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NATIONAL CONFERENCE

23-25 October 2024
Adelaide Convention Centre

Age of Excellence

Inspire. Innovate. Impact.

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Tamra Macleod

Lessons Learned from International Markets 

Thursday 24 October 2024
Concurrent Session B – Global Insights
11.00am – 11.30am
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Executive Manager Clinical and Health Services

Goodwin Aged Care

Tamra is an Aged Care Nurse Practitioner and has contributed to the evolution of the role in Australia, participating in two government-funded Nurse Practitioner pilot projects during the initial implementation phase over 15 years ago. Tamra has worked has a nurse for over 20 years including in the acute hospital setting, residential and home care and in tertiary education teaching nursing and para- medicine students.

She believes in the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to achieve holistic care for older people, advocating for patient-centered approaches that prioritizes dignity and respect.

Tamra’s current role at Goodwin Aged Care Services as the Executive Manager of Clinical and Health services includes research, mentorship, Clinical Governance, innovative models of care and providing clinical expertise to other nurses and health professionals.

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Panel Content:
Lessons learned from International markets and practical translation of application into the Australian market are discussed by ACCPA members who recently participated in a SAGE Study tour to France. The French are facing the same challenges as Australia but what are they doing differently to provide best practice solutions for the growing senior population of France? Panel members will discuss the disruption to Leaders required and how connecting globally can assist local industry to implement change. A highlight of the study tour was a visit to LANDIS ALZHEIMERS VILLAGE, a dementia village gaining world wide interest. The panel will bring the audience on a journey of design and model of care changes that they experienced first hand that could easily be implemented in Australia, and challenge the courage to step outside the box to think laterally and make change.

Gaining comprehensive understanding of innovative aged care models & first hand exposure to cutting-edge practices in dementia care, by observing the village’s design and operation, panel members gathered valuable insights they will share during the session to enable a changed approach approach to designing and managing care facilities.

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