When?

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

What Time?

1:00PM AEDT 

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Online

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About the Webcast

A digital transformation is underway in Australia’s aged care sector. It comes among eager activity at international and national levels including two key initiatives announced this month alone.

The World Health Organisation launched the Global Initiative on Digital Health to align countries’ systems to global best practices, norms and standards. And the Australian Digital Health Agency launched Australia’s National Digital Health Strategy 2023 - 2028 and accompanying Strategy Delivery Roadmap.

With outcomes focused on inclusive, data-driven, digitally-enabled and person-centred systems, the strategy outlines Australia’s next steps toward greater digital connectivity between care settings. As ADHA clinical lead Dr Steve Hambleton tells Australian Ageing Agenda, “It’s about sharing information; making it available at the point where you need it, when you need it.”

Also coming this year among the government’s digital transformation agenda for the sector is the Aged care Data and Digital Strategy. Meanwhile at the industry level work is underway, including with conformance to the My Health Record – there are around 15 aged care software compliant according to the register. But as the inaugural digital maturity report from the Aged Care Industry IT Council highlights, the sector as a whole has a long way to go.

These findings – to be unpacked at this month’s ITAC Conference – highlight shortcomings in many areas including innovation, use of data analytics, client-centred care and cybersecurity insurance and data.

How is your organisation tracking? Do you know your strengths and weaknesses? Do you know the areas you should focus on or even where to begin? Inform your journey and join us for a DEEP DIVE INTO AGED CARE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION.

Australian Ageing Agenda is proud to host this webinar featuring representatives from leading organisations working with providers on the frontline. Join us for a lively discussion on how aged care organisations can boost their digital transformation. 

 

Host:

Natasha Egan – Editor, Australian Ageing Agenda

 

Panellists:

Gary McDonald – Snr Account Manager, Epicor

Gary is a seasoned sales leader with an impressive technology know how and experience. With a degree in accounting from Swinburne technology, computer science at Caulfield Institute and a Diploma in Supply Chain Management from RMIT, Gary has spent 40 years in the technology and digitisation space.

Gary has previously worked at Oracle, Infor and EXE Technologies, with an impressive tenure of 13 years now at Epicor, supporting customers in Retail for 5 years, and 8 years in the aged care sector. 

In aged care, he has worked closely with many well-known organisations like Bolton Clarke, Churches of Christ, Resthaven, Hammondcare, to name a few. Helping customers improve operational efficiencies, improve financial reporting whilst complying with ever changing regulations, and enabled integration across systems to ensure better processes which in turn deliver excellent care to their clients. 

Lorraine Poulos – Managing Director, LPA

Lorraine, the Managing Director of LPA, is a registered nurse and experienced health care executive and has educated thousands of health professionals, community practitioners, as well as the community at large about the process of ageing and how to age well.

Lorraine has worked in health and aged care for over 35 years and is passionate about providing practical and helpful advice to practitioners and providers of care. Her experience is widely recognised across Australia and has resulted in her undertaking many projects for Local, State and Federal Governments. Lorraine has held senior sector roles reflecting her experience and highly regarded reputation in the care sector.

She holds several Board positions and was a Health Minister representative/Board member on the NSW Medical Board/Council from 2009-2017. Lorraine is a Registered Nurse; Qualified Lead Auditor and a Fellow of the Case Management Society of Australia.

Rob Covino – Founder, Mirus Australia

Robert is the Director and Founder of Mirus Australia and has over a decade of management consulting experience in aged care.

At Mirus Australia, Robert develops strategic service offerings and the associated methodologies for the industry, adapting delivery strategies to accommodate clients’ needs.

Before the inception of Mirus Australia, Robert was a Senior Manager with the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Advisory practice. He was instrumental in developing the National Aged Care Advisory practice for PwC and associated methodologies. The pivotal program which led to Robert’s transition to the aged care industry was the post-merger implementation program on AMP’s acquisition of the Domain and Principal Aged Care group known today as Opal Aged Care.

Prior to PwC, Robert spent four years in the US with an IBM company, SPSS. Here he worked with Fortune 500 companies helping them implement business intelligence and reporting tools around corporate strategies.

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