LGTBI Aged Care Conference 2013

The LGTBI Aged Care Conference 2013 is dedicated to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) aged care strategy in Australia, including:

• Diversity within diversity
• Drivers for reform and key elements in national strategy
• The impact of the historical discrimination faced by older LGBTI people and its effect on LGBTI people using aged care services
• Invisibility of older LGBTI people within aged care and its impact on ageing and aged care policy and practice
• Access and equity and quality of care
• Engaging the LGBTI people and community at large in uplifting and empowering the ageing experience
• Case studies from aged care homes - planning and implementing consumer focussed and targeted services
• Capacity building and resourcing - expanding knowledge and evidence base for best practice and workforce training
• Mental & physical health in ageing - LGBTI perspectives
• Rights of partners and families

Who should Attend

LGBTI research centres, LGBTI organisations, aged care service providers, government, peak bodies and researchers.