Thursday Three - 02 11 2023

  • AAG SECG Helen Barrie Award open now

  • Healthy Ageing Toolkit launched

  • Check your calendar

AAG SECG Helen Barrie Award open now

AAG's Student and Early Career Group (SECG) is proud to announce that the AAG SECG Helen Barrie National Prize is back in 2023.

This prize provides an opportunity for eligible AAG student and early career members to be recognised for their outstanding research contributions to ageing research and practice.

Now in its third year, three prizes will be awarded, with a total value of $1750.00. This year, a special prize for excellence in research on creative arts for health and wellbeing in ageing is also being offered, alongside the general prize for excellence in ageing research outcomes.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of Comlink Australia for this prize. 

Applications are now open and close on 4 December 2023.

Healthy Ageing Toolkit launched

Led by AAG member Dr Saman Khalatbari-Soltani, Senior Lecturer in Population Health at University of Sydney School of Public Health and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), the Healthy Ageing Toolkit has recently been launched.

The Healthy Ageing Toolkit is a comprehensive cohort information repository of 287 ageing cohort studies across the globe, designed to support the study of ageing and its trajectories, as well as inequities in healthy ageing. Its search dashboard helps researchers locate cohort studies worldwide with their measures of interest. It also provides valuable insights into data collection gaps, supporting the global, regional, and national monitoring of actions, programs, and policies.

Saman is also a member of the AAG Research Trust Grants Committee.

Check your calendar

Who can believe it's already November? With #AAGConf23 fast approaching, it's a busy time for us. In addition to the main conference program, we'd like to remind you of several other important related events:

  • We have seven pre-conference workshops taking place on Tuesday 14 November 2023. You can register to attend just a workshop, and/or the full conference.

  • After the conference, AAG's Gary Andrews International Fellow for 2023, Professor Shannon Jarrott, will share her insights and experiences of intergenerational practice in visits to four AAG Divisions (ACT, SA, Vic and WA).

Also coming up in the next few weeks are:

  • An online event on Wednesday 8 November, co-presented by Gerontological Alliance of Nurses Australia (GANA) and AAG, on 'Reinvigorating aged care: Listening to the voice of nursing students'.

  • AAG VIC Division's member and guest informal gathering, on Wednesday 8 November.

  • AAG NSW's Student and Early Career Group in-person workshop on 'Presentation skills for research communication', on Friday 10 November.

If you'd like to suggest or share an event, let us know.

Pre-Conference workshops - Tues 14th Nov

  • NEW ADDITION Comfortable and confident conversations about palliative care 
    Hosted by the Department of Health and Aged Care and PEPA (Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach

  • End of the Rainbow: Models of Care for LGBTIQ+ People with Dementia.
    Hosted by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, transgender and Intersex Special Interest Group (LGBTI SIG), in partnership with LGBTIQ+ Health Australia, Dementia Support Australia and Deakin University
  • Telehealth for Rural Older People: Panacea, Problem or somewhere inbetween?
    Hosted by the AAG Regional, Remote and Rural Special Interest Group
  • Developing skills in delivering a short and engaging 'elevator pitch'
    Hosted by AAG Student and Early Career Group (SECG) and Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA)
  • Publish before you perish: Writing for Scholarly Journals
    Hosted by Australasian Journal on Ageing (AJA)
  • AAG 'Division's catch up'
    All committee members and interested members are welcome. This provides a relaxed chance to connect with other divisions and exchange insights on activities in different states/territories

  • Australian Institute of Intergenerational Practice (AIIP) presents

    • Workshop 1: Co-designing Intergenerational Programs
    • Workshop 2: Thinking outside the box: Measuring Intergenerational Practice in Creative Ways

Visit the conference website for more information about these workshops