The Thought Broadcast
The Thought Broadcast is a regular podcast linked to the RANZCP’s journal, Australasian Psychiatry. It is produced by psychiatry trainees, for trainees, with a particular focus on the Scholarly Project and trainee research.
The Thought Broadcast primarily aims to demystify the Scholarly Project and humanise research by sharing the trainee experience. We will focus on some of the stories behind successful projects, including how the authors came up with ideas and transformed these into published research. Additionally, to complement the podcast series and better support trainees, we will hear from consultant psychiatrists who are experienced in publishing and research, and in supervising and examining the Scholarly Project.
As The Thought Broadcast develops, we hope to expand the podcast to discuss a wide range of research-related content with other trainees and early career psychiatrists. We hope that The Thought Broadcast can be an interactive experience with trainees from across Australia and New Zealand getting involved, and shaping the podcast in the direction that will benefit them the most.
The Thought Broadcast primarily aims to demystify the Scholarly Project and humanise research by sharing the trainee experience. We will focus on some of the stories behind successful projects, including how the authors came up with ideas and transformed these into published research. Additionally, to complement the podcast series and better support trainees, we will hear from consultant psychiatrists who are experienced in publishing and research, and in supervising and examining the Scholarly Project.
As The Thought Broadcast develops, we hope to expand the podcast to discuss a wide range of research-related content with other trainees and early career psychiatrists. We hope that The Thought Broadcast can be an interactive experience with trainees from across Australia and New Zealand getting involved, and shaping the podcast in the direction that will benefit them the most.
Episodes
26 episodes
Discussing a taxonomy of supervision for RANZCP trainees and Fellows
In this episode of The Thought Broadcast, Dr Ed Miller, Dr Michael Weightman, Dr Ahnoor Benipal and Dr Andrew Amos discuss and compare the range of supervision modalities available to RANZCP trainees and Fellows. Music:
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An Overview of the Peer Review Process in Biomedical Sciences
In this episode of The Thought Broadcast, Australasian Psychiatry's Dr Ed Miller, Dr Fiona Wilkes, Dr Michael Weightman and Dr Andrew Amos give an overview of the peer review process in biomedical sciences. They discuss topics such as ...
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Thought Broadcast Takes Congress 2024
The 2024 RANZCP Congress was held in Canberra in May this year, on the theme of Excellence and Empathy, Knowledge and Kindness. The Vox pop format back by popular demand, Fiona Wilkes and Andrew Amos chatted to delegates with a roving mic...
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Introducing Australasian Psychiatry’s Early Career Group
This episode of The Thought Broadcast, recorded at RANZCP Congress 2024 in Canberra, introduces Australasian Psychiatry’s Editorial Subcommittee for Education and Training, also known as the Early Career Group. The podcast touches on t...
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An Interview with Steven Yeates: “Patient Selection for the Psychotherapy Written Case"
This episode of The Thought Broadcast considers the Psychotherapy Written Case; a centrally administered assessment task that can be daunting for trainees. The panel speaks to Dr Steven Yeates, an experienced psychodynamic psychiatrist...
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31:15
How to critique a paper
In this episode of The Thought Broadcast, Australasian Psychiatry's Dr Ed Miller, Dr Andrew Amos and Dr Michael Weightman discuss the relevance of psychiatric journal clubs and the importance that psychiatric professionals of all stages should ...
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The Importance of psychiatric journal clubs
In this episode of The Thought Broadcast, Australasian Psychiatry's Dr Ed Miller, Dr Andrew Amos and Dr Michael Weightman discuss the relevance of psychiatric journal clubs and the importance that psychiatric professionals of all stages should ...
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Truth telling and voices of justice - personal reflections by Dr Mark Lawrence
In this episode, Australasian Psychiatry's Trainee Editor Dr Ed Miller of the Thought Broadcast interviews Dr Mark Lawrence who shares his personal experiences of racism and challenges growing up as a Māori in New Zealand. He discusses the impa...
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Interviewing Ava Carter Part 2
In this two-part episode, the Thought Broadcast interviews the RANZCP’s Appointed Trainee Board Director, Dr Ava Carter. Dr Carter is dual qualified in dentistry and medicine, and is currently the consultation liaison advanced trainee and senio...
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Interviewing Ava Carter Part 1
In this two-part episode, the Thought Broadcast interviews the RANZCP’s Appointed Trainee Board Director, Dr Ava Carter. Dr Carter is dual qualified in dentistry and medicine, and is currently the consultation liaison advanced trainee and senio...
