Dr Penny Wilson vs. Casey Parker on PCOS

Originally posted on FOAM4GP:
Hi All Following on from Dr Rob’s post on men with an inadequate testosterone level – this week Penny and I are exploring the other end of the spectrum – the ladies with a little too much androgen – yes – the very common, yet entirely confusing PCOS podcast. No…

256 Shades of Grey: Learning the Art of Ultrasound

I’m back in Perth again after another cross-country jaunt, to the sunny Gold Coast in Queensland. It wasn’t for a locum job this time, but rather to attend a week long obstetric & gynaecology ultrasound course at the Australian Institute of Ultrasound. Anyone who’s been around twitter or FOAM would be well aware that ultrasound is … Continue reading →

Clinical Quiz: The Rosy Cheeked Child

A quick spot-diagnosis quiz for this common childhood presentation. The case: A 4 year old child is sent home from daycare with a bright red facial rash on the cheeks. He has been otherwise well, although his mother reports that several other family members had cold symptoms a couple of weeks ago. On examination he … Continue reading →

Women’s Health Podcasts

I’m feeling a bit guilty about procrastinating from doing another clinical blog post, so in the meantime I’ll post a few links to FOAM podcasts that I’ve recorded with blogging / social media / FOAM guru and a personal hero of mine, Dr Casey Parker from Broomedocs.  Three of them are where I get to … Continue reading →

Settling down in Derby town?

The latest chapter in my locum journey has taken me back up to the warm northern parts of Australia, this time for a three week sojourn to Derby where my infatuation with the Kimberley has grown into a genuine love-affair. I expected that this would be another tough challenge for me. Derby is the smallest … Continue reading →

Northern Exposure – the Kimberley Adventure Begins

First, let me say this: If you ever get a chance to travel to the Kimberley … do it! Having just spent 3 weeks in Kununurra in the East Kimberley, I can certainly attest to the stunning physical attributes of the region. Rugged rock formations overlook the town providing great walking trails as well as vantage … Continue reading →

Breaking out of the Comfort Zone

Yesterday I ran 12km in the HBF Run for a Reason along with 29,000 other people to help raise over $1.2 million for local health-related charities. It’s the third time that I’ve participated in a 12km event, having done the Perth City to Surf twice before, but this time I managed to complete the course … Continue reading →

Clinical quiz 2: “The pill has stuffed up my periods”

Aimee, a 23 year old university student, comes to see you because she hasn’t had a period for 5 months. She has only had 3 periods since she came off the OCP 10 months ago. She originally started taking the pill (Juliet-35ED) at age 15 for acne, and then continued it for contraception. She stopped … Continue reading →

A taste of generalism in the Great Southern

After a rather indulgent 6 weeks off, I’m now half way through a 4 week locum stint in Albany, about 4 1/2 hours drive from Perth, right down on WA’s south coast. Albany has a population of a bit over 30 000 and was originally settled for its deep water port before later becoming a … Continue reading →

On being bonded

My name is Penny Wilson and I am a bonded doctor under the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme. It’s a topic that it still considered somewhat of a taboo and although opinions on its fairness and effectiveness abound, no one seems to talk about what it is like for those who are bonded. So here … Continue reading →