Aged Care and Mental Health ECHO
Resource Library
For more information on previous or upcoming ECHO sessions, or to request a copy of a session’s PowerPoint presentation, please contact Lisa.Pearson@gvhealth.org.au
2024 Curriculum and Resources
13 February 2024
Topic: How Many Tablets are Too Many Tablets
Presenter: Mr Shams Zaidi – Goulburn Valley Health
2023 Curriculum and Resources
12 December 2023
Topic: Do we ask older adults to grin and bear the pain?
Presenter: Dr Christopher Wijesinga – Goulburn Valley Health
Resources:
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
Resources:
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
2022 Curriculum and Resources
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
Resources:
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
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