Let's face it, medical podcasts are a mixed bag!

There are usually very few checks and balances with traditional podcasts, sponsorships can influence content and host bias's can be useful or damaging depending upon the host and topic.

Additionally, podcasts created in one country, may not be applicable to practitioners working within the healthcare system in another.

The Armchair Medical Conference Podcasts were created to overcome these problems so Australian GPs can listen with confidence.

Unlike the majority of podcasts that are recorded without an audience in a studio or from someone's spare room, the ArmchairMedical Conference Podcasts are recordings of presentations delivered at independently run medical conferences for general practitioners and other medical professionals.

Conference topics are selected by experienced clinicians based on relevance to general practice, areas of clinical uncertainty, and emerging evidence likely to influence patient care. Speakers are chosen for their clinical expertise, research involvement, and ability to translate evidence into real-world practice.

All podcast recordings were originally delivered live in front of an audience of medical peers, creating an environment of professional scrutiny and accountability comparable to attending the conference in person. Speakers provide conflict-of-interest disclosures, and educational content is developed independently of commercial influence.

In addition, full video podcasts including the presenter's PowerPoint slides and included references are available for every podcast.

Lastly, because these sessions are recorded live, the content reflects what was actually presented and defended in the room - not retrospective studio edited interpretations.

Armchair Medical Conference Podcasts deliver the same quality, independent education as you experience at your favourite face to face conferences, in an easier to consume format.

Yes. Most sessions are eligible for self-recorded CPD (Educational Activity, Measuring Outcomes and Reviewing Performance) through RACGP, ACRRM or your pother preferred college..

Simply listening to our podcasts qualifies as an Educational Activity. Regular podcast listeners can often listen to 6-7 hours of podcasts per week, so it is incredibly easy to accumulate Education Activity CPD.

Across the year, GPs need 50 CPD hours: up to 25 hours of Educational Activities, and a combined 25 hours of Reviewing Performance and Measuring Outcomes, including at least five hours of each.

If you’d like to earn beyond Educational Activity CPD, the next step is Reviewing Performance, which simply means reflecting on how what you’ve heard compares with what you currently do.

For example if you listen to an episode on cognitive decline, you might ask yourself:

• How confident am I at distinguishing normal cognitive ageing from MCI or early dementia?
• Do I routinely consider dementia mimics like Lewy body disease, LATE, or sleep disorders?
• Am I still defaulting to CT imaging, or am I using MRI appropriately when indicated?

You don’t need to change anything yet. Even a short written reflection of a few sentences is enough to support Reviewing Performance CPD.

For Measuring Outcomes, think about a small, practical change you could implement. Perhaps after listening to a podcast on migraines you decide to encourage migraine patients to start a headache diary or use a migraine tracking app to monitor triggers and treatment efficacy.

After a month, review patient outcomes: have headache frequency or severity improved? Document your reflections in your CPD log and calculate how much time you invested in this practice experiment.

Finally, RACGP, ACRRM and my CPD Home will only award CPD for activities 30 minutes or longer. So 'batch' you listening and claim 'once a week' for your 5-6 hours of listening and reflection.

So whilst you can listen while commuting, exercising, or during lunch breaks, the key is active reflection: pause after segments, note insights in your CPD diary, and consider small practice changes you could implement. Over time, these small adjustments add up to measurable improvements in patient care and meaning CPD hours.

Remember, the RACGP framework encourages intentional reflection and documentation, listening alone isn’t enough, tie your learning back to your daily practice and earn Measuring Outcomes and Reviewing Performance CPD as well!

Conferences included vary from year to year, however if you visit https://conferences.armchairmedical.tv/conferences you will see the events we have recorded previously.

You will also receive free access to every new conference we add, for the life of your membership, so you'll always be learning at the leading edge of medicine!

If you’ve got very young children, the ArmchairMedical Conference Podcasts make staying up to date easier.

With little ones at home, uninterrupted time is rare, but learning in small increments is totally doable.

Conference Podcasts let you dip in and out of world-class conferences without a laptop, without booking weekends away, and without sacrificing family time.

When you are taking time to support yourself with your exercise routine, you can also listen to the latest conferences to double the impact of your session.

You get flexibility, control, and steady progress… all from your phone.

Learn while you commute or when you exercise.

Train, bus, or car, every trip becomes effortless learning. No screens. No extra time. No more evenings stolen by webinars.

Listen to two hours of lectures in a one-hour workout.

