Cassara Hardie
Director of Operations
NATSIAAC
Cassara Hardie is the Director of Operations of National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council (NATSIAACC). The national peak body that advocates to Government on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Providers, Elders and Older People and Communities to ensure Elders and Older People receive care that is culturally safe, trauma aware and healing informed.
Cassara is a proud Dunghutti woman from Northern New South Wales. Born and raised on Dharug Country, Western Sydney, NSW.
Cassara comes with experience working within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Sector from working in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and a state Peak Body.
Cassara’s overall passion is to enhance career pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in order to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Communities.
SESSIONS
Day 2
10:00
Panel: First Nations perspectives on aged care
How can culturally safe and community-led approaches be embedded in palliative and aged care to better serve First Nations people?
Learn from initiatives that combine cultural knowledge with care practices to improve outcomes and respect for community values
Moderator: Cassara Hardie, Director of Operations, NATSIAAC
Andrea Kelly, Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner, Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Kim Whiteley, Chief Executive Officer, NATSIAAC
Abe Ropitini, Executive Director, VACCHO