Excellence in Practice: Voices for Better Care Podcast
Excellence in Practice: Voices for Better Care is a podcast is for healthcare professionals who want to improve their practice when working with people with intellectual disability.
In each episode, hosts Ricky Kremer and Raylene Griffiths speak with experts, healthcare professionals, and people with lived experience. They share real stories and practical advice to help you build your skills and confidence.
Understanding and Advancing Health Care for Women with Intellectual Disability
Reproductive and sexual health care is an important part of health and well-being. Healthcare professionals have a role in making this care work well for people with an intellectual disability. This includes understanding their needs and helping them get the care they need.
In this episode, we spoke to Deborah Bateson, a Professor of Practice at the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. Deborah has worked in the area of sexual and reproductive health for over 20-years as a clinician, researcher, educator and advocate.
We also spoke to Melinda Brown, self-advocate and inclusion advisor for the South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability (SACID)
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Improving Mental Health Care for People with Intellectual Disability
People with intellectual disability experience the same mental health needs as anyone else. Unfortunately, they often face more barriers when it comes to identifying that there is a problem, getting support, and accessing effective treatment.
In this episode, we spoke to Rebecca Koncz, the UNSW Chair of Intellectual Disability Mental Health within the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health (the Centre). She is also an experienced clinician and researcher with a focus on Mental Health.
We also spoke to Rory Keyes, a self-advocate, Researcher and Project Worker at the Centre, who shared their lived experience accessing mental health care.
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Effective Communication in Health Care for People with Intellectual Disability
Good communication is important for safe, respectful and effective healthcare. It’s important for healthcare professionals to learn how to improve their communication when working with people with intellectual disability.
In this episode, we spoke to Nick Lennox, the Senior Medical Advisor to the Primary Care Division of the Department of Health, Disability, and Aged Care. Nick shared his experiences and advice for healthcare professionals on how they can improve their communication when working with people with intellectual disability.
We also spoke to Beck Biddle, who shared her lived experience accessing health care and advice for healthcare professionals on how they can effectively communicate.
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Challenging Bias in Health Care for People with Intellectual Disability
Biases aren’t always intentional, but they can have serious, even life-threatening consequences. It is important for healthcare professionals to be aware of these biases and learn about how to make sure everyone is getting the right care.
In Part 2, of this episode, we spoke to Rachel Browne, who shared the story of her son Finlay Browne, who tragically passed away after not being able to get the care he needed in the health system.
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Challenging Bias in Health Care for People with Intellectual Disability
Biases aren’t always intentional, but they can have serious, even life-threatening consequences. It is important for healthcare professionals to be aware of these biases and learn about how to make sure everyone is getting the right care.
In Part 1, of this episode, we spoke to Dr Jessica Smith, who shared stories and experiences about bias in healthcare and how healthcare professionals can challenge them to provide better care for people with intellectual disability.
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Excellence in Practice: Voices for Better Care Podcast
The Centre is excited to launch the Excellence in Practice: Voices for Better Care podcast series for healthcare professionals.
Check out the trailer now and follow the podcast on your favourite podcast platform to join us as we work together to improve health care for people with intellectual disability.
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Webinars
Watch the recordings from our recent webinars. These webinars are made for healthcare professionals but can be enjoyed by anyone interested in improving health care for people with intellectual disability.
Improving Training and Education in Intellectual Disability Health Care
In this webinar, we talk about why better education and training is needed to improve health care for people with intellectual disability and the systemic changes that are needed to improve education and training. You will also find out more about the Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework and how it can be used to improve education.
Insights and Opportunities: Using the NDDA to Improve Health Care for People with Intellectual Disability
In this webinar, you will hear from experts and researchers on how the The National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) can be used to learn more about the health of people with intellectual disability and help to make the health system better.
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The Power of Together: Improving the Health of People with Intellectual Disability
In this webinar, the GeneEQUAL team talks about how they work together to build more inclusive, person-centred and respectful health care and education. They discuss the co-production of the GeneEQUAL Toolkit and how it can be used by health care professionals to improve the health outcomes of their patients with intellectual disability.
