News in brief
A round up of industry news including an environmentally friendly retirement village, food alert, research, and educational events.
Compiled by Natasha Egan
In this story:
- Victoria funding opportunities
- Application date extended
- Ageing in Place forum, WA
- Indigenous health conference call for papers
- Vitamins are medicines too
Victoria funding opportunities
There are opportunities for Leading Age Services Australia Victoria member organisations to apply for funding to go towards skills training and qualifications. Funding to develop key skills in areas including leadership and management development, residential and community care leisure and health and palliative care is available through the National Workforce Development Program. Skills Vic funding is available to help with the cost of relevant aged care qualifications, including Cert III and IV Traineeships. Options, all offered at the LASA Vic Malvern Training rooms, include Certificate III Aged care/Home and Community Care (commencing February 18), Diploma of Community Service Coordination (February 20) and the Certificate IV Leisure and Health (March). Contact Suzanne on 9805 9400 or training@vic.lasa.asn.au.
Application date extended
Applications for Charles Sturt University ageing and pastoral studies courses can now be made up until January 31, 2013. The university’s Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies (CAPS) offers a Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Pastoral Studies, a Graduate Diploma of Ageing and a Pastoral Studies Master of Arts (Ageing and Pastoral Studies) by distance education. CAPS is a not-for-profit centre dedicated to quality of life issues for older persons, which according to its website, actively engages in multidisciplinary research, education and policy development in pastoral studies, ageing, and related ethical issues. You can find out more and apply online here: Ageing and Pastoral Studies.
Ageing in Place forum, WA
Registration is open for COTA WA Policy Forum on Ageing in the “Right” Place, which will discuss what works across people, place and time. The keynote speaker is Dr Norah Keating. Who is Professor of Human Ecology at the University of Alberta, and the North American Chair of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Also speaking will be Sue Ash, CEO of UnitingCare West, Dr Penny Flett, CEO of Brightwater Care Group and Dr Kathleen Brasher, Manager of the Active Ageing Unit, COTA (Vic). The event will take place February 11, 2013 from 2 to 5 pm at City West Receptions, 45 Plaistowe Mews,West Perth. Complimentary parking is available. Cost for is $55 for COTA members and $70 for non-members. Phone: 08 9321 2133. Email: admin@cotawa.org.au
Indigenous health conference call for papers
The 2013 National Indigenous Health Conference to be held in Cairns in November is calling for paper. The conference is for government and non-government agencies with an aim of working together to close the gap in health outcomes between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. The gathering will highlight existing indigenous health programs and provide networking opportunities for delegates and speakers. Grass roots communities are encouraged to participate and present their successful programs. To ensure they do, at least 50 percent of the conference proceedings will be devoted to community groups. The conference will take place at the Pullman Cairns International in Cairns, Australia on 25th – 27th November 2013. The first call for papers closes January 30, 2013.See Indigenous health conference submissions for more information, or send us an email to admin@indigenoushealth.net.
Vitamins are medicines too
Complementary medicines are medicines too, warns NPS MedicineWise, following recently released research by Canstar Blue showing more than half of Australians who take multivitamins didn’t realise they were medicines. People often consider complementary medicines, such as herbal remedies and multivitamins, to be less powerful than prescription medicines, said NPS MedicineWise clinical adviser Dr Andrew Boyden. But complementary medicines can still cause side effects and may interact with other medicines and food, he said. Consumer can get information on prescription, over-the-counter and complementary medicines by calling the NPS Medicines Line on 1300 MEDICINE (1300 633 424), Monday to Friday 9am–5pm AEST. Call the Adverse Medicines Events (AME) line on 1300 134 237 to report suspected adverse events.
