All Roads Lead To Retirement

All Roads Lead To Retirement

All Roads Lead To Retirement (66)

Joan Lawrence ¹ ² ³

University of Queensland, Brisbane , QLD, Australia
Mental Health Court (Q), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
RANZCP, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Life is a journey with many stages. Retirement is seen as the end of the road. Most people envisage retirement as a ‘reward’ – or relief from travail – to be enjoyed, experienced positively. In our modern society, life is complex – and expensive. In order to enjoy retirement, we should start our preparations early and our plans and experience of retirement should be particularised to the individual and his/her personal circumstances. In this talk, the above concepts will be elaborated upon and possible pitfalls along the path and the repercussions pointed out. The message – Start Planning Now!

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Lawrence, J

Dr Joan Lawrence A.M., qualified MB BS at University of Queensland in 1957 and qualified in Psychiatry as the first person to enter the College by examination in 1962. She continues in private practice in Brisbane and has held an appointment as an Assisting Psychiatrist to the Mental Health Court (MHC) in Queensland since 2002. She established the Doctors’ Health Advisory Service (DHAS) in Queensland and has been President of the RANZCP, Queensland Branch of the AMA and President of the Australian Federation of Medical Women. She was awarded Member of the Order of Australia for services to Medicine, in particular Psychiatry, in 1992.

All Roads Lead To Retirement (66)

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