38 episodes

The podcast where we discuss the things you don’t cover in med school!

Ampoule is hosted by the Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA); the peak representative body for Australia's 17,000+ up and coming doctors. Our podcasts will give you access to unparalleled, driven guests, upskill you in areas med school doesn't cover and will make you a more confident advocate about the areas you care about.

AMSA Ampoule Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA)

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 19 Ratings

The podcast where we discuss the things you don’t cover in med school!

Ampoule is hosted by the Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA); the peak representative body for Australia's 17,000+ up and coming doctors. Our podcasts will give you access to unparalleled, driven guests, upskill you in areas med school doesn't cover and will make you a more confident advocate about the areas you care about.

    Healthcare on the Frontlines - Ukraine

    Healthcare on the Frontlines - Ukraine

    In today's episode, we mark the 6 month anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine by speaking to Elise West, the Executive Officer of the Medical Association for Prevention of War. We discuss the impact of this war on the healthcare system in Ukraine, as well as Elise's career in medical activism. 

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    • 47 min
    Welcome to the 2022 Season of Ampoule!

    Welcome to the 2022 Season of Ampoule!

    Hi there from Niveditha and Divay! We will be your hosts for the 2022 season of the AMSA Ampoule. Get ready for another year of in-depth conversations with new and exciting guests. Look forward to monthly episodes starting soon! 

    • 1 min
    Living authentically with chronic illnesses

    Living authentically with chronic illnesses

    In this episode, Jess Gregory talks about her experiences with medicine, discusses how young doctors are leading the culture of collaborative care and highlights the importance of supporting medical students and junior doctors with chronic illnesses.

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    Jess is a 27 year old Australian living with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Fibromyalgia, PMDD, Migraine with Aura, and Sinus Tachycardia. She has memories of chronic pain, fatigue, and joint dislocations from the age of 12, but after her and her parents’ concerns were dismissed by multiple doctors, she felt she had no choice but to compartmentalise what was happening to her body and focus solely on her goal of pursuing a career in music.

    Jess’ health declined significantly at the end of 2019 after a particularly nasty sinus infection. Despite this, she optimistically proceeded with her plans to move to Belgium, believing that she could “push through” and undertake her Master’s Degree there. In a turn of events that will surprise absolutely no one, wilfully ignoring her symptoms lead Jess to become severely unwell and bed bound for over a year.

    During this time, Jess pushed for the more rigorous clinical evaluation that lead to her eventual diagnoses. She was then admitted to a specialised hospital rehabilitation program and she realised that she had an opportunity to change her life for the better. She could either keep living a lie and pretending that she was able bodied, or she could create a new life in which she worked with her body rather than against it.

    She now runs Delicate Little Petal, a website where she writes about physical and mental health issues and hopes to help others avoid the same cycle of shame and isolation by opening up about her own messy journey to diagnosis.

    She is particularly passionate about advocating for the normalisation of mobility aids and tackling the harmful systemic issues that delay the diagnosis of “invisible disabilities” like her own. She is also an ambassador of Healp.Co, a social networking site that also provides crowd sourced health information to those with chronic conditions.

    Jess continues to live in Belgium with her fiancé Haydn, and their child cat, Adora. In her spare time she enjoys vintage fashion and makeup, pilates, swimming, and unapologetically consuming terrible reality TV!

    You can find Jess on Instagram and Facebook at @delicatelittlepetal or on www.delicatelittlepetal.com.

    • 1 hr 44 min
    Surgery, Music and Performance Enhancers

    Surgery, Music and Performance Enhancers

    Joining us today, we have Mr Phillip Antippa who is the director of the Lung Tumour Stream and director of Melbourne-based doctor's orchestra, Corpus Medicorum. In this episode we explore questions on the relationships between music and surgery, the use of performance enhancer in music and explore the potential of performance enhancers in surgery and medical training.

    Remember to seek a doctor’s advice before trying any new medication. To find out more, please subscribe to the podcast on your preferred streaming platform, and follow us on the “AMSA Ampoule” Facebook page.

    • 32 min
    Parenthood and Medicine featuring Dr Sarah Syed and Rami Dawood

    Parenthood and Medicine featuring Dr Sarah Syed and Rami Dawood

    Have you ever thought about starting a family while in medicine? 😃

    AMSA AMPOULE is here to share with you an exciting interview with Dr Sarah Syed (Geriatrics physician trainee) and Rami Dawood (final year student doctor). They are a beautiful couple, both in medicine, who have recently had a baby girl, Safiya!! In this episode, Rami & Sarah will share their experience with parenthood and provide amazing advice to those considering starting a family 😍

    • 45 min
    Opioids and Big Pharma ft. David Juurlink

    Opioids and Big Pharma ft. David Juurlink

    Dr David Juurlink is a Canadian pharmacologist, toxicologist and internal medicine doctor. He is known for researching adverse effects caused by drug interactions, as well as an entertaining but informative presence on twitter. Notably, David has been publicly critical of regular prescribing of dangerous opioids like Tramadol and fentanyl.


     


    In this episode, Dr Juurlink walks me through the basics of opioids and the origin of the opioid epidemic. In doing so, we speak about how doctors can fall into the trap of overprescribing and what we can do to prevent that. 

    • 50 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
19 Ratings

19 Ratings

Lasy and addicted ,

Absolutely Brilliant

Can’t wait to see what this team have in store, such interesting speakers so far :)

Abhi1911 ,

Fantastic podcast!

Keen as a bean for future episodes :)

commuting ears ,

Ampoule - what a cute name!

The intro has me looking forward to what excellent content it will deliver! Can’t wait!

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