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Growing Old in Wales: A Showcase of Ageing Research
23 July 2008

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Growing Old in Wales: A Showcase of Ageing Research

Mynd yn Hŷn yng Nghymru: Arddangosfa o Waith Ymchwil i Heneiddio

Organised by OPAN and SPARC, 23rd July 2008,
Guildhall, Swansea

There is no charge for attendance just an enthusiasm for enhancing the quality of life, well-being and dignity of older people in Wales.

Please register via the registration page.

Very draft programme (7th July 2008)

10.00 Arrival, registration, coffee

10.20 Welcome and Introduction - Professor Emeritus Vivienne Walters, Swansea University

10.30 Putting Older People First - Ms Ruth Marks, Older People's Commissioner for Wales

10.45 Are scientists taking notice of older people and their needs? The case of SPARC - Professor Peter Lansley, Director, SPARC

11.00 Coffee and Posters

11.20 SPARC Carousel
There will be four short presentations/interactive discussions held in four different locations, each lasting about 15 minutes, and then repeated. The audience will be divided into four small groups, and these groups can move between these presentations, getting a taste of the topics and interacting with the presenters. In this session there will be four SPARC presentations.

a. The roving eye: ageing vision and objects that move , Dr Tom Freeman, Cardiff University

b. Safer Streets and neighbourhoods for older people , Dr Joanna Waters, Glamorgan University

c. What makes our cells age? Dr Terry Davis and Dr Mark Bagley, Cardiff University

d. Older drivers on the move , Suzette Keith, Middlesex University

12.30 Lunch and Posters

1.30 Introduction - Professor Emeritus Vivienne Walters, Swansea University

1.40 'Living Longer Living Better' Wales in context - Mrs Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister for Social Services, Welsh Assembly Government

1.55 Research and Older People: Government Perspective - Mr Steve Milsom, Director for Older People and Long Term Care, Welsh Assembly Government

2.10 Questions

2.20 Going forward with OPAN - Professor Judith Phillips, Co-director OPAN

2.40 Tea and Posters

3.10 OPAN Carousel
This will follow the same format as the morning carousel but with four OPAN speakers.

a. Promoting mental well-being at 65+: a systematic review - Dr Gill Windle, Bangor University

b. Discovering new places: older peoples' use of unfamiliar space - Dr Mark Del Aquila, Swansea University

c. Caring for older people - have the Carers Strategies made a difference? - Dr Diane Seddon, Bangor University

d. Ageing Well - Professor Joy Merrell, Janice Lewis and Cathy Taylor, Centre for Primary Health Care, Public Health and Older People, Swansea University

4.20 Finish, but discussions can continue for those who wish!

You can find some of the presentations of the workshop to download here.