The Thought Broadcast
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -The Thought Broadcast is a regular podcast linked to the RANZCP’s journal, Australasian Psychiatry. It is produced by psychiatry trainees, for trainees, with a particular focus on the Scholarly Project and trainee research.
The Thought Broadcast primarily aims to demystify the Scholarly Project and humanise research by sharing the trainee experience. We will focus on some of the stories behind successful projects, including how the authors came up with ideas and transformed these into published research. Additionally, to complement the podcast series and better support trainees, we will hear from consultant psychiatrists who are experienced in publishing and research, and in supervising and examining the Scholarly Project.
As The Thought Broadcast develops, we hope to expand the podcast to discuss a wide range of research-related content with other trainees and early career psychiatrists. We hope that The Thought Broadcast can be an interactive experience with trainees from across Australia and New Zealand getting involved, and shaping the podcast in the direction that will benefit them the most.
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Episodes
An Interview with Steven Yeates: “Patient Selection for the Psychotherapy Written Case"
May 31, 2024 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBThis episode of The Thought Broadcast considers the Psychotherapy Written Case; a centrally administered assessment task that can be daunting for trainees. The panel speaks to Dr Steven Yeates, an experienced psychodynamic psychiatrist and supervisor, on the important and often-vexed topic of patient suitability. This discussion follows on from Dr Yeates’ instructional paper in Australasian Psychiatry entitled, “‘To see or not to see, that is the question’ – A commentary on patient selection...
How to critique a paper
April 24, 2024 00:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this episode of The Thought Broadcast, Australasian Psychiatry's Dr Ed Miller, Dr Andrew Amos and Dr Michael Weightman discuss the relevance of psychiatric journal clubs and the importance that psychiatric professionals of all stages should place on knowing how to critique scientific papers. They discuss the history of journal clubs in medicine and some of the common flaws of academic publishing that can be mitigated by knowing how to critique scientific papers. Music: https://freesound...
The Importance of psychiatric journal clubs
March 31, 2024 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode of The Thought Broadcast, Australasian Psychiatry's Dr Ed Miller, Dr Andrew Amos and Dr Michael Weightman discuss the relevance of psychiatric journal clubs and the importance that psychiatric professionals of all stages should place on knowing how to critique scientific papers. They discuss the history of journal clubs in medicine and some of the common flaws of academic publishing that can be mitigated by knowing how to critique scientific papers. They also consider best pr...
Truth telling and voices of justice - personal reflections by Dr Mark Lawrence
February 23, 2024 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this episode, Australasian Psychiatry's Trainee Editor Dr Ed Miller of the Thought Broadcast interviews Dr Mark Lawrence who shares his personal experiences of racism and challenges growing up as a Māori in New Zealand. He discusses the impact of colonization on indigenous communities and the need for open conversations about racism. Mark also highlights the importance of addressing racism within the medical profession and the need for cultural sensitivity and understanding in psychiatric...
Interviewing Ava Carter Part 2
December 18, 2023 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBIn this two-part episode, the Thought Broadcast interviews the RANZCP’s Appointed Trainee Board Director, Dr Ava Carter. Dr Carter is dual qualified in dentistry and medicine, and is currently the consultation liaison advanced trainee and senior psychiatric registrar at Canberra Health Services in the Australian Capital Territory. She’s been involved with the College since beginning her training. In this podcast Dr Carter discusses her personal background, as well the nature and goals for he...
Interviewing Ava Carter Part 1
December 18, 2023 03:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBIn this two-part episode, the Thought Broadcast interviews the RANZCP’s Appointed Trainee Board Director, Dr Ava Carter. Dr Carter is dual qualified in dentistry and medicine, and is currently the consultation liaison advanced trainee and senior psychiatric registrar at Canberra Health Services in the Australian Capital Territory. She’s been involved with the College since beginning her training. In this podcast Dr Carter discusses her personal background, as well the nature and goals for he...
Thought Broadcast Takes Congress 2023
October 02, 2023 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9.37 MBThe 2023 RANZCP Congress was held in Perth in May this year, on the theme New Horizons, Connected Futures. With almost 1800 delegates in Perth and over 450 online, it was the biggest Congress yet! Ashna Basu and Andrew Amos chatted to delegates with a roving mic, covering their stories, thoughts on the talks, and even the experience of bringing a child to Congress! Music: https://freesound.org/people/ShadyDave/sounds/277375/ Logo: Sidonie Prentice Disclaimer: This podcast is provided to...
