Show Notes
In this episode, we’re bringing you a recording of our panel discussion at the June 2022 Annual Conference, held as part of Rural WONCA in the University of Limerick in June. The international panel discussion was chaired by our Medical Director Dr Diarmuid Quinlan, and GPs discussed the common challenges in providing quality healthcare close to their patients.
GENERAL PRACTICE VISION FOR THE FUTURE – A PANEL DISCUSSION
CO-CHAIRS: Dr Diarmuid Quinlan, Medical Director, ICGP and Dr Ewen McPhee, Immediate Past President ACRRM PANEL MEMBERS: Prof Tom O’Dowd, President of ICGP; Dr Karen Price, President RACGP; Dr Sankha Randenikumara, GP, Sri Lanka, Young Doctors’ Representative of WONCA; Dr Knut Moe, NEGs Director, ICGP; Dr Fayqa Zia, GP from Afghanistan; Prof Dame Clare Gerada, GP South London, UK; Dr Bruce Chater, Associate Professor & Head Mayne Academy of Rural and Remote Medicine, Rural Clinical School, Queensland, Australia
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