Appendix C – List of public hearings
Friday, 8
June 2012 - Adelaide
Individuals
Jenny
Mrs
Carol Bielak
Ms
Kate Swaffer
Churches
of Christ Life Care Inc.
Mr
Tim Horsnell, General Manager, Community Care
ECH Inc.
Ms
Katherine Elding, Program Consultant, Restorative Program
Mr
David Kemp, Cheif Executive's Adviser
Mr
Andrew Stoll, General Manger, Community Services
Multicultural
Aged Care Inc.
Ms
Debbie Boock, Training Officer
Resthaven
Inc.
Ms
Sue McKechnie, Executive Manager, Community Services
Thursday,
14 June 2012 - Melbourne
Individuals
Dr
Jennifer Torr
Alzheimer's
Australia Victoria
Ms
Dianne Biermann, Policy Officer, Strategic Initiatives
Ms
Anna Le Deux, Volunteer, Consumer Advisory Committee
Mr
Jack Sach, General Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Australian
Psychological Society
Dr
Leah Collins, Policy Officer, Professional Practice
Mr
Bo Li, Senior Policy Advisor, Professional Practice
Mr
David Stokes, Executive Manager, Professional Practice
Baptcare
Mrs
Judith Basile, Program Manager, Northern Metropolitan Community Packages
Mrs
Rhonda Craig, Program Manager, Northern Metropolitan Community Packages
Benetas
Mrs
Barbara Donaldson, Dementia Consultant
Mr
Alan Gruner, Manager, Research and Development
Brotherhood
of St Laurence
Ms
Lisa Astete, Senior Manager, Day and Respite Programs
Ms
Lisa Rollinson, Senior Manager, Community Aged Care
Office of
the Public Advocate, Victoria
Dr
John Chesterman, Manager, Policy and Education
Ms
Colleen Pearce, Public Advocate
Dr
Claire Spivakovsky, Policy and Research Officer
Friday, 22
June 2012 - Sydney
Alzheimer's
Australia NSW
Mr
Brendan Moore, General Manager, Policy, Research and Information
Australian
and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine
Dr
Robert Prowse, President
Council of
Social Service of NSW
Ms
Rashmi Kumar, Senior Policy Officer
Eli Lilly
Australia Pty Ltd
Dr
Katarina Kelin, Medical Fellow
Mr
Chris Miskel, General Manager, Australia and New Zealand
Financial
Services Council
Ms
Eve Brown, Senior Policy Manager, Trustees
Mr
Ross Ellis, Trustee Services Consultant
Illawarra
Forum Inc.
Ms
Simone Dallow, HACC Development Officer
Perpetual Private
Mr
Peter Whitehead, Senior Manager, Fiduciary and Legal
Royal
Australasian College of Physicians
Dr
Leslie Bolitho AM, President
Dr
Catherine Yelland, Fellow
UnitingCare
Ageing, NSW and ACT
Ms
Pauline Armour, Community Care Development Manager
Friday, 27
July 2012 - Tasmania
Individuals
Coralie
Danijela
Leo
Dr
Fiona Bardenhagen
Mrs
Denise Chaston
Mrs
Kylie Wood
Alzheimer's
Australia Tasmania
Adjunct
Associate Professor Sally Garratt, Board Member
Dr
Tamara Jones, Counsellor
Launceston
General Hospital
Associate
Professor George Razay, General Physician and Geriatrician
Tasmanian
Health Organisation North
Ms
Fiona Young, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Community Dementia Service
Wednesday,
1 August 2012 - Brisbane
Individuals
Professor
Philip Morris
Blue Care
Mrs
Denise Edwards, Memory Support Advisor
Mrs
Glenys Webby, Director, Strategy and Service Planning
Frontline
Care Solutions
Dr
Drew Dwyer, Principal Consultant, Gerontology
Home
Instead Senior Care
Mr
Martin Warner, Director
Mrs
Sarah Warner, General Manager
Queensland
Health
Mr
Graham Kraak, Director, Older People's Health and Extended Care Unit, System,
Policy and Performance Division
Mr
Terry Mehan, Deputy Director-General, System, Policy and Performance Division
Tuesday,
21 August 2012 - Canberra
Grampians
Region Cognitive, Dementia and Memory Service
Associate
Professor Mark Yates, Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine, Ballarat
Health Services
State-wide
Dementia and Memory Service Coordinator Group, Victoria
Mrs
Elizabeth Rand, Chairperson, and Manager, Cognitive, Dementia and Memory
Service, Caulfield Hospital, Alfred Health Service
Monday, 27
August 2012 - Moree
Individuals
Cecilia
Jill
Fairview
Retirement Village
Mr
Brett Arthur, Chief Executive Officer
Mrs
Bernadette Meppem, Director of Care
Hunter New England Local Health District (Tablelands,
Mehi and McIntyre Clusters)
Mr
Mark Howland, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Dementia (Community Health)
Tuesday, 11 September 2012 - Canberra
Individuals
Mrs
Helen Little
Dr
Jane Thompson
Alzheimer's
Australia Inc.
