Collaboration in care: case study of integrated aged care
| Friday, February 27, 2026 |
| 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM |
| Semillon 2 and 3 |
Overview
Dee-Anne Hull - PSA Dementia Support Pharmacist
Details
Through a real-world case study, this session explores how GPs, pharmacists and aged care staff can work together to deliver coordinated, person-centred care. It will examine information handover processes, medicine reconciliation following hospital discharge, and practical enablers and barriers to shared care. The discussion will highlight future directions for co-located and integrated care models that strengthen communication, continuity, and medicine safety across the aged care system.
Learning objectives:
· Describe effective communication and handover processes between pharmacists, GPs and aged care staff.
· Discuss the pharmacist’s role in medicine reconciliation and follow-up after hospital discharge.
· Identify practical enablers and barriers to implementing integrated aged care models.
Competency standards (2016): 2.1, 2.2, 3.6
Speaker
Dee-Anne Hull
PSA
Collaboration in care: case study of integrated aged care
Biography
Dee-Anne Hull is a credentialed pharmacist working as a PSA Dementia Support Pharmacist in a program funded by Country SA PHN, providing specialised dementia medication management to those living with dementia within country South Australia. Dee has a passion for interdisciplinary care to support all patients and values the link between prescribers, pharmacists and patients, along with their families in both the current and future Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) models to aim for the best clinical outcomes for all. Dee's previous aged care experience along with her strong passion for equitable dementia care, only increases advocacy work she does for high-risk populations and having pharmacists wherever medicines are used.
