You've been invited to a case conference
A GP who shares the care of one of your patients would like your input — one short, secure video discussion to bring the patient's care team onto the same page.
Your participation isMBS-billable
A GP who shares the care of one of your patients would like your input — one short, secure video discussion to bring the patient's care team onto the same page.
A case conference is a multidisciplinary meeting between a patient's GP and the other clinicians involved in their care — specialists, consultant physicians, and allied & mental health practitioners — to coordinate care for a patient with complex or chronic conditions.
Unlike letters and referrals, a case conference is real-time dialogue — shared decision-making and a cohesive treatment plan, without requiring the patient to attend or be referred externally.
Physiotherapist
Psychologist
Geriatrician
GPWhy you've been invited
A patient with complex needs whose treatment you are involved in is being treated by several clinicians. Their GP is drawing that team together for a short, structured discussion — to agree on a single coordinated plan, or to review progress toward agreed goals.
Consent to discuss their care — and to bill Medicare for it — is obtained before the conference is confirmed.
The GP presents the patient and leads the discussion. You bring only your clinical knowledge of the patient.
Accepting one invitation commits you to one discussion — nothing more. Whether you ever do another is entirely up to you.
Research consistently shows multidisciplinary case conferences deliver wide-ranging benefits across many health contexts.
What to expect
Everything else — scheduling, consent, documentation and Medicare compliance — is organised around you.
Billing
Medicare pays you directly for participating in a multidisciplinary case conference. Bulk bill the patient through your own practice software with your provider number — the figures below are the MBS benefit you receive, with no out-of-pocket cost to the patient.
Participation items 825 / 826 / 828, tiered by conference length.
Participation items 10955 / 10957 / 10959, tiered by conference length.
Figures are the 85% MBS benefit, rounded, current at 1 July 2026 — see MBS Online for full descriptors and conditions. Items 825/826/828 apply to consultant physicians; allied health items require the conference to be organised by the patient's GP with a chronic disease management plan in place, which is arranged before you're invited.
An aside — only if you're interested
Conference.care facilitates GP-led case conferences at 100+ practices across Australia, every week. If you'd like to be invited to more — for your own patients or your discipline — join our network of specialists and allied health clinicians. It's free, and you attend only what suits you.
Learn more: for specialists · for allied & mental health
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