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Closing Date 24 September 2010
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Monday 10 May 2010
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Friday 6 August 2010

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For further information regarding the 2010 AAG National Conference please contact:

AAG Conference Managers
East Coast Conferences

Jane Howorth, Jayne Hindle, Susan Contemprée, Amy McIntosh
Phone: 1300 368 783 or (02) 6650 9800
Fax: (02) 6650 9700
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Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
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Program

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Draft Program Outline

(at June 2010, subject to change)

 

Tuesday 16th November 2010

9.00am- 3.30pm

Pre Conference Workshop #1
Developing your research or evaluation proposal
Facilitators: Dr Briony Dow, Dr Catherine (Kate) Burns

Venue: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
Cost: $60 per person (includes morning tea and lunch) NB: This is an optional event, and is not included in any of the registration fees)

2.00pm - 5.00pm

Pre Conference Workshop #2
Writing and reviewing for scholarly journals: A view from Australasian Journal on Ageing

Facilitators: Associate Professor Lynne Parkinson, Professor Richard Lindley, Professor Yvonne Wells

Venue: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
Cost: $50* per person (includes afternoon tea) *10 places are available at the discounted rate of $35 for graduate students and early career researchers with less than 3 years post-doc.
NB: This is an optional event, and is not included in any of the registration fees)

Day 1 - Wednesday 17 November 2010

8.00am
Mezzanine

Registration and Arrival Tea / Coffee Level 1, Hotel Grand Chancellor

8.30am
Mezzanine

Trade Exhibition opens

8.50am
Concert Hall

Session 1- Plenary

8.50am

Welcome to Country
Leonie Dickson

9.00am

Welcome-President, AAG
Professor Gill Lewin,President, AAG

9.10am

Opening Address (invited, TBC)
The Governor-General, Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce AC

9.30am

Gary Andrews Address
Multidisciplinary team care: bridging disciplinary boundaries to implement effective stroke rehabilitation Professor Peter Langhorne
Professor of Stroke Care, Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences Division, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK

10.30am-11.00am
Mezzanine

Morning Tea

11.00am-12.30pm

Session 2- Concurrent

12.30pm-2.00pm
Mezzanine

Lunch
Poster Session

2.00pm-3.30pm
Mezzanine

Session3- Concurrent

3.30pm- 4.00pm
Mezzanine

Afternoon Tea

4.00pm- 5.30pm
Concert Hall

President's Symposium
Housing and Older Australians
Presenters include Dr Diana Olsberg and Dr Anna Howe Sponsored by Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

4.00pm- 5.30pm

President's Symposium
Topic: Housing: ageing at home (TBC)

5.30pm

Close of Day One

5.30pm-7.00pm

Welcome Reception
IXL Atrium, Henry Jones Art Hotel
Co-sponsored by School of Nursing and Uniting Aged Care Victoria and Tasmania.

Evening

At leisure

Day 2 - Thursday 18 November 2010
Day Sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania

7.00am-8.30am

Wicking Centre "Dementia Workforce Breakfast" Presenters: TBC

Venue: The Jones and Co. Room, Henry Jones Hotel, Hobart
Cost: $45 per person (includes fruit, pastries, hot beverages and a full hot plated breakfast).
NB: This is an optional event, and is not included in any of the registration fees)

8.00am
Mezzanine

Registration (for 1 Day delegates) and arrival tea / coffee

8.45am
Concert Hall

Session 5 - Plenary

8.45am

Welcome to Day 2
Professor Gill Lewin, President, AAG

8.50am

Plenary Address Representative or Minister (TBC) Tasmanian DHHS

9.00am

Plenary Address
How Older People’s Life Styles Influence Health Ageing and Service Use
Professor Hal Kendig
Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Science, University of Sydney

9.30am

David Wallace Address
Look back with pride - look ahead with urgency
Professor Jenny Abbey, Director, Dementia Collaborative Research Centre for Consumers, Carers and Social Research, Queensland University of Technology; and Director, Eastern Australia Dementia Training Study Centre, Qld Branch, led by Wollongong University.

10.00am- 10.30am Mezzanine

Morning Tea

10.30am- 12.00pm

Session 6 - Concurrent

12.00pm- 1.30pm Mezzanine

Lunch
Poster Session

12.20pm- 1.20pm Auditorium

AAG Annual General Meeting

1.30pm-3.00pm

Session 7 - Concurrent

3.00pm - 3.30pm Mezzanine

Afternoon Tea

3.30pm- 5.00pm

Session 8 - Concurrent

5.00pm

Close of Day Two

7.00pm for 7.30pm

Conference Dinner (optional extra)
Moorilla - Ground Floor Function Room Derwent River

Sponsored by the Aged Care and Rehabilitation Clinical Network

Day 3 - Friday 19 November 2010

8.00am
Mezzanine

Registration (for 1 Day delegates) and arrival tea/coffee

8.50am
Concert Hall

Session 9 - Plenary

8.50am

Welcome to Day 3
Professor Gill Lewin, President AAG

9.00am

Minister’s Address (invited)
MP, Minister for Ageing

9.20am

Plenary Address
Rethinking collaborative care: Building bridges between family members and service providers of people living with advanced dementia
Dr Fran McInerney
Associate Professor, Aged Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery (Victoria), Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne

9.50am

Plenary Address
Co-production: building bridges between carers and dementia health services
Dr Christine Stirling, Senior Research Fellow, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania

10.30am- 11.00am Mezzanine

Morning Tea

11.00am-12.30pm

Session10 - Concurrent

12.15pm-1.30pm
Mezzanine

Lunch
Poster Session

Sponsored by Wicking Dementia Research Education Centre (Menzies Research Institute)

1.30pm-2.40pm

Session11 - Workshops

2.40pm-3.00pm
Mezzanine

Afternoon Tea

3.00pm-4.30pm
Concert Hall

Session 12 - Plenary

3.00pm

Showcase for IAGG in Melbourne 2011
Professor Keith Hill

3.30pm

Plenary Address

4.00pm

Summing Up and Poster Prize announcements

4.15pm

Close of Conference (Poster Prize announcements)

4.15pm-5.15pm

Farewell Drinks
Mezzanine, Grand Chancellor Hotel