone into it at the beginning and kind of said, "Well, yeah, well, this is going to lead to an increase in applicants for jobs and diversity of applicants for jobs", but I just didn't really consider it as an outcome. And it's been great. And actually, one of our Cafe team who cited the Dash of Lavender programme as a motivation for joining went so above and beyond. During Dash of Lavender this year, they had the inclusive pride flag all over. Frances Sampayo: We had a whole range of lavender themed, like macaroons and desserts, and they really took it to another level, because they felt like we, as an organisation, were accepting of this programme and therefore would just really support them to deliver what they felt was their interpretation of the programme. And we did, even if that did mean having to have lavender themed macaroons every day, which is a really hard life. Kelly Molson: That sounds really tough. Frances Sampayo: Oh, no, what a shame. But, yeah, it was just brilliant because they really took it and ran with it and that just makes us better and hopefully our visitors will enjoy that as well. But, yeah, that was completely unexpected. Kelly Molson: That's such an amazing outcome, isn't it? And like you said, completely unexpected that they've really taken ownership of it. They've taken ownership of the programme and put more into it than you ever could have imagined. Frances Sampayo: Yeah, because I could never have done that. And I think I'm really lucky every single day here, because I work with such amazing people. I get to say, "Oh, brilliant. I get to represent everything that people have done and achieved and come up with". And that's just one of those completely unexpected outcomes, which is delicious and great fun. I think they even created a cocktail for out of hours events that transformed. So the cocktail started pink and then they poured in a blue gin and then it turned into a lavender colour. Kelly Molson: They really thought about it. Frances Sampayo: It was amazing. And then the visitors that came here, it's just such an added benefit. So, yeah, creativity comes from everywhere and it's brilliant to see.Kelly Molson: That is brilliant. Yeah, that's another question, actually, is unexpected outcomes. So that was one of the unexpected outcomes, which you had no idea that it could have been an objective that was achieved. But there's been some other things that have come out of this as well, hasn't there? Can you tell us a little bit about them? Frances Sampayo: Yeah, and it comes back to that idea that 80 20 and just having space to pick up the phone and have those conversations. So we do a lot more working in collaboration than we've ever done before. And I think it's maybe because we've caught people's attention as a partner and people are interested in what we're doing now, not just from that kind of LEAF forum, but a lot more dynamic organisations, not just kind of botanically rooted organisations. So many plant puns. I have to apologise, it's just what. Happens when you want to kit. Kelly Molson: We're pun agnostic on this brilliant show.Frances Sampayo: Yeah, one of my favourite activities that we've launched is the Chelsea History Festival, which we run in collaboration with the National Army Museum and the Royal Hospital, which are our neighbours along the Royal Hospital road. And the three of our sites are really different. We have really different audience bases, but we've come together for this week long festival each year and because of that, we've had a military band in the garden that would never have happened if we didn't collaborate and weren't open to collaborating. We've seen a real kind of increase in visitors because of that. And what's been interesting is a lot of visitors go to the National Army Museum because they have a soft play, so there's a lot of families that go there who now come here afterwards, and so they're actually going to both sites.Yeah. Kelly Molson: Oh, that's great.Frances Sampayo: Whereas before, they might have just gone to the Army Museum and not known that were here. So it's really brilliant for us to be doing that work in partnership. And the Royal Hospital are doing more and more to open up. Obviously, their primary function is to be a care home for the Chelsea Pensioners, that's their priority. But they are doing more to connect with the local community and so we're able to facilitate that, maybe host some things for them and just continue to work as a trio of sites as opposed to three independent institutions, which is really exciting moving forward. I think it's really going to change how we all