Melbourne 2012

The Better Practice conference in August had an outstanding blend of relevant topics, industry experts and keynote speakers who brought you practical advice on improving quality care for your residents.

Over 250 of your peers learnt from high profile presenters such as Reverend Professor John Swinton and Anneke Deutsch and industry experts including Jeff Fiebig and Maree Cameron. The program also featured Aged Care Commissioner Rae Lamb and Colette Mann, who talked about what she would like from an aged care home. Diane Robinson also chaired the panel discussion: A resident with no family, what should a home be thinking about?

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Better Practice conference presentations

Session	Speaker	Presentation title
30 August 2012
Plenary 1	Dr Andrew Refshauge	Opening
Plenary 1	Jeff Fiebig	The future for aged care is happening now - the RGH teaching nursing home
Plenary 1	Mark Brandon	Learning from the Accreditation Agency visits
Concurrent 1A	Pamela Bruder	The rhythm of life
Concurrent 1A	Geraldine Hawks	Fun for young and old (Schools community service program)
Concurrent 1A	Alexandra Morse	Providing a voice for older Australian’s through a unique radio program
Concurrent 1B	Heather McKibbin	Walk around Australia
Concurrent 1B	Katherine Perkins and Michelle Kelly	An exercise in positive partnerships. Presentations 1 and 2
Concurrent 1B	Jo Boylan	Active Living for healthy ageing
Concurrent 1C	Chris Hyde and Judy Hetherington	Remoteness is not a barrier
Concurrent 1C	Elaine Mallows	Bringing a geriatric team to rural Victoria
Concurrent 1C	Siobhan Leonard	Adding years to life
Concurrent 1D	Elizabeth Lee	Compulsory reporting – why, when, what, how and who
Concurrent 1D	Karen Thode	Enhancing engagement of people living with Dementia to manage, reduce and prevent BPCD within a residential aged care home
Concurrent 1D	Kristy Lim	Effective actions to prevent or manage verbal and physical assault
Concurrent 2A	Elizabeth Hilton	The inside out challenge
Concurrent 2A	Beverley Dermody-Reid	Liverpool care – Pathway for the dying
Concurrent 2A	Faye Audino and Carol Allen	A dignified and hearty goodbye
Concurrent 2B	Beverley Giles	Person centred care: Reality or rhetoric?
Concurrent 2B	Mavis Salt	Ageing – A spiritual task?
Concurrent 2B	Dr Suzanne Aberdeen	Team concept mapping – manage care planning, care evaluation, risk management and training, all with one process
Concurrent 2C	Carolyn Tranter	Keeping the bugs at bay – a risk management approach
Concurrent 2C	Jane Boag	Managing risk at Benetas
Concurrent 2D	Janna Voloshin	Artists in residence
Concurrent 2D	Julie Maya	STARfish Extravaganza
Plenary 2	Diane Robinson, Colleen Pearce, Ann Turnbull and Mary Lyttle	Plenary panel discussion: A resident with no family, what should a home be thinking about?
31 August 2012
Plenary 3	Anneke Deutsch	What lesbians want from aged care services
Plenary 3	Maree Cameron	Quality indicators for improvement – what difference do they make?
Plenary 3	Rae Lamb	Treasuring complaints – five top tips
Concurrent 3A	Steve Aivaliotis	How to manage complaints for a positive outcome
Concurrent 3B	Christine Hunt	The big issue
Concurrent 3B	Christina Parker	Creating champions for skin integrity
Concurrent 3B	Keryln Carville PhD	The effectiveness of a twice daily skin moisturinsing regime
Concurrent 3C	Sonya Darwich	Developing staff across the ages
Concurrent 3C	Dr Brenda Harrison	Support to learn; prepare to care
Concurrent 3C	Wendy Waddell	Meaningful mentoring
Concurrent 3D	Carol Chenco, Dr Margaret Winbolt, Marie Vaughan, Leonie Bell and Shirley Moore	With a little bit of help from my friends – implementing best practice in the care of people with dementia: Presentations by Carol Chenco, Dr Margaret Winbolt, Marie Vaughan, Leonie Bell and Shirley Moore
Concurrent 4A	Maryanne Jones	Moulding means for the future
Concurrent 4A	Christine Farrell	Dysphagia – It’s imperative!
Concurrent 4A	Michelle Harris	Dementia goes red: Use of red plates and red cups improves food intake and hydration levels in dementia patients
Concurrent 4B	Kerry Rigby and Peter Coughlan	A special doll with a special role
Concurrent 4B	Janelle Jones	Cameos for empathy in dementia care
Concurrent 4B	Kylie Jacques	Memory magic – a creative and fun way to improve cognitive ability
Concurrent 4C	Stephen Wiblin	Changing the face of nursing – Impressions of a nurse practitioner – A collaborative approach
Concurrent 4C	Ann Hague	Defining what we need, not merely accepting what we are given
Concurrent 4C	Trevor Nowak	Bridging the gaps
Concurrent 4C	Annette Chennell	Root cause analysis – A framework for understanding the contributing factors to critical events
Plenary 4	Karen Frost	Bringing together the key messages
Plenary 4	Colette Mann	What I would like from an aged care home

Melbourne 2012

Better Practice conference presentations

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