# ACT Teaching Nursing Home Bid/Open forum - 24 March 2011

This page documents a forum held at the University of Canberra between 12noon and 5pm on 24 March 2011. Below is the draft program and a link to the webstreamed if you'd like to listen in online.
At the Forum, you will be invited to share your ideas about how to develop service delivery in the aged care sector generally, including ways to engage educational and research programs as part of these solutions. If you're participating online please forward your suggestions to Laurie dot Grealish at canberra dot edu dot au. You are also invited to leave comment on this wiki, in the discussion page (see above) or via instant message on the webstream.
After the forum, this page will evolve into

### Barriers

* Jenny: Resourcing the lead in to the project, if the infrastructure isn't put in place then it could fall over. Leave sufficient lead in time. IT is in place. Making sure the project budget has enough in it. Making sure procedual things are in place. Existing staff may feel threatened and perhaps lack confidence to offer teachings. Communication will need to managed carefully. Provide clinical training to the educators. Assigned specific staff to be educators. Legislative barriers, particularly ACT to NSW such as wage differences. Rural doesn't have the same infastructure. Take care of student orientation. Accredit educators as well as training, support and payment (Cert 4 T&A?). Ensure students aren't exploited as free labor. Upskill existing staff, such as subcare competency. As well as existing staff to upskill and progress. NBN provides an opportunity for treatment and specialist consultation in site.
* Greg: Aged Care is a competative industry, may generate colllusion, particularly around tenders and reducing the size of the potential pie. Not much translation from pilot studies into actual change practice. State vs Federal funding, such as Uni and TAFE, State funded hospitals vs homes under federal funding. Problems with post clinic care. Multidsiciplinary dream - how can we make this a reality? Language and terminology may exclude people and concepts. Privacy can become an issue in th eopen and inclusive model, such as police checks requirement for people coming into the facility.
* Hamish: Engagement with professional bodies might be a problem if we are seen as a hub for skills and regulations. At some point this project will need to establish a round table for all these bodies, etc. We'll need to identify barriers, competitions, etc. Sensitivity is needed in that one sector or organisation may dominate the conversation. Self censorship may become a problem to envisioning different practices. Employer attitudes might present problems regarding responsibilities and roles relating to time and funding. How do we manage the primary goal and didrection (communication again).
* Mark: Multiple sites need to accessed, but risk of few engaging. Educational pathways, recognition and competition between departments and institutions could present barriers. Who is supervising and who is supervising? Are the supervisors experts from each discipline? Learning culture change may be difficult.
* Research other funds that could be linkage funding into the project, rather than relying on one big fund.
* Pathways for career advance will be important
* Reminder that if work is going on the home, then that requires extra and different sensativity