Aged Care Network Meeting - 7 April 2006

Objectives

1. To update participants on State and Commonwealth Aged Care developments
2. For participants to understand the aged care allocation process
3. Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas of effective GP panel work
4. Participants will enhance their marketing skills


Agenda

Please click here to view the agenda.   (43kb)


Session 1: National Developments

National Update: Debbie Bampton, Aged Care Advisor, Australian Divisions of General Practice

  

Resources

DebbieBampton - Presentation  (242kb)

 


 

Session 2 : Developments in Victoria

 

Aged Care Allocations, Andrew Bamber, Assistant Director, Program Design and development, Aged and Community Care, Department of Health & Ageing

 

Resources

Andrew Bamber - Presentation  (246kb)

 

Gill Pierce, Carers Victoria, Surviving the Maze

 

Resources
Gill Pierce - Presentation  (186kb)

 

State Update: Rosie Fenech, Program Consultant, General Practice Division’s Victoria

 

Resources

Rosie Fenech - Presentation  (606kb)

 


 

Session 3 : Division Developments

Presentations from 2 Victorian divisions about their panel model & key achievements

Anne Bryan, Aged Care Program Coordinator, Whitehorse Division

Gabrielle Fraser, Program Coordinator, Ballarat & District Division

 

Resources

Anne Bryan - Presentation  (239kb)

Gabrielle Fraser - Presentation  (154kb)

 

Facilitated discussion about panel developments & progress

 

Resources

Discussion Notes  (28kb)

 


 

Session 4: Skills Development  - Communication & Marketing

David Ellis, Response Training and Consultancy, is a dynamic facilitator and trainer.  He will lead an interactive process to explore strategies for promoting aged care to GPs as well as GP panel achievements. The key skills covered in the workshop will include:

  • creative approaches
  • marketing to attract interest

Resources

David Ellis - Presentation  (264kb)