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SPEAKERS
PLENARY SPEAKERS |
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Dr George Margelis MBBS M.Optom GCEBus
George took on the role of Industry Development Manager for Intel's new Digital Health Group in November 2005. For him it was an opportunity to take an active role in changing the way healthcare was delivered in Australia. Prior to moving to Intel Australia he has been very active in the healthcare informatics arena as the CIO of a private hospital group in Sydney, manager of an innovative software development group developing solutions for healthcare providers and consumers, and board member at the state and national level of the Health Informatics Society of Australia. |
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Robyn Moore
Robyn Moore is a multi-skilled Communicator who has been in the business of creating and changing peoples' perception through "the power of the word" for almost 30 years. She's Australia's most versatile and effective female Voice-Over Artist, Presenter and Speaker.
Robyn Moore speaks nationally and internationally at conferences, special events and training workshops, creating remarkable results! You could say she "sells people back to themselves" so they rediscover their energy, purpose, passion and their sense of humour. Her unique understanding of "the power of the word" allows her to profoundly affect her audiences. When she speaks ... people listen . and take the action necessary to create the outcomes they want in their lives! |
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Greg Mundy
Greg Mundy took over as Chief Executive Officer of Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) in mid October 2000. ACSA is the national peak body for some 1400 church, charitable and community-based providers of aged and community care services across Australia. ACSA represents the interests of the aged and community care industry at the national level and advocates on behalf of the industry and our clients in national forums.
Prior to taking up this appointment Greg was a senior manager in the Victorian Government Department of Human Services where his responsibilities have included: management of the Department’s community aged care programs; the seniors’ card and senior citizens week activities and the regulation of special residential services. Greg was also responsible for corporate planning and managing the budget for all aged care, mental health and primary care programs and for capital works associated with these services.
Greg has a master’s’ degree from the Australian National University. He is married with one child (in Grade 1 this year) and lives in Elwood, Victoria. He was born in England and educated in England, New Zealand and Australia. |
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Bernard Salt
Bernard Salt is a compelling and entertaining speaker, often enjoyed by blue-chip companies to stimulate thought provoking discussion at conferences, seminars and workshops.
Bernard has a detailed understanding of consumer markets and of the cultural changes that underpin these trends. He attributes recent trends' and even fashion, to the shifting and shuffling of mass market numbers from one stage of the life-cycle to the other. The Age describes his style as 'part stand-up comedian, part number-crunching economist'. A Queensland journalist describes him as 'quick witted and dynamic as a public speaker, he is articulate and holds an audience exceptionally well'.
In demand as a speaker, Bernard balances an increasing number of engagements with running a national advisory practise out of Melbourne. Bernard holds Bachelor of Education and Master of Arts degrees, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. |
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Dr Tim Sharp
The Happiness Institute was established in September, 2003 by Dr. Timothy J. Sharp. Dr. Sharp (also known as Dr. Happy) is a well-known, highly regarded clinical and coaching psychologist who has devoted the last few years of his career to building an award winning private practice from which he and his team have helped thousands of people overcome problems such as depression, anxiety, stress, insomnia and relationship difficulties.
Dr. Sharp is also a lecturer at the Universities of Sydney and New South Wales, a best selling author (of "The Happiness Handbook" and "The Good Sleep Guide", published by Penguin Australia), and a highly regarded corporate and public speaker whose lectures and workshops cover topics such as work/life balance, personal productivity, time management, stress management and, of course, happiness. |
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Andrew Stuart
Andrew Stuart is head of the Ageing and Aged Care Division in the Department of Health and Ageing.
In this role he is responsible for nation policy in relation to residential care, community care, respite for carers and dementia and continence programs. He also has responsibility for coordination of wider social policy on ageing and demographic change through the Office for an Ageing Australia. The Division is responsible for the disbursement of some AUD $8 billion per annum and manages some 900 staff across the national and state and territory offices. |
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Keith Tracey-Patte
Position description: Overall project manager responsible for the implementation of the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) as the basis for allocating Australian Government subsidy to aged care homes.
