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Practitioners’ Network INFORMATION UPDATE
November 2016
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Next Practitioners’ Network Meeting
Monday 21 November, 9.30-11.30am Horticultural Centre, 82 Jolimont Road, Forest Hill
For Information contact Sharon Porteous: [email protected]
Contents Next Practitioners’ Network Meeting .............. 1
Contents ........................................................... 1
Active Ageing .................................................... 1
Aged Care Reforms ........................................... 2
Aged Care and older people ............................. 4
Death and Dying ............................................... 5
Dementia .......................................................... 5
Disability/NDIS .................................................. 7
Elder Abuse ....................................................... 8
Emergencies ..................................................... 8
Health ............................................................... 9
Volunteering ..................................................... 9
Information about Services .............................. 9
EVENTS, TRAINING, FORUMS Pg 11
Active Ageing
Healthy Ageing Online Network
Have you subscribed to this online network yet? It has a range of useful articles which are regularly updated.
Go to: http://hanet.health.vic.gov.au/login.asp?target=default.asp
Pathways to Physical Activity
In Year Two of the Victorian Active Ageing Partnership, work will be undertaken around assisted and transition pathways and we would very much like to hear about the assisted and transition pathway arrangements within your organisation or with other organisations. These pathways ensure seamless service provision and that people ‘don’t fall through the cracks’. They also take the pressure off older people having to find information and physical activity opportunities themselves
If it is easier to have a quick chat over the phone, please phone Ms Genevieve Nolan, Manager of the Victorian Active Ageing Partnership on 03 8531 8018 or make contact via [email protected]
Deakin Uni Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition
The Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), recently established from the former Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN), is based at Deakin University.
IPAN’s vision is to improve the health of all Australians through nutrition and physical activity research excellence. Its mission is to conduct high-quality multidisciplinary nutrition and physical activity research that actively informs policy and practice, improves health, and builds capacity in nutrition and physical activity research in Australia.
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Some of the areas currently being explored related to older people and health include:
Understanding nutrition and physical activity issues for older people.
Developing interventions to prevent falls and injury.
Developing programs to improve nutritional status in the elderly.
Investigating combinations of exercise and dietary supplementation to improve cognition and physical health in older adults
For more information, phone 03 9244 6613 or email [email protected]
Website: www.deakin.edu.au/research/ipan
Aged Care Reforms
Government outlines priority areas for CHSP growth funding applications due 29 November
(October 19, 2016 in Community Care Review)
The Federal Government has opened the competitive selection process for up to $115 million in Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) growth funding over two years.
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ken Wyatt said the growth funding round would specifically target identified priority areas under the CHSP to address existing gaps in home support services across planning regions for identified client groups.
The government is targeting three CHSP sub-programs and 13 service types including meals, transport, goods, equipment and assistive technology and specialised support services.
Grant applications close 29 November.
Visit the Department of Health website for more information.
Short-Term Restorative Care Programme Manual now available The Short-Term Restorative Care
Programme Manual 2016 is a resource for approved providers of short-term restorative care, which outlines:
the programme’s policy context and operational requirements
approved providers’ responsibilities
under the Aged Care Act 1997
the subordinate legislation which governs the operation of the programme.
Read or download the manual.
Increasing Choice – requirements for exit amounts before February 2017 Legislative amendments for the Increasing Choice in Home Care reforms are in place following
registration of the amendments to the Aged Care Principles and Determinations on 23 September 2016. While the majority of the legislative amendments start on 27 February 2017, some transitional arrangements for exit amounts started on 24 September 2016.
Transitional arrangements:
Providers can now include an exit amount in a consumer’s home care agreement in anticipation of the 27 February 2017 changes if they meet the following requirements:
A statement of the maximum exit amount is agreed with the consumer and included in the consumer's home care agreement.
The department is notified in writing before 27 February 2017 of the maximum exit amount included in any home care agreements by the provider. In the coming months, the department will advise providers how to give the written notice.
More information is available in our fact sheet.
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Interaction with specific programmes and services
Jo Xuereb at Dept of Health has confirmed that “planned respite services” include the Social Support Group. This confirms that where a package has been fully expended and the carer requires it, we can charge the CHSP subsidised rate and claim hours.
