Older Persons Health and Palliative Care workshop

Posted Friday 17 May 2024 | Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN)

Northern Queensland Primary Health Network’s (NQPHN’s) Population Health Priorities area supports older Australians to lead healthier, more productive, and connected lives through a population health approach.

NQPHN has commenced key activities to improve outcomes and access to aged and palliative care services within our region.

NQPHN invites healthcare professionals to join us for a free dinner workshop to review the activities recently approved by the Department of Health and Aged Care and to give feedback.

Discussion points:

• aged care navigation (Care Finder)
• telehealth utilisation in residential aged care facilities (RACFs)
• after-hours plans for RACFs
• older persons’ early intervention and chronic disease framework
• Greater Choice for At home Palliative Care
• Clinical HealthPathways to support aged care dementia.  

To attend, please register online by 12pm Monday 26 September 2022.