1. Overview and future directions

2. 10 years of MABEL 87,800 completed surveys (9 Waves)
Average of 9,755 surveys completed per year
22,000 doctors completed at least once
688,222 questions completed per year
6.2 million questions in total
53% online 2016 (30% in 2008)

3. 10 years of research 60 research papers (+25 in progress)
150 presentations
GPs
25.2%
Specialists
20.6%
Rural
16.8%
Wellbeing
13.0%
Incentives
8.4%
Junior docs
6.9%
Gender
5.3%
Training
3.8%

4. 10 years of engagement and impact
Influencing rural workforce policy
Modified Monash Model now used in a range of government programs and influencing resource allocation
Providing new data and evidence to support stakeholders
2-3 requests for data/evidence/advice per month
Contributing to public debate
50 media mentions in 2017 so far

5. 10 years of building research capacity
Major piece of research data infrastructure
Unique internationally
150 external data users (2-3 applications per month)
120 attendees at annual data users workshop
Attracting other research funding (>$3m in past 5 years)
9 PhD students, 22 members of research team
Linkage to MBS and PBS (~2,000 docs)

6. Funding Waves 1 to 9 (2008 to 2016) Wave 10 (2017) Wave 11 (2018) ???
NHMRC Health Services Research Grant, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence, Department of Health (2008), Health Workforce Australia (2013)
Wave 10 (2017)
The University of Melbourne: DVC(Research), Faculty of Business and Economics, Melbourne Medical School, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Medibank Better Health Foundation
NSW Ministry of Health
Department of Health and Human Services (Victoria)
Wave 11 (2018) ???

7. Policy Contexts: Funding and regulation
Future research…..
Policy Contexts: Funding and regulation

8. Research we cannot undertake without MABEL
Long term outcomes of changes to education and training
Examining impact and trends of changes in practice ownership
Women in the medical workforce
Impact of changes in funding (eg health care homes on GPs, MBS review, rural incentives)
Impact on:
rural location, specialty choice, access to care (waiting times, bulk-billing)
wellbeing of doctors throughout their career
patients health and wellbeing(?)

9. Outline of the day Session 1: Getting the Balance Right
Session 2: General Practice: Organisation and Financing in a Changing Environment
Session 3: Enabling Work-Life Balance, Health and Well-Being