3.1.2 Interaction with specific programmes and services:
In defined circumstances, however, a Home Care Package client may access Commonwealth Home Support Programme services in addition to the services they are receiving from their Home Care Package budget (that is, the additional Commonwealth Home Support Programme services will not be charged to the client’s individualised budget). These circumstances include.
“Where the Home Care Package client’s budget is already fully allocated, and a carer requires it, a Home Care Package client can access additional planned respite services under the Commonwealth Home Support Programme”
Co-Production Victorian Example
Together with aged care provider Uniting AgeWell (UAW), Home Care Today has released a new report that takes a closer look at one service's journey to co-production – a way of providers and consumers working together to improve and tailor services. While UAW already had a number of consumer engagement activities underway, it enlisted the support of Home Care Today to deepen and embed co-production. Our report on the project, Developing Co-production Principles: Uniting AgeWell's Journey, details the five-step process that helped UAW to assess its consumer engagement and co-production activities and provided the impetus for its next steps towards transformational co-production
Clients positive about My Aged Care The Department of Health conducted research among the aged care sector including clients, carers, assessors, service providers and health professionals in January–March this year.
The research objectives were to evaluate experiences and perceptions of the aged care system and My Aged Care in its first few months following full implementation. The research identified several key strengths as well as some opportunities to improve and enhance processes.
Clients provided positive feedback on their experiences with:
registration and screening through the contact centre
the assessment process
ability to find services after being assessed.
Visit the department’s website for more information, including the Summary of
Findings.
Aged care: a quick guide A quick guide to aged care has been released. This quick guide provides a brief overview of aged care in Australia. It describes the types of care provided, arrangements for accessing subsidised care, statistics on aged care, the organisations that provide care, and the regulatory arrangements for ensuring quality care. The quick guide does not describe care that is provided outside of the formal aged care system, such as care provided by family members or accommodation in retirement villages.
http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1617/Quick_Guides/Aged_Care_a_quick_guide
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Aged Care and older people
Reminiscing Story Cards
Home Care Today's new Reminiscing Story Cards have been designed as a tool to help case managers and direct care workers develop relationships with consumers. Grounded in a strength based approach, the cards encourage older people to reflect on their lives and to draw on their positive experiences and times of resilience to cope with new challenges. The cards can be used at assessment, to build your client’s story, or simply to get to know them better.
Reminiscing Story Cards are available for purchase on the Home Care Today website.
Information about aged care
AGED CARE REPORT CARD is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, making it easier for you to access all sorts of important information about aged care. Highlights include the inclusion of home care services, placement agencies, aged care assessment teams and financial planners in addition to the already listed nursing homes and an improved search function.
Who knows best? Older people’s contribution to understanding and preventing avoidable hospital admissions
(Source: Decision Assist E-News Oct 2016)
With an ageing population and with pressures mounting on acute care, the emergency hospital admission of older people has become a key policy issue and the subject of significant media debate. Often, the assumption appears to be that potentially large numbers of older people are admitted to hospital without really needing the services provided there, but because there is nowhere else for them to go or because other services are operating ineffectively.
In response, there is a growing body of research around what is often termed as ‘inappropriate’ hospital admissions, with recent studies either drawing on clinical opinion or using more structured clinical review instruments in order to calculate rates of ‘inappropriate’ admission. However, such studies tend to overlook the importance of local context, do not always draw sufficiently on the tacit knowledge of front-line professionals and, above all, fail to include a patient perspective.
The latter is particularly important given that other areas of policy are actively promoting the notion of ‘nothing about me without me’ and given that older people and their families are the only people with a long-term sense of how their health has deteriorated, what happened to necessitate a hospital admission and what options there might have been at various stages for different interventions and outcomes.
Who knows best? Older people’s contribution to understanding and preventing avoidable hospital
admissions (freely accessible 2.03MB pdf)
Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2015 (DARU. Updated October 28, 2016)
This publication presents information from the 2015 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC). It follows the release of the First Results in April 2016, which are also included in this publication.
A short podcast about the SDAC highlighting the key findings from 2015, and a video animation about Australia’s carers is also available as part of this publication.
