Aged Care Governance
Member price: $396.00
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Price: $440.00
Online
28 Sep 2021 - 12 Oct 2021, 12PM - 2PM
Connect with industry experts and learn how to build a robust governance system and take it from the boardroom to the frontline.
Providing safe, high quality care which is centred on the needs of the client is the hall mark of excellence in service delivery in the Aged Care Sector. Central to achieving this is a robust governance system which translates from the board to the front line carers. This focus on Governance is being given high priority as a consequence of the findings of the Aged Care Royal Commission, and is clearly articulated in the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s Governance Framework and the Aged Care Quality Standard 8.This Aged Care Governance program is run over three weeks with each virtual interactive training session running for two hours. Led by industry experts, the program is designed to provide you with an immersion in best practice Governance including:
- Statutory responsibilities of Boards and Execs.
- Best practice governance and leadership to drive a culture of high quality care.
- Contemporary approaches to improving performance using improvement science and adoption of innovative practice for the aged care sector.
Who should attend
- Residential aged care facility owners
- executives
- boards and managers including operations
- nursing, allied health, quality, OHS and facility managers
- educators and HR.
Session 1: Legal Considerations - From Board to Carer
Date: Tuesday 28 September, 2021 Time: 12.00 - 2.00pm AEST
Speaker: Dr Tim Smyth
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Key outcomes:
Speaker: Dr Tim Smyth
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Key outcomes:
- Gain insights into the legal impact of reforms and the introduction of the new regulatory frameworks and legislation in the aged care sector
- Understand the legal accountability of residential aged care facility boards and management for high quality clinical care
- Gain insights into the care obligations of aged care providers under legislation, contracts, common law and criminal law
- Understand the complex interface of law and care governance.
- Gain insights into risk management of potential legal claims.
Session 2: Best practice Governance for facilities and boards - ensuring compliance with standards – learnings from COVID
Date: Tuesday 5 October, 2021 Time: 12.00 - 2.00pm AEDT
Speaker: Adj Prof Allan Lilly
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Key Outcomes:
Speaker: Adj Prof Allan Lilly
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Key Outcomes:
- Know how to develop a strategic approach to governance including a clear vision for the service that drives and supports a culture of safety and quality
- Gain insights into past failures and inquiries and how they are providing opportunities for improved governance and care of residents
- Know how to implement the governance framework including report back mechanisms that build accountability
- Learn how the Aged Care Standards can be implemented to ensure excellence in care is delivered to every client every time.
Session 3: Continuous Improvement in Aged Care – how the sector is adopting contemporary approaches to improvement and innovation driven by excellence in Governance
Date: Tuesday 12 October, 2021 Time: 12.00 - 2.00pm AEDT
Speaker: Adj Prof Bernie Harrison
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Key Outcomes:
Speaker: Adj Prof Bernie Harrison
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Key Outcomes:
- Understand the governance responsibilities with respect to service improvement
- Gain insights into the importance of culture in driving safety and continuous improvement
- Understand the need to change the focus from top down control to empowering front workforce to continuously improve – bringing joy back to work
- Learn how to put the consumer’s goals first – case study - innovations in aged care
- Know how to build a comprehensive safety and improvement plan and how to measure success.