operate. And so that's kind of one collaboration that we just wouldn't have happened if weren't open to working in that way. Frances Sampayo: And we've also launched Crossing the Floors with David Hingley, who's been on the podcast. I'm sure many people know that initiative to kind of link up front of house teams to get experience of working in different sites. Kelly Molson: Such a great idea. Frances Sampayo: It's such an amazing idea. And we're kind of completely different as a site, as an outdoor site. So a lot of people working in places might never have got to come to an outdoor site before. And they get to kind of see how we programme things, how we deliver activities in a very different way, very seasonal way, as opposed to kind of exhibition, programme driven. So that's been really interesting. And, yeah, other collaborations have just come from picking up the phone. We do a lot of work with the University of Westminster now to help blind and partially sighted people have a multisensory experience in a botanical garden, which doesn't sound you think? Well, yeah, of course it's multisensory being in a garden, but actually, you can't touch a lot of our collection. A lot of it's poisonous. Frances Sampayo: It's going to do you a lot of harm if you touch it. So, yeah, how do we kind of layer that in a safe way? So there's so much that can come from collaborating with different sites and, again, that just is going to improve everything we do here and we learn a lot. Kelly Molson: That's so good, isn't it? And I guess all of those things, by changing the programme, you've changed the profile of the garden and you've raised your kind of perception, or changed the perception of it to so many different audiences. And now those audiences will go to the attractions and the places that are next door to them, and yet you don't suffer any visitor loss from that. And likewise, because they're now coming to two of the different ones on the same day, it's just perfect. Frances Sampayo: Yeah, it's great. And hopefully in the future we'll be able to keep building on that as three sites and continue to work together. We're an independent charity, so every kind of penny we earn, we have to earn ourselves. NAM have got a different funding model, as have the Royal Hospital, so we've got a lot to learn as well from each other as organisations of how we approach things and what we need to consider, so it's even better for organisational learning as well. It's just going to help elevate everyone. And as you said earlier, I think people became a lot bolder following the pandemic in terms of sharing and wanting to help each other, whereas before were all very isolated, so that's really helped things. Kelly Molson: It's brilliant. Thank you for coming on to share this with us today. It's been so lovely to talk to you about it. We always ask our guests to share a book that they love, so have you prepared something for us today? Frances Sampayo: Yes, so that was a really hard question and I thought about the book that I've gifted the most. So last year I read Black Tudors by Miranda Kaufman. I don't know if anyone's recommended it previously. Kelly Molson: No, I don't think so. Frances Sampayo: So it's a really fantastic history book. And as someone who's worked at sites with kind of Tudor history in the past, it completely blew my mind to hear about how dynamic the range of black people were in Britain and beyond in the Tudor times, because we really don't get to hear about that. I think, kind of in traditional academic circles. So it's a great read and I think I gifted about five copies of it last year, so I think people would it's just brilliant and I hope someone gets to enjoy it. Kelly Molson: Well, listeners, as ever, if you want to listen, if you want to win a copy of Frances's book, you know what to do. Head over to our Twitter account. And if you retweet this episode announcement with the words, I want Frances's book, then you might get the chance for us to gift you us to gift it to you, not Frances. She can save her pennies. Thank you so much for coming on. It's been such a pleasure. I don't know, you've sold it to me. I mean, I want to come and make a broomstick and some soap. Frances Sampayo: Yeah, soap and a broomstick. Kelly Molson: That's like my perfect day out. Frances Sampayo: That's our tagline for 2024, actually. Just visit garden. Soap and a broomstick. Kelly Molson: Sold. I'll order my ticket in advance. Thanks, Frances. Frances Sampayo: Thanks, Kelly. Kelly Molson: Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip The Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast.

