State Divisions
New South Wales Division
UPCOMING EVENT
19th August, 2010 - 9am to 2pm
AAG NSW Annual General Meeting will follow at 2pm
"The Silver Century - Prospects & Problems"
A forum to discuss the practical challenges of mature age workforce participation.The Salvation Army, 4th Floor, 140 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
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PREVIOUS EVENTS
2010 RURAL CONFERENCE
15 & 16 April, 2010 - Ballina RSL, Ballina, NSW
"Ageing at home: sustainable housing and communities for older people"
POWERPOINTS
Healthy Ageing & Service Trajectories
Hal Kendig, Louis Jorm, Julie Byles, Scott Walter & Sonja Lujic
Does Housing Influence People's Chances of Entering Residential Care
Hal Kendig & Catherine Bridge
"Social Engagement Models for promoting cognitive health in the elderly"
23rd November, 2009 AAG Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow. Professor George Rebok -Dpt of Mental Health, John Hopkins University, Baltimore. Other presenters include Dr Anna Wheatley, St Vincent's Mental Health & Deanna Sue from Alzheimer's Australia. A panel discussion will also take place.
"A Society for All Ages, Are We There Yet?"
12th August, 2009 SEMINAR & AGM Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt St, Sydney. Special Guest Speaker: Tim Bowden "Growing old disgracefully - a better way to go"
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PowerPoints below:
"Growing Old Disgracefully - a better way to go" - Tim Bowden
Tim Bowden & Prof Julie Byles
"Dreams of Equality - UN Declarations and Beyond" Assoc Prof Michael Fine
Associate Prof Michael Fine
"Overview of Aboriginal Ageing - A Look at the Health Transitions" Prof Lisa Jackson-Pulver
Prof Lisa Jackson-Pulver & Prof Julie Byles
"Towards 2030 Planning for a Changing Population in NSW" Cheryl Abram
2009 RURAL CONFERENCE
"AGEING IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT"
1-2 April 2009 Broken Hill Entertainment Centre, BROKEN HILL
Powerpoints Click here
"Innovative Approaches to Addressing Elder Abuse: Successes & Barriers"
24th November, 2008 Clinical Sciences Building Concord Hospital
AAG in conjunction with Ageing Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, Aged & Community Services NSW and ACT, The Benevolent Society. Speaker: Laura Mosqueda MD Director of Geriatrics at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine
'Driving Better Longer: Driving Assessment & Rehabilitation for Older Drivers"
13 November, 2008 Venue: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Level 1, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney
Keynote Speaker: Professor William Mann, AAG'S Gary Andrews Travelling Fellow
Powerpoints:
How can older people learn to drive better for longer? Find out the answers from this informative seminar covering the latest international and Australian research and practical sessions including older people and practitioners.
"The Ethics of Technology in Ageing: What Can it Do? What Should it Do?"
28 August, 2008 9am to 4pm Venue: Y Conference Centre (Y Hotel), Mary Jane Barker Room, 5-11 Wentworth Avenue, Sydney (in collaboration with ARC/NHMRC Research Network on Ageing Well, The NSW Office for Ageing & Baptisit Community Services)
Powerpoint Presentations:
When does extending life become prolonging dying? Prof C Cartwright
Community Awarenes & Attitudes to Life Extension Technology Prof W Hall
Prof Colleen Cartwright suggested Never Let Me Go
By Kazuo Ishiguro during her presentation: Select Search Box to link to review at SMH:
"Getting on with Life - Rehabilitation and Chronic Illness in Old Age"
Date: 1-2 April, 2008 Venue: Function Centre, University of Wollongong, WOLLONGONG NSW
To view powerpoints of Keynote and Plenary Addresses - click below:
The State of Rehabilitation in Australia in 2007 - F.Simmonds & T.Stevermuer
The impact of and associations between urinary incontinence and chronic disease -Prof P Chiarelli
Frailty: Is it Treatable? - Professor Ian Cameron
Previous event: 2006 
Wednesday
30th August 2006
Seminar - "On the Road in Later Years - Recent
Research on Older Drivers"
This was held in Sydney at the Theatrette in the building occupied by COTA (NSW) in recognition of the Golden Jubilee of COTA( NSW). The seminar was supported by COTA (NSW), the NSW Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ageing and the ARC/NHMRC Research Network on Ageing Well. AAG (NSW) is grateful for the Network's sponsorship and assistance with this activity.
Program Cover is available here...
