Thursday Three - 17 10 2024

“Cheers to 60 years!”

AAG members and staff share the love as we celebrate 60 years connecting research, policy, and practice as Australia’s thought leaders on ageing.

(Keep those videos and images coming for more happy birthday reels!)

Pictured: Video message celebrating 60 years for AAG

  • Final 2024 AAG Research Trust Awardees
  • Thank you, 2024 Grants Committee!
  • Message from the #AAGConf2024 Chair – Dr Suanne Lawrence

Final 2024 AAG Research Trust Awardees

 

The grant programs of the AAG Research Trust enable important work that often falls outside the criteria of other large government funding programs. In this way, the Research Trust promotes AAG's fundamental commitment to improving the experience of ageing by connecting research, policy and practice.

Further to our recent announcement of the 2024 RM Gibson awardees, AAG and the AAG Research Trust are pleased to advise the successful applications to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Strategic Innovation and Hal Kendig Research Development programs. We congratulate all applicants, whose submissions were inspiring in their diversity, purpose and passion.

The awardees in 2024 are:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Grant Program

Older Aboriginal women’s business: Understanding lived experiences of menopause

Ms Lindy Moffatt, Senior Research Assistant, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)

Hal Kendig Research Development Program  

Developing integrated care models for older adults with dual sensory impairment (DSI) and their family carers.

Dr Moira Dunsmore, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney

Understanding the Expectations and Experiences of Aged Care Services for LGBTQI+, Sistergirl and Brotherboy older people and Intersectionality

Dr Daniel Brown, Lecturer and Clinical Psychologist, University of Southern Queensland

Strategic Innovation Program

Co-designing and piloting a theory-informed, evidence-based intervention to minimise social frailty in carers of people in later life

Ms Ebony Lewis, Scientia Lecturer, University New South Wales

"When can I go home?" Predicting discharge home from hospital for people with frailty

Dr Jennifer Jones, Lecturer and Physiotherapist, University of Melbourne and Austin Health

      Pictured: Dementia Australia Research Foundation Logo

The following additional Strategic Innovation Program grant has been awarded through our valued partnership with the Dementia Australia Research Foundation (DARF):

Exploring connectedness in older people living with dementia in residential aged care: Experiences of ConnecTo

Dr Linda McAuliffe, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC), Latrobe University

We wish all 2024 AAG Research Trust awardees much success with their projects. You can find out more about the AAG Research Trust on the AAG website and we encourage everyone to look out for future announcements regarding grant opportunities in 2025.

Thank you, 2024 Grants Committee!

 

    Pictured: AAG Research Trust Logo

With the announcement of the grants, we give a big, loud 'shout out' to the Grants Committee of the AAG Research Trust. Led by Professor Anne-Marie Hill from the University of Western Australia, the Grants Committee is made up of AAG members with expertise and skills across the diverse field of ageing. The panel leads for each program are:

  • Professor Linda Deravin and Associate Professor Karla Canuto: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Review Panel;
  • Professor Keith Hill: Strategic Innovation Program;
  • Associate Professor Kate O’Loughlin: Hal Kendig Research Development Program; and
  • Associate Professor Tim Windsor: RM Gibson Program.

All members of the Grants Committee are volunteers. Without the generosity of their time and experience, these grants wouldn't happen. Thank you!

If any AAG members are interested in joining the Grants Committee to develop new skills or to mentor the development of others, please email [email protected].

Message from the #AAGConf2024 Chair - Dr Suanne Lawrence

Pictured: Dr Suanne Lawrence

It's my pleasure to chair the 57th AAG Conference. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Hobart, Tasmania, #AAGConf24 promises to be an unforgettable experience. It is also the perfect setting and opportunity to come together to celebrate AAG’s 60-year history while we showcase the invaluable contribution of our members, partners and networks to the field of ageing.

With well over 500 delegates already registered, including esteemed researchers, service providers, aged care and health professionals, policy influencers, and passionate advocates for older people from across the nation and the globe, #AAGConf24 will be a nexus for collaboration and innovation.

I have always viewed AAG’s annual conference as a unique, inspiring and fun event. This year’s theme of Fresh Air, Fresh Thinking is set to ignite a plethora of ideas and insights beginning with the online presentations and pre-conference workshops, right through to the opening address, plenary sessions, workshops, expo, and of course, another fantastic night of music, food and entertainment at the conference dinner, including awards presentations. I look forward to getting into the groove “60s Style” as we #Cheers60years!

If you haven’t yet registered for the conference, there’s still time. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to come together, share our knowledge and ideas, and show our appreciation and support to everyone who has contributed to improving the experience of ageing over the past 60 years and into the future.

Dr Suanne Lawrence

RN, BSc (Hons), MPH, MHA, PhD

Lecturer in Nursing, University of Tasmania

AAG Tas Division Chair; AAG Conference Planning Chair (Hobart) 2024