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Jerusha is a doula, and birth photographer & videographer based in Sydney. She trained as a doula in 2006 through Childbirth International, and has since worked extensively as a birth and postnatal doula in both London and Sydney.Jerusha found the beauty of birth so captivating that she soon trained in photography so she could capture the magic of what she was seeing with her doula clients, to provide lifelong visual memories of their birthing experience. She soon also moved in to videography, creating birth films for the women she supported. She photographs pregnancy, birth and families on a regular basis.Jerusha won the 2019 Postpartum category in the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers Competition, and was finalist in the 2019 Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Competition.Her portraits of birthing women were exhibited in the Motherlove exhibition, both at the Creative Space Gallery in Curl Curl, and later the Royal Hospital for Women in 2019.Capturing and supporting births is her deep passion and hence the seed of creating a documentary for, and about birthing women was planted long ago.Jerusha is a proud volunteer member of Heartfelt, an organisation that gives the gift of photographic memories to families experiencing stillbirth, with premature babies or critically ill children.Jerusha also has a background in acting, gaining an Advanced Diploma in Stage and Screen Acting at ACTT in 2001. Since then she has worked as an actor, in casting and in film production. This experience both in front of, and behind the camera fed in to the creation of Birth Time: the documentary.Jerusha is a mother to a five year old fire cracker and a gorgeous baby girl.https://www.birthtime.world/https://jerusha.com.au/

