Dale has considerable quality improvement experience specialising in the application of Collaboratives. Dale has been involved in the Australian Primary Care Collaboratives Program since its inception, initially as its inaugural clinical chair. Dale has trained in the Collaborative methodology and quality improvement techniques in the UK and the US and has presented extensively throughout Australia and internationally. Dale is a GP in a Group Practice in the regional Victorian City of Hamilton for more than 25 years. Dale is on the Board of the Great South Coast Medicare Local and has helped set up the Regional GP Training Provider, Greater Green Triangle GP Education and Training, and is currently Chair of the merged Southern GP Training Ltd. Dale has been the Chair of the Closing the Gap Expert Reference Panel, and involved in the Closing the Gap Collaborative, with his Practice in Hamilton also participating. Dale has published papers on Quality Improvement in recent years in the MJA and BMJ (Quality & Safety).