Brisbane North PHN and Metro North Health jointly host the 2025 Metro North Health Forum
Joint hosts Brisbane North PHN and Metro North Health will bring together a wide range of stakeholders for the ninth annual Metro North Health Forum at Victoria Park, Herston on Wednesday 7 May 2025. This year’s forum provides an opportunity for face-to-face engagement and networking where attendees will learn more about innovative models of care and ways of working.
The target audience for the forum is health professionals, health and community service providers, NGOs, consumer organisations, Metro North Health and Brisbane North PHN staff.
The Metro North Health forum highlights the joint activities between Metro North Health and Brisbane North PHN showcasing improved health outcomes for people across our shared North Brisbane and Moreton Bay region. Attendees are invited to connect, engage and collaborate across community, primary and acute care sectors.
This year's forum theme, Partnering for Innovation, will see keynote speakers including Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM, Karina Smith and others share local examples of partnerships across the healthcare system, and between the PHN and Metro North Health.
A General Practice breakfast will be held from 7.00 am to 8.30 am, with the main forum commencing at 9.30 am.
This year’s forum theme, Partnering for Innovation, will see keynote speakers including Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM, Karina Smith and others share local examples of partnerships across the healthcare system, and between the PHN and Metro North Health.
The health forum program will be available to download at the end of March 2025.
Early bird registrations are now open for the health forum
Brisbane North PHN and Metro North Health jointly bring stakeholders and colleagues together for the GP Breakfast Briefing at Victoria Park, Herston on Wednesday 7 May 2025.
This year’s GP Breakfast will have a specific focus on the importance of self-care, practitioner wellness and its importance in general practices continuing to provide comprehensive care for their communities.
Our two keynote speakers for the 2025 GP Breakfast are Dr Rachel Hannam and Dr Dinesh Palipana. Both speakers are thoroughly experienced and respected within the healthcare industry.
Dr Hannam deeply understands the complexities of balancing patient care, dealing with grief, trauma and injustice, while also juggling personal commitments. She will lead attendees through a critical discussion of GP burnout and will utilise the session to address professional burnout and offer a range of suggestions for self-care.
To Dr Palipana, medicine is in a state of change, is a fundamentally human activity and he believes when medicine is confronted as a profession, it is helpful to understand our reasoning of existence. He will highlight in his presentation the importance of continuing to provide care for the broader community whilst also caring for our practitioners.
Event details
When: Wednesday 7 May 2025
Time: 7.00 am - 8.30 am
Where: Victoria Park Function Centre, The Ballroom, 309 Herston Road, Herston
Who should attend: GPs and practice managers
There is no cost to attend and numbers are limited.
Attendees may be eligible for Continuing Professional Development points from various medical colleges and professional bodies.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians within our region: the Jagera, Turrbal, Gubbi Gubbi, Waka Waka and the Ningy Ningy peoples of where we meet, work and learn. Brisbane North PHN is committed to reconciliation. Our vision for reconciliation is where the stories of our First Nations’ people are heard and shared, and networks are formed.
