Dumping of Work onto Primary Care!

The Clinician's Survival Guide

#Business #Podcasting Education #Dr Munir Adam #Clinicians #Productivity #Primary Care #Doctor Who #Burnout #Stress

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"The basic premise of the event is that hunters hunt rattlesnakes from the surrounding environment all across West Texas, and bring them into the roundup for the weekend. And during the roundup, these snakes are kept in a pit and then, one by one, beheaded and skinned in front of in front of audiences." - Elizabeth MeLampy Elizabeth MeLampy is a lawyer dedicated to animal rights and protection, and her passion for this work shines through in her latest book, Forget the Camel, the Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say About Being Human . To research the book, Elizabeth traveled across the country, immersing herself in a wide range of animal festivals — from the Iditarod dog sled race to the rattlesnake roundup in Sweetwater, Texas. Elizabeth examines these festivals as revealing microcosms of our broader relationship with animals. Whether it's rattlesnake hunts, frog-jumping contests, ostrich races, or groundhog celebrations, these events reflect the ways humans use animals to express cultural identity, community pride, and historical traditions. Yet beneath the pageantry and excitement lies a deeper question: Is our fascination with these spectacles worth the toll it takes on the animals involved? With compassion and insight, Elizabeth invites readers to consider whether there’s a more ethical and empathetic way to honor our stories — one that respects both animals and the traditions they inspire. Please listen, share and read, Forget the Camel. It will be released on April 8th, 2025. https://apollopublishers.com/index.php/forget-the-camel/…

about a year ago 15:40

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This episode addresses the issue of work being dumped onto GP practices by secondary care, and how individual clinicians should respond.

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Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com
Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast.
DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast.
(C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.

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Dumping of Work onto Primary Care!

The Clinician's Survival Guide

published about a year ago

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This episode addresses the issue of work being dumped onto GP practices by secondary care, and how individual clinicians should respond.

Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same

38 episodes

#Business #Podcasting Education #Dr Munir Adam #Clinicians #Productivity #Primary Care #Doctor Who #Burnout #Stress

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Coping with a broken referral system 13:34

5 weeks ago13:34

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Send us a text We're producing this episode because the process of making a referral and having the patient seen and managed isn't as smooth as might be, and clinicians aren't sure what to do about it. Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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Dumping of Work onto Primary Care! 15:40

6 weeks ago15:40

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Send us a text This episode addresses the issue of work being dumped onto GP practices by secondary care, and how individual clinicians should respond. Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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Dealing with Trivial Presentations 15:43

7 weeks ago15:43

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Send us a text Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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Why you should subspecialise 15:05

8 weeks ago15:05

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Send us a text This episode covers the debatable topic of whether clinicians working in primary care should subspecialise. Munir Adam asserts that, whilst holding steadfast onto the all-important generalist role, there are multiple reasons for also going that little bit extra with an area of interest. Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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AI 7/7: The Future of Artificial Intelligence 13:53

9 weeks ago13:53

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Send us a text This is the 7th and final episode of the AI mini-series. Previous episodes explored some of the ways in which AI is being used in healthcare in the UK, some of the work that is underway and potential future uses, and in the last episode some of the barriers and concerns. This episode looks into the future - what might the future look like? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? What are the implications likely to be? The episode questions the understanding of the term intelligence itself? What does it actually mean? Will AI ever become truly intelligent and self aware? Even if not, how is Elon Musk taking steps that may bridge that gap? Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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AI 6/7: AI Implementation: Ethical and Practical considerations 15:34

10 weeks ago15:34

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Send us a text Having discussed some of the incredible potential of AI for the various uses in healthcare in the NHS, one must be mindful that just as no medicine is without potential side effects, AI too cannot be adopted without careful scrutiny. What are some of the ethical, legal and practical considerations that the Royal Colleges and our other representative bodies and the UK government are looking at? How can these potential barriers be overcome? Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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AI 5/7: Using AI for Education, Training & Research 15:18

11 weeks ago15:18

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Send us a text Artificial Intelligence is being used increasingly for education, training and research purposes, able to serve as an incredible companion. As we move into 2025 we resume the 7 part AI mini-series. You may wish to listen back to the first four episodes if you haven't already. In this episode: How is AI being used for simulation training? What are adaptive learning systems? When might you use ChatGPT, Microsoft Co-pilot, Perplexity, Claude and others? What does the Russell group and the Royal Colleges say about the use of AI for education and training? Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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Looking forward to 2025: What lies ahead for Clinicians? 17:27

12 weeks ago17:27

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Send us a text When you think about 2025, what do you expect the year to be like for you, the frontline clinician? Having looked back at 2024 and some of its challenges in the last episode, this episode looked forward and includes thoughts from the multi-professional team about what 2025 might be like. Contributions from the co-hosts of The Clinician's Survival Guide: Dr Munir Adam, GP, NE London Irina Varlan - Pharmacist, Nottinghamshire Simon Robinson - Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Plymouth Claire Green - Paramedic, Devon Marium Hanif - Physician Associate, London Some topics alluded to: Funding split; NI contributions; paramedics, neurodiversity, clinician wellbeing, Physician Associate regulation and blurring of professional boundaries, medicine shortages and from secondary to primary care. Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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Looking back at Clinician's Challenges in 2024 20:35

