Disability Sector Podcasts by National Disability Services (NDS)

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Tune in as we talk about the NDIS, COVID-19 and disability sector topics. In this podcast series, the NDS team along with studio guests explore the changing shape of the sector. You will hear the voices of experts in our sector and people with disability providing real life examples and operational advice for disability service providers.

  1. May 25

    AI Practice Insights: How Interaction is Using AI to Strengthen Quality, Governance, and Advocacy

    Interaction is taking a cautious, people-first approach to AI adoption, focusing on practical use cases that save time, strengthen governance, and improve advocacy outcomes rather than replacing human judgement. Starting with tools they already had access to, AI is being used across quality, planning, and leadership decision-making. In this episode, we spoke to Brett Thompson, CEO of Interaction, to learn more.

  2. 07/30/2024

    Quality & Safeguards: Continuous Improvement for Disability Service Providers

    In this podcast NDS is joined by Sharon Paley, Founder of the Australian Centre for Restraint Reduction and Elimination to share some key information and tips with Disability Service Providers for Continuous Improvement.   This podcast shares:  The aims and benefits of continuous improvement  How to engage staff in continuous improvement  Embedding a continuous improvement approach  Resource list  NDS Resources:    Risk, Incidents and Complaints Management Resources (nds.org.au) full library includes related resources for policy development, training resources for teams, resources in community languages and short films.  NDS Quality and Safeguards Sector Readiness Project - Continuous Improvement Tools  Leading to Address Occupational Violence - Just Culture (nds.org.au) is a recorded presentation for Board and Senior Leaders. Just Culture promotes: Speaking Up, Listening, Acting and Completing Feedback Loops.  NDS Quality Portal offers a free trial of the Portal. One of the many resources includes creating quality improvement plans from outstanding tasks to achieve compliance.  This podcast is part of the NDS Risk, Incidents and Complaints Management Project funded by the Australian Government.

  3. 07/30/2024

    Quality & Safeguards: Planning Investigations in Disability Services

    In this podcast NDS is joined by Kristie Walker, Director of On Track Investigations to share some key information and tips with Disability Service Providers for Planning Investigations in Disability Services. Investigations play a key role in providing safer and better-quality services by helping providers learn from mistakes and prevent future incidents. The process can also help with rebuilding trust and relationships when something has gone wrong.    This podcast shares: An overview of the 5 stages for Investigations A deep-dive on planning an investigation What an investigation plan should include How to identify and avoid challenges and barriers in the planning stage Working with unique challenges for small and medium providers Resource list NDS – Risk Incident and Complaints Resources:   NDS RICM Resource Library: Investigations includes: Policy and Procedure Checklists Investigations Guide Communcation Plan Action Plan Template and more Risk, Incidents and Complaints Management Resources (nds.org.au) full library includes related resources for policy development, training resources for teams, resources in community languages and short films. NDIS Commission Resources: The NDIS Commission Incident management (for all providers) includes an investigations section in the principles of good incident management and resolution. The NDIS Commission Practice Review Guidance Materials include a resources that can assist in investigations into systemic issues that may have led to an adverse outcome. This podcast is part of the NDS Risk, Incidents and Complaints Management Project funded by the Australian Government.

  4. 07/08/2024

    Disability & Health: Polypharmacy and medication reviews with pharmacists Dr Hayley Croft (UON) and Adeline Tan (PSA)

    In this podcast NDS is joined by Dr Hayley Croft – University of Newcastle (UoN) and Adeline Tan – Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) to share some key information and tips with Disability Support Workers including: What polypharmacy is and when might workers identify polypharmacy Complications and challenges that may occur with polypharmacy Accessing government funded medication reviews including the Home Medicines Review and MedsCheck (Community Pharmacy) What to expect and how to support a person prepare for a medication review   Resource list Medication review programs:   Home Medicines Review - Pharmacy Programs Administrator (ppaonline.com.au)  MedsCheck and Diabetes Medscheck - Pharmacy Programs Administrator (ppaonline.com.au)  Resources:   Talking to my GP and pharmacist about my medicines, Medicines Advice Initiative Australia 2024  Me and my Medication – easy read, Council of Intellectual Disability 2024  Polypharmacy Practice Alert (PD and Word doc easy read version), NDIS Commission 2020  Practice Alert (Video resource) - Polypharmacy (youtube.com), NDIS Commission  2020 NDIS Commission Resources for people with disability: Resources for people with disability  Services:   1300 MEDICINE is a free Australian government-funded service staffed by pharmacists. 1300 MEDICINE is available by telephone (1300 633 424) to answer consumer questions about medicines and help consumers report adverse reactions to medicines and vaccines to TGA.   Health Direct: National Health Services Directory  A national directory of health services and the practitioners who provide them General Practice, Pharmacy, Hospital including emergency department  Health Direct: Online medicines information service|  Online medicines information service   Medicines and disability reports:   NDS Safety and Quality use of Medication Sector Round Table Report 2024 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA): Medicine safety: disability care report 2021   NDIS Commission 2019 Report: Scoping review of causes and contributors to deaths of people with disability in Australia  This podcast is part of the NDS Positive Health Outcomes Project funded by the Australian Government.

