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Conference presentations

Welcome to Women's Health Australia (WHA) 2010

4th Symposium on Work Ability,
Tempere, Finland, 6 - 9 June 2010

  • Pit S & Byles J. Employment among mature age women: Health problems and quality of life. Abstract

International Federation on Ageing 10th Global Conference
Melbourne, Victoria, 3 - 6 May 2010

  • Pit S & Byles J. Employment among mature age women: Health conditions. Abstract

The Gerontological Society of America's 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting,
New Orleans, USA, 19 - 23 November 2010

  • Pachana N & McLaughlin D. Factors which enhance or inhibit social support: a longitudinal analysis Of social networks in older women. Abstract

American College of Obstetritions & Gynecologists (ACOG) 2010 Annual Clinical Meeting
San Francisco, USA, 18 May 2010

  • Tu F, Goldstein G, Du H, Beaumont J, Pozolo K & Senapati S. Does regular physical activity protect women from development of endometriosis? (poster presentation) Abstract

6th Australian Women's Health Conference in Hobart.
Hobart, Tasmania, 19 May 2010

  • McKay H. Permanently Childless Women have Selfishly Chosen Careers over Children (contribution to group presentation). Abstract

5th International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research,
Tromso, Norway, 19-21 May 2010

  • Sibbritt D & Adams J. CAM use by a representative cohort of young Australian women with asthma, 1996-2006. Abstract
  • Lui C, Adams J & Sibbritt D. Creating wellbeing and managing chronic conditions: Use of complementary and alternative medicine among mid-age Australian women.No abstract available.
  • Sibbritt D, Adams J & Parkinson L. Consultation practices, with both CAM practitioners and conventional health care providers, and self-prescribed CAM use by a cohort of mid-aged Australian women with arthritis.No abstract available.
  • Sibbritt D. CAM use by a representative cohort of young Australian women with asthma, 1996-200.No abstract available.

The New National Agenda: 6th Australian Women's Health Conference,
Hobart, Tasmania, 18 - 21 May 2010

  • Lucke J, Watson M, Herbert D & Loxton D. Factors assoicated with STI among young women: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (poster presentation). Abstract

Australian Women's Health Conference,
Hobart, Tasmania 18-21 May 2010

  • Parkinson L, Gibson R, Robinson I & Byles J. Arthritis and depresssion: Tracking the prevalence, impact and management in older women (poster presentation). Abstract

6th Women's Health Conference,
Hobart, Tasmania 18-21 May 2010

  • Parkinson L. Volunteering and older people: Psychosocial and health predictors from an analysis of Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Abstract

The New National Agenda: 6th Australian Women's Health Conference,
Hobart, Tasmania, 18 -21 May 2010

  • Chojenta C, Loxton D & Lucke J. Prevalence and antecedents of postnatal depression in Australia. Abstract
  • Loxton D, Powers J & Furber K. Intimate partner violence, health and social support,No abstract available.

IPOS 12th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology
Quebec, Canada, 25 - 29 May 2010

  • Beatty L. Complementary and alternative medicine use and distress among Australian women with cancer: A prospective longitudinal investigation. Abstract

Dietitians Association of Australia 28th National Conference,
Melbourne, Victoria, 27 - 29 May 2010

  • Blumfield M, Hure A, MacDonald-Wicks, Patterson A, Smith R & Collins C. The food choices of Australian women prior to conception. Abstract

International Federation on ageing 10th Global Conference,
Melbourne, Victoria, 4 May 2010

  • Byles J, Pachana N, and Tooth L. Women, health and ageing: 12 years of results from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (Symposium). Abstract

39th Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology (BSG),
Uxbridge, England, 6 - 8 July 2010

  • Tavener M. Identities, Care and Everyday Life (poster presentation). Abstract
2009

Annual Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society.
Melbourne, Victoria, 23 - 25 October 2009

  • Williams L & Young A. The effect of social class on weight control in mid-age women: A longitudinal study. Abstract

AHES 2009: 31st Australian Conference for Health Economists,
Hobart, Tas, 01 October 2009

  • Au N. Employment, long work hours and obesity among women. Abstract

Australasian Epidemiological Association Annual Scientific Meeting,
Dunedin, New Zealand, 31 August - 01 September 2009

  • Powers J. Does wave non-response affect the results in longitudinal studies? Abstract

Family Violence Prevention Fund, National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence,
Louisiana, USA, 9-10 October 2009

  • Taft A. The impact of abortion on depression: What role does partner violence play? Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Abstract

33rd Annual Scientific Meeting,
Newcastle, New South Wales 8 - 11 December 2009

  • Blumfield M, Hure A, MacDonal-Wicks L, Patterson A, Smith R & Collins E. The food choices of Australian women during pregnancy. Abstract

2009 Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine Conference,
Auckland, New Zealand 9-11 February 2009

  • Johnstone M. The health and well-being of young Australian women with varying work and family aspirations (poster presentation). Abstract

Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine 6th Annual Scientific Conference,
Auckland, New Zealand, 9-11 February 2009

  • Rowlands I. Looking on the bright side of life: Predicting long-term adjustment to miscarriage. Abstract

5th International Mixed Methods Conference,
University of Leeds, UK, 8 - 11 July 2009

  • Chojenta C, Loxton D & Lucke J. An examination of the narratives of women who have experienced postnatal depression in Australia. Abstract

The British Sociological Association Annual Conference,
Cardiff, Wales, 16-19 April 2009

  • Johnstone M, Lucke J, & Lee C. The impact of first birth and other life events on young Australian women's motherhood and employment aspirations . Abstract

International Health Economics Association World Congress,
Beijing, China 14 July 2009

  • Au N. Employment, long work hours and obesity among women. Abstract

International Health Economics Association Wold Congress,
Beijing, China, 14 July 2009

  • Van Gool K. The impact of OOP costs on cervical screening: Evidence from an Australian panel dataset, Abstract

American College of Physicians Maine Chapter Scientific Meeting
Maine, USA, 16 October 2009

  • Goldstein G, Physical activity as a risk factor for endometriosis (poster presentation). Abstract

Heart Foundation Conference 2009,
Brisbane, Qld, 14 -16 May 2009

  • Dobson A. Depression and anxiety associated with cardiovascular disease in mid-aged Australian women. Abstract
  • Dobson A. Dietary patterns of Australian women.No abstract available.
  • Brown W, Determinants of weight gain in young adult women.No abstract available.

2009 National Physical Activity Conference and Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport,
Brisbane, Queensland 14 - 17 October 2009

  • van Uffelen J, Heesch K & Brown W. Correlates of sitting time in mid-age Australian women. Abstract
  • Eime R, Harvey J, Payne W & Brown W. Club Sport: Contributing to health-related quality of life?No abstract available.

2009 General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference,
Melbourne, VIC, 17 July 2009

  • Taft A. The impact of partner violence on the mental health of young Australian women reporting termination of pregnancy: Cohort analysis of a national population sample. Abstract

NORPHCAM Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Conference,
St Lucia, Qld, 17-18 October 2009

  • McLaughlin D. CAM and health care choices in older rural women. Abstract

Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium
Chicago, USA, 18 April 2009

  • Goldstein G. Physical activity as a risk factor for endometriosis (poster presentation). Abstract

10th National Rural Health Conference,
Cairns, Queensland, 18 May 2009

  • Dobson A & Loxton D. The health of women in rural areas. Abstract

2009 Spine Society of Australia Annual Conference,
Brisbane, Qld, 16-19 April 2009

  • Hodges PW, Russell A & Smith MD. Incontinence and breathing disorders increase the risk for development of back pain. Abstract

2009 Annual Conference of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity,
Lisbon, Portugal, 17-19 June 2009

  • Brown W, Hockey R & Dobson A. Ten year weight gain in Australian women: What difference does having a baby make? (symposium contribution) Abstract

2009 Annual Conference of the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity,
Lisbon, Portugal, 17 - 19 June 2009

  • van der Ploeg H, van Poppel M, Chey T, Bauman A & Brown W. The role of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the development of gestational diabetes meliitus. Abstract
  • Brown W. Weight gain during and after pregnancy. (symposium discussant)No abstract available.

EMAS 8th European Congress on Menopause
London, UK, May 16-20 2009

  • Berecki J, Begum N and Dobson A. Symptoms reported by women in mid-life: menopausal transition or ageing (poster presentation). Abstract

ISBNPA 2009 Conference,
Lisbon, Portugal, 17-20 June 2009

  • van Uffelen J, Berecki J, Dobson A & Brown W. What is a healthy body mass index for women in their 70s? Abstract

Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australia (COCA) 8th Biennial Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 20-22 November 2009

  • Sibbritt D. The physical and mental health of mid-aged Australian women with chronic back pain who consult with chiropractors and osteopaths. Abstract

ESA / SRB Annual Scientific Meeting,
Adelaide, SA, 23 August 2009

  • Teede H, Deeks A, Gibson-Helm M, Lombard C, Jolley D, Paul E, Loxton D & Lisa M. Polycystic ovarian syndrome in Australian women: Results of the Australian Longitudinal Women's Health study. Abstract

Australasian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Annual Conference
Melbourne, Victoria, 22-24 May 2009

  • Sibbritt D. A longitudinal analysis of mid-age Australian women's consultations with an acupuncturist, 2001-2007. Abstract

PHAA Queensland Branch Second Annual Conference,
Brisbane, Qld, 23-24 July 2009

  • Conrad S, Tooth L & Dobson A. Was Sesame Street On To Something? Why Do “People In Your Neighbourhood” Matter, and How Do They Affect Health Outcomes? Abstract

Academy on Violence and Abuse Conference: Sowing seeds of academic change: Nurturing new paradigms,
Bloomington MN, USA, 24-25 April 2009

  • Loxton D, Powers J & Furber K. Intimate partner violence, health and social support: Findings over the long term. Abstract

Northwestern University Undergraduate Research Symposium,
Illinois, USA, 26 May 2009

  • Goldstein G. Physical activity as a risk factor for endometriosis (poster presentation). Abstract

42nd Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference
Canberra, ACT, 25-27 November 2009

  • Tavener M. Identity construction in baby boomer women (part of a baby boomer symposium). Abstract

42nd AAG National Conference 2009. Translation and Transformation,
Canberra, ACT, 25 -27 November 2009

  • Anstey K. Combining Longitudinal Studies of Ageing: A tale of two projects. Abstract
  • Anstey K. Findings on older Australians from the DYNOPTA project: Social networks, disease prevalence, mortality differentials and cognitive health.No abstract available.

14th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science,
Oslo, Norway, 24-27 June 2009

  • Brown W. Physical activity and health in women: Updating the evidence. Abstract
  • Brown W. Does having a baby increase the rate of weight gain in young women? (invited symposium)No abstract available.

