The Common Ground series

CPD events connecting disciplines in primary care

High quality healthcare in South Western Sydney is built on strong relationships between general practice and allied health.

The Common Ground series are ongoing free CPD events bringing local GPs, nurses and allied health professionals together to explore real-world case studies, practical workflows, and shared approaches to managing complex care.

Hosted by the SWSPHN Allied Health Engagement team, each session supports open discussion, shared learning, and meaningful connection across professions, with a focus on holistic person-centred care and local health priorities.

Why multidisciplinary collaboration matters

Every profession brings its own skills, experience and way of understanding care. These differences are strengths, but when services work in silos, they can also lead to fragmented care and missed opportunities for coordination.

The Common Ground series creates a neutral, inter-professional space for primary healthcare providers to learn together, share perspectives, and build a common understanding of holistic person-centred care.

Through open discussion and shared learning, the series supports clearer role understanding, stronger professional relationships, and greater trust across disciplines.

Benefits of attending

All participants will:

• gain local insights into managing chronic conditions and multimorbidity
• learn practical strategies to improve communication and multidisciplinary collaboration
• better understand how different professions can work together to address shared care challenges
• receive a certificate to claim CPD point for eligible sessions

GPs and GP registrars will:

• build trusted local connections with allied health providers
• strengthen referral pathways and team-based care
• explore opportunities to improve coordination and future collaboration
• experience the professional benefits of shared care through more connected local networks

Nurses will:

• better understand their role and scope within GP-led chronic condition management
• support patient engagement through coordinated, team-based care
• identify opportunities to strengthen collaboration within multidisciplinary teams

Allied health professionals will:

• increase visibility of their expertise within the local primary care network
• strengthen relationships with nearby GPs
• gain insight into GP priorities and pressures
• contribute to discussions shaping how multidisciplinary care is delivered locally

Upcoming events:

Multidisciplinary collaboration in managing adults with complex mental health needs

Face-to-face event
Date: Thursday, 14 May
Time: 6.30 – 9pm
Where: The William Inglis Hotel Warwick Farm, 155 Governor Macquarie Drive

This event brings together local healthcare providers to explore practical, team-based approaches to managing complex mental health needs and multimorbidity more effectively by using real-world case studies.

CPD hours:

• GPs can earn 1 hour educational activity and 1 hour reviewing performance
• Allied health professionals and nurses will receive a certificate for 2 CPD hours

Participants will be able to:

• recognise key local challenges in managing chronic conditions and multimorbidity
• understand the roles of different healthcare professionals in coordinated care
• apply practical strategies to improve multidisciplinary collaboration
• use local tools and approaches to support patient-centred care

 

From left to right, presented by:

Amanda Butt – Nurse Practitioner, Founder and CEO of NPathy

Amanda Butt is an endorsed nurse practitioner and award-winning mental health leader with more than 15 years’ experience, and founder and CEO of NPathy, Australia’s first virtual nurse-led mental health clinic.

Hanan Dover – Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Founder of Mission of Hope

Hanan Dover is a clinical and forensic psychologist and founder of Mission of Hope, supporting culturally and linguistically diverse communities through culturally safe mental health services.

Dr Hamshi Singh – GP with an interest in lifestyle medicine

Dr Hamshi Singh is a general practitioner with a strong interest in lifestyle medicine, supporting patients to improve long-term health through sustainable changes and chronic disease management.

 

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