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Newsletter 11: August 2007NEWSMonRAS welcomes new staff member to the teamMonRAS is pleased to welcome our new Project Officer, Dr Anita Matusan. Anita has a PhD in molecular virology from Monash University and has had several years experience in the Australian biotech sector. She has also had previous project officer experience, having worked in the Strategic Projects Development Unit within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Anita has replaced Dr Sika Ristevski, who has taken up another position within the University. You can contact Anita on 9905 1879 or anita.matusan@med.monash.edu.auMonRAS Evening Forum no.3Evidence based treatment and care of the very old
The third MonRAS Evening Forum on Ageing Research was held on Wednesday 15th August at the Monash University Staff Club. The topic for discussion was the evidence based treatment and care of the very old led by Professor Daniel O’Connor, Head of the Aged Mental Health Research Unit at the Kingston Centre, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. During his keynote presentation, Professor O’Connor described the interesting and largely positive findings he uncovered when researching the use of “alternative treatments” such as aromatherapy, music therapy and various psychosocial treatments for difficult behaviours in dementia patients. Presentations from Chris Puckey (Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services, DHS) on the development of community and residential aged care; Associate Professor Peteris Darzins (Monash Ageing Research Centre) discussing the lack of evidence for the therapeutic medicinal treatment of the very old; and Joan Yalden (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences) on palliative care of the very old, further highlighted the issues related to the evidenced based care of the aged and very old. A podcast of the presentations at this Forum will soon be available at: http://www.mulo.monash.edu.au/monras/ UPCOMING EVENTSMonRAS Evening Forum no. 4Exploring the issues of transport in an ageing societyKeynote speaker: Professor Graham Currie Wednesday 10th October 2007, 4-6pm Monash University Staff Club, Clayton Campus MonRAS 2nd Annual Research ConferenceAnnouncing the MonRAS 2nd Annual Research Conference to be held November 2007. Further details available shortly. MonRAS Research Support Scheme 2007Applications for this funding scheme will open in the near future. More details available soon on our website. The Understandascope Series: The fabulous resource - reinvolvement of the "grey nomads": "Positive Ageing" as an opportunity to give backPublic discussions @ Federation SquareTues. 18 September, 6-8pm in the BMW Edge TheatreAssociate Professor Frank Fisher, Director of The Understandascope (A Centre for University - Community Engagement for Environmental Sustainability - based in the Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine), has convene this series of public discussions. School of Primary Health Care Lecture Series
Socioeconomic status, response to antidepressant treatment, and suicidal ideation in older adultsPresented by the Healthy Ageing Unit, Primary Care Research, SPHCAssociate Professor Alex Cohen, Medical Anthropologist, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Principal Fellow, Centre for International Mental Health, University of Melbourne Tuesday 18 September 1.00 - 3.00pm (Light refreshments will be served) Lecture Theatre, School of Primary Health Care Building 1, 270 Ferntree Gully Rd Notting Hill Campus Bookings essential RSVP: 15/9/07 Mrs Nelum Salgado on 8575 2245 or email: Nelum.Salgado@med.monash.edu.au Since 2001, Dr Cohen has held the position of Academic Director International Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research and Training Program Award, Fogarty International Center, NIH, Dept of Social Medicine, HMS. During this time he has acted as the Coordinator University of Melbourne - Harvard Medical School International Mental Health Leadership Program. In 2003 - 2004 he was the academic director Freeman Foundation Chinese and Southeast Asian Fellowship Program, Dept of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Assistant Professor Cohen also Co-ordinated the World Mental Health Project, in the Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1996 -2002. Since 2006-present he has undertaken an international collaboration for the MANAS project: The clinical and cost-effectiveness of an intervention strategy to integrate the treatment of common mental disorders into routine primary care in developing countries: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Goa, India Symposium –The Oral Health of Older Populations in AustraliaThe Cooperative Research Centre for Oral Health Science (CRC-OHS)/Oral Health Informatics of the University of Melbourne, in collaboration with Monash Research for an Ageing Society (MonRAS), Monash University and the Victorian Department of Human Services, is organising a one-day symposium: The Oral