HCS Net Workshop on Building the Australian National Corpus: Data Resources and tools,
Sydney, NSW, 03 December 2009

  • Spencer E, Ferguson A & Craig H. Developing a reference set for higher level language resources in aging adults: Preliminary thoughts (poster presentation). Abstract

2009 British Psychological Society Annual Conference,
Brighton, United Kingdom, 1-3 April 2009

  • Johnstone M. Emerging adulthood and young Australian women's aspirations for work and family. Abstract

International Fertility Society Meeting,
Capte Town, South Africa, October 2009

  • Teede H. PCOS prevalence, complications and management: The role of lifestyle (symposium contribution). Abstract

American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting,
Seattle, USA, 27-30 May 2009

  • Brown W. Changes in physical activity across the lifespan: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Abstract
  • Brown W. Developing valid and reliable estimates of sitting time for large scale prospective studies, population based studies and intervention trials.No abstract available.

PHAA 39th Annual Conference,
Canberra, ACT, 28-30 September 2009

  • Parkinson L, Byles J, Gibson R & Robinson I. Arthritis and Depression: The burden of suffering for older Australian Women. Abstract

The Australian Sociological Association Conference 2009,
Canberra, ACT, 1-4 December 2009

  • Mooney R. A study of conviction: Desires and doubts about having children. Abstract

The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Conference Week,
Sydney, NSW, 1 - 5 October 2009

  • Brown W. The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health: Changes in physical activity and weight over time and the implications of this for healthy ageing. Abstract

15th Annual Qualitative Health Research Conference,
Vancouver, British Columbia, 4-6 October 2009

  • Taylor A. Letters home and postcards from the edge: Meaning and relationship in a large scale survey. Abstract
  • Tavener M, Byles J & Loxton D. Contrasting baby boomer identities through narrative.No abstract available.
  • Loxton D, Adamson L, Chojenta C & Rich J. Women's experiences of violence and abuse: a longitudinal qualitative perspective.No abstract available.

Research Higher Degrees Conference, School of Population Health, University of Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland, 6 November 2009

  • Herbert D, Lucke J & Dobson A. Barriers to accessing specialist medical advice for infertility: societal and lifestyle obstacles for women <35 years. Abstract

17th European Congress on Obesity,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 07 May 2009

  • Williams L, Germov J & Young A. What effect does social class have on weight control in mid-age women? Evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (poster presentation). Abstract

Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum,
Johannesburg, South Africa, 6-8 July 2009

  • Astbury J. The impact of forced sex on psychological health, high risk health behaviours and service use. Abstract

IAGG 2009 World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics,
Paris, France, 5-9 July 2009

  • Parkinson L, Vitry A, Hawker G, Zaninotto P & Chatterji S. Depression as a comorbidity with chronic illness: Longitudinal research from the developed and developing world (symposium). Abstract

XIXth IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics,
Paris, France, 5-9 July 2009

  • Flicker L. BMI and survival in older men and women aged 70 to 75 years. Abstract
  • Flicker L. Sexual behaviours in older men.No abstract available.
  • Byles J, Gibson R, Tooth L, Brilleman S, Sibbritt D & Dobson A Living Long and Living Well: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.No abstract available.

Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting,
Freemantle, WA, 7-9 September 2009

  • Flicker L. BMI and survival in older men and women aged 70 to 75 years. Abstract
  • Flicker L. Sexual health in older men and women.No abstract available.
2008

13th National Conference on Health Outcomes,
Canberra, ACT, 01 May 2008

  • Berecki J. Hysterectomy and weight gain. Abstract
  • Byles J & Brown W. The impact of women's weight on health outcomes: A problem for now and the future.No abstract available.
  • Byles J, Millar C, Sibbritt D & Chiarelli P. Living with urinary incontinence: A longitudinal study of older women.No abstract available.

10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference - Families Through Life,
Melbourne, Victoria, 9-11 July 2008

  • Johnstone M & Lee C. Young Australian women's aspirations for family and work in the 21st century. Abstract

International Congress on Dietetics,
Yokohama, Japan, 8-11 September 2008

  • Collins C, Dolja-Gore X, Young A. Lower Diet Quality Is Associated With Health Service Usage Cumulative Medicare Costs In Mid-Aged Australian Women. Abstract

Society of Reproductive and Infant Psychology Conference,
London, United Kingdom, September 2008

  • Rowlands I & Lee C. Looking on the bright side of life: The role of optimism in women's adjustment to miscarriage. Abstract

Poster presentation at the Marce Society International Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 10-13 September 2008

  • Chojenta C, Lucke J & Loxton D. Does social support reduce the likelihood of postnatal depression in Australian mothers? Abstract

OT Australia 23rd National Conference & Exhibition 2008,
Melbourne, Victoria, 11 - 13 September 2008

  • Mehraban A, Mackenzie L & Byles J. Development of a self-report version of the Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (HOME FAST). Abstract
  • Mehraban A, Mackenzie L & Byles J. Do occupational therapists and older people assess home environments for falls hazards differently?No abstract available.

2nd International Congress on Physical Activity and Health,
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 13-16 April 2008

  • van Uffelen J, Watson M, Brown W & Dobson A. Do responses to questions about sitting make sense? Convergent validity of self-reported sitting time with time-use questions. Abstract
  • Van Uffelen J, Watson M, Dobson A & Brown W. Does sitting time cause weight gain? Results from the ALSWH.No abstract available.

2nd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health,
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 13-16 April 2008

  • Brown W, Hockey R & Dobson A. Health care and pharmaceutical costs associated with physical inactivity: Interactions with obesity. Abstract

2008 ASICS Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport,
Hamilton Island, Queensland, 16-18 October 2008

  • Burton NW, Tudor-Locke C & Brown WJ. Leisure activity and occupational sitting: Associations with daily steps and body mass index in mid-aged women. Abstract

Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine 5th Annual Scientific Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 31 January – 2 February 2008

  • Johnstone M & Lee C. What is going on in the minds and lives of young Australian women? Abstract

Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 01 January - 02 February 2008

  • McDermott L, Dobson A & Owen N. Reducing from daily to non-daily smoking predicts future cessation among young women. Abstract

Science in Parliament (Queensland). 2008 Science in Parliament Program,
Brisbane, Qld, 14 May 2008

  • Brown WJ. Bypassing blowouts: Keeping a lid on Queensland's health costs. Abstract

Australian Association of Gerontology 41st National Conference Ageing Landscapes,
Fremantle, Western Australia, 18 - 20 November 2008

  • McLaughlin D. Social networks in older Australian men and women. Abstract
  • Byles J. Women's increasing weight: A threat to healthy ageing.No abstract available.
  • Tooth L, Lucke J, Russell A, Lee C, Watson M, Byrne G, Wilson A & Dobson A. Few urban-rural differences in older carers’ access to community services.No abstract available.
  • Tooth L, Russell A, Lucke J, Byrne G, Lee C, Wilson A & Dobson A. Impact of type of impairment on carer burden and quality of life (poster).No abstract available.

3rd International Congress on Women's Mental Health,
Melbourne, Victoria, 17- 20 March 2008

  • Loxton D, Powers J, Mooney R & Hoskings S. Sole motherhood, mental health and the role of social support. Abstract
  • Tooth L, Lucke J, Russell A, Byrne G, Lee C, Wilson A & Dobson A. The impact of caring roles on women's mental health.No abstract available.
  • Chojenta C, Loxton D & Lucke J. Prevalence and Antecedents of Postnatal Depression in Australia.No abstract available.
  • Parkinson L, Byles J, Gibson R & Robinson I. Women and arthritis: The burden of suffering for older Australian women.No abstract available.
  • Taft A. Depression and termination of pregnancy (induced abortion) in a national cohort of young Australian women: the confounding effect of women’s experience of violence.No abstract available.

2nd International Conference on Physical Activity and Public Health,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 2008

  • Heesch K & Brown W. Dose response relationship between both physical activity and walking and 6 year incidence of arthritis in a national cohort of older women. Abstract

Australian Association of Gerontology Conference,
Perth, WA, 19-21 November 2008

  • Hassani Mehraban, A., Mackenzie, L., Byles, J., & Gibson, R. Application of the International Classification of Functioning to factors associated with falls in older Australian women. Abstract

Fertility Society of Australia Conference,
Brisbane, Queensland, 20-22 October 2008

  • Herbert D. Prior pregnancy outcomes and seeking treatment for fertility problems In Australian women aged 28-33 years. Abstract

Fertility Society of Australia Annual Conference: Working Together For Reproductive Health,
Brisbane, Queensland, 20-22 October 2008

  • Herbert D, Luke J & Dobson A. Seeking advice and using treatment for fertility problems in Australian Women aged 28-33 years. Abstract

International Continence Society,
Cairo, Egypt, 20 - 24 October 2008

  • Hodges PW. Incontinence, breathing disorders and back pain: an inseparable traid? Abstract

Sports Medicine Australia 37th Annual State Conference,
Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 24 May 2008

  • Brown W & Chang P. How much physical activity to prevent weight gain? Abstract

4th Annual Australia’s, Ageing Population Summit,
Melbourne, Victoria, 23 - 24 July 2008

  • Byles J. Ageing population and gender issues. Abstract

International Epidemiological Association World congress,
Porto Alegre, Brazil, 20-24 September 2008

  • Bowe SJ, Sibbritt DW, Young AF & Barnett AG. Analysing longitudinal changes in health related quality of life: Adjusting for longitudinal missing data that are MNAR. Abstract

Ageing and Globalization: Identifying Gaps, Challenging Perspectives,
Sydney, NSW, 25 September 2008

  • Byles J. Obesity: The new global threat to healthy ageing and longevity. Abstract

World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress,
Sydney, NSW, 25 - 28 July 2008

  • Mehraban H, Mackenzie & Byles J. A cross-sectional study of falls and the home environment. (poster presentation) Abstract

Tenth International Congress of Behavioural Medicine,
Tokyo, Japan, 27 - 30 August 2008

  • van Uffelen J, Watson M, Dobson A & Brown W. Is self-reported weekday and weekend day sitting-time associated with weight in mid-aged women? Abstract

4th world Ageing & Generations Congress,
St Gallen, Switzerland, 28 - 30 August 2008

  • Byles J. Special session: Longitudinal studies of ageing: a key to optimal ageing. Abstract

10th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine,
Tokyo, Japan, 27-30 September 2008

  • McDermott L, Dobson A & Owen N. Predictors of continued smoking and smoking relapse among young adult women over 10 years. Abstract

American College of Sports Medicine 2008 Annual Meeting,
Indianapolis, Indiana USA, May 28-31 2008

