The OAM Announcement Episode A Surprise (mini) Episode, with some incredible news. Liam and Sean xx www.impatientadvocacy.org/ | i: @impatientadvocacy Hosts: Liam Crank (@liam__crank) & Sean Crank (@seancrank) And of course: Nicole Cooper (@nicolecoopy) And the beautiful music: Dean Pratt (i: @dean.pratt)…

Recorded on the day of the party to celebrate Nicole’s life: Mumsy, Sean and Liam reminisce about Nicole's life, legacy, and determination as we raise a glass of expensive champagne in her memory. Mumsy discusses Nicole’s sudden decline and the circumstances surrounding the end of her patient battle, as well as touching on they key parts of her pat…

Health at Work. Workplace injury has long been characterised by slips, trips and falls - hazards that can be signposted and dodged. But what happens when workplace risk is more psychological than physical, and a work injury presents not as a broken bone, but slow burn of tiredness, tears and social detachment? In our season one bonus ep, the impati…

Yo! The Impatient Crew have taken a few moments, deep breaths, and sips of rosé to bring you this delicious Season One wrap. We are incredibly humbled by your response to the launch of our podcast. We could not be more proud of what we created, and are continually blown away by the feedback and support. We are also devastated to have lost a core me…

Ever noticed our health system rocking up with glazed eyes, looking stressed and short-tempered, staring right through the patient who is actually its purpose? Hmm. We have questions. The Impatient Podcast breaks with our own format yet again this week to maximise our quality time with patient turned doctor Ben Bravery - a guy with a lot of good an…

Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a rare, life threatening inherited disorder that damages the lungs and digestive system. People with CF develop thick and sticky mucus, meaning a person with CF undergoes constant treatments and physiotherapy to function. There is currently no cure for CF. Jessica Bean has been a CF patient for her entire life - and a patien…

Episode 6 - Caring for Carers On an otherwise ordinary Wednesday, teacher and comedian Jess Pratt would step into a full time role that she would have never voluntarily chosen: carer. In this powerful and practical episode, Jess shares the reality of being a 'patient by proxy'. The loneliness and loss of identity; the bewilderment and learning; the…

This episode contains a discussion of voluntary assisted dying. Siobhan O'Sullivan is an advocate for the under dog, for ovarian cancer patients, and actually, for each and every one of us. Siobhan is tackling the toughest of life problems: contemplating her almost certain death as a result of terminal cancer. Siobhan has shared some of her very pr…

What makes a healthcare system great? Are we great when we are delivering against expectations? Shuffling in step with the status quo? Or are we great when we do the exceptional? The novel, innovative and extremely challenging work that saves, extends and meaningfully improves a human life? I am alive today, five years beyond my ‘terminal diagnosis…

Our patient conversation this week is with Molly Clayton, who shares her very recent experience of finding - and eventually, being diagnosed with - breast cancer. Molly joins us from an emergency room to talk missed diagnoses, the power imbalance in medicine, and the simple act of just doing the test! We then chat to Sarah Powell, CEO of cancer cha…

Welcome back to the impatient podcast. This week we are diving straight back into the pointy issues: who exactly defines success in our health system? Hint - it doesn't appear to be the patient. We are so fortunate to be joined by Susannah Castelli, a health professional herself, who shares her very real experience of the health system. Her vulnera…

Episode One: Keeping it human Welcome to the impatient podcast: a place for patient stories, a challenge to patient care, a change for patient outcomes. We are kicking our conversation off with one of the more complicated questions in health: why can't we just treat a patient like a human? Sean and Nicole reflect on their own patient weeks and we a…