National Forum On Ageing - Enabling Independent Healthy Ageing
National Forum On Ageing - Enabling Independent Healthy Ageing
Programme
Tuesday 3 November 2009
George Hotel, Edinburgh
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09:15 |
Registration and coffee |
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09:45 |
Welcome and overview of the day |
Kirsty MacLachlan, Head of Demography, General Register Office for Scotland |
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10:00 |
Demographic scene setting |
Duncan Macniven, Registrar General, General Register Office for Scotland |
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10:30 |
Wider planning for an ageing population |
Graeme Dickson, Director of Primary and Community Care, The Scottish Government |
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11:00 |
Coffee |
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11:30 |
Cognitive ageing and cognitive epidemiology |
Professor Ian Deary, Department of Psychology, Edinburgh University |
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12:00 |
The competitive advantage of ageing |
Gregor Rae, BusinessLab, Aberdeen |
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12:30 |
Discussion groups |
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13:00 |
Lunch break and networking |
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14:00 |
Ageing in rural communities |
Professor David Bell, Stirling University |
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14:30 |
Making the most of assistive technologies – the KT-EQUAL project |
Professor Gail Mountain, Sheffield University |
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15:00 |
Panel discussion |
Chaired by Professor Paul Boyle, St. Andrews University |
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16:00 |
Refreshments |
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16:30 |
Close |
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