Embracing the Challenge - Advancing Cancer Care

The Patient Doctor

Episode Summary

What happens when a Doctor can experience the health system through patient eyes? Dr Ben Bravery, author of the Patient Doctor and a Registrar in Sydney, Australia, tells his story of being diagnosed with Stage III colorectal cancer and enabling change from within the health system. In discussion are our PCPA leads, Dr Cameron McLaren, Medical Oncologist at Monash Health and St John of God Melbourne Australia and A/Prof Katrin Sjoquist, Medical Oncologist at St George Private Hospital and Clinical Lead at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, we explore how a patient becomes the centrepoint for the core of healthcare decisions.

Episode Notes

Music:  Take My Time by The Sun Tones

Produced by SciencetoLife