Thursday Three - 04 05 2023

  • Update on AAG Special Interest Groups

  • AAG NSW division co-chair on Suddenly Senior podcast

  • Online survey on aged care staff experiences of grief

Update on AAG Special Interest Groups

AAG has several SIGs where AAG members meet with others to learn, share and expand their understanding of the multidisciplinary field of gerontology. SIGs also host AAG events and contribute to policy development. We’ll also be developing a dedicated SIG channel on the AAG Community Hub.

AAG’s current SIGs are on our website. We’re also considering potential new SIGs on:

  • Creativity, art and design (CAD) in ageing (CAD-SIG)
  • Diet, nutrition and ageing
  • Economic perspectives on ageing
  • Mental health, wellbeing and ageing

Update your SIG status

We encourage AAG members to network and work with others by joining a SIG. SIG membership is open to current financial AAG members only.

Since our new website went live, our SIG co-ordinator has been relying on lists generated from our old software. Now that our SIGs are fully enabled on our new membership database, we ask you to:

  • Sign into your membership account via the AAG website
  • Go to the Special Interest Groups tab in your membership profile
  • Select the SIG you want to join, or the one you already belong to by checking the boxes (we need you to update your SIG selections in the new database)
  • Save your changes

You’ll then be included in all future emails and activities relating to your selected group(s).

For more information on SIGs, email Dr Amber Mills, Policy and Research Manager, at [email protected].

AAG NSW division co-chair on Suddenly Senior podcast

Keryn Curtis, co-chair of AAG’s New South Wales division was recently a guest on the Suddenly Senior podcast. Already in its third season, the hosts and guests on this podcast present many different perspectives on ageing.

In a lively, informative and fun discussion, Keryn shared her passion for gerontology, while answering the question ‘What does a gerontologist do?’ Along the way, she confirmed the preferred terms of ‘older adults’ or ‘older people’, and reiterated the need to ditch the word ‘elderly’. We agree!

Online survey on aged care staff experiences of grief

Our friends at Monash University are investigating the experiences of aged care staff who care for residents at the end of life and at death.

The aim of this study is to co-design strategies that support staff experiences of death and grief. Participation involves completing an online survey, which is open to residential aged care staff who look after or engage directly with residents.

The project team includes Associate Professor Helen Rawson, a member of the senior group of the AAG Research Trust Grants Committee.

More information and access to the survey are available at monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0UqZ2gRYvmTVQMK.