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Anne has worked in general practice management for most of her career. She started in the 1980s in isolated rural practice with her then husband a GP, learning by the seat of her pants. Since then Anne has gain qualifications in quality, business and practice management, worked as a practice management consultant for private practices and government, and was the Academic Director for the practice management and leadership courses at UNE Partnerships. She spent time as the Quality manager at GPET (General Practice Education and Training) and most recently was the RACGP NSW&ACT Faculty manager 2019-21 before returning to consulting.

Jim and his wife Rebecca started Saunders Street Clinic in 2009 with Jim as the only GP. The clinic has grown substantially and now has 9 GPs, 2 practice nurses and visiting allied health and specialists. Rebecca trained as an OT and this was their first experience of starting a GP clinic, a challenge that they took on in their 50’s. The learning curve was vertical! Jim was awarded RACGP National Supervisor of the year 2020 and Saunders Street Clinic the RACGP National Practice of the year 2020. One of Jim’s registrars was awarded 2017 National Registrar of the year.
 

I have been working at Spencer Road Family Practice, Huntingdale, WA for 25 years since obtaining my RACGP fellowship, and have been a joint owner of the practice for 10 years. I am a principal supervisor for RACGP registrar trainee in the practice. I am also a medical educator at WAGPET and clinical examiner for RACGP for last 7 years. And I am the chair of the RACGP special interest group for Business of General practice.

 

Kay is a GP and partner at Christies Beach Medical Centre in South Australia, where she has worked since 2015. She graduated from Flinders University in 2011 and after working at Flinders Medical Centre, Noarlunga Hospital, Repatriation General Hospital and various practices, achieved Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2016. Kay is an active member of the RACGP and has been the chair of the RACGP SA&NT New Fellows committee since 2020.

Brett has more than 30 years health management experience, including 14 years managing radiology practices and 16 years managing several different general practices.

He currently works with a number of practices and organisations in various states across Australia. Brett promotes adopting “Quality as a Business Strategy” and embracing IT innovation to improve and provide significant benefits to patients, practice services and overall practice efficiency and profitability. Brett is a previous National President of the AAPM and has been a member of a number of government and professional advisory groups, including PIP, WIP (previously the PNIP), Medicare Compliance, Medicare Billing Toolkit and RACGP – Finance & Health Sector Reform. Brett co-authored the AVANT Practice Manager Resource Tool and was awarded Life membership of AAPM in 2013 and is a previous recipient of the Improvement Foundation National Quality Improvement Award.