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15th February 2012
Elder Abuse in Black and Minority Ethnic Communities Wednesday 15 February 2012 12.15PM 2.00PM
Seminars
OPAN Cymru runs an ongoing seminar programme that highlights current research across the spectrum of ageing, and older people. Seminars are usually held once a month on a Wednesday lunchtime. Presentations from the seminars are available to download approximately one week after the event and can be found by clicking on the links below. Seminars are open to all and free to attend. To reserve a place on future seminars email opan@swansea.ac.uk
Forthcoming seminars/events
‘The Age Agenda in Aberystwyth – building collaborative research with older people on the challenges of ageing in the 21st century'
Monday, June 20 2011, International Politics Main Hall; Aberystwyth University. 10:30-15:30.
OPAN Cymru and Aberystwyth University have joined forces to host a one day event ‘The Age Agenda in Aberystwyth – Building collaboration research with older people on the challenges of ageing in the 21st century’. The aim of the event is to bring together older people and their representatives, researchers, practitioners and policy makers to provide a forum for developing research ideas of relevance to older people and ageing issues in Wales. Central to the research aims of both OPAN and Aberystwyth University is the inclusion of older people in shaping the research agenda for the users of those services needed by the older population.
Aberystwyth University is committed to engaging in high quality research that sets policy agendas within Wales, and to identifying opportunities for collaboration. In particular, emphasis is placed on the economic and social impact of research, specifically with regard to our ageing population. The Older People & Ageing Research & Development Network (OPAN Cymru) is funded by the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NISCHR). OPAN is committed to improving the lives of older people in Wales through the integration of research, policy and practice. It facilitates collaborative research projects in order to raise the profile of research into ageing.
The one-day event is being held at Aberystwyth University, on Monday June 20 2011 in the International Politics Building on the Penglais Campus from 10:30 – 15:30
The day will begin with brief talks from senior members of Aberystwyth University and OPAN and by a representative from the Welsh Assembly Government. Following this session a cross section of current Aberystwyth University research into ageing will be presented followed by a question and answer session. Following lunch, in the afternoon session, we will split into small groups and discuss potential areas for collaborative and multi-disciplinary research. We have asked you to indicate, in order of importance for you, what these key areas for future investigation might be.
Anticipated outcomes:
- Opportunities for networking
- Identification of research questions/themes and potential research groups
- Identification of older people/participants willing to comment on future research proposals
Places are strictly limited, please complete the registration form to reserve your place.
Previous Seminars
9th May 2011
Translational Stroke Research Development Seminar & Workshop, led by Dr Allison Cooper
23 March 2011
Prof Vanessa Burholt and Dr Paul Nash, Centre for Innovative Ageing
'Extracare: A Step forwards or a step sideways?'
16 February 2011
Anthony Slater, Lighting Development Manager. Thomas Pocklington Trust.
“Older People, Lighting and Housing Design”
12 January 2011
Professor Reg Morris, Programme Director, Clinical Psychology Training, Consultant Psychologist in Stroke.
“Enhancing psychological care for stroke survivors and their families”
Wednesday 15 December 2010. Michael Trickey, Wales Adviser. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Empowering and protecting older people in tough times. A perspective from the JRF.
Wednesday 3 November 2010. Jo Warring, Swansea University. Tutor in Human and Health Sciences with interest in nutrition, especially the social meaning of food.
26 February 2010, Amanda Grenier 'Models for late life: Rethinking the 4th age transition'
27 January 2010, Angie Ash 'Elder abuse, ethics and the street level bureaucrat. What influences local implementation of adult safguarding policy?'
9 Dec 2009, Bridget Penhale "Partnerships and Regulation in Adult Protection"
13 Nov 2009, Jeremy Tree "It's on the tip of my tongue"
23 Sep 2009, Sasha Stumpers Exploring the experience and construction of ageing for older adults participating in a health ageing programme in Western Australia.
ERA Australia and ERA-BSG UK Joint Seminar (Supported by OPAN Cymru)
24 June 2009 Cardiff University
"Developing International Collaborations"
Presented by: Prof Helen Bartlett (Australia) & Prof Judith Phillips (UK) Flyer
This was the first joint Australia and UK virtual seminar for emerging researchers in ageing (supported by OPAN Cymru). (Emerging researchers include those who are students or recent graduates.) Prof Helen Bartlett (Monash University) and Prof Judith Phillips (Swansea University) talked about how to develop and maintain international collaborations in ageing research. The UK broadcast location was at Cardiff University. See link for details: www.wesc.ac.uk As you will see from the above flyer, Australia broadcasted from nine locations. Cardiff was the only UK broadcasting location for this event. In the future, broadcasting will be done from multiple UK sites.
