Hope Alexander MPH

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Hope has been invited to the “Supporting Older Women who have experienced Domestic and Family Violence and Mistreatment forum” to be held on Friday 26 March, 2010 at City West Lotteries House, 2 Delhi Street, West Perth from 9.30 am – 12.00 noon.

The forum aims to bring together the Domestic and Family Violence and Aged Care Sectors to identify and support older women who have experienced or are experiencing abuse in their own homes and communities.

Guest speakers aim to up-date you with current research and data on Older Women who have experienced Domestic and Family Violence and Mistreatment, and engage with you as service providers, advocates and policy makers through group work to share good practice models and identify current gaps in service delivery for women who often become “invisible” from data from 45 years onwards and then reappear as “elder abuse” at the age of 65 and over.

Research shows that 1 in 4 women who have experienced an incident of physical violence in the past 12 months is aged 45 years and older (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006).

For more information please contact Terri Aldridge or Janette Richardson on 9420 7264 or email info@womenscouncil.com.au

Hope will be attending the Consumer-Centred Health Care Conference in Melbourne, 22 and 23 March 2010; “Policy Innovation Empowerment” National Conference.

Hope will be attending the National Palliative Care Strategy Update Stakeholder Workshop in Perth, on 18 March 2010.

On the Agenda:

1. Background – Phase 1 Report
2. Framework for Revision
3. Survey responses – emerging themes
4. Draft content for Updated Strategy
5. What’s missing
6. Next steps

Hope has been invited to participate in the inaugural annual Conference of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law [AABHL] in July 2010. The AABHL will replace the Australasian Bioethics Association and Australasian and New Zealand Institute of Health Law and Ethics which have traditionally held joint meetings.

Hope’s abstract submission will discuss “Bioethics and health law – a consumer perspective”.

The Conference will be held at the University of Adelaide North Terrace campus, South Australia, commencing Thursday evening and concluding Sunday.

Choice… do we have any?

Who chooses what is ethical? Who should choose? What shapes choice?

Researchers, practitioners, politicians, lawyers and commercial interests have an impact on matters that the community might consider to be their choice. How do we ensure the public is informed about and engaged with the work of bioethics? The 2010 AABHL Conference will explore questions of choice across many settings from:

· The theoretical to the practical

· Research to application

· Law to policy and practice

The Conference will bring together representatives from around Australia, the Pacific and Asia for a series of plenary lectures and contributed papers that will ensure a vibrant and exciting program.

Hope has been invited to attend the Consumers Health Forum of Australia “Chronic Conditions Self Management National Workshop” to be held in Canberra on Tuesday 9 to Wednesday 10 March 2010.

The Chronic Conditions Self Management Project 2008-2010 aims to establish links between health consumer networks, health professionals, service providers and other interested groups to achieve a sustainable model for consumer engagement at a local and a national level to implement chronic conditions self management initiatives.

Hope has been invited to attend the State Workshop on Chronic Conditions Self Management – A consultation on how consumers can be supported more effectively to manage their chronic conditions. This event comes under the Consumers Health Forum of Australia “Chronic Conditions Self Management 2008-10 project”, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under the Australian Better Health Initiative.

Event: 8 December 2009 - State Workshop on Chronic Conditions Self Management