🚨 The future of the medical profession is at a crossroads.
Workforce shortages, system pressures, digital disruption and shifting expectations are reshaping what it means to be a doctor in Australia.
Before we talk solutions, let’s ask the challenging questions:
- ❓ Would you want your kids to become doctors?
- ❓ What’s your outlook on the future of the medical profession in Australia?
- ❓ If you had the powers of the Health Minister for one day, what’s the first reform you’d enact?
- ❓How likely is it that you would recommend the pharmaceutical industry in Australia as making a positive contribution to medicine and patient outcomes to a friend or colleague?
- ❓What would you like pharmaceutical companies to do more of to support you as a clinician?
These are just a few of the confronting questions at the heart of our upcoming NEXT Summit panel:
🎯 The Uncomfortable Truth – Will the Doctor See You Now?
Drawing on insights from 1,430 Australian doctors who took part in the AusDoc Big Doctor Survey, powered by Valeur Consulting, this session will unpack the realities, challenges and opportunities shaping the medical profession, from career progression and workforce pressures to the impact of technology, shifting relationships with pharma, and evolving government policy.
We’re bringing together some of Australia’s most experienced and influential health leaders for this important conversation:
✨ Liz de Somer – Chief Executive Officer, Medicines Australia
✨ Dr Michael Bonning – Chair of Public Health, Australian Medical Association; Director, AMA (NSW)
✨ Dr Charlotte Hespe AM – Head of General Practice, Sydney School of Medicine UNDA; Specialist Clinical General Practitioner, RACGP
Chaired by:
🎙 Bryn McGeever – Managing Director, Australian Doctor Group
🎙 Matt Britland – Co-Founder & Director, EDGE Medical Solutions; Former President, MAPA
NEXT Summit 2025
📅 Date: Wednesday, 22 October 2025
📍 Location: Four Seasons Hotel Sydney, 199 George Street, Sydney
🕓 Time: 11:40 AM – 12pm (Day One)
Get 10% off with promo code ‘ausdoc’
This will be a frank, forward-looking discussion that goes well beyond the headlines, a chance to hear directly from leaders at the forefront of Australian medicine and health policy, grounded in the lived experiences of over a thousand doctors across the country.
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