  • Tudor-Locke C, Burton N, Brown W. Steps/day, BMI in 54-59 year old women by self-reported occupational sitting and leisure physical activity. Abstract

2008 International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport,
Guangzhou, China, 1 - 4 August 2008

  • Brown W & Chang P. Physical activity and health in women: Updating the primary prevention evidence. Abstract

Public Health Association Australia (Qld) State Conference, Emerging Issues in Public health,
Brisbane, Queensland, 4-5 September 2008

  • Herbert D. Prior pregnancy outcomes and seeking treatment for fertility problems In Australian women aged 28-33 years. Abstract

Australasian Sexual Health Conference 2008,
Perth, Western Australia, 16 September 2008

  • Lucke J, Watson M, Herbert D & Loxton D. Factors associated with STI among young women: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

Research Higher Degree Conference,
Brisbane, Queensland, 7 November 2008

  • Herbert D. Prior pregnancy outcomes and seeking treatment for fertility problems In Australian women Aged 28-33 years. Abstract

Research Higher Degrees Conference,
Brisbane, Queensland, 7 November 2008

  • Herbert D, Luke J & Dobson A. Seeking advice and using treatment for fertility problems in Australian Women aged 28-33 years. Abstract

National Public, Health Reform Summit,
Sydney, NSW, 7 August 2008

  • Byles J. Promoting Healthy Ageing. Abstract

Population Health Congress 2008,
Brisbane, Qld, 6 - 9 July 2008

  • Dobson A. Combined host organisations oration: Harnessing Australia's health informaiton. Abstract
  • Hobbs M, Taft A & Amir L. The emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) rescheduled: exploring women’s knowledge, attitudes and experiences.No abstract available.
  • Taft A & Watson L. Depression, pregnancy termination and births among young Australian women: The confounding effect of partner violence.No abstract available.
  • Lucke J, Watson M, Loxton D & Herbert D. The sexual health of Australian women in their twenties and thirties.No abstract available.
  • Watson M, Lucke J & Herbert D. Changing Patterns of Contraceptive Use in Young Australian Women: 1996 - 2006.No abstract available.
  • Powers J & Loxton D. How do pregnant women respond to alcohol guidelines?No abstract available.
  • Dolja-Gore X & Loxton D. Prescribed medication use before, during and after pregnancy.No abstract available.
  • Parkinson L, Byles J, Gibson R & Robinson I. Women and arthritis: Burden of illness and management of arthritis in older Australian women.No abstract available.
  • Herbert D, Lucke J & Dobson A. Pregnancy losses in young Australian women: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.No abstract available.
  • Byles J, Robinson I, Loxton D, Parkinson L, Gibson R and Young A. Treatment for Depression Among Older Australian Women.No abstract available.
  • Byles J, Dolja-Gore X & Young A. Annual health assessments for older Australian women.No abstract available.
  • Berecki J, Hockey R & Dobson A. Adherence to bisphosphonates by elderly women.No abstract available.
  • Tooth L, Dobson A & Hockey R. Relative survival as an indicator of generalizability for longitudinal studies of older oeople.No abstract available.
  • Mackerras D, Powers J, Boorman J, Loxton D & Giles G. Estimating the impact on pregnant and post-partum women of fortifying bread with iodine.No abstract available.
2007

Australasian Sexual Health Conference - Mars & Venus at Jupiters,
Broadbeach, Qld, 8 - 10 October 2007

  • Lucke J, Spallek M & Herbert D. Patterns of contraceptive use after reproductive events: findings from the Australian longitudinal study of women’s health. Abstract

9th National Rural Health Conference,
Albury, NSW, 7 - 10 March 2007

  • Byles J, Gibson R, Parkinson & Dobson A. Driving myself: Main forms of transport among older women in rural and remote Australia. Abstract

The 9th National Rural Health Conference,
Albury, NSW, 7 - 10 March 2007

  • Young A, Byles J, Lowe J & Dolja-Gore X. Health care for women with diabetes living in rural areas. Abstract

Mars and Venus: Does Gener Matter in Ageing, NSW AAG Rural Conference,
Newcastle, NSW, 10 July 2007

  • Dobson A & Byles J. When two studies get hitched: Plans for combined analysis of data from ALWSH and Perth Men's Study. Abstract

Mars and Venus: Does Gender Matter in Ageing, NSW AAG Rural Conference,
Newcastle, NSW, 9 - 10 July 2007

  • Mishra G. Childhood cognitive ability or smoking behaviour: Which better explains the links between lifetime socie-economic conditions and premature adult mortality in men and women in a British post war birth cohort? Abstract

Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology,
Oxford, England, 10 September 2007

  • Rowlands I & Lee C. Psychological Predictors of Miscarriage among Young Australian Women. Abstract

6th World Congress of the International Health Economic Association,
Copenhagen, Denmark, 8 - 11 July 2007

  • Salale V, Doiron D, Fiebig D, Savage E & Young A. Family formation and the demand for private health insurance. Abstract

NSW HACC & Community Care Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 14 - 15 May 2007

  • Lucke J. Health service needs of older carers: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

Sixth National Physical Activity Conference,
Adelaide, SA, 13 - 16 October 2007

  • Brown W, Heesch K, Burton N & Blair S. Dose-response relationships between physical activity and health outcomes in women. Abstract
  • Burton N., Heesch K & Brown W. Dose-response relationships between physical activity and psychological health outcomes.No abstract available.
  • Heesch K, Byles J, Miller Y & Brown W. Dose-response relationship between physical activity and physical health outcomes.No abstract available.
  • Brown WJ. Trends and changes in physical activity in three cohorts of Australian Women 1996-2006. What do prospective data tell us that surveillance data do not?No abstract available.

New Zealand Association of Gerontology Annual Conference,
Hamilton, New Zealand, 14 - 16 November 2007

  • Byles J. Health Ageing and Chronic Disease: Are the two mutually exclusive? Abstract

4th CAER Summer Workshop in Health, UNSW,
Sydney, NSW, 1 - 2 February 2007

  • Salale V, Doiron D, Fiebig D, Savage E, Young A. Family formation and the demand for private health insurance. Abstract

Department of Economics Seminar, University of Calgary,
Calgary, Canada, 2 April 2007

  • Salale V, Doiron D, Fiebig D, Savage E & Young A. Family formation and the demand for private health insurance. Abstract

Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand,
Melbourne, Vic, 2 April 2007

  • Hure A, Young A, Smith R & Collins C. Is diet quality higher during pregnancy? Abstract

3rd Queensland Tobacco Control Symposium,
Brisbane, Qld, 2 August 2007

  • McDermott L, Owen N & Dobson A. Reducing from daily to non-daily smoking predicts cessation among young women. Abstract

15th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Society for the Study of Obesity,
Canberra, ACT, 31 August - 2 September 2007

  • Brown WJ. The relationship between changes in physical activity and changes in weight: lessons from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Invited presentation. Abstract

2007 Active Living Congress,
Perth, WA, 21 - 23 March 2007

  • Brown W. Physical activity data, trends, and their implications. Abstract

6th Annual Conference of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA),
Oslo, Norway, 20 - 23 June 2007

  • Brown WJ, Miller YD & Trost S. Life events and physical activity in young women. Abstract
  • Van Poppel MNM, Miller YD & Brown WJ. Is physical activity beneficial for menstrual problems? Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.No abstract available.
  • Heesch K, Miller YD & Brown WJ. The impact of changes in physical activity on quality of life among mid age and older women.No abstract available.

8th Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics,
Beijing, China, 21 - 25 October 2007

  • Byles J, Robinson I, Gibson R & Gibson P Asthma among older women. Abstract
  • Byles J. Adequacy of Treatment for Depression among Older Australian Women.No abstract available.
  • Byles J. An Evidence-Based Approach to Falls Reduction in Residential Aged Care Facilities - Report of a Randomised Controlled TrialNo abstract available.
  • Byles J, Millar C, Sibbritt D & Chiarelli P. Living with urinary incontinence: A longitudinal study of older women.No abstract available.

IPSR International Conference: Understanding Health and Population Over Time: Strengthening Capacity in Longitudinal Data Collection and Analysis in Asia and the Pacific Region,
Bangkok, Thailand, 24 - 25 May 2007

  • Byles J & Dobson A. Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

Ngahuru National Nutrition and Physical Activity Public Health Conference,
Rotorua, New Zealand, 23 - 25 May 2007

  • Brown WJ. Trends and changes in physical activity and weight data from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health. Invited keynote speaker, Abstract

Understanding Health and Population Over Times: Strengthening Capacity in Longitudinal Data Collection and Analysis In Asia and the Pacific Region,
Bangkok, Thailand, 24 - 25 May 2007

  • Dobson A. Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health Abstract

Australian Federation of University Women,
Central Coast, NSW, 25 September 2007

  • Byles J. How can we better manage the health of older women. Abstract

38th Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference,
Alice Springs, NT, 23 - 26 September 2007

  • Dolja-Gore X, Byles J & Young A. Equity in Health Service costs to women - a longitudinal study (POSTER). Abstract

The Joint Scientific Meeting of the AEA and the IEA Western Pacific Region,
Hobart, Tasmania, 27 - 29 August 2007

  • Powers J & Young A. Mental health: what is the effect of heavy drinking? Abstract

The joint Scientific Meeting of the AEA and the IEA Western Pacific Region,
Hobart, Tasmania, 27 - 29 August 2007

42nd Conference of the Japanese Medical Society of Alcohol and Drug Studies,
Ootsu city, Shiga prefecture, Japan, 28 - 29 September 2007

  • Furuya H, Young A, Powers J & Byles J. Alcohol consumption and physical health-related qulaity of life accounting for death in elder women. Abstract

The 5th World Congress of the World Federation of Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine,
Cairns, Qld, 2 - 6 September 2007

  • Johnston A, Astbury J, Kennedy G & Bruck D. The relationship between sexual assault and sleep problems. Abstract
  • Johnston A, Astbury J, Kennedy G & Bruck D. The relationship between socio demographic variables and sleep problems.No abstract available.

