Aged Care and Elder Law 

Welcome from the Chair

Katrina Ong, Partner– Quality Management & Clinical Governance, Pride Living

How is artificial intelligence transforming health and aged care? Legal and ethical issues

• - Duty of care & negligence under civil liability
• - Product liability
• - Ethical issues
• - Privacy and data security
• - Regulatory and other legal issues

Alison Choy Flannigan, Partner, Hall & Wilcox

Being aged care litigation ready: will we see more litigation in aged care and how do we manage.

In the complex legal and regulatory framework that aged care providers operate within it is inevitable that disputes are going to occur. Are you ready for an allegation of breach of contract, negligent care delivery, medication incident or use of restraints and personal trespass or false imprisonment? Or have you assessed the dispute resolution options for court and tribunal hearings.
The session provides practical insights on being litigation ready for the aged care disputes.

Rodney Lewis AM, Senior Solicitor, Elderlaw 

Break

Aged care legislation and key obligations of an approved provider of aged care services

This session will provide an update on all legislative frameworks for the aged care sector and the Single Aged Care Quality Framework and Standards and the interplay of related legislation.

Arthur Koumoukelis, Partner, Thomson Geer

Quality Care and Consumer Advisory Bodies - Getting ready for 1 December requirements.

• - understanding your Approved provider requirements
• - unpacking what's involved
• - setting the scene for what good looks like
• - answer your practical implementation questions

Cynthia Payne,  Managing Director, Anchor Excellence

Who can consent restrictive practices and Substitute Decision Makers, who can and should staff check with and talk to

• - How to navigate when you should act and how to avoid the pitfalls
• - Identifying the key matters to consider in deciding whether to make an application
• - Latest in Behaviour support plans (BSP) requirements for restrictive practices
• - Understanding the role and expectations of the Tribunal
• - Effectively managing applications, families, and other stakeholders to avoid pitfalls
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Sabine Phillips AM, Chief Legal Counsel, TLC Healthcare

Serious Incident Response Scheme and war gaming your incident management systems

A deeply informative session that looks at

• - Analysing the current compliance landscape
• - Tips on how to ensure correct reporting and critical focus areas
• - Takeaways from provider case studies
• - Lessons learned in war-gaming your incident management system to respond to a SIRS report.

Katrina Ong, Partner – Quality Management & Clinical Governance, Pride Living

Break

Coronial investigations - preparation, policies, and procedures 

Good incident investigation and management processes are critical for any care organisation. Aged care is no different. Management of incidents in aged care presents challenges not only where coronial investigations are concerned but also where other agencies may commence an investigation.

This session will look at the management of coronial and major incident investigations and what to expect when appearing at a coronial inquest. The session will also consider the types of policies and procedures and risk management strategies organisations can employ to manage (and potentially avoid) incidents.

Christopher Sykes, Legal Counsel, Latrobe Regional Health

Q&A

Closing remarks from the chair & end of conference