Dr Arooge Shafi is a senior Rehabilitation Medicine Physician. She has over 10 years of experience in aged care, orthopaedic, neurological, post-surgical, and medical reconditioning rehabilitation. Arooge focuses on complex old age patients with multiple comorbidities and chronic diseases for general rehabilitation.

Dr Arooge Shafi is the rehabilitation craft group representative of the Medical Advisory Committee and a part of the morbidity and mortality committees. She has excellent leadership and interpersonal communication skills. She is continually involved with the college (RACP/AFRM) fellowship exam setting committee. Arooge keeps up to date with advancements in the field of rehabilitation by regularly attending international conferences and workshops, especially in the field of spasticity.

In this episode, Alex sits down with Dr. Siva, Principal GP at Infinity Health Medical Practice in Green Square, Sydney — a doctor with over 25 years of experience spanning Australia and Canada.

They dive deep into the state of general practice in Australia, covering:

• The mental health crisis at the coalface — Dr. Siva shares how he sees 2–3 ADHD presentations daily and why GPs are being asked to carry a psychiatric load they were never resourced to handle
• The real cost of seeing a GP — why the 15-minute consult model is broken and what running a GP clinic as a small business actually looks like
• Australia vs. Canada — a candid comparison of two publicly funded health systems, including salary-based vs. fee-for-service models and the concept of "blended capitation."
• Urgent care clinics — how the new bulk-billing urgent care model is reshaping patient flow and why communication between providers is the key to continuity of care
• The GP shortage — with one-third of GPs potentially retiring in the next five years, Dr. Siva shares why he believes AI-assisted admin tools may be the most practical way to reduce burnout and keep existing GPs in the workforce

A candid, expert conversation about the pressures facing Australia's primary care system — and the opportunities ahead.

Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. George Kerin and Nicola Kerin, the founders behind Dorsum AI, an AI-powered platform transforming clinical workflows for doctors. In this episode of Wise Words, we dive deep into how technology is reshaping healthcare administration—from consultation notes and referrals to the entire patient care journey.

George and Nicola share their journey from identifying a simple problem (doctors drowning in documentation) to building a comprehensive solution that addresses the before, during, and after of every patient consultation. We explore:

• The broken state of healthcare administration and why doctors are still using fax machines in 2024
• How AI transcription and automation are giving clinicians time back to focus on patients
• The challenges of implementing new technology in resistant healthcare systems
• Why Australia lags behind countries like the US in adopting clinical AI tools
• The security and privacy concerns surrounding AI in healthcare
• What the future of clinical practice looks like when technology truly works alongside doctors

This conversation goes beyond the hype of AI scribes to examine the real pain points in healthcare workflows—and how thoughtful technology can solve them