State Divisions
South Australia & Northern Territory Division
Up and Coming Events
Events 2008
The Australian Association of Gerontology SA/NT, with the Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine and Geriaction, is pleased to let you know that our 2008 Joint Seminar Series will be launched on Wednesday 24th June with 3 great presenters taking new look at assessing and managing pain in older people, particularly in the community and outside hospital environments.
Get these dates in your diary now for the whole 2008 Seminar series:
- June 24 - Evening Seminar : ‘Perspectives on Pain : Innovations and new considerations’ SPEAKERS : Prof. Jenny Abbey (QUT), Dr Deborah Mazindhu (Liverpool, UK) and Dr Greg Crawford (Adelaide University)
- 2 October– Evening Seminar, ‘Logging On To Old Age’SPEAKERS : Jack York, ‘It’s Never 2 Late’, Colorado, USA, Terry Wilby, Tailem Bend District Hospital, SA (Australian pilot site)
- 15 October Twilight Garden Seminar – ‘Horticultural Therapy for older people’, SPEAKERS : Glenda Williams (Horticultural Therapy Association), Roz Hamilton(ECH)
- 17th November - Evening Seminar : ‘Promoting Independence with Assistive Technologies : Intersection of Engineering, Rehabilitation and Social Sciences’ SPEAKER : Professor William Mann (University of Florida, USA)
Dear AAG members and colleagues,
As part of our 2008 Combined Seminar Series we are pleased to announce our November Seminar presented by Professor William Mann, the AAG Gary Andrews Travelling Fellow for 2008.
“Promoting Independence with Assistive Technologies: Intersection of Engineering, Rehabilitation and Social Sciences”
Details : Monday 17th November, 5:30pm drinks for 6.00pm seminar, at ECH, 174 Greenhill Rd, Parkside.
Please download the flyer for further details and booking information.
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Put our Christmas Drinks function in your diary now for Wednesday December 10th at
Melbourne Street Wine Cellars. All AAG members are welcome to attend.
Warm regards
Cathy Lock
President, AAG SA/NT
Dear AAG members and colleagues,
As part of our 2008 Combined Seminar Series we are pleased to announce an EVENING SEMINAR
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? HORTICULTURAL THERAPY: MAINTAINING WELLNESS AND CONNECTIONS IN AN OLDER PERSON’S LIFE
Speakers:
- Glenda Wiliams
Consultant in Garden Design and Horticultural Therapy - Roz Hamilton
President: Diversional Therapy Association
Wednesday 15th October, 5.00 for 5.45pm at Grivell Hall, Helping Hand Aged Care, North Adelaide. Drinks and finger food provided.
Please download the flyer for details and booking information.
Our November Evening Seminar will be “The Intersection of Engineering, Rehabilitation and Social Sciences” (Prof William Mann, University of Florida USA) on Nov 17th. Put the date in your diary now!
Warm regards
Cathy Lock
President, AAG SA/NT
PS as an added bonus check out the HTSA Zoo Tour Flyer for a wonderful opportunity!
Due to unavoidable international travel arrangements we have had to change our proposed breakfast seminar to an eveniing seminar on Wednesday 1 October
“LOGGING IN TO OLD AGE”
NEW COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY KEEPING FRAIL OLDER PEOPLE IN TOUCH WITH LIFE
Speakers:
Jack York – “It’s Never Too Late” Colorado, USA
Terry Wilby – Coorong Health Service, Tailem Bend
This seminar will open doors for ideas for the use of adaptive IT communications technology to enhance the lives of some of our most isolated and vulnerable older people. Applications are engaging, therapeutic, fun and help people to express their identity and stay connected to family and community. The seminar will be of interest to anyone working in residential care, therapy centres and community settings.
Wednesday October 1 from 6:00pm, Coorong Health Service, Tailem Bend and Meningie Campus, 74 Princess Highway, Tailem Bend
Please download the flyer for details and booking information
Other upcoming Seminars include:
- Horticultural Therapy Oct 15th
- Intersection of Engineering, Rehabilitation and Social Sciences (Prof William Mann, University of Florida) USA Nov 17th
Warm regards
Cathy Lock
President, AAG SA/NT
The first Seminar for 2008 will be on Tuesday 24 June commencing at 5pm
“PERSPECTIVES ON PAIN: INNOVATIONS AND NEW CONSIDERATIONS”
This seminar brings together three internationally recognised speakers in different areas of pain and its management.
Prof. Jenny Abbey Dr Greg Crawford Dr Debbie Mazhindu The seminar will appeal to a wide audience of pain sufferers and their carers, clinicians, practitioners and support and care workers, as well as researchers.
to access the flyer with details click here
“The assessment of pain for people with cognitive impairment”
Previous Events
Past Events 2007
Combined Seminar Series
The South Australia/Northern Territory Division conducts a Combined Seminar Series with the Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine and Geriaction. Planning currently underway around the content of these seminars.
Seminars planned for 2007 are:
 | March 28 | - |
| June 20 | - |
| September 19 | - |
| December 19 | - Christmas Drinks |
All Seminars are on a Wednesday and commence at 5pm concluding at 7pm.
Stay tuned for full details and booking information available in early 2007.
Past Events 2006
2006 Combined September Seminar Series.
Innovations in Driver Assessment: Test of visual Performance. Michael
White,
available here...
Mobility Centres - Proposal for Driver Assessment, available here...
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South Australian Gerontology (SAGE) Conference -
2006
"Ageing - A Changing Paradigm - in whose
hands?"