The Australian Sociological Association / Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand Joint Conference,
Auckland, New Zealand, 4 - 7 December 2007

  • Taylor A. Letters home and postcards from the edge: meaning and relationship in the qualitative analysis of comments from the ALSWH surveys. Abstract

Joint New Zealand & Australian Nutrition Societies Conference & Annual Scientific Meeting,
Auckland, New Zealand, 5 - 7 December 2007

  • Mishra G, McNaughton S, Brown W, Ball K, Giles G & Dobson A. Dietary patterns among Australian women at different stages of the life-course. Abstract

Gerontology Physiotherapy Group 4th Biennial Conference: Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference Week,
Cairns, Qld, 4 - 8 October 2007

  • Chiarelli P, Sibbritt D, Miller C & Byles J. Older Women Barriers to Exercise: A longitudinal study of urinary incontinence in Australian women. Abstract

Carers NSW Conference: Partnerships for Better Health Outcomes: Carers and professionals working together,
Sydney, NSW, 8 - 9 March 2007

  • Lucke J. How can we help carers to care? An update from the Australian Longitudianl Study on Women's Health. Abstract

Mars and Venus: Does Gender Matter in Ageing, NSW AAG Rural Confernce,
Newcastle, NSW 9 July 2007

  • Dobson A & Byles J. Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health Abstract
2006

FIGO Meeting,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2006

  • Read CM, Bateson D & Weisberg E. The pregnancy and contraceptive experiences of a cohort of mid-life Australian women. Abstract

Australasian Society of Behavioural Health and Medicine,
Auckland, New Zealand, February 2006

  • Lee C. Ten years of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Abstract

Invited presentation to the Hawaiian Cancer Prevention Centre,
Hawaii, USA, April 2006

  • Brown W. Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health: Changes in physical activity and weight 1996-2003. Abstract

International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health,
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, April 2006

  • Heesch K, Miller Y & Brown W. Does physical activity protect against arthritis in mid-age and older women? Abstract
  • Heesch K, Brown W & Dobson A. Is physical activity protective against anxiety and depression among older women?No abstract available.

4th Annual Scientific Conference, Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine,
Auckland, New Zealand, 9 - 11 February 2006

  • McDermott LJ, Owen N & Dobson AJ. Factors associated with late initiation of smoking among Australian women in young adulthood. Abstract

Invited presentation to the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Workshop Communicating the Gendered Impact of Economic Policies: The Case of Women's Retirement Incomes. University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW, 12 - 13 December 2006

  • Everingham, C. Three Models of Women’s Retirement. Abstract

Invited presentation to the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Workshop Communicating the Gendered Impact of Economic Policies: The Case of Women's Retirement Incomes, University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW, 12 - 13 December 2006

  • Warner-Smith P, Byles J, Powers J & Hampson A. Women in their fifties: a lifecourse approach to their world and their wellbeing. Abstract

Dieticians Association of Australia 24th National Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 11 - 13 May 2006

  • Williams L, Germov J, Young A & Wheway V. What practices do Australian women use to prevent weight gain and how well do they work? Abstract

3rd International Conference on Healthy Ageing & Longevity,
Melbourne, Vic, 13 - 15 October 2006

  • Byles J. Fit and Well at 80: Defying the stereotypes of age and illness. Abstract

International Council on Women’s Health Issues Congress,
Sydney, NSW, 16 November 2006

  • Dobson A. Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: the outlook for chronic disease. Abstract

28th Annual Conference on Time Use Research,
Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 - 18 August 2006

  • Brown P, Cerin E & Warner-Smith P. Using the experience sampling method to compare patterns of time use among working parents in two age cohorts. Abstract

Making the most of the Census,
Canberra, ACT, 18 - 19 July 2006

  • Bryson L & Powers J. Researching in a mobile world: Dealing with populations, mobility and longitudinal research in the twenty-first century. Abstract

Australasian Epidemiology Association Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, 18 - 19 September 2006

  • Powers J & Young A Abstinence: Is it bad for you or a case of mistaken identity? Abstract

Australasian Epidemiological Association Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, 18 - 19 September 2006

  • Bowe S, Young A & Sibbritt D. Analysing longitudinal changes in health-related quality of life: How do you account for deaths and other missing data? Abstract
  • Young A, Lowe, L, Byles J & Dolja-Gore X. Linking health-related databases to study the costs of health care for chronic disease.No abstract available.
  • Young A & Byles J. Longitudinal patterns and correlates of frequent attendence to general practice among women.No abstract available.

Nutrition Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting,
Sydney, NSW, 29 November - 2 December 2006

  • Hure A, Young A, Smith R & Collins C A comparison of diet quality in young Australian women according to pregnancy status. Abstract

Ninth International Congress of Behavioural Medicine,
Bangkok, Thailand, 29 November - 2 December 2006

  • Hallsworth L, Lee C & Wade T. Life events as predictors of quality of life following breast cancer (POSTER). Abstract

Nutrition Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting,
Sydney, NSW, 29 November - 2 December 2006

  • Collins C, Young A & Hodge A. Associations between diet quality, quality of life and Medicare costs in mid-aged women from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Abstract

Ninth International Congress of Behavioural Medicine,
Bangkok, Thailand, 29 November - 2 December 2006

  • Miller Y, Hockey R, Dobson A & Brown W. Does having a baby make you fatter? Determinants of 7-year weight gain among young women. Abstract

The Ninth International congress of Behavioural Medicine,
Bangkok, Thailand, 29 November - 2 December 2006

  • Heesch K, Byles J & Brown W. Does physical activity decrease the risk of falls in older women? Abstract
  • O'Dwyer S, Miller Y & Brown W. Physical activity and memory complaints in older women from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.No abstract available.
  • Brown W. Physical activity and health in women, presenting the evidence. Symposium contribution : Physical activity and health in women: Measurement and interventions.No abstract available.

The Ninth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine
Bangkok, Thailand, 29 November - 2 December 2006

  • Heesch K, Byles J & Brown W. Does physical activity decrease the risk of falls in Older women? (POSTER) Abstract

Ninth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine,
Bangkok, Thailand, 29 November - 2 December 2006

  • Miller Y, Hockey R, Dobson A & Brown WJ. Does having a baby make you fatter? Determinants of 7-year weight gain among young women. Abstract

Symposium contribution for the Physical Activity and Obesity Satellite Conference,
Brisbane, Qld, 31 August – 2 September 2006

  • Brown W. Longitudinal epidemiological data on physical activity, obesity, and health: Australia. Abstract

Work/Life Balance: Challenges and Solutions Conference,
Brisbane, Qld, 20 November 2006

  • Brown P. How employees experience and manage time. Abstract

Poster presentation at the US Centers for Disease Control international conference on Physical Activity and Health,
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 17 - 20 April 2006

  • Brown W, Burton N, Spalleck M & Trost S. Sharing an anniversary: Physical activity and the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health. Abstract

Australian Society for Psychological Research in Diabetes 7th Annual Conference,
Gold Coast, Qld, 21 August 2006

  • Lowe J, Young A, Byles J & Dolja-Gore X. Patterns of care for older women in Australia with diabetes. Abstract

Australians on the Move: Internal Migration in Australia Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia 2006 Annual Symposium,
Canberra, ACT, 20 - 22 November 2006

  • Larson A. The implications of population mobility for social development. Abstract

Mature Australasian Longitudinal Studies of Children and Youth: Celebrating achievements, making connections, planning for the future,
Melbourne, Vic, 21 - 22 August 2006

  • Loxton D & Lucke J. The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Abstract

AAG 40th National Conference,
Adelaide, SA, 21 - 23 November 2006

  • Byles J, Parkinson L, Tavener M, Everingham C, Warner Smith P & Stevenson D. Transforming Retirement: New definitions of life after work. Abstract

9th Annual World Leisure Congress,
Hangzhou, China, 15 - 24 October 2006

  • Brown P, Cerin E & Warner-Smith P. The Work/Life Tensions’ Project: Exploring experiences of time among dual-earner parents in Australia. Abstract

Diversity in Ageing: 39th National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology,
Sydney, NSW, 22 - 24 November 2006

  • Byles J, Young A, Henry D, Dolja-Gore X, & Parkinson L. Multiple Medicines and the PolyPill: Can one size fit all? Abstract

Diversity in Ageing: 39th National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology,
Sydney, NSW, 22 - 24 November 2006

  • Byles J & Pachana N. Social circumstances, social support, ageing and health: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health. Abstract
  • Byles J, Millar C, Sibbritt D & Chiarelli P. Incontinence among older women in Australia.No abstract available.

Diversity in Ageing. 39th National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology,
Sydney, NSW, 22 - 24 November 2006

  • Parkinson L, Byles J, Gibson R & Sibbritt D. Women and arthritis: Management of arthritis in older Australian women. Abstract

Australian Association of gerontology NSW Rural Conference,
Tamworth, NSW, 23 - 24 March 2006

  • Byles J & Penning C. A dementia training resource for staff working in acute care hosptials in NSW. Abstract

Australian Association of Gerontology Annual NSW Rural Conference,
Tamworth, NSW, 23 - 24 March 2006

  • Parkinson L, Byles J, Gibson R & Sibbritt D. Women and arthritis: The burden of suffering for older Australian women. Abstract
  • Parkinson L, Warburton J, Sibbritt D, Byles J & Gibson R. Volunteering and Older Women.No abstract available.

Australian Association of Gerontology, NSW Rural Conference,
Tamworth, NSW, 23 - 24 March 2006

  • Byles J, Wheway V & Young A. Annual Health Assessments for the elderly: Measures of uptake of the new service and characteristics of new users. Abstract

Australian Diabetes Society Conference,
Gold Coast, Qld, 23 - 25 August 2006

  • Lowe J, Young A, Byles J & Dolja-Gore X. Patterns of care for older women in Australia with diabetes. Abstract

World Federation of Occupational Therapists Congress,
Sydney, NSW, 25 - 28 July 2006

  • Mehraban H, Mackenzie & Byles J. The development of a self-report version of the Home falls and Accident Screen Tool (HOME FAST). (poster presentation) Abstract

Oral presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine,
Denver, Colarado USA, 31 May - 3 June 2006

  • Brown W, Hockey R & Dobson A. Physical activity, BMI, and health care costs in mid aged and older Australian women. Abstract

Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ) - 11th Annual Congress,
Melbourne, Vic, 1 - 4 April 2006

  • Hure A, Young A, Smith R, & Collins C. is diet quality higher during pregnancy? Abstract

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 22nd Annual Meeting,
Hollywood, USA, 5 November 2006

  • Cwikel J & Segal-Engelchin D. How do mothers cope under conditions of chronic stress? Abstract

Invited presentation at the International Conference on Sports Marketing,
Hong Kong, 7 - 8 October 2006

  • Brown W. Weight gain data support the case for activation of Australian women. Abstract

Invited symposium presentation, 10th International Congress on Obesity,
Sydney, NSW, 3 - 8 September 2006

  • Ball K. Psychosocial consequences of obesity. Abstract

Invited oral presentation at the Jenny Craig Symposium - The role of commercial weight loss programs in obesity management. International Physical Obesity Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 3 - 8 September 2006

  • Brown W. Weight and weight gain in Australian women: understanding the importance of energy balance. Abstract
2005

5th National Physical Activity Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, October 2005

  • Brown WJ. Upsetting the energy balance: What causes weight gain in Australian women? Abstract

Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD) Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, November 2005