In 2015:
Almost one in five Australians reported living with disability (18.3% or 4.3 million people).
The majority (78.5%) of people with disability reported a physical condition, such as back problems, as their main long–term health
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condition. The other 21.5% reported mental and behavioural disorders.
More than half of those with disability aged 15 to 64 years participated in the labour force (53.4%), which is considerably fewer than those without disability (83.2%). These results are consistent with those in the 2012 SDAC.
Older Australians living in households were more active, with the proportion that participated in physical activities for exercise or recreation increasing from 44.5% in 2012 to 49.2% in 2015.
The majority of older Australians were living in households (94.8%), while 5.2% or one in twenty lived in cared accommodation such as nursing homes.
While the proportion of older Australians has increased, the prevalence of disability amongst them has decreased. In 2015, 50.7% of older people were living with disability, down from 52.7% in 2012.
Two-thirds of older Australians (67.3%) that reported their income lived in a household with an equivalised gross household income that was in the lowest two quintiles. This proportion has decreased from 74.6% in 2012.
The average age of a primary carer was 55 years
Over one-third of primary carers (37.8%) were living with disability themselves.
Females made up the majority of carers, representing 68.1% of primary carers and 55.5% of all carers.
For people aged 15 to 64 years, the labour force participation rate for primary carers (56.3%) and other carers (77.2%) was lower than for non–carers (80.3%).
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/4430.0
Death and Dying
The law on funeral and burial wishes in Victoria
Many people think that if they write down their funeral and burial wishes — for example in a will or funeral plan — those wishes are legally binding. They are not.
Under Victorian law, the executor of your will or, if you don’t leave a will, the person who administers your estate, can make decisions about your funeral and burial arrangements, regardless of what you have requested.
This can cause disputes among family and friends over the type of funeral you have and how you are buried.
If you have strong desires about your funeral or burial arrangements there are some things you can do to help make sure your wishes are carried out.
http://www.everyday-law.org.au/blog/explainer-the-law-on-funeral-and-burial-wishes-in-victoria
Dementia
DBMAS Changes
Currently, the service is administered by different providers in each state. As of 1 October 2016 the DBMAS will be delivered by a nationwide provider with national partners - Dementia Support Australia (DSA), a consortium led by HammondCare.
What will these changes mean for me as an existing or new client? - During September and October 2016, care of existing DBMAS clients will transfer to DSA. - Your records and contact details will be transferred to DSA and stored in line with the Privacy Act 1988 unless you nominate otherwise. - New clients; you will
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receive services under the new model of DBMAS and your service will provided by DSA.
Will the contact details for the DBMAS service change? - The nationally accessible number will remain operational and accessible 24/7 on 1800 699 799 - The new email address for national referrals and communications is [email protected] - The new fax number for national referrals and communications is 1800 921 223
Further information is available on the website www.dbmas.org.au
Medicines and Dementia Medicines do not have to be part of a care plan for dementia, and if they are, they do not have to play a large role.
NPS MedicineWise and Alzheimer’s Australia have prepared downloadable materials to help consumers ask questions and talk with people close to them and the health professionals involved in their care about how they would like to be supported.
The main resource is an information booklet.
Download the booklet: Medicines and dementia: a resource for people with dementia and their carers. To order a printed copy of this booklet please contact the Alzheimer’s Australia office in your state or territory The fact sheets below include information and tips to help with decisions around your care, including medicines:
Strategies to address distress Other conditions with dementia Tips for good medicine management You can also find a list of resources and support services available for people with dementia, their families, friends and carers.
Dementia Knowledge & Practice
The Dementia Collaborative Research Centres have launched a new dementia knowledge translation hub which connects health professionals, carers and policymakers to a wide range of evidence-based tools and resources.
The online hub, DementiaKT Hub, is styled as a one-stop destination for finding a range of resources that are informed by DCRC-related research, consultancy, and partner-based activities.
Using the hub, people with an interest in dementia can access resources under eight categories: living with dementia, professional care/services, dementia prevention, education and training, community and environment, guidelines and policy and measurements and tools.
The website links to a wide range of resources including apps, e-learning tools, guides and booklets.
