Episode 1 FUBARBUNDY Waking up in Intensive Care, “F**ked Up Beyond All Recognition But Not Dead Yet”, Dr Bruce Powell tries to make sense of what has happened.
One more chat before Janco returns to his proper career, working in “sustainability”, whatever that means. 1:05 Med Student mentoring. Brain Melt. 3:15 Golf 5:49 Beards at school 7:45 ADHD labels 10:40 Brain Injury Unit 14:10 Qantas pyjamas 15:30 Transition from patient to independent person again 17:00 Naked podcasting and nudism 27:15 Escape Plan 28:10 Base jumping and nudity 28:50 Cognitive collapse and Ritalin. 34:45 Hard to be in medicine if you don’t fit in 36:30 ADD vs ADHD 37:45 MAFFS? Isn’t that married at first sight? 38:50 Let Janco talk more
01:08 – Episode Start 01:48 – Education and Studies 02:50 – Studying Music and a Bachelor of Audio 05:36 – ADHD and Labeling 09:20 – Writing music for ADHD people 11:14 – Being a Junior Doctor 13:22 – ADHD and Social Anxiety 19:57 – Music and the Creative Process 24:59 – Is ADHD a superpower 32:01 – What does school teach you? 39:46 – Being a Doctor and Societies Views 59:21 – Choice, Having options is much more difficult 01:04:02 – Building strong foundations
Pierre and I shared a room for a few weeks. His is the only face that I remember from that difficult time in hospital after the crash. He was a wonderful man and this is a tribute to him. Rest In Peace.
Anaesthetist Dr Bruce Powell was competing in a charity bike ride when he slammed into a telegraph pole at 65km/h, almost killing him and ending his clinical career. He talks about medicine, living with a brain injury and sharing what he’s learned about being a better doctor.
