activities with the lowest ratings were newspaper article and radio interview. Given the small numbers involved in how many times some of these activities were recorded the result should be interpreted with some caution. Summary Those dissemination activities that were most likely to be used, followed up and considered most effective by projects appeared to be: Presentation at a conference (national or state/territory or local) Story in a magazine or newsletter (local, industry or professional) Information provided on a website Brochures, leaflets or posters in a health and community setting Peer reviewed journal article Project newsletter The main purpose of dissemination activities was for awareness and understanding with relatively fewer activities aimed at promoting action. DISCUSSION This report has detailed the overall impact and outcome of the latest round of EBPAC projects, and raises important insights into facilitating evidence-based practice within a complex and increasingly competitive aged care sector. What was achieved? There is no doubt that the Australian Government has provided significant investment to improve the delivery of evidence-based practice for aged care residents. This latest round of EBPAC projects has involved several thousands of aged care workers nationally. It builds on the earlier EBPAC rounds which, at the time of writing that evaluation report, we noted was the comprehensive, coordinated approach to implementing evidence-base practice in ‘most residential aged care’ within Australia. The outcomes of these projects have been promoted widely through the Aged Care Quality Agency’s Better Practice conferences and through its website. The residential aged care sector has subsequently been systematically equipped with resource kits and training and consultancy initiatives derived from five of the thirteen Rounds 1 and 2 projects: Better Oral Health in residential aged care: 396 workshops were delivered nationally, with 4,885 people trained from 2,809 aged care homes, multi-purpose services and Indigenous flexible care services (2009-10) Dementia Dynamics Toolkit: distribution of free toolkits to all residential aged care facilities, supported by the delivery of 30 workshops nationally (2014-2015)
activities with the lowest ratings were newspaper article and radio interview. Given the small numbers involved in how many times some of these activities were recorded the result should be interpreted with some caution. Summary Those dissemination activities that were most likely to be used, followed up and considered most effective by projects appeared to be: Presentation at a conference (national or state/territory or local) Story in a magazine or newsletter (local, industry or professional) Information provided on a website Brochures, leaflets or posters in a health and community setting Peer reviewed journal article Project newsletter The main purpose of dissemination activities was for awareness and understanding with relatively fewer activities aimed at promoting action. DISCUSSION This report has detailed the overall impact and outcome of the latest round of EBPAC projects, and raises important insights into facilitating evidence-based practice within a complex and increasingly competitive aged care sector. What was achieved? There is no doubt that the Australian Government has provided significant investment to improve the delivery of evidence-based practice for aged care residents. This latest round of EBPAC projects has involved several thousands of aged care workers nationally. It builds on the earlier EBPAC rounds which, at the time of writing that evaluation report, we noted was the ‘most comprehensive, coordinated approach to implementing evidence-base practice in residential aged care’ within Australia. The outcomes of these projects have been promoted widely through the Aged Care Quality Agency’s Better Practice conferences and through its website. The residential aged care sector has subsequently been systematically equipped with resource kits and training and consultancy initiatives derived from five of the thirteen Rounds 1 and 2 projects: Better Oral Health in residential aged care: 396 workshops were delivered nationally, with 4,885 people trained from 2,809 aged care homes, multi-purpose services and Indigenous flexible care services (2009-10) Dementia Dynamics Toolkit: distribution of free toolkits to all residential aged care facilities, supported by the delivery of 30 workshops nationally (2014-2015)
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