Conference Calendar
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January 27-29, Dunedin, New Zealand
Bioethics Conference, hosted by Bioethics Centre, University of Otago No Country for Old Men (or Women)
March 26-27, Wellington, New Zealand
13th Annual Medical Law Conference – An examination of patient rights, practitioner responsibilities and latest legal developments
The 13th Annual Medical Law Conference is one of New Zealand’s leading medico-legal events designed for legal and health practitioners. Explore the latest medico-legal issues and challenges in this full two-day conference. Topics covered include informed consent, patient competency, advance care planning and changes to prescribing. We are delighted to announce a Keynote Address by the Health and Disability Commissioner giving an overview of the challenges in his role and his vision for the future.
March 28, Wellington, New Zealand
Mental Health Law Conference – Current issues in the care and treatment of mental health
For 2012, we have included a separately bookable one-day Mental Health Law Conference which deals specifically with some of the difficulties that can arise when treating people with mental health and addiction issues. Judge Tony FitzGerald will give a Keynote Address discussing the New Beginnings Court, Te Kooti o Timatanga Hou, a more informal court process for defendants with mental health concerns, intellectual disability or chronic addiction.
March 29-30, Wellington, New Zealand
NZCCSS Services for Older People Conference Moving Forward Together
May 28-June 1, Prague, Czech Republic
11th Global international Conference on Ageing -Ageing connects
September 14-15, Auckland, New Zealand
NZAG Conference 2012
The New Zealand Association of Gerontology is holding its next conference on September 14th and 15th 2012. The theme of the conference is Diversity, and there will be five streams: Older People & Cognition; Carers & Family as Partners; Community Support Services; Active Aging & Participation; and Dying Well / End of Life. There will be five plenary sessions with an invited speaker, one from each stream, and then workshop sessions. The main focus will be on combining research evidence with everyday experience.
The venue for the conference is Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre, in Auckland. The members of the organising committee are: Stephen Jacobs (convenor), Valerie Wright-St.Clair, Chris Perkins, Ngaire Kerse, Liz Binns, and Ineke Riley-Stol. The conference committee is supported by ForumPoint2, represented by Amanda Graham and Kathryn Hunter.
The expected dates for symposia and abstract submissions for presenting in the workshops are:
- Call for symposia and abstracts opens 31 August 2011
- Closing date for submissions for symposia: 14 December 2011
- Closing date for submissions for abstracts: 25 April 2012
November 22-25, Florence, Italy
The 2nd International Multidisciplinary Forum on Palliative Care