The story begins in London, in March 1918, in the elegant district of Belgravia. One ton of explosives had destroyed a wing of the Royal Hospital of Chelsea on the banks of the Thames. A terrified young woman who had been walking home rushed to ring the doorbell of the first house she recognized. The lady of the house, the young woman's friend, happened to be holding a dinner in honor of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the eldest son of George V and Queen Mary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to Episode 5 of the BSCOS Paediatric Orthopaedic Digest (POD)cast with guest Ms Emily Baird @emilyjanebaird from the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh @OrthoPaeds. We read 35 journals (SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO!) & highlight the most impactful studies that we feel can change practice or improve outcomes in Paediatric Orthopaedics. Follow Updates on @BSCOS_UK REFERENCES: 1. A Universal C-arm Language Improves OR Morale. Nielsen & Bauer. JPOSNA. Nov 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55275/JPOSNA-2022-536 2. Risk of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss for Orthopaedic Surgeons. Kwan et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. PMID 36170382 3. Prospective, Randomized Ponseti Treatment for Clubfoot: Orthopaedic Surgeons Versus Physical Therapists. Chen et al. J Pediatr Orthop. Feb 2023. PMID: 36607913 4. Tibialis anterior tendon transfer using bone anchor for dynamic supination in Congenital Talipes Equinovarus. Ayub et al. J Pediatr Orthop B. Jan 2023. PMID: 35834789 5. Pain Catastrophizing Influences Preoperative and Postoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Ramo et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. Nov 2022. PMID: 35984014 6. A nociceptive neuronal ensemble in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex underlies pain chronicity. Qi et al. Nature. Dec 2022. PMID: 36516746 7. Hip reconstruction in closed triradiate cartilage: long‐term outcomes in patients with cerebral palsy. Schlemmer et al. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. Dec 2022. PMID: 34050376 8. How are adults who had Perthes' disease functioning? : results of over 900 participants from an international web-based survey. Kim et al (International Perthes Study Group). Bone Joint J. Dec 2022. PMID: 36453046 9. Angular deformities after percutaneous epiphysiodesis for leg length discrepancy. Weinmayer et al. J Child Orthop.Oct 2022. PMID: 36238144 10. Management of iatrogenic ulnar nerve palsies after cross pinning of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures: A systematic review. Graff et al. J Child Orthop. Oct 2022. PMID: 36238145 11. Development and Validation of a Mobile Application for Measuring Tibial Torsion. Min et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. Dec 2022. PMID: 36126146 12. Using Job Analysis for Identifying the Desired Competencies of 21st-Century Surgeons for Improving Trainees Selection. Gazit et al. J Surg Education. Jan 2023. PMID: 36175291 13. Correlation Between Postoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Use and Surgical Site Infection in Children Undergoing Nonemergent Surgery. He et al. JAMA Surg. Dec 2022. PMID: 36260310 14. Patient and Family Perspectives on Terms for Obesity. Puhl et al. Pediatrics. Dec 2022. PMID: 36404759 Follow Hosts: @AnishPSangh @AlpsKothari @Pranai_B

After two years of virtual NSGC conferences, I can't wait to see many of you in Nashville next week! Say “hi” if you see me! If you want to be featured in our NSGC recap episodes, let me know. I would love to capture your impression of the conference to feature on the episode. Maybe you will get DNA Today merch in exchange… I will be spending a lot of time in the exhibit hall, so look for me there. As some of you may know our host, Kira Dineen, is a prenatal genetic counselor! Today's episode topic is something that she talks about every day, family history in reproductive medicine! Joining us for this discussion is Dr. Tristan Hardy who is a dual-trained obstetrician/gynecologist and genetic pathologist with a particular focus on reproductive genetics.Tristan Hardy is a Consultant Gynecologist at Repromed and the Medical Director of Genetics at The Monash IVF Group, both in Australia! Dr Hardy completed his medical degree at the University of New South Wales and undertook specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney and the Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide. Alongside specialist training, he completed a Masters in Reproductive Medicine and a PhD focussing on new methods of Preimplantation Genetic Testing. Following completion of training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, he undertook a fellowship in genetic pathology at SA Pathology. He is Australia's only dual-qualified Obstetrician/Gynecologist and Genetic Pathologist. Dr. Hardy's special interest is in helping couples who are planning genetic testing of their embryos, due to genetic conditions identified in previous pregnancies or on carrier screening. He runs a joint clinic with Dr. Jan Liebelt (Clinical Geneticist) to provide comprehensive care of couples undergoing IVF with Preimplantation Genetic Testing. Dr Hardy is experienced in all aspects of fertility management and performs clinical procedures including oocyte retrievals, embryo transfers and IUIs.On This Episode We Discuss:When family history is relevant to reproductive healthGeneral trends for people to keep in mind (early onset conditions, birth defects/differences, stillbirths/infant deaths, genetic disorders)What family health history information patients should try to gather prior to meeting with a reproductive healthcare specialistWhat people pursuing IVF/IUI using a donor egg/sperm should pay attention to in the donor profileWhy having a family history of early menopause (early 40s) can increase the risk of having fragile X carriers in the familyWhat type of genetic testing people that have had multiple miscarriages or infertility or their personal or family medical historyWhy it's important for every patient to be offered carrier screening regardless of ancestry and family health historyHow digital pedigrees are aiding patient care Digital pedigree builder (like Trakgene) and its use in the IVF/IUI settingDon't forget to enter our giveaway to win a lifetime TrakGene license for their pedigree software (worth $1,000/year)! TrakGene is also giving away 10 copies of “The Patient Will See You Now” By Eric Topol. Enter on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook. All of our listeners can receive a free, 12-month TrakGene software trial by using the code “DNAToday”.Here is an article about “Mackenzie's Mission”, a research project in which 10,000 couples undergo screening, that Dr. Hardy mentioned during the interview. To learn more about TrakGene, the pedigree drawing tool and clinical genetics database software company that we discussed in this episode, you can head to their website or follow them on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube!Stay tuned for the next new episode of DNA Today on November 18th, 2022! New episodes are released on Fridays. In the meantime, you can binge over 205 other episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, streaming on the website, or any other podcast player by searching, “DNA Today”. Episodes since 2021 are also recorded with video which you can watch on our YouTube channel. DNA Today is hosted and produced by Kira Dineen. Our social media lead is Corinne Merlino. Our video lead is Amanda Andreoli. Our outreach Intern is Sanya Tinaikar. Our Social Media Intern is Kajal Patel. And our Graphic Designer Ashlyn Enokian.See what else we are up to on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and our website, DNApodcast.com. Questions/inquiries can be sent to info@DNApodcast.com. Are you a genetic counselor or genetic counseling student? Want to enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card? Participate in a quick survey this November to capture your insight on clinical trials. The goal of this study is to assess if, how, and when genetic counselors discuss clinical trials within their practice and document their process. Also the researchers will look to define a framework for current genetic counselors to incorporate clinical trials in their own practice. It took me about 15 minutes to fill it out. Link to the survey is in the show notes and in the blog post for this episode at DNAtoday.com. The principal investigator, Derek Ansel's email is dansel2101@baypath.edu, feel free to reach out with questions.

