SA Virtual Care Service (SAVCS) was set up for emergency department trained clinicians to work directly with SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) paramedics via video link to assess patients onsite, with the aim of reducing hospital transfers. 

To develop an evidence-based implementation plan for the service, SAVCS’s Evaluation Manager, Phillip De Bondi applied for the Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) Innovator Training Program in July 2022.

Driven by a deep desire to enhance the lives of bedbound residents living with advanced dementia, personal care worker, Bryan Barrera applied for the Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) Innovator Training Program in July 2022.

Bryan recognised he needed ARIIA's support to develop skills in innovation and implementation for his project at his workplace at Eventide Lutheran Homes & Hamilton Village residential aged care.