Dr Paul Grinzi in North Melbourne, Victoria | Family doctor

Dr Paul Grinzi

Locality: North Melbourne, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 8301 5500

Address: 243 Flemington Road 3051 North Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.royalparkmedical.com.au/

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19.01.2022 If you have found your drinking has become 'too regular' or 'too much' or is interfering with your wellbeing/relationships/work/responsibilities ... please seek help. With almost two decades working with people struggling with alcohol, I'm here to help.

16.01.2022 A great team to work with too!

15.01.2022 It's Men's Health Week. Did you know that 1 in 3 men experience problems with their reproductive and sexual health and that men are less likely to seek healthcare than women? Throughout life, there are opportunities to address and improve various aspects of men’s health through the private and confidential location of your GP’s office. ... Dr Paul Grinzi has many years of experience working with men of all ages and backgrounds to help address their health needs you don’t need to wait until you are injured or sick. From optimising fitness, management of weight, emotional issues, addressing smoking and alcohol use, prevention of heart disease, through to screening for infections. For more information, this website explores a number of health areas that can be reviewed and optimised through your GP: https://www.healthymale.org.au//mens-heal/mens-health-week This Men’s Health Week, June 10-16 (and beyond!), I want to encourage men to be proactive in looking after their health. Because it’s always better to check out a small problem before it gets bigger.

14.01.2022 Clinical care without judgement. and we are all open to suggestions for further improvement.

12.01.2022 It's done! My 14th #worldsgreatestshave in a row, for the Leukae Foundation's fund raising. Thanks to Royal Park Medical for taking part and making it fun. ... Anyone can donate here: http://bit.ly/ShaveGrinzi19 TIA

07.01.2022 Expert advice matters Telehealth (video or telephone) consultations are currently available for many types of health concerns. https://www.expertadvicematters.com.au/

07.01.2022 When 80s band The Power Station wrote the song ‘Some like it hot’, they certainly weren’t thinking of anyone suffering from a fever. Fevers are common, especially throughout the colder, winter months, when we get a lot more colds and flu-like illnesses. So what is a fever?... A fever put simply, is when someone’s internal body temperature rises from a normal 36.8C to above 38.0C. The most common cause of a fever is having an infection, such as a cold, gastro, influenza (flu) or tonsillitis. The raised temperature is the body’s immune (our body’s defense) system’s natural reaction when fighting off an infection. The immune cells in our blood release infection-fighting chemicals which raised our temperature and get help fight off the infection. If this is so good, why do I feel awful? Along with a raised temperature, the body’s immune reaction can also cause muscle soreness, headaches, and tiredness. It’s our body’s way of asking us to get some rest. These symptoms can be reduced with medications such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, but unless the symptoms are very troublesome, there’s no need to try to reduce the body’s temperature back to normal. Ensuring we aren’t becoming dehydrated (by maintaining adequate fluid intake aim for your urine to be on the lighter shade of yellow), and getting adequate rest are important competent for recovery. Are fevers dangerous? Whilst most fevers are caused by self-limiting illnesses (ie the body will heal itself, with time), sometimes the fever can be a sign of a more serious condition. Children can deteriorate quickly from more serious infections and may need a medical assessment especially if they have a fever (temp above 38 deg) AND they are particularly unwell (not eating, not playing, clingy, etc), the fever lasts more than 2 days, or the child is very young (eg under 6 months of age). For adults, a persisting (>2 days ) fever of over 40.0c or when linked to specific symptoms may be concerning. What about febrile convulsions? Febrile convulsions are fits or seizures that occur in children (usually under 5 years) when they have a high fever. Most fits last 2-3 minutes and can be scary to witness. They are caused by a sudden rise in body temperature. Provided the child isn’t physically injured during a febrile convulsion; they don’t have any long-term consequences and are not associated with epilepsy. Interestingly, there’s no evidence that treating a fever with medications will necessarily prevent a febrile convulsion. For more information about these uncommon consequences of fever, refer to this helpful website: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au//fever-febrile-convuls So if you have a fever, get some rest, keep drinking, use medication to relieve your aches and pains, and see your GP if you are worried, or you have other symptoms of concern.

07.01.2022 Have trouble with your medications? Feel they are controlling you, rather than the other way around? Come and book an appointment at Royal Park Medical. ... I'm happy to have a chat about what you are experiencing.

06.01.2022 There's plenty of health information (and misinformation) out there, especially on the web. I'm more than happy to direct my patients to reputable sources of information and welcome discussions around information my patients bring to the consultation. Is there a topic you'd like more info about?

06.01.2022 It's a big flu season this year.

05.01.2022 I wish to inform you that, with the current Coronavirus issue, I will be conducting telehealth (via video link) consultations rather than face-to-face consultations for the foreseeable future. This is to minimise non-essential exposure to my patients and myself and reduce the risk of spread of COVID19. I remain available throughout my usual days of work at Royal Park Medical Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. You may make an appointment to ‘see’ me as normal online or via... phone (83015500). At the time of your appointment, I will text you a link to click to enable the video-consultation. In light of the ‘social distancing’ requirements in Victoria, we will try to minimise pharmacy and clinic exposure as appropriate, in consultation with you. We also wish to remind you that we have a zero-tolerance policy for any form of abuse to our hard-working reception staff I know this is a challenging period, but we need to remain kind to each other. I look forward to continuing to assist you with your health, during this current challenge and beyond.

05.01.2022 As this year comes to a close, I wish you and your loved ones a very happy and safe festive season! I will be taking a short break this week and then will be available at Royal Park Medical for the following days Mon Dec 30, 2018 8:30am 12:30pm ... Tue Dec 31, 2019 8:30am 12:30pm Thu Jan 2, 2020 - 10am 6:00pm Sat Jan 4, 2020 8:30am 12:30pm Then Mondays, Tuesday mornings and Thursdays, as usual. All bookings can be made online at www.royalparkmedical.com.au or by calling us at 8301 5500 Click on the link for RPM's modified festive season hours.

04.01.2022 This year has brought us all new challenges. Some of these have enriched and energised us. Sometimes we can struggle to cope and these challenges distress us. ... Of you are struggling, there is help available - in a variety of forms. See you GP and chat about how you are going, and find out about the help that's available right now. http://www.abc.net.au//mental-health-crisis-coron/12588500