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Translation of research in ageing into practice
Efficient implementation of research in ageing into practice is crucial to achieve effective and evidence-based outcomes that meet the needs of older Australian. In this webinar, we will hear from experts with diverse backgrounds about their findings from translational research in ageing and aged care.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
- Learn about the latest translational research in ageing and aged care
- Understand effective ways that research may improve practice in ageing and aged care.
Hear from our speakers:
Dr Amy Page
University of Western Australia
Dr Amy Page is a registered consultant pharmacist and qualified biostatistician. Her vision is to reduce medicines-related harm while balancing symptom control to align with individualised treatment goals for older people to improve well-being. She undertakes knowledge creation and translation through implementation, practitioner development, communication and media, engagement with professional bodies and policy for sustained impact on pharmacy practice. She aims to improve the well-being and quality of life of older people by aligning their treatment goals with evidence-based and individualised medicines use. She has received over $5 million in research funding and has been recognised consistently by the Australian Journal of Pharmacy as one of the most influential people in pharmacy since 2017.
Dr Emma Lea
Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre
Dr Emma Lea is a Senior Lecturer (part-time) in the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre. She is passionate about improving population health, with foci on nutrition, aged care and dementia, and is especially interested in the environmental, social and organisational influences on health, healthcare and wellbeing. Emma's work focuses on translation of research into evidence-based practice and residential aged care workforce capacity building, such as around nutrition and hydration issues among people living with dementia in residential aged care. She is experienced in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research approaches, including population surveys, focus groups and interviews, participatory action research, focused ethnography, and mixed method interventions.
Professor Alison Hutchinson
School of Nursing and Midwifery at Deakin University & Monash Health
Professor Alison Hutchinson is Professor of Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Deakin University, Director of the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation at Deakin University and holds a Chair in Nursing at Monash Health. Her primary research interest centres on improving care through knowledge translation. As Director of the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research she provides strategic direction for the Centre, comprising more than 40 scholars undertaking research in the areas of patient safety, patient experience and workforce development. She is internationally recognised for her implementation science/knowledge translation research and is an Associate Editor for journals, ‘Implementation Science’ and ‘Implementation Science Communications’. She has attracted competitive research funding from a range of funding bodies.
Facilitated by:
Kaylee Rudd
PhD candidate, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre
Kaylee is currently a PhD candidate in Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre. Her research aims to understand the association between cognition and movement and to identify potential motor biomarkers to help detect early changes related to cognitive impairment. She worked as a physiotherapist in various clinical settings including hospitals, private practice, aged and community care and as a sports physio, developing a good understanding of human biomechanics and gait analysis. Her experience in Tasmanian's rural and regional aged and community care prompted her to learn more about dementia and motor changes related to dementia and to return to the university. She performs movement analysis in the intelligent movement analysis centre in the University of Tasmania in close collaboration with the ISLAND Cognitive Clinic in Hobart. She also collaborates with researchers in the University of Sydney and the University of Leeds in the UK in dementia and movement analysis projects.
Robyn Lewis
PhD candidate, Centre for Ageing Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra
Robyn Lewis is a full time PhD candidate in the Centre for Ageing Research and Translation, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra. Robyn’s research focuses on new models of dementia care and support, specifically small-scale residential dementia care. She is hoping that her research findings will contribute to making a difference to the quality of life for people living with dementia, reduce the burden for family carers and improve the experience of staff working in residential dementia care. Robyn's PhD is funded by Community Home Australia. Robyn’s research focuses on new models of dementia care and support, specifically small-scale residential dementia care. She is hoping that her research findings will contribute to making a difference to the quality of life for people living with dementia, reduce the burden for family carers and improve the experience of staff working in residential dementia care. Robyn's PhD is funded by Community Home Australia.