GETTING the FUTURE RIGHT: Linking Aged Care and Health

AMA National Aged Care Summit 11 –12 February 2004, Melbourne

GETTING THE FUTURE RIGHT: linking aged care and health

The AMA will be hosting a National Aged Care Summit in Melbourne on 11-12 February 2004 with the theme Getting the Future Right: linking aged care and health.

Purpose of Summit

To provide a forum:

1. for key issues to be raised by speakers knowledgeable in their respective fields 2. for key issues to be discussed by representatives of peak aged care & health bodies 3. for identifying key ‘next steps’ in Getting the Future Right.

Overview

The summit will provide an excellent opportunity to keep aged care and health as key issues on the political agenda, and advance positive policy options for the future.

Background

A successful summit, held just before the 2001 election, was instrumental in ensuring that aged care was a key social policy issue during the election campaign. As with the 2001 summit, the 2004 summit will be convened in partnership with the National Aged Care Alliance. The Alliance is an umbrella group of 23 aged care organisations representing consumers, unions, professional organisations and providers. The Alliance’s website is www.naca.asn.au.

Venue, timing and participation

The summit will be held in Melbourne on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 February 2004. The venue will be the top floor of the Australian Unity Building, 114 Albert Road, South Melbourne. This is an excellent venue, provided by sponsorship from Australian Unity.

Participation will be by invitation, and include leading representatives from the aged care sector, academics, and Commonwealth and State Government representatives. The draft agenda is attached.

For registration, or further enquiries, please contact:

Bruce Shaw Or Or Senior Policy Adviser, Aged Care Michelle Grybaitis Bev Robinson and Therapeutics Medical Practice Department Medical Practice Department Australian Medical Association Australian Medical Association Australian Medical Association phone 02 6270 5445, 0438 628 182 phone 02 6270 5496 phone 02 6270 5427 email [email protected] email email [email protected] [email protected] National Aged Care Summit 11-12 February 2004: draft agenda 2 6 February 2004

National Aged Care Summit 11-12 February 2004 GETTING THE FUTURE RIGHT: linking aged care and health

Draft agenda

Day 1, Wednesday 11 February 2004

Times Session/possible speakers Topic/theme Comments, questions, issues 8.30 am Registration  Tea and coffee available

9.10 am Conference opening  Welcome Facilitator: Mr Les Stahl  Introduce the agenda

9.20 am Plenary session. Speaker: Developing strategies to Chair: Greg Mundy address the disincentives Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, AMA  20 minutes Vice President; and Chair, to quality care in aged AMA Committee on Care of care and health  30 minutes for Older People questions and discussion 10.10 am Plenary session. Speaker: The political perspective Chair: Les Stahl Shadow Minister for Ageing and  20 minutes Seniors, Ms Annette Ellis MP  30 minutes for questions and discussion. 11.00 am Morning tea 11.30 am Plenary session. Speaker: My long term vision for Chair: Jill Iliffe aged care and health of  Professor Tony Broe,  30 minutes older Australians Director, Clinical Program of  30 minutes for Community Health and Aged questions and Care, The Prince Henry & discussion. Prince of Wales Hospitals and Community Health Services (President, Australian Association of Gerontology) 12.30 pm Lunch 1.30 pm Plenary session. Panel Linking aged care and Chair: Bruce Shaw discussion. Speakers: health: ideas for better  20 minutes for integration of services  Dr Sam Scherer, Australian each paper Society of Geriatric Medicine  30 minutes for  Ms Janet Laverick, Director, questions and Continuity of Care, Victorian discussion. Department of Human Services 2.40 pm Plenary session. Speaker: The service provider in Chair: Patricia National Aged Care Summit 11-12 February 2004: draft agenda 3

 Mr Ian Hardy, CEO, Helping the future. What will an Reeve Hand Aged Care Inc, SA aged care service  20 minutes provider look like in 2020?  30 minutes for questions and discussion. 3.30 pm Afternoon tea 4.00 pm Plenary session. Speaker: The dementia epidemic Chair: Richard Gray 20 minutes  Dr Mark Yates, Clinical  Director, Subacute Services,  20 minutes for Ballarat Health Services, and questions and Deputy Chair, AMA Committee discussion. on Care of Older People 4.40 pm Plenary session. Speaker: Commitment and Chair: Rod Young collaboration in older 15 minutes  Dr Jeffrey Looi, Older  persons’ mental Persons Mental Health Service, health  15 minutes for Canberra questions and discussion.

5.10 pm Day 1 wrap-up by facilitator Allows some time for Chair: Les Stahl some general discussion, with more time allocated the following morning

5.30 pm End of formal day 1 proceedings 7.30 pm Conference dinner ($75 per head The political perspective Chair: Les Stahl for a fully catered dinner at the site of the summit: please advise acceptances) Dinner speaker:  Minister for Ageing, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP National Aged Care Summit 11-12 February 2004: draft agenda 4

Day 2, Thursday 12 February 2004

9.00 am Welcome and introduction from Chair: Les Stahl Facilitator: Mr Les Stahl.  Discussion on day 1. 9.30 am Plenary session. Speaker: Access to care: the Chair: Bruce Shaw political challenges  Mr Francis Sullivan,  20minutes Executive Director, Catholic  30 minutes for Health Australia questions and discussion. 10.20 am Morning tea 10.50 am Plenary session. Speaker: What will the aged care Chair: Ms Jill Iliffe, workforce of the Federal Secretary  Professor Sue Richardson, future look like? ANF Flinders University  20minutes  30 minutes for questions and discussion general discussion. 11.40 am Plenary session. Discussion on Chair: Les Stahl summit message in preparation for media conference at 1 pm 12.30 pm Lunch 1.00 pm Media conference Chair: Les Stahl 1.45 pm Plenary session. Speaker: A Better Future for Aged Chair: Richard Gray Care and Health in  Dr Bill Glasson, AMA  20minutes Australia President  30 minutes for questions and discussion general discussion.

2.35 pm Plenary Discussion of findings and Facilitator: Mr Les future directions. Stahl

3.20 pm Summit wrap-up by facilitator 3.40 pm Summit conclusion 3.40 pm Afternoon tea is available