Episode seven of Legendary Conversations focuses on the testing and treatment of hepatitis C in Aotearoa. Our custom education lead Andrea Copeland met with three health professionals to discuss hepatitis C testing, treatment and support networks in Aotearoa: Dr Sarah Hartnall (co-clinical lead of the Hepatitis C look-back project in Auckland and Northland), Nancy Carey (nurse coordinator for Te Manawa Taki Community Hep C service) and Bridget Faire (nurse specialist at the New Zealand liver transplant unit at Auckland hospital).

Episode six of our Legendary Conversations podcast continues our discussion with Lauren Smith, senior practice fellow at the University of Otago School of Pharmacy. In this episode, Lauren uses an impetigo case study to clarify the appropriate use of topical antibiotics.

Episode five of Legendary Conversations focuses on the appropriate use of antibiotics for uncomplicated UTI. Lauren Smith, senior practice fellow at the University of Otago School of Pharmacy, outlines the current recommendations for UTI treatment and discusses an example case study.

Our gout discussion continues in episode four. Here we feature a scripted conversation between a doctor and patient, highlighting how to talk with your patients about gout. This conversation is structured around the ABC Health Literacy model and provides a great example of how to incorporate the three-step model into your gout discussions. Throughout this episode you'll also hear learning moments highlighting the different steps of the model, as well as other important lessons to note. 

Let's talk gout! This episode focuses on how to better communication with gout patients to improve health outcomes. We discuss patient attitudes towards gout and the Health Literacy ABC model with three experts: Professor Nicola Dalbeth - Academic rheumatologist at the University of Auckland School of Medicine, Nicola's work focuses on understanding the impact and mechanisms of disease in gout.  Carla White - Director of Health Literacy New Zealand, Carla helped develop the ABC model discussed in this episode. Meihana Douglas - Health Psychologist and Health Improvement Practitioner with the National Hauora Coalition. Meihana's post-graduate research focused on perceptions of gout by rural Māori, and general attitudes towards the illness label of gout.   

In this episode, you'll hear a scripted discussion that uses the ABC Health Literacy model when talking with a patient about starting a new medicine. This episode contains learning moments that highlight the three steps of the model, as well as other important lessons to note.

We sit down with Professor Keith Petrie to talk about the psychological aspects of starting new medicines and what primary healthcare professionals need to know. Keith discusses why prescribers exhibit new medicines hesitancy, how this might impact the patient, and how to minimise the nocebo effect.