Working with Older People (Aged Care) Interest Group - 26 NOV 25
The Working with Older People (Aged Care) Interest Group invites you to their November meeting
Program Overview
This is a free, member only session.
Please join the National Working with Older People (Aged Care) Interest Group Community via OTA Connect here before registering.
OVERVIEW
This is a group to:
- provide opportunities for occupational therapists working with older people across all settings to connect, learn and share resources, as well as support each other
- advocate for the occupational therapy role and better outcomes for older people
- bring together OTs for joint learning opportunities (presentations, service information, journal club, discussions on complex issues)
- network and meet others in the field
MEETING DETAILS
TOPIC:
LiveUp: Supporting Healthy Ageing and Prevention
DATE:
Wednesday 26 November 2025
TIME:
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | AEDT NSW, ACT
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | SA
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | QLD
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | NT
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | WA
MEETING PLATFORM:
This session will be run on the Zoom Webinar Platform. Registrants will be sent separate login details one business day prior to the session. Please check all email folders for this information. This meeting will not be recorded.
If you have questions regarding the Zoom system requirements please visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697-Getting-Started
REGISTRATION FEES & INFORMATION
OTA Member: Free
If you are a non member who wishes to attend please contact us to discuss your options.
Registrations close Monday 24 November 2025 11.59pm AEDT
MEETING DOCUMENTS & RESOURCES
Agendas, resources and meeting record form are available for members to download in the Community via OTA Connect, once we have received these from the convenors. This meeting will not be recorded.
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DISCLAIMER
Any material, content, advice or resources shared and discussed at interest groups is general in nature and is used to guide peer discussion and support only. Occupational Therapy Australia encourages all participants to think critically and appraise the content for individual circumstances. Occupational Therapy Australia does not necessarily endorse content delivered in these formats and accepts no liability for any consequences resulting from adhering to the content shared at interest groups. All opinions expressed by the convenor or other participants are the opinions of those individuals and do not represent or reflect the views of Occupational Therapy Australia, its affiliates or employees.
Interest Group Participants
By registering to attend, participants agree to actively contribute and show respect to all other participants. We ask you to take personal notes and monitor the Interest Group webpage for meeting resources. Occupational Therapy Australia reserves the right to remove members from an Interest Group at its discretion.
Presented By
Hilary O'Connell
Presenter
iLA’s Principal Advisor for Healthy Ageing and Reablement, Hilary O’Connell is an occupational therapist with more than 40 years of expertise as a clinician, manager, and leader across the disability, aged, and community care sectors. Over the past 20 years, one of her primary focuses has been supporting the development and embedding of reablement in community care service delivery. These include working with a research team to establish, operationalise, and manage the first community care reablement service in Australia. Hilary has presented extensively on healthy ageing and reablement, has co-authored peer reviewed papers on reablement and falls prevention, and is a proud co-author of the industry renowned book, Reablement in Long Term Care for Older People. Hilary also co-leads the Australian arm of the International ReAble Network. Hilary is a driving force behind the development of iLA’s LiveUp and KeepAble healthy ageing and reablement digital platforms and is deeply passionate about empowering older people to remain independent and at home for longer through the provision of impartial information and resources.