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Practice Sustainability – Can You Find Me a Doctor! Angela Aldred, Workforce
April 2009
David Dahm, from a leading national accounting and practice management consultancy firm, presented an enlightening seminar on practice sustainability at The Forest Resort in Creswick on Saturday 28th March. The audience, GPs and Practice Managers from West Vic, Central Highlands and Ballarat and District Divisions heard a wealth of knowledge about practice sustainability, succession planning, optimal legal and tax structures, best practice financial performance indicators and reporting, and the GP/PM relationship.
From left: David Dahm (Health and Life), Soni Stecker (Ballarat Mind Body Medicine), Michelle MacGillivray (BDDGP), Talei Deacon (UFS Medical), Trish Turner (Creswick Medical), Wendy Grayland (Ballan and District Health Services), Meredith Johnson (Springs Medical), Anne White (Mair Street), Anne Appledore (Ballarat Group Practice)
The all day workshop was well received, as evidenced by the testimonials below: “Personally the seminar was worthwhile, not previously having had as much knowledge of the various business models of general practice. I now understand how our business operates the way it does, why we do things in a particular way and not in another way, e.g. trust structures.”
Dr Richard Patterson, Creswick Medical Centre
“I thought the workshop was excellent, David Dahm was very easy to listen to and I picked up quite a few pointers that I will be following up on. The session has made me think about how we are utilizing our nursing staff. I wished one of our GP principals was there as I know they would have benefited from the session.”
Ms Anne White, Mair Street General Practice “What he said is really relevant and thought provoking. This is the second time I have heard him speak. I have already been onto our practice solicitors this morning about relevant information received at the seminar.”
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The seminar was sponsored by the three Divisions of General Practice and the Rural Workforce Agency of Victoria (RWAV). RWAV is providing practices with Business coaching to the value of $1500 as part of their Sustainable Practice project.
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