2nd Annual Transition Care: Improving Outcomes for Older People

Conference Themes Include:

> Exploring the challenges of equity, access and choice from a state-wide perspective
> The concept of realistic goals and the importance of making decisions in collaboration with the patient, or more often with the family
> The findings of research studies towards delirium prevention
> Compare and contrast competing discourses of consumer rights in Australia
> An evaluation project from a client's perspective
> The benefits of a pharmacist role in TCP
> Community living for older adults: psychological strengths and health
> TCP models of care: What works and what are the challenges
> The benefits of a single service provider to seamlessly progress a client from residential transition care to transition community care
> Changing the system to work for all - Identifying what needs to be changed
> TCP pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
> Unique challenges of providing TACP in a rural area
> And much more...

Speaker Faculty Includes:

> Barbara Anderson, NSW Ministry of Health
> Dr. Jane Tolman, Tasmanian Health Organisation - South
> Isabel Higgins, University of Newcastle and Hunter New England Local Health District
> Amanda Humphreys, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
> Dean Byrnes, Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service
> Michele Anderson, Hunter New England Local Health District
> Kim Bailey, Hunter New England Local Health District
> Dianne Halliday, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
> Dr. Coralie Graham, University of Southern Queensland
> Carol Bartlett, Brightwater Care Group
> Tracey Craig, Hunter New England Local Health District
> Sally Fields, Gold Coast Health Service District
> Lynne Farrar, Gold Coast Health Service District
> Zena Bonney, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Ambulatory and Primary Health Care
> Caroline Hayter, University of Sydney
> Josephine Boylan, ACH Group
> Johanna Hayes, Northern Health

Don't Miss the Pre-Conference Workshop | Wednesday 29th May 1:30pm- 5:00pm
Are Your TCP Clients Receiving Best Practice Falls Prevention?
Led by Susan Manning, Physiotherapist, Transition Care Program, Community, Sub-acute and Aged Services, Gold Coast Health Service District

View workshop details here

Supported by:

This conference is endorsed by APEC No 09081001 as authorised by Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) according to approved criteria. Attendance attracts 11 RCNA CNE points as part of RCNA’s Life Long Learning Program (3LP). In addition, by attending the pre-conference workshop, you will earn an additional 3 RCNA CNE points.