Dr
Christopher Hatherly, National Research Manager
Mr
Glenn Rees, Chief Executive Officer
Tuesday,
18 September 2012 - Canberra
CSIRO
Professor
Lynne Cobiac, Director, Preventative Health Flagship
Dr
Lance Macaulay, Theme Leader, NeuroHealth
Friday, 12
October 2012 - Terrigal
Individuals
Dr
Rodney Beckwith
Mr
Joseph Cidoni
Central
Coast Local Health District
Dr
John Dobrohotoff, Clinical Director, Specialist Mental Health Services for
Older People
Dr
Sunil Gupta, Clinical Director, Rehabilitation and Aged Care, and Staff
Specialist Geriatrician
Associate
Professor Scott Whyte, Director of Neurosciences
Central
Coast Local Health District, NSW Health
Mrs
Sharyn Bannister, Nurse Unit Manager, Dementia Care Services
Mr
Mark Kane, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Dementia Care Services
Community Care
Services, Central Coast Ltd
Mrs
Marilyn Cassin, Manager, Programs
Mr
Peter McCloskey, Chief Executive Officer
Health
Promotion Central Coast
Dr
Lyndon Bauer, Administrator
Sue Mann
Nursing and Community Care
Mrs
Lorraine Williams, Regional Manager
Woy Woy
Community Aged Care
Mrs
Jennifer Eddy, Chief Executive Officer
Ms
Kathy Murphy, Assistant Care Manager Hostel
Thursday,
8 November 2012 - Newcastle
Individuals
Ms
Jennifer Campbell
Ms
Myrle Hauser
Professor
Balakrishnan (Kichu) Nair
Professor
Constance Pond
Alzheimers
Australia, NSW Hunter Dementia Memory Resource Centre
Mrs
Sally O'Loughlin, Regional Manager
East Lake
Macquarie Dementia Service Inc.
Ms
Glynis Butler, Manager
Mr
Richard Delbridge, Treasurer
Mrs
Jennifer Webb, Chairperson
Hunter
Medicare Local
Ms
Helga Merl, Transitional Nurse Practitioner Dementia, Mobile Memory Clinic
Hunter New
England Local Health District
Acting
Professor Dr John Ward, Clinical Director, Greater Newcastle Cluster
Royal
Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Dr
Roderick McKay, Chair, Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age
Monday, 12
November 2012 - Perth
Community
Vision
Ms
Wilma Dougherty, Manager, Aged Care Services
Ms
Jean Garratt-Reed, Executive Manager, Community Services
Ms
Jenni Werner, Chief Executive Officer
Curtin
University
Professor
Barbara Horner, Director, Centre for Research on Ageing
McCusker
Alzheimer's Research Foundation
Dr
Judy Edwards, Manager, Special Projects
Prof
Ralph Martins, Director of Research
Melbourne
Health, Royal Park Campus
Associate
Professor Dina LoGiudice, Geriatrician
WA Centre
for Health and Ageing, University of Western Australia
Winthrop
Professor Leon Flicker, Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Dr
Kate Smith, Research Assistant Professor
Tuesday,
13 November 2012 - Broome
Individuals
Ms
Madeleine Jadai
Ms
Sue Urquhart
Kimberley
Aboriginal Medical Services Council Inc.
