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Volume 2 Issue
1 – March 2009
Please note some of the articles provided will have additional papers which can be downloaded, or you will be directed to another website page. In some cases these documents are linked to the ACS Members Only section of this website and will require a Username and Password. All members have been issued with a Username and Password. If you have not received this please contact Gretta Koch with your contact details and she will issue you with your access details.
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Innovative or New Initiatives that Promote OH&S & Return to Work
The Aged Care Association of Australia, South Australia (ACAA-SA), with funding from Employers Mutual, undertook a research project to identify innovative or new strategies within the aged care industry being used to drive change and improve occupational health and safety and return-to-work outcomes.
ACAA-SA is now offering two-hour sessions where Cheryl Milburn, the Project Manager, will present her findings. Please click on the links for a report on the Project and Registration Form for the sessions.
Management of Nurses and Midwives with a Blood Borne Virus
The Nurses Board of South Australia (NBSA) would like to invite nurses, midwives and employers to a workshop on the Management of Nurses and Midwives with a Blood Borne Virus.
Date: Friday 27 March 2009
Time: 9.30 am-12.30 pm
Venue: NBSA premises, 17 Philips St, Kensington
The session is free but places for this workshop are limited to 25 people so registration is essential. Please refer to the flyer for further information.
Travel subsidies for rural and remote health professionals to attend Dementia Conference
SA & NT Dementia Training Study Centre is offering a limited number of subsidies for health professionals living in remote and rural areas to assist with transport and accommodation expenses to attend the 2009 Alzheimer’s Australia Conference to be held from 2–5 June 2009 at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
The Conference theme, The Power is Now: Moving on Dementia, reflects the current attention being given to dementia throughout the world by support organisations, researchers and governments, through wide-ranging research and support for those living with dementia. These are the tools for moving on dementia as we seek knowledge of cause, diagnosis, relief, prevention and cure.
If you would like to know more about the Conference, please contact the Conference Secretariat at Plevin & Associates Pty Ltd at PO Box 54, Burnside, SA 5066, Tel: (08) 8379 8222, Fax: (08) 8379 8177, Email, or visit their website.
Please click here for the application form (one form per applicant) by Thursday, 9 April 2009.
4th International Conference on Creative Expression, Communication and Dementia
22–23 October 2009
Adelaide Convention Centre
This event, the first of its kind in Australasia, aims to bring together performing artists, seniors, health practitioners, international experts and researchers, managers and policy developers to discuss new ideas to stimulate and enrich the aged care sector through the use of creative expression. The conference will provide an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and insights about creative approaches that can improve the lives of all seniors.
Telephone: +61 8 8125 2200
Fax: +61 8 8125 2233
Email: shanna@aomevents.com
Web: www.alloccasionsgroup.com/CECD09
Aged & Community Services Australia 2009 National Conference - Short Film Festival
13-16 September 2009
Perth, Western Australia
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Do you want to enter the ACSA 2009 Conference Short Film Festival competition?
Cash Prizes up for Grabs!
ACSWA is hosting the National ACSA Conference at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre from 13-16 September 2009. Expressions of interest are now being sought from documentary makers and novice film-makers, to produce short films focussing on the aged and community care sector.
The theme for the ACSA 2009 National Conference is "Get Up, Stand Up". And who can doubt that it's time for the aged and community care industry to stand up for their rights and the rights of the people they support?
Consistent with the theme of the Conference, short films that challenge current thinking about aged and community care are wanted.
1. Two (2) minute snapshot
2. Five (5) minute mini-documentary
PRIZES: A $500 prize will be offered to the winner of each category, and in addition each winner will receive an item that will be of use in their workplace.
SCREENING: Finalists' film clips will be screened in the main Conference room and in the exhibition hall. The winning films will be announced and screened at the culmination of the Conference.
Expressions of interest by Monday 9 March 2009.
Lynch Meyer Aged Care Alert: Supreme Court Places Roadblock on Retirement Village Development
On 5 February 2009, the Full Court of the Supreme Court of South Australia delivered a judgment with enormous ramifications for the retirement village sector. The decision is Chappel Investment Company Pty Ltd and Smallacombe Investment Company Pty Ltd -v- The City of Mitcham.
Please click here for a copy of the latest Lynch Meyer Aged Care Alert: Supreme Court Places Roadblock on Retirement Village Development.
ACS SA&NT Training Courses
Legislated training
Rehabilitation & Return to Work Co-ordinators (legislated training as of 1/1/09)
Have you appointed your R&RW Co-ordinator yet? If not, attend this training at ACS . . .
All organisations employing 30 or more actual workers (not EFTs) are required to appoint and train a Rehabilitation and Return to Work Co-ordinator (RRTWC) by 1 July 2009. Nominated RRTWCs must undergo approved training to up-skill them for the role.
This course covers the training requirements for those individuals who have been appointed as the RRTWC within their workplace.
Date: 3 days - Monday 30 March, Tuesday 31 March & Wednesday 1 April 2009
Time: 9 am-4 pm
Venue: ACS Training Room
New courses
Financial Aspects of Resident Admission - updated
Designed for CEOs, Managers and Admission Managers, this seminar will address updated specific issues relating to resident admissions including:
- Calculation and analysis of ongoing fees and accommodation charges including the new legislative changes effective 20 March 2009
- Strategies to maximise bonds
- Bonds and their impact on Centrelink and cash flow
- Concessional, Assisted Residents and Self-Funded Retirees
- Fully supported and partially supported Residents and Self-Funded Retirees
- Understanding the Centrelink asset and income assessment
- Understanding financial assets/products and their impact on aged care
Date: Friday 27 March 2009
Time: 11.30 am-3 pm (lunch provided)
Venue: ACS Training Room
If Looks Could Kill: dealing with difficult behaviours in clients, residents and others
Participant comments from the February course:
“Excellent for all staff in any work environment” - large residential and community care provider
“I thought Mike was a fantastic speaker” - local government HACC provider
Date: Thursday 2 April 2009
Time: 1 pm-4 pm (afternoon tea provided)
Venue: ACS Training Room
Course limited to 20 participants to encourage interaction and questions.
Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning - new joint initiative between ACS and Palliative Care SA
All staff in residential or community care who have resident/client contact and/or responsibilities need an understanding of Advance Directives (such as Medical Power of Attorney and Anticipatory Directions) to ensure resident/client wishes are respected.
In this short members-only session you will find out about informal and formal Advance Care Planning, palliative care, referring to and accessing a palliative care service, and implementing a good Palliative Care Plan.
Date: Thursday 2 April 2009
Time: 9 am-10.30 am (morning tea provided)
Venue: ACS Training Room
Zero Tolerance: Train the Trainer
This course offered only once this year!
Date: Tuesday 24 March 2009
Time: 9 am-5 pm (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided)
Venue: ACS Training Room
Forums
ACS / RVA Retirement Housing Forum
Legal, financial and environmental considerations for retirement housing operators.
Date: Friday 15 May 2009
Time: 9 am-6 pm (followed by cocktails and canapés)
Venue: Adelaide Pavilion
Keynote speaker: John Brodie, principal of VIM Sustainability (NSW)
Visit the full ACS 2009 Training Calendar.