National member webinar: CDM update
On-demand recorded 5 Jun 2025
Chronic disease management is a core role of general practice and GPs. From 1 July 2025, there will be a new framework for Medicare chronic disease management (CDM) items. Medicare items for chronic disease management will be simplified to a single item for plan preparation and second item for plan review. The impact of the changes on annual funding for chronic disease management will depend on the billing approach for each patient.
The RACGP is committed to supporting GPs, practices, and patients through this transition. This national member webinar is your opportunity to hear directly from RACGP leaders and industry experts about what’s changing, why it matters, and how to get your practice ready.
You’ll learn:
- What the new framework means for your patients and your practice
- What transition arrangements are in place
- How to prepare for the reforms with confidence.
We’re here to help you navigate these changes with clarity and confidence and we look forward to seeing you there.
Further information on the changes is available on the RACGP . This page will be updated as further information is released.
Facilitator
Dr Michael Wright
RACGP President
MBBS MSC PhD FRACGP GAICD
Dr Michael Wright is a general practitioner, health economist and health services researcher based in Sydney, Australia. He commenced as RACGP President on 21 November 2024.
Michael is also an Associate Professor at the International Centre for Future Health Systems at the University of New South Wales. He combines clinical practice with strategic appointments and academic research analysing the effects of health policy on the quality and performance of primary care.
Michael completed GP registrar training in Queensland and previously worked in London as a GP, where he completed his Masters in Public Health and was also a researcher at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Michael completed his PhD in Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in 2019. His PhD investigated the impact of continuity of general practice care on health outcomes, and his research interest including growing the evidence base about the value of high-quality primary care, and health policy research into quality, efficiency and sustainability of heath services.
Presenters
Dr Ramya Raman
GP, RACGP WA Chair and RACGP Vice-President
Ramya is a Perth based specialist general practitioner and a respected leader in primary care governance and advocacy. Ramya is a Director of The Garden Family Medical Clinic (Piara Waters) with a focus on women’s and children’s health, especially perinatal wellbeing. She received the 2020 Aspire Award to present her postnatal recovery research at WONCA Asia Pacific. As Discipline Head of General Practice at the University of Notre Dame’s School of Medicine, she promotes GP training and education. Ramya has also served as a clinical supervisor and examiner for RACGP. Ramya has published research in peer-reviewed journals and was RACGP WA’s 2020 GP of the Year.
Chris Smeed
CEO and Co-Founder, Cubiko
Chris Smeed has seen first-hand the opportunities that can be realised through harnessing the power of practice data. Having worked previously as Business Manager at Inala Primary Care and as a surveyor for AGPAL, Chris provides expertise to the topic of business in General Practice.
Jessica White
Head of Commercial and Government, Best Practice Software
Jessica joined Best Practice Software in 2015 and manages the Bp branch responsible for delivering Government and Industry change across the Bp Product Portfolio as well as managing our large program of integrated partners . Jessica has extensive experience across the primary healthcare sector, spending the last 15 years of her career focusing on eHealth, developing valued relationships with industry partners and is a strong customer advocate, using her experience and expertise to ensure that government and industry initiatives are delivered with customers always front of mind.