Anita Francis works with the ACQSCs Chief Clinical Advisor as a Senior Director. Anita is a Registered Nurse and brings with her years of experience in the clinical care of older people which comes from a combination of formal education, research and work in the sector. Anita has taught both undergraduate and post graduate students in Aged Care. Anita received an international best abstract prize for her research in relation to older people living with dementia in 2015 and was a recipient of the National Conni Nursing Award in 2018. Anita has a Bachelor of Nursing, Gradate Certificate (Continence) and Master of Nursing (Research).