The DementiaKT Hub aims to act as a gateway to ‘grassroots resources’ relevant to care, practice and consumer issues.
Visit the DementiaKT Hub here.
Weights may help stop Alzheimer's: study
(Source: SBS http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/10/25/weights-may-help-stop-alzheimers-study ,AAP, 25 Oct 2016)
Weight or resistance training not only strengthens your muscles but your brain and could help prevent Alzheimer's disease, according to new research.
A recent trial led by the University of Sydney in collaboration with the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at UNSW and the Univeristy of Adelaide found increased muscle strength led to improved
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brain function in adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
Mild Cognitive Impairment defines people who have noticeably reduced cognitive abilities such as reduced memory but are still able to live independently, and it is a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.
It's not the first study to show such exercise helps cognitive function, but it is the first to show that the amount of improvement MCI patients made was very much dependent on the strength gains they got from the training, said lead author Yorgi Mavros.
Bascially, the stronger people became, the greater the benefit for their brain.
Disability/NDIS
Practice Advice for Health and Aged Care Services re NDIS
Interim Practice Advice for Health and Aged Care Services
The Department of Health and Human Services has released a document outlining the responsibilities of the health and aged care systems and the NDIS for people moving between health and hospital supports and disability supports.
The document includes information relating to supporting a person to access the NDIS, responsibilities of health services in providing information, co-coordination of discharge planning from hospital for NDIS participants and more.
You can access the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Health and Aged Care Sector resource at the DHHS website.
Signs for Health- Website Resource for Health Care workers
(From DARU Update October 20, 2016)
Signs for Health provides information for Victorian hospital staff to assist with providing safe, high-quality healthcare for patients who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind. This includes information on providing Auslan interpreters and other communication supports for patients who are deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind as well as information about associated legal obligations. It also provides information for patients who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind on their rights to an interpreter when they go to hospital.
http://www.signsforhealth.com.au/
Survey of Housing Needs in the Eastern Metro Region (DARU Update October 21, 2016)
There is a significant lack of accurate information regarding the demand for accessible housing -we don’t know what housing is needed, in what postcodes, for what types of disability or when it will be needed. This survey aims to fill the data gap and identify housing needs for the Eastern Metropolitan Region.
The survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete and you’ll be in the running to win one of two $100 Westfield Shopping vouchers!!
Please note that if you have more than one family member with a disability it would be greatly appreciated if you would complete the survey separately for each of these family members.
The survey is open until 11 November 2016.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/edhn-survey-2016
Metropolitan Partnerships – applications now open
(DARU Update October 28, 2016)
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Metropolitan Partnerships will be established for the inner metro, the inner south-east, western, northern, eastern and southern regions within Melbourne to enable communities to have a greater say about the issues that matter to them and ensure their needs are heard by government.
Becoming a member of the Metropolitan Partnerships presents a new opportunity for community and business leaders to collaborate with their community, identify priorities, engage with all three levels of government and positively shape the outcomes of their region.
The Minister for Suburban Development, Hon Lily D’Ambrosio is calling for applications from community and business leaders for the Metropolitan Partnerships. People with a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications close at 11:59pm on 13 November 2016.
Accessibility queries should be directed to Genevieve Thornton, T: 9948 8585,
http://www.metropolitanpartnerships.vic.gov.au/
Elder Abuse
Kaz Mackay Receives Award
Kaz Mackay, Elder Abuse Prevention
Coordinator at the ECLC, has received an award from Victoria Police for her work in addressing elder abuse in the region. The collaboration has led to police recording elder abuse specifically in their family violence statistics and conducting regular “Operation Elders” in which they visit homes unannounced where they believe elder abuse may be occurring. Congratulations Kaz!
WHO Infographic on Elder Abuse
See this infographic on elder abuse from the World Health Organisation (WHO), recent article on elder abuse estimates and explainer on violence against women who are older, including on how gender and age intersect.
Emergencies
Preparing your organisation for emergencies
The Australian Council of Social Services has produced a free toolkit to support community organisations build their resilience to disasters and emergencies.
The online toolkit, Resilient Community Organisations, includes a benchmarking tool and set of resources to help service providers assess their disaster preparedness and identify areas for improvement.
