Revisiting Aboriginal Wellbeing Planning Day

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The Revisiting Aboriginal Wellbeing Planning Day was held at the Yarrawarra Cultural Centre on 26 March 2019.

The half-day session was split into three parts:

  1. Consultation by Campfire (identify regions strengths and challenges)
  2. Cloudbusting (identifying areas open to improvement)
  3. Action Parties (identify how the Centre can support this improvement)

The day was broken up with five signposts from Dr Mark Lock

  1. Close the Gap Refresh
  2. NAIDOC 2019
  3. OCHRE Aboriginal Regional Alliances
  4. Accreditation for Safety & Quality
  5. Aboriginal Cultural Voice Guides Solutions

The planning day was an opportunity to hear from services working with Indigenous communities to better understand regional strengths and challenges. Siloed funding, unclear governance, the impact of trauma and cultural awareness were key areas identified.

The Centre will continue to work with these services to drive a conference series with the aim of improving Aboriginal wellbeing on the North Coast. Please email coordinator@thecentrehki.com.au if you would like to be part of the steering committee.

 

Healthy Retirement – Active Ageing with Mobile Technology

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Healthy Retirement: Active Ageing with Mobile Technology was held on

MONDAY 6 MAY 2019
UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR RURAL HEALTH, LISMORE

It looked at some of the smart technologies working to support seniors to care for their own health during retirement and promote health and wellbeing of older people living at home.

Key note speakers:

 

Professor Andrea Maier, Divisional Director of Medicine and Community Care, University of Melbourne

Topic: PreventIT (based on the European Horizon 2020 Project)

Professor Andrea Maier’s research is driven by her passion to unravel ageing mechanisms and the interaction of ageing and age-related syndromes and diseases. As part of her mission to prolong the healthy lifespan of our ageing Australians, she was part of the recently completed three-arm feasibility trial of PreventIT – personalised ICT based interventions designed to change behaviour, supporting older adults in the early stages of retirement to form long term physical activity habits at a point of major lifestyle change.

 

Associate Professor Kim Delbaere, Principal Research Scientist at NeuRA

Topic: Standing Tall Exercise Program and other healthy retirement interventions

Kim Delbaere is a Principal Research Scientist at NeuRA, a leader in brain and nervous system research. Kim’s research has contributed to the understanding of physical, psychological and cognitive factors causing falls and her multidisciplinary approach incorporates elements from physiotherapy, psychology, brain imaging and software engineering towards preventing falls and promoting healthy ageing. Developing novel apps assists in this research and Kim will be speaking to the apps currently in development.

Download Kim Delbaere’s presentation.

 

The networking dinner also included a presentation from Lucy Kingsley of Richmond Tweed Library and the Be Connected program about how local libraries can support care providers to encourage the use of technology in their seniors.

Health & Social Care Workforce: Today & Tomorrow

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Health & Social Care Workforce Today & Tomorrow was held on

THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY & FRIDAY 1 MARCH 2019
PACIFIC BAY RESORT COFFS HARBOUR

 

Click here to view presentations, resources and more event highlights

Transformers III – Planning & Contributing Together

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From 5 – 8 November 2018, 137 service providers, ranging from primary health, social and community services, allied health and employment came together with university lecturers, students, local government and consumers to explore ways to plan, contribute and collaborate effectively.

Our aim for the series was to give service providers:

  • specific examples of alliance-based models
  • a base understanding of the structure, governance and workforce skill required of alliance-based contracts
  • confidence to try a more shared and cross-sector approach to service delivery
  • tools for overcoming constraints and barriers

For more information on this event and to download the resources, click here.

To read our key note speaker, Dr Nick Goodwin’s reflections, click here.

To download the program, click on the link below.

Transformers IIII will be held in November 2019.