Four (4) GP practices attended the workshop dinner facilitated by Dianella Community Health on 29th February 2012. Representatives from stakeholder organisations involved with QUPP; including Dianella Community Health, the University of Melbourne, Diabetes Australia and the Division of General Practice were present at the workshop evening. The workshop was presented in a semi-structured format to allow constructive feedback from attendees.
Details outlined during the evening included:
- QUPP Project – Background and objectives
- Results from consumer focus group sessions held at DCH in December 2011 (presented by Melbourne University)
- Recruitment process – pre-test of the pathology proforma
- Incentives for participating GP practices – colour laser printer, $80 per patient using the pathology template in clinical consultation (10-20 patients) & CME points.
- Support network for participating GP practices during the pre-test period – late March – late May 2012.
- Guest speaker presentation– Prof Peter Colman (Director of Endocrinology RMH)