Day 3 International Federation on Ageing Conference

Day 3 started with a plenary session on Women and Ageing. Presentations by Dr Debra Whitman from AARP, Dr Grace Clark Dean of Social Sciences and Prof Sociology at Forman Christian College in Pakistan and the only man Prof Giridahra formerly UNFPA. A powerful session especially from Dr Whitman and Prof Clark. A number ofLearn More

Day 2 International Federation on Ageing Conference

Every conference has it highlights. Two from Day 2. Since working in this field a name has kept coming up, that person being Dr Alex Kalache currently the president of the International Longevity Centre in Brazil. Dr Kalache pioneered the concept of “active ageing” and developed the Global Movement on Age-friendly Cities whilst at theLearn More

June Staying In Touch Newsletter now available

In this edition I discuss the stir that the intention to raise the age of entitlement in Australia is creating and suggest there are much bigger issues to be debated in both New Zealand and Australia. With over 95% of businesses having fewer than 20 staff I also discuss a cluster program we run forLearn More