The project builds on ACOSS’ research in 2013 into the community sector’s preparedness for climate change and extreme weather events.
The survey found that one week after a disaster, 50 per cent of organisations would not be able to operate and another 25 per cent would shut down permanently if their buildings and critical infrastructure were damaged.
The toolkit draws on an international review of existing disaster resilience tools to support organisations to bounce back and can continue to provide services during a crisis.
The project has identified six steps to disaster resilience including organisational leadership on disaster preparedness, building networks and identifying and managing risks.
Review your organisation’s preparedness by accessing the toolkit here.
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Health
Australian Disease Management Association October Newsletter
Some very interesting articles to read:
http://adma.org.au/images/newsletters/October_2016_Newsletter.pdf
Volunteering
Benefits from volunteering
(Community Care Review, 6/10/2016)
The benefits from volunteering are mutual, with new research highlighting that volunteering in middle age and senior years is linked to enhanced mental health.
The longitudinal research published by the prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ) found there was a positive association between volunteering and good mental health and emotional wellbeing, particularly for volunteers over the age of 40.
The BMJ study examined data relating to questions asked annually of 5,000 British households between 1991 and 2008, and the answers people gave about volunteering, happiness and their general wellbeing.
What was interesting is that while everyone who volunteered scored better on a mental wellbeing scale, it was from the age of 40 that mental health and wellbeing improved significantly and then went on to peak at the age of 76 to 80.
Recently published research conducted on behalf of the Australian Meals on Wheels Association (AMOWA), also found that volunteering contributed significantly to a person’s health and wellbeing.
More than 600 people contributed to that study and reported that volunteering gave them ‘a
sense of belonging’, ‘a sense of purpose’ and that it fostered friendships.
They were also very keen to tell us how they see volunteering with Meals on Wheels as a ‘two way street’ with the overwhelming majority saying they would remember the many positive experiences of their volunteering for a very long time.
Some of the less obvious benefits they talked about were around picking up new skills, either in the kitchen, in their work in the administration of the organisation or in dealing with customer engagement.
By Sharyn Broer, CEO of Meals on Wheels SA.
Information about Services
Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place Gala Dinner 12 November
The Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place cordially invites you to attend our Gala Dinner event on Saturday, 12 November, 2016 at 6p m at the Karralyka Centre, Mines Road, Ringwood. Cost of $140 per person includes 3 course dinner. As you know, this event has been a project that I have
Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place (MMIGP) is a not for profit organisation committed to retaining, promoting and strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural identity.
As part of our commitment to building a culturally appropriate and safe space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Eastern Metro Region of Melbourne, we aim to raise enough money to build a purpose built facility.
Visit www.mmigp.org.au and click on donate now or contact MMIGP on 9725 2166
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Eastern Community Legal Centre AGM 16 November
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 2-3.30pm
The Camberwell Parkview Room, 340 Camberwell
Road, Camberwell, (Car parking is limited)
RSVP by Friday, 11 November 2016
www.trybooking.com/NOBD
Enquires: 9285 4822
Wesley St Marks & Melbourne Recital Centre Concert
Wesley St Marks presents the Hetty Katy Trio:
Date: Tues 29 November
Venue: Wesley St Marks, 7 Edward St, Chadstone
Time: 11 am
RSVP by Monday 21 November - seats are limited. Contact Wesley St Mark's on 9807 3634 or [email protected]
Free transport available within the Eastern region - please advise at time of booking.
Access Health & Community Carer Support Program (Richmond)
Has a packed program for November with a range of activities including weekly bus trip on Mondays, cooking program on Tuesdays and special events. Contact Intake on 9420 9118 or via email at [email protected].
BASS Care MOVEMBER LUNCH
3 course lunch, fun and games to support Men’s health. Come in a disguise.
