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Centre for GI Health

Locality: Berwick, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9709 2777

Address: 7 Gloucester Avenue 3806 Berwick, VIC, Australia

Website: http://gihealth.com.au

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23.01.2022 Robotic-assisted surgery allows doctors to perform complex procedures with more precision, flexibility and control than is possible with conventional techniques. Now used in many forms of surgery including cardiac, prostatic and orthopaedic, in this episode we are joined by the dynamic and highly skilled Mr T C Nguyen who discusses The application of robotic surgery to colorectal pathology Appropriate patient selection... Outcomes and advantages TC shares his personal journey from a young boy fleeing war-torn Vietnam making his home in Melbourne, to a highly skilled and respected surgeon in this excellent conversation which I am delighted to share with you. Useful references include www.secr.com.au www.ncbi.nim.nih.gov To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: [email protected] Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health. #health #podcast #robotics #surgery #medicaladvancements https://anchor.fm//Episode-19--Robotic-Surgery-with-Dr-TC-

22.01.2022 In this episode, I have a conversation with Dr Puneet Mahindra on the subject of Barrett’s oesophagus. Puneet not only discusses the origins of this condition, named after Australian born thoracic surgeon Mr Norman Barrett but also discusses Its relationship to chronic reflux disease Adenocarcinoma risk... Surveillance guidelines Appropriate medical management Puneet makes the point that Barrett’s oesophagus is an important reason why we should all take gastro-oesophageal reflux disease seriously. This is an excellent introduction and overview of the subject; I hope you enjoy the conversation. References include www.gesa.org.au pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.mayoclinic.org ASGE guidelines wiki.cancer.org.au To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: [email protected] Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health. #healthcare #doctor #podcast #health https://anchor.fm//Episode-10--Barretts-Oesophagus-with-Dr

17.01.2022 Wednesday 19th June 2019 was a historic day for Victoria after parliament introduced voluntary assisted dying legislation to the community for patients facing imminent death as a result of incurable disease, with that ruling a patient’s decision to end his or her life voluntarily became a possibility. The legislation is complicated and coupled with many safeguards. VAD has understandably been debated with great emotion and considerable controversy before and since the legisla...tion was introduced. In this episode we discuss the legislation with Dr Frank Hofmann who approaches the subject with extreme sensitivity, consideration and empathy including - Implementation of the legislation Safeguards, rules and checks involved The supports including palliative care that are available for patients choosing VAD I think you will agree that Frank navigates the conversation with great professionalism. I am very pleased to share the episode with you. Useful references include www.bettersafercare.vic.gov.au(Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board) www.vic.gov.au www.racgp.org.au https://anchor.fm//Episode-18--Voluntary-Assisted-Dying-VA To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: [email protected] Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health.

15.01.2022 Every Day Medicine Episode 16. Trauma Courses with Dr Tom Edgley. In 2019 experienced anaesthetist Dr Tom Edgley was left to defend his two properties in the rural and bushy enclave of Tonimbuk from the disastrous fires claiming over 26 properties in the region. Not only did Tom survive protecting his properties from the fire, but he also lent a major hand to his neighbours and was involved in the emotional rehabilitation of his community. He cited his attendance at emergency... courses including EMST (Early Management of Severe Trauma) Wilderness Medicine Utah Both important resources in laying the foundation for him to follow effective strategies in the emergency Tom has been an active advocate for extending one’s medical knowledge beyond the clinical environment of hospitals and discusses his experience, these courses and his life philosophy. Please enjoy the conversation in this episode with Dr Tom Edgley. Useful references include wmutah.org www.surgeons.org(EMST) www.realresponse.com.au To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: [email protected] https://anchor.fm//Episode-16--Trauma-Courses-with-Dr-Tom-

13.01.2022 Everyday Medicine Podcast - Episode 17. CBD with Dr Sud Agarwal There are 144 known cannabinoids, THC is perhaps the best known for its psycho-active effects, however cannabidiol (CBD) is now being recognised for its many medical applications. To discuss the role of cannabidiol in medicine we are joined by Dr Sud Agarwal, anaesthetist and CEO of one of Australia’s most interesting and emerging biotechs called Cannvalate. In this episode Sud discusses the uses of CBD - as an... anticonvulsant and neuroprotective agent as an anti-inflammatory and as an immunomodulator Sud also takes us on his journey to becoming seriously involved in the biotech industry. Please enjoy this episode with the very colourful and energetic Dr Sud Agarwal. Useful references include www.cannvalate.com.au www.compassclinics.com.au www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: [email protected] Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health. https://www.gihealth.com.au//everyday-medicine-podcast-epi