  • Clemens S, Matthews S, Young A & Powers J. Stability and change in Women’s alcohol consumption. Abstract

International Association of Time Use Research Annual Conference,
Halifax, NS, Canada, 2 - 4 November 2005

  • Warner-Smith P & Brown P. ‘Tuesdays they’re with my mother-in-law’: Grandparents’ contribution to informal childcare in Australia. Abstract

Women's Health NSW Conference,
Newcastle, NSW, November 2005

  • Loxton D. Gynecological and breast health and partner violence: Preventative healthcare. Abstract

Connexions Conference: Think About the Links, Violence, Abuse and Neglect,
Central Coast, NSW, December 2005

  • Loxton D. Partner violence and mid-aged women's health. Abstract

15th National Australia Health Promotion Conference,
Canberra, ACT, March 2005

  • Brown W, Ford J, Ball K & Williams L. Prevention of weight gain: Which behaviours should we target? Abstract

Victorian Premier's Summit on Women,
Geelong, Vic, August 2005

  • Loxton D, Warner-Smith P, Powers J & Hampson A. Retirement intentions and expectations of mid-aged women. Abstract

36th Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference,
Perth, WA, September 2005

  • Young A, Matthews S, Clemens C & Donath S. Changes in short term risky drinking among women: Factors that influence change. Abstract

8th National Rural Health Conference,
Alice Springs, NT, 10 - 13 March 2005

  • Young A, Warner-Smith P & Byles J. Nine years down the track: Has access to health services changed for women in rural Australia? Abstract

Symposium on Women’s Health at the 8th National Rural Health Association Conference,
Alice Springs, NT, 10 - 13 March 2005

  • Warner-Smith P. Gender, generation and geography: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health on the health and wellbeing of women at different lifestages. Abstract
  • Loxton D. From the smallness of the community comes the strength of the community: Sole mothering in rural and remote Australia.No abstract available.
  • Byles J. Landscapes of healthy ageing: Older women across urban, rural and remote Australia.No abstract available.

MRC Biostatistics Unit Multiple Imputation Workshop,
Cambridge, UK, 12 - 13 April 2005

  • Mishra G & Dobson A. Multiple imputation for body mass index: Lessons from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

4th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 16 - 18 June 2005

  • Brown WJ, Williams L, Ford JH, Ball K & Dobson AJ. Identifying the ‘energy gap’: Magnitude and determinants of 5 year weight gain in mid-age women. Abstract
  • Williams L, Brown W & Young A. Effects of dietary intake and physical activity on weight gain in menopausal women: A substudy of the Women’s Health Australia project.No abstract available.

11th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference: Making a difference,
Canberra, ACT, 17 - 18 August 2005

  • Lee C, France C & Powers J. Correlates of stability and change in depression among young Australian women. Abstract

Sports Medicine Australia National Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, 16 - 19 October 2005

  • Brown W. Upsetting the energy balance equation: What causes weight gain in Australian women? Abstract

Founding Conference of the International Centre for Work and Family (ICWF), University of Navarra,
Barcelona, Spain, 17 - 19 July 2005

  • Brown P, Warner-Smith P & Cerin E. The Work/Life Tensions’ Project: Exploring experiences of time among dual-earner parents in Australia. Abstract

2nd International Conference on Health Ageing and Longevity,
Brisbane, Qld, 18 - 20 March 2005

  • Dobson AJ & Ford J. Risk factors for ‘early’ death among elderly women: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

Symposium on Violence against Women and Mental Health at the 5th Australian Women’s Health Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, 20 - 22 April 2005

  • Taft A, Watson L & Lee C. Health and experiences of violence among young Australian women: Socio-economic factors, aspirations and other associations. Abstract
  • Loxton D, Schofield M & Hussain R. Factors that mediate the relationship between intimate partner violence and mental health among mid-aged Australian women.No abstract available.
  • Parker, G. Investigating the relationships among abuse experience, emotional health, and personal empowerment for Australian mid-aged women.No abstract available.

Symposium on Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights at the 5th Australian Women’s Health Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, 20 - 22 April 2005

  • Taft A, Lumley J & Watson L. Socio-economic factors associated with abortion in Australia: Implications for sexual and reproductive health policy for young Australian women. Abstract

5th Australian Women’s Health Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, 20 - 22 April 2005

  • Lloyd B. The ‘right’ balance: Young women juggle work and motherhood. Symposium on Lessons for Gendered Policy, Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract
  • Loxton D, Warner-Smith P & Ford J. Mid-age women consider retirement. Symposium on Lessons for Gendered Policy: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.No abstract available.
  • Byles J & Feldman S. Older widow’s lives. Symposium on Lessons for Gendered Policy: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.No abstract available.
  • Bryson L. Gender, health and evidence-based policy. Symposium on Gender equity in health policy.No abstract available.
  • Bryson L. Participant. Plenary on the Politics of Women’s Health.No abstract available.

Australian Social Policy Conference, University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW, 20 - 22 July 2005

  • Lloyd, B. The work-family juggle and social and emotional well-being: An exploratory study of young Australian women. Abstract
  • Warner-Smith P. ‘Who knows when I can retire!’ Middle-aged women consider retirement.No abstract available.

British Sociological Association Annual Conference, University of York,
York, UK, 21 - 23 March 2005

  • Everingham C, Stevenson D & Warner-Smith P. ‘Things are getting better all the time’? Challenging the narrative of women’s progress from a generational perspective. Abstract

International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm,
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 20 - 24 March 2005

  • Matthews S, Clemens S & Donath S. Changes in short term risky drinking and factors that influence change among two cohorts of Australian women. Abstract

3rd Australian Tobacco Control Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 23 - 25 November 2005

  • McDermott L, Owen N & Dobson A. Descriptive Epidemiology of Cigarette smoking among young women in young adulthood. Abstract

Invited keynote address, Carers NSW Inaugural Professional Conference - Shifting paradigms in health care: Leading practice in carer support,
Sydney, NSW, 24 - 25 February 2005

  • Lee C. Caregiving and women's health: The big picture. Abstract

17th International Epidemiology Association World Congress of Epidemiology,
Bangkok, Thailand, 21 - 25 August 2005

  • Dobson A & Ford J. Risk factors for ‘early’ death among elderly women: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract
  • Kelaher M & Dobson S. Relationship between alcohol and drug use and unemployment among young Australian women.No abstract available.

2nd International Conference on Movement Dysfunction,
Edinburgh, UK, 23 - 25 September 2005

  • Smith M, Russell A & Hodges PW. Disorders of breathing and continence have a stronger association with back pain than obesity and physical activity. Abstract
  • Smith M, Russell A & Hodges PW. Is back pain more common during pregnancy?No abstract available.

World Congress on Pain,
Sydney, NSW, 21 - 26 August 2005

  • Smith M, Russell A & Hodges PW. Incontinence and breathing disorders are associated with development of back pain. Abstract

Dieticians Association of Australia 23rd National Conference,
Perth, WA, 25 - 29 May 2005

  • Collins C, Hodge A & Young A. Are you what you eat? Associations between diet quality and health utilisation in mid-aged women from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

Canadian Physiotherapy Association – Orthopaedic Division Symposium,
London, Canada, 28 - 30 October 2005

  • Smith M, Russell A & Hodges PW. Incontinence and breathing disorders are associated with development of back pain. Abstract

International Association of Time Use Research Annual Conference,
Halifax, NS, Canada, 2 - 4 November 2005

  • Brown P, Warner-Smith P & Cerin E. Using the experience sampling method to investigate experiences of time among dual earner parents in Australia. Abstract

Symposium on the Future Direction of Alcohol Research In Japan: Workshop of Japanese Society for Biomedical Research on Alcohol,
Tokyo, Japan, 3 - 4 March 2005

  • Furuya H, Byles J & Young A. Does moderate alcohol consumption lead to excessive disability or poorer health in elders? Abstract

14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Epidemiological Association,
Newcastle, NSW, 6 - 7 October 2005

  • Powers JR & Young AF. Long-term effects of alcohol on the health of mid-age women. Abstract
  • Collins C, Young A & Hodge A. Associations between diet and health service utilisation in mid-aged women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s health.No abstract available.
  • Bowe S, Young A, Sibritt D & Furuya H. Transforming the SF-36 to account for death in longitudinal studies: Does length of time between surveys and cohort composition matter?No abstract available.
  • Furuya H, Young A, Powers J & Byles J. Comparing analytical methods for longitudinal quality of life data with drop-out: A case study.No abstract available.
  • Young A, Warner-Smith P & Jones P. Specialist consultations by women in 1997-2003: Lower use in rural areas and at what cost.No abstract available.
  • Loxton D, Powers J, Schofield M & Hussain R. Gynaecological health among mid-aged women who have experienced partner violence.No abstract available.
  • MacDonald-Wicks L, Collins C, Williams L, Young AF, Wheway V & Russell A. The effect of energy cut-off points on reporting dietary outcomes from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (FFQ Group).No abstract available.
  • Byles J, Wheway V & Young A. Annual Health Assessments for the elderly: Measures of uptake of the new service and characteristics of new users.No abstract available.

TASA (The Australian Sociological Association) Conference,
Hobart, Tas, 6 - 8 December 2005

  • Mooney R*, Warner-Smith P & Taylor A. The right time to have children: Reproductive Decision-making among young Australian women. Abstract
  • Fray L. Children’s structured leisure activities: Changes over three generations.No abstract available.
2004

Australian & New Zealand Society of Behavioural Medicine Conference,
Christchurch, New Zealand 12 - 14 February 2004

  • Lee C & Smith N. Predictors and correlates of mental health in a population sample of Australian women. Abstract

International Biometric Conference/Australian Statistical Conference,
Cairns, Qld, 11 - 16 July 2004

  • Young AF & Powers JR. Lost but not forgotten: adjusting for attrition in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health 1996-2003. Abstract

10th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference,
Canberra, ACT, 15 - 16 September 2004

  • Lee C. Family caregiving: How does movement into and out of family caring roles affect women’s health? Abstract

Australian Population Association Annual Conference, Australian National University,
Canberra, ACT, 15 - 17 September 2004

  • Bryson L & Powers J. Using population data for longitudinal research: some possibilities and problems. Abstract

Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand 8th Annual Congress,
Sydney, NSW, 15 - 18 March 2004

  • Taft A, Watson L & Lee C. Violence against young Australian women and adverse pregnancy and mental health outcomes: Abstract
  • Watson L, Taft A & Lee C. Association between age of occurrence of reproductive events and violence against young women: A cohort analysis.No abstract available.

