Thursday Three - 03 10 2024

  • 34th International Day of Older Persons: Ageing with Dignity
  • Student and Early Career Group (SECG) blog: The power of transdisciplinary research
  • September issue of the Australian Journal of Ageing – ready for viewing!

34th UN International Day of Older Persons – Ageing with Dignity

The Importance of Strengthening Care and Support Systems for Older Persons Worldwide

This week marks the 34th International Day of Older Persons with the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, highlighting the disparity that falls “heavier on women, including older women, who bear the brunt of providing unpaid care. Recognising the rights of both those who receive care and care givers is essential for more resilient societies.”

AAG is pleased to promote research and innovation supporting the needs of carers with a number of targeted carer related topics at this year’s 57th Annual AAG Conference in Hobart, including carer expectations, needs and experiences; informal carer perspectives; enhancing care-partner wellbeing; disaster preparedness for older Australians and their carers; and using a virtual platform to support carers of older persons with dementia. Don’t miss your opportunity to participate in these and other cutting edge workshops, plenary sessions, panel discussions, poster presentations, and presentation by the 2024 Garry Andrews International Fellow, Ms Susana Concordo Harding, International Longevity Centre Singapore (ILC-S). 

View the 2024 AAG Conference program and register now.

Student and Early Career Group (SECG) blog: Discovering the Power of Transdisciplinary Research: A Personal Journey

In the latest blog from AAG's Student and Early Career Group (SECG), Mehak Oberai, Senior Research Assistant on the Ethos Project at Griffith University, reflects on her experience of transdisciplinary research and what it can uniquely offer early career researchers within the often complex and challenging ageing research landscape.

September issue of the Australian Journal of Ageing - ready for viewing!

As ageism rears its ugly head once again in the context of the upcoming US elections, AJA Deputy Editor in Chief, Amanda Barusch, discusses how even we gerontologists and geriatricians can be guilty of accidentally promulgating ageist stereotyping.

In addition, two reviews highlight the limited evidence base surrounding residents’ perspectives on aspects of residential aged care, not least quality. Another two clinical tools are evaluated: the Kimberley Cognitive Assessment (KICA-Cog) in Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT™) in the acute care setting.

Mearns and colleagues report on a model of care using a preoperative comprehensive geriatric assessment and multidisciplinary team input in the management of older people undergoing orthopaedic surgery. You can also read about a randomised controlled trial (RCT) that evaluates a virtual reality dementia training program and another RCT on an innovative community based strength and balance intervention amongst older Hong Kong adults with a history of falls.

View these and more (subject to membership) at Australasian Journal on Ageing: Vol 43, No 1 (wiley.com)