ADAPTING TO AGEING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS - workshop/seminar

ADAPTING TO AGEING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS - workshop/seminar

ADAPTING TO AGEING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS - workshop/seminar (53)

Narelle Shadbolt ¹ , Chanaka Wijeratne ²

University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
Academic Department for Old Age Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia

The vulnerability of healthcare and other professionals to stress, burnout and other mental health issues has been well documented. An emerging challenge is how professionals adapt to ageing, given the greying of the workforce

The Adapting to Aging Advisory Group (A3G) Australia has been formed to evaluate and conduct relevant research and to develop evidence based strategies to assist healthcare professionals maintain wellbeing, physical and mental health, and to deal with the particular professional challenges of ageing. This includes a specific focus on cognitive changes associated with age.

We propose to present a workshop/seminar (60-90min) for up to 30 participants, where relevant international research on aging in health professionals will be presented. Areas to be discussed include, expected cognitive changes, developmental issues, maintenance of physical health including nutrition, brain health, workplace adaptations, planning for, and the transition to, retirement. The difficulties of measuring cognition in this population and the use of an alternate self-assessment tool, the CogState will be discussed.

The workshop aims to give information but also to engage the group in developing strategies and to share ideas.

A3G Australia

Professor David Darby - Behavioural Neurologist

Associate Professor Susan Kurrle – Geriatrician

Associate Professor Carmelle Peisah – Old Age Psychiatrist

Dr Narelle Shadbolt – General Practitioner

Dr Marianne Vonau – Neurosurgeon

Authors contributing to this abstract.

Shadbolt, N

Dr Shadbolt is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of General Practice at the University of Sydney, holds a conjoint appointment with the Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service and is in clinical practice at the General Practice Unit at Hornsby Hospital. Dr Shadbolt is also the Associate Dean for Student Support, Chair of the Community Term, Sub Dean of the Hornsby Hospital Clinical School and Director of the Academic GP Unit As well has senior roles in the area of Medical Education, Dr Shadbolt has a long standing research and teaching interest in the health and well-being of doctors and has published and taught extensively in this area both nationally and at international forums. She is a past President of the NSW Doctors Health Advisory Service. The health and well-being of young doctors and students is a special interest. An interest in the health and well-being of older doctors and consideration of how doctors adapt to the normal ageing process has lead to the development of the formation of the Adapting to Ageing Advisory Group (A3G) Australia.

ADAPTING TO AGEING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS - workshop/seminar (53)

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