Rural and regional GPs who can’t easily attend in-person conferences due to distance, clinic responsibilities, or lack of locum cover - and still want to stay clinically sharp and current will love ArmchairMedical Conference Podcasts.

Download lectures to your mobile device where you have internet access and enjoy them later even if you no longer have internet.

Listen to the Conference podcasts on your long drives between towns.

Synchronize your listening history between your apps and your computer, and then WATCH the videos when you get home.

The video podcasts are just like attending the conference in person, you can see and hear the presenter and examine their slides, but they also have the flexibility of Podcasts, so you can watch them on your mobile device and computers, plus speed up or slow the video to suit your needs.

Entire events can be enjoyed in half the time of attending live.

You don’t work full-time, but your patients still expect your knowledge to be at the leading edge.

With on-demand access to the latest conferences, you can keep your skills current, without sacrificing your flexibility.

As an early career GP, you may still be discovering where your true interests lie. With ArmchairMedical Podcasts and Conference Videos, you can explore a wide range of areas of medicine, from paediatrics to dermatology and beyond, and discover the topics that spark your curiosity.

Locum work means new clinics, new teams, and unpredictable days.

Conference Podcasts fit perfectly into that lifestyle. You can learn during long commutes, downtime between patients, or in your accommodation at night without opening a laptop.

Every conference is ready when you are and you can stay up to date across your entire scope of practice wherever you are.

Listen and watch ArmchairMedical anywhere, at any time.

Sign in with your ArmchairMedical account to watch instantly on the web at armchairmedical.tv from your personal computer or on any internet-connected device.

Download your favourite lectures with the iOS and Android app. Use downloads to enjoy titles while you're on the go or at the gym and without an internet connection. (even on planes)

Take ArmchairMedical.tv with you anywhere.

Try out the IOS Apple app for free here.

Try out the Google Play app for free here.

We hand-pick conferences and sessions from top local conferences, focusing on topics that matter most to GPs - especially in rural and generalist settings.

You can check out the latest conferences here, and remember, we are adding new conferences every month, so you'll always be learning at the leading edge of General Practice.

Enjoy your conference lectures and discussions anywhere you are.

Zoom and regular online conferences usually occur in real time. So you commit to a one day conference, and block off one day from your schedule.

Every conference and individual lecture on ArmchairMedical.tv is fitted with time saver buttons, allowing you to enjoy events in half the time of traditional conferences.

Enjoy an hour's worth of lectures in just 30 minutes.

We record new conferences every month, so you'll always have something right at the leading edge of medicine to listen to.

On average we will add 30 - 40 new lectures or discussions each month.

No, you can watch or listen to as many conferences as you want for the life of your membership. We do not limit your access.

Many of our members watch conferences while they are exercising at the gym (or home gym) or listen to them like podcasts while driving or exercising outdoors.

You can also stream videos of the lectures on your laptop or desk top computer.

No, it is only limited by your phone's storage.

Download entire conferences and watch them when you don't have internet access.

It's great for rural GPs with patchy internet connections or for when you are travelling on a long distance plane flight.

Members also use this feature to save internet data when they are consuming the conferences away from home. For example at the gym or while in the car.

Yes, the amazing Apple iPhone and iPad apps as well as the Android phone and tablet apps are included.

You can download any conference to your mobile device and then watch it anywhere, anytime, with or without the internet.

Many of our members consume most of their conferences on the apps.

Listen to conferences like podcasts in the car, or watching them while exercising in the gym or home gym.

[Even if you don't have access to the internet, you can play your downloaded lectures anywhere you are, even on planes]

No! Just pick the lectures or conferences that matter to your scope of practice.

Watch in full, cherry pick one or two lectures or skip to the conclusions before even deciding to watch the lecture.

No lock-in contracts. You can cancel at any time, and if you’re not satisfied within your first 7 days, we’ll even refund you in full - no questions asked.

Standard membership is for 12 months and you can continue after that time, or cancel if you prefer.

Simply respond to any email we ever send you and ask for your membership to be stopped.

Yes of course.

Install the apps on your phone and tablet.

Also use your laptop to watch videos at home or at lunch.

The Apps will automatically synchronise your viewing across multiple devices, so you can swap devices and continue to enjoy from where you were at.

Yes!

Like most modern podcasts, full video is available (and we also include every PowerPoint slide) with the ArmchairMedical Conference Podcasts.

Listen in the car and then seamlessly switch to your computer at home and watch the presenter and see their synchronised slides.

If you prefer to exercise on a treadmill or exercise bike, then you can watch the videos streamed or downloaded to your phone.