Aged Care and Mental Health ECHO
The Aged Care and Mental Health ECHO has been established to invest in and support our aged care workforce to care for our most vulnerable members of our community. It is led by Dr Rajlaxmi Khopade, Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, and Ms Kate Furlanetto, Aged Clinical Nurse Educator from Aged Psychiatric Assessment and Treatment Team (APATT).
Aged Care and Mental Health ECHO Resources
10 June 2025
Topic: Multicultural Aspects of Residential Aged Care
Presenter: Associate Professor Josefine Antoniades, Health Communications & Society, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University
13 May 2025
Topic: LGBTQI+ Inclusive Services in Residential Aged Care
Presenter: Kedy Kristal, Executive Officer of GRAI, GLBTQI Rights in Ageing
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11 March 2025
Topic: TBA
Presenter: TBA
11 February 2025
Topic: Is Strength Training Worth It?
Presenter: Ms Nicky McKeown, Exercise Scientist, BeeHive Health and Fitness; Manager, Workplace Health Programs/Exercise Scientist
Resources:
10 December 2024
Topic: When Do I Refer? Where Do I Refer?
Presenter: Dr Vivek Phutane
Resources:
12 November 2024
Topic: Dementia Australia – Overview of Dementia Australia Contacting, Referring & Training
Presenter: Mr Garrie O’Toole, National Consultancy Lead, Dementia Australia
Resources
- About Dementia Australia Research Foundation https://www.dementia.org.au/research/about-dementia-australia-research-foundationDementia Support Australia SBRT https://www.dementia.com.au/who-we-help/health-care-professionals/services/sbrtMake a Referral Dementia Support Australia https://www.dementia.com.au/contact/referralHome OPAN https://opan.org.au/
8 October 2024
Topic: What I Have Learned Since My Dementia Diagnosis – Consumer Perspective
Presenter: Ms Gwenda Darling
Resources
10 September 2024
Topic: What About Their Future? Advance Care Planning
Presenter: Dr Jude James, Better Health Medical Centre
13 August 2024
Topic: Why the Confusion? Delirium Part 2
Presenter: Associate Professor Ravi Bhat, Clinical Director, Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health, Goulburn Valley Health
16 July 2024
Topic: Why the Confusion? Delirium Part 1
Presenter: Associate Professor Ravi Bhat, Clinical Director, Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health, Goulburn Valley Health
Resources
11 June 2024
Topic: Adopting Safewards to a Nursing Home Setting
Presenter: Ms Kate Furlanetto, Clinical Nurse Educator, Aged Psychiatric Assessment & Treatment Team, Goulburn Valley Health
14 May 2024
Topic: Did You Notice They Are Eating Less?
Presenter: Ms Tenealle Nicholson, Dietition & Melinda Jurd, Speech Pathologist, Rural Allied Health, Goulburn Valley Health
Resources
- Spark of Life Model of Care
- Severe Behaviour Response Team – Dementia Australia
- International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative
- Dementia Care International
- Therapy Services for aged care facilities ‘Older Minds Mental Health Program for Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) Murray PHN – APMHA and Older Minds PTS
16 April 2024
Topic: What is the Fuss With Bowels and Water Works
Presenter: Ms Michelle Wyatt – Clinical Support Manager, NCN Health
- Quotes from session ‘Behind every behaviour is an emotion, behind every emotion is an unmet need’ and ‘A person’s actions will tell you everything you need to know about them. we need to pay attention’
- Resources
- Continence Foundation of Australia
- The Zanari Rating Scale for BPD
- Dementia Australia
12 March 2024
Topic: To Fear The Fall or Not Fear The Fall?
Presenter: Mr John Cunning – Mary Corum Unit, Goulburn Valley Health
- Recommendation to that staff look at the aged Care Communique especially Vol 17 Issue 3 August 2022, Vol 18 Issue 2 May 23 both have case studies of falls
- Aged Care Communique
13 February 2024
Topic: How Many Tablets are Too Many Tablets
Presenter: Mr Shams Zaidi – Director of Pharmacy, Goulburn Valley Health
12 December 2023
Topic: Do we ask older adults to grin and bear the pain?
Presenter: Dr Christopher Wijesinga – Geriatrician, Goulburn Valley Health
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14 November 2023
Topic: What to do once a person has died
Presenter: Grief Australia
Resources:
- Grief Australia
- Older Minds Mental Health Program for Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF) Murray PHN – APMHA.
10 October 2023
Topic: What to do when a person is dying?
Presenter: Dr Hellen Kemp – Grief Australia
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12 September 2023
Topic: What is frailty in old age?
Presenter: Dr Afolayan Oluwafemi – Goulburn Valley Health
Resources
8 August 2023
Topic: What happens as the body ages
Presenter: Dr Vivek Phutane – Goulburn Valley Health
11 July 2023
Topic: Storytelling and reminiscence in aged care
Presenter: Professor Sunil Bhar – School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
6 June 2023
Topic: Connecting with residents and families
Presenter: Dr Kelly Harris – Clinical Psychologist – Your Story Psychology
Resources
9 May 2023
Topic: Quality of Life – The little things – Part 2
Presenter: Professor Joseph Ibrahim – Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University and Monash University
Resources
4 April 2023
Topic: Quality of Life – The little things – Part 1
Presenter: Professor Joseph Ibrahim – Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University and Monash University
7 March 2023
Topic: Finding purpose, feeling valued
Presenter: Mark Silver – Co-Director Swinburne University Wellbeing Clinic
14 February 2022
Topic: Entering Care -What’s it like for the resident?
Presenter: Mark Silver – Co-Director Swinburne University Wellbeing Clinic
13 December 2022
Topic: Reducing Restrictive Restrictive Interventions in Practice
Presenter: Lisa Spong – Safewards Coordinator – Safewards in General health Project – Western Health
8 November 2022
Topic: Pharmacological management of BPSD/ behaviours of concern
Presenter: Dr Eleanor Curran – Psychiatrist – Deputy Clinical Director – North West Mental Health
11 October 2022
Topic: From Problem to Unmet Need – Identification and non-pharmacological management of behaviours of concern
Presenter: Jane Verity – Founder and CEO of Dementia Care – International
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13 September 2022
Topic: Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety – Impacts on use of restrictive interventions
Speaker(s) Department of Health and Aged Care:
- 1. Jeldai King – Director – Victorian Residential Aged Care – Dept of Health and Aged Care- Topic Brief Update on the royal Commission Reforms and context.
- 2. Monique Versace – director – Consumer, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Topic – Update on policy regarding the use of restrictive practices
- 3. Megan Cox – Acting Director – Behaviour support and restrictive practices, Aged Quality and Safety Commission – Topic: Update on regulation regarding restrictive practices
9 August 2022
Topic: What is Aged Care Mental Health ECHO?
Presenter: Dr Rajlaxmi Khopade – Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health
Contact ECHO Project Manager Lisa Pearson on Lisa.Pearson@gvhealth.org.au to register or discuss your initiative and ideas.
- ADDRESS
Goulburn Valley Health
Graham Street
Shepparton, 3630
- CONTACT
Emergency: 000
Phone: 03 5832 2322
Nurse on call: 1300 60 60 24
for non life threatening injury/illness
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