Medical Council NSW

About Medical Council NSW

This podcast series has been developed by the NSW Medical Council. The shows discuss good medical practice, professional standards, patient safety and other 'hot button' issues faced by doctors practising in NSW Australia. For further resources visit the Council's good practice library. Specific views, information or opinions expressed in these podcasts do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the NSW Medical Council. To find out about our work visit https://mcnsw.org.au

Publisher

Health Professional Councils Authority

Category

government · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Oct 2020

Latest episode

21 May 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 May 2026

   CPD: Can it be good for us too?

   Continuing Professional Development has a reputation for being tedious, yet as our guests remind us, “CPD is just formalising what we need to do and what doctors are already doing.” In this episode, our host Dr Penelope Elix sits down with Dr Ellen Paton (Medical Council of NSW) and Katrina Otto (Train IT Medical) to talk about why CPD feels like a chore, and how reframing it can help you and your practice.

2. 

   14 Dec 2025

   Finding your voice and recognising your needs

   In this episode our host, Dr Penelope Elix, explores what it really means to stay grounded and keep compassion alive when the job takes so much out of you. She’s joined by Veronica Payne, an anaesthetist and member of the Medical Council of NSW and Elizabeth Lecoanet, conductor of the MDOK Singing for health .

3. 

   27 Oct 2025

   Beyond cultural safety: institutional racism in health

   In this podcast episode our host, Dr Penelope Elix, sits down with Renee Thomson, a proud Wiradjuri woman. Renee has experience in policy, government and strategy, and an important story to share about her personal experience of institutional racism in the NSW health system. In this moving podcast, Renee shares her personal experience with the health system and the impact of institutional racism on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. “When she said, ‘take him to the hospital’, there was this unshakable pit in my stomach that I just thought ‘I don’t want to take him’.”

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

30

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