Older Persons Health and Palliative Care workshop

Posted Sunday 12 May 2024 | Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN)

For RACF and aged care workers, GPs, primary care nurses, healthcare professionals, aged care and primary care providers, and peak bodies

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 working with older persons to join us for a free online workshop to review the activities recently approved by the Department of Health and Aged Care and to provide feedback.

Discussion points: 

• 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.
• Care Finder (Aged Care Navigators).

To attend, please register by Thursday 13 October.