A recording of the session and the presentations can be found HERE.
19 February 2009 Swansea University
"Turning Research Ideas Into Funded Studies: Building an OPAN Research and Development Group"
OPAN wished to support the creation of new Research and Development Groups (RDGs) in the field of ageing research. The purpose of RDGs was to generate research ideas and to turn them into fundable research projects. This seminar was of interest to anyone wishing to develop research proposals working in groups. OPAN members, university staff, students, colleagues from policy and practice, and lay researchers were all welcome to attend as this was an excellent networking opportunity to develop links with other active researchers.
The speakers at this seminar explained the process of setting up an RDG from scratch and discussed their achievements and pitfalls to be avoided.
Presentation 1 - Building an OPAN Research & Development Group, Dr Kelly Fitzgerald
Presentation 2 - Developing the Stroke Research Interest Group, Christine Stock & Dr Allison Cooper
Presentation 3 - The Story of a Research Bid, Dr Sarah Hillcoat-Nalletamby
5th November 2008 Swansea University
"Spirituality and Ageing" Presented by Dr Harriet Mowat Mowat Research
Dr Harriet Mowat is the Managing Director of Mowat Research. Harriet has a background in Sociology and Gerontology and was the Deputy Director of the Centre for Gerontology and Health Studies at Paisley University before setting up the business. She is one of the leading UK experts on spirituality and ageing.
The presentation from this video conference seminar can he found HERE.
23rd October 2008 Swansea University
This special seminar on stroke, bereavement and social service assessment provided a brief highlight of three funded studies that PhD students in the School of Health Science and School of Human Sciences are undertaking.
Click on the presentation titles for a link to the presentation.
“Action Research to Reduce Repetition of Stroke (ARRREST)” -
Presented by Christine Stock, School of Health Science
“Bereavement Needs Amongst Older People – A Neglected Policy Arena?” -
Presented by Jodie Croxall, School of Human Sciences
“Social Work with Older People and Preventative Services: Developing Innovative
Models of Assessment and Service Provision for the Future Generation of Older People” -
Presented by Christian Beech, School of Human Sciences
Disasters and Older People Workshop II
26th September 2008 Environmental Centre Wales (Bangor)
Older People & Ageing Research & Development Network (OPAN)— Disasters and Older People Research Interest Group
This workshop was an excellent opportunity to learn about current local and international work regarding older people and emergencies–their particular vulnerabilities and how they can play an important role in preparing and supporting their communities when disaster strikes.
Guest speakers were followed by a workshop where all participants were invited to consider research options in this area and how best to take this important and emerging work forward.
This workshop, with a few different presentations, was a second opportunity forpeople who were unable to attend the first Disasters and Older People Workshop held at Swansea University.
Presentations from the event are here.
8th September 2008 Swansea University
"Grandparent/grandchild Co-residence in the United States and England: An International Comparison"
Presented by: Dr Lindsey A. Baker NIA Postdoctoral Fellow
Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California (USA)
Over the past 30 years, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in the number of children co-residing with grandparents, particularly in the absence of the middle-generation. Using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), this research compares the experience of multigenerational co-residence in the United States and the United Kingdom among adults over age 50. Results suggest that extended household arrangements are more common in the U.S. as compared to the U.K. Structural factors affecting the co-residence of grandparents and grandchildren, including health/disability of the grandparent generation, presence of the middle generation, and characteristics of the grandchildren will be discussed. The seminar presentation can be found here.
2008 OPAN/SPARC Annual Conference
23rd July 2008 Guildhall, Swansea
Growing Old in Wales: A Showcase of Ageing Research Mynd yn Hŷn yng Nghymru: Arddangosfa o Waith Ymchwil i Heneiddio
On 23rd July 2008, at The Guidhall in Swansea, OPAN Cymru and SPARC (Strategic Promotion of Ageing Research Capacity) hosted a free full-day conference that focused on ageing research in Wales and showcased a wide range of recently completed and current work from across the disciplines.
This special event highlighted current contributions being made by scientists in Wales to improve the well-being of older people living in Wales and beyond. It was an event which was designed to appeal to everyone - older people, carers, health professionals, social and housing services, those who work for charities and voluntary agencies, government, and many more including scientists from other fields not usually associated with ageing research. It presented work from a wide range of fields, including why cells age, vision in later life, improving urban environments in run-down areas, caring for people with long-term needs, ageing well, disability prevention, older people's use of unfamiliar space in their environments, and a lot more. Presentations can be found on the Documents page.
