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Forthcoming Events 2010

10 - 12 September 2010
ANZSGM NSW/ACT DIVISION SPRING MEETING
Crown Plaza Hotel, Hunter Valley NSW
Registration form
ANZSGM Flyer NSW ACT Spring meeting 2010
contact: Bill Thoo wthoo@med.usyd.edu.au

11 and 12 September
ANZSGM SA DIV Annual Scientific Meeting
McCracken Country Club, Victor Harbor, SA
“Nutrition Matters To Geriatricians”
Programme and registration
Contact: Dr Solomon Yu
Conference Organiser
Consultant Geriatrician, Aged and Extended Care Services, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Tel: 8222 8592, Fax: 8222 8593, Mob: 0403 157 490

14 – 17 September 2010
ANZSPM Conference 2010 (ANZ Society of Palliative Medicine)
Adelaide, South Australia
Tel: +61 2 4973 6573
Email: anzspm@willorganise.com.au
Web: www.willorganise.com.au/anzspm2010

23-25 September 2010
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada
International Conference on Residency Education
Ottawa, Canada
Register before August 16 to get the early bird discount.
http://rcpsc.medical.org/icre/

23 - 24 September, 2010
Dementia Collaborative Research Centre Forum 2010
Holiday Inn, Gold Coast, Queensland
For more information: http://www.dementia.unsw.edu.au/DCRCweb.nsf/page/Forum
Contact: Judith Harrison, Personal Assistant / Administration Officer
Dementia Collaborative Research Centre - Carers & Consumers
Phone: 07 3138 3847 Fax: 07 3138 5941
Email: judith.harrison@qut.edu.au

29 Sept - 1 Oct 2010
European Union Geriatric Medicine Society Congress.
Geriatric Medicine: New Challenges, New Techniques and New Technologies
Dublin, Ireland
Abstract submission and registration have both opened on www.EUGMS2010.org, and abstract submission closes on 30 May 2010.

1 – 3 October 2010
Annual Scientific Meeting of the RACP WA & ANZSGM WA Branch for 2010
Quay West Resort, Bunker Bay, WA
WA 2010 ASM ANZSGM RACP Registration
Provisional Program of Events
Contact: Angela D'Castro, T: (08) 6488 8699, F: (08) 6488 8698, E-mail: college.wa@surgeons.org

1-3 October 2010
Sofitel Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Australia
Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand and The Royal Australasian College of Physicians Queensland
combined Scientific Meeting 2010 http://www.imsanz-racpq.org.au/default.asp

Timetable & Deadlines:
Abstract Submission Deadline 30 July 2010
Authors abstract Notification 16 August 2010
Early Bird/Author Registration Deadline 30 August 2010
For further information please contact the Conference Managers imsanz-racpq@arinex.com.au

13th October 2010
ANNUAL Conference of Austin Health CDAMS (Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service)
Presents a full day conference for medical and other health care providers
DEMENTIA: DIAGNOSIS, RISK AND SAFETY
Venue:
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
The Great Hall
The Centre
275 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe, VIC
see attached for registration and program

16-17 October 2010
ANZSGM Advanced Trainees Spring Education Weekend
RACP Centre, Level 2, 417 St Kilda Rd Melbourne, VIC
Contact: victoriantraineeweekend@gmail.com
See attached flyer

21 and Friday 22 October 2010
The 2010 Emerging Researchers in Ageing Conference
hosted by Professor Julie Byles and Associate Professor Lynne Parkinson from the Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, The University of Newcastle
Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, NSW
Abstract submission deadline has been extended to Friday, 16th July 2010.
General conference enquiries: era2010@era.edu.au
http://www.era.edu.au/ERA+2010

22 - 24 October 2010
Asia Pacific Alzheimers Disease International Conference
“Caring and Comforting”
Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Call for abstracts, On-line submission is now open. see attached Abstract submission guidelines Closing date 31 May 2010
The Scientific Committee will only accept abstracts submitted through the official email site of the conference (adfmsec@gmail.com ).

11-12 November 2010
The Brain and Ageing Research Program (chair: Prof Perminder Sachdev) of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) invite you to the inaugural Australasian Conference on Centenarians, “Living to 100: The Science and the Art”
UNSW campus in Kensington, Sydney
Registration numbers are capped. See www.med.unsw.edu.au/livingto100 or email Dr Melissa Slavin m.slavin@unsw.edu.au for further information.

17th – 19th November 2010
43rd Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference
‘Building Bridges for People, Policy and Practice’
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Tasmania
www.aagconference.com
Abstract Submission Now Open
For further information or queries, please contact Jayne Hindle jayne@eastcoastconferences.com.au www.eastcoastconferences.com.

19 and 20 November 2010
ANZSGM New Zealand Retreat
Dunedin, New Zealand
Contact: Dr Stephen Chalcroft Stephen.Chalcroft@otagodhb.govt.nz

21 to 23 November 2010
ANZFPS (Australia & New Zealand Falls Prevention Society) Conference
Dunedin New Zealand
Contact: Claire Robertson claire.robertson@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
http://www.anzfallsprevention.org/index.html

2011 Events

13-15 January 2011
Asia Pacific Geriatric Network (APGN) conference
"Sharing and Integrating Best Practices in Geriatrics in the Asia-Pacific Region"
Cebu, Philippines
www.geriatricsphilippines.org/Cebu2011.html
Contact person: Dr Shelley de la Vega svega@i-manila.com.ph

14-15 April 2011
Canadian Geriatric Society Annual Scientific Meeting
The Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada
www.canadiangeriatrics.com
Brochure - Can Ger Soc ASM April 2011

4 - 6 May 2011
ANZSGM Annual Scientific Meeting
'Pathways to Learning"
Hyatt Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand
Lynda Booth, Conference Manager, Workz4U Limited
p: +64 9 917 3653, f: +64 9 917 3651, m: +64 21 779 233, lynda.booth@workz4u.co.nz
http://www.workz4uconferences.co.nz/Conference-Calendar/ANZSGM-Annual-Scientific-Meeting-2011.aspx

16 to 20 May 2011
Update Course in Elderly Medicine
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Scotland UK.
The programme to date and online booking available at: http://events.rcpe.ac.uk (full link is: http://events.rcpe.ac.uk/events/93/update-course-in-elderly-medicine).
Christina C Gray, Course Co-ordinator, Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ, Email: c.gray@rcpe.ac.uk Tel: 0131 247 3607 Fax: 0131 220 4393 Switchboard (24 hours): 0131 225 7324

21-23 May 2011
RACP Congress
Darwin Northern Territory, Australia
http://www.racp.edu.au/

23-27 October 2011
9th Asia / Oceania Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology
“Ageing well together: Regional perspectives”.
The Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria
Call for abstracts (oral papers and posters) May 2010
Close of call for abstracts (oral papers and posters) October 2010
http://www.ageing2011.com/news/issue1.htm
General Enquiries Congress Secretariat
ICMS Australasia
GPO Box 3005
Melbourne VIC 3205
Ph: +61 (0) 3 9682 0500 Fax: +61 (0) 3 9682 0344 Email: info@ageing2011.com

2012 EVENTS

ANZSGM Annual Scientific Meeting
NSW