Episode 81 - Paediatric Medicine And Surviving Septic Shock With Dr Brad MacDonald

We’re back with another great chat, this time with Dr Brad MacDonald from Perth Children’s Hospital. Brad currently works in paediatric medicine as a paediatric trainee as well as being enrolled in a PhD at the UWA School of Population and Global Health. Brad discusses his journey from being a science student, through to enrolling in Medicine and now specialising in paediatrics. We talk in depth about rheumatic heart disease (the subject of Brad’s PhD) which is a major problem in many rural and remote communities in Australia. There is also a twist part way through our chat with Brad when he recounts his own experience of being diagnosed with septic shock and how he was lucky to make it through after an extended stay in the intensive care unit and months of hospitalisation and rehabilitation. Based on the unique combination of his clinical knowledge and lived experience, Brad is called on to provide evidence relating to septic shock to a range of different forums with the aim of improving how septic shock patients are managed from diagnosis and treatment, through to recovery and rehabilitation. You can read more about Brad and his research here: https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/bradley-macdonald Previous episodes of the podcast that we mention during our conversation are: Episode 64 – StoP Trial, Aboriginal Skin Health: https://soundcloud.com/meaningofhealth/episode-64-stop-trial-aboriginal-skin-health?si=b5f7b585b29e41ddb98add459c553bd8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Episode 77 – Treating Septic Shock with Dr Stephen MacDonald and Jono Burcham: https://soundcloud.com/meaningofhealth/episode-77-treating-septic-shock-with-dr-stephen-macdonald-and-jono-burcham?si=144da226cf0f42f7afe42ea57170bd04&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com or via twitter @healthmeanswhat or via FaceBook @MeaningofHealth or via Instagram @healthmeanswhat