Dr Fergus Gardiner's guest appearances

Dr Fergus Gardiner

The Medical Journal of Australia

Pebble in the Pond

Afternoons with Deborah Knight

Shanna Whan

Libby Trickett

Garry Jennings

Josh Cunningham

Mike Todd

Josh Groban

James Martin

Alanis Morissette

Matt Wright

Richard Branson

Michael Klim

Turia Pitt

Michael Bailey

William Shatner

Peter Strong

OwlTail

Since the pandemic began, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has undertaken 3000 aeromedical COVID-19 retrievals, and delivered over 20,000 vaccinations in remote Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the pandemic began, the Royal Flying Doctor Service has undertaken 3000 aeromedical COVID-19 retrievals, and delivered over 20,000 vaccinations in remote Australia.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The logistics of vaccinating rural Australia: Royal Flying Doctor Service Director of Public Health and Research Dr Fergus Gardiner

Rural and remote emergency aeromedical retrievals are often associated with physical accidents and incidents – but how many call outs are in relation to mental health?  To find out, the Royal Flying Doctor Service conducted an Australia-wide study on the types of mental and behavioural disorders experienced by people that received a retrieval by the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The leading reasons were found to be schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and depression.  As the lead author on research projects including emergency and military medicine, rural and remote healthcare and pathology, Dr Fergus Gardiner has accumulated a wealth of knowledge in clinical practice. Fergus served in the Australian Defence Force before employment in large teaching hospitals and the Department of Health. Fergus is a visiting academic at the Australian National University, were he conducts epidemiology and clinical research, and is also Manager of Research and Policy at the Royal Flying Doctor Service.  Tune in as Fergus describes the study conducted, and why people suffering poor mental health in rural and remote areas are more prone to seeking help only once they've hit the point of crisis. 

Rural and remote emergency aeromedical retrievals are often associated with physical accidents and incidents – but how many call outs are in relation to mental health? To find out, the Royal Flying Doctor Service conducted an Australia-wide study on the types of mental and behavioural disorders experienced by people that received a retrieval by the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The leading reasons were found to be schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and depression. As the lead author on research projects including emergency and military medicine, rural and remote healthcare and pathology, Dr Fergus Gardiner has accumulated a wealth of knowledge in clinical practice. Fergus served in the Australian Defence Force before employment in large teaching hospitals and the Department of Health. Fergus is a visiting academic at the Australian National University, were he conducts epidemiology and clinical research, and is also Manager of Research and Policy at the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Tune in as Fergus describes the study conducted, and why people suffering poor mental health in rural and remote areas are more prone to seeking help only once they've hit the point of crisis.

S2:E16 | Dr Fergus Gardiner: Royal Flying Doctors & Rural Mental Health

Vol 211, Issue 5: 26 August 2019. Dr Fergus Gardiner is Director Research and Policy with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He talks about aeromedical retrievals for mental health crises in rural and remote Australia, and what they tell us about access to mental health services in the bush. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.

MJA Podcasts 2019 Episode 35: Aeromedical retrievals for mental health crises, with Dr Fergus Gardiner