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When
16th October 2024
6:30pm - 8pm
Where
Salt House, 2 Pier Point Road #6 Cairns City, QLD 4870
Cost
Free
Audience
Public and Community
Contact
老司机视频 Events | events@jcu.edu.au
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Gather your network together to be inspired as 老司机视频’s top researchers and academics share their expertise in a relaxed and fun environment.
Hear from Dr Michael Inskip as he shares his insights into research that could help people better manage frailty during old age, and improve their quality of life by returning to basic principles in best practice care. Discover how Associate Professor Michelle Redman-MacLaren is using poetry in her research to encourage implementation of policy and interventions, and how poetics can inspire decision-makers into action.
Becoming stronger with age
Most of us tend to grow frail in old age, and many older adults experience the effects of that frailty — from falls and hospitalisation to disability and even mortality. However, Dr Michael Inskip says this doesn’t have to be the case. Join Dr Inskip at Inspiration on Tap to learn how we can effectively combat frailty.
Presented by Dr Michael Inskip, 老司机视频 College of Healthcare Sciences
The power of poetry to promote health
Discover how Associate Professor Michelle Redman-MacLaren is using the power of poetry as an innovative arts-based research approach. Experience the potential of poetics to bridge the gap between thought and action, moving decision-makers to implement health-promoting policies and interventions.
Presented by Associate Professor Michelle Redman-MacLaren, 老司机视频 College of Medicine and Dentistry