2014 Conference Presentations

Please see the PowerPoint presentations from the New Zealand Association of Gerontology Conference 2014. They are loosely organised into morning and afternoon groups, and the name of the presenter is listed alongside the presentation. Only the presentations listed below are available to be viewed, as not all authors have given permission for their presenations to be shared. Click here to see the full conference schedule for 2014.

Saturday Morning

Alone and lonely in later life? – Dr Norah Keating
Assessment of nutrition intake: LiLACS NZ – Carol Wham
Developing a dementia-friendly Christchurch: Perspectives of people with Dementia – Tal Sharrock
Coping with caring: The experience of professional caregivers of people with dementia – Sue Jacobi
Untangling multi-morbidity in advanced age: Patterns of conditions predict outcomes from LiLACS NZ – Ruth Teh
After disaster strikes: Older adults experience of the 2011 and 2013 Queensland floods – Evonne Miller
Being socially connected at 95 years and beyond – Stephen Neville
Oral health, nutrition risk and physical function in advanced age: LiLACS NZ – Ruth Teh
Age-friendly cities: No ‘blue’ print but a good idea – Bevan Grant
Innovative respite service for people with dementia living in South Auckland – Julie Martin
Hyposalivation is the main risk factor for poor oral health status in Indonesian elderly – Dewi Agustina
On the move: Exploring the experience of older people as they transition their living accommodation – Robyn Johnston
Employment and caregiving: Engaging with embodied spaces of respite – Gillian Joseph

Saturday Afternoon

Independence, contributions and connections: Findings from the Health Work & Retirement Longitudinal Cohert – Christine Stephens, Fiaona Alpass, Brendan Stevenson, Sally Keeling
Altered expression of the synaptic proteins agrin and rapsyn with age: Implications for sarcopenia – John Brady
Oral health in old age: Flying below the radar, part one – Murray Thomson
Oral health in old age: Flying below the radar, part two – Moira Smith
Oral health in old age: Flying below the radar, part three – Guo Ling
A role for terminal Schwann cells in age related degernation of the motor nerve terminal – Ash Gillon
Autophagic dysfunction accompanies myofibre death with age and predominantly affects the innerveated myofibres in elderly mouse skeletal muscles – Navneet Lal
Protein supplemental improves muscle strength and physical function in older people – Fiona O’Leary
If old age is catching up, walk a little faster: The role of green prescriptions in getting older New Zealanders active – Diana O’Neil
A sustainable falls prevention model – Lee Henley
Older New Zealand Maori and non-Maori views and values on living in advanced age – Valerie Wright-St Clair
Rebalancing health and social care for older people – Roy Lay-Yee
Social and cognitive ageing in New Zealand: Perspectives from LiLACS NZ – Prof Ngaire Kerse

Sunday Morning

Community based interdisciplinary health teams: Leadership and team function – an integrative review – Anne Hishon
Living arrangements of the older Korean people in New Zealand – Young Han
A source of joy: Emerging social and legal issues for ageing New Zealanders – Kate Diesfeld
Older Asian migrants creating well-ness through civic contributions: Should public policy go further – Valerie Wright-St Clair
New Zealanders discuss the economic and social issues of universal supperannuation – Mary Breheny
Living alone as a lifestyle of older people in New Zealand – Peggy Koopman-Boyden
The lived experience of residential aged care: Anger, acceptance and activity – Evonne Miller
Older gay men and ageing – Bernie Kushner

Sunday Afternoon

Is there a better way to turn research into health care outcomes for older adults? What knowledge translation design can teach us – Lisa Williams
The age of ageing: Pointers for policy and practice – Dr Judith Davey
Can we live the way we are dying? Public interaction plenary session – Prof Grant Gillett, Dr Anna Holmes, Dr Hywel Lloyd