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Dr Paresh Dawda, a GP case study

Watch this video with general practitioner Dr Paresh Dawda, as he talks about his career journey and the joy of caring for patients long-term.

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So I'm Paresh Dawda, I'm a  GP at Next Practice Deakin.

We do have a specific interest I guess in looking  after people with complex and chronic care needs.

As a result of that, having multidisciplinary teams really  great because their needs are complex.

So as well as GPs, we have nurse practitioners,  registered nurses, enrolled nurses, physio,  diabetes educator, dietitian, practice pharmacist,  social worker, an oral hygienist, as well. 

I actually thought general practice  is the direction for me because it gave me that opportunity to have  that longitudinal relationship,  be a guest in patients lives at key moments in their life.

And I know when I talk to colleagues  and sometimes medical students, there's  a perception that as a general practitioner  you're locked up in a room for 8 hours a day.

And the reality for me is I spend very  little time locked up in my consulting room.

I'm often out visiting patients  in their homes, in residential aged care facilities, maybe doing telehealth.

The opportunities I think that  present themselves in primary care actually allow you to, you know,  have a broad and varied career.

If what's important to you at the end of  the day is providing good care to patients   having a rewarding career, general  practice is absolutely about that.

 

 


 

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