Podcast: GPs on the front line of mental health care

Tune into the HealthCert podcast with Paul Elmslie and Dr Joe Kosterich as they discuss mental health and the role of primary care GPs at the front line of mental health care in Australia.

Did you know that more than 12 per cent of GP encounters in Australia are for mental health-related presentations?

In this episode of HealthCert’s GP Insights podcast, Paul Elmslie (CEO & Founder of HealthCert Education) talks with Dr Joe Kosterich (GP, speaker, author, media presenter, and health industry consultant with a special interest in mental health) about the role of the general practitioner at the forefront of mental health management.

In the podcast, Paul and Joe discuss:

• Common mental health conditions GPs encounter.
• The current mental health burden in Australia.
• The role of the GP in managing mental health issues in the primary care setting.
• The process for ensuring patients presenting for the first time with a mental health concern receive the right support, from initial consultation to ongoing care.
• How GPs collaborate with psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals.
  
• How telehealth has impacted mental health consultations, especially post-pandemic.
• The main challenges for patients in accessing mental health care.
  
• The biggest challenges for GPs when dealing with mental health presentations.
• Advice for GPs who would like to pursue a special interest in mental health.

Hear all this and much more in the full podcast below!

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