Program

Correct at 17 February 2010.

DAY 1
Thursday 15 April 2010

8.30am

Registration & arrival tea/coffee
Level 1, Ballina RSL Club

9.30am -11.10am

Session 1 - Plenary
Location: Auditorium

9.30am

Welcome to Country - Elder from Bundjalung Nation

9.35am

Welcome
Professor Julie Byles
NSW Division President, Australian Association of Gerontology

9.40am

Official Opening
Message from the Minister
The Hon Paul Lynch
MP Minister for Ageing, Disability Services and Aboriginal Affairs

10.00am

Keynote Address
Building housing and homes for later life Australians
Professor Andrew Jones
Program Director, Institute for Social Science Research, the University of Queensland Director, AHURI Queensland Research Centre

10.40am

Plenary Address
Pathways to Healthy Ageing
Professor Hal Kendig
Research Professor of Ageing and Health, University of Sydney

11.10am -11.40am

Morning Tea

11.40am -1.00pm

Session 2 - Concurrent
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	2A: Implementing Falls Prevention	2B: Home and Community; Gender and Cultural Consideration
Chair:	Lisa Ralph
Location:	Auditorium	Function Room 1 & 2
11.40am- 12noon	Sustaining the Stepping On program: Major influences and critical factors Meryl Lovarini	Older single women and housing: what are the issues? Yvonne Hartman & Sandy Darab
12noon- 12.20pm	Enhancing the capacity for independent living among older people residing in Hunter New England Health Patsy Bourke	Homelessness and Older Women Ludo McFerran
12.20pm- 12.40pm	Lifestyle approaches to balance & strength program Lindy Clemson, Maria Fiatarone-Singh, Anita Bundy, Robert Cumming	Ageing related policies and the concept of moral entity: Ageing Macedonians in Australia Irena Veljanova & Diana Sterjovska
12.40pm- 1.00pm	Understanding the role of physical activity and social support for older people Beth Fuller	Rural based older men and community and in home aged care: barriers to access and effective models of care Anthony Brown

1.00pm -1.50pm

Lunch
Location: Spinnakers

1.50pm -2.50pm

Session 3 - Concurrent
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	3A: Modern Technologies for Community	3B: Planning and Design for Healthy Communities
Chair:
Location:	Auditorium	Function Room 1 & 2
1.50pm- 2.10pm	Keep open that door to the world! Nan Bosler	The BCS age friendly home - advancements in home modification and design to increase independence for ageing populations Brendan Moore
2.10pm- 2.30pm	Technology research for independent living in older Australians Stuart Smith	Ageing and neighbourhood: linking indicators of healthy ageing and urban indicators Lynne Parkinson
2.30pm- 2.50pm	Harnessing the humble telephone for building stronger communities for socially isolated house bound older people Tania Pollard	Future-proofing our environments to meet the needs of an ageing population Anne-Marie Elias & Lisa Langley

2.50pm - 3.20pm

Afternoon tea

3.20pm - 5.00pm

Session 4 - ConcurrentExpand Session

	4A: Building Better Communities	4B: Aged Care
Chair:
Location:	Auditorium	Function Room 1 & 2
3.20pm- 3.40pm	Intentional communities: a new model of housing for the aged population Jan Pearson & Ruth Harrison	Development of the implementation of a 'Delirium Care Pathways': outcomes for patients/clients and carers Victoria Traynor
3.40pm-4.00pm	Building a vibrant active community in Kyogle shire Mary-Clare Maloney	My Story Matters Kate O'Leary
4.00pm-4.20pm	Re-connecting communities - a social rehabilitation intervention Richard Kindness	Implementing best practice in nutrition and hydration support in residential aged care: residents' perspectives on the meals and the dining experience Annette Moxey
4.20pm- 4.40pm	Are rural communities a good place to grow older? A study from north-east Victoria Rachel Winterton	A crisis of care in working with older people: a longitudinal study of the career preferences of student nurses and implications for sustainable models of care John Stevens
4.40pm- 5.00pm	Defining the community - the old and the new Audrey Guy	Dementia elearning: A positive approach to care of the older person Anne Moehead

5.00pm

Close of Day 1

6pm for 6.30pm

Conference Dinner
Northern Rivers Community Gallery Cafe
44 Cherry Street, Ballina - View on Google Maps

DAY 2
Friday 16 April 2010

8.15am

Registration (for one-day delegates) and arrival tea/coffee

8.45am - 10.10am

Session 5 - Plenary
Location: Auditorium

8.45am

Welcome to Day 2
Professor Julie Byles

8.50am

Keynote Address
Social Sustainability and Influence of the Built Environment on Quality of Life
Dr Catherine Bridge
Director, Home Modification Information Clearinghouse and Associate Professor, Centre for Health Assets Australasia, University of Sydney

9.30am

Keynote Address
A regional perspective on affordable rental housing for older people: What do we think they want and what do they really want?
Professor Colleen Cartwright
Director, Aged Services Learning and Research Collaboration and Foundation Professor of Aged Services, Southern Cross University

10.10am - 10.40am

Morning Tea

10.40am - 12.30pm

Session 6 - ConcurrentExpand Session

	6A -WORKSHOP New housing for older people	6B: Communities, Environments & Health
Chair:
Location:	Auditorium	Function Room 1 & 2
10.40am-11.10am	Presenters include: Barbara Squires Benevolent Society Helen Wood Uniting Care Ageing Mike Furner/Jodie Rutherford BSC Age Care David Lane Thomson Adsett Architects	The Australian Rural Mental Health Study 65+ Cohort: are they ageing actively? Jacqui Wilson
11.10am-11.30am		Is retirement village living good for health? Suzanne Niblett
11.30am-11.50am		Home and Independent Living Julie Byles
11.50am- 12.10pm		Living with stairs: Functioning in a large cohort with Australian men and women Deirdre McLaughlin
12.10pm- 12.30pm		Does housing influence older people's chances of entering residential care? Hal Kendig

12.30pm - 1.20pm

Lunch
Location: Spinnakers
Ageing at home with dementia - Draft NSW Dementia Services Framework Consultative Workshop facilitated by Anne Cumming

1.20pm - 2.20pm

Session 7 - Concurrent, Workshop or Symposia
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	7A: Research Skills Workshop	7B: Policy Round Table
Chair:	Lesley Barclay	Felicity Barr, Deb Kuhn, Sigrid Patterson
Location:	Auditorium	Function Room 1 & 2
1.20pm-1.40pm
1.40pm-2.00pm
2.00pm-2.20pm

2.20pm

Change over to plenary session

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Session 8 - Plenary
Location: Auditorium

2.30pm

Closing Plenary Address
Mr Pino Migliorino
Chair of the NSW Ministerial Advisory Committee on Ageing

3.10pm

Conference Wrap-Up
Dr Jan Herbert , Gerontologist
Mr Pip Carter, CEO, St Andrews Ballina

3.30pm

Close of conference

Key Dates

Closing date for submission of abstracts:
29 January 2010
Closing Date for 'Earlybird' Registration:
5pm Friday 12^th March 2010
Detailed Program available:
March 2010
Conference dates:
15 & 16 April 2010

Hosted by

The Australian Association of Gerontology

Supported by

Ageing, Disability and Home Care, Department of Human Services

Contact Us

For any information regarding the 2010 AAG Rural Conference, please contact the Conference Managers:

East Coast Conferences
Phone: +61 2 6650 9800 or 1300 368 783
Fax: +61 2 6650 9700
Postal: PO Box 848, Coffs Harbour
NSW 2450, Australia
Email: info@eastcoastconferences.com.au