37th National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology,
Melbourne, Vic, 17 - 19 November 2004

  • Koloski NA, Smith N, Pachana N & Dobson A. Is mixed anxiety-depression a common feature of older women? Abstract

37th National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology,
Melbourne, Vic, 17 - 19 November 2004

  • Byles J, Furuya H, Young A & Parkinson L. A drink to your health: Behaviours, benefits, and risks of alcohol use among older women. Abstract
  • Byles J, Warner-Smith P, Everingham C, Stevenson D, Parkinson L & Young A. Women consider retirement: A critical investigation of attitudes towards work and retirement in three generations of Australian women.No abstract available.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) Workshop : Women taking action locally and globally, University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW, 17 - 19 June 2004

  • Bryson L, Byles J, Loxton, D & Warner-Smith P. Implications of social diversity for women’s health: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

Academy of Social Sciences in Australia workshop,
Brisbane, Qld, 1 - 2 July 2004

  • Warner-Smith P, Everingham C & Ford J.. Women consider retirement: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

National Lesbian Health Conference,
Chicago, USA, 19 - 22 May 2004

  • Dyson S, McNair R, Stewart L, Hillier L, Horsley P, Kavanagh A, Mitchell A & Pitts M. Comparing mental health indicators and health service usage of young lesbian and bisexual women with heterosexual women. Abstract

Third Conference of Epidemiological Longitudinal Studies in Europe,
Bristol, UK, 22 September 2004

  • Young A, Powers J & Dobson A. Lost and Found: A study of the patterns and correlates of attrition and resumed participation in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Abstract

International Association for Time Use Research Annual Conference,
Rome, Italy, 27 - 29 October 2004

  • Warner-Smith P & Brown P. Managing work-life tensions in dual-earner families in Australia. Abstract
  • Brown P & Warner-Smith P. The Taylorisation of family time: An effective strategy in the struggle to ‘manage’ work and life?No abstract available.
  • Ironmonger D, Soupourmas F, Brown P & Warner-Smith P. Testing the Practicality of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Questionnaire vs. a Beeper and Booklet (B&B) Questionnaire in a Random-Time Experience-Sampling Method (RTES) Context.No abstract available.

8th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine,
Mainz, Germany, 25 - 29 August 2004

  • Lee C, Mishra G & Kuh D. Country of birth, country of residence and menopausal transitions and symptoms: British Birth Cohort and Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

Keynote address, Annual Australian Psychological Society Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 29 September – 3 October 2004

  • Lee C. Public Health Psychology: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

The L Word in Health – Lesbian Health Research Forum, Royal Women’s Hospital,
Melbourne, Vic, 9 September 2004

  • Kavanagh A. Women’s Health Australia – mental health for young and mid aged. Abstract
2003

35th Annual Public Health Association of Australia Conference: Essentials, Differentials and Potentials in Health,
Brisbane, Qld, 28 September - 1 October 2003

  • Dobson A. Tobacco and Health Differentials: where should prevention be targeted? Abstract
  • McDermott L. The role of life-stage transitions in smoking behaviour among young women.No abstract available.

Office of the Status of Women Conference: Australian Women Speak,
Canberra, ACT, 30 March - 1 April 2003

  • Warner-Smith P. Women’s Health Australia: What Can the Big Picture Tell Us About the Context of Women’s Lives? Abstract

Inaugural Queensland Conference of the Australian Health Promotion Association,
Mackay, Qld, August 2003

  • Brown WJ. Reducing risks and big fat lies: global and local perspectives on weighty issues. Abstract

Dietitians Association of Australia 21st National Conference,Evolution, Evidence, Enterprise
Cairns, Qld, 8 - 10 May 2003

  • Williams L, Brown W & Young A. Weight gain in mid-aged women: The Women’s Health Australia study. Abstract

Research Centre for Gender and Health Monthly Seminar Series, The University of Newcastle,
Newcastle, NSW, 10 June 2003

  • Lee C. Mental health in the Women’s Health Australia cohort. Abstract

8th European Congress of Psychology,
6 - 11 July 2003

  • Miller-Lewis L. Psychosocial risk factors for late-adolescent pregnancy and birth: a Women’s Health Australia Study. Abstract

36th Annual Australasian Association of Gerontology Conference,
Hobart, Tas, 12 November 2003

  • Dobson A, Smith N & Pachana NA. Some problems with life event scores and health outcomes. Abstract

School of Population Health 2003 Research Higher Degree Students Conference,
Brisbane, Qld, 13 November 2003

  • Smith N, Lee C & Dobson A. Predictors of Change in Mental Health in Mid-age women: the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

International Network: Towards Unity for Health Conference,
Newcastle, NSW, 11 - 15 October 2003

  • Warner-Smith P, Young A & Powers J. The Big Picture: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

Research in Practice: Breaking the Barriers: 3rd Annual PHC Research Conference,
Corlette, NSW, 14 - 15 November 2003

  • Warner-Smith P, Young A & Powers J. Questionnaire Design. Abstract

Keynote, Australasian Conference on Behavioural Health and Medicine,
Brisbane, Qld, 13 - 15 February 2003

  • Brown WJ. Reducing Risks and Big Fat Lies: global and local perspectives on weighty issues. Abstract

Lesbian Health Research Seminar, Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University,
Melbourne, Vic, 15 June 2003

  • Hillier L & Kavanagh A. Substance use and mental health and health service usage among non-heterosexual young women in Women’s Health Australia. Abstract

Australian Lesbian Medical Association Annual Conference,
Noosa, Qld, 15 - 17 August 2003

  • McNair RP. The health of young lesbians in Australia. Abstract

Hunter Chapter of the Australian Association of Gerontology: Dick Gibson Oration,
Warners Bay, NSW, 18 September 2003

  • Byles J. Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

American Public Health Association Conference,
San Francisco, USA, 15 - 19 November 2003

  • McNair R, Kavanagh A, Hillier L, deVisser R & Tong B. Substance use and mental health issues of young lesbian and bisexual women compared with heterosexual women in a population-based Australian Study. Abstract

National Nursing Network Against Violence, 21st International Conference,
Adelaide, SA, 20 - 22 June 2003

  • Taft A, Small R, Hegarty K, Lumley J, Watson L with Women’s Health West. Evaluating interventions for women experiencing intimate partner abuse: challenges in the development of a randomised community intervention trial. The story of the mosaic (mothers advocates in the community project). Abstract

Australasian Epidemiological Association Annual Meeting 2003, University of Western Australia,
Perth, WA, 22 - 23 September 2003

  • Young AF, Powers JR & Bell SL. Attrition in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: a comparison of three age cohorts. Abstract
  • Watson LF, Taft A, Lee C & Powers J. Analysing a survey data set where there are many associations of interest – how to economise in a modelling bonanza.No abstract available.

The Dynamic Processes in Ageing: Dynamic relationships among cognative, social, biological, health and economic factors in ageing
The Australian National University,Canberra, ACT, 22 - 23 September 2003

  • Dobson A. Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: Tracking ageing in Australia. Abstract

The Dynamic Processes in Ageing: Dynamic relationships among cognative, social, biological, health and economic factors in ageing, The Australian National University,
Canberra, ACT, 22 - 23 September 2003

  • Brown W & the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health research team. Healthy Activity, Healthy Weight, Healthy Women. Abstract
  • Pachana N, Smith N & the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health research team. Changes in social support and mental health: data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.No abstract available.

Emerging issues in pregnancy care: tackling violence and depression: Evidence, dilemmas and solutions
La Trobe University Melbourne, Vic, 25 June 2003

  • Taft A. Abuse and young Australian women’s reproductive health outcomes – emerging data from the Australian Women’s Longitudinal Health Study: what are the implications? Abstract

7th Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology,
Tokyo, Japan, 24 - 28 November 2003

  • Byles J. The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

20th Annual research conference: Academy of Health Services Research and Health Policy,
Nashville, USA, 27 - 29 June 2003

  • Kelaher, M. Unemployment, contraceptive behaviour and reproductive outcomes among young Australian women. Abstract

Working with the Growing Edge
University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 29 September 2003

  • France C. Depression among young and mid-aged Australian women: who is most at risk and how do they cope? Abstract

7th National Rural Conference,
Hobart, Tas, 1 - 4 March 2003

  • Lee C. What Women’s Health Australia can tell us about women’s well-being in the bush. Abstract
  • Outram S. Midlife women’s experiences of seeking help for psychological distress in rural Australia: An overview.No abstract available.
  • Loxton D, Hussain R & Schofield M. Women’s experiences of domestic abuse in rural and remote Australia.No abstract available.
  • Warner-Smith P & Brown P. ‘It’s time to play a bit’: Mid-age rural women’s leisure and wellbeing.No abstract available.

Regional Women’s Health Conference 2003: ‘Responding to the Evidence’,
Bendigo, Vic, 3 - 4 March 2003

  • Bryson L. Australian Longitudinal Women’s Health Study – selected findings and relevance to rural and regional women. Abstract
  • Bryson L. The Women’s Health Australia project and issues of motherhood.No abstract available.

Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health 2003 Research Meeting Series, University of Queensland,
Brisbane, Qld, 6 November 2003

  • Smith N. Predictors of change in mental health in mid-aged women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

Flinders University School of Psychology Colloquium program,
Adelaide, SA, 6 June 2003

  • Miller-Lewis L. Psychosocial risk factors for late-adolescent pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy risk-taking: Evidence from Women’s Health Australia. Abstract
2002

Health in Difference- National Gay, lesbian transgender and bisexual health conference,
Sydney, NSW, 1 November 2002

  • Hillier L, McNair R, Horsley P, DeVisser R, Kavanagh A & Pitts M. Substance use and emotional health issues of young lesbians and bisexual women: Results from the Women’s Health Australia study. Abstract

16th Australian Statistical Conference Statistical Society of Australia Inc,
Canberra, ACT, 7 - 12 July 2002

  • Young AF & Dobson AJ. Current challenges in the measurement and analysis of health outcomes in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Abstract
  • Dobson AJ. Methodological problems with longitudinal studies: questions from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.No abstract available.

International Association for Time Use Research Conference 2002
Lisbon, Portugal, 16 - 18 October 2002

  • Brown P & Warner-Smith P. Temporal dimensions of well-being among young, middle-aged and older women in Australia. Abstract

8th Annual National Conference: International Health Outcomes Conference 2002
Canberra, ACT, 17 - 18 July 2002

  • Lee C. Women's Health Australia, seven years on: contributions to the evidence base for health outcome policy and practice. Abstract

8th Annual National Conference: International Health Outcomes Conference,
Canberra, ACT, 17 - 18 July 2002

  • Byles J & Harris M. A good night's sleep: sleeping difficulty and sleeping medication use among older Australian women. Abstract
  • Young A, Byles J & Lowe J. Keeping diabetes under control: Using record linkage to evaluate health care and health outcomes for women with diabetes.No abstract available.
  • Brown W, Miller Y, Chiarelli P & Lee C. Women's waterworks: evidence base for the development of continence management programmes in Australia.No abstract available.

