
Dr Karen Spielman
GP Specialist in Psychological Medicine
Paddington Family Practice
465 Oxford St
Paddington 2021
Ph 93315080
MBBS,FRACGP,CEDC,FASPM
Tikvah Clinic
18 Vernon St
Woollahra 2025
Ph 0448634700
About me
I see patients at Paddington Family Practice on Tuesdays 845am- 1pm and Thursdays 2pm-6pm and occasional Saturday mornings
I see patients at Tikvah Clinic Centre for Eating Disorder Recovery on Wednesdays 9-6 and every second Monday 9-2
On other days I work as GP Consultant and Research Associate at InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders and Advocacy Chair and Board Member for ASPM, as well as teaching and supervising GPs in Mental Health
My books are closed to new patients at Paddington as I focus on providing care to my long term patients, having worked from there since 2001.
Original Art by Petra Fonteyn
Paddington Family Practice
At Paddington I provide care to long term patients . As I am only there twice a week I suggest my patients also choose another GP colleague to see for more acute or urgent care. Appointments can be made by calling reception.
Paddington Family Practice (PFP) has operated for over 40 years. It hosts independent like minded GPs who individually provide high quality health care to the local community. PFP holds AGPAL accreditation ensuring it has current policies and procedures to provide best practice standard of care. PFP was started by Drs Vicki Sutton and Pam MacDonald at 278 Oxford street. It moved up the road to its current location, 465 Oxford street, in 2012 where the Brenner family had previously operated a medical practice.
APPOINTMENTS AND FEES
Appointments for me can only be made via my reception on 93315080
Long consults (30-40 mins) are around $170-200. (Medicare rebate minimum $82.90)
Extended consults (over 40 mins) are charged around $240 (Medicare rebate of $122.15)
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After hours service: Sydney Medical Service – Telephone 1300 466 347 (1300 HOME GP)
For Medical emergencies please call 000
For Mental Health emergencies please call 1800011511
Tikvah Clinic Centre for Eating Disorder Recovery
Tikvah Clinic was established in 2022 by myself and Ariana Elias with the aim of providing community-based multidisciplinary collaborative care by passionate skilled clinicians to people with Eating Disorders. We are so proud of the team we have created and the care we deliver.
Referrals are to be discussed with the admin team, and I prioritise those seeing my colleagues at the practice.
FEES
Half hour $200
Up to an hour $300
Specialised over 60 min appt (eg new patient) depending on appt type $300-$450
I run Professional Peer Reflection Groups (PPRGs) for GPs and am involved in teaching in various settings.
I have been recognised as a Fellow of ASPM (FASPM)
I am GP consultant and Senior Research Associate at InsideOut Institute, university of Sydney
I am a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of GPs, I hold Recognition of Extended Skills in Psychological Medicine and am the NSW Psychological Medicine Special Interest Group rep.
Useful links
My favourite Resources
Insight Timer “meta” meditation app Yoga withAdrienne for trauma informed online yoga
Waking Up With Sam Harris - another nice meditation app
InsideOut Institute e-clinic for people with eating disorder symptoms
Writings
NewsGP article re GP Hub 9/10/2024
Testing the reliability of an online eating disorder screener (IOI‐S) in primary care
Educating primary care physicians about eating disorders: Pilot data from a microlearning programme
“A toxic culture of permissiveness and inaction” Medical Republic
ABC RN Breakfast interview 24/09/2024 - re EDs and GPs
ABC RN Breakfast interview 19/04/2024 - re Bondi stabbing tragedy and MH system
“We’re all crying during Covid” interview SMH Sep 12, 2020
Some videos about EDs which I made with Aspen Altitude
Development and Presentations of Eating Disorders
https://vimeo.com/aspenpharma/download/997584684/ab068e55f3
Management and Resources for Patients With Eating Disordershttps://vimeo.com/aspenpharma/download/1005309488/8beb4a2f60