Goodfellow Unit
Audio podcasts designed to review and update skills and knowledge for clinicians working in primary care.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 269
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
The Medication Interest Model (MIM)
A discussion with international expert Dr Shawn Shea MD, on the medication interest model (MIM). Shawn is the Director of the Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing. He i…
Living well with dementia
Professor Ngaire Kerse talks about living well with dementia. Ngaire is a GP in Auckland, Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care and the Joyce Cook Chair in Ageing Well at the Universi…
Urology hot topics
Dr Anna Lawrence talks about hot topics in Urology. Anna is a New Zealand trained Urologist and is the current president of Continence NZ.
Anna's goal is to increase the education and standard of re…
UTI in pregnancy
Dr Bronwyn Sinclair talks about urinary tract infection (UTI) in pregnancy. Bronwyn is an obstetric physician at Waitemata DHB and National Women’s Hospital in Auckland. She has an interest in the d…
Varicose veins
Dr Sam Dunn discusses varicose veins - vanity or a medical necessity? Sam has completed the diploma of Procedural Phlebology and is the medical director of Palm Clinic in Auckland.
Acute urinary retention
Dr Anna Lawrence is a New Zealand trained Urologist and is the current president of Continence NZ.
Since returning home to NZ, she has been striving to increase the education and standard of reconst…
Urinary incontinence in older women
Dr Lucy Fergus discusses urinary incontinence in the older women, focussing on the 80+ years. Lucy is a Geriatrician and Medical Director for Older Persons Health, Rehabilitation and Allied Health Se…
Medication update
Professor Bruce Arroll discusses updates in New Zealand medication for general practice. Bruce is a GP in South Auckland, director of the Goodfellow Unit and a Professor in General Practice at the Un…
Breast health
Dr Erica Whineray Kelly talks about breast health in New Zealand. Erica is an oncoplastic breast cancer surgeon and advocate based in Auckland, New Zealand. Erica co-founded and is the Managing Dire…
The CASE approach to suicide assessment
A discussion with international expert Dr Shawn Shea MD, on the interviewing strategy known as the Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events Approach (CASE approach). Shawn is the Director of the Tr…
Nocebo effect - what is it? And what can we do about it?
Professor Keith Petrie talks about the 'nocebo' effect. Keith is a professor in the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland and has made significant contributions to health, medi…
Be careful about mental health labelling
Dr Bruce Arroll talks about the distressed patient and taking care when making a diagnosis. Bruce is a Professor in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care at the University of Auckland.
Exercise as medicine
Dr Mark Fulcher talks about using exercise as medicine. Mark is a Sport and Exercise Physician at Axis. Mark has worked extensively in sports medicine and is especially interested in injury preventio…
Children's Teeth
Dr Katie Bach talks about children's teeth and why you need to get involved in their dental health. Katie currently works as a paediatric dental consultant at both Greenlane Clinical Centre and Stars…
Discussing death and dying
Dr Kathryn Mannix talks about death and dying and the taboos associated with what is an inevitable part of everybody’s life. Kathryn is a palliative care physician a qualified cognitive behavioural t…
Exercise for the treatment of depression, anxiety and insomnia
Dr Giresh Kanji talks about the importance of exercise in the management of depression and insomnia in general practice. Giresh is a musculoskeletal pain expert in Auckland. He’s founder of the New Z…
Diabetes management in the older or frail adult
Dr Rick Cutfield discusses diabetes management in the older or frail adult. Rick is the Clinical Director of the Endocrinology & Diabetes Division at Waitemata DHB and works privately at Mercy specia…
Endometriosis
Anil Sharma talks about the management of endometriosis in primary care. Anil is a private gynaecologist working in Auckland at Ascot Central and has special interests in endometriosis, abnormal uter…
Improving treatments for depression
Pim Cuijpers talks about the challenge of improving treatments for depression. Pim is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands), and Head of the Departmen…
Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI)
Dr Christine McIntosh talks about sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI). Christine is a general practitioner working as GP liaison in children’s health at CMDHB and is a senior lecturer at the Un…