Discussing changes to the RANZCP’s centrally administered examinations with Nick O’Connor (part 2 of 2)
August 09, 2023 03:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBThe RANZCP has recently stopped conducting OSCE examinations in the hope of diversifying the examination and assessment pathway. In this two part episode, recorded at the RANCZP 2023 annual congress in Perth, Dr Nick O’Connor, RANZCP Board Director and head of the RANZCP Education Committee, discusses these changes with Australasian Psychiatry’s Trainee Editor, Dr Ed Miller. The discussion ranges from the history of the RANZCP OSCE examinations, why the recent changes were enacted, and futur...
Discussing changes to the RANZCP’s centrally administered examinations with Nick O’Connor (part 1 of 2)
July 21, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBThe RANZCP has recently stopped conducting OSCE examinations in the hope of diversifying the examination and assessment pathway. In this two part episode, recorded at the RANCZP 2023 annual congress in Perth, Dr Nick O’Connor, RANZCP Board Director and head of the RANZCP Education Committee, discusses these changes with Australasian Psychiatry’s Trainee Editor, Dr Ed Miller. The discussion ranges from the history of the RANZCP OSCE examinations, why the recent changes were enacted, and futur...
Introducing New Voices Dr Ashna Basu and Dr Ed Miller: “Thought Insertions”
April 20, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBIn this episode, we welcome and introduce Australasian Psychiatry’s two new Associate Trainee Editors for 2023 - Dr Ashna Basu and Dr Ed Miller. Ashna is a stage two trainee working in Sydney. Ed is a stage two trainee originally from Adelaide but now living in Auckland. Ashna and Ed discuss their backgrounds, what the interview and appointment process to the position was like, and how they look forward to contributing to both the podcast and the Australasian Psychiatry journal across 2023. ...
An Interview with Zoe Kristensen and Theo McTigue: “A Case for Lived Experience”
February 16, 2023 04:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBThe second instalment from Dr Zoe Kristensen and Dr Theo McTigue shifts focus from training to treatment of trans and non-binary people. Treatment being discussed in the broadest sense of the word. With the authority of lived experience, Zoe and Theo offer a critique of psychiatry’s historical mistreatment of gender diversity, placing this in the sociocultural context of the day. They also summarise approaches to the treatment of mental illness within this vulnerable population across the gl...
An Interview with Zoe Kristensen and Theo McTigue: “(In)Visible Me”
September 14, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBDr Zoe Kristensen and Dr Theo McTigue are pioneers. As trans and non-binary people respectively, they are living, working, and training openly in psychiatry. In years gone by, and indeed even now, there are risks associated with this visibility. Zoe and Theo explore these in depth; being pathologized, excluded, and othered. They also speak to signals of change and of allies in unexpected places. This conversation should encourage trainees and fellows of any gender to ask, if they don’t know ...
An Interview with Pramudie Gunaratne: “A Seat at The Table”
August 03, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBDr Pramudie Gunaratne is a newly appointed director of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP); the first ever from the trainee cohort. Representative of a new era in RANZCP governance, Pramudie has gone straight to work engaging stakeholders across the training region. Canvassing this trainee group has identified a deficit in trainee engagement and uncertainty around the proposed changes to trainee education. Listen as Pramudie articulates these concerns and ...
Discussion with The Thought Broadcast Team: “Lessons Learned”
May 26, 2022 00:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBA year since first release, The Thought Broadcast has discussed the Scholarly Project in detail. The aim of demystifying this learning goal has been perused, and perhaps achieved. This round table discussion revisits the lessons learned from our previous episodes on the Scholarly Project. Serving both as summary for regular listeners and an introduction for new ones. Leading the conversation is Trainee Editor Oliver Robertson, who is joined by Associate Trainee Editors Michael Weightman and ...
An Interview with Sonja Cabarkapa: “Think Globally, Act Locally”
March 15, 2022 23:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBStarting her family in Europe, Dr Sonja Cabarkapa is taking an international approach to her psychiatry training. This requires a positive mindset and determination, both of which she employed when completing her scholarly project on profiling absconders from public and private wards in Australia. While Sonja has a global attitude to life and training, her research has a distinctly local focus. The idea forming in the aftermath of a critical incident, and the subsequent work driven by a desi...
An Interview with Skye Kinder: “No Taxation without Representation”
January 09, 2022 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBFurther exploring the fallout of the aborted November 2021 Audio-Visual Objective Structured Clinical Examination (AVOSCE), this episode of The Thought Broadcast considers the trainee perspective. The panel speaks to Dr Skye Kinder, a strong trainee advocate and former member of the Trainee Representative Committee (TRC). Dr Kinder discusses the impact of the AVOSCE cancellation on trainees (especially women), perceptions of the College’s response, and constructive criticisms of the path fo...
