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IPAC Canada National Conference

IPAC Canada National Conference

Registration is now open for IPAC Canada’s 2025 Hybrid National Education Conference, being held June 1-4 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Register by 9 May to get early bird pricing! Abstract submissions are welcomed until January 31st. Registration is also open for...
New Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner

New Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner

Liz Hefren-Webb appointed Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner Janet Anderson PSM will step down as the Commissioner after six years in the role, with Ms Hefren-Webb’s tenure beginning on January 20, 2025. Ms Hefren-Webb is currently Deputy Secretary,...
ICD-IMPROVE Project – register now!

ICD-IMPROVE Project – register now!

Invitation to participate in a project about indwelling catheter care in Australian aged care homes  Researchers from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) are conducting a trial, titled the ‘IDC-IMPROVE Project’, to evaluate the feasibility of a bundle of...
Primary and Community Healthcare Standards

Primary and Community Healthcare Standards

The Australin Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards Guide for healthcare services to support implementation of the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community...
On-site pharmacists in aged care from 1 July 2024

On-site pharmacists in aged care from 1 July 2024

Aged care on-site pharmacists can now be employed in Australian residential aged care facilities. In June this year, the Department of Health and Aged Care announced that credentialled pharmacists would be able to work on-site from 1 July 2024. This comes after the...