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    24th May 2012

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ERA 2009 Conference

Translating Research into Policy and Practice: Culture, Diversity and Ageing

The British Society of Gerontology's Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA) 2009 Annual Conference

14th – 15th May 2009 Cardiff

 

Conference Handbook

Click on the title of the presentation to link to it (for those that are available):

 

Guest Speakers

 

The Strategy for Older People in Wales

Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister for Social Services

 

Innovation, Interdisciplinarity and Impact: Why Translating Research into Policy and Practice Matters

Professor Judith Phillips, BSG President

 

Older People at the Heart

Ruth Marks, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales

 

Discussion of the Strategy for Older People in Wales

Andrea Nicholas-Jones, Older People and Long-Term Care Policy Directorate, Welsh Assembly Government

 

Translating Research into Policy and Practice: Ten Top Tips!

Professor Miriam Bernard, BSG President-Elect

 

 

ERA Presentations

 

Does a change of environment and physical activity make a difference to older adults’ well-being?

Ilia Papachristou, University of Surrey, UK.

 

The boundary between health and social care in relation to older people: Maintenance in everyday practice.

Dr Christine Baker, Swansea University, UK.

 

Improving the understanding of poor sleep in later life through the legacy of poor sleep in earlier life.

Susan Venn, University of Surrey, UK.

 

Bereavement needs amongst older people – a neglected policy arena?

Jodie Croxall, Swansea University, UK.

 

The Journey of Dementia: Family Dynamics and Approach to Caregiving.

Patrick Doyle, University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA.

 

Personalising Care and Support for Older People: The development of a qualitative study in Manchester.

Sharon Middling, Keele University, UK.

 

Promoting communication and fostering interaction between the generations: A study of the development and design of the UK’s first purpose-built intergenerational centre.

Julie Melville, Keele University, UK.

 

Testing the capacity for change in Irish primary care.

Finbar Markey, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dublin, Eire.

 

Evaluating the outcomes of intermediate care: Whose quality of life is it?

Val Thomas, Swansea University, UK.

 

Health Inequalities: Ethnicity and Ageing in Britain.

Sharon Holder, University of Southampton, UK.

 

The effect of an integrated gerontological nursing education and clinical nursing practice on nursing students in Saudi Arabia.

Paper from presentation Samira Alsenany, University of Sheffield, UK.

 

The untouched older men’s bodies: Ageing, embodiment and care work.

Yiu-tung Suen, Oxford University, UK.

 

Ageing in Diaspora: An exploration of Nigerian experience.

Amanda Sokan, University of Kentucky, USA.

 

ARRREST – Action Research to Reduce REpetition of STroke.

Christine Stock, Swansea University, UK.

 

Researching personal histories of the Sikh community in Wolverhampton that may have important implications for care: An insiders perspective.

Karen Jutlla, Keele University, UK.