Claire Johnson
Director
PACOP
Professor Claire Johnson is the director of the Palliative Aged Care Outcomes Program (PACOP)- a national framework supporting more than 500 aged care services provide optimal palliative and end-of-life care for the 46,000 Australians in their care. In PACOP, Claire’s implementation science and quality in clinical care expertise intersect with her research interests and experience in palliative care in aged care and general practice/primary care. Prior to her current appointment at the University of Wollongong, Claire was the Vivian Bullwinkel Chair of Palliative Care Nursing and a chief investigator for the Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC).
SESSIONS
Day 1
2:35
Panel: Embedding quality and compassionate palliative care into Aged Care Systems under the Strengthened Standards
How can providers integrate a proactive palliative approach into everyday care to meet new expectations for quality, safety, symptom management, and family communication under Standards 5 and 6?
Gain insight into the governance oversight, workforce capability, and early-identification systems needed to deliver safe, person-led, dignified care at end-of-life, and how leaders can build staff confidence in high-risk, emotionally complex situations
Understand how to make palliative care effective for common comorbities, including dementia, cancer and chronic pain
Moderator: Claire Johnson, Director, PACOP
Chelsea Menchin, National Projects Director, Palliative Care Australia
Linda Cribb, Palliative Care Practice Lead, Uniting
Kaele Stokes, Executive Director Services, Dementia Australia