A great conversation with A/Prof Peter Subramaniam vascular surgeon and President of AMA (SA), for Interprofessional practice (IPP) Podcast. Thank you, Peter, for generously sharing your time, experience and insights on one of the most important challenges facing Australian healthcare – how we build safer, more effective and sustainable models of team-based care.
What stood out was Peter’s consistent focus on outcomes over ideology.
Our discussion explored interprofessional practice, funding models, workforce challenges, digital health, data, and the need to evaluate new models of care based on evidence rather than assumptions.
Throughout the conversation, the patient remained at the centre of the discussion. Peter challenged us to think beyond access alone and focus on the balance of quality, efficiency and sustainability.
His perspective as a surgeon, healthcare leader and advocate for evidence-based policy made for a thoughtful and engaging conversation.