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2015 Conference Program
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2015 Conference Oral Presentations
Pre-Conference Workshop Presentations
| Presenter | Presentation | Special Interest Group |
|---|---|---|
| Broe, Tony; Wall, Sharon; Daylight, Gail and the KGOWS Team | Closing Remote Communities - Effects on Ageing in Place | Hosted by The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing Advisory Group (ATSIAAG) |
| Squires, Barbara | Having a Real Impact: How to translate research into policy and practice | Hosted by AAG's Student and Early Career Group in partnership with Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA) |
| Parkinson, Lynne; Sims, Jane and Wells Yvonne | Publish before you Perish! Writing for Scholarly Journals: How to ‘get published’ | Presented in Partnership with the Australasian Journal on Ageing |
Conference Presentations
| Presenter | Presentation | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Ah Wong, Melissa | A Journey Home - Advocacy For Our First Nations Elders | 2A.2 |
| Allen, Joanne | Personal and contextual determinants of health for older rural Australians | 4D.2 |
| Alpass, Fiona | The health attributes of older rural Australians | 4D.3 |
| Appannah, Arti | Constructing the dimensions of an age-friendly organizational culture | 4B.2 |
| Balan, Peter | SeniorPreneurs: A dynamic and enterprising emerging network of entrepreneurs in Australia | 2E.3 |
| Broady, Timothy | Social connectedness, mental health and wellbeing of ageing carers | 2B.3 |
| Brown, Catherine | So that's how they feel! "Reflections: understanding the impact of cognitive changes on the person living with dementia" | 4B.4 |
| Busija, Lucy | Multimorbidity patterns among older Australians: Results from a Population-Based Survey | 4A.4 |
| Capp, Rose | Moving pictures: exploring the lived experience of dementia on screen | 8B.3 |
| Cartwright, Colleen | Telehealth acceptance by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people | 10E.1 |
| Charlton, Karen | Lean body mass associated with upper body strength in healthy older adults while higher percentage body fat limits performance on physical function | 10B.4 |
| Custance, Graham and Kolasa, Samantha | Giving back without taking away: removing barriers to Aboriginal Community Control | 2A.1 |
| Daly, Mary | Frail older people deserve integrated specialist care - a nursing solution | 4E.3 |
| Dickson, Jenni | Trialling Elder mediation for Conflict Resolution in Aged Care Services: the Seniors Mediation Program | 6E.1 |
| DiGiacomo, Michelle | The role of gender, administrative burden, and financial concerns in the transition to widowhood; a qualitative study | 11B.2 |
| Dollman, James | An innovative approach to physical activity promotion among rural adults | 6D.5 |
| Fairhall, Nicola | Exercise increases muscle mass in older people: a meta-analysis | 8A.2 |
| Faulker, Debbie | Overcoming social isolation: The viewpoints and strategies of older people | 10C.1 |
| Fien, Samantha | Physical Function and Body Composition in Masters Athletes | 8A.3 |
| Hasan, Helen | Developing Programs for the Social Wellbeing of Home-Based Seniors on Social Media | 11D.1 |
| Hayter, Carrie | Older People and Consumer Directed Care in Australia. More Choice or Voice? | 4C.1 |
| Hoyle, Daniel | The impact of psychotropic reduction within aged care facilities | 6C 1A.3 |
| Hull, Melissa | Barriers to physical and mental health support seeking in rural adults | 6D.2 |
| Keeling, Sally | Envisaging future rural ageing research in NZ | 4D.4 |
| Kelly, Michelle | A novel test for assessing social functioning in dementia | 8B.2 |
| Kennedy, Karen | The architecture of well-being for dementia and ageing in-place: exploring how the design of Australian RACFs can enhance well-being of people living and dying with dementia, their family, and staff carers | 8E.3 |
| Kennet-Smith, Eleanor | “Value for money”? Measuring Telecross social support outcomes | 10E.3 |
| Kimberley, Helen and Gruner, Alan | Transforming Workforce Culture in Residential Aged Care Facilities | 4B.1 |
| Lee, Sook Meng | Neuropsychological profile of older people living in squalor | 8C.1 |
| Luscombe, Guy | The NANA Project: New Architecture for the new aged | 8E.4 |
| MacKinlay, Elizabeth | Pastoral care small group work with people who have dementia: contributing to well being | 8D.3 |
| Mitchell, Braden | Increasing walking in rural adults: outcomes of the REACH study | 6D.4 |
| Moore, Melissa and Warburton, Jeni | Spiritual Wellbeing among Older People in Australia | 10A.4 |
| Nettleback, Nerida and Bullock, Nina | Australian Aged Care Sector Reforms in the remote Indigenous context: A workforce development case study | 6A.3 |
| O'Reilly Maria | Air travel and dementia: Issues for travellers, companions and flight crew | 10D.3 |
| Petty, Dave | Developing National Guidelines for Spiritual Care in Aged Care | 8D.4 |
| Livingston, Gill | The START study (STrAtegies for RelaTives) | Plenary Session 3 |
| Robinson, Melanie | Job readiness of unregulated care workers, a concept analysis | 4B.3 |
| Smith, Ashleigh | Exercise prescription for the older adult: Making it enjoyable | 6D.1 |
| Stephens, Christine | The Social Networks and Digital Media Use of Older People in New Zealand: Differences by Levels of Rurality | 4D.3 |
| Tinney, Jean | Doing it Better: Strategies Targeting Older LGBTI Australians’ Mental Health | 10C.4 |
| Warburton Jeni | Workforce issues in rural community aged care | 11E.1 |
| Watt, Amber | Beyond basket-weaving: the evolution and effectiveness of Day Therapy Centres | 6E.2 |
| Watt, Amber | Tracking the impact of housing on health and wellbeing | 8E.1 |
| Wilson, Leigh | Perception of heat-wave risk in rural Australia: a qualitative study | 4A.1 |