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Thought Broadcast Takes Congress 2023
The 2023 RANZCP Congress was held in Perth in May this year, on the theme New Horizons, Connected Futures. With almost 1800 delegates in Perth and over 450 online, it was the biggest Congress yet! Ashna Basu and Andrew Amos chatted to delegates...
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Discussing changes to the RANZCP’s centrally administered examinations with Nick O’Connor (part 2 of 2)
The RANZCP has recently stopped conducting OSCE examinations in the hope of diversifying the examination and assessment pathway. In this two part episode, recorded at the RANCZP 2023 annual congress in Perth, Dr Nick O’Connor, RANZCP Board Dire...
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Discussing changes to the RANZCP’s centrally administered examinations with Nick O’Connor (part 1 of 2)
The RANZCP has recently stopped conducting OSCE examinations in the hope of diversifying the examination and assessment pathway. In this two part episode, recorded at the RANCZP 2023 annual congress in Perth, Dr Nick O’Connor, RANZCP Board Dire...
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Introducing New Voices Dr Ashna Basu and Dr Ed Miller: “Thought Insertions”
In this episode, we welcome and introduce Australasian Psychiatry’s two new Associate Trainee Editors for 2023 - Dr Ashna Basu and Dr Ed Miller. Ashna is a stage two trainee working in Sydney. Ed is a stage two trainee originally from Adelaide ...
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16:54
An Interview with Zoe Kristensen and Theo McTigue: “A Case for Lived Experience”
The second instalment from Dr Zoe Kristensen and Dr Theo McTigue shifts focus from training to treatment of trans and non-binary people. Treatment being discussed in the broadest sense of the word. With the authority of lived ...
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An Interview with Zoe Kristensen and Theo McTigue: “(In)Visible Me”
Dr Zoe Kristensen and Dr Theo McTigue are pioneers. As trans and non-binary people respectively, they are living, working, and training openly in psychiatry. In years gone by, and indeed even now, there are risks associated with this visibility...
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22:55
An Interview with Pramudie Gunaratne: “A Seat at The Table”
Dr Pramudie Gunaratne is a newly appointed director of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP); the first ever from the trainee cohort. Representative of a new era in RANZCP governance, Pramudie has gone str...
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Discussion with The Thought Broadcast Team: “Lessons Learned”
A year since first release, The Thought Broadcast has discussed the Scholarly Project in detail. The aim of demystifying this learning goal has been perused, and perhaps achieved. This round table discussion revisits the lessons learned from ou...
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An Interview with Sonja Cabarkapa: “Think Globally, Act Locally”
Starting her family in Europe, Dr Sonja Cabarkapa is taking an international approach to her psychiatry training. This requires a positive mindset and determination, both of which she employed when completing her scholarly project on profiling ...
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An Interview with Skye Kinder: “No Taxation without Representation”
Further exploring the fallout of the aborted November 2021 Audio-Visual Objective Structured Clinical Examination (AVOSCE), this episode of The Thought Broadcast considers the trainee perspective. The panel speaks to Dr Skye Kinder, a strong tr...
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An Interview with Nick O’Connor: “Examining the Examiner”
Following a series of podcasts exploring trainees’ experiences of the Scholarly Project assessment task, the latest episode of The Thought Broadcast shifts focus to the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). In response to the imbrog...
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An Interview with Alisha Thomson: “No Substitute for Experience”
Dr Alisha Thomson takes trainee welfare personally. Her journey from psychiatry trainee, to patient, to a career in medical administration, is the backdrop to her scholarly project looking at after-hours workflow and its impact on registrar wel...
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24:45
An Interview with Malcolm Forbes: "Systematic Reviews for Scholarly Success"
In this episode, guest Dr Malcolm Forbes tells the story of his scholarly project on neuroimaging in first episode psychosis (1, 2) and provides a how to guide on the systematic review process (3). With its origins in his former life a...
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29:31
An Interview with Jeremy Couper (Part 2): “Granny Flats, Boats and a Block of Flats”
This episode is a continuation of episode two Start Early, the interview with chair of the Scholarly Project Subcommittee Assoc. Professor Jeremy Couper. In this extended discussion, Jeremy covers the exemption pathway in greater depth. Then, a...
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An Interview with Jeremy Couper: “Start Early”
The second episode of the series welcomes Assoc. Professor Jeremy Couper, chair of the Scholarly Project Subcommittee, to provide trainees with valuable insights into the make-up of successful projects. Jeremy offers an open discussion on the e...
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