REGISTRATION OPEN
To My Australian Research Colleagues
As part of the continuing discussions and knowledge sharing activities for 2021 the International Transition Webinar Series on Military, Veterans and Families Wellbeing is commencing a discussion on a new topic around the issues impacting Military Service Members, Veterans, Public Safety Officers and Families at End of Life and Later Life.
I would like to invite you to join us as we start exploring this area with the first webinar on this issue on Thursday 25th of March 2021 (NZ Time).
In the webinar we are privileged to hear from Professor Judy Lowthian, Dr Claudia Meyer, Dr Xanthe Golenko, Dr Marissa Dickins and Ms Georgina Johnstone from the Bolton Clarke Institute in Australia who will be sharing from their research and work with Australian Veterans on the topic of “Veterans and Aged Care”.
Registrations are open for this Webinar and further details including how to register are included in the flyer below. If you are interested in this topic but are unable to link in for the Webinar register at the link and we will automatically send you the link to the webinar recording and a copy of the slide pack after the presentation.
You are welcome to share this flyer with any colleagues who might have an interest in this topic or the areas of Transition, Health and Wellbeing of Military, Veterans and their Families.
Take care and I look forward to having you join us in a few weeks for this Webinar.
regards
Robert Lippiatt
Chair
ASCN International Webinar and Working Roundtable Program on Military, Veterans and Families Wellbeing
You are invited to join us as we commence a discussion on a new topic around the topic of End of Life and Later Life for Veterans as part of our discussions and knowledge sharing activities in 2021. In this discussion we are seeking to understand the issues impacting Veterans and their Families in the areas of Palliative Care and End of Life and also in Aged Care and Later Life to improve Wellbeing Outcomes for Military Members, Veterans and Public Safety Officers and their Families..
“Veterans In Aged Care.”
End of Life and Palliative Care and Age Care and Later Life for Military Members, Veterans, Public Safety Officers and Families have long been considered to be the same as the general population. In this presentation Professor Judy Lowthian, Dr Claudia Meyer, Dr Xanthe Golenko, Dr Marissa Dickins and Ms Georgina Johnstone’ will share the insights gained from their research and work on these issues with Australian Veterans and their families.
This presentation will explore the journey through the Australian aged care system from the perspective of veterans and their families. Members of the Bolton Clarke Research Institute team will share insights from recent studies with veterans supported by home-based and residential care services about the transition to residential aged care; mental health in older age and the intersection of mental health and dementia; as well as approaches and initiatives to provide trauma-informed, person-centred care for older veterans and their families.
Bolton Clarke is a Not For Profit Charitable Trust formed by the partnership of two Not For Profit Charitable Trusts, RSL Care and RDNS. RSL Care was formed after WW1 to provide Health, Nursing and related specialised accommodation services for Veterans and their immediate Families. RDNS was founded in 1885 as a charitable organisation to meet the health needs of Melbourne’s sick and poor and is now Australia’s largest provider of home nursing services.
Bolton Clarke is now one of Australia’s largest Not For Profit providers of healthcare and independent living services. Central to its culture of innovation and improvement is the Bolton Clarke Research Institute (BCRI).
BCRI is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team of research fellows and officers who work closely with all divisions of Bolton Clarke across Australia. It provides support to research students as well as the staff of Bolton Clarke in a range of areas. These include healthy ageing, developing and testing new models of care for acute and chronic conditions, dementia, mental health, falls prevention, medication safety, and understanding and modelling health services use for both Veterans and their Families and members of the wider Australian Community.
Presenters: Professor Judy Lowthian
Head of Research and Principal Research Fellow
Bolton Clarke Research Institute
Dr Claudia Meyer
Research Fellow
Bolton Clarke Research Institute
Dr Xanthe Golenko
Research Fellow
Bolton Clarke Research Institute
Dr Marissa Dickins
Research Fellow
Bolton Clarke Research Institute
Ms Georgina Johnstone
Research Officer
Bolton Clarke Research Institute
Date: Thursday 25th of March 2021
Time: Australia 8.00 am Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and 7.00 am Brisbane
New Zealand 10.00 am – 12.00 noon
The Netherlands 10.00 pm Amsterdam, Wednesday 24th of March 2021
The UK 9.00 pm London, Wednesday 24th of March 2021
Canada 5.00 pm Toronto, 2.00 pm Vancouver, Wednesday 24th of March 2021
The USA 5.00 pm New York, 2.00 pm Los Angeles, Wednesday 24th of March 2021
There will be a one hour presentation followed by a one hour interactive Q&A session that will allow participants to ask the presenters questions about points raised in the presentation or current issues on transition related to their work.
