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The Round Up: A Rural Health Podcast

Northern Queensland Regional Training Hubs
Cultural Safety
Lifestyle Medicine
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Menopause
Dementia
Diabetes In Pregnancy
Hospital In the Home
Heatwaves
Retrieval Medicine
Australia
Mackay
Behavioural Problems In Children
Rural Health
Radiation Oncology
Driving Safety
Type 2 Diabetes
Healthy Aging
Remote Patient Monitoring
Healthcare Costs
Public Health

Welcome to The NQRTH Round Up — where we tackle big health topics from the Outback to the Tropics.

Healthcare in northern Queensland is as vast and diverse as the region itself — and The NQRTH Round Up is here to unpack the biggest challenges, innovations and stories shaping regional and rural medicine.

Hosted by A/Prof Elissa Hatherly, a Mackay-based GP and medical educator, this podcast dives in... more

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Dental emergencies can walk into any consult, and knowing what to do in those first moments can make all the difference. In this episode of The Round Up, host A/Prof Elissa Hatherly speaks with North Queensland dentist Dr Blake Phibbs about the pract... more

Driving is closely tied to independence, especially in regional communities, but what happens when cognitive decline comes into play? In this episode of The Round Up, host A/Prof Elissa Hatherly speaks with geriatrician Professor Eddy Strivens about ... more

Diabetes in pregnancy is more common than many realise, and the consequences can last a lifetime. In the first episode of 2026 of The Round Up, host A/Prof Elissa Hatherly speaks with Dr Anna McLean, General Endocrinologist and Clinical Lead for Diab... more

Type 2 diabetes treatment is evolving fast—and the focus has shifted from managing blood sugar to preventing long-term complications early. In this episode of The Round Up, host A/Prof Elissa Hatherly speaks with Dr Luke Conway about the major paradi... more

What if simple lifestyle changes could help reverse chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease? In this episode of The Round Up, host A/Prof Elissa Hatherly speaks with Dr Sam Manger, GP and Academic Lead for Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook ... more

Hospital beds are under pressure across Australia—but what if care could come to the patient instead? In this episode of The Round Up, host A/Prof Elissa Hatherly speaks with Dr David Clark, Hospital in the Home (HITH) consultant, about how this mode... more

Climate change isn’t just an environmental issue—it’s a health issue too. In this episode of The Round Up, host A/Prof Elissa Hatherly speaks with Canadian public health practitioner Hannah Mason, who studied at James Cook University, about how risin... more

Radiation therapy has come a long way—and for regional and rural patients, the impact is life-changing. In this episode of The Round Up, host A/Prof Elissa Hatherly speaks with Dr Tim Squire, a radiation oncologist based in Townsville, about the cutt... more

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Recent Guests

Blake Phibbs
Dentist, Associate Clinical Director at JCU Dental Clinic in Cairns
JCU Dental, Cairns; Northern Queensland Health region
Episode: #46: Dental Dramas: Practical Tips for Primary Care Providers
Professor Eddy Strivens
Geriatrician in Far North Queensland; Professor with James Cook University leading Healthy Aging Team
James Cook University / Far North Queensland Health Services
Episode: #45: Behind the Wheel: Navigating Driving with Dementia
Anna McLean
Endocrinologist and clinical lead of the Diabetes in Pregnancy service in Cairns
Menzies School of Health Research; Cairns Hospital
Episode: #44: Protecting Two Lives: Modern Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy
Luke Conway
Endocrinologist in Cairns and adjunct lecturer for James Cook University
Cairns, Queensland; James Cook University
Episode: #43: The Diabetes Revolution: What Every Clinician Needs to Know
Dr. Sam Manger
GP and academic lead for the postgraduate degree in Lifestyle Medicine at James Cook University
James Cook University / Lifestyle Medicine
Episode: #42: Lifestyle Medicine: Reversing Chronic Disease Through Everyday Choices
David Clark
Hospital in the Home Consultant
Hospital in the Home program, Mackay
Episode: #41: Hospital in the Home: Bringing Care to the Patient
Hannah Mason
Public Health Practitioner, originally from Canada, working in North Queensland public health space
Public Health in North Queensland, James Cook University affiliation mentioned
Episode: #40: Heatwaves, Health, and Climate Change in North Queensland
Tim Squire
Radiation oncologist
Townsville Radiation Oncologist, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University
Episode: #39: Cancer Care Close to Home – Advances in Radiation Oncology
Shannon Springer
Dr., First Nations practitioner
(not specified in transcript)
Episode: #38: Creating Culturally Safe Spaces

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Elissa Hatherly
Host of The Round Up, local GP and medical educator with affiliations at James Cook University (Clinical School, Mackay) and Northern Queensland Hospital and Health Service.

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#38: Creating Culturally Safe Spaces
Q: How can spaces be made culturally safe beyond physical changes?
Implement trauma-informed care, train staff for cultural safety tailored to their roles, and create governance structures that continuously integrate community input into policies and practice changes.
#38: Creating Culturally Safe Spaces
Q: What are the first practical steps clinics can take to become more culturally safe?
Build meaningful partnerships with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organizations, engage with the community to understand local needs, and start by making small, visible changes such as reflecting local culture in waiting areas and having representatives guide patient flows.
#34: Sky High Stakes – Inside Retrieval Medicine
Q: Dean, you've been an aeromedical retrieval doctor for a long time now. How did you get to this point?
Dean describes a varied career as a rural generalist with GP anesthesia and emergency medicine experience, noting he fell into retrieval work early on and has spent over two decades with RFDS, driven by the reward of helping people in remote areas and the challenge of working outside the hospital.
#45: Behind the Wheel: Navigating Driving with Dementia
Q: What are the legal considerations for informing licensing authorities?
In Australia, drivers with dementia should notify licensing authorities in some jurisdictions; in Queensland, doctors are allowed to inform authorities if there is concern for public harm under JETs law, balancing patient rights with public safety.
#45: Behind the Wheel: Navigating Driving with Dementia
Q: How do you start the conversation about driving with dementia?
Begin by framing driving within the context of daily living and safety, asking about medications, bill paying, traffic infringements, and navigation, then discuss driving as part of overall cognitive health and planning for future independence.

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This program focuses on health challenges, innovations, and real-world practice in regional and rural Australia, with in-depth conversations led by a regional GP and medical educator. Episodes consistently explore topics such as diabetes management in pregnancy, dementia and driving safety, culturally safe care for Indigenous communities, radiation oncology in the regions, public health responses to climate-related health risks, and models of care that bring hospital-level services into patients' homes. The show stands out for its clinician-led, practical approach, translating complex medical advances into actionable guidance for frontline practitioners working in North Queensland and similar rural settings. Notable strengths include a stro... more

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8. Tim Squire

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