APS Psychologists: ‘Good Thinking’, APS College of Health Psychologists – QLD Branch,
Kelvin Grove, Qld, 19 July 2002

  • Dobson, A. Some methodological issues from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Abstract

34th Annual Public Health Association of Australia Conference,
Adelaide, SA, 29 September – 2 October 2002

  • Guillemin M & Brown W. Mid-age women, heart disease and risk. Abstract

Ninth Annual New Zealand Health Psychology Conference,
Auckland, New Zealand, 18 - 20 February 2002

  • Lee C. Effects of physical activity on emotional well-being among older women: analysis from Women’s Health Australia. Abstract

Queensland University of Technology, Eighth International Health Summer School,
Kelvin Grove, Qld, 20 - 22 November 2002

  • Dobson A, Ball K & Mishra G. Measurement of socio-economic status for women in different generations and its relationships to health: Contributions from the Australian longitudinal study on women's health. Abstract

National Medicine Symposium,
Canberra, ACT, 21 - 22 March 2002

  • Byles J. Older women’s use of sleeping medications. Abstract

International Time Use Conference,
Ontario, Canada, 22 - 24 March 2002

  • Warner-Smith P, Mishra G & Brown P. Women’s wellbeing and their satisfaction with hours of paid work. Abstract
  • Bittman M, Bryson L & Janssen C. Is the time pressure of being a working mother bad for your health?No abstract available.
  • Brown P & Warner-Smith P. Associations between time pressure, satisfaction with leisure and health. A review of selected findings from the Women’s Health Australia project.No abstract available.

9th World Congress on Clinical Nutrition,
London, England, 24 - 26 June 2002

  • Paterson AJ, Brown WJ, Roberts DCK & Seldon MR. Dietary treatment of iron deficiency in women of childbearing age. Abstract
  • Paterson AJ, Young, AF Powers JR, Brown WJ & Byles JE. Relationships between nutrition screening checklists and the health and wellbeing of older Australian women.No abstract available.

The First Australasian Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 24 - 26 June 2002

  • Brown WJ. Physical activity and women: news, views and progress. Abstract

Australian Health and Medical Research Congress,
Melbourne, Vic, 25 - 29 November 2002

  • Williams L, Brown W & Young A. Weight gain in mid-aged women: the Women’s Health Australia study. Abstract

Australasian Society for Study of Obesity,
Melbourne, Vic, 25 - 29 November 2002

  • Ball K, Brown W & Crawford D. Who does not gain weight? Prevalence and predictors of weight maintenance among young women. Abstract

The 13th International Congress on Women’s Health,
Seoul, Korea, 26 - 29 June 2002

  • Lee C. Research into practice: experiences from Women's Health Australia. Abstract

Women’s Health Victoria Forum,
Melbourne, Vic, 3 June 2002

  • Bryson L. Women’s Health Australia – Selected results and implications. Abstract

7th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine,
Helsinki, Finland, 28 - 31 August 2002

  • Ball K, Brown W & Crawford. Who does not gain weight? Abstract
  • Young A. How can longitudinal data inform diabetes prevention strategies?: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study On Women's Health.No abstract available.

Australian Association for Social Research Annual Conference,
Blue Mountains, NSW, 1 - 4 October 2002

  • Parker G. Disciplinary collisions or complementary relationships: widening the methodological frame on gendered abuse research. Abstract

11th Biennial Conference of the Australian Population Association,
Sydney, NSW, 2 - 4 October 2002

  • Larson A, Bell M & Young A. Relation between mobility and women's health. Abstract

Public seminar, Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University,
Melbourne, Vic, 4 December 2002

  • Horsley P & McNair R. Issues of substance use, mental health and health service usage among non-heterosexual young women in Women’s Health Australia. Abstract

Australian Centre for Tropical Health and Nutrition and Australasian College of Tropical Medicine 2002 Conference,
Brisbane, Qld, 2 - 6 July 2002

  • Hollingworth SA, Russell A & Dobson A. Contraceptive behaviour of young women in Australia – Women’s Health Australia project. Abstract

Australasian Epidemiological Association Conference,
Wellington, New Zealand, 5 - 6 September 2002

  • Powers JR, Young AF, Russell A & Pachana NA. Who has missing data? Implications of non-response of older Australian women to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Abstract
2001

General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference,
Adelaide, SA, 31 May – 1 June 2001

  • Brown WJ, MacDonald M & Hanratty AM. Primary health care research capacity building: translating research into practice using results from the WHA study. Abstract

Invited address to the National Sport and Pregnancy Forum (Australian Sports Commission),
Sydney, NSW, 1 August 2001

  • Brown WJ. The benefits of physical activity during pregnancy. Abstract

British Sociological Association Conference,
Manchester, United Kingdom, 9 - 12 April 2001

  • Wicks D, Mishra G & Milne L. Young women, work and inequality: is it what they want or what they get? An Australian contribution to research on women and workforce participation. Abstract

The Australian Sociological Association 2001 Annual conference
Sydney, NSW, 12 - 14 December 2001

  • Lee C, Young A & Bryson L. Workshop: Methodological issues in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health. Abstract

Australian Diabetes Society/Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADS-ADEA) Annual Scientific Meeting,
Gold Coast, Qld, 12 - 14 September 2001

  • Young A, Lowe J, Patterson A & Byles J. The burden of diabetes: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study On Women's Health. Abstract

Joint Conference of the International Epidemiological Association and the Society for Social Medicine,
Oxford, United Kingdom, 12 - 15 September 2001

  • Guillemin M & Brown WJ. Understanding risk: mid-age women and heart disease. Abstract

Annual European Royal Statistical Society Meeting,
Belgium, 16 February 2001

  • Mishra G, Dobson A & Richardson K. Multiple imputation for Body Mass Index: sensitivity analysis from the Australian Longitudinal Study On Women’s Health. Abstract

Australian Association of Gerontology Rural Conference, Showcasing the hunter and beyond
Morpeth, NSW, 16 February 2001

  • Byles JE, Harris MA, Mishra G & Nair K. Older women's use of sleeping medications. Abstract

National Benchmarking Group Meeting – Women’s Hospitals Australasia,
Sydney, NSW, 17 May 2001

  • Young A. Women’s Health Australia: The Australian Longitudinal Study On Women’s Health. Abstract

Women & Psychology Interest Group 2001 Annual Conference,
Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 30 November - 2 December 2001

  • Bell S & Lee C. Development of the perceived stress questionnaire for young women. Abstract

4th Australian Women’s Health Network Conference,
Adelaide, SA, 19 - 21 February, 2001

  • Graham M, Keleher H, James E & Byles J. Satisfaction with the outcomes of hysterectomy. Abstract

25th Congress of the Medical Women's International Association,
Sydney, NSW, 19 - 22 April 2001

  • Lee C & Young A. Women’s Health Australia. Abstract

33rd Annual Public Health Association of Australia Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 23 - 26 September 2001

  • Byles J, Outram S, Parker G, Williams L & Milne L. Qualitative and quantitative research methods in the Australian Longitudinal Study On Women’s Health: interaction and integration. Abstract
  • Byles J. Older women’s use of sleeping medications.No abstract available.

Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport,
Perth, WA, 24 - 27 October 2001

  • Brown W. The road less travelled - exercise and public health research for women. Abstract

Australian Epidemiological Association. 10th Annual Scientific Meeting,
Sydney, NSW, 27 - 28 September 2001

  • Powers J, Mishra G & Young A. Effects of mode of administration on self-rated health in the mid-age cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study On Women’s Health. Abstract
  • Young A, Lowe J, Patterson A & Byles J. Using record linkage in the Australian Longitudinal Study On Women’s Health to study the impact of diabetes.No abstract available.

Combined Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs and National Methadone Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 28 - 31 October 2001

  • Jonas H, Hamilton M & Brown W. Measuring variable drinking patterns in young Australian women. Abstract

The Australian Sociological association 2001 Annual conference
Sydney, NSW, 12 - 14 December 2001

  • Bryson L, Parker G & Warner-Smith P. Healthy relationships? The health of young, mid age, and older women, and their relationships with others. Abstract

The Australian sociological association 2001 Annual conference
Sydney, NSW, 12 - 14 December 2001

  • Parker G. Relationships and abused mid-age women. Abstract

5th Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies Biennial Conference,
Perth, WA, 2 - 4 July 2001

  • Warner-Smith P & Brown P. The town dictates what I do: the leisure and well being of rural mid age women. Abstract
  • Brown P & Warner-Smith P. Mothers and daughters – exploring generational differences in women’s attitudes to leisure and time.No abstract available.

Cooper Institute Scientific Conference,
Dallas, USA, 4 - 6 October 2001

  • Brown WJ, Trost SG & Miller YD. Life transitions and changing physical activity patterns in young women. Innovative approaches to understanding and influencing physical activity. Abstract

17th World Congress of the International Association of Gerontology,
Vancouver, Canada, 1 - 6 July 2001

  • Byles J, Feldman S & Mishra G. A longitudinal study of older Australian women as widows. Abstract
  • Schofield MJ & Mishra GD. Vulnerability to elder abuse: predicting health outcomes among older Australian women.No abstract available.

6th National Rural Health Conference,
Canberra, ACT, 4 - 7 March 2001

  • Lee C. Women’s Health Australia. Abstract
  • Young A, Dobson A & Byles J. Access to health services in urban and rural Australia: a level playing field?No abstract available.
  • Warner-Smith P & Lee C. Young rural women: life choices, aspirations, and well-being.No abstract available.
  • Young A & Byles J. A sense of belonging: how do you measure it and does it matter?No abstract available.

David Wallace Address to Australian Association of Gerontology 2001 National Conference,
Canberra, ACT, 7 September 2001

15th European Health Psychology Conference,
St Andrews, Scotland, 6 - 9 September 2001

  • Lee C & Powers J. Social roles, health and well-being in three generations of Australian women. Abstract

Australian Cardiac Rehabilitation Association's National Conference,
Tewantin, Qld, 7 - 9 September 2001

  • Strodl E, Kenardy J & Aroney C. Prediction of the new diagnosis of CHD in elderly women: a prospective study using psychosocial and non-psychosocial risk factors. Abstract

Tenth Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity,
Gold Coast, Qld, 8 - 9 September 2001

  • Brown WJ & Trost SG. Socio-economic status, physical activity and obesity - does one size fit all? Abstract
  • Williams L, Young A & Brown W. How eating influences weight gain in mid-aged women.No abstract available.
  • Kenardy J & Brown WJ. Adult lifetime weight variation and association with physical and mental health in mid-aged women.No abstract available.
2000

Population, Gender and Reproductive Health: The Motherhood Questions,
Adelaide, SA, 10 - 11 February 2000

  • Warner-Smith P & Imbruglia C. Child care and the health and well-being of young mothers. Abstract
  • Bryson L. Motherhood In the new millenium: Policy implications of recent social change.No abstract available.

