Wednesday, November 11, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMTurning evidence into action: Improving program implementation in rural areas.Assoc Prof Belinda Cash, School of Social Work and Arts, Charles Sturt University
Assoc Prof Kristy Robson, Three Rivers Department of Rural Health, Charles Sturt University
Dr Daniel Wadsworth, University Of The Sunshine Coast
Thursday, November 12, 2026
8:45 AM - 10:30 AMAgeing with Dignity: Trauma-Informed Systems for Stolen Generations SurvivorsMrs Stacey Wells, The Healing Foundation
2:00 PM - 3:30 PMAgeing in the Outback – From Strategy to RealityMs Sheridan Hammet, Western Queensland Primary Health Network
Mr James Britton, Geriatric Care Australia
Ms Leisa Fraser, Western Queensland PHN
Dr Desmond Graham, Geriatric Care Australia
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMWhen the Expert Becomes the Subject: Gerontologists Reflecting on Their Own Ageing ExperienceMs Sharon Wall, Ageing by Caring Pty Ltd
Dr Jane Sims
Prof Linda Rosenman
Friday, November 13, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:30 PMExperimenting with Creative Methods in Participatory Gerontology ResearchDr Bella St Clair, University of Canberra
Dr Kristina Chelberg, University Of Technology Sydney
Assoc Prof Helen English, University of Newcastle
Dr Tricia King, University Of The Sunshine Coast
1:30 PM - 2:30 PMFrom Principle to Practice: Creating the Organisational Conditions for Dignity of Risk in Aged CareDr Marta Woolford, Monash University
Mrs Ann MacRae, Monash University
Ms Natalija Nesvadba, Regis Aged Care