Introductions
    What is the role of general practice?
    • Prevent illness
    • Identify risk
    • Offer early intervention
    • Provide care for episodic illness
    • Provide care for chronic disease
    • Diagnose
    • Refer
    • Coordinate care for patients with acute and 
      serious illness
       •  Facing the challenges: general practice in 2020 | The Medical Journal of Australia (mja.com.au)
          General practice should be: 
         • Patient centred
         • Accessible
         • Comprehensive to meet the needs of 
              the community
         • Continuous
         • Coordinated
         •    Facing the challenges: general practice in 2020 | The Medical Journal of Austral
              ia (mja.com.au)
                                                Challenges
         • Financing
         • Recognition of generalist role and skills
         • Capacity to provide comprehensive 
              multidisciplinary care (workforce)
         • The role of general practice in 
              providing continuity across episodic 
              care being accepted
         •    Facing the challenges: general practice in 2020 | The Medical Journal of Australia (
              mja.com.au)
                CASE STUDY
   • NORTH WEST – Don Medical Clinic 
     –Small practice, 2 FTE doctor , 1 FTE nurse   
     –Originated as an on-campus clinic at Don College 
       • Collaborative relationship with Dept of Education
       • Introduction to team-based care
       • It takes a team to manage adolescents effectively 
    – Mission Statement:
     • Don Medical Clinic is a general practice committed to providing consistent, 
       multidisciplinary  and  collaborative  health  care.  We  offer  a  team-based 
       approach  and  strive  to  offer  consistent,  up-to-date  and  evidence  based 
       medicine. Don Medical Clinic will strive to be a hub for learning and workplace 
       well being, in a safe, non-judgemental and nurturing environment.
     –Health Care Home Pilot Project 
       • Commenced in 2017