About this Event
Aged Care Consortium 25 Sept 2025 - In Person
The Aged Care Consortium Symposium will be held on 25 September 2025, in a hybrid format, in person at 28 Park Avenue and accessible online.
This symposium will convene a diverse network of individuals and organisations dedicated to promoting the wellbeing and equitable care of older adults in Aotearoa New Zealand. It will provide a collaborative space for discussion and knowledge sharing on the challenges and opportunities of ageing.
Core themes of the symposium include:
- Enhancing the health, wellbeing, and overall quality of life for older people across Aotearoa New Zealand
- Co-creating solutions with older individuals, placing their lived experiences, needs, and aspirations at the heart of research and innovation
- Addressing social and health inequities, with a focus on underserved and marginalised communities
- Supporting transdisciplinary collaboration across sectors and disciplines
- Delivering innovative and creative responses to real-world ageing challenges, fostering a flourishing later life
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Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcome and housekeeping - Chairperson
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Ngaire Kerse, Co-director, Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research
Info: ‘LiLACS NZ – long term impacts on care and whānau’
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Joanna Hikaka, Co-director, Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research
Info: ‘He Kete Āwhina - A resource to help older people and their whānau access health and social services and events’
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Guy Collier, UoA Researcher & Caroline Bartle, Dementia Learning Centre
Info: ‘Dementia design Aotearoa’
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Q/A
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning tea
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Fiona Tanis, Physiotherapist at CMA
Info: ‘A model for long-term care that returns control, dignity, and a sense of well-being to elders, their families, and direct care staff’
🕑: 11:20 AM - 11:45 AM
Alison Talmage, Music therapist and PhD candidate at the UoA
Info: ‘Singing Together – Give it a Go!’ - participatory singing
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Wrap up and announcement of the consortium new name
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
28 Park Avenue, 28 Park Avenue, Auckland, New Zealand
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