MBS Education for General Practice
In 2025, we’re excited to introduce our team of 11 MBS Education Experts through a series of both in-person and online workshops. Join clinicians and specialists for an engaging 2-day workshop dedicated to MBS compliance and billing. This initiative aims to enhance healthcare quality, affordability, and accessibility for patients while ensuring the well-being and financial success of practitioners.
This event is tailored for both novice and experienced GPs, offering essential insights into maintaining continuous Medicare compliance, boosting baseline earnings, and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration. Our 2025 program includes pre-recorded videos that demonstrate the use of combination billing with practical, everyday examples. With the latest AI technology, we showcase the benefits of using AI tools during consultations to enhance your documentation and coding.
We warmly invite practice managers and owners to participate, highlighting their crucial role in supporting clinicians throughout the Medicare billing process.
Presenters will cover essential MBS topics including an introduction to the MBS and combination billings, GPMPs and TCAs, health assessments, documentation and the use of AI, audit and the PSR, DVA billing, and the MBS Safety Net and PBS; along with role plays presented by the educators to demonstrate how it all works in practice
Day 1: Registrations open 0745hrs; Workshop from 0830 to 1700 hrsDay 2: Commences 0830 to 1630hrs
The hardcopy MBS book for General Practice is available for pre-purchase only at $66 and will be ready for collection at the workshop. The Kobo eBook is currently available via the app for $44
Workshop attendees will receive all slides, notes, annotation lists, and autofill examples post-event through a Dropbox link.
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided on both days. Dietary requirements need to be communicated at least 14 days prior to the event. Late ticket purchases cannot be guaranteed dietary requirements.
At BFD, every menu is thoughtfully crafted to fuel your body, delight your tastebuds, and meet your dietary needs, all while respecting the planet. We showcase local ingredients and the talents of our hotel chefs, delivering fresh, wholesome catering that’s designed to elevate your workshop experience.
Discounts are available for groups of four or more. Please contact admin@businessfordoctors.com to learn more.
Presenters:
Dr April Armstrong is the Founder and Director of Business for Doctors and has been providing MBS education since 2017. She has presented at over 300 workshops, seminars, and conferences. April is a Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine with an academic AST and currently studying for her Masters at UNSW with plans to do a PhD in Medical Education. She continues to work as a locum General Practitioner as well as having her own practice in Western Australia. As a mentor to medical practitioners, practice managers and nurses who have become MBS tutors she continues to be passionate about the “Business of Medicine” and provides regular updates on MBS changes via social media.
Dr Casey Going is a Queensland-based General Practitioner and a graduate of the University of Queensland. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, having completed his training in 2022. Casey practices at the Condamine Medical Centre and St Andrews Hospital in the Darling Downs, with special interests in internal medicine, cardiology, and emergency medicine.
Casey has earned a Master of Internal Medicine through the University of Sydney, a Master of Business Administration through the Australian Institute of Business and is an Associate Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (AFRACMA).
A passionate educator and public speaker, Casey is a toastmaster and frequently delivers lectures and presentations aimed at empowering General Practitioners. He is dedicated to improving the business side of General Practice, ensuring both practitioners and patients benefit from enhanced processes and outcomes.
In 2023, Casey joined BFD Education to provide MBS education and develop online workshops tailored for GP Registrars. His focus is on improving MBS compliance and assisting GPs in optimising their billings while maintaining ethical and patient-centered care.
Dr Sarvan Sumra is a GP with a specialist interest in Diabetes and Business Development, including improving GP systems and workflows and trying to maximise offering to patients. He has been investing stocks and shares for the last 14 years, helping to run an SMSF with a Financial Advisor and Stockbroker, and has been developing an Amazon business globally for the last 5-6 years.
Dr Brooke Quigley is a well-known and highly-regarded specialist General Practitioner with over 19 years of experience in the Illawarra, on the stunning NSW South Coast. She specialises in Women’s and Children’s Health, and Transgender Medicine.
Brooke graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2006. In 2012, she was awarded the Tony Buhagiar Memorial Medal for the highest marks in New South Wales for the National Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Fellowship exams. She became a Fellow of the RACGP in 2014. Brooke works as a Medical Educator for GP Registrars with the RACGP, and is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer with the University of Wollongong (UOW) Graduate School of Medicine and is involved in teaching medical students from UOW. She is an examiner for the RACGP, in both written and clinical exams. She has obtained additional, internationally-recognised, qualifications in Medical Education.
After attending numerous BFD education events over the past 10 years, she has fully integrated MBS compliance and combination billings into her practice, utilising available MBS items to provide holistic, non-judgemental, evidence-based, and comprehensive care to her patients. Brooke is a strong advocate for the autonomy of independent contractors, setting her own fees, hours, and appointment schedules. More information is available on her website, drbrookequigley.com.au