Bianca is
a GP who has lived and worked in the Geelong community for 15 years. She is a
senior lecturer in Primary Care at the University of Melbourne and is also a
lecturer at Deakin’s School of Medicine.
In addition to her clinical work, she
runs several communities of practice on issues including COVID care, family
violence and youth mental health.
In March 2020, Bianca
initiated the development of a COVID-19 pandemic response learning network with
the Western Victorian Primary Health Network. The network was instrumental in
sharing up-to-date information with health professionals to help them manage
COVID-related risks, while also maintaining service access, quality, safety,
and continuity for patients in local communities.
The group continues to meet weekly online to discuss how best to turn policy, guidelines, and evidence into practice,
with meetings attracting up to 60 GPs, nurses, specialist health professionals
and health administrators.