Thursday Three - 09 03 2023

  • #AAGConf23 abstracts open

  • News from the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics

  • New online showcase of AAG Research Trust awardees

#AAGConf23 abstracts open

 

 

After the success of last year’s face-to-face conference in Adelaide, we look forward to gathering again at the 56th AAG Conference, to be held on the Gold Coast from 14 to 17 November 2023.

The 2023 conference organising committee now invites abstract submissions for symposiums, oral presentations and posters from researchers, educators, aged care and health practitioners, policy makers, students and those engaged in improving the experience of ageing for older people.

Ideas, findings, critical reflections or case studies from practice, policy or lived experienced are welcome, under one of the following six themes:

1 - Arts, design, innovation and technology

2 - Climate, environment and food

3 - Health and medical

4 - Policy, advocacy, planning and change

5 - Service delivery, workforce and reform

6 - Social engagement and wellness

Abstract submissions close on 28 April 2023. For more information about #AAGConf23 and to submit an abstract, visit the conference website.

News from the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Many members will know that AAG is a member of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG). IAGG’s mission is to promote gerontological research and training worldwide, and to support gerontological interests globally and on behalf of its member associations.

IAGG Asia/Oceania Region was established in 1978 and incudes Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Peoples Republic of China, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan ROC and Thailand. AAG CEO Renu Borst is the current Executive Officer of the Asia/Oceania Region.

Today, we’re sharing two news items with you:

AAG will be represented at the Regional Congress by CEO Renu Borst and Board chair Dr Claudia Meyer. AAG is also coordinating two booths at the Congress, in collaboration with five AAG Collaborating Research Centres:

Over the coming months, we’ll share updates on IAGG with our members. In the meantime, we encourage you to read more about IAGG.

New online showcase of AAG Research Trust awardees 

 

With AAG Research Trust grants now open, we’re sharing and promoting the work undertaken by previous awardees. These stories demonstrate the type of projects funded through the AAG Research Trust grant programs and celebrate the success of previous awardees.

The first two showcases featured are:

Dr Amanda Krause: The role of radio in promoting well-being in older adults

In 2019, Dr Amanda Krause received one of the inaugural Hal Kendig Research Development Program grants, for a mixed methods project looking at how relationships built through radio engagement among listeners and presenters may contribute to managing social and emotional challenges connected with older age. Through this project, Amanda used a co-design process to develop an evidence-based resource to assist individuals, radio providers and aged care support personnel to promote individual well-being through engaging with radio. Amanda completed her project in 2022.

Dr Nathan D’Cunha: The benefits of engaging with arts for people living with dementia

In 2018, Dr Nathan D’Cunha received an RM Gibson Program grant. Collaborating with the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) as industry partner, the aim of the project was to evaluate the effects of an art gallery intervention on stress and inflammatory responses in people with dementia. It was the first study to measure salivary responses in a pre- and post-study design. With benefits apparent after only six weeks of engaging in the community-based, dementia-specific program, the findings from this project add to the evidence base for the benefits of engaging with arts for people living with dementia. Nathan completed his project in 2020.

If you've completed a project that was funded by the AAG Research Trust, we'd like to add your story to the showcase. Contact us at [email protected].