Sophie is a hero in our eyes - and it's no surprise she has been publicly recognised as one. Her story and what she's created in response to her grief has already touched so many. In this episode, Sophie opens up about tragically losing her triplet sons and how she and her husband Ash founded the Australian registered charity Running for Premature Babies in their memory. She later went on to have two more sons before losing Ash to an aggressive form of brain cancer. Sophie has turned tragedy into hope and finds beauty in the smallest moments.  Today, Running for Premature Babies has raised $5 million for life saving neonatal equipment and research to give premature babies a better chance of survival and better quality of life. In memory of Sophie's late husband Ash, and their babies Henry, Jasper and Evan. This episode is sponsored by Marsupi Australia: the most comfortable and easy to use baby carrier you will ever own. Mentioned in this episode: - Premmie Marathon Challenge - register HERE! *Don't forget to join the Miracle Mumma team during registration, or donate to our team HERE! - Book: 'Sophie's Boys' - Running Bare - charity sponsor - Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick - Lachy Wiggle @lachy_wiggle - Parents Who Have Been There

In this episode we chat to the hilarious Robert Mee, who runs the LGBTQI charity Out In The Bay in Lancaster. Trigger Warning: as part of Robert's story he talks about alcohol misuse, drugs misuse, domestic violence, and suicidal thoughts. Robert makes us laugh so much in this episode, which is a true testament to both his character and his outlook - because as you'll hear, he has faced some incredible challenges in his life. As a young man, Robert contracted HIV and was told that he had 6 months to live. His response was to drink - only to be told that his liver was failing him, and that it could kill him more quickly than his AIDS diagnosis. Robert reduced his drinking (or at least he thought he did) but it was through a partner that he was introduced to smoking crack cocaine - this led to him using heroine, and it was after overdosing that he was told that he had 4 hours to live in the Royal Hospital in Liverpool. Robert survived, and went to rehab where he discovered that alcohol was one of the root causes of his problems. Robert now spends his life helping others, and believes that nobody should feel like they're in a situation where they're alone. He's warm, he's kind and he's absolutely hilarious - this episode is a rollercoaster of emotions, and we thank Robert for sharing his story so honestly. If you're affected by anything you hear in this episode, or if you would like further information on services who may be able to help you if you need it, please see the Support Resources section of our website. --- Get In Touch: Of course, you can always get in touch with us (publicly or privately) on our socials - @alcoholfreepod on Instagram, or search for "Over The Influence" on Facebook. We'd love to hear your story - please get in touch with us directly at otihq@overtheinfluence.co.uk or go to our website, www.overtheinfluence.co.uk --- The Premium Podcast: If you love OTI and you'd like to hear behind the curtain, subscribe to the OTI Premium Podcast now! Released every Monday and exclusive to subscribers and OTI Community members, the Premium Pod is Sharon and Ben talking through even more topics surrounding alcohol-free life, from how to not just survive but enjoy AF holidays to alcohol free dating! Subscribe now! Released every Monday, cancel any time - just £5 per month. --- Links: For links to alcohol-related support services, please visit our website. Some further links related to this episode: National AIDS Trust: https://www.nat.org.uk/ Terence Higgins Trust: https://www.tht.org.uk/our-services/living-well-hiv/support-people-living-hiv  --- Disclaimer: All views expressed in this podcast are of the participants themselves, and not necessarily those of Over The Influence (OTI) Ltd. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this podcast is done at your own risk. We are not medical professionals but normal people giving their own experiences of removing alcohol from their lives, and as such this podcast should not be considered professional advice. If you are dependent on alcohol, or think you may be, we strongly recommend that you seek professional medical advice. --- Helpful Hashtags: We found hashtags and sober social media accounts really helpful in our early days alcohol free, as following them can help to reinforce that you are not alone!  These are some of the hashtags we've followed: #alcoholfree #stopdrinking #healthandwellnessjourney #zeroalcohol #idontdrink #sobercurious #healthydrinking #alcoholfreelife #soberaf #alcoholfreeliving #sobermotivation #podcast #healthpodcast #noalcohol #nobooze #sober #sobercurious #soberlofe #soberliving #sobercommunity #afcommunity #soberwomen #sobermom #sobermomtribe #sobersisters #sobriety #soberuk #soberjourney #sobrietyrocks #overtheinfluence #oti

