THE FRIENDS OF ROWAN PARK CLUB INC - PRESENTATION ON 22 OCTOBER 2019

The Secret to Healthy Ageing

Presented by Professor Cassandra Szoeke

Consultant Neurologist, G.A.I.C.D; Ph.D.; F.R.A.C.P.; M.B.B.S.; A.M.A.(M); B.Sc.(Hons) Genetics.

Centre for Medical Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne

31 people attended a community presentation on healthy ageing at Rowan Park House, Melbourne, Australia

Participant feedback following the presentation included:

Valued its simplicity in enlightening us on extremely important health issues.

Honest: healthy living to prevent disease (not pills)

Light; not complicated; easy to understand; Q&A I enjoyed the most

To be active, to be drug free and enjoy life the best way you can.

Healthy Ageing Program students present at conference in London, UK

Three students from the Healthy Ageing Program presented their research at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London, UK, 16-20 July 2017. The students received a lot of positive feedback and interest from conference attendees.

AHAO supports research evidence

Research supported by the Australian Healthy Ageing Organisation was recently accepted for publication in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. The paper, Predictive Factors for Verbal Memory Performance Over Decades of Aging: Data from the Women's Healthy Ageing Project, was also featured in a number of national and international media outlets, including Medscape Medical News, Nine News Melbourne, and the Australian Financial Review.

Healthy Ageing Program students present at Canberra conference

On 8 June 2016, four students from the Healthy Ageing Program presented their research at the Primary Health Care Conference in Canberra, ACT. Their research sparked a lot of interest from conference attendees, who provided a lot of useful feedback for the students.