Good afternoon,

Australia is not alone in facing an aged care crisis. Research informed clinical leadership is critical in improving health outcomes.

UOW Liverpool presents international expert, Professor Betty Ferrell.

Inducted as a “Living Legend” by the American Academy of Nursing in 2021, Professor Ferrell serves as co-chairperson of the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care.

Professor Ferrell will share insights from the recently published United States National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality report. Professor Ferrell is Chair of The Committee on the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes Director of Nursing Research and Education and a Professor at City of Hope in California.

The Vice Chancellor of UOW Professor Patricia Davidson will lead an expert panel of clinical leaders following Professor Ferrell’s address:

Professor Vanessa Battista - Snr Nursing Director of Palliative Care Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston and Adjunct Professor John Hopkins School of Nursing USA
Ms Sandra Sullivan - Clinical Nurse Consultant Community Palliative Care in South West Sydney Local Health District
Professor Steve Frost - Professor Steve Frost - South Western Sydney Nursing and Midwifery Research Alliance and Clinical Nursing Professor UOW
Ms Amy Montgomery - Nurse Practitioner and PhD candidate Aged care and delirium
Associate Professor Evan Alexandrou - Clinical Nurse Consultant Liverpool Hospital Central Venous Access Service and Associate Professor UOW

This expert panel of clinical nurse leaders will discuss practical solutions to drive quality in aged care in a post pandemic and post aged care commission environment.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Date: Thursday 19 January 2023

Time: 10am – 1pm

Location: UOW Liverpool, 33 Moore Street, Liverpool, NSW 2170

Contact the host of Quality Aged Care Health Outcomes: The importance of research informed clinical leadership