Like many of us, you probably heard the term hyperemesis gravidarum when Catherine the Princess of Wales was pregnant with George, Charlotte and Louis, but recently another celebrity, former MAFS star Martha Kalafatidis, has been experiencing the debilitating condition too. So why do some women end up with the extreme version of morning sickness that can leave them bedridden for months, with only childbirth the relief at the end of the struggle for some?  In today's episode, we look at the intense and sometimes crippling way a pregnant body can react when it's busy growing a tiny human.  Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  Emma Vosti - Seven Network TV Presenter  Sandra Lowe - Obstetric Physician at Royal Hospital for Women and Conjoint Associate Professor at the School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Parts of this episode were performed by voice actors Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Liv Proud Audio Producer: Thom LionBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back for Season 4 and our first episode is a beauty as we talk life, leadership, and the law with one of Australia's most prominent female legal minds, Rebekah Giles. An accomplished litigator with specialist expertise in reputational risk and over 20 years' top tier experience in Australia and the United Kingdom, Rebekah has a diverse portfolio of non-executive directorships in government, sport, and private enterprise. She's an ambassador for the Fertility Research Clinic at the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation, a mother, and - miraculously - a survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. She's now also a successful startup founder, launching her private practice, Company (Giles), in 2019. Rebekah is on a roll. Honoured with an Award for Excellence from the Faculty of Law at UTS in 2017, in 2018, she was listed in the AFR's 100 Women of Influence (Boards and Management). Awards for Reputational Risk Lawyer of the Year by Global Law Experts followed in 2019, 2020 and 2021. A deep believer in the power of influence to affect positive change and the importance of giving back, her advice for success is simple. “Put your skills to use, volunteer in the community, find a passion outside your career to help broaden your experience…and in a world filled with KPIs, just diligently and passionately do your work.” Connect with Rebekah@ www.companygiles.com.au Follow the Influence Unlocked podcast on Instagram@ https://www.instagram.com/influenceunlockedpodcast/ Find out more about The PR Hub: https://www.theprhub.com.au/ Follow Samatha Dybac on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthadybac/ Check out the Influence Unlocked podcast videos on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/3fq8dJ5 Producer:  http://www.piccolopodcasts.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit our website to learn more about Inside Matters - https://insidematters.health/episodes/dr-richard-hansen   Watch the conversation on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZma2Kh-umQ&ab_channel=InsideMattersPodcast   Dr Hansen is a Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow and an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Glasgow. He is a principal investigator within the Bacteria, Immunology, Gastroenterology and ‘Omics (BINGO) group at the University which developed the CD-TREAT diet for Crohn's disease.   His clinical interests are inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), paediatric endoscopy and Helicobacter pylori. His main research interest is the gastrointestinal mucosal microbiota and its importance in paediatric disease, particularly IBD. He is especially interested in the molecular characterisation of the microbiota and its subsequent modification for the purposes of therapeutic effect via microbial therapeutics.   In this episode, we discuss treating IBD in children, using entirely liquid diets to reduce inflammation, and developing novel strategies that target the microbiome to treat IBD.   1:06 - Intro 1:56 - Interview Starts 2:27 – How to study the microbiome – analytical methods and study types 3:22 - How has microbiome science changed over the last 5 years? 5:13 -  What is Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN)? 7:39 -  What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)? 10:18 - Why are people getting IBD earlier in life? 14:54 - Is there different immunology between Crohn's disease and IBD? 17:07 - How has the perceived importance of the microbiome changed in IBD? 21:48 - How did all of this influence your PhD?  26:14 - Are we missing something with the current microbiome studies? 29:17 – The Bristol Stool Score 29:53 - Do you think that the microbiome drives inflammation in the gut? 34:01 – The Appendix  39:15 – Using the microbiome to predict IBD? 46:16 – Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) 49:03 – FMT in UC – studies published to date. 52:17 – Super donors in FMT 59:17 – The 16S gene 1:03:06 – The microbiome analytical toolkit 1:07:55 -  AI and large populations 1:09:19 – The implantation of machine learning 1:10:39 - Are clinicians trained in how to use AI 1:13:01 - Discussion on the application of FMT in paediatric populations. 1:14:22 - Infants, diet and gut health. 1:18:01 – Further discussion on FMT in paediatric populations. 1:20:44 - FMT donor screening processes.  1:22:21 – Donor selection for paediatric FMT. 1:26:30 – Potential risks associated with FMT.  1:29:19 - Can FMT or other microbial therapeutics replace immune system dampening therapies? 1:31:13 - When IBD is at its worst, what is it like? 1:36:01 - What do we do about the EEN diet and Crohn's disease? 1:38:20 - Which element of EEN is driving the positive effects in Crohn's? 1:42:27 - How do we create a less socially restrictive diet than EEN but keep the benefits? 1:44:44 - What is the ultimate aim of CDTreat?  1:47:19 - What is the relative importance of bacteria versus other components of the microbiome?   Key takeaways from this episode:   There has been an explosion of interest in the microbiome in recent times as it is becoming it easier and easier to analyse the microbiome through analytical methods that do not involve traditional culture techniques - which are labour intensive and relatively slow.    The field of microbial therapeutics is still in its infancy. There are many ongoing clinical trials into new ideas. Richard is hopeful that these trials will result in new treatment options for patients.    Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic (long term) condition characterised by inflammation in the gut. There are two main forms of IBD, Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Crohn's disease can affect any part of the intestinal tract, from mouth to anus. UC only affects the last part of the gut - the colon.    There is a microbiome that lives within the lumen of the gut and on the surface of the intestine (mucosa). Richard's analogy for this relationship is that they are like a beach and an ocean – they are different but inextricably linked.    The incidence (when the disease first starts) of IBD across the population seems to be occurring earlier and earlier in life. At the start of Richard's career it was rare to see a patient below the age of five presenting to hospital with symptoms, now days it is becoming more common. The environment and its impact on the microbiome may be the key driver for this. There are clear changes that are observed in microbiome studies in patients with reduced IBD, namely: reductions in diversity (how many bacteria are there and how evenly are they spread), and increases / decreases in particular bacteria.    Exclusive internal nutrition (EEN) is a term used to describe a 6-8 week course of an entirely liquid diet. The data suggests 4 out of 5 paediatric patients suffering from Crohn's disease enter remission (where the gut is healed and there is no active disease causing symptoms) after a course of EEN. It thought that the longer the course of EEN the more effective it is.    EEN is becoming much more popular in adult therapy, however its uptake is limited due to social constraints. Richard and a team working at the University of Glasgow are developing a less socially restrictive diet that mimics the effects of EEN. The programme of work is called CD-treat.    Intestinal microbiota transfer (IMT) involves the movement of microorganisms from one person into another with the intention of treating a disease. Six randomised controlled trials have been published in UC so far, with a definite signal towards IMT being effective. Richard is hopeful that these studies will pave the way for new treatment options in IBD. 

