Exhibitors
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Programme
outline at a glance
(subject to change - as at June
2009)
Friday 9th October, 2009
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Time |
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| 8.00 - 9.00 |
Registration |
| 9.00 - 10.00 |
Keynote Speaker - Professor Billie Giles-Corti,
University of Western Australia
Creating supportive environments
so older people can support themselves. |
| 10.00 - 10.30 |
Morning tea |
| 10.30 - 12.00 |
Concurrent paper
sessions
Assistive Technology
Recent advances in Assistive Technologies for promoting
independence and improving well-being in older people
Priyadarshi Tiwari
Attitudes of retirement home residents, relatives and staff towards
healthcare robots
Elizabeth Broadbent
How do older persons respond to a blood pressure robot?
Elizabeth Broadbent
Social and Financial
Resources
Social attitudes towards the New Zealand Superannuation Scheme
Meoldie Gribben
Implications of individual debt on financial status in old age
Adam Tipper
Ageing in a material world
Mary Breheny
Health CareThe experiences
of informal caregivers in New Zealand
Diane Jorgensen
Talking about end-of-life care for older people in a rural New
Zealand community
Barbara Horrell
Staff perceptions of end-of-life care in aged residential care
before and after the implementation of the Liverpool Care Pathway
for the dying patient
Bridget Marshall
Social Isolation
Loneliness in older persons
Stephen Neville
The impact of migration of children on loneliness among older
parents in New Zealand
Suzan van der Pas
Linking older people to their communities: Evidence and
practice
Louise Rees
Physical Activity
Can video sports games improve physical activity levels, functional
ability and quality of life for rest home residents?
Nicola Power
An evaluation of the never2old physical activity programme for
older adults
Justin Keogh
Participant evaluations of the healthy steps green prescription
Intervention
Asmita Patel |
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12.00 |
Lunch |
| 1.00 - 3.00 |
Plenary Session with Keynotes - Facilitator Peggy
Koopman-Boyden
Prizes (Best papers)
Farewell |
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Wednesday 7th October 2009
Thursday
8th October, 2009
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