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Tuesday, June 4 • 4:20pm - 5:20pm
Australia’s dementia data landscape

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This session is proudly sponsored by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

1. 'Improving dementia data in Australia: National Dementia Data Improvement Plan 2023–2033'
Presented by: Melanie Dunford

2. 'Pursuing Dementia Detection for Better Prevalence Estimation with Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Electronic Health Data'
Presented by: Professor Velandai Srikanth

3. 'Geographical Variation in health service use by people living with dementia'
Presented by: Megan Fraser

4. 'Dementia Awareness Survey – What do Australians know and think about dementia and dementia risk reduction?'
Presented by: Sarang Kim
Chair
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Owen Carr

Dr Owen Carr joined the Department of Health and Aged Care in 2013 as a data analyst for the Ageing and Aged Care Group, having graduated from the Australian National University with a PhD in neurobiology. Owen has been an enduring member of the data team, and now leads the team and... Read More →

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Professor Velandai Srikanth

Prof Srikanth is the Director, National Centre for Healthy Ageing (ncha.org.au). His program of research spans several aspects of ageing health. These include dementia, cerebrovascular disease, metabolic health and brain ageing, gait and cognitive decline, and frailty and multimorbidity... Read More →
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Melanie Dunford

Melanie Dunford is the Head of the Dementia Data Improvement Unit at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), and co-leads the AIHW National Centre for Monitoring Dementia which aims to monitor dementia in Australia, inform specific dementia policy needs and undertake... Read More →
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Megan Fraser

Meg is a data analyst in the Dementia Data Analysis and Reporting Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Meg has worked in analytical roles across the state and federal government health sector. She has substantial experience in the analysis of linked health, welfare... Read More →
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Sarang Kim

Dr Kim is a senior project manager at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, leading AIHWs first nationally representative Dementia Awareness Survey. Prior to joining AIHW, she worked for over 14 years as a researcher in healthy ageing and dementia research, particularly... Read More →


Tuesday June 4, 2024 4:20pm - 5:20pm AEST
2. Springbrook Room
  Symposium, Australia’s dementia data landscape