Relevant background: Held a variety of roles in the administration of Australian Government programs for older Australians over last 12 years. These roles included project management of changes to income and assets testing of the Age Pension. Prior to joining the Department of Health and Ageing, was Centrelink Manager with responsibility for income and assets testing of residential aged care entrants. |
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| CONFERENCE MC |
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Andrew Klein
A former corporate lawyer, Andrew is a professional MC who embodies the role of MC with a stylish mix sophisticated humour, authority, wit and warmth.
He has become well-known on the conference circuit for his ability to involve the audience in proceedings, his revealing and gently satirical speaker introductions, his improvisational skills and ability to adapt to vastly different audiences.
All ACAP 2008 delegates are sure to enjoy Andrew influence on the conference proceedings. |
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PANELLISTS
Below are the speakers that will take part in the panel session on Day 2 of the conference program. |
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A/Prof Marc Budge
A/Prof Marc Budge is the Head of the Geriatric Medicine Unit, ANU Medical School, Medical Director, Aged Care and Rehabilitation Services, ACT Health, President of Alzheimer’s Australia and Director of the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre number 2 (Early Intervention, Prevention and Risk Reduction). Formerly a clinician and MRC-funded Senior Research Fellow in the multi-disciplinary Oxford Project To Investigate Memory and Ageing (OPTIMA) at the Radcliffe Infirmary (1996-2003, Oxford, UK), his role as chief investigator/ medical consultant to the NIH-funded Maine-Syracuse (USA) longitudinal study of cognition and ageing continues.
His primary research interests are the prevention, non-invasive monitoring and management of cognitive and cardio-vascular decline with ageing and disease with a particular interest in multi-modality brain and vascular imaging. Since arriving back in Australia in 2003, he has been involved in developing community-based prevention and monitoring programmes at the interface of IT, aged care and chronic disease. In conjunction with smart house and environmental design, these community infrastructure developments will allow baby-boomers and older adults to “age-in-place” whilst connecting lifelong learning, health, and well-being. |
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Ms Dorothy Burton
Dorothy Burton is a descendant of the Gunditchmara and Jowyn nations.
Her working career in the health sector started as a health worker when she came face to face with the reality of how poor the health was of older Aboriginal people. Next working as a HACC Coordinator in Toowoomba and setting up a CACPS Program gave her greater understanding of the cultural issues that impact on good service delivery.
Currently she is working for Queensland Health in the Home and Community Care (HACC) Resource Unit as the Indigenous Services Development Officer. A position she has held for 7 years.
Dorothy serves as a point of consultation between the indigenous projects and communities, and the HACC Program, which includes regular contact and liaison with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Organisations that act as auspicing bodies for Indigenous HACC services. She provides support to the management committees and staff to ensure the development and maintenance of stable, efficient and effective models of community service management that address specific HACC outcomes.
Her duties include identifying education and training requirements of staff and management committees of Indigenous HACC projects.
As a cultural Awareness Facilitator for Queensland Health, Dorothy enjoys telling stories about Indigenous culture and sharing knowledge of her culture with Queensland Health workers. |
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Ms Tracey Duffy
Tracey Duffy is Director of Community Care Review Section, Community Care Branch, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Tracey’s role includes coordinating activities outlined in A New Strategy for Community Care – The Way Forward, particularly focusing on streamlining access and intake assessment processes.
Tracey has been involved with the aged and community care sectors since 1990 firstly as a service provider and for the past eight years, with the Australian Government. |
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Dr Sue Hunt
As a clinician, educator and researcher, Susan Hunt has specialised in the care of older people. Susan has worked in community and residential aged care. She has specialised in the assessment and management of incontinence, working with families dealing with dementia, and the quality use of medicines. In 2002 she was appointed a Director of the National Prescribing Service. Susan has held a number of academic positions, and is currently Adjunct Senior Lecturer with University of Notre Dame, Sydney. She recently completed her doctoral studies with the Australian Centre for Evidenced Based Aged Care, La Trobe University, with a thesis entitled ‘Quality use of medicines in residential aged care: an action research study’. Susan was appointed Senior Nurse Advisor with the Office of Aged Care Quality and Compliance, Department of Health Ageing late last year and is based in Canberra. |
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Ms Ljubica Petrov
As a secondary school teacher Ljubica initially specialised in language teaching with specific interest in first and second language acquisition.
