Hosted by Emma King with special guest A/Prof. Michelle Rodrigues Skin of colour deserves centre stage in dermatology conversations. In this podcast, Emma King sits down with internationally recognised dermatologist A/Prof. Michelle Rodrigues to explore the unique challenges, misconceptions, and advances in caring for diverse skin types. From disorders of pigmentation to atopic dermatitis, the discussion sheds light on why awareness and expertise in this field are crucial for both clinicians and patients.

Whether you’re a healthcare professional or simply passionate about skin health, this podcast will expand your understanding of dermatology in skin of colour and why representation matters in medicine.

RESOURCES Dr Michelle Rodrigues, Importance of skin of colour dermatology in the primary care setting in Australia, AJGP https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2023/october/the-importance-of-skin-of-colour-dermatology-in-th

SEARCH pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov for publications around skin of colour.

British Association of Dermatology Education Resources for clinicians on skin of colour, 2020: https://cdn.bad.org.uk/uploads/2022/02/29200007/Educational-Resources-for-Clinicians-on-Skin-of-Colour-in-Dermatology-2020.pdf

Brown Skin Matters: https://becker.wustl.edu/news/brown-skin-matters/

Dr Jim Muir, Skin of colour, ACCRM https://www.acrrm.org.au/about-us/news-events/media-releases/article/2024/06/21/skin-of-colour-by-dr-jim-muir

National Eczema Society, Skin pigmentation and eczema: https://eczema.org/information-and-advice/living-with-eczema/skin-pigmentation/

Vitiligo Foundation: https://vrfoundation.org/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=191484605&gbraid=0AAAAADnlk7uwzIuMpeU6AmZh29dFSd3-P&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3OjGBhDYARIsADd-uX5rMty_3i6mZwJpsu2ahcpcQsRZegdX22F5FbLDd65EMFvfgtCw2RgaAmTVEALw_wcB

Dermnet, Dermatological conditions in skin of colour: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/skin-conditions-in-skin-of-colour

Dermnet; Melanoma in skin of colour: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/melanoma-in-skin-of-colour

Dermnet, Ethnic dermatology: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/ethnic-dermatology

In this episode, host Camille Foley explores an important topic: anxiety in children and young people, viewed from two distinct perspectives. In the first section, Steph an adult, shares her lived and ongoing experience with anxiety. She is someone who has always experienced anxiety but received a formal diagnosis later in her adult life. The second section features insights from Senior Clinical Psychologists, Jesse Richardson and Georgie Cox, who offer their professional expertise on supporting young people and their supporters, clinical approaches, and evidence-based treatments for anxiety.

Links:

Guideline for staff:

Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline for Anxiety in Children and Young People - Mental Health Central

Family resource:

Childhood anxiety: a guide for parents, carers, and supporters - Mental Health Central

Losing a child is a really difficult time for any family. Families are given the option of organ donation to make an everlasting legacy for their child. To coincide with donate life week, this podcast features Mellissa Short CNC Organ Donation and Karen Sullivan Operating Theatres who talk about the rarity of organ donation and the incredible journey and intricacies of organ donation.

Resources

Australia only - donatelife.gov.au

To find out more about organ donation in your country, visit your local organ donation website for details.

In this episode of Conversation with the Experts, host Camille Foley speaks with consultant psychiatrist Dr. Andrew Court and paediatrician Dr. Alex Cussen about Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) in young people, real physical symptoms like pain or fatigue that don’t have a clear medical cause. The episode also provides suggestions for service delivery for MUS presentations and provides insights from families and young people with lived experience of MUS.

In this final episode of our three-part narrative medicine mini-series, join us for a conversation on Jackson’s Opening. A poem by Andy Jackson. We unpack the layers of meaning within our wounds, challenging us to rethink scars and the narratives that emerge from them.

Link to the poem Opening by Andy Jackson.

In this episode from the Royal Children’s Hospital, we dive into the practical challenges of giving medicines to kids. Join host Amanda Stock, Paediatric Emergency Consultant, as she chats with Clinical Pharmacist Natalija Bogunovic, and Child Life Therapist Anne-Maree Leahy. Together, they explore common concerns and share expert advice on how to give tablets and capsules, safely part-dose medicines, and support children in learning to swallow tablets. Whether you're a parent, caregiver or healthcare provider, this episode is packed with helpful strategies to make medicine time less stressful and more successful for everyone.

In this second - bonus narrative medicine episode - we discuss Zdravka Evtimova’s haunting short story, Blood of a Mole. Join us as we reflect on themes of empathy, detachment and burnout. Like in the previous podcast, we'd like you to get involved in the writing component during our chat. This will help you digest the story better as well as give you an opportunity to create your own ending to this part of the story.

Link to the short story Blood of a Mole by Zdravka Evtimova

Today’s episode provides a deep dive into trauma and trauma-informed preventative care (TIPC), and how it guides the way we approach care for children, young people, and families, and for ourselves as healthcare providers.

Listen as Rachel Tolan, a senior mental health clinician and credentialed mental health nurse, speaks about the clinical side of TIPC, as well as guest Carmen Ludeman, a lived experience advisor, who provides a unique perspective from the lens of families, carers, and supporters."

Resources:

• Trauma-Informed Preventative Care Foundational eLearn (RCH staff only)

• Trauma-informed preventative care (TIPC) - short introduction podcast
• The Behaviour Support Profile EMR Tip Sheet (RCH staff only)