PERTH CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE
19 - 22 November 2006 

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Some presentations have been made available by the presenters. Following are links. Most of the presentations are quite large and may take a minute or two to download.

MONDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2006

The Converging Aged Care Environment
Patrick Hennessey, Co-author, OECD paper 'Long Term Care'
Alexandre Kalache, Head of Ageing and Life Program, WHO 
Andrew Carle, Director, Program in Assisted Living/Senior Housing Administration, George Mason University, USA

Concurrent Session 1

Meeting Room 1
Improving Physical and Mental Well-being Through Increased Connectivity
Steve Briscoe, Senior Health Consultant, Cisco Systems

Implementing Computers in Residential Aged Care
Robyn Draper, Operations and Management Advisor, IBIS Care
and Jacquie Gilfedder, Business Development Manager, Autumn Care

Meeting Room 2/3
Using New Financial Instruments to Support Aged Care Capital Payments
Benedict Davies, Technical Services Manager, OFG Investement Group, Limited 

New Structures for Capital Raising in Aged Care
Tony Stephenson, Chief Financial Officer, Retirement Care Australia

The Impact of a New Aged Care Funding Instrument
James Underwood, Director, James Underwood & Associates

Meeting Room 6
Where to Now...? Emerging Trends in Aged Care
Ted Adams, Smith + Tracey Architects

Building for the Baby Boomer Generation
Catherine Baudet, Ferrier Baudet Architects

Concurrent Session 2

Meeting Room 1
Aged Care - Selling Solutions and Taking Control of Your News
Anthony Benscher, Director, BeschCo Pty Ltd

Business Reputation and Integrity - Protecting an Organisation's Most Important Asset
Peter Rowe, Director, Gryphon Management Australia

Meeting Room 2/3
Finders, Keepers
Dan Sawyer, Principal Advisor, Mercury Executive, Health

Workforce Diversity: Embracing Culture, Valuing Staff
Claire Schmeirer and Susan Merritt, Moran Health Care Group

Selecting Better Staff
Dr Ken Byrne and Christine Dibley, Medical Employment Decision Systems, VIC

Meeting Room 6
Implementing the Australian Pain Management Society's Residential Aged Care Pain Management Guidelines in the Clinical Setting
Dr Roger Goucke and Dr Ruth McConigley, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Department of Pain Management

Innovations in Dementia Carer Support: Specialised Groups to Address Care Needs
Michael C Cahill, Carer Support Coordinator, Alzheimers Australia

Meeting Room 7
The Family Room Approach - Environments that Enhance Intergenerational Connectedness
Dr Vicki Rosebrook, Executive Director, Marilyn & Gordon Macklin Intergenerational Institute, Inc.

DAY 2 - TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2006

Community Care the Strengths and Weaknesses - Future Directions Developing Community Care Services in Australia
Peter Lorraine, General Manager, Rural Services, Silverchain

Explicit Purchasing of Community Care - The NZ Experience
Chris Mules, Chief Planning and Funding Officer, Counties Manukau District Health Board, NZ

Sustainable Business Practices - New Ways of Doing Things 
Fiona Waterhouse, Director, Sustainable from Scratch

Designing for Future Sustainability. The Impact of Changes to the BCA on Design 
John Brodie, Director, VIM Consulting, Construction and Sustainability Management 
David Lane, Principal, Thomson Adsett Architects 
Salim Lee, Salim Lee Architects & Planners 

Aged Care Staff Benefits Program Launch 
John Gilmore, Consultant, Aged Care Efficiency Services 

Liberating Your Staff Through Technology 
Bill Marshall, CEO, SwanCare Group WA 

Leadership: Not An Individual, But A Collective, Relation-Based Activity 
Associate Professor Barbara Horner, Director, Centre for Research on Ageing, Curtin University of Technology WA

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E: office@agedcareassociation.com.au