State Divisions

Australian Capital Territory Division

Upcoming Events

 

Date to be advised

'Cocktail and Careers Eveing' for Student and Early Career Group Venue to be advised

 

Events in 2011

Christmas Breakfast

8th December, 2011, 7:30am

"Engagement with Older Canberrans". 

Jacinta Evans,

Manager of the ACT Office for Ageing 

Jacinta will speak about recent initiatives in the ACT to engage with older Canberrans including the Older Person’s Assembly which was held in September and the 2011 Canberra Age-Friendly City Survey.
 

Venue: Diplomat Hotel, Manuka (Corner of Canberra Av and Healy St)
Cost: Breakfast at your own cost $20 (prepayment required)
RSVP: enquiries@aag.asn.au  (please include completed registration form)

Flier and registration form

Presentation by the 2011 AAG Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow, Prof Iris Chi  - Evidence-based policy and practice in aged care

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Combined AAG National and ACT Division Forum

Ageing and Aged Care Research, Evaluation and Policy Forum: Informing Options and Outcomes for Community Care

11 August 2011

Venue:  Parliament House, Canberra

Time:  9am - 1pm

this Forum is free but RSVPs are essential for entry to Parliament House;

RSVP by 3 August to Marjory Kobold

  For more information, click here

 

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ACT AAG Student Group Presents the 3rd Annual Intergenerational Forum:

THE AGEING BOOM: CURRENT RESEARCH AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

 

Keynote Address

Marie Coleman,  ACT Senior Australian of the Year

 

Participate

Have your say in two open discussion forums:

            Housing: Ageing in Place

            Managing Changing Health

 

Student Presentations

Canberra Postgraduate students will be speaking about their research on:

            Relocation to a Retirement Village

            Age-Related Hearing Loss

            Falls, physical Functionality and Age

            Promoting Active Ageing through capacity building of the Head of the                  Senior Citizens Organizations

 

FREE Attendance. FREE Parking. Lunch and Refreshments Provided

 

When: Wednesday March 30th, 10am – 2pm

 

 

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February Forum

17th February, 2011 4:00-5:30pm

 

“Is Alzheimer's Disease Preventable”

Professor Kaarin Anstey,

Director, Dementia Collaborative Research Centre

Early Diagnosis and Prevention, The Australian National University

 

Professor Kaarin Anstey is Director of the DCRC - Early Diagnosis and Prevention, Director of the Ageing Research Unit at the Centre for Mental Health Research, and an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow. She completed her PhD in cognitive ageing in 1997 and undertook an NHMRC Training Fellowship at Flinders University and Neuroscience Research Australia from 1998-2001. Her research interests include the epidemiology of cognitive decline and dementia, depression in late life, predictors of longevity, psychological wellbeing, driving and mobility, and longitudinal methods. She is the Principal Investigator on an NHMRC Strategic Grant on Ageing Well Ageing Productively that involves pooling 9 longitudinal ageing studies to model health and ageing.

Flyer 

 

Venue: Discovery Centre, CSIRO, Clunies Ross Street, ACT
Cost: FREE!

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 EVENTS in 2010

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Christmas Breakfast

8th December, 2010, 7:30am

 

“Aged Care Reform: More of the Same”

Glenn Rees, CEO

Alzheimer’s Australia

Glenn Rees has worked at senior levels in the British and Australian Public Services. In Britain he worked as Private Secretary to senior Ministers, in the Cabinet Office and in Economic Departments. In Australia since 1976 he has worked in program and policy areas including Prime Minister and Cabinet, Employment and Training, Aged Care, Disabilities, Housing and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. He was Chair of the Nursing Homes and Hostels Review in 1986 and was involved in implementing the first wave of aged care reforms. He has been CEO of Alzheimer's Australia since 2000 during which time Dementia has been made a National Health Priority.

Flyer 

 

Venue: Diplomat Hotel, Manuka (Corner of Canberra Av and Healy St)
Cost: Breakfast at your own cost $20
RSVP: marjorykobold@ozemail.com.au or (02) 6295 1444 by 30th Nov.
Please note: cancelations after 2 Dec will be required to pay in full

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Annual General Meeting

19th August, 2010

Ms Andriana Koukari

When: 19th August, 2010, 5:15 AGM, 6pm Speaker.
                                                7:15 Dinner

Venue: Hellenic Club Woden
Cost: Dinner at your own cost
RSVP: ellen.skladzien@alzheimers.org.au
or 02 6278 8927 by the 12th of August

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Ageing and Spirituality: Resistance, Resilience and Change

28 Sept – 1 Oct 2010  

The conference aims to bring practitioners, researchers and older people together to share and examine:

