Hope Alexander MPH

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Hope was invited to contribute to DVD content and attend a focus group, the outcome of which will be used to to develop a DVD for WA consumers with a long term condition.

The researchers are particularly interested in learning about the experiences/difficulties we or someone we care for have encountered in managing a long term condition and ways we have overcome them.

This study has been approved by the Curtin University Human Research Ethics Committee. The Principal Investigator is Professor Duncan Boldy of the Centre for Research into Disability and Society, School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University. The Project Officer is Doctor Setareh Ghahari.

This week Hope has been pursuing her “free” hearing aids. After the hearing test and consultation on 14 June, Hope was given to understand that her aids would be free under the Federal Government scheme. Then the rules change after the 1 July, according to the audiologist, and Hope is asked to pay $800 for the aids, plus a $1000 “care plan” to cover loss, damage and maintenance over three years. This necessitated three phone calls to the Office of Hearing Services. The jury is still out.

Today Hope submitted her abstract for the Australian National Conference on Evidence-Based Clinical Leadership. The title of her paper is “Chasing the rainbow – the difficulties experienced in accessing age and condition-specific programs”. These programs include oral health, hearing services and Enhanced Care Plans. The conference is to be held in Adelaide, one of Hope’s favourite places, in November.

Hope has been invited to research and write an article about pelvic neuropathy for virtualmedicalcentre.com

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.