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Dr Dong Hua, a GP case study

Watch this video with Dr Dong Hua, who is meeting the health care needs of his community in Fairfield, Sydney.

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So you want to be an expert in everything?

Let's see how that could work.

I went to primary care because I felt specialising was too narrow for me.

I started my own practise because I want to address the patient's whole health and not a piece of it.

That's where acupuncture came into it.

Sometimes the only option to treat pain is to escalate medications, but for many patients that's not ideal.

In between appointments, I now offer acupuncture sessions, introducing needles into pressure pain points to provide relief.

People tend to think that GPs just do scripts and referrals, but it's much broader than that.

We are managing complex conditions, utilising deals from all kinds of specialties.

I set up a practise in Fairfield because that's where I grew up.

It's always been a place for our arrivals and refugees and I'm really proud of what we have achieved here.

I have treated their parents, their kids and their kids' kids.

Being entrusted to treat the whole community is as rewarding as it gets.

Primary care gave me the freedom to make an impact on my own terms.

So what do you think?

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