An Interview with Nick O’Connor: “Examining the Examiner”
December 14, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBFollowing a series of podcasts exploring trainees’ experiences of the Scholarly Project assessment task, the latest episode of The Thought Broadcast shifts focus to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). In response to the imbroglio arising from the failed delivery of the November 2021 audiovisual OSCE, we speak to Dr Nick O’Connor – RANZCP board member, and Chair of the Education Committee. Dr O’Connor provides candid responses to questions relating to how and why the AVOSCE...
An Interview with Alisha Thomson: “No Substitute for Experience”
November 29, 2021 02:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBDr Alisha Thomson takes trainee welfare personally. Her journey from psychiatry trainee, to patient, to a career in medical administration, is the backdrop to her scholarly project looking at after-hours workflow and its impact on registrar well-being. Listen to Alisha speak passionately about her drive to build healthy and effective workplaces in Australian hospitals. She also highlights the novice investigator’s tendency for non-specific data collection and emphasises the benefits of exper...
An Interview with Malcolm Forbes: Systematic Reviews for Scholarly Success
September 14, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this episode, guest Dr Malcolm Forbes tells the story of his scholarly project on neuroimaging in first episode psychosis (1, 2) and provides a how to guide on the systematic review process (3). With its origins in his former life as a general medical registrar, Malcolm’s project challenged conventional wisdom and shows trainees that their work can have global significance. Malcolm is joined by a full complement of Associate Trainee Editors in Michael Weightman and Bryan Bui, along with T...
An Interview with Malcolm Forbes: "Systematic Reviews for Scholarly Success"
September 14, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this episode, guest Dr Malcolm Forbes tells the story of his scholarly project on neuroimaging in first episode psychosis (1, 2) and provides a how to guide on the systematic review process (3). With its origins in his former life as a general medical registrar, Malcolm’s project challenged conventional wisdom and shows trainees that their work can have global significance. Malcolm is joined by a full complement of Associate Trainee Editors in Michael Weightman and Bryan Bui, along with T...
Granny Flats, Boats, and a Block of Flats
August 08, 2021 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBThis episode is a continuation of episode two Start Early, the interview with chair of the Scholarly Project Subcommittee Assoc. Professor Jeremy Couper. In this extended discussion, Jeremy covers the exemption pathway in greater depth. Then, along with panel member Andrew Amos, Jeremy offers guidance around the publication cycle and identifies ways that supervisors and trainees can troubleshoot faltering projects. The conversation moves to ideas on how trainees can support one another in th...
An Interview with Jeremy Couper (Part 2): “Granny Flats, Boats and a Block of Flats”
August 08, 2021 14:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBThis episode is a continuation of episode two Start Early, the interview with chair of the Scholarly Project Subcommittee Assoc. Professor Jeremy Couper. In this extended discussion, Jeremy covers the exemption pathway in greater depth. Then, along with panel member Andrew Amos, Jeremy offers guidance around the publication cycle and identifies ways that supervisors and trainees can troubleshoot faltering projects. The conversation moves to ideas on how trainees can support one another in th...
Start Early
July 08, 2021 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBThe second episode of the series welcomes Assoc. Professor Jeremy Couper, chair of the Scholarly Project Subcommittee, to provide trainees with valuable insights into the make-up of successful projects. Jeremy offers an open discussion on the expectations of the college, common trainee pitfalls, and tips for completing and submitting work of publishable standard. Not only for trainees, this primer will also be appreciated by supervisors who are looking to maximise the output of their supervi...
An Interview with Jeremy Couper: “Start Early”
July 08, 2021 14:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBThe second episode of the series welcomes Assoc. Professor Jeremy Couper, chair of the Scholarly Project Subcommittee, to provide trainees with valuable insights into the make-up of successful projects. Jeremy offers an open discussion on the expectations of the college, common trainee pitfalls, and tips for completing and submitting work of publishable standard. Not only for trainees, this primer will also be appreciated by supervisors who are looking to maximise the output of their supervi...
An Interview with Bryan Bui: “Observation to Publication”
June 08, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBThe first episode of this trainee generated podcast series explores the journey of an original research project from real-world clinical observation through to publication. Focussing on the scholarly project of podcast co-creator and Associate Trainee Editor of Australasian Psychiatry Dr Bryan Bui(1), the conversation demonstrates how trainees can find meaningful research opportunities in their routine clinical care. Dr Bui is also candid about the challenges, and great benefits, of conducti...
Observation to Publication
June 08, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBThe first episode of this trainee generated podcast series explores the journey of an original research project from real-world clinical observation through to publication. Focussing on the scholarly project of podcast co-creator and Associate Trainee Editor of Australasian Psychiatry Dr Bryan Bui(1), the conversation demonstrates how trainees can find meaningful research opportunities in their routine clinical care. Dr Bui is also candid about the challenges, and great benefits, of conducti...