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Maximising Technology and telehealth in Home Care
June 16, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Is your service ready for the technological changes ahead?
The Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians launched the Aged and Community Care Innovation and Technology Capabilities and Readiness (CARE-IT) Report on 26 November 2020. This reports summarises the sector’s capacity to embrace emerging technology, its current level of digital maturity and the readiness of the sector to take advantage of the significant opportunities technology and innovation. The webinar will cover the following topics:
- Benefits of adopting technology for Home Care
- Existing and emerging technologies for Home Care
- Developing a short and long term technology plan
- Resourcing and support required for digital technology
- Implementing Telehealth
- Overcoming barriers and challenges of implementing technology
- Maximising the uptake of technology through the enabling factors
- The level and nature of digital literacy required for implementation
- Staff training in the context of a high-turnover, highly-casualised workforce
- Remote care and monitoring and other digital solutions
- Use of video conferencing for care management
- Use of technology for enhancing quality of life and connectedness
- Technology for prompting and supporting consumers