• Ageing and positive well-being in later life
• Issues of chronic ill health, disability and resilience in later life
• Changes experienced in ageing related to loss and grief
• Integration of spiritual care into holistic programs of care for older adults
• Finding meaning in life and coping with the changes of ageing, especially psychosocial, emotional and spiritual changes
• The use of story in supporting continued growth, well-being and resilience in later life
• Contemporary information and skill sharing strategies for working with people who have dementia and their carers

Venue: University House, Canberra
Early Bird registrations close: 9 July 2010
Registrations close:  10 September 2010
P: +61 2 6272 6205
F: +61 2 6273 4067
E:  caps@csu.edu.au
W: http://www.centreforageing.org.au/

 

  

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Older Canberrans and Housing Forum

Clara Jellie (Australian Institute for Health and Welfare)

For a copy of Clara Jellie's power point presentation, click here 

Barbara Squires (NSW Benevolent Society)

David Matthews (ACT Housing)

Michael Darragh (Illawara Retirement Trust)

 

16th May 2010, 3:45– 5:30pm

The forum will include presentations and discussion on:

· The housing profile of older people in the ACT
· ACT government housing policy
· Public housing and disadvantaged older people
· Industry perspective on housing and older people

Venue: John Flynn House St. Andrews Village, Groom Street, Hughes

Cost: Members: No Fee

Non-Members: Gold Coin Donation

RSVP: ellen.skladzien@alzheimers.org.au or 02 6278 8927 by the 9th of June

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Atlas of Productive Ageing

Dr Ellen Skladzien
National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre

24th February 2010, 3:30– 5:00pm

"An overview of a new tool for finding out more about older adults in your neighbourhood"

When: 24th February, 2010, 3:30– 5:00pm
Venue: John Flynn House
St. Andrews Village
Groom Street, Hughes
Cost: Members: No Fee
Non-Members: Gold Coin Donation

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PREVIOUS EVENTS - 2009

Christmas Breakfast: Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow

'Ageing and Aviation Safety'

Professor George Rebok
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

2nd December 2009, Diplomat Hotel, Manuka

Professor Rebok has a life-course developmental orientation, a background in gerontology and cognitive aging, developmental psychology, prevention science, and public mental health, and postdoctoral training in neuropsychology, neuroscience, epidemiology, and biostatistics. His major research interests cover three interrelated areas: 1) identification of early risk and protective factors on later life cognitive health and daily function; 2) prevention of age related cognitive decline, memory loss, depression, and disability; 3) study of the short-and long-term outcomes of cognitive intervention trials with children and with normal and impaired older adults.

Flyer

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AAG National Conference

24th - 27th November 2009, National Convention Centre, Canberra 

http://www.aagconference.com/ 

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 Annual General Meeting

20th August 2009

5.15pm-6pm   AGM     

6pm-7pm  Guest speaker: Ms Veronica Croome, ACT Chief Nurse

'ACT, Aged Care Strategic Directions'            

7.15pm      Dinner: Vivaldi Restaurant 

Flyer

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 Pills, Potions or Poisons - Medications for Older Adults

Dr Mary-Ann Ryall  

26th February 2009,  4pm-5.30pm

Dr Ryall's talk explored the complex web of issues that need to be considered when prescribing pharmacological treatments for older people to ensure optimal care. Dr Ryall has been a staff specialist geriatrician within the Aged Care and Rehabilitation Stream of ACT Health since early 2004 and is also a lecturer in geriatric medicine at the ANU medical school.

 

PREVIOUS EVENTS  - 2008

Christmas Breakfast

Peter Matwijiw, Director of Research at the National Productive Ageing Centre 

7 December 2008,  Diplomat Hotel, Manuka

 

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AAG National Gary Andrews Travelling Fellow

“The Role of Home-monitoring and Communication Technologies including Tele-health and Tele-home in Ageing-in- Place ” 

Prof William Mann, Professor and Chair of Occupational Therapy and Director of the Ph.D Program in Rehabilitation Science

14 November 2008, Scarborough House

Professor William Mann is AAG ’ s Gary Andrews Travelling Fellow for 2008 and is an expert in Technology, Mobility Design and Injury Prevention. He is Distinguished Professor and Chair of
Occupational Therapy and Director of the PhD Program in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Florida and also directs the National Older Drivers Research and Training Centre.

Flyer

 

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2nd ACT Intergenerational Forum

 ACT Student Section

30 October 2008, Old Canberra House

 

A public forum on ageing research with an emphasis on engaging the community, organised by the ACT AAG student section

 

Keynote Lecture: Professor Sol Encol, University of NSW

"Baby Boomers: Will They Remake the World?"

