Conference 2018

The Cultural Diversity in Ageing Conference 2018 was held on Friday 15 June at the iconic Arts Centre Melbourne. The theme, Setting Standards, showcased the latest range of initiatives and resources that can support inclusive practice in the aged care sector.

The Cultural Diversity in Ageing Conference 2018 was held on Friday 15 June at the iconic Arts Centre Melbourne. The theme, Setting Standards, showcased the latest range of initiatives and resources that can support inclusive practice in the aged care sector.

The Conference provided a platform for policy makers, aged care service managers and leaders to explore how they can work towards implementing organisation wide initiatives that ensure the needs of older people from diverse backgrounds are met.

The conference also featured presentations from the winners and finalists of the Cultural Diversity in Ageing Excellence Awards 2018.

Consumer Directed Care (CDC) and vulnerable aged people

Dr Olga Kanitsaki AM, Former Head of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery at RMIT University, and the first Professor of Transcultural Nursing

Our care our way: Aged care services for Aboriginal peoples

Noeleen Tunny, Policy Officer, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), Stephanie Suter, Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation and Rhonda Watson, Aboriginal Community Elders’ Service (ACES)

Diversity and Aged Care Quality Standards

Ann Wunsch, Executive Director Operations, Australian Aged Care Quality Agency

Inclusive Service Standards - Embedding inclusive practice across all policies, strategies and practice

Ljubica Petrov, Manager, Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing

Focusing on solutions and strategies that improve aged care outcomes for older people from CALD backgrounds

Cristina Giusti, Director of Policy – Ageing & Disability, Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA)

Journey to becoming an inclusive organisation - Uniting’s Cultural Diversity Strategy

Margaret Teuma, Service Excellence Specialist CALD, Practice & Quality, Uniting, NSW

Accessing interpreting services via TIS National

Julie Hallifax, Senior Account Manager and Michael Edwards, Manager, Client Liaison, Translating & Interpreting Service (TIS National)

Bolton Clark Diversity Framework and support resources

Jaklina Michael, Manager Diversity, Bolton Clarke

Five good reasons you should use Health Translations

Matt Loads, Head of Communications, Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health

Excellence in Cultural Diversity in Ageing - Panel session

Pamela Bibby, Access & Support Worker, Rights Information and Advocacy Centre Inc.

Excellence in Cultural Diversity in Ageing - Panel session

Chris Lacey, Chief Executive Officer, Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra

Excellence in Cultural Diversity in Ageing - Panel session

Henrietta Podgorska, Senior Community Engagement Coordinator, Umbrella Multicultural Community Care Services

Excellence in Cultural Diversity in Ageing - Panel session

Alexis Hughes, Policy Advisor, MiCare