What’s it like consulting with eight patients at once? GP Dr Alecia Macrow explains
Dr Alecia Macrow started running group medical appointments when she launched a new GP practice in 2021.
Setting up her new practice, GP Dr Alecia Macrow wanted to combine health coaching and medical treatment through group appointments.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she had become more interested in lifestyle medicine.
Launching the new Adelaide practice in 2021 was her chance to include shared appointments for conditions such as menopause, PCOS, endometriosis and metabolic syndrome.
While not a “magical unicorn system”, she says it has shown benefits including reducing GP burnout.
