Speeches

Presentations by Alzheimer's Australia Staff and affiliates since 2001

2013 Speeches

Opening Session: 15th Alzheimer's Australia National Conference
15 May 2013
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
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Welcome Address: 15th Alzheimer's Australia National Conference
14 May 2013
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
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The Australia I want to live in
24 April 2013
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
National Press Club, Canberra
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Younger Onset Dementia Summit "A New Horizon?"
20 March 2013
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
Younger Onset Dementia Summit, Melbourne Convention Centre
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Ita named Australian of the Year 2013
25 January 2013
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
Australian of the Year Awards, Parliament House, Canberra
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2012 Speeches

Dementia is a national health priority
5 November 2012
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
Private Healthcare Australia
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Living Longer, Living Well: The role of medicines and Alzheimer’s in an ageing Australia
23 October 2012
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
Medicines Australia Conference Dinner
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Reconstructing the public image of HIV 30 years on
14 October 2012
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
AIDS Council of South Australia, Annual General Meeting
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Leading care for older Australians
21 August 2012
Presented by Glenn Rees, CEO Alzheimer's Australia
Catholic Health Australia National Conference 2012
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Towards a world without dementia
11 July 2012
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
Address to the national press club of Australia Canberra
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Lessons from the Journey of Living with Dementia
26 June 2012
Presented by Glenn Rees, CEO Alzheimer's Australia
Launch of The Good, the Bad and the Brilliant at Resthaven Malvern, SA
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Caring for the future consumer conference: Opening address
06 June 2012
Presented by Ms Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
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Dementia in Australia: Focus on behavioural disturbances
21 May 2012
Presented by Professor Henry Brodaty at Parliament House, Sydney
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Dementia: managing not to forget
2 May 2012
Presented by Ms Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
Australian and New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine (ANZSGM) Annual Scientific Meeting, Hilton Hotel, Sydney
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Consumers and researchers: fighting dementia together.
27 March 2012
Presented by Ms Ita Buttrose AO, OBE, President Alzheimer's Australia
Research and Standardisation in Alzheimer’s Disease Conference, Melbourne Brain Centre
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Alzheimer's organisations as agents of change
8 March 2012
Presented by Glenn Rees, CEO Alzheimer's Australia
Alzheimer's Disease International Conference, London
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Dementia and aged care reform: A consumer perspective
23 February 2012
Presented by Glenn Rees, CEO Alzheimer's Australia
3rd Annual Dementia Congress
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Dementia and National Policy: A Time for Revolution?
18 January 2012
Presented by Glenn Rees, CEO Alzheimer's Australia
Developing a National Strategy for Dementia, Trinity College Dublin
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2011 Speeches

How Australia can beat dementia
2 December 2011
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE
ALP Fringe Event - Dementia: the chronic disease of the 21st century
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What's business without change? Bring it on!
19 November 2011
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE
AGPN National Forum, Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
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Address to the Fight Dementia March Supporters
13 October 2011
Presented by Ita Buttrose AO, OBE
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Consumer directed care: advocacy, policy and research
11 August 2011
Presented by Glenn Rees, CEO Alzheimer's Australia
The Australian Association of Gerontology Download a copy of the speech - Consumer directed care: advocacy, policy and research

A Dementia Free Future: Fantasy or Reality?
13 July 2011
Presented by Baroness Susan Greenfield
National Press Club of Australia

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Antipsychotic Medication in People with Dementia
June 2011
Presented by Associate Professor Gerard Byrne at Parliamentary Friends of Dementia, Parliament House, Canberra

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Consumer directed care
May 2011
Presented by Glenn Rees, CEO, Alzheimer's Australia at the Aged Care Services Conference
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Dementia – the case for action
March 2011
Presented by Professor Sube Banerjee at the Department for Health and Ageing
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New Directions in Aged Care: Mirage or Reality?
February 2011
Presented by Glenn Rees at the 2011 Dementia Congress in Melbourne.
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2010 Speeches

Leadership for Consumer Centre Approaches: Objectives, Ethics, Communication, November 2010
Presented by Glenn Rees at the 2010 Australian Leadership Conference
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The social and economic impact of dementia on an ageing population, November 2010
Presented by Glenn Rees at the 6th Annual Australia’s Ageing Population Summit
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Consumer Directed Care, October 2010
Presented by Glenn Rees at the Aged Care Services Regional Forum
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Healthcare Reform, February 2010

Presented by Glenn Rees at National Dementia Congress Conference 2010.

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2009 Speeches

Presentation by Prof Lyketsos at National Press Club, Canberra, September 2009

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Dementia: Facing The Epidemic, September 2009

Presented by Glenn Rees at ACSA Conference 16 September 2009.

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Dementia: The Priorities - responding to the needs of Australians of all ages, June 2009

Presented by Glenn Rees at the Australia's Ageing Populations Summit, 25 - 26 June 2009.

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Australians of all ages

Making Choices, June 2009

Presented by Glenn Rees at the Contemporary Care Workshop in Brisbane, June 2009.

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Assistive Technology for People with Dementia, May 2009

Presented by Glenn Rees at the Alzheimer's Australia and Tunstall Health Care Launch.

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Getting Dementia Out Of The Closet, March 2009

Presented by Glenn Rees at the Alzheimer's Disease International Conference in Singapore, 25 to 27 March 2009.

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2008 Speeches

Consumer Directed Care Panel - The Australian Scene, September 2008

Presented by Glenn Rees at the ACSA National Conference, 28 September to 1 October 2008.

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People with dementia should benefit from the Transition Care Program, September 2008

A speech given by Glenn Rees, Alzheimer's Australia's National Executive Director to the National Transition Care Forum in September 2008.

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Voices of People with Dementia, June 2008

A speech given by Glenn Rees, Alzheimer's Australia's National Executive Director to the Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) Conference in Taiwan, 15 June 2008.

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Presentation to the Aged Care Assessment Program Conference, June 2008

A presentation by Glenn Rees, Alzheimer's Australia's National Executive Director to the Aged Care Assesment Program National Conference in Sydney, 28 May 2008.

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Reality and potential of consumer choice, May 2008

Glenn Rees gives this speech at the National Community Care Conference, 14-16 May 2008.

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All Roads Lead to the Consumer, Febraury 2008

Glenn Rees presents at the Dementia Care: The Way Forward Conference, Tasmania, 21-22 Febraury 2008.

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2007 Speeches

How to maintain effective relations in a federated structure, November 2007

A speech given by Glenn Rees, Alzheimer's Australia's National Executive Director to the International Not For Profit Convention & Exhibition (INCE), 23 November 2007.

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Quality dementia care and the person centred approach, September 2007

A speech given by Glenn Rees, National Executive Director, Alzheimer's Australia at the launch of Dementia Awareness Month in Queensland, 25 September 2007.

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Consumer empowerment and advocacy, July 2007

A seminar conducted by Glenn Rees, National Executive Director, Alzheimer's Australia at Alzheimer's University - Milwaukee, USA, 12-14 July 2007.

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The Future - Impossible Dreams, May 2007

Glenn Rees gives this speech at the Alzheimer's Australia National Conference, Perth, 31 May 2007.

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How Industry Associations can influence Government and community opinions, May 2007

A speech by Glenn Rees, National Executive Director, Alzheimer's Australia.

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2006 Speeches

AIBL Study Launch, November 2006

Mr Graeme Samuel, AO, Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), shares his personal experience of caring for his mother, who had Alzheimer's disease, and his support for the AIBL study.

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