In the late 1980’s Ljubica was awarded an International Teaching Fellowship.
Ljubica has extensive experience as a multicultural consultant in education and, for the past 14 years, in aged care. Throughout her career Ljubica has supported the development of culturally inclusive policies and service models. Her areas of expertise include education and training, resource and policy development with a particular interest in culturally inclusive service and workplace models.
Through working closely with ethnic communities Ljubica has developed a sound understanding of the specific needs of the more established communities as well as the communities that have started making Australia their home in the more recent years.
Ljubica holds a BA and BEd.
Currently Ljubica is the manager of the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing. The Centre receives funding from the Department of Health and Ageing through the Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care Initiative and it is auspiced by Benetas. |
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Mr Glen Rees
Glenn Rees has worked at senior levels in the British and Australian Public Services. In Britain he worked as Private Secretary to senior Ministers, in the Cabinet Office and in Economic Departments. In Australia since 1976 he has worked in program and policy areas including Prime Minister and Cabinet, Employment and Training, Aged Care, Disabilities, Housing and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. He was Chair of the Nursing Homes and Hostels Review in 1986 and was involved in implementing the first wave of aged care reforms. He has been National Executive Director of Alzheimer's Australia for 6 years during which time Dementia has been made a National Health Priority. |
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Debating ACAT Service Delivery Options – A NSW ACAT Presentation
FACILITATOR
Barbara Anderson
Barbara Anderson is A/Manager of the Aged Care Integration Unit, Inter-Government & Funding Strategies Branch of NSW Health. Barbara manages a small team of people responsible for policy advice and development in relation to the care of older people within the NSW health care system and the provision of aged care services. The unit has specific responsibility for the Aged Care Assessment Program, the Transitional Aged Care Program, the Aged Care Services Emergency Teams and the most recent initiative Acute to Aged Related Care Services. It also coordinates the Approved Provider role for the remaining small cohort of State Government Residential Aged Care Facilities. The unit is involved with inter-government and inter-agency negotiations and currently is actively pursuing a range of projects associated with the Council of Australian Governments’ health reform agenda, including ACAP COAG reform and the Long Stay of Older People initiative.
Barbara’s professional background is in Health Information Management. She holds a Master of Arts Degree from the University of New South Wales. Prior to joining the NSW Health in 2001, Barbara ran her own business as a Quality Improvement, Accreditation and Medical Record Consultant for seven years. She has worked across all areas of health service delivery, including hospitals, community health, residential aged care and general practice. Barbara managed the Education Service for the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) from 1990 to1993. She was engaged by ETRS Pty Ltd to conduct the Aged Care Quality Assessor Training Courses from 1998 to 2000 and was a registered Aged Care Quality Assessor from 2000 to 2002.
PRESENTERS
Jenny Fitzpatrick
Jenny is currently working with the NSW Department of Health as a Senior Policy Analyst, Aged Care. She is a Registered Nurse with a passion for aged care who has spent a career working across the full range of Aged Care Services including Community and Residential Aged Care positions. She has a long history with the ACAT Program of NSW starting as the Northern Tablelands Aged Care Program Manager from 1995 to 2001. She moved onto the North Coast of NSW with her family in 2002, continuing her links to ACAT as the Clarence Valley Integrated Aged Care Coordinator and Clinical Service Redesign Lead. Her 2007 secondment into the Department of Health has seen her as lead worker in the development of the NSW ACAT Protocols and Procedures Manual and more recently focused on the full range of NSW ACAP COAG activity.
Robyn Graham
Robyn works at Westmead Hospital with the current role of Manager ACAT and Ambulatory Care Services. |
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