Conference 2009 papers

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 New Zealand  Virginia Wilton
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 New Zealand: Practice Nurses use the Flinders Model with older people  Faith Mahony

1D Migrant Groups
Enjoyment of life after 70. Comparisons between pre 1980 migrants and the New Zealand born  Regina Pernice 
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 Zealand  Jae-HongPark

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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