Big event coming up. the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM) one day conference in Adelaide July 7. Great theme- "Navigating Leadership Through Disruption". Looking forward to facilitating the panel discussion with SA Health CEO Ro…

I was asked today about malnutrition assessment in primary care. This is very poorly done! I did a check in current RACGP curriculum for training GPs and registrars, and no result came up with search term malnutrition!.When the search term “nutrition” was…

CKD becomes more common as individuals age, affecting around 4 out of 10 adults aged over 75. But what is normal kidney decline, and the cognitive implications of CKD? And how aware are you as health professionals that one of the…

On our road trip across the Hunter New England and Central Coast PHN visiting General Practices and running workshops for all health professionals, one of the most asked questions is about access to dietary advice for older people.…

Last Thursday last week was day 4 of the BMP Healthcare Consulting Healthy Ageing and Frailty Early Intervention Roadshow. @jane_bollen and I drove from Newcastle to have lunch with the great team at Your Family Doctors At Erina. The waiting room was c…

Day 2 and Day 3 of BMP Healthcare Consulting Healthy Ageing and Frailty roadshow across the Hunter New England and Central Coast PHN last week covered from Tamworth to Wingham, then Rutherford and Newcastle. We visited General Practices in these towns a…

Last Monday was the start of BMP Healthcare Consulting Healthy Ageing and Frailty roadshow across the Hunter New England and Central Coast PHN region. @jane_bollen and I started with a presentation to the hard working and under resourced team at East A…

Great weekend @bmpconsulting working with Rod Buchecker and the team from Primary Health Tasmania. 16 General Practice teams from across Tasmania gathered at the Paranaple Convention Centre to participate in workshop 2 of the Practice Leadership Advan…

Rod Buchecker and Chris Bollen from BMP Healthcare Consulting combined with WentWest to deliver a Leadership and Business Resilience Program for the hard working Residential Aged Care Facilty teams from across Western Sydney. Our third and final workshop…

Is voluntary patient enrolment a good idea? I’m unsure as no details on the funding attached or the accountability required of both patient and GP are currently available. We all hope these details will appear tonight! .Also who wi…

Kidney Health Australia and BMP Healthcare Consulting have collaborated to develop a Chronic Kidney Disease Audit program for General Practice in 2023. We trialled it last year with 10 practices and the level of satisfaction was high with 100% of the part…

Big day at the Wild Health Summits in Canberra discussing all things health reform with the big budget announcements due on Tuesday May 9. @jane_bollen on the stage discussing the vital role of primary care nurses in delivering comprehensive care in gener…

LinkedIn.@jane Bollen and I have just returned from a fantastic 6 days on the Gold Coast. We have been working with Chris Ash, Katie Garrett, Kirsty Williamson, Kim Zwegers, Michelle Everington, Sharon Pepper and the brilliant GoldCoastPHN team. We ran t…

Back pain is a significant condition for Australians. Back pain which is work related is a frequent presentation to the GP and physiotherapist. On Thursday evening March 16 this week hear two back pain experts Dr Sam Whittle and Pr…

For GPs, nurses, allied health professionals and pharmacists on the Gold Coast, @jane_bollen and I from BMP Healthcare Consulting will be running an interactive workshop on getting to grips with #polypharmacy ,and #healthyageing and learning to recognise…

As health professionals we are acutely aware of the rising number of older people in our healthcare practices. But how well has our discipline of medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy, nursing or other allied health professionals educated us on healthy ageing…

As you are no doubt aware either from your personal or professional experience, we are all getting older! Dr Norman Swan, ABC health report journalist is quoted as saying “we are living younger longer”. But what does this really mean? It does not just “h…

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects approximately 10% of Adult Australians, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality, and placing a large and increasing burden on the healthcare system. CKD rarely occurs in isolation, significant CKD risk factors…

Some very clear points in this article for Federal and State Governments to learn how to improve healthcare. Denmark has recognised that its healthcare performance for its community is only as good as its primary care system. If yo…

Congratulations Natasha and Professor Ruth Hubbard on this wonderful result. Raising awareness nationwide wide on the topic of healthy ageing, reducing the risk of frailty and community plus health professional understanding that it’s never too late to bu…