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OTA Member Forum – DVA Update
This free Member Forum will include a presentation by staff from the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) on recent changes impacting allied health DVA providers and work to implement the Recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
Program Overview
This November OTA is hosting a free Member Forum to update members on recent reforms in the Veterans space including the implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran suicide.
We are very fortunate to have Ingrid Penberthy, Director, Health Policy Division, and Jessica Stott, Senior Allied Health Officer, Chief Health Officer Division, both from the Department of Veterans Affairs, who will present to members on the Department’s progress implementing some of the Commission’s key recommendations relating to allied health, and other relevant updates for allied health providers.
We will also ask our DVA presenters to answer members’ questions at the end of the forum. Members are invited to supply any questions ahead of the session by 18th November to policy@otaus.com.au for us to ask our DVA presenters during a Q and A section.
Join us for this one hour members-only event with OTA’s Chief Occupational Therapist Michelle Oliver, and staff from the OTA Policy and Advocacy team.
This session is suitable for:
OTs at any career stage working to deliver services under the DVA scheme.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
DATE
Wednesday 26 November 2025
TIME
12 noon – 1:00pm
Please log in 10 minutes before the start time
CPD HOURS:
Total CPD claimable workshop hour: 1 hour
A certificate of attendance will be issued upon completion of the full course. Please allow up to 48 hours for the certificate to appear in your CPD tracker.
ACCESS:
The session will be recorded.
Participants will be assigned 12 weeks to access the recording and resources.
REGISTRATION FEES
This is a member only event. Free for member to attend as part of their membership.
Members must register to receive the zoom link.
Members need to be logged into their OTA Account to register.
RSVPS close 11:55pm AEDT 24 November 2025
Note: All pricing is inclusive of GST
DISCLAIMER
All information is correct at the time of publication. OTA reserves the right to alter or delete items from the CPD calendar as required, and takes no responsibility for any errors, omissions and changes.
All workshop resources including copies of the presentation, along with all supporting documents and links are not for distribution and are the property of the presenter.
An OTA staff member or representative may be photographing this event for use in OTA publications and/ or on OTA social media sites. If you do not wish to be photographed, or have your image published please make this known to the OTA representative at your course or contact OTA on 1300 682 878 or info@otaus.com.au
TERMS AND CONDITIONS (T&C)
Terms and Conditions including OTA’s refund and cancellation policy are available here
CONTACT US
Please email info@otaus.com.au or phone 1300 682 878
Presented By
Michelle Oliver
Chief Occupational Therapist
Michelle is a passionate and focused occupational therapist with extensive experience within clinical and professional leadership roles. Serving as the Chief Occupational Therapist at OTA, Michelle is responsible for driving excellence in the occupational therapy profession. In this capacity, Michelle provides strategic direction and clinical leadership to enhance OTA's strategic positioning and influence within the health, disability and aged care sectors.
Ingrid Penberthy
Director, Health Policy, DVA
Ingrid Penberthy is the Director, Health Policy in the Health and Wellbeing Policy Branch at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Ingrid’s team has responsibility for managing policy for the provision of health services to veterans under DVA’s Veteran Card arrangements including medical, allied health and pharmaceutical services. This includes management of the DVA Notes for Providers and associated fee schedules. Ingrid has been in this role since September 2024. Ingrid has more than 20 years' experience working in a range of health and social policy roles for the Australian Government including primary care, aged care and the NDIS. Ingrid is an Occupational Therapist by profession completing her undergraduate training at the University of Queensland. During her clinical years, amongst a range of other roles, Ingrid worked as a private provider for DVA.
Jessica Stott
Senior Allied Health Officer, Chief Health Officer Division, DVA
Jessica Stott is the Senior Allied Health Officer in the Chief Health Officer Division (Health Branch) at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The Health Branch provides expert clinical leadership on health treatment and is responsible for ensuring that DVA health benefits and services are informed by clinical best practice. Jessica is responsible for the clinical leadership and management oversight of the contracted allied health, physical therapies, occupational therapy and nursing teams. This role also includes contributing to developing and improving DVA processes and policies for allied health and identifying strategies, innovative solutions and reform opportunities to address complex operational challenges. Jessica is a speech pathologist with over 20 years of expertise in clinical practice, allied health leadership and management within public health, disability and compensable injury sectors. Jessica is dedicated to system improvements, improving access to healthcare and developing strategic partnerships.