25th Annual Conference 2014
Through the Looking Glass… wisdom, reflection, experience
15 & 16 October 2014, Novotel Hotel Parramatta
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Keynote Speaker
The NDIS - opportunities and challenges for better lives and better health
Jim Simpson, NSW Council for Intellectual Disability
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INVITED SPEAKERS
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Lee Davids, Director - Continuous Improvement, National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
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Helen Sage: Author of ‘A Flower Between the Cracks’, in Conversation with Dr Penny Kearney
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Epilepsy, ageing and intellectual disability
Carol Welsh, Epilepsy Action Australia
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What Are Australia’s Nurses Taught about Intellectual Disability? Results from a National Curriculum Audit
Ms Beth Turner, University of NSW
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Don’t take it lying down - Sharing the journey of enteral nutrition from a large residential centre
Ms Leanne Bowie, Ms Vicki Bell, Ms Rachael Filby, Mrs Aimee Taylor, Large Residential Centre Specialist Supported Living, State-wide Services North
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Put a smile on their dial
Ms Dina Whatnell, Palmerston North Hospital, New Zealand
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A clinicians’ guide to caring for people with gastrostomy tubes and devices
Kirsten Campbell and Tanya Hazelwood - NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation
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Transition to retirement: Outcomes from a 3-year study of inclusive community participation
Roger Stancliffe, The University of Sydney
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Six months in a leaky boat - Meeting the incontinence needs for individuals in a large residential setting
Julieann Crawley, Louise Undery and Tania Eddon, Large Residential Centre Specialist Supported Living State-wide Services North
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Maternity care for women with intellectual disability
Ms Namira Williams, Manning Hospital, Taree, Hunter New England Health District, NSW
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Providing palliative and end of life care in residential disability services
Vicki Manton, Yooralla Victoria
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Young adults with intellectual disability and transition staff reflect on sexual health needs - Experience, wisdom and education
Dr Nathan J Wilson and Dr Patsie Frawley, University of Western Sydney
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Providing and valuing health support for people with developmental/intellectual disability
Sandra Capito, Yooralla Victoria
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Diagnostic minefield: Older people with Down syndrome
Miriam Philomena, Down Syndrome Association NSW
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What is old is new again and the challenge for the future: Can we do it again in the context of the NDIS
Ross Fear, Global Disability and Health Care