The benefits of working in residential aged care facilities for GPs

General practitioner Dr Jag Dhaliwal describes his journey into aged care and the benefits it has given him personally and professionally.

This session will explore the role and impact of general practitioners in aged care, including responsibilities and clinical interventions that can improve the health and wellbeing of residents. The rewards and opportunities working in aged care will be explored and practical strategies discussed for navigating challenges.

Dr Jagdeesh Singh Dhaliwal is a GP based in Melbourne with a special interest in aged care. He is an honorary senior lecturer at Monash Medical School, where he focuses on communication skills, and Research Translation Fellow at trophi.org.au, leading research into AI transcription tools in aged care. 

He is also Medical Director at Alternaleaf, and serves as a medical advisor to HotDoc.

Jagdeesh has over 20 years of experience as a GP partner in England, and has held notable positions including Deputy Director of Postgraduate Medicine at Keele Medical School, Honorary Associate Professor in Health Services Management at the University of Warwick, and consultant medical advisor in health care technology strategy to global companies such as BT plc, as well as various Australian and UK small-to-medium enterprise technology companies.

He has lectured extensively in the UK, USA, Latin America, and Asia, with particular interests in health care leadership, ageing, complexity, and the support of new technologies and innovation.

Dr Dhaliwal is a former chair of NWMPHN’s Older Adults Expert Advisory Group.

LinkedIn: @medtechdoc

Learning outcomes:

1. Demonstrate the role and impact of a GP in aged care
2. Summarise the rewards and opportunities in aged care
3. Identify challenges with practical strategies
4. Describe the collaborative nature of aged care work