June 17, 2021
Conference Welcome and Introduction Tasneem Chopra Cross Cultural Consultant OAM and Conference Moderator
June 17, 2021
Presentation Consumers as partners – Co-designing home care services with Aboriginal elders Toby Dawson Head of Strategic Partnerships - IRT Group Toby talks about way in which Booraja, which provides home care services to Aboriginal Elders from Batemans Bay to Narooma in NSW has allowed Elders to maintain their lifestyle and connection to culture and country, while helping them stay independent...
June 17, 2021
Keynote Alone Together – Communicating the needs and experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse older people in a creative way during COVID19 Dr Ruth De Souza RN, PhD, FACN Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow School of Art, College of Design and Social Context - RMIT University In this presentation, Ruth discusses a study undertaken during COVID-19 inviting older people from culturally...
June 17, 2021
Audience Participation Q and A session and invitations to share good practice Tasneem Chopra Cross Cultural Consultant OAM and Conference Moderator This session involved responding to questions and comments from the audience and will invite them to share ideas and examples of good practice.
June 17, 2021
Keynote A Fair Go – Increasing participation in aged care services for older people from culturally diverse backgrounds Elizabeth Drozd Chief Executive Officer - Australian-Multicultural Community Services Elizabeth highlighted the importance of innovation and creativity in gathering feedback of older people from diverse culturally backgrounds into shaping the aged care sector. Elizabeth will...
June 17, 2021
Stories to Inspire Increasing linguistic diversity of aged care staff through consumer language lessons Jacinta Jarutis Group Lifestyle Coordinator - Medical and Aged Care Group Rebeca G. Portero Lifestyle Team Leader - Medical and Aged Care Group Jacinta and Rebeca discussed the successes of the Italian Language Class project which commenced in June 2020 at Medical and Aged Care group's...
June 17, 2021
Workshop Cross cultural communication Dr Tom Verghese Founder - Cultural Synergies This presentation aimed to equip staff working within the aged care sector with the knowledge and skills in communicating effectively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Some of the key themes include enabling participants to understand the impact of culture on communication, teamwork and client...
June 17, 2021
Dr Katrina Long School of Primary and Allied Health Care - Monash University Dr Jim Hlavac Senior Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting Services - Monash University Dr Jill Freyne Deputy Research Director - Australian EHealth Research Centre, CSIRO Emiliano Zucchi Director of the Transcultural & Language Services department and the Narrun Wilip-giin Aboriginal Support Unit - Northern Health...
June 17, 2021
Stories to Inspire Depicting the lives of people of CALD background in Australia living with dementia Danijela Hlis Author, Carer and Advocate In this presentation, Danijela talked about the book FORGET-ME-NOTS/SPOMINCICE, a bilingual collection of works depicting lives of people from culturally diverse backgrounds in Australia living with dementia and experiencing ageism, disability, isolation...
June 17, 2021
Video Launch Innovative approaches to inclusive practice by leaders in the aged care sector Lisa Tribuzio Manager - Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing Lisa gave an overview of the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing's Innovative Approaches to Inclusive Practice within the Aged Care sector film project, a project showcasing good practice in diversity and inclusion from leaders in the...