Professor
David Atkinson, Medical Director
Dr
Stephanie Trust, Deputy Medical Director
Kimberley
Aged and Community Services
Ms
Penelope Houghton, Aged Care Assessment Team Coordinator
Ms
Julie Johnston, Manager
Ms
Cheryl Vacchini, Team Leader, West Kimberley
Mrs
Stephanie Waters, Older Patient Coordinator
United
Church Frontier Services
Mrs
Sharon Davis, Regional Manager NT
Mrs
Judy Ratajec, Manager, Professional Development
Wednesday,
30 January 2013 - Alice Springs
Individuals
Dr
Lynne Barnes
Alice
Springs Hospital
Dr
Stephen Brady, Head, Department of Medicine
Alzheimer's
Australia NT Inc.
Mrs
Judy Buckley, Board Member
Mrs
Nicole O'Connor, Family Support Coordinator
Australian
Association of Gerontology
Ms
Marianne Cummins, Member and Treasurer, NT Division
Central
Desert Shire Council
Ms
Wilma Gibson, Manager, Aged and Disability Services
Frontier
Services, Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre
Ms
Lowell Wood, Carelink Officer, Frontier Services
Frontier
Services
Miss
Rose Lovell, Quality Coordinator
Frontier
Services Community Care Central
Ms
Bronwyne Arnold, Coordinator
Frontier
Services, Hetti Perkins Home for the Aged
Mrs
Jacqueline Garrard, Acting Director of Care
Mrs
Flora Mpofu, Clinical Nurse Manager
MacDonnell
Shire Council
Ms
Nina Bullock, Manager, Aged Care
Northern
Territory Government Department of Health
Mrs
Janice Diamond, Manager, Aged Care Unit, Darwin and NT Clinical Leader, ACAT
Dr
Michael Lowe, Community Geriatrician
Tangentyere
Council
Ms
Cate Young, Coordinator, Tangentyere Aged and Community Services
Ms
Sarah Miller
Uniting
Church of Australia Frontier Services, Old Timers
Mrs
Mary Miles, Director of Nursing
Uniting
Church of Australia Frontier Services, ROST Central
Ms
Jane Paige, Team Leader
Miss
Emma Rossi, Coordinator
Friday, 8
February 2013 - Canberra
Australian
Government Department of Health and Ageing
Mr
Mark Booth, First Assistant Secretary, Primary and Ambulatory Care Division
Ms
Fifine Cahill, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Medical Benefits Division
Mr
Russell de Burgh, Assistant Secretary, Ageing and Workforce Program Branch,
Ageing and Aged Care Division
Dr
Susan Hunt, Senior Nurse Adviser, Office of Aged Care Quality and Compliance
Ms
Rosemary Huxtable, Deputy Secretary
Ms
Carolyn Smith, First Assistant Secretary, Ageing and Aged Care Division
Dr
Bernie Towler, Principal Medical Adviser
Minister's
Dementia Advisory Group
Professor
Henry Brodaty, Member
Dr
Christopher Hatherly, National Research Manager, Alzheimer’s Australia
Dr
Susan Koch, Meeting Chair
Ms
Sue Pieters-Hawke, Co-Chair
Professor
Dimity Pond, Member
Dr
Ronald Sinclair, Member
Mrs
Wendy Venn, Member
Associate
Professor Mark Yates, Member
Office of
the Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services
Mr
Brian Gleeson, Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services
Tuesday,
12 February 2013 - Canberra
National
Health and Medical Research Council
Professor
Warwick Anderson, Chief Executive Officer
Ms
Virginia Hart, Executive Director, Research Programs Branch, Research Group
Monday, 4
March 2013 - Adelaide
Individuals
Mrs
Raelene Schilling
Mrs
Joy Whitehorn
Alzheimer’s
Australia South Australia
Ms
Marie Alford, General Manager
Ms
Kathryn Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer
Mr
Fred Tanner, Consumer
Department
of Rehabilitation and Aged Care Repatriation, General Hospital
Dr
Owen Davies, Consultant Geriatrician
Life Care
Mrs
Deborah Muldoon, Manager Service Development
Mrs
Jacinta Robertson, Manager Respite Service
Mr
Peter Salotti, Family carer and volunteer, Norman House
SA Health
Statewide Older People Clinical Network
Ms
Louise Heuzenroeder, Network Development Manager
Professor
Craig Whitehead, Chair
Southern
Cross Care (SA & NT) Inc.
Mr
Andrew Larpent, Chief Executive Officer