Wednesday 16 November, 12.15 – 2.30pm
Cost $15.00
Transport available. Bookings Essential PH 9880 4709
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Date/Time Location Event Information Contact/Registration
10 November 2016, 10.15am to 5pm
Jasper Hotel 489 Elizabeth Street Melbourne VIC 3000
Transforming your model of dementia practice and culture of care with 10 N
Presented by Alzheimer's Australia Vic and featuring Dr Al Power from the USA
Learning Outcomes:
Understanding the key challenges in implementing a model of practice
Key considerations in developing or reviewing a model of practice
Tips for achieving sustainable culture change in your organisation
Negotiating risk to enable autonomy
Suitable for: Suitable for staff working in aged care, community care or disability
Registrations close 2 November, 4pm
Cost is $319 per person
https://register.eventarc.com/35069/transforming-your-model-of-dementia-practice-and-culture-of-care-with-dr-al-power-usa-10-nov-2016
Friday 11 November, 9am to 5pm
Mercure Convention Centre
613 Main Road,
Ballarat
ECCV Conference - “The Next Generation of Multicultural Victoria - Intergenerational Perspectives”
The Conference will lead public discussion on the changing face of multiculturalism in Victoria, with people from different generations speaking on a vision for the future. It will explore and shape the future of multicultural Victoria. Speakers on the program include the Hon. Minister Robin Scott, Helen Kapalos, Colleen Hartland MP, Joshua Morris MP, Peter Khalil MP, Prof. Andrew Markus, Carmel Guerra, George Fong, Sonia Vignjevic, Peter van Vliet, Tasmeen Chopra, Anthea Hancocks, Amy Hubbard, Aleem Ali, Jenny Taing and James Liotta to name just a few…
Fees apply from $75 to $150 per person
TO REGISTER for the Conference and or Pre-Conference Dinner please visit: https://www.trybooking.com/MTLB
For Conference enquiries Toula Elefsiniotis at
[email protected], or ph: 9349 4122.
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Monday 14 November, 7-8pm
Webinar MOVE muscle, bone & joint
health – 'Managing
Persistent Pain in Primary
Healthcare'
Webinar overview: Primary care
practitioners are ideally placed to manage
persistent pain through assessment of both
physical and socio-psychological factors.
Goals of treatment are to develop a patient-
centred treatment plan to facilitate self
management and avoid disability. This
webinar will provide a simple, evidence-
based guide to management in primary care,
including when to refer and to whom, and
allow improved quality of life with pain
management as the goal.
Presenter: Assoc Prof Carolyn Arnold is a
Pain Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine
physician who leads a multidisciplinary
chronic pain programme at Caulfield
Hospital.
Suitable for: Health professionals of various disciplines across the musculoskeletal health and other sectors
Please Note: If you can't view the webinar at the time
of its screening, if you register you will receive a
recording of the webinar in the days following the
screening.
For further information and to register, click here: http://tinyurl.com/jowveq9
For further information about the recordings of other webinars in our ‘MSK Health’ webinar series, click here: http://www.move.org.au/Education-and-Events/Health-Professional-Development/2016-MSK-Health-Webinar-Series
Tuesday 15 November 2016, 9.30 am - 4.00 pm
Realm Room, Rydges on Swanston
701 Swanston Street, Carlton
The No Fuss, No Nonsense Guide to Program Evaluation
Dr Christine Walker, CEO-Chronic Illness Alliance and Dr Chris Peterson, Social Sciences La Trobe University
Learn to design an appropriate evaluation tool; when to use qualitative methods and when to use quantitative methods; Combining qualitative and quantitative methods to produce robust results; To use
$325 for members, $350 for non-members
To book, go to https://www.trybooking.com/MUSG
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simple data collection tools; Produce evidence-based and publishable results; Use the results to improve services and write grant applications.
Wednesday 16 November 2016 ,
9 am to 3.30pm
Karralyka Centre, Mines Road, Ringwood
Palliative Approach to Aged Care Workshop
This workshop aims to develop an understanding of a palliative approach for people with a life limiting illness and their families.
Target group is people working in the aged care sector with no or limited palliative care experience.
Facilitators: Ms Michelle Meachen - a registered nurse who has significant experience in the aged care and palliative care sector. She is also an experienced clinical educator and brings to these workshops her commitment to person and family centred care.
Registration: Click on the following link to register - Register here or go to the following website and click on book a workshop http://pepavic.org.au
Limit of 30 places
Thursday 17 November from 12.00 noon-1.00pm
Brotherhood, 67 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy in Father Tucker's Room.