Guest speakers included:
- Ms. Ruth Marks MBE, Commissioner for Older People in Wales
- Mr. Steve Milsom, Director for Older People and Long Term Care, Welsh Assembly Government
- Mrs. Gwenda Thomas AM, Deputy Minister for Social Services, Welsh Assembly Government
The full programme can be found at: www.sparc.ac.uk
Steve Milsom, Welsh Assembly Government, (17 May 2006) at the launch of OPAN Cymru at Swansea University,
"An Ageing Population and Research in Wales." DOWNLOAD
Jayne Elias, Consultant Nurse Caerphilly Local Health Board (15 Nov 2006) at Swansea University
"Elder Abuse: Policy Practice & Research." DOWNLOAD
Dr Sion Williams, Bangor University (29 Nov 2006) at Swansea University
"Co-constructing a grounded theory: mapping the early experience of people living with Alzheimer's disease using CCI, a case example." DOWNLOAD
Professor Mike Nolan, University of Sheffield, (06 Dec 2006) at Swansea University
"Creating partnerships between researchers, practitioners and older people" DOWNLOAD
Professor Bleddyn Davies, Oxford Institute of Ageing, (Jan 2007) at Swansea University
" Beyond Wanless: Economic pressures on health and social care for older people" DOWNLOAD
Professor John Williams, University of Wales Aberystwyth (16 Feb 2007) at Swansea University
"The Older People's Commissioner: Human Rights and Older People" DOWNLOAD
Professor Robin Means, University of the West of England (16 Mar 2007) at Swansea University
"Modernisation Muddles: What is the future of social care for older people in England and Wales" DOWNLOAD
Lindsey Gray, Braveheart Development Officer, Falkirk Scotland (19 Apr 07) at Bangor University
"The Braveheart Story: Step by step mentoring to empowerment for people with coronary heart disease" DOWNLOAD
OPAN Extracare Conference Papers (1 May 2007) at Village Hotel, Cardiff DOWNLOAD
Dr Jo Waters, University of Glamorgan (23 May 2007) at Swansea University"Older people's perceptions of safety in deprived areas" DOWNLOAD
OPAN/LDAN Carers & Bereavement Symposium (26 Sept 2007) at Swansea University
Stuart Todd, Learning Disability and Autism Network (LDAN) - "Silenced Grief: the bereavement experiences of carers" DOWNLOAD
Lesley Lindroth, Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, Swansea University - "Transcending Legacies" DOWNLOAD
Christine Stock, OPAN Cymru - "Dealing with Death: Development or Deterioration?" DOWNLOAD
Prof. Winn Thomas and Prof. Helen Fulton, Swansea University (in conjunction with the Schools of English and History) (30 Nov 2007) at Swansea University
"Representations of Ageing"
Dr Sarah Hillcoat-Nalletamby, Dr Jim Ogg (10 Dec 2007) at Swansea University
"Independent and Living in Later Life"
Dr Jim Ogg, Dr Catherine Bonvalet (13 Dec 2007) at Swansea University
"Population and Ageing"
Prof Judith Phillips, Swansea University (12 Feb 2008) at Swansea University
"Older people in urban environments"
Dr Jonas Sandberg, Malardalen University, Sweden (2 April 2008) at Swansea University
"Men as Caregivers in Later Life" DOWNLOAD
Advocacy and Older People Expert Seminar hosted by The Older Peoples Advocacy Alliance (OPAAL) UK and OPAN (15 May 2008) at Swansea University
"Advocacy with Older People in Wales" REPORT
Dr Matt Kaplan, Penn State University/Beth Johnson Foundation (19 June 2008) at Swansea University
"Evaluating Intergenerational Programs" DOWNLOAD
Dr Una Lynch, CAP Research Manager, Queens University Belfast (26 June 2008) at Swansea University
"Older, Louder, Stronger: The Changing Ageing Partnership"
Disasters and Older People Workshop (27 June 2008) at Swansea University
LINK to presentations
Page last updated 24 May 2011 by Christine Stock
Wed 17th Mar
Spaces and Places: Older People's Use of Unfamiliar Space (OPUS)
Wed 16th Jun
Post-war residential care provision for older people in Japan
Mon 9th May - Tue 26th Apr
From Bench to Bedside
Mon 20th Jun
The Age Agenda in Aberystwyth building collaborative research with older people on the challenges of ageing in the 21st century