Canberra postgraduate students spoke about their research on various topics in successful ageing, including:

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and its role in ageing research
• Health and physical activity in ageing
• Bereavement and cognitive function: Some surprising results
• In-car assistive technologies to help with safe mobility in ageing

This was followed by two open discussion forums, where panels responded to audience  questions and  opinions on the topics of:

• Memory and Ageing

With: Michelle McGrath, CEO, Alzheimer’s ACT

• Community Participation and Healthy Ageing

With: Lorraine Higgins, CEO, Volunteering ACT

 

Flyer 

 

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Annual General Meeting

21st September 2009, Vivaldi Restaurant

Guest Speaker: Melinda Bromley, Assistant Secretary, Office for an Ageing Australia

 

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Older Australians at a Glance

Ann Peut,  The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

28 May 2008

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Update from the Beijing IAGG Conference

Speakers: Helen Shephard, Jill Miller, Siva Sivakumarun 

26 February 2008

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ACT Student Section

Informal Gathering 

5 March 2008

9 April 2008

PREVIOUS EVENTS - 2007

Date	Event	Speaker	Location
29/3/2007	Dementia: Where to From Here	Kevin Vassarotti, Office for an Ageing Australia Ann Peut Australian Institute of Health and Welfare	St Andrews Village
30/3/2007	Student Section Activities Autumn gathering drinks	Informal gathering	University House, ANU
29/6/2007	Boundary issues and elder abuse: Pitfalls for carers - non professional and professional	Dr Sid Williams Psycho geriatrician	CSIRO Discovery Centre
26/6/2007	Student Section Activities Dinner	Student catch-up	Acton, ANU
29/8/2007	AAG - ACT Division Annual General Meeting and Guest Speaker Intergenerational Report 2 - Frameworks for the Future	Treasury Spokesperson Peta Furnell	Italia Australian Club, Forrest
27/9/2007	Student Section Activities Afternoon gathering	Where professionals working in a range of areas within ageing were invited.  Allowed students to find out about different occupational roles	Acton, ANU
30/10/2007	Student Section Activites Connecting People: An Intergenerational Forum - Ageing in the 21st Century	Several presentations ACT postgraduate students	Old Canberra House, ANU
4/12/2007	AAG - ACT Division Christmas Breakfast Function and Guest Speaker Non-dementia cognitive impairment - should we detect it? should we treat it? See Flyer for details	Dr Karen Ritchie is a neuron-psychologist and epidemiologist.  Currently Karen is Research Director with the French National Institute of Medical Research (INSERM), and directs Research Unit (Epidemiology and Clinical Research into Nervous System Pathologies).	Kamberra Winery, Lyneham

PREVIOUS EVENTS - 2006

Date	Event	Speaker	Location
16/3/2006	Cognitive Screening Tools: The long and the short of it...	Dr Mary-Ann Ryall Consultant Gerontologist	The Terrapin Restaurant, Swinger Hill Shops, ACT
14/6/2006	Ageing: Everyone Wants to Stay at Home! Community Care: Bread and Butter or Magic Pudding	Tracey Duffy, Director, Community Care Review Dept Health & Ageing Dr Anna Howe, Geriatrician	CSIRO Discovery Centre
16/8/2006	AAG - ACT Division Annual General Meeting - My Vision for Aged Care Reform	The Hon Santo Santoro, Senator, Minister for Ageing	Lemongrass Thai Restaurant
20/11/2006	Address by AAG RM Gibson Travelling Fellow, Work and Retirement: Policies for Extending Working Life. Environmental Aspects of Ageing: Growing Old in An Urbanised World Active Ageing	Professor Chris Phillipson, Prof of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology Uni, Keele, UK Professor Paul Morrison, Prof of Nursing, UC	Pilgrim House
7/12/2006	Christmas Breakfast How Older Woman's Lives Have Changed Over the Last 100 Years	Dr Diane Gibson Australian Institute of Health and Welfare	Diplomat Boutique Hotel

Past Events 2004 

The last event for 2005 was a Special Christmas Breakfast on Thursday, 8 December 2004 at the Diplomat Hotel, Kingston

One of the highlights for 2005 was the 40th Anniversary of the Inaugural AAG Conference. Presentations from this event are available below:

   Positive Ageing in the ACT: A future plan - Peter Brady, available here...

   Technology in Chronic Disease & Aged Care: Connecting Health - Marc
                                           M Budge, available here...

   Health Risks for Ageing Populations in a Changing Global Environment -
                                           Tony McMichael, available here...

   What Consumers Want! Getting their Message Across - Jim Purcell,
                                           available here...

   Hypertension: a global health problem - Judith A Whitworth, available here...