INTRODUCING - Health Speak?

Turns out a bum doctor isn’t too different to a plumber and a disability employment service is kind of like traffic control! Welcome to “Health Speak?” the short podcast that bans the big words and rejects the health jargon so you can find the help you need to be as healthy as you can be. Subscribe…

Need a bum doctor? Here's what to expect.

Ever wondered why someone would want to be a colorectal surgeon? Yep, that’s the person who’s responsible for looking after your bum… inside and out. While you wouldn’t expect people to publicly thank a bum doctor for fixing their anal fissure, this is the sort of reception Dr David Lloyd gets. He’…

Meet a Dentist who has a firetruck, a tractor and a water pistol.

You probably think you know what going to the Dentist is all about, so chance are you don’t go often enough, right? Yeah, most of us have the same thoughts about a visit to the Dentist but Dr Jazlyn Patrick explains that things have changed! Jazlyn works as a dentist in both the public and private …

Hot tips for a better GP appointment

There’s plenty of Health Speak and debate around the length of a standard GP appointment and how that’s paid for. But have you ever been taught what you should do and say to get the best from what is a reasonably short appointment? Most of us haven’t… we just sort of feel our way through. During th…

Got a 'munted' pancreas? Perhaps you need a Diabetes Educator like Sam

Sam Beattie doesn’t usually get a spontaneaous eruption of applause when she tells people she’s a Diabetes Educator. People are either confused or underestimate the work she does. As Penny Terry learned in this episode of Health Speak, living with diabetes comes with a lifetime of learning… and a m…

Recreation Officer? Get in my life.

Chances are there is someone at your local council who spends time creating programs and spaces to help you stay active and be healthier. So how do they do that? In Axel’s case, he’s a Recreation Officer and he deals with... well, best let him explain. But put simply, he reckon most of his job is a…

Occupational Therapist is a job title we don't understand... until now.

Are you likely to go and see someone when you don’t understand their job title? For some Occupational Therapists, helping people understand what they do and how that relates to their title can be the first hurdle. In this episode of Health Speak you meet Gina McKendrick who’s been an Occupational T…

An Exercise Physiologist won't make you run 5 kms

The first thing Marcus Burston does when he meets a new client is explain his job. Marcus is an Exercise Physiologist, also known as an EP or an Exercise Phys. Marcus reckons most people either turn off or quickly turn the other way as soon as they hear the word exercise, afraid that he’s going to …

Do you discriminate against your ears?

How far down your list of health priorities is your hearing? The average time people put off having their hearing checked is seven years! In this episode of Health Speak, Penny Terry chats with audiologist Clare Combey to find out why we seem to be so lax when it comes to looking after our hearing …

Corollas and backpacks are keeping people out of hospital

Primary Health Services have been referred to as the poor cousin of hospital services… but have you ever heard what Primary Health actually refers to? On this episode of Health Speak Penny Terry walks into a building that is the base for heaps of different health services that are available to you …