The Committee for Adelaide, in partnership with Flinders University, will host members at the next ‘Fearless Insights Roundtable’ with a focus on The Future of Ageing and Palliative Care in Adelaide, South Australia.
During this roundtable we will hear insights from guest speaker, Professor Maria Inacio. Professor Inacio is an epidemiologist and Scientific Director of the Flinders Ageing Alliance, with expertise in population health surveillance, registry science, and aged care services research. She leads the Registry of Senior Australians and focuses on improving the quality and safety of care for older Australians through national, data-driven research and system monitoring. She is also Director of the ROSA Research Centre at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute and Flinders University, an NHRMC Emerging Leadership 2 Fellow, and Matthew Flinders Professor at Flinders University.
While there will always remain a need for dedicated aged-care facilities, research shows that people overwhelmingly prefer to age in place. With Australia’s ageing population, demand has risen sharply for services that can effectively support older people to live independently at home. However, while many care models show positive contributions to wellbeing, there remains limited evidence of consistent success in enabling ageing in place, and more research is needed to understand and scale innovations in this area.
This roundtable will explore the evidence behind complex person-centred care models that support older people to age in place. Drawing on recent research, we will examine various, multifactor approaches such as comprehensive assessment, multidisciplinary teams, and integrated care, as well as the challenges of scaling specialist geriatric and home-based palliative care. While no single model fits all, the discussion will focus on how collaboration, care integration and targeted clinical interventions can improve outcomes for ageing South Australians.
EVENT DETAILS
WHEN: Thursday 14 August 2025
TIME: 9:30am arrival, 9:45am start, 11:15am finish
WHERE: Flinders University, Bedford Park Campus,
Health and Medical Research Building (HMRB), Room: HMBR_203_Seminar 01
(Refer to campus map, Pg3. S, 11)
RSVP: By Thursday 7 August 2025
Any questions, please email Lisa or call 0481 576 588.
