HACC MULTICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICE
FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM
“Forever Young: Better Health and Wellbeing for our
Culturally Diverse Older Australians”
Thursday 18th June 2015, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Cairns Convention Centre
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The aim of the forum is to enhance professionals’ cultural awareness and provide support to service providers,
community workers and health practitioners to deliver culturally inclusive services and improve the health and
wellbeing of our Culturally Diverse Older Australians.
The forum will bring together professionals with a broad range of interest primarily from the aged care and
multicultural sectors including industry representatives, service providers, community workers,
health practitioners and researchers.
We invite submissions for abstracts from a range of professionals working to improve the health and wellbeing of
our community with a focus on Culturally Diverse Older Australians.
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”
SUBMISSION DETAILS
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A completed application form must be included
Abstracts are due by Friday 20th March 2015
Notification will be given to applicants by Friday 24th April 2015
Preference will be given to those abstracts most closely aligned to the theme of the forum. Abstracts are to be a
maximum of 300 words.
Please note the time allowance for presentations is 30 minutes.
To submit your abstract, please complete and email Application form to Mrs. Marcela Fischer
[email protected]
Diversicare is a division of
HACC MULTICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICE
FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM
“Forever Young: Better Health and Wellbeing for our
Culturally Diverse Older Australians”
APPLICATION FORM
NAME:_________________________________________________________________________________________
ORGANISATION:__________________________________________________________________________________
ROLE/TITLE:_____________________________________________________________________________________
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:________________________________________________________________________
CONTACT DETAILS:________________________________________________________________________________
ABSTRACT TITLE:_________________________________________________________________________________
For all enquiries, please contact Mrs. Marcela Fischer
[email protected]
0432 322 154
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