2004 International Conference

Online Registration Conference Aims Main Speakers Who Should Attend? Why Should I Attend?
	Ageing, Spirituality & Palliative Care ________________________ September 27 – October 1 2004 Adelaide, Australia
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Conference Aims

• Explore the growing knowledge and practice base of ageing and spirituality.
  
• Bring researchers and practitioners together to examine:

  Spirituality in later life,
  Ways of growing spiritually in later life, and
  Strategies for providing best practice in aged care.

• Examine the latest developments in palliative care and ageing:

  Australian Palliative Aged Care Project (APAC)*
  Issues in providing palliative care in ageing, including ethical issues.

Main Speakers

The Main Speakers will include:

• Prof. Bob Atchley (USA)
• Dr Michael Barbato (Sydney)
• Rev’d Warihi Campbell (NZ)
• Prof. David Currow (Adelaide)
• Laurie Grealish, (Canberra)
• Ann Harrington (Adelaide)
• Dr Rosalie Hudson, (Melbourne)
• Prof Linda Kristjanson* (Perth)
• Rev’d Dr Elizabeth MacKinlay (Canberra)
• Dr Harriet Mowat (Scotland)
• Dr Bruce Rumbold (Melbourne)

Who Should Attend?

The Conference is recommended for:

• Health professionals working with older people (nurses, social workers, psychologists, practitioners etc)
• Chaplains
• Pastoral Carers
• Theologians
• Diversional therapists
• Administrators in aged care
• Older people and
• Any one interested in improving the quality of life for older people

Why Should I Attend?

I work in, or have an interest in one of the above areas…
This, the 3rd International Conference, will:

• Link the main themes of spirituality and palliative care, and what this means for the aging person.
• Provide opportunities for networking with people from around the globe with an interest in this rapidly growing field.
• Be very relevant to a society in which people are both ageing and wanting to explore their spiritualty more than ever before.