Webinar: Australia’s ageing population Part I: ‘A shocking tale of neglect’
Wed 7.30PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time
4:30pm WA
6:00pm NT
7:00pm SA
6:30pm QLD
7:30pm VIC TAS ACT NSW
Did you know? More than 1.2m Australians accessed aged-care services from mainstream programs in 2017-2018. The ongoing Royal Commission into the healthcare practises of Australia’s aged care facilities is an opportunity to get to the heart of the problems that has plagued the sector and to put in place real reforms to transform aged care services. In this webinar, we identify some of the emerging issues and potential implications on our profession that will be raised in the final report of the Royal Commission.
Some other important points we will cover:
• service shortfalls
• serious substandard care and unsafe practice
• an underpaid, undervalued and insufficiently trained workforce
• reduced reliance on chemical restraints
Presented by Ms Penelope Eden, Solicitor, Minter Ellison and Dr Paul Alexander, MIPS clinico-legal adviser. Having worked exclusively in the health, ageing and human services sectors for over 20 years, Penelope utilises this understanding and experience to provide practical, timely outcome-focused solutions to legal problems. She has acted for several clients in the Aged Care Royal Commission. Dr Paul Alexander has extensive clinical experience in general practice and public health administration.
Accreditation:
* RACGP 2 Cat 2 points (pending)
* ACRRM 1 Core point (pending)
* Dental 1 hour