Program is available here...
The Powerpoint presentations are below.
Ageing: Coming your way sooner or later: Available here...
Older Drivers and Fitness to Drive: Available here...
Older Drivers Licensing: Available here...
Jolly Drivers: Available here...
Predicting Older People's Fitness to Drive: Available here...
Older Women Drivers: Available here...
Older Women Drivers: Available here...
When you don't Drive it is Difficult: Available here...
Thursday
15th June 2006
Symposium - "Abuse of Older People" - - World Elder Abuse Awareness
Day.
This was held in
Sydney at the Wesley Conference Centre. The Powerpoint presentations and Program
are available below.
Program is available here...
SADA Project : Here...
The Role of the Guardianship Tribunal : Here...
The Role of HR: Here...
Medical Issues in Recognising and Responding to Elder Abuse: Here...
NSW Review of Interagency Protocol of Abuse of Older People: Here...
Abuse of older People: Practical Policies or Moral Panic: Here...
Policy and Procedures for Residential Aged Care-Preventing and Responding to Abuse: Here...
Abuse of Older People Symposium: Here...
23-24 March 2006
"Positive Ageing: Something to Sing About"
Tamworth, Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre
NSW Rural Conference
Australian Association of Gerontology Rural Conference
If you wish to look at the Program it is available here...
Previous copies of "NSW Notes" (Newsletter)
- NSW Notes for September 2003 available here...
- NSW Notes for March 2004 available here...
- NSW Notes for April 2005 available here...
- NSW Notes for January 2006 available here...
- NSW Notes for February 2006 available here...
- NSW Notes for May 2006 available here...
- NSW Notes for July 2006 available here...
NSW Division 2005
4 November 2005
"Focus on Ageing -
Nucleic Acids to National Policy"
Concord Hospital, Sydney
Symposium
organised with the ANZAC Research Institute in conjunction with Concord Hospital
Clinical Week.
2 November 2005
"Ageing in 'My' Place" Half-day seminar at Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong.
Keynote speaker was the RM Gibson Travelling Fellow Professor Jon Pynoos from University of Southern California.
Other speakers included Rex Leighton, Dr Jacqui Close, Catherine Bridge and Helen Guthrie.
Jon Pynoos's presentation can be found on the here...
For abstracts of other presentations, see Notes February 2006
1 November 2005
"Ageing in 'My' Place"
Half-day seminar at Wesley Conference Centre in Sydney
Keynote speaker was the RM Gibson Travelling Fellow Professor Jon Pynoos from University of Southern California
Other speakers included Gillian McPhee, Lorraine Lovitt, Catherine Bridge
Jon Pynoos presentation is available here...
For abstracts of other presentations, see Notes February 2006
9 September 2005
"Work Till 100? The
Labour Market of the Future"
Concord Hospital, Sydney
For abstracts of
talks, see Notes February 2006
Several presentations from the seminar below:
Looking ahead: the financial picture - Ross Clare, available here...
Looking ahead: the demographic picture - Dr Simon Kelly, available here...
Working 'till 100: No Room for Volunteering? - Stephen Duns, available
here...
Nurturing the Capabilities of Older Workers - Derek Waddell, here...
The Policy Imperative for Mature Age Employment - Diane McEwan,
available here...
14-15 April 2005
"Crossing Borders: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Ageing"
AAG Rural Conference, Charles Sturt University, Albury
For abstracts of presentations, see Notes April 2005
NSW Division 2003/04
November 2004
The RM Gibson Travelling
Fellow, Dr Ladislav Volicer was in NSW. He spoke in Sydney on 22-23 November, in
Newcastle on 24 November and in Tamworth on 25 November. He is noted for his
work on innovations in End-of-Life Care for patients with Alzheimer's disease.
He was the RM Gibson Speaker at the 2004 National Conference and his
presentation there can be found here...
20 August 2004
"Transport for Older
People: Is it Driving you Crazy?"
One day seminar at Penrith R.S.L Club,
Penrith.
11-12 March 2004
"Beyond the Boundaries;
Ageing in Rural Areas, The Future and the Imagination"
Rural Conference
presented by the NSW Division and the Hunter Chapter at the Kurri Kurri TAFE.
160 delegates attended. Major supporters of the conference were NSW Health,
Hunter Health, Kurri Kurri TAFE, DADHC, National Relay Service and Cessnock City
Council. Abstracts of papers presented are contained in Notes March 2004
