Humans in Health

In episode 4, we chat to the clever, kind and passionate, Dr Malwand Shinwarie.

Malwand is an Intern Doctor at Gold Coast Health who spent the first 14 years of his life living in Afghanistan before moving to Australia with his family in 2010. 

We loved chatting to Malwand and learning about his experiences growing up in Afghanistan, moving to Australia 2010 where the only english he knew was "Hello, My name is Malwand" (cue, Culture Shock) to ten years later, becoming a Doctor. Malwand shared his insights about the rich and complex history within Afghanistan and his views and personal experiences with the recent Taliban Takeover.

Malwand: A clever, kind, passionate man. But just don't expect him to return a text message.

We discussed the best ways to help with the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, see links below:
 - https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/
 - https://www.womenforwomen.org/
 - https://effectivealtruism.org.au/
 - https://www.redcross.org.au/campaigns/afghanistan-crisis-appeal
 - https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/afghanistan
 - https://www.who.int/countries/afg
 
This podcast was prepared by Brooke Bullock (host), Jessica Weatherall (host) and Malwand Shinwarie (guest) in their personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this podcast are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the departments/organisations in which they work.

In episode 4, we chat to the clever, kind and passionate, Dr Malwand Shinwarie.

Malwand is an Intern Doctor at Gold Coast Health who spent the first 14 years of his life living in Afghanistan before moving to Australia with his family in 2010. 

We loved chatting to Malwand and learning about his experiences growing up in Afghanistan, moving to Australia 2010 where the only english he knew was "Hello, My name is Malwand" (cue, Culture Shock) to ten years later, becoming a Doctor. Malwand shared his insights about the rich and complex history within Afghanistan and his views and personal experiences with the recent Taliban Takeover.

Malwand: A clever, kind, passionate man. But just don't expect him to return a text message.

We discussed the best ways to help with the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, see links below:
 - https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/
 - https://www.womenforwomen.org/
 - https://effectivealtruism.org.au/
 - https://www.redcross.org.au/campaigns/afghanistan-crisis-appeal
 - https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/afghanistan
 - https://www.who.int/countries/afg
 
This podcast was prepared by Brooke Bullock (host), Jessica Weatherall (host) and Malwand Shinwarie (guest) in their personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this podcast are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the departments/organisations in which they work.

In episode 3, we interview the brilliant Dr Eve Purdy, and she's unbelievable!

Eve is an emergency physician and applied anthropologist. She is from Canada but now lives on the Gold Coast. 

She treats patients in the Emergency Department but also spends time working with critical care teams across health systems to understand and sort out how to do their work better. 

We loved connecting with Eve: hearing about what drives her, what CrossFit has taught her about team dynamics and how ordering at a restaurant in Australia is confusing. 

Books mentioned: 

• The Culture Code. By Daniel Coyle.
• Story, Not Study: 30 brief lessons to inspire health researchers as writers. By Lorelei Lingard and Chris Watling.

This podcast was prepared by Brooke Bullock (host), Jessica Weatherall (host) and Eve Purdy (guest) in their personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this podcast are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the departments/organisations in which they work.

In episode 3, we interview the brilliant Dr Eve Purdy, and she's unbelievable!

Eve is an emergency physician and applied anthropologist. She is from Canada but now lives on the Gold Coast. 

She treats patients in the Emergency Department but also spends time working with critical care teams across health systems to understand and sort out how to do their work better. 

We loved connecting with Eve: hearing about what drives her, what CrossFit has taught her about team dynamics and how ordering at a restaurant in Australia is confusing. 

Books mentioned: 

• The Culture Code. By Daniel Coyle.
• Story, Not Study: 30 brief lessons to inspire health researchers as writers. By Lorelei Lingard and Chris Watling.

This podcast was prepared by Brooke Bullock (host), Jessica Weatherall (host) and Eve Purdy (guest) in their personal capacity. The opinions expressed in this podcast are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the departments/organisations in which they work.

Episode two gave us the pleasure of interviewing our friend, colleague and hero, Dr Shahina Braganza.

Shahina Braganza is a senior emergency physician at Gold Coast Health and Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor at Bond University School of Health Science and Medicine.   She is passionate about “non-technical” skills in the health profession – including wellness, team-dynamics, professionalism, communication and leadership.

Shahina is the founder of the oneED program and a founding member of wrapem.org. Explore her commentary and contributions on shahinabraganza.com.

We loved talking to Shahina about her journey to Gold Coast Health, her tiger-like Netball skills, the people who have inspired her leadership style, taking chances and her ambitions to encourage connection and wellness.

Episode two gave us the pleasure of interviewing our friend, colleague and hero, Dr Shahina Braganza.

Shahina Braganza is a senior emergency physician at Gold Coast Health and Honorary Adjunct Associate Professor at Bond University School of Health Science and Medicine.   She is passionate about “non-technical” skills in the health profession – including wellness, team-dynamics, professionalism, communication and leadership.

Shahina is the founder of the oneED program and a founding member of wrapem.org. Explore her commentary and contributions on shahinabraganza.com.

We loved talking to Shahina about her journey to Gold Coast Health, her tiger-like Netball skills, the people who have inspired her leadership style, taking chances and her ambitions to encourage connection and wellness.

Welcome to Episode 1 of Humans in Health.

Dr Dinesh Palipana is a doctor, lawyer, disability advocate, and researcher.

 One of the many interesting parts of his story is that it was Halfway through medical school, he was involved in a motor vehicle accident that caused a spinal cord injury. 

Dinesh was the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland and the second person to graduate medical school with quadriplegia in Australia. 

Dinesh is many things: A Senior Lecturer, Adjunct research fellow, Senior advisor, Adcovate for inclusivity, Awarded the order of Australia medal and Queensland Australian of the Year for 2021.

 Lastly, we are lucky enough to work with Dinesh in the emergency department at Gold Coast Health. 

We loved having the chance to chat with Dinesh about what he has learnt along the way and we are so excited to share it with you.

Welcome to Episode 1 of Humans in Health.

Dr Dinesh Palipana is a doctor, lawyer, disability advocate, and researcher.

 One of the many interesting parts of his story is that it was Halfway through medical school, he was involved in a motor vehicle accident that caused a spinal cord injury. 

Dinesh was the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland and the second person to graduate medical school with quadriplegia in Australia. 

Dinesh is many things: A Senior Lecturer, Adjunct research fellow, Senior advisor, Adcovate for inclusivity, Awarded the order of Australia medal and Queensland Australian of the Year for 2021.

 Lastly, we are lucky enough to work with Dinesh in the emergency department at Gold Coast Health. 

We loved having the chance to chat with Dinesh about what he has learnt along the way and we are so excited to share it with you.