Health of Older Populations in Australia, to provide an initial assessment of needs, identification of the key components of a general action plan, and for the development of a coordinated approach for oral health care for older adults. This event is suitable for oral health, health and public health professionals, gerontologists, students and to those interested in providing better health care to older adults. There will be no registration fee for the Symposium. When: 21 September, 9.00 am - 4.30 pm The School of Dental Science is an approved Educational Activity Provider under the Dental Practice Board of Victoria's Code of Practice on Continuing Professional Development (CDP). This Symposium is credited for 5 hours. For information please contact Rodrigo Mariño on 9341 1558, or email: rmarino@unimelb.edu.au, or see News and Events at http://www.crcoralhealthscience.org.au/. Joint event: MonRAS, Healthy Ageing Research Unit and the ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well.Necessary Connections: Linking the GenerationsAssociate Professor Leng Leng Thang
Monday 15 October, 2-4 pm. Seminar room G19, Building 75, Monash University, Clayton Campus. Associate Professor Thang is currently head of the Department of Japanese Studies at the National University of Singapore, and teaches contemporary Japanese society and culture. She is currently on sabbatical with Asian Studies in the University of Western Australia until the end of the year. Professor Thang is a socio-cultural anthropologist with research interest on intergenerational programming, intergenerational relationships, ageing and gender. She has worked extensively on Japan and is the author of “Generations in Touch: Linking the old and young in a Tokyo neighbourhood” (Cornell University Press, 2001). If you wish to attend this special seminar, please send an email to Julie Suker at monras@adm.monash.edu.au FUNDING & CONFERENCES6th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in AgeingDefining Future DirectionsTuesday, 20 November 2007 For further conference details and to submit an abstract, please visit www.ageingwell.edu.au/era2007 or contact (08) 8222 5215. Australian Association of Gerontology 40th National Conference'BeyOND 2007, Ageing: Evolution and Revolution'Hilton Adelaide, South Australia 21-23 November 2007 More details see the AAG website Australian Psychological Society 2007 Psychology & Ageing Interest Group Conference1-3 November 2007Deakin Management Centre, Geelong, Victoria. Keynote speakers will be Professor Louis Burgio from the University of Alabama and Professor John Snowdon from the University of Sydney. More information at www.groups.psychology.org.au/GroupContent.aspx?ID=1192 Geriaction National Conference 2007Caring for the Aged in all Contexts: models, myths and magic11–12 October 2007 More information is available from www.geriaction.com.au/conference or from Sally Brown on (07) 3201 2808. Australian Association of Gerontology Inc. (Victorian Division) and the National Ageing Research Institute: Inaugural Gary Andrews Travelling Fellowship Forum and Research RoundtableDr Karen Ritchie is the first Gary Andrews Travelling Fellow. She gained her MA in Psychology from the University of Tasmania and completed her PhD at the University of Montpellier, France, where she is now Research Director of a Unit of the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), specialising in Nervous System Pathologies: Epidemiological and Clinical Research. Dr Ritchie will be participating in two events when she is in Melbourne in November: A Healthy Carers Forum and Research Roundtable. Healthy Carers: Mind, body and soul: A forum for service providers and planners, policy makers, researchers and carers.Presentations and discussion on
Where: Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre, Cnr St Georges Rd and Bell St, Preston. Ample free parking is available. Research Roundtable: Promoting collaboration in priority research areasThe Research Roundtable will canvass the gains that can be achieved through research collaborations and how further collaboration can be advanced in Victoria, across Australia and internationally. The Roundtable will be chaired by Professor David Ames, Director of NARI. The aims of the Roundtable are to identify some priority areas where there are opportunities for collaboration for Victorian researchers and develop some proposals for taking collaboration forward. The program includes case studies of research collaborations presented by Dr Ritchie and local researchers, and a panel discussion of the benefits and pitfalls. Of special interest to researchers and graduate studentsWhere: St Georges Hospital, 283 Cotham Road, Kew CONTACT USThe MonRAS office is staffed every weekday from 9am to 5pm. Register with MonRASJoin the more than 150 Monash researchers who are registered with MonRAS. Simply complete the on-line form here. Publicising ageing research through the monthly MonRAS e-newsletterDid you know that the MonRAS e-newletter is distributed to over 400 recipients? |
