Het zevende "Research to Practice" congres van ESSA (Exercise Sport Science Australia) vond van 14 tot 16 april 2016 plaats in Melbourne, Australië. Topsport Topics was hierbij om de laatste ontwikkelingen op sportwetenschappelijk gebied mee te krijgen.
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To date, a range of qualitative and mixed-methods approaches have been applied to assess the age-friendliness of cities and communities. The Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Questionnaire (AFCCQ) has been developed to fill a gap for a systematic quantitative method approach to evaluate baseline age-friendliness in cities and communities and then measure ongoing efforts to become more age-friendly, aligned with the model by the World Health Organization (WHO). As such, it offers a valid and valuable quantitative method for cities to assess age-friendliness. This paper presents the process and results of a study undertaken to test the validity and reliability of the AFCCQ for the Australian context. It is part of a broader cross-cultural project seeking to test the AFCCQ across Europe, Asia, Oceania, and North America to generate methodological insight and comparable data. Informed by consultation with local experts in population and ageing research, as well as with people aged 65 and over, the instrument proved reliable in the Australian context before being distributed to 334 older people in Greater Adelaide for validation. Results show that the AFCCQ-AU proved a valid and reliable tool for evaluating the age-friendliness of larger cities and communities in Australia. Overall, the total score indicated moderate-good satisfaction with the age-friendliness features of the Greater Adelaide Region with the domain of Housing scoring highest (highly satisfactory). Psychometric validation and cluster analysis led to the identification of five typologies of older people living in Greater Adelaide, characterised by distinct socio-demographic profiles and concomitant experiences and evaluations of age-friendliness. This Australian validation adds further weight to the role of the AFCCQ in being able to assess the age-friendliness of cities and communities across the WHO's Global Network for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities. Used in combination with the rich and nuanced qualitative data at the local level, the tool has the ability to create significant outcomes for older people and their communities.
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In this study, Dutch and Australian planning regimes are examined to determine whether they are ready to face climate extremes. Five different “cultural” facets of spatial planning determine the differences between the two regimes. These planning characteristics are first confronted with current climate change. The Dutch planning regime performs better under these conditions than the Australian. Secondly, a suite of spatial scenarios is confronted with both current change and a changed risk landscape, in which climate extremes are introduced. Again, the performance of planning characteristics to deal with these new vulnerabilities is tested. For type-1 impacts, exaggerating current change, a limited number of Dutch planning characteristics still hold, where the majority of Australian planning properties is likely to lose functionality. Under type-2 impacts, surprising climate events, the Dutch approach is no longer sufficient, while some Australian characteristics suddenly imply opportunities. The sectored planning approach, together with culturally determined individual responses, might prove to offer solace, under the condition that dealing with extreme events is made priority. Overall, current regimes face difficulties in dealing with surprising climate events and a fundamentally different planning approach is required. Swarm Planning, which dynamically deals with uncertainty, is proposed as a beneficial new planning method.
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Voor een minor als Migratievraagstukken, waar het delen van (levens)verhalen en ervaringen een heel belangrijk element is, betekende het ontbreken van ‘echt contact’ met de groep een groot gemis. Desalniettemin kunnen we constateren dat er in het contact dat er wel mogelijk was veel is gedeeld en met oprechte interesse in de leef- en denkwereld van de medestudenten is geluisterd naar elkaar en de studenten elkaar hebben bevraagd. Aan het einde van de collegereeks hoorden we vaak dat de lessen de studenten hadden verrijkt omdat het een inkijkje bood in de levens van leeftijdsgenoten, een inkijkje die anders nooit zou hebben plaatsgevonden.
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Stichting SURF, de ICT-samenwerkingsorganisatie van het hoger onderwijs en onderzoek, organiseerde op 5 en 6 november 2002 de SURF Onderwijsdagen 2002, in het Nederlands Congrescentrum in Den Haag.
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Many countries and health systems are pursuing integrated care as a means of achieving better outcomes. However, no standard approaches exist for comparing integration approaches across models or settings, and for evaluating whether the key components of integrated care are present in different initiatives. This study sheds light on how integrated care is being implemented in Australia, using a new tool to characterise and compare integration strategies at micro, meso and macro levels. In total, 114 staff from a purposive sample of 38 integrated care projects completed a survey based on the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care. Ten key informants gave follow-up interviews. Participating projects reported using multiple strategies to implement integrated care, but descriptions of implementation were often inconsistent. Micro-level strategies, including clinical-professional service coordination and person-centred care, were most commonly reported. A common vision was often described as an essential foundation for joint work. However, performance feedback appeared under-utilised, as did strategies requiring macro-level action such as data linkages or payment reform. The results suggest that current integrated care efforts are unevenly weighted towards micro-level strategies. Increased attention to macro-level strategies may be warranted in order to accelerate progress and sustain integrated care in Australia.
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Ict is vrouwenwerk. Je krijgt geen vuile handen en je hoeft er de deur niet voor uit. De omgekeerde wereld? Niet in Maleisië. Vrouwen zijn daar goed vertegenwoordigd in de ict-sector en driekwart van de ict-studenten is vrouw. Dat zijn cijfers waar wij hier alleen van kunnen dromen. Maar het is geen rozengeur en maneschijn. Vrouwen in Maleisië hebben, ook in de ict, een achtergestelde positie. De strijd voor gendergelijkheid in de ict is universeel. Dat bleek tijdens het internationale congres 'Research on Women in ICT' in Kuala Lumpur. Een feest van herkenning in een wereld van verschil.
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Het aantal ouderen in ons land neemt toe en mensen willen en moeten langer thuis wonen. Zo zal de verpleeghuiscapaciteit afnemen en de zorg thuis en zelfzorg toenemen. Ook kunnen mantelzorgers en zorgprofessionals baat hebben bij extra ondersteuning. Technologie kan hiervoor een oplossing bieden.
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