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The Governing for Reform in Aged Care 2024 webinar series has commenced with a new and exciting sequence of deep dives into governance and leadership issues particular to the aged care provider community.
We welcome your feedback on the webinars and your input for future topics, which you can send to agedcarereform@agedcarequality.gov.au
Previous webinars
How partnering with older people can add value to your organisation
Hear our panel discuss how they reframed their thinking to ensuring older people have opportunities to inform how they govern and operate and share the benefits and challenges encountered along the way.
The role of governing bodies in the new era of aged care
As we move towards the introduction of a new Aged Care Act the importance of aged care providers having the right sized governing body with a mix of skills is critical. Our panel will discuss the approach taken by high performing governing bodies to support strategic decision-making to assist providers now and into the future.
Harnessing risk management to achieve better outcomes in aged care
This webinar discussed how risk management can be used to drive innovation. The panellists also explored how to use risk appetite as a tool to inform decision making and showed how this leads to building a positive risk culture.
Changing values and culture - a person-centred approach to quality care
Adopting a person-centred approach acknowledges the unique needs, preferences and aspirations of each person receiving care. Understanding the needs of older people not only empowers decision-making but also fosters positive experiences by promoting dignity, autonomy, and respect.
Environmental social governance (ESG) and climate sustainability in aged care
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is a framework designed to help executives, leaders and governing body members adopt sustainable practices that minimise environmental impact and prioritise social equity. In the webinar the expert panel discuss practical strategies to integrate environmental and social governance principles into aged care services.
The role of artificial intelligence and emerging productivity tools in aged care
In this webinar our expert panel delves into the potential for artificial intelligence to help reshape the delivery of aged care services.
The importance of leadership and culture in engaging the aged care workforce
The purpose of this webinar was to provide insight into how to develop and retain a skilled, experienced, and engaged aged care workforce is critical for success.
2023 Webinars
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Governing for Reform in Aged Care Opening Webinar |
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The purpose of this webinar is to provide insight to how sector leaders were responding to the reform environment, and how governing bodies and executives could strengthen their organisational and clinical governance capability and work collectively to enact critical reforms. |
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Exploring the role of governing bodies and executives in leading digital adoption |
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We are all operating in an increasingly ‘digital’ world. The use of technology in the aged care sector has the potential to change the way providers deliver services and improve consumers outcomes. Governing bodies that view technology as an enabler of improvement and change are better positioned to be able to respond to change, identify opportunities for improvement and continue to deliver high quality care. |
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Improving Clinical Governance Culture |
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This webinar explores the importance of building a good clinical governance culture within your organisation, and your role as an executive or governing body member in leading and managing clinical governance effectively. |
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Leading for Reform - A Collective Leadership Challenge |
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This webinar equips the participants and leaders of the Governing for Reform in Aged Care program to reflect on their own leadership approaches and adopt new habits to navigate the reform environment. It focuses on the practice of leadership in highly complex and disrupted environments at two levels – self-leadership and collective leadership. |
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Rebuilding Trust in the Aged Care Sector |
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This webinar will explore the development and repair of trust in organisations, and particularly in contexts where trust is challenged. Included will be concepts surrounding the role that trust plays in ensuring stakeholder engagement, championing internal improvement processes, and navigating reform and transformation. |
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Service Excellence: Driving towards Innovation and Change |
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When it comes to the quality and safety of care, a leader holds an inherent responsibility to enable the systemic shift needed to transition away from a compliance mindset, where the focus is on meeting minimum standards, towards one of innovation, growth, and leadership. |
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Strategic Planning: Putting Humans at the Centre |
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To continue to thrive, organisations require a strategy. There’s no one size fits all approach to strategic planning. To successfully adapt, organisations must incorporate an iterative approach to strategy development and should tailor strategy to suit their individual goals and needs. |
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The Future of Aged Care - Leading the Transformation |
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This webinar explores how transformation creates opportunity especially for sector wide change. Leaders in all roles across the sector need to be able to adapt and evolve their behaviour to embrace new opportunities to innovate and support each other to thrive into the future. |
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Transforming for an Inclusive Future: Cultural Safety for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Elders |
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This webinar draws on the deep experience of panel members to discuss the importance of creating and/or strengthening culturally safe, inclusive and accessible services. The discussion focuses on what reform in aged care will mean to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander elders who access aged care services. |
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Transforming for an Inclusive Future: Why, How, Who? |
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This webinar explores the role of the governing body and executive leaders in driving change and setting the example for inclusive services. Listen to discussions around why it is important to address diversity, how to ensure that diversity is addressed and that an inclusive approach is a cornerstone of our organisations. |
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Clinical governance for non-clinicians: the importance of a shared approach |
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Ensuring robust clinical and corporate governance is vital for aged care providers, however the interplay between them can be challenging. In this webinar find out how you, your governing body, and executive team can take a shared response to optimise clinical governance and ensure that your organisation continually delivers high quality care. |
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Co-Designing for the Future of Aged Care |
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Across the aged care sector, executive leaders and governing body members are being asked to consider how they can do more, with less. Organisations are faced with the challenge of navigating major reform, ensuring excellent services, while also focussing on growth and efficiency. This webinar explores the importance of executing a deliberate approach to co-designing aged care services with consumers. |
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Informed Decision Making for Boards and Leaders |
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Governing bodies of aged care providers hold ultimate responsibility for the quality of care and services provided in their organisation. As core decision-makers, they need to ensure that they have a genuine understanding of what is happening in their service and are adequately informed of key issues. Find out how you, your governing body, and executive team can make more informed decisions for your provider. |
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Diversity of thought: A shared approach to leadership in aged care |
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Given the diversity of the Australian population it is crucial for the leadership in aged care to be representative of the communities they serve. Listen to this webinar to find out how you, your governing body and your executives can foster diverse leadership and diversity of thought to strengthen your organisation. |
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Making bold decisions for a successful future |
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Bold thinking and decision-making are crucial for any leader and can help to create and maintain a strong vision for an organisation's future. Listen to strategies for governing complex decisions, and the importance of maintaining a vision for the future in strategy development and decision-making. |
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