Healthy Ageing Initiative webinar series

The Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences' Healthy Ageing Initiative is a growing community of practice around healthy ageing, incorporating research, research training, curriculum development, student activities, and community engagement and partnerships.

The Healthy Ageing Initiative webinar series, hosted by Initiative Director, Professor Nancy A Pachana, will cover a diverse range of topics in the area of healthy ageing.

Contacts

Courtney Loudon

c.loudon@uq.edu.au

Past sessions

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Overview of the New Zealand Health, Work and Retirement Study

14 August 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

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The New Zealand Health, Work and Retirement Study (NZHWR) is the longest running longitudinal study of ageing in Aotearoa New Zealand. The study brings together complimentary disciplines such as social gerontology, psychology, public health, and human geography to explore a broad range of factors that contribute to well-being in older age.

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A Demographic Perspective on Healthy Ageing

19 June 2024 12:00pm–19 July 2024 1:00pm

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In this talk Pia Wohland will first examine the evolution of healthy aging research from a demographic perspective, tracing the historical progression of demographic studies on aging and shifts in focus over time.

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Nutrition for cognition and other adventures

15 May 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Healthy Ageing Initiative webinar series

This seminar discusses the direct impact of food on our cognitive functions and emotions, detailing how certain dietary choices can affect our mental health, concentration, and mood. The significant influence of diet on the development of chronic diseases the environmental benefits of shifting towards plant-based diets will also be presented.

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I Age in Ways that I Find Meaningful

3 May 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

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In this talk Professor Helene Fung presents her findings from studies on social relationships, attention, memory, emotion and problem solving, across adult samples (aged 18 to 90+ years), from Hong Kong, USA, Canada and Germany, to show that aging is not just about declines.

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Museums as Public Health Assets

13 March 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Healthy Ageing Initiative webinar series

This presentation explores how museum wellbeing programs such as QAGOMA’s Art and Dementia program offer opportunities to fill the gap for life-long learners, through meaningful and stimulating engagement, and positive social interaction.

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Understanding the Science of Stress and Strategies for Healthy Ageing

21 February 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

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Chronic stress is a pervasive problem, affecting people across the lifespan, but especially adults and the elderly. Moreover, the upheavals that occurred as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic have only exacerbated the problem.

Using Deliberative Democracy to generate recommendations to support people living with dementia to walk safely

18 October 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

in Healthy Ageing Initiative webinar series

This webinar covers the experience of conducting a Deliberative Democracy and the recommendations generated from this research.

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Empowering People Living with Dementia through Inclusive Technology and Research Co-Design

20 September 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

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This seminar explores four projects aimed at including people living with dementia in the co-design of research and technology.

Community Knows Best! Walk with Us

30 August 2023 1:30pm–2:30pm

in Healthy Ageing Initiative webinar series

The Healthy Ageing Research Team (HART) has been immersed in research across the Torres Strait Islands and far north Queensland for over two decades. The team of clinicians, academics and researchers aspire to work with Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal communities to enhance the health and wellbeing of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through research.

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The Role of Exercise for Healthy Vascular Ageing

21 June 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

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This webinar will provide an overview of vascular ageing physiology, the impact of vascular ageing on our heart and brain, markers for early detection, and the role exercise plays in healthy ageing by modifying or delaying this vascular deterioration.

Palliative care is interprofessional as it was meant to be

3 May 2023 10:00am–11:00am

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Palliative care is a specialty healthcare service designed to provide superlative support to people with serious illness and their care partners.

Safe Animal Friendly Environments (SAFE) – a tool for supporting people and their pets to stay together as long as possible

19 April 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

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This webinar will be presented by Dr Janette Young, Lecturer in Health Sciences (Health Promotion & Health Services), University of South Australia.

Developments in healthy ageing research and innovation

15 February 2023 12:00pm–1:00pm

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This month's webinar will be presented by Professor Mike Martin from the University of Zurich. Join the discussion on innovations in measuring and supporting healthy ageing in real life and just-in-time contexts, leading to new understandings that can guide public health policy.

Mental health and dementia among older Australians who are from diverse cultural, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds

14 December 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm

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This month's webinar will be presented by Dr Xiaoping Lin, Research Fellow, Clinical Registries, Monash University.

Could healthy hearing be the key to healthy ageing?

16 November 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm

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Presented by Dr Bec Bennett, Clinical and Research Audiologist, Ear Science Institute Australia and Adjunct Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Curtin University.

Old and New Challenges For Healthy Ageing webinar

19 October 2022 12:00pm–1:00pm

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Join Scientia Professor Kaarin Anstey, Director, UNSW Ageing Futures Institute, for 'Old and new challenges for healthy ageing'.