Controversies and medicolegal aspects of multidisciplinary teams in geriatric medicine
Event status:
The Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care is offering an important workshop—Controversies and medicolegal aspects of multidisciplinary teams in geriatric medicine.
- Date:
- Friday 28 November 2025 09:00 am until Friday 28 November 2025 05:00 pm (Add to calendar)
- Contact:
- JE Ibrahim
J.Ibrahim@latrobe.edu.au - Presented by:
- Dr Heather Wellington
- Type of Event:
- Seminar/Workshop/Training
- Cost:
- $1250
Attend short course, virtually or face-to-face - Friday 28 November 2025
Optimal clinical decision-making in geriatric medicine usually involves gathering, integrating and weighing the information and opinions from multiple disciplines.
An established and essential practice for addressing the complexity of clinical decision-making is through a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). The MDT can help or hinder navigating the swirl of competing views around clinical care goals, psychosocial influences of family and patient beliefs, values and preferences, the health professionals’ clinical and ethical views and finally the organisational pressures on healthcare resource use.
The Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care is offering an important workshop—Controversies and medicolegal aspects of multidisciplinary teams in geriatric medicine—to be held on Friday 28th November 2025 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM at Level 2/360 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000. Learn from the wealth of knowledgeable and experienced speakers. Our legal experts include Dr. Ian Freckelton AO KC, Ms Melanie Harper and Ms Alice Robinson. Our expert clinician researchers in MDT include Associate Professor Bianca Devitt and Dr Julia Paxino. Our expert in healthcare ethics is Professor Justin Oakley.
The mode of learning is through didactic presentations and case-based discussions to share insights. This is an important workshop for medical specialists in Geriatric and General Medicine. It is relevant to clinicians, managers, leaders, and policy-makers who work in Victoria and across Australia. Attend in person or online. Places are limited to enhance the learning experience.
Our facilitators include senior, experienced legal and medical professionals, Dr Heather Wellington and Dr Alfie Obieta.
Facilitator
Terms and Conditions: Refunds will only be given if cancellations are advised at least fourteen days before the event. Please note that a colleague is always welcome to attend in your place. Refund requests need to be received in writing a.grossi@latrobe.edu.au. Registration is finalised once you receive a registration confirmation email from the administrator. For the finance office, use only WBS 4.0101.29.25, ACEBAC cost centre 1346. GL Account 401356 Conference Revenue.
Program Outline
(NB timing and order of the sessions may change)
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45 am | Registration | Joseph Ibrahim |
| 9:00 am | Welcome and learning outcomes | Heather Wellington |
| 9:15 am | [S1T1] The meeting is a waste of my time: the anatomy of MDT meetings | Dr Chelsea Baird Grampians Health |
| 10:00 am | [S2T4] Juggling professions, personnel, personalities and processes: dynamics of the MDT | Dr Julia Paxino University of Melbourne |
| 10:45 am - Coffee | ||
| 11:15 am | [S1T2] Learning from others: MDT practice in oncology. | A/Prof Bianca Devitt Eastern Health |
| 12:00 am | [S2T3] A legal shield or a sword: hidden agendas of MDT | Alice Robinson Polaris Lawyers |
| 12:45 am - Lunch | ||
| 13:30 pm | [S3T5] Recognising high risk situations and understanding the MDT’s scope of practice | Dr Ian Freckelton AO KC |
| 14:30 pm | [S3T6] The veracity and value of the MDT documentation | Melanie Harper Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| 15:00 pm - Refreshment break | ||
| 15:15 pm | [S4T7] ‘Everything about me without me’: patient roles | Prof Justin Oakley Monash University |
| 16:00 pm | [S4T8] Open Forum | Heather Wellington & Alfie Obieta |
| 16:45 pm | Wrap-up, evaluation | Joseph Ibrahim |
| 16:55 pm - Close | ||
La Trobe University City Campus
360 Collins Street, Level 2, Room 2.11 Melbourne Victoria 3000
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