In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Associate Professor Andrew Wong to learn about headaches and migraine. Andrew is the Director of Neurology and Stroke at RBWH. This episode is loaded with knowledge that could help us, or our family and friends, and our patients.

Andrew’s Five Things:

1. Not every headache is a migraine.
2. Migraine needed diagnosis to support specific treatments.
3. There are always new treatments for migraines, so don’t give up.
4. Migraine sufferers can have more than one type of headache.
5. Sometimes the headache isn’t the worst feature of migraine.

In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Liz Knox to learn about gynaecological cancer. Liz is a clinical nurse consultant in gynaecology oncology at RBWH.

Liz’s Five Things:

1. What is gynaecology?
2. Symptoms of potential gynaecological cancers.
3. Types of gynaecological cancers.
4. Risk factors for gynaecological cancers.
5. Treatments for gynaecological cancers.

In this episode Liz and Jesse are joined by Liz Wilkes to learn about midwifery (our sibling profession). Liz is the first state Chief Midwife in Australia, taking the lead for the profession in Queensland. We think this is an awesome episode on so much more than midwifery. There

are lessons on professional identity, scope, socio-cultural responsiveness and considered leadership through curiosity and representation.

Liz’s Five Things:

1. What is a midwife?
2. What is the scope of practice of a midwife?
3. Is midwifery a feminist issue?
4. Properties for midwifery today and into the future.
5. What people can expect from the chief midwife.