BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Gippsland Primary Health Network //NONSGML Events //EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Gippsland Primary Health Network BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20260407T053154Z UID:32526 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260422T123000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260422T140000Z DTSTAMP:20260409T043023Z LOCATION:Online DESCRIPTION:Join Gippsland PHN and Prestantia Health in this 3 part learning series to develop knowledge, support and optimising Person-centred and Multidisciplinary Team-based Care. These education sessions are part of a structured program of three interactive online workshops designed to support general practices at varying stages of their multidisciplinary team (MDT) development journey. The program is tailored to meet practices where they are in terms of understanding, MDT maturity, and readiness for change, with content progressively informed by participant feedback gathered through targeted surveys between sessions. These workshops will engage GPs, practice managers, nurses, and administrative staff, focusing on enhancing person-centred care and increasing service effectiveness and efficiencies of multidisciplinary team-based care Workshop 1 – "The Why" Teams Matter – Foundations of Higher Performing MDT Care Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 12:30-2:00pm - Register Here This workshop will explore the rationale for MDT care (“the Why?”), provide a framework to help participants clarify what high-quality MDT care looks like in practice and for whom, and examine how this approach can address common professional and operational pain points. Learning will be reinforced through case studies, storytelling, and interactive elements such as in-session baseline surveys to assess current state and readiness for change. Agenda: In-session baseline survey Understanding the “Why” for MDT care Identifying what matters and to whom Defining high-quality MDT care Addressing practice and professional pain points through MDT approaches Reflection, learnings, and discussion By the end of this session, participants will be able to: Describe the benefits of person-centred, multidisciplinary team-based care in general practice Identify the characteristics of high-performing MDT care and how it applies to their patient population. Recognise common practice and professional challenges and how MDT approaches can help address these. Assess their practice’s current level of readiness and capability to enhance MDT care using reflective tools and surveys. Workshop 2 – "The How" Making Teams Work - Building Trust and Effectiveness in MDT Care Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:30-2:00pm - Register Here Please follow link for more workshop 2 information Workshop 3 – "The What" Making Change Happen – Transforming Your MDT Care into Practice Through Quality Improvement Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 12:30-2:00pm - Register Here Please follow link for more workshop 3 information Presenter: Paresh Dawda Paresh is a General Medical Practitioner with a portfolio of roles spanning clinical, leadership, academic and consultancy domains. As a clinician, he leads organisations and provides services for people with complex and chronic conditions across the ACT including those with disabilities, aged care and palliative care. Next Practice Deakin received a national Medicare Champion Award in recognition of exceptional primary care, improving patient outcomes, and driving innovative practices through the adoption of an Integrated Practice Unit approach to multi-disciplinary team-based care.He provides specialist primary care advice to the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation and formerly NSW eHealth on broad issues with a primary care lens. As an academic, he has Professorial level affiliations with the Business School of UNSW and the Faculty of Health at the University of Canberra. He has authored multiple influential papers and was the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of BMJ’s Integrated Healthcare Journal. As a SME and consultant, he has advised Commonwealth Government, State Governments, Professional and Peak organisations, PHNs and service providers in Australia and designed and delivered capability building programs nationallyand internationally on higher-performing primary healthcare, service improvement and system integration. The golden thread that weaves through his diverse interests is a passion for human-centred care. CATEGORIES: SUMMARY:Workshop 1 of 3: “The Why” Teams Matter – Foundations of Higher Performing MDT Care – Gippsland PHN ORGANIZER:Gippsland Primary Health Network URL;VALUE=URI:https://gphn.org.au/events/workshop-1-of-3-the-why-teams-matter-foundations-of-higher-performing-mdt-care-gippsland-phn/ TRANSP:OPAQUE BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260422T123000Z DESCRIPTION:Reminder for Workshop 1 of 3: “\;The Why”\; Teams Matter –\; Foundations of Higher Performing MDT Care –\; Gippsland PHN END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR