On Tuesday 5th August at 6pm AEST, PDA will be hosting an important webinar around “fair and equitable healthcare”.
With excitement, we can announce the first of our guest speakers who will contribute to the conversation, sharing their knowledge, experiences and expertise around what is and isn’t working in Australia’s healthcare and medical systems for people living with disability.
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM is a frontline medical professional, working as a principal medical officer in the emergency department at the Gold Coast University Hospital. His understanding of the medical system, its resources, capabilities, successes, challenges and shortfalls will provide a thorough overview of what needs to be addressed to improve services to people with disability.
The inimitable Carol Taylor is also on our speaking panel. With a background in law, and as the world’s first quadriplegic fashion designer of adaptive fashion and inclusive design, she is already positioned as a strong disability advocate working towards positive change for Australia’s disability community. However, recent issues around her own health have amplified her passion for making things right in a healthcare system that needs to address accessibility and patient-centred care for people with disability.
Another of our speakers that we are proud to announce is Dr Yi Yang, a Research Fellow with the University of Melbourne. Well respected and known for her research on health inequalities faced by people with disability, she is interested in quantifying inequalities in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and assessing the potential impact of policy changes in reducing these inequalities. As an epidemiologist, Yi has also led studies examining cancer inequalities among people with disability.
We are so incredibly grateful to have these three accomplished individuals as panelists at this upcoming webinar and thank them for agreeing to be involved.
We have several other speakers that we are hoping to confirm shortly. Make sure that you register for the webinar and then keep an eye on our socials for any updates.
To register go to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6zzLprNATDeWu1GD8ARb5A?os=ipad#/registration
On registering, we also invite you to share any questions that you would like to ask our speakers. You can choose to remain anonymous in asking these questions.
The opportunity to ask questions will also be made available during the webinar. However, please be mindful that these questions will be answered dependent on time constraints.
We look forward to you joining us for this incredibly important discussion and your helping to explore what is and isn’t working in the provision of healthcare for people living with disability in our country.
