Read and download the speakers' conference presentations.
Over 400 Conference delegates attended Living in an Ageing Society - Shaping Tomorrow Today, the joint Age Concern New Zealand and New Zealand Association of Gerontology conference in Wellington in October 2009.
Keynote speakers
Day 1: Keynote Speaker - Professor Alan Walker, Sheffield University UK
Active Ageing: Its Promise and Potential
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Day 2: Keynote Address - Associate Professor Nancy Pachana, University of Queensland Assessing Anxiety In Later Life
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Day 3: Keynote Speaker - Professor Billie Giles-Corti, University of Western Australia
Creating supportive environments so older people can support themselves
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Auditorium Speakers
Resilience and Challenge in the Wellbeing of Older New Zealanders
Charles Waldegrave & Peter King, Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit
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Invitation: Gerontology and Geriatrics conference 2011 Keith Hill > DOWNLOAD [1.5MB]
Concurrent sessions - Day 1, morning
1A Older Workers
Is working later our future? Older New Zealanders in the labour force Ahmad Mansoor Khawaja
Maintaining and Promoting an Ageing Workforce: International Trends and Innovations Marilyn Luptak
Gender Differences in Later Life Labour Supply Angela Curl
1B Ageing Population
Project to enhance population ageing research in
Growing up and growing older – exploring baby boomers identity and expectations Kathy Glasgow
Economic living standards of older people: inequalities and health Christine Stephens
1C Health Care
Self-Management of Chronic Conditions in Ageing Population Natalia Valentino
Establishing a kaitautoko-led, technology-enabled chronic care management service to support people with long-term conditions at home Anton Venter
Partnering in Primary Care in
1D Migrant Groups
Enjoyment of life after 70. Comparisons between pre 1980 migrants and the
I want to have my own small home: Ageing in a Place of Older Chinese Immigrants Wendy Li
Localising ‘filial piety’: Practicing respect and care for older people among Korean immigrants in Aotearoa New
1E Justice and Ethics
Do those individuals who are afflicted with dementia have a moral duty to die? Phillipa Malpas
Exploring the concept of occupational justice for people with dementia Grace O’Sullivan
When morals and markets collide: Towards an exploration of an ethic of care within the rest home sector Martin Woods
1F Residential Aged Care Workshop Nancy Pachana
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Table 1, below, covers morning sessions from Wednesday 9 October.
> VIEW Concurrent Session Papers from Wednesday afternoon and Day 2, Thursday 8 October
> VIEW Concurrent Session papers from Day 3, Friday 9 October
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