Dr Tim Senior, GP, Aboriginal Health

In this episode I talk to Dr Tim Senior, a GP who works in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.

Tim has worked in remote and urban areas and teaches and writes about general practice. He is interested in the social and environmental causes of people becoming unwell, and we talk about a few of these in this episode.

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You can find Tim at his blog, The Influence of the Tricorder.

You can connect with Tim on twitter and LinkedIn.

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What we discussed

the power of twitter when studying
can an opinion be wrong?
a connection to place
connection to culture
connection to music
moving to from England to Alice Springs as a junior doctor in 1999 and spending most of his first year in Alice Springs and Darwin
working in Aboriginal health
health isn’t just a set of problems that we see, it’s a consequence of historic policies, racism and dispossession, and we need to address these underlying problems
how government can help solve some of our health problems, particularly regarding Aboriginal health
a broad lack of societal understanding of the health challenges facing Aboriginals – and how many of these can be prevented
the assumption by many health professionals that behaviour change is the same as providing information
the meeting of the doctor and the patient should be the meeting of two experts
good GPs are always unlearning
health organisations are profoundly cultural
a healthcare system that focuses on being well
planning for healthy cities that encourage walking
benefits of social media on the health sector
asking questions and for people to share opinions on twitter
the benefits of twitter for research and access to information
the impact and benefits of music on our health
the benefit of being in a choir