Natalie Sell, is an experienced health and aged care professional who combines her public and primary health care background and comprehensive understanding of the Australian aged care sector with extensive national and international training experience. Natalie’s work in improving quality care outcomes in the aged care sector was recognised in the Australian Government’s Aged Care GP Panel’s initiative as a demonstration project and was featured in the original handbook for this program.

 

Natalie is a regular trainer for a statewide dementia-specific organisation in Queensland in addition to providing organisation-specific training and consulting services to health, aged care and disability service organisations.   

As well as being committed to quality aged care in general; Natalie has a great passion for the care of people with dementia.  This passion has led Natalie to establish a Dementia and Memory Community Centre in regional Queensland as well as developing a Dementia Carer Lifestyle Script in collaboration with general practitioners and members of a regional dementia forum.  Her commitment to a high quality of life for people living with dementia has also resulted in the development of a range of activities products for people living with dementia, which are being marketed by "Dementia Activities".

 

Recipient of the 2004 Vincent Fairfax Churchill Fellowship in Innovative Aged Care, Natalie undertook research in Canada and the UK on leading international aged care initiatives.  This research has seen Natalie meet with state and national health ministers to discuss future policy initiatives and how international programs can be adapted for the Australian context.

 

In 2008, Natalie was invited to speak at a World Alzheimer’s Day event in New Zealand as their keynote speaker and in March 2009 she is scheduled to conduct a presentation at the Alzheimer’s Disease International conference in Singapore.