Events and historically important men and women are like radionuclides. They each have their own particular half-life.

Join Jacob and me in our ramblings of games we played in the last month! BGG blog post, comment there if you want to reach out to us! https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/edit/134899

Welcome to this bonus episode of The Radiology Review Podcast. In this episode, I interview Dr. Michael R Jackson who is a consultant pediatric radiologist at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dr. Jackson's many accomplishments include being the Trustee of the British Society for the History of Radiology and Archivist to the Scottish Radiological Society. I interview Dr. Jackson to discuss his book, Imagining Imaging which is published by CRC Press. Topics we discuss include how medical imaging and art often intersect in the way they portray the human body, the history of radiology, the potential future of radiology, and, of course, Dr. Jackson himself, and how he came to write this fascinating book. Want to read this book? Get your copy from the publisher at this link and use discount code II25 to get 25% off. (Note: discount code active at time of posting, may expire in the future per publisher; Dr. Covington receives no commissions from these purchases nor compensation to provide this interview or link). If you want to check out this book on Amazon, an affiliate link for The Radiology Review is available. You can follow Dr. Jackson on Twitter @ii_art_book.

The greatest flower show on earth is back in its traditional time and place at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, in spring. And what a show! Join us as we meet the designers of the Gold medal-winning 'A Rewilding Britain Landscape' garden to explore their portrayal of how the return of a long-lost species, the beaver, can transform landscapes and ecology. BBC Gardeners' World presenter Joe Swift gives a tour of his bee-friendly garden and we meet 'Cloud Gardener' Jason Williams and fellow balcony gardener Bea Tann. Useful links: RHS Chelsea Flower Show Meet the designers: A Rewilding Britain Landscape RHS Plant of the Year 2022 The Cloud Gardener, Jason Williams The Enchanted Rain Garden by Bea Tann

JOHN BOLD is an architectural historian who specialises in English architecture and European heritage management. He was Head of Architecture for the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, as well as Reader in Architecture at the University of Westminster, and continues to be a consultant on heritage management to the Council of Europe. John is Honorary Editor of the Ancient Monuments Society, which has recently changed its name to Historic Buildings and Places. It is a society whose mission it is to defend historic buildings of all ages and all types - with a 21st century mission: learning from our past to sustain our future. John has collaborated and/or edited the following publications: English Architecture Public and Private edited by John Bold (1993) Authentic Reconstruction: Authenticity, Architecture and the Built Heritage edited by John Bold, Peter Larkham, Rob Pickard (2017) Discovering London's Buildings with Twelve Walks (2009) Greenwich An Architectural History of the Royal Hospital for Seamen and the Queen's House (2000) An integrated approach to cultural heritage - The Council of Europe's Technical Co-operation and Consultancy Programme (2018) - Guidance on Inventory and Documentation of the Cultural Heritage (2001) - John was brought up in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire and after initially studying at Liverpool University; he transferred his academic interests to Reading University after which he moved to London where his career as an architectural historian flourished. Today our walk and talk takes us around the fascinating historic heart of Greenwich. If you would like to contact John Bold, please send your initial enquiries to emma@travellingthrough.co.uk and put John Bold in the subject heading. To find out more about Architectural Monuments Society / Historic Buildings and Places: https://hbap.org.uk/ To find out more about the Council of Europe: https://www.coe.int/en/web/culture-and-heritage To find out more about Dannatt Johnson Architects: https://djarchitects.co.uk/ To find out about your podcast host Emma you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/ A big thanks to Mariska Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle!  

One in ten Australian babies spend time in a newborn intensive care unit, and it's an incredible group of people who are improving outcomes for those infants. However, the greatest success will come when we all get involved. Join Professor Nadia Badawi and Tracey Spicer as they discuss the often challenging, but always inspiring, world of newborn intensive care. Hear how Nadia thinks differently about what is possible for babies born with cerebral palsy. Tracey asks how our understanding of CP has changed over the years and critically, what does that mean for the future? Could a global pandemic really offer silver linings to those living with disability? And what's changed to make the idea of a cure for CP no longer seem so fantastical? Internationally recognised neonatologist and CPA's Chair of Cerebral Palsy, Professor Nadia Badawi is renowned for her research into neonatal intensive care outcomes. At CPA's Research Foundation, Nadia and the team are investigating ways to prevent, treat and ultimately, cure cerebral palsy. Learn more about their work at cerebralpalsy.org.au/our-research/ Author, journalist and broadcaster, Tracey Spicer is a passionate advocate for the causes that matter most. For her decades of work for social welfare and charitable groups (including as an ambassador of the Royal Hospital for Women's newborn care unit), Tracey was awarded the Order of Australia in 2018. Learn more at traceyspicer.com.au Cerebral Conversations is proudly created by the team at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Find out more at cerebralpalsy.org.au/cerebralconversations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 4 – 5pm A research seminar by Dr Sinéad Moriarty (TCD) as part of the School of English Staff-Postgraduate Seminar Series 2020-21 in partnership with Trinity Long Room Hub. The Staff-Postgraduate Seminar Series is a fortnightly meeting which has been integral to the School of English research community since the 1990s. The aim of the seminar series is to provide a relaxed and convivial atmosphere for staff and students to present their research to their peers. The series also welcomes distinguished guest lecturers from the academic community outside Trinity College to present on their work. It is a fantastic opportunity to share ideas and engage with the diverse research taking place within the School. The series conveners for the academic year 2020-21 are current PhD students Orlaith Darling, Janice Deitner and Maggie Masterson.

