19 episodes

Dr. Kevin Cheng is an Australian trained GP with an interest in transforming lives through prevention. He founded a new model of healthcare, Osana, which focuses on preventative health and quality outcomes. He’s a strong believer in being proactive, not just reactive, to your health needs and risks over the long term. Each week Dr Kevin along with Co-host Saxon Piggott checks in with leading health experts to find out what we can do to avoid dying earlier, going to hospital, paying too much for healthcare, or living a stressful and unwell lifestyle - starting now.
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Prevention Hacks Osana

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Dr. Kevin Cheng is an Australian trained GP with an interest in transforming lives through prevention. He founded a new model of healthcare, Osana, which focuses on preventative health and quality outcomes. He’s a strong believer in being proactive, not just reactive, to your health needs and risks over the long term. Each week Dr Kevin along with Co-host Saxon Piggott checks in with leading health experts to find out what we can do to avoid dying earlier, going to hospital, paying too much for healthcare, or living a stressful and unwell lifestyle - starting now.
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    What is a good exercise routine? - with Louise McCallum

    What is a good exercise routine? - with Louise McCallum

    Exercise coach, Louise McCallum joins us to chat about how we can encourage more Australians to get active. She shares her advice on how to establish a good exercise routine to keep active and healthy.
    About Louise McCallum - Exercise Coach - Osana
    Louise brings personal training expertise from London, Australia and Hong Kong and is an accomplished sportswoman, being a gold medalist in NSW Swimming Championships, a NSW representative in netball, and has placed in a number of triathlons globally. She is a fitness coach for three State League Netball teams. Her passion is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in the community.

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    • 24 min
    Preventative Dental Care with Dr Martina Lavery

    Preventative Dental Care with Dr Martina Lavery

    Dentist Dr. Martina Lavery joins us to talk about preventative dental care and how this impacts our overall health and wellbeing. She shares her advice on how we can be proactive with our oral health to prevent disease.
    About Dr. Martina Lavery
    Dr. Martina Lavery's vision is to make your oral health the best it can be. Martina has been a dentist for over 22 years and works in the Hills District of Sydney. Having studied dentistry in her native country in Ireland (Belfast), she migrated to Australia after being awarded a forensic dentistry scholarship at Adelaide University.
    Martina’s philosophy of care is preventative in nature, respecting how the health of your mouth is integral to your overall well-being. She is a huge advocate and believer in 'brain training', and applies neuropsychology in her clinical practice.
    Her greatest joy at work is forming relationships with patients and looking after successive generations of families. Martina is interested in practicing all aspects of dentistry, including children’s dentistry, general dentistry, and cosmetic dentistry. She is focused on achieving clinical outcomes and sees her work as a great privilege to look after people’s teeth. 



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    • 36 min
    Talking Dementia with Professor Colm Cunningham

    Talking Dementia with Professor Colm Cunningham

    Professor Colm Cunningham shares his advice on how to reduce Dementia risk and support the impact of Dementia.
    About Professor Colm Cunningham
    Director of The Dementia Centre at HammondCare, Professor Colm Cunningham leads an Australian and International team of over 250 staff involved in research, education, and consultancy. The centre’s priorities include building design, life engagement, models of care, and end-of-life care for people with dementia. The Centre supports people with dementia through HammondCare’s specialist residential and community services and our provision of the Australian Government Dementia Support Australia program.
    Colm is a Conjoint Associate Professor at the University of NSW in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine and a Visiting Fellow in Dementia Design and Practice at the University of Edinburgh School of Health in Social Science. 
    The Dementia Podcast with Professor Colm Cunningham
    https://www.dementiacentre.com/resources/knowledge-hub/podcasts

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    • 32 min
    Skin Cancer Prevention with Dr Robert Mathews

    Skin Cancer Prevention with Dr Robert Mathews

    Dr Robert Mathews joins us in this episode to chat about how we can protect our skin from skin cancer. He shares his advice on treatment, prevention and discusses the myths and trends in sun care for your skin.
    About Dr Robert Mathews
    GP - OSANA
    Robert has a degree in Physiotherapy and a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery both from the University of Sydney. Robert has a particular interest in paediatrics, men’s health, skin cancer surgery, sports injuries, and sexual health. He is passionate about improving health through lifestyle change.


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    • 17 min
    Talking Heart Disease with Dr Chris Quirk

    Talking Heart Disease with Dr Chris Quirk

    Cardiologist Dr Chris Quirk shares his advice on how to reduce heart disease risk with preventative lifestyle practices.
    About Dr Christopher Quirk
    Dr Chris Quirk is a Cardiologist who trained in Spain and England, and spent 10 years teaching and performing Coronary Angiography at Concord Hospital. He is now in private practice at Hunters Hill  He conducts procedures in hospital including Angiography, Trans-oesophageal Echo’s, Pacemaker implantations and Coronary Artery Interventions. Chris is passionate about preventative Cardiology with a special focus on Exercise to reduce cardiac risk and improve well being.

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    • 35 min
    How to sleep better with Rosemary Clancy

    How to sleep better with Rosemary Clancy

    Rosemary Clancy, Clinical Psychologist, joins us to discusses what you can do to improve your sleep and why it's critical to good health.
    About Rosemary
    Rosemary has been a Clinical Psychologist in Sydney for 20+ years treating sleep, mood, anxiety and substance use disorders. She completed a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology at Adelaide University, then worked as a Clinical Psychologist with SWSAHS, and since 2008 has been Snr Clinical Psychologist at The Sydney Clinic, Bronte. From 2014 she has been the specialist sleep psychologist at Sydney Sleep Centre, and the Director of letsleephappen.com.au

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    • 42 min

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