Strength-Based Approaches to Community Engagement
Presenter: Dr Vicki-Ann Ware, Deakin University
This seminar will explore the theory underlying asset-based (or strength-based) community development, and build upon this to explore ways community organisations and government agencies can more effectively engage with local communities for local planning and community development. Topics will include: a brief background history of asset-based community development (ABCD);
You are invited to the next Brotherhood of St Laurence Research & Policy Centre
Please RSVP to attend this event for seating purposes by replying to this email - [email protected]
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principles of ABCD; principles and practices of effective community engagement; and some practical case studies
21 November 2016
8.45am - 4.30 pm
Classroom One Alfred Hospital 55 Commercial Road Melbourne Victoria 3004
Chronic Disease Support Program
ADMA workshop – Chronic Disease Support Program
http://www.adma.org.au/images/previous_seminars/CDSP_Melbourne_21_November_2016.pdf now offered FREE
Monday 21 November 2016, 10.15 – 1.30
Melbourne Town Hall
VCOSS AGM & 70th Anniversary celebration
Featuring guest speaker Martin Bean CBE, Vice Chancellor and President of RMIT University, and a performance by the award-winning Choir of Hard Knocks
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/annual-general-meeting-2016-and-70th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-28353832075
24th November, 9 am to 1pm
Matsudo Room, Box Hill Town Hall
Leaders’ Collaborative Care Planning Workshop
Overview of Mental Health Service Coordination frameworks
Targeted at leaders
Consumer and Carer perspectives on Collaborative Care
Sharing of Information
Identify and explore common challenges across agencies and sectors
Partnership and Collaboration
Leading collaboration within an NDIS environment
Creating an integrated co-
Numbers are limited so please RSVP quickly to secure your booking.
Register via this link http://leaderscollaborativenov16.eventbrite.com.au
For enquiries email [email protected]
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occurring capable service
Thursday 24 November
Huntingdale Golf Club, South Oakleigh, Vic
Advance Care Planning Master Class
2 exceptional presenters
Interactive format; Designed for senior, experienced staff in residential aged care; Contemporary content with a clear focus on practical application; Unique learning environment
$495
Wayne Woff, Total Aged Services:- [email protected]
0422 484 209
03 9571 9708
First session 25 Series of sessions from 25 November 2016 to 28 April 2017
NDIS Workforce Planning Training Opportunity - Melbourne
NDS is offering a subsidised training course in Workforce Planning to disability organisations in Victoria. The course will run over 5 months to allow time for the completion of a workforce plan for your organisation. You will need to gain corporate support and the engagement of your Board to participate successfully.
Subsidised rate: $550 per person inc GST • Non-subsidised rate: $2,500 per person inc GST Please note that places are limited to a total of 12 enrolments.
Interested participants will be required to complete a participant survey to assess eligibility for training. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/workshop-eligibility to complete the survey
For more information, contact: Brian Kirk, Learning & Development Manager, [email protected]
Tuesday 6 December 2016, 9.30am-4pm
Classroom 3 Alfred Medical Research & Education Precinct (AMREP) The Alfred hospital Commercial Road Prahran Melbourne
Ask Better Questions
ADMA workshop Presented by Lindsay Tighe
Ask Better Questions is a one-day workshop covering highly effective communication strategies and practical tips that will enable you to enhance your communication skills and professional practice. With these strategies, you will be able to empower patients/clients in managing their own health and wellbeing.
Cost $220 (includes GST)
Registration deadline 29 November 2016
http://www.adma.org.au/images/Better_questions_flyer_6_12_2016.pdf
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Tuesday 6 December 2016,
9 am – 1.30pm
Queen Victoria Women's Centre Trust (The Victoria Room) 210 Lonsdale Street Melbourne,
Forum exploring co-design theory and practice
Presented by Chris Vanstone & Sarah Pollock
The forum will cover:
- The transformative power of co-design and co-production with service users
- What is co-design and what does it take to do it well?
- Putting co-design into practice
The event is free for VCOSS members and $95 for non-members (inclusive of GST). A tax invoice will be emailed to non-members following purchase.
Morning tea and a light lunch is included. Dietary requirements can be noted during the registration process.
