Dr Tom Podcast

As Doctors, we must be ready for the day ahead. Medicine is often challenging, to say the least…  and maintaining focus, empathy, and boundaries is often very demanding. Doctors must know the importance of an...

Doctors in medicine face significant risks due to system deficiencies. You must be aware of your requirement for vigilance, as danger is unlikely to be identified. What can be done? One option is to develop a single...

A small task of trimming trees led to a group effort, showcasing the potential of collective action for significant results. The power of initiating action, even in small steps, was evident in how a minor task...

Daily habits and routines have been critical in my life over the last 5+ years. They lead to the highly desirable outcome of consistent improvement. Navigating the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic was difficult...

After 8-years, one of my clients successfully passed the KFP.  When he first came to me, he had almost given up… He had passed AKT and even OSCE when it was possible to sit OSCE before KFP. This opens up a massive...

Catch up with me on a busy day with three missions: picking up a mountain bike for my son and my daughter after a sleepover… plus an all-important IKEA run. This was not my original plan for a public holiday at all…...

A busy and eventful day involving my daughter’s 10th birthday party. It was not looking good though - An electrical storm hit the power poles and damaged a number of electronic devices in the house. The ability to...

Recently, I had a fiery emotional clash over a seemingly trivial incident involving… garlic bread. This was so minor that it was strange that it caused such a significant reaction…  Clearly a new perspective was...

General practice in Australia has seen a gradual decline due to reduced funding over the past 20+ years. Yet the cost of running a practice is rising significantly, making it difficult for practices to maintain...

There are thousands of ways to live your life. Many are either ineffective or outright destructive. We are fortunate to be able to watch the effects of these ways when we see older patients… And these patients allow...

AHPRA complaints are often thought of as a very challenging process for healthcare professionals. Yet a strange case can be made for being able to block all difficult patient requests with AHPRA conditions. While you...

Modern society seems to promise “guaranteed results” - But many peoples experience is that this is not the case. If you do want guaranteed results… There is a proven integrated system to do this… It's called the...