For our next Taking Charge – Peer Support Network gathering, we have Lisa Mylne who is a Home Care Package Promotions Officer from La Trobe Community Health. Lisa will explain the ins and outs of ‘My Aged Care’.

Due to the current lockdown conditions, this event will now be held online.

Taking Charge is a partnership between Living Positive Victoria and Thorne Harbour Health.

 

The Peer Support Network is a monthly and informal group gathering. It is conducted in a safe, social and partly educational format. Utilising an empowerment model, it builds resilience and health literacy for participants to engage with health and aged care providers.

It also improves self-advocacy, develops skills to disclose HIV status, deal with stigma and discrimination, and builds peer networks. These group meetings are peer led, ensuring that they meet the group’s needs. Topics include improving treatments understanding, managing medication for multiple health conditions, legal matters, Advanced Care planning, nutrition, exercise, cognitive health and computer literacy. The HIV & Ageing Project trains volunteer peer facilitators to enhance peer-led capacity as well as the sustainability of support networks.

If you want to be placed on our notification list so you can be kept up to date about the next gathering contact Vic Perri.

For more information contact Vic Perri on 9863 8733 or vperri@livingpositivevictoria.org.au or Gerry O’Brien at gerry.obrien@thorneharbour.org​