The federal department of health is encouraging aged care providers to check and maintain their COVID-19 outbreak management preparedness as we continue to move towards ‘living with COVID’, including in the context of increased movement across borders and higher levels of aged care visitation anticipated over the upcoming holiday period.
The department is hosting a COVID-19 preparedness webinar to highlight the importance of being prepared to respond to any future COVID-19 cases in aged care, including key reminders on infection prevention and control, and the supports provided by the Commonwealth in the event of an outbreak.
The Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Senator Richard Colbeck, will be joined by the following presenters to talk about the importance of outbreak preparedness:
- Michael Lye, Deputy Secretary of the Ageing and Aged Care Group
- Janet Anderson, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner
- Adjunct Professor Alison McMillan – Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer
- The CEO’s of two leading aged care providers to detail their experiences dealing with outbreaks to date.
The webinar will be held:
Monday, December 13, 2021 – 2pm-3.00pm AEDT
(11am-12am WA, 12.30pm-1.30pm NT, 1.30pm-2.30pm SA, 1pm-2pm QLD)
The webinar is FREE and registration is not required. It will be recorded and available on the department’s website for on demand viewing.
The webinar is relevant for all levels of aged care workers involved in preparing for and responding to COVID-19 outbreaks. This includes staff at the executive and senior management level (eg. CEOs, CFOs, quality and assurance managers and residential aged care facility managers) as well as those workers involved in direct care for residents and practical on-the-ground response actions.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of the Minister and the department.
Details to join the webinar:
Join by personal device or computer:
https://healthevents-au.webex.com/healthevents-au/j.php?MTID=mda3acc5ea582736102fbbbdfb8093ffd
Event number: 2653 133 6294
Event password: BZkSHygF383 (29574943 from phones)
Join by phone:
02 9338 2221
Access code: 265 313 36294
