Webinars

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep-breathing disorder that affects at least 10-20% of adults. Untreated, this is thought to play a critical role in the development of cerebral small vessel disease.

Dr Lauriane Jugé presents findings from a 2020 UNSW Ageing Futures Institute Seed Grant on the relationship between OSA and cognition.

Cycling is a non-weight-bearing type of physical activity that is suitable for older adults, however participation in cycling among people aged 50 and over is markedly lower than younger people.

Associate Professor Soufiane Boufous presents factors affecting cycling participation, to improve mobility and social connectedness, in older people.

Dr Craig Sinclair provides insights from his work consulting with people living with HIV, to inform the adaptation of an existing clinical trial for implementation in partnership with this population.

The talk will include considerations of challenges, resourcing and implications for the use of Consumer and Community Involvement in research studies.

Dr Edgar Liu has carried out research to assess 85 government policy documents across Australia’s three-tiered federated government system against seven core age-friendly cities domains proposed by the World Health Organization, to reveal whether and how these policies recognised and/or responded to ageing across the different domains.

Physical activity participation can improve the physical health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This UNSW Ageing Futures Institute seed grant led by Dr Rona Macniven, enabled collaborative research with running program participants and stakeholders that focussed on methods for evaluation.

For older people, keeping physically active is essential for ageing well, yet almost 80% of older Australians are not meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines.

Dr Sophie Andrews discusses her UNSW Ageing Futures Seed Grant project that investigates the relationships between habits and physical activity in older Australians. 

One third of people aged over 65 fall each year. Previous studies have shown that skills for falls prevention can be trained using virtual reality.

Dr Yoshiro Okubo discusses his UNSW Ageing Futures Seed Grant project that investigates Holowalk, a program using virtual-to-reality (VtR) technology, and its impact on falls and balance training. 

While driving offers many advantages for independent mobility, older drivers have an increased risk of crash involvement and are more vulnerable to serious injury compared to younger drivers.

Professor Lisa Keay presents on a 2019 seed grant that investigated the feasibility and acceptability of advanced vehicle technologies for older drivers.

The retina, being an extension to the brain, is particularly relevant as a window to explore dementia, because of embryological and anatomical connections.

In this seminar, Dr Ying Xu will talk about the relationship between eye and cognition, including two systematic reviews resulting from a UNSW Ageing Futures Institute funded project

Understanding the incentives and barriers to scale up LGBTQ+ affirming care may improve wellbeing and aging experiences of LGBTQ+ older adults in the United States.

Visiting Scholar Dr Nathaniel Tran (Vanderbilt University) presents findings of LGBTQ+ patient experiences in the USA and the incentives and barriers to LGBTQ+ affirming care.