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8th Annual 45 and Up Study Collaborators' Meeting

The 45 and Up Study Collaborators’ Meeting is an annual event that offers our research partners, supporters and interested parties the opportunity to receive a comprehensive update on the progress of the Study. It provides an opportunity to engage with other researchers, policy makers and evaluators to discuss potential for maximising the value of the Study resource.

We had 145 people attend the 2011 meeting from a range of entities such as not-for-profits organisations, State and Federal Government departments, a selection of Australian and International Universities and funding partners of the Study.

Our CEO Professor Sally Redman chaired the plenary session. This session included:

  • A keynote presentation from Professor Dame Valerie Beral. Professor Beral presented Large-scale research embedded in health service delivery: examples from the UK and launched the 45 and Up 5 Year Follow-Up Study. She is a medically qualified epidemiologist from Oxford (originally from Sydney) and recognised internationally for her research on the role of reproductive, hormonal and infectious agents in cancer and for the policy and practice impact of her work. She has been Director of the Cancer Epidemiology Unit in Oxford since 1988 and is Principal Investigator of the ‘Million Women Study’ and leads international collaborative studies of breast, ovarian and endometrial cancer.
  • Study update from Professor Emily Banks, Scientific Director of the 45 and Up Study
  • The launch of the 5 Year Follow-Up Study by Professor Dame Valerie Beral
  • A keynote presentation from Professor Alastair Leyland. Professor Leyland presented Individual and area-based inequalities: using linked data to fill gaps.  Professor Leyland is the Programme Leader of the Managing Health, Variations in Health and Determinants of Health at the MRC Social and Public Health Services Unit in Glasgow; is joint President of Public Health Epidemiology at the European Public Health Association; and currently sits on the Public Health Research Funding Board of the National Institute of Health Research. His recent research has focused on inequalities in mortality in Scotland. Other research interests have included application of multilevel modelling to health data and exploring the uses of linked hospital discharge, mortality and register data.
  • A presentation from Dr Hidde van der Ploeg. Dr van der Ploeg's abstract was selected from an impressive number of abstract submissions. His presentation was on Sitting time and all-cause mortality risk.  He is a senior research fellow at the Cluster for Physical Activity and Health of the Sydney School of Public Health at the University of Sydney. His main research expertise is in physical activity interventions for health care settings and in physical activity measurement and surveillance.
  • A presentation from Dr Andrew Penman, the CEO of our major partner, Cancer Council NSW. Dr Penman presented A large-scale biobank for NSW.

The afternoon included four parallel sessions comprising cancer; cardiovascular disease and metabolic health; mental health; and policy and practice relevant research.

Following the parallel sessions, a Masterclass was held for new users of the Study resource.

The 45 and Up Study will have a new website soon. Information from the day will be uploaded to our new site once up and running. In the meantime, if you wish to obtain materials from the day please email 45andUp@saxinstitute.org.au with a message of which information you would like.

N.B. Not all speakers have given authority to share material.

If you wish to receive an invitation to the 2012 event, please advise us via email and we can include you on the distribution list.

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