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New for 2025 – Aged Care Reform Forum
The New Aged Care Act will respond to the issues facing older people, ages care providers, workers, and the broader sector.
In response, we’re delighted to bring this multidisciplinary forum focused on improving the way services are delivered to older people in their home, community and aged care setting. Running concurrently with the 1st day of the National Dementia Conference, 16th June 2025, at the Crown Promenade, Melbourne.
The forum will deliver dynamic, practical, and solution-driven discussions on effective programs, supports, invaluable insights, and key learnings.
Who attends?
The forum will bring together all those connected to the aged care system including: aged care providers, aged care workers, older people, their families and cares, the broader care sector, federal and state government services, and policy makers.
The new Act will affect everyone connected to the aged care system, including:
Key discussion areas will include:
- Workforce: recruitment and care minute requirements
- Transition of timeframes and overcoming strain
- Government funding and capabilities
- Organisational funding and priorities within
- The reform journey
- Case studies
- Support for smaller, medium, and larger providers
- Rural, regional, and remote providers
- Innovative ways to overcome increasing costs for delivering services
- Money, margins, and growth areas
- Investing in technology
- Sustainability and quality of care
The Aged Care Reform Forum is run concurrently with the 16th Annual National Dementia Conference on 16th June 2025.
CALL FOR PAPERS!
We encourage you to register your interest to speak, and/or nominate a colleague! Please include any topic, themes, or ideas you want to be featured in 2025.
For speaker submissions, please include the following information:
- Name, job title, organisation
- Presentation title
- 3-5 dot points explaining your main discussion points (40 words max.)
- Would you like to join a panel discussion? Please list your topic suggestions
- Would you like to facilitate a workshop? Please suggest workshop topics
To submit and for any queries, please contact:
Katrina Bowns
Senior Conference Producer
e: katrina.bowns@informa.com.au
t: 02 9080 4322
National Dementia Conference
Running for the 16th year, the National Dementia Conference 2025 will continue to bring together many leading experts to discuss best-practice strategies and initiatives for improving quality person-centered care for people living with dementia.
We’re thrilled to co-locate the first day of the National Dementia Conference (16-17th June 2024) with the Aged Care Reform Forum (16th June 2024).
KEY TOPICS OF NATIONAL DEMENTIA INCLUDE:
- Latest Emerging Trends in Dementia Research
- Dementia Diagnosis and Early Intervention Strategies
- Innovations in Dementia Care and Support
- Person-Centered Approaches in Dementia Care
- Building Dementia-Friendly Communities
- Assistive Devices and Digital Solutions
- Dementia Caregiver Support and Resilience
- Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Dementia
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
The AGED CARE REFORM FORUM which is colocated with the National Dementia Confernece. Don’t miss this opporutnity to network with these interlapping audiences! Are you interested in learning more?
There are many opportunities for networking including social events such networking function, refreshment breaks and lunches, making this not just a conference… but an all encompassing industry “experience”. Don’t miss you opportunity to stand out!
Event sponsorship or exhibiting will allow your organisation to:
- Build relationships with potential and existing clients
- Generate leads from a high-level, targeted audience
- Close sales in a more personal manner than via phone
- Demonstrate your product in person
- Network with the industry
- Build brand awareness
To see what is on offer please contact:
Danielle Newman
Senior Business Development Manager
E: danielle.newman@informa.com
T: +61 (2) 9080 4318
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Event Code of Conduct
We want everyone who comes to our events to have a great experience. This code explains our expectations and rules, which includes general good practice behaviour, and how to report anything witnessed or experienced that goes against them. Read our Event Code of Conduct here.
when & where
16 Jun 2025
Crown Promenade Melbourne
8 Whiteman Street
SOUTHBANK VIC 3006
(Queensbridge St end of Crown Complex)
(03) 9292 8888
contact
Still have a question?
General Information & Registration
Customer Service
+61 2 9080 4307
info@informa.com.au
Speaking Enquiries
Katrina Bowns
Senior Conference Producer
+61 2 9080 4322
katrina.bowns@informa.com.au
Sponsorship & Exhibition Enquiries
Danielle Newman
+61 2 9080 4318
Danielle.Newman@informa.com
Marketing & Media Enquiries
Libbie Sinclair
Libbie.sinclair@informa.com