  5. 05/30/2024

    Disability & Health: Comprehensive Annual Health Assessments (CHAP) for people with intellectual disability

    An annual comprehensive health assessment improves the detection of health needs, enables active management of those needs, and significantly reduces health risks and poor health outcomes. So how can you support people living with an intellectual disability access one? The CHAP tool is free and available to download from the Australia Government Department of Health and Aged Care at: Comprehensive Health Assessment Program (CHAP) – Annual Health Assessment for People with Intellectual Disability. www.health.gov.au/CHAP-adult (adult CHAP, 18 years +), www.health.gov.au/CHAP-YP (young person CHAP, 12 – 18 years).  If you’d like to learn more, check out the following NDS resources: Maximising use of the CHAP: A guide for the disability sector Government releases new CHAP for young people This podcast was produced with the support of the Victorian Department of Health.

  6. 05/30/2024

    Disability & Health: Cervical cancer screening and prevention for people living with disability

    Cervical cancer screening participation rates are lower among people with a disability than for the general population. Some women with disabilities may face barriers that make having a Cervical Screening Test harder to do. These barriers may include clinic accessibility, physical limitations, competing health needs, and informed consent. In this podcast, NDS talks with Judy Slape and Ayesha Ghosh from Cancer Council Victoria to learn more about cervical cancer screening and prevention. We are also joined by Nadia Garcia, Director of Disability Health at Yooralla, who shares her experience supporting people with disability access to cervical cancer screening and prevention and some common misconceptions that may get in the way of providing said support. If you’d like to learn more about cervical cancer screening and prevention, check out the following resources: www.hpvvaccine.org.au/disability People With Disabilities - Cancer Screening Hub (cancervic.org.au)  This podcast was produced with the support of the Victorian Department of Health.

  7. 07/28/2023

    Disability Workforce: What does a career in the disability sector look like?

    This podcast explores the array of different roles available within the disability sector as well as common career pathways for workers to pursue. Get information to assess whether the disability sector would be a good fit for you. Learn more about the skills and qualifications you need to pursue a career in the disability sector. Explore different career pathway opportunities. In this podcast, Kym Vassiliou shares her own trajectory from working as an Account Manager in the IT sector to becoming a Senior Project and Engagement Officer in the Disability sector. The podcast explores the array of different roles available within the sector, avenues for professional development and progression, as well as common career pathways for entry level support workers to other careers in the disability sector such as support coordination and/or management. Learn more about the skills, qualifications, and personal qualities that would make you an excellent fit for working in disability and kickstart your career today.

  8. 12/01/2022

    COVID Safer & Stronger: My COVID-19 vaccination journey with Sonia, a person with a disability (highlights)

    In this NDS My COVID-19 Vaccination Journey Podcast, NDS Senior Policy and Projects Officer Tahlia Seedy speaks with Sonia, a person with a disability. Sonia talks about why their CVOD-19 vaccination was, and is, important to them. This is the highlights.

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Tune in as we talk about the NDIS, COVID-19 and disability sector topics. In this podcast series, the NDS team along with studio guests explore the changing shape of the sector. You will hear the voices of experts in our sector and people with disability providing real life examples and operational advice for disability service providers.

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  • Creator
    National Disability Services
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    71
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    © 2018, National Disability Services. Information is to the best of NDS’ knowledge at the time of publishing and NDS will endeavour to make changes to the content of the episodes as the NDIS evolves to operate with greater clarity.
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