13 weeks ago20:35

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Send us a text As a clinician, when you think back to 2024, what thoughts come to mind? We take a two-week break from the AI series, and reflect back to 2024 and, in the next episode, look forward onto 2025. This episode of The Clinician's Survival Guide looks back at the year 2024. What were some of the main challenges? What did they mean for clinicians and for patients? Where are we now? The episode includes perspectives from different co-hosts, including: Irina Varlan - Pharmacist, Nottinghamshire Simon Robinson - Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Plymouth Claire Green - Paramedic, Devon Marium Hanif - Physician Associate, London as well as Dr Munir Adam, who is a GP. The Government NI rise, Mental Health, Prescribers course, multi-professional supervision, Workforce shortages and the post-Covid world are some of our thoughts shared. Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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AI 4/7: Letting AI do your documentation and your admin work 15:01

14 weeks ago15:01

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Send us a text Sit back and have that conversation with the patient, while AI takes care of taking notes. Amazing, right? We take a closer look at the pros and cons of using some of the options out there, such as Tortus and Heidi. Also in this episode, how AI can take of the many admin tasks at work. This episode is part of the AI for clinicians mini-series, looking at various aspects of AI, selecting what's useful for you, the frontline clinician. Link to resources: AI Resources (The Clinician's Survival Guide) Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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AI 3/7: Chronic disease, Mental Health and using Generative AI 14:32

15 weeks ago14:32

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Send us a text The Artificial Intelligence for Clinician's series continues and this episode focuses on the management of chronic disease and mental health. What tool has NHS England been reviewing and utilising in some healthcare settings and for which chronic disease? How are wearable devices and AI transforming the care of those with chronic illness? Is there a value to patient participation and empowerment in all this? What is the role of AI for mental health, and which service/tool has become an important part of Talking Therapies? Finally, the episode also touches on the rapidly growing option of turning to Generative AI tools to get the help you need. Link to resources: AI Resources (The Clinician's Survival Guide) Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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AI 2/7: What AI is doing to diagnose and predict diseases 15:26

16 weeks ago15:26

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Send us a text This episode of The Clinician's Survival Guide provides an overview of some of the AI tools that are used to make diagnoses and predict future and upcoming disease! Some of these tools are readily available to anyone, others to a selected few. If you want an overview and to hear a frontline clinician's honest take on some of what's currently out there, with consideration of some pros and cons, covered in a relaxed and easy-to-follow way, this is it. Tools mentioned: Ada Health Babylon Health Symptomate Mediktor Dermassist Google Lens IBM Watson PathAI Google DeepMind Microsoft Inner Eye Link to resources: AI Resources (The Clinician's Survival Guide) Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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AI 1/7: Why Clinician's must not ignore Artificial Intelligence 14:55

17 weeks ago14:55

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Send us a text This episode is the start of a mini-series looking at AI in healthcare, with a focus on information that Clinicians should know. Series outline: Introduction - overview, why it matters, examples AI tools for Dx and Mx (symptom checker, imaging, CDS) Streamlining Admin tasks (voice recognition, scheduling) Patient engagement enhancement (personal health plans; remote monitoring) AI for Teaching, Training, Learning, Research Ethics, privacy (data security, transparency, bias) Future of AI in PC (emerging technology; resources to keep up to date, thoughts) This first episode covers the basics: What is AI, what can it do and what are the misconceptions, how is it being used in healthcare and why shouldn't Clinicians ignore it. Link to resources: AI Resources (The Clinician's Survival Guide) Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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The Problem of Over-Investigating Patients 14:12

18 weeks ago14:12

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Send us a text Do you believe that we tend to over-investigate patients? Request tests that we know aren't indicated? If so, why is that, why does it matter, and what should we do about it? The Clinician's Survival Guide is about helping you make your life as productive and efficient as possible. Extra tests = extra work. This episode nicely summarising in 12 minutes what could otherwise be debated over several hours. Updated, removing reference to social media, otherwise same Contact email: primarycareuk@outlook.com Dr Munir Adam (Dr Munir Ali-Zubair) is the host, and leads the multi-professional Primary Care UK team that manages this podcast. DISCLAIMER. This podcast is for clinicians working in the UK and is not for patients or the general public. The podcast should never be used as a substitute for professional advice, whether clinical, managerial or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed are simply the opinions of those contributing, and should not be considered authoritative guidance. Applying any suggestion requires careful consideration and understanding of context and of potential implications. The hosts, guests, other contributors and the organisations they represent do not accept liability of any kind for any actions or consequences arising from the information contained in the podcast. (C) Therapeutic Reflections Limited.…

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Dealing with Challenging Fit Note requests 15:22

19 weeks ago15:22