The GP consultation of the future will be a very different type of meeting, thanks to much greater data availability and wearable technology, says a senior CSIRO executive.

Dr Rob Grenfell is the recently appointed director of Health and Biosecurity at the CSIRO with a respected healthcare background in the private sector at BUPA, and crucial work including the National Aboriginal Health unit at the National Heart Foundation – and, as usefully, as a general practitioner.