TO REGISTER
To participate in this Webinar with Professor Judy Lowthian, Dr Claudia Meyer, Dr Xanthe Golenko, Dr Marissa Dickins and Ms Georgina Johnstone Register at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ps8JmdH-S0OsWhwv3XbZlg
When you have registered you will receive information on how to access the webinar online.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
Professor Judy Lowthian
Professor Judy Lowthian is Head of Research and Principal Research Fellow at Bolton Clarke Research Institute. Her research is underpinned by a 20+ year career as an allied health clinician and health service manager.
Judy’s specific interest is epidemiological and gerontological health services research that uses co-design with all end-users from project development through to implementation, with the goal of improving the quality and safety of care for older people.
Her recent research with veterans includes a focus on mental health, use of aged care services, and codesign of programs to improve wellbeing in residential care.
Dr Claudia Meyer
Dr Claudia Meyer, is a Research Fellow within the Bolton Clarke Research Institute where she combines her research skills with clinical physiotherapy experience, particularly for older people and their carers. Her field of interest is implementing research evidence into practice and policy, underpinned by a health equity focus, specifically in the areas of dementia care and frailty/falls prevention.
Claudia is actively involved with the Australian Association of Gerontology, being the current Vice President, and also represents the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Student and Early Career group within the Asia/Oceania region.
Dr Xanthe Golenko
Dr Xanthe Golenko is a Research Fellow within the Bolton Clarke Research Institute. She has a diverse research portfolio spanning multiple areas including organisational behaviour, health services management, and health workforce education.
She is passionate about exploring innovative approaches to service delivery that are evidence-based, sustainable and effective in improving the quality of life for older people accessing aged care services.
Dr Marissa Dickins
Dr Marissa Dickins is a Research Fellow within the Bolton Clarke Research Institute. Her areas of interest include mental health in older age, social isolation and service utilisation.
Dr Dickins has worked on multiple Veteran-focussed projects, including those examining their service utilisation, mental health and used of aged care services.
Ms Georgina Johnstone
Ms Georgina Johnstone is a Research Officer within the Bolton Clarke Research Institute.
Georgina has been involved in projects examining community nursing use for veterans and dependants; and the experience of mental health support for current and ex-serving members and their families, resulting in Bolton Clarke’s Veteran Family Mental Wellbeing Video Series.
ABOUT THE SERIES
This series of real time education and information sharing webinars has been developed by ASCN an Australian and New Zealand Not For Profit organisation in collaboration with its partners in the each of the 5 Eyes Countries (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom).
In 2021 Open Door: Veteran Transition Integration Wellbeing Research Centre at Flinders University is partnering with ASCN to develop and present the webinar series.
The Webinars in the series are being presented by International Thought Leaders and Researchers from each of the 5 Eyes Countries and Robert Lippiatt from ASCN is the chair of the series. Robert has had significant international experience chairing and facilitating Defence and Veterans Forums.
Each Webinar is intended to share key issues and insights on Military Veteran Transition and post service life gained through research and other ongoing work with military members, veterans and their families in the relevant country and to stimulate ongoing conversations and collaborations.
Watch out for information and registration instructions for further Webinars in the series in 2021.
If you require any additional information on these Webinars or would like to register your interest in participating in the rest of the Webinar series please contact Steve Shamy at the ASCN Secretariat at email ascn.nz@gmail.com.
ABOUT US
ASCN
ASCN (New Zealand) in conjunction with ASCN (Australia) form the Trans Tasman Australasian Services Care Network (ASCN).
This Not for profit Network acts as a neutral and independent hub for discussion and action by Government, Research, Service Providers and Advocacy on health and wellbeing questions and issues that impact military, veterans, public safety officers and their families in both countries.
It is committed to improving the life-long health and wellbeing of current and former members of the Defence Force (Regular and Reserve), Public Safety Organisations and their Families
Open Door
Open Door is an Australasian multi-disciplinary research and diffusion hub based at Flinders University that exists to undertake and disseminate research information to academics, practitioners and veterans interested in research and to contribute to evidence informed discussions on policy and service design and delivery to veterans. first responders and their families.
Its research is multidisciplinary, applied and theoretical and includes amongst other topics:
- key service provision challenges (claims, case work, crisis care)
- key policy challenges (including institutional abuse, veteran suicide or veterans in correction)
- social, cultural and historical research on Defence and Veterans Affairs legislation, policy and service provision
- clinical and cognitive psychological evidence and practice
- new approaches for veterans with transition challenges, traumatic stress injuries and moral injury.
Open Door‘s approach is based on the view that the best source of evidence on veteran issues are veterans. The Centre uses a co-design approach that draws upon the lived experiences of veterans and their families.
The Open Door team is made up of veteran researchers and policy experts drawn from a number of Universities across Australia and New Zealand. Its aim is to bring together the best minds and thinkers to conduct applied and blue-sky research that demonstrates what works for veterans in transition and across the life course.
Like ASCN. Open Door is committed to contributing to enhancing the Wellbeing of veterans. first responders and their families.