Traditionally, the way we buy learning content for compliance, soft skills and business skills can quickly spiral in cost and complexity to manage. However, Jemella Hanson from The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, has simplified how she sources content. It's now all OnDemand! This allows her to be more agile, and find any topic, assess it, in a matter of minutes.  

In this episode of Memoirs of Successful Women, Transformation Specialist Annie Gibbins interviews Ally Hensley, Founder and Vice President of MRKH Australia. Ally Hensley is a Brit to Bondi convert, women's writer, speaker, global ambassador and advocate in women's health. As the co-founder of MRKH Australia, Ally is motivated to improve the health and wellbeing for those touched by this unique condition. As part of her ongoing work with MRKH, Ally also works to reduce the stigma surrounding differences of sexual development and sexual (mental) health. Ally was diagnosed with MRKH in her late teens. Consumed with shame and trauma, as a young woman Ally struggled to come to terms with MRKH and the complexities of this life- altering diagnosis. With a desire to make peace with her past, Ally went in the search for support. Through her own desire for self-acceptance, she soon realised she was not alone. Her mission became a springboard to debunk the myths, challenge the stigmas and trigger a movement to normalise differences, truthfully. Ally has written for some of Australia's leading publications on infertility, sexual identity shame, advancements in assisted fertility and has become a regular media interviewee and presenter for the medical community. Exploring how a virtual support network can help women to sexually thrive, she is also the cofounder of The Happy V - a safe online space for taboo conversation starters. Ally is the President of the MRKH Support Group Committee at The Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney and in 2019, was appointed as a Global Patient Advocate for the Australian Uterus Transplant team with the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Committed to creating a worldwide voice for MRKH, in 2016, Ally co-created Global MRKH, an international consortium dedicated to reaching all corners of the globe for people impacted by this life- altering diagnosis. Ally believes at the heart of building a global community is the ability to connect, form unique networks and her personal pledge is, to never leave anyone behind. Contact Ally Website: https://www.mrkhaustralia.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MRKHAustralia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrkhaustralia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrkhaustralia/ Contact Annie Gibbins – The Executive Magician Podcast Audio: https://www.anniegibbins.com/podcast/

In episode thirteen of The Modern Women, Natalie Drenovac sits down with Rebekah Giles, the highly respected and renowned partner of the prestigious, Kennedy's law firm.I was so grateful to have the opportunity to interview Rebekah as not only did I really want to discuss some key topics that so many women face, such as divorce and parenthood, slut-shaming and sexualisation of women by men in power but a key aspect of her life in that she survived the 2004 tsunami and the absolute mental toll that surviving a natural disaster has on a person and to really uncover how it is that Rebekah has rebuilt her life._____Rebekah Giles: https://www.kennedyslaw.com/our-people/profiles/sydney/rebekah-gilesRebekah Giles: @rebekahgiles_____Additional:Fertility Research Clinic at the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation_____+ Follow @themodernwomen_ and @nataliedrenovac on Instagram for all upcoming guest announcementsIf you want to join our Facebook community of incredible women_____SUBSCRIBE to not miss out on any episodes_____CREDITSHost: Natalie Drenovac - @nataliedrenovacProducer: Podpaste - @podpaste Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Turkish writer Elif Safak's latest novel '10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World' tells the story of Leila, a woman whose body has died, but whose mind has a precious ten minutes to reflect on the joy, pain and injustice of her life as a prostitute in Istanbul. Jenni talks to her about tackling controversial subjects and being accused of obscenity. Chelsea Pensioners are well known by the bright red military coats with gold buttons that they must wear when they go out in public. In return for their army pension, 300 residents live at the Royal Hospital cost free - and today they welcome ex-servicewomen. We hear from Chelsea Pensioner Helen Andrews, who served during the Second World War at Bletchley Park as Private Maria Teresa Helen McQuibban, with the Royal Corps of Signals. To celebrate UK Coaching Week Louisa Arnold tells us about Project 500 - a scheme to inspire and support women to become sports coaches - and Kim Johnson explains why she loves being a rugby coach. And, this week's Woman's Hour drama, I'm A Slave, has been showing the misery of human trafficking and modern slavery in the UK today. But, how much is this a female problem? To discuss how it affects women and the work being done to help them, Jenni is joined by the Salvation Army's Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery Operations Manager, Emilie Martin.

Doctor en Psicología de la Salud y neuropsicólogo formado en el Hospital Johns Hopkins y el Royal Hospital for Neurodisability. Álvaro Bilbao es un reconocido experto clínico y divulgador. Imparte conferencias por todo el mundo para explicar la relación entre el cerebro y la educación con especial foco en el funcionamiento del cerebro de los niños. Busca ayudar a los padres a contribuir de mejor forma al desarrollo y aprendizaje de sus hijos.