10.01.2022 Everyday Medicine Podcast Episode 15. Type 2 Diabetes with Dr Chin Tan In this episode, we have a conversation about Type 2 diabetes, a condition that affects at least 1.2 million Australians (5% of Australians) and for which there are a complex number of pharmacologic treatment strategies available. We are joined by experienced and very popular Endocrinologist Dr Chin Tan who discusses ... Oral hypoglycaemic agents that are available to us in Australia How to combine these agents for effective glycaemic control The place of insulin in type 2 diabetes Chin also discusses the broader metabolic syndrome and the key requirement for BMI control in type 2 diabetic patients. This is a detailed conversation which I hope you will find very informative. https://anchor.fm//Episode-15--Type-2-Diabetes-with-Dr-Chi

09.01.2022 Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) affects approximately 85,000 Australians and 5 million people worldwide and includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. These conditions may have a major impact on a patient’s quality of life. To discuss both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in more detail we are joined by Dr Catherine Sorrell, a very experienced and popular gastroenterologist who takes us on a fascinating journey including Top-down and bottom-up approaches to p...harmacological management Sharing her approach to selecting medical therapy for patients with IBD. Catherine explains these clinical problems with great mastery. I am pleased to invite you to this conversation. Usual references include: www.gihealth.com.au www.chrohnsandcolitis.com.au www.acnc.gov.au www.gesa.org.au To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: [email protected] Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health. https://anchor.fm//Episode-12--IBD-with-Dr-Catherine-Sorre #doctor #healthcare #podcast #medicine #Gastroenterology #gastroenterologist #IBS #ibsawareness

05.01.2022 Episode 14. Faecal Microbiota Transplant with Dr Darcy Holt The transfer of stool from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient (FMT) at first consideration does not seem like a reasonable or scientific approach to the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Historically however, it has been used by communities for over 3,000 years, gaining credibility in 1958 after a paper by Eisemen in Denver who described treating pseudomembranous colitis this way. Mo...re recently double-blind randomised control trials have demonstrated the efficacy of FMT in the treatment of severe clostridium difficile enterocolitis. To discuss this subject in more detail we are joined in a conversation with Dr Darcy Holt, senior consultant at Monash Health, who also works at the Centre for GI Health, as he leads us through The indications for FMT Therapeutic advantages Practical aspects of FMT With his typical academic flare and clarity of dialogue, please enjoy this interesting conversation with Darcy. Useful references include www.gihealth.com.au www.nps.org.au www.racp.edu.au To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: [email protected] https://anchor.fm//Episode-14--Faecal-Microbiota-Transplan

05.01.2022 Biologic agents (produced in living organisms or containing components of living organisms) coupled with a variety of new small molecules (acting in novel ways to influence the human immune system) have dramatically improved medical management of inflammatory bowel disease. In this podcast episode, we are joined by Dr Darcy Holt, a senior gastroenterologist at Monash Health, with a special interest in inflammatory bowel disease and body composition to discuss - TNF inhibito...rs including the chimeric infliximab, fully humanised recombinant adalimumab, fully humanised monoclonal antibody golimumab Anti-integrins which regulate lymphocyte trafficking to the gut including the gut selective vedolizumab Interleukin inhibitors including ustekinumab which inhibits interleukin 12 and 23 as well as JAK inhibitors which decrease signalling by cytokines growth factor receptors including Tofacitinib Darcy covers appropriate indications, screening for tuberculosis and viral hepatitides before therapy commencement, relative contraindications and the use of biosimilars. I found this a very interesting discussion on a group of therapies that have brought significant improvement to the quality of life of many patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The useful references include: - www.gihealth.com.au - www.gesa.com.au - www.crohnsandcolitis.com.au - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: [email protected] Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health. https://anchor.fm//Episode-13--Biologics-and-Small-Molecul

05.01.2022 Australia has led the world in pain management, interventional techniques and pain research including in the management of severe and debilitating axial and musculoskeletal pain via spinal cord and DRG stimulation as well as in several evolving techniques for the management of visceral pain. Recently potential breakthroughs have been emerging in the application of spinal cord stimulation to control symptoms related to IBS and gastroparesis. Dr Paul Verrills entered pain man...agement as a consultant during the dawn of the speciality and has been at the vanguard of pain management both in Australia and worldwide. He established the Metro Pain Group in Clayton which has stood like a beacon and shining example of how to manage chronic pain syndromes and Paul has personally been involved in education and mentoring both in this state, in Australia and internationally. We are honoured to welcome him as our guest to this podcast where he discusses: Pain management techniques including spinal cord and DRG stimulation Why medications often fail (the elephant in the room) The emerging future of pain management as applied to a variety of clinical syndromes It was a real pleasure to interview Paul and I welcome you to this conversation. Useful references include: - www.metropain.com.au - Chronic Abdominal Pain. An Evidence-based Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Management, Leonardo Kapural To be a guest on the show or provide some feedback, I’d love to hear from you: [email protected] Dr Luke Crantock MBBS, FRACP, is a gastroenterologist in practice for over 25 years. He is the founder of The Centre for GI Health, based in Melbourne Australia and is passionate about educating General Practitioners and patients on disease prevention and how to manage and improve their digestive health. #podcast #medicine #doctor #painmanagement https://anchor.fm//Episode-11--Spinal-Chord-Stimulation-wi