State Divisions

South Australia & Northern Territory Division

 

Past Events  

SAGe 2009

With close to 200 delegates attending, the 10th annual SA Gerontology Conference will be presented by the SA/NT Division of the Australian Association of Gerontology and supported by Domiciliary Care SA, ECH Inc, Helping Hand Aged Care and Geriaction , at the Stamford Grand, Glenelg on Friday 28th August 2009. This conference will bring together a wide range of people with an interest in Ageing, and offers a great opportunity to share innovative work and recent knowledge in this field.

 Keynote speakers include

• Professor Robert Newton, Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University WA
• Dr Lynn Arnold  AO, Chief Executive, Anglicare SA
• Professor Jennifer Abbey, Consultant ACH Group
• Robbi Williams, CEO Julia Farr Group
• Professor Esther May, Head,School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
• Dr Mandy Stanley and Megan Corlis, ARC Linkage Project: Alone in a Crowd - Supporting older Australians managing loneliness

Email SAGe@dfc.sa.gov.au  for further information

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LATEST NEWS August 26 2009:

FINAL PROGRAM BOOKLET 

The program booklet that delegates will receive on the day is now finalised . To view or download a copy of the program booklet click here

Themes for the concurrent sessions include:

• Re-examining Clinical Approaches
• It's my Life! Clients in Control
• Changing Service Delivery Models
• Matching Services to Real Life 

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

An online registration form has been developed.

Costs for the conference are:

• $150.00     AAG member(individual/corporate)   
• $200.00     Non member   
• $75.00        student/concession       

 To register online for the 2009 SA Gerontology Conference CLICK HERE

Hard copy registrations are also available email sage@dfc.sa.gov.au if you'd like us to send you a copy

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SPONSORSHIP

 

GOLD SPONSORS

 

 

 

We are happy to have the following as Gold Sponsors of the SA Gerontology Conference 2009:

              

              

      

SILVER SPONSOR

                              

BRONZE SPONSOR

Trade displays :

• SA & NT Dementia Training Study Centre
• Office for the Ageing
• Aged Rights Advocacy Service
• Palliative Care Australia
• Human Kinetics

 

 

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The Great Flamingo

So why did we pick the Adelaide Zoo's Greater Flamingo as the logo for the SAGe 2009 Conference?

It has an age related visual impairment, meaning it can not see well. However it is very familiar with its exhibit so can move around the grotto with ease. Most mornings it will stand on the edge of the pond, stretch its wings and then walk around the outside of the pond to the furthest point in the enclosure. It will then stand on the grass and groom its feathers.

Earlier in 2009 this 80 plus year old flamingo was brutally attacked in its enclosure (causing outrage in Adelaide).The Flamingo has since made a remarkable recovery and has been reunited with its chilean mate. Resilience, long life and the wonderful caring relationship between these two graceful birds are amongst the reasons we chose the Greater flamingo as the 'logo' for SAGe2009.

Events 2009

The Australian Association of Gerontology, the Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine, and Geriaction warmly invite you to this seminar as part of the 2009 Combined Seminar Series.

These seminars are suitable for anyone with a personal or professional interest in issues to do with ageing.

“Why has the Retirement Village Industry got it Wrong?”

Speakers:
 Prof. Andrew Beer, Flinders University
 Dr Debbie Faulkner, Flinders University
 Rob Hankins, ECH Inc.

The Retirement Village has been seen a light on the horizon for South Australian ageing baby boomers. Marketed as both a symbol of affluence and security in later life, the image of a lifestyle that extends many of the desirable aspects of mid-life (an active outdoor lifestyle, social engagement and pleasing aesthetics) is a powerful one.

But does the reality live up to the glossy brochure? This seminar explores the experiences of those involved in planning and running Retirement Villages as well as those who live in them. It asks how effective the Retirement Village setting can be in meeting the needs and wants of older South Australians. Prof. Andrew Beer and Dr Debbie Faulkner discuss their extensive research into these questions, and Rob Hankins speaks on the ways in which the organisations he has been involved in have addressed some of the problems posed by the Retirement Village setting.

For anyone working in, planning or managing in this rapidly growing form of community living, and for those who are living in or considering Retirement Village living for themselves or a family member, this seminar will illuminate the benefits and challenges for the Retirement Village sector in the coming years.

Wednesday 13th May, 2009

Time :     5:00pm  Food, Wine and Networking
                5:45pm  Seminar

Venue :    Alzheimer’s Australia SA,  27 Conyngham Street GLENSIDE  SA  5065
  
Cost :       Members & concession   $10.00
                  Non-members                   $20.00
    
Further Information: Lui DiVenuto,
Email: Lui.DiVenuto@dfc.sa.gov.au   Phone 8304 6153

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIALTO: Mr Ross Atkinson by Monday 11 May 2009
Email: ratkinson@seniorsvoice.org.au  
Phone: 8232 0422 Fax: 8232 0433

TO DOWNLOAD A FLYER WITH FULL DETAILS CLICK HERE

 

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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”

This seminar will explore how an interdisciplinary approach can lead to innovative technologies and the design of new aids to maximise independence amongst older and frail adults. 

 Details : Monday 17^th November, 5:30pm drinks for 6.00pm seminar, at ECH, 174 Greenhill Rd, Parkside.

 Please download the flyer for further details and booking information.

•  Put our Christmas Drinks function in your diary now for Wednesday December 10^th at
   Melbourne Street Wine Cellars. All AAG members are welcome to attend.  

Warm regards

Cathy Lock
President, AAG SA/NT

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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 15^th 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 17^th. 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!

 

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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 17^th 

Warm regards

Cathy Lock
President, AAG SA/NT 

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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
“The assessment of pain for people with cognitive impairment”

 Dr Greg Crawford

“Strategies for management: drug management in the home and community and drug access”

 Dr Debbie Mazhindu

“The power and pain of nursing’s emotion work”

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