Upcoming Workshops & Webinars

Event details

2:00 – 2:50pm | Friday 25 July

Key Focus Areas:

• Understanding the signs and symptoms of delirium in older adults.
• Differentiating between delirium, dementia, and depression (the 3D’s).
• Effective strategies for early recognition and management.
• Promoting a multidisciplinary approach to support older adults experiencing delirium

Presenter introduction: Lesley Maskery (NP)

Lesley is a Nurse Practitioner, with over 30years experience in Older Persons’ Mental Health. She trained in the UK and worked both in hospital in-patient settings and as a Community Psychiatric Nurse. She moved to NZ in 2005, completing her Nurse Practitioner (NP) registration in 2018, and has worked within both the DHB and Aged Care sectors here in NZ.

Lesley developed an NP-led clinic model to support Aged Care facilities that were struggling to find adequate GP support and has completed audits on anti-psychotic medication use in Aged Care. Lesley has also provided teaching input to the CAP course for internationally trained nurses moving to NZ and for Aged Care facilities.

Event details

2:00 – 2:50pm | Thursday 05 June

Key Focus Areas:

• Understanding Pressure Injuries
• Early signs of Pressure Injuries
• Assessment and Documentation
• Treatment and Management

Presenter introduction: Marie Chappell

Marie has a nursing background, joined Mölnlycke in 2008, and is based in Sydney. With valuable experience as a Senior Account Manager, Marie has managed Hospital, Aged Care, Community and Wound Care portfolios. In 2023, Marie transitioned into the role of Clinical Educator, overseeing the Customised Learning virtual education platform and delivering product-based wound care education to Health Care Professionals across Australia and New Zealand.

Event details

2:00 – 2:50pm | Friday 30 May

This webinar will explore malnutrition and dehydration in aged residential care.

Key Focus Areas:

• Identifying signs of malnutrition and dehydration
• Ways to encourage nutritional intake in residents with decreased appetite
• How best to collaborate with allied healthcare professionals and GPs

Presenter introduction: Jo Pannabecker

Jo Pannabecker is an experienced and passionate dietitian dedicated to supporting the unique nutrition needs of older adults.

Founder of Elders At My Table Ltd., Jo works alongside elders, carers, and aged care providers to create personalised, practical nutrition plans that promote health, independence, and dignity.

With a focus on making mealtimes pleasurable, safe, and empowering, Jo brings expertise, empathy, and evidence-based strategies to every table.

Event details

2:00 – 2:50pm | Friday 02 May

This webinar will explore key infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in aged residential care.

Key Focus Areas:

• The relationship between organisms, infections and modes of transmission
• Standard and transmission precautions to minimise infection risks
• Environmental hygiene
• Reporting, and documentation
• Outbreak definitions and identification

Presenter introduction: Carrie Spinks

Carrie is an experienced infection prevention control consultant, holding a BSc (RN), a Master of Science (Advanced Nurse Practitioner) and a Master of Advanced Practice (Infection Prevention and Control). In addition, she has post graduate qualifications in chemotherapy, gastroenterology/endoscopy, genetics, immunisation, and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.  

As a registered nurse Carrie has experience across many healthcare settings in both Australia and the UK – where she became a Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Endoscopists. For the past 17 years she has specialised in aged care management, quality/governance and infection prevention and control.

Carrie is a full time member of the ACIPC Team as an IPC Consultant and also facilitates and develops aged care content for the ACIPC’s IPC Foundations (FIPC) course, ACIPC IPC Aged Care short course. Carrie is passionate about IPC and especially strengthening the aged care sector; she believes the future is bright with ongoing research, technological advances, and new knowledge bringing practice change in so many areas.