Venue: Stamford Grand,
Glenelg
Date: Friday 30th June 2006
2006 SAGE Program
The South Australian Gerontology (SAGE) Conference is the
premier scientific meeting on the local gerontology calendar. Held midyear, the
conference brings together researchers, policy makers, clinicians and others
interested in ageing. The program often features interstate speakers and a range
of local presenters. To see the program please click here...
Residential Aged Care- In whose hands? Anita De Bellis, available here...
Creating a Sustainable and That's a big wave coming towards us! The
Health
Tsunami. Barry Couzner, available here...
Getting Older People off the Couch. Christian Hall, available here...
Speech notes from Mr. Hieu Van Le, available here...
Understanding the client's experience of Personal Care: A
phenomenological
study. Julie Johns and Janice Edwards, available here...
Ageing the most significant chronic condition. Kay Price, available here...
Successful ageing: In whose hands? Rob Ranzijn and Elise McMahon,
available here...
Not able to Speak. Roslyn Ferris and Cathy Caust, available here...
Retirement Village, Aged Care Facility and Housing Options for the Elderly.
Timothy O'Leary, available here...
Aged Care in Australia. Warwick Bruen, available here...
Ageing in South AustraliaL Some demographical dimensions of the new
Paradigm.
Graeme Hugo, available here...
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South Australia’s Depression & Carer Blues
April 3 2006
For more information please see the following presentations:
Depression in the Aged, available here...
Carers and Ageing, available here...
Depression, available here...
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March 1st 2006 South Australia’s Plan for Older People
For more information please see the following presentations:
Gerontology Conference, available here...
Role of the Local Government in Planning, available here...
The Way Forward, available here...
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Previous Events 2005
2005 Combined Seminar
Series
7 December 2005
“Clowning
Around with Christmas Drinks”
14 September
2005
“Getting Your Teeth Into It: Nutrition and Oral
Health”
Despite being vital for older people’s health and quality of life,
nutrition and oral health are often not given their due importance. This seminar
tackled these important problems. Presentations given at this seminar are
available below:
Nutritional Frailty – Dr Renuka Visvanathan, available here...
Oral Health for Older People – Anne Fricker available here...
17 May 2005
“Older Persons in a
Regionalised Heath Structure”
This seminar was presented by David Panter, the
newly appointed CEO of the Central North Health Service, who spoke on his vision
for older people in the newly regionalised health structures as well as his view
on how coordination and collaboration across the sector might be
improved.
30 March
2005
“Vitamin D and Fracture Prevention – It’s Time”
The benefits
of vitamin D in preventing fractures in older people are now well established.
Yet this knowledge is not generally being put into practice. This seminar
explored the basic science, the fascinating history of our increased knowledge
and reported on a recent South Australian study into implementing vitamin D
supplementation in residential care dwellers, the group. Speakers at the seminar
were Professor BE Christopher Nordin and Ms Alison Wigg.
2005 SAGE ProgramThe South Australian Gerontology (SAGE) Conference is the premier scientific meeting on the local gerontology calendar. Held midyear, the conference brings together researchers, policy makers, clinicians and others interested in ageing. The program often features interstate speakers and a range of local presenters. Following are a number of presentations from the 2005 SAGE program:
Sir Keith Wilson Oration: Ageing in a Multicultural Society – Prof Trang
Thomas,
available here...
Creating a Sustainable and Resilient Community Aged Care Organisation:
Surviving
Major Organisational Reform – Jane Pickering, available here...
Vicarious Traumatisation – Merike Mannik, available here...
Companion Animals as Social Supports: a Pilot Study – Dr Anna
Chur-Hansen,
available here...
Creating Physically and Emotionally Resilient Elders: Engaging Older
People in
Physical Activity to Prevent Falls – Pam Dean and Michele
Sutherland, available here...
Translating the Falls Prevention Message: Collaborating with CALD
communities –
Megan Watson, available here...
An Osteoporosis and Falls Prevention Course for Italian Speaking People –
Megan
Watson, available here...
Successful Ageing: By Whose Definition? The Resilient Self – Trish McCann
Mortimer, available here...
Resilience and Vulnerability: what people with dementia and their carers
have to
teach us – Colleen Lamshed, available here...
Sharing the Knowledge’: The Peer Education Model – Michelle Elding,
available here...
Obese Older Australians: Challenges for health professionals working in the
community – Elke Supple, available here...
The Reduction and Prevention of Insomnia as we Age – Prof Leon Lack & Dr
Helen Wright, available here...
Squalor Dilemmas in Practice – Kim Coulter and Margie Pitcher, available
here...
Previous Events 2004
2004 SA Gerontology Conference
Following is the presentation from this conference:
Sir Keith Wilson Oration: Brain Failure - a clinically
useful tool? - Helen
Creasey, available here....
2004 Seminar program papers
Presentations
available are:
CDAMS: a Victorian Statewide Dementia Diagnosis and
Support Service
Dr Mark Yates , available here...
See also the 2004 RM Gibson Travelling Fellow - Prof Ladislav Volicer - presentations on the
About AAGG Travelling Fellow Page
Previous Events 2003
2003 Conjoint Scientific Meeting: "Them and Us"
Presentations available are:
Becoming Visible: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
and Intersex Ageing
in Australia, available here...
The Biological significance of Grandmothers, available here.
2003 Seminar program papers
Presentations available are:
Community Transition Program – Nikki Bray, available here...
Geriatric Medicine – Dr Robert Penhall, available here...
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