International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education and Sports Medicine Australia. Pre-Olympic Congress,
Brisbane, Qld, 7 - 13 September 2000

  • Brown W & Bauman AE. Misclassification biases in assessing population levels of physical activity using two measures of energy expenditure. Abstract

6th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine,
Brisbane, Qld, 15 - 18 November 2000

  • Miller YD, Brown WJ & Chiarelli P. Urinary incontinence in Australian women: barriers to and outcomes of help-seeking behaviours. Abstract
  • Brown WJ, Dobson AJ & Mishra GD. Changes in health during the menopausal transition.No abstract available.
  • Lee C. Women's Health Australia: strategies for maintaining cohorts in longitudinal research.No abstract available.
  • Ball K. Relationships among psychological stress, coping and disordered eating in young women.No abstract available.

Dietitians Association of Australia Annual Conference,
Canberra, ACT, 19 - 21 May 2000

  • Williams L & Brown W. How do women explain weight change at menopause. Abstract

7th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 24 - 26 July 2000

  • Lee C, Young AF, Byles JE & Warner-Smith P. Women's Health Australia: healthy women, healthy families. Abstract
  • Warner-Smith P, Mishra GD & Dobson AJ. Marriage, income and women's health.No abstract available.

Australian Population Association Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, 29 November 2000

  • Bryson L. Women, fertility and the new economy. Abstract

Family and Community Services Panel Data and Policy Conference,
Canberra, ACT, 1 - 3 May 2000

  • Dobson A, Lee C, Brown W, Byles J, Young A & Warner-Smith P. Women's Health Australia.Family and community services Abstract

Proceedings of Australia’s Science Future: Australian Academy of Science,
Canberra, ACT, 3 - 4 May 2000

  • Byles JE. Research for an older healthier Australia. Abstract

24th Annual Scientific Meeting of Nutrition Society of Australia,
Fremantle, WA, 3 - 6 December 2000

  • Patterson AJ, Brown WJ & Roberts DCK. Iron deficiency and morbidity in Australian women: Effects On General Health And Fatigue. Abstract

Menopause at the Millennium: The New and The Natural. Australasian Menopause Society: 4th Annual Congress,
Adelaide, SA, 5 - 7 November 2000

  • Guillemin M & Brown W. Menopausal women and cardiovascular disease: understanding risks and prevention. Abstract

15th Australian Statistical Conference,
Adelaide, SA, 3 - 7 July 2000

  • Young AF, Dobson AJ & Byles JE. Statistical modelling of psychosocial theory: can we speak the same language? Abstract
  • Young AF, Dobson AJ & Byles JE. Health services research using linked records - who consents and what is the gain?No abstract available.
1999

Health for all: Primary Health Care Research & Evaluation in the 21st Century,
Adelaide, SA, 30 June - 1 July 1999

  • Bryson L. Three generations of women's health in the new millenium. Abstract

Second International Interdisciplinary Conference on Women and Health,
Edinburgh, Scotland, 12 - 14 July 1999

  • Brown W. Workshop: Determining priorities for women’s health promotion. Abstract
  • Brown W. Symposium: The Australian Longitudinal Study On Women's Health.No abstract available.
  • Brown W, Mishra G & Dobson AJ. Healthy weight and exercise.No abstract available.
  • Young AF, Byles J & Dobson AJ. Determinants of general practitioner utilisation among women in Australia.No abstract available.
  • Bryson L & Warner-Smith P. Hours of work and women's health.No abstract available.
  • Patterson A, Brown W & Roberts D. Will eating steak and spinach make Olive's iron status the same as Popeye's?No abstract available.
  • Brown P & Brown W. Women working at leisure: juggling time in the interests of good health.No abstract available.
  • Ball K & Lee C. Stress, disordered eating and psychological distress in young Australian women.No abstract available.

Alcohol and Gender in Europe: Trends, Patterns and problems,
Berlin, Germany, 24 - 26 March 1999

  • Jonas HA & Brown WJ. Alcohol consumption patterns in Australian women: Influences of lifestyle, physical health and emotional well-being. Abstract

Child care and me: Child care in 2010,
Adelaide, SA, 28 July 1999

  • Bryson L & Warner-Smith P. Employment and women's health into the third millennium: A case for good accessible child care. Abstract

31st Annual Public Health Association Conference,
Darwin, NT, 26 - 29 September 1999

  • Graham M. Four women's experiences: A longitudinal study of women with menstrual symptoms, treatments tried, hysterectomy and satisfaction with outcomes - a substudy of the Australian Longitudinal Study On Women's Health. Abstract
  • Rutnam R. Living with the disadvantage of long term illness or disability – a comparison of some characteristics of the older women’s cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study Of Women’s Health.No abstract available.
  • Brown WJ & Dobson AJ. Women's Health Australia: Update on the progress of the main cohort studies.No abstract available.
  • Brown W & Powers J. Managing a large population-based cohort study.No abstract available.
  • Powers J & Dobson AJ. Factors related to the health of Australian women aged 45-50.No abstract available.

International Menopause Society Congress,
Cairns, Qld, 27 - 30 June 1999

  • Williams L & Brown W. How do women explain weight change at menopause. Abstract

Society of Behavioural Medicine 20th Annual Conference,
San Diego, USA, 3 - 6 March 1999

  • Lee C, Brown WJ, Mishra G & Bauman A. Physical activity among three age cohorts of Australian Women: Relationship with well-being and symptoms. Abstract

Aged Care Australia & Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 5 - 8 September 1999

  • Goodger B, Byles J, Mishra G & Higginbotham N. Social support: A three year longitudinal study of older Australian women. Abstract
1998

World Leisure and Recreation Association Conference,
Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 1998

  • Brown P & Brown W. Women and leisure: does all work and no play make Jill unwell? Abstract

Victorian Women’s Health Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, 9 – 10 June 1998

  • Jonas H, Banwell C, Dobson AJ & Hamilton M. Jonas H, Banwell C, Dobson AJ & Hamilton M. Current patterns of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms for women in Victoria: Implications for harm minimisation. Abstract
  • Bryson L. The Women's Health Australia project and policy development.No abstract available.

Australian Council on Health, Physical Education & Recreation 21st Biennial National/International Conference,
Adelaide, SA, 12 January 1998

  • Brown W & Ball J. Is life a party for young women in Australia? Abstract

Royal Women’s Hospital 60 Year Anniversary Conference,
Brisbane, Qld, 10 - 12 September 1998

  • Byles J & Mishra G. Gynaecological procedures among women in urban, rural and remote areas of Australia: A view from the Australian Longitudinal Study On Women’s Health. Abstract

Australian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine Annual Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, 13 - 15 December 1998

  • Lee C. Women's Health Australia. Abstract

30th Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia,
Hobart, Tas, 13 - 16 September 1998

  • Brown W, Dobson AJ, Bryson L & Byles J. The Australian Longitudinal Study On Women's Health. Abstract
  • Brown WJ, Lee C, Mishra G & Bauman A. Leisure time physical activity in Australian women: Relationship with well-being and symptoms.No abstract available.
  • Chiarelli P, Brown W & McElduff P. Leaking urine – prevalence and associated factors in Australian women.No abstract available.

Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference,
Melbourne, Vic, 15 - 17 October 1998

  • Byles J. Older women of the Australian Longitudinal Study On Women's Health. Abstract
  • Byles J, MacKenzie L & Mishra G. Falls and serious injury among older Australian women.No abstract available.
  • Goodger B, Mishra G & Byles J. Social support and older women: What is a healthy level?No abstract available.
  • Goodger B, Mishra G & Byles J. Factors associated with low social support and effects on the health of older Australian women.No abstract available.

Health Research Council Consultative Conference, Building a Future for Women’s Health,
Auckland, New Zealand, 2 November 1998

  • Bryson L. Women's Health Australia project and policy development. Abstract

Challenges for the 21st century: A joint meeting for the Nutrition Society of Australia and the Australasian Clinical Nutrition Society,
Adelaide, SA, 29 November - 2 December 1998

  • Patterson AJ, Brown WJ & Roberts DCK. Dietary intervention vs supplementation for the treatment of iron deficiency. Abstract

5th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine,
Copenhagen, Denmark, 19 - 22 August 1998

  • Ball K. Predictors of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in a community sample of young Australian women. Abstract
  • Lee C. Family Caregiving roles among middle-aged Australian women: Self-rated health and well-being.No abstract available.

Society of Behavioral Medicine 19th Annual Conference,
New Orleans, USA, 2 5- 28 March 1998

  • Lee C & Porteous J. Family caregiving in the lives of middle-aged Australian women: Health, stress, and adjustment. Abstract
1997

Managing and Measuring Health Outcomes: From Policy to Practice,
Canberra, ACT, 31 October - 1 November 1997

  • Mishra G & Brown W. Women’s Health Australia: Initial findings. Abstract
  • Mishra G, Byles J, Brown W & Chiarelli P. Hysterectomy and incontinence in middle age women.No abstract available.

16th International Conference on Nutrition,
Montreal, Canada, 27 July - 1 August 1997

  • Roberts DCK & Brown WJ. Association between health, disease and risk category determined by the Australian Nutrition Screening Initiative Questionnaire in a population of older women in Australia. Abstract

Annual Conference of the Australian Sociological Association,
Wollongong, NSW, 9 - 12 December 1997

  • Bryson L & Warner-Smith P. Women’s health, paid work and the life cycle. Abstract

Regional Conference on Longitudinal Data Analysis,
Columbia, Missouri, USA, 10 - 14 June 1997

  • Mishra G. The Australian Longitudinal Study On Women’s Health: Study design. Abstract

National Rural Public Health Forum,
Adelaide, SA, 12 - 15 October 1997

  • Brown W, Young AF & Byles J. Women’s Health Australia: A health profile of mid-life rural women. Abstract

Australian Tropical Health and Nutrition Conference,
Brisbane, Qld, 17 July 1997

  • Kenardy J. Dieting, body image and weight: ethnicity and acculturation. Abstract

Aging Beyond 2000 - One World One Future,
Adelaide, SA, 16 - 18 August 1997

  • Roberts DCK & Brown WJ. Starving for attention: Nutritional risk assessment in older Australian women. Abstract
  • Feldman S & Byles J. No more dinners, only lunches: The experience of widowhood for older Australian women.No abstract available.

National Conference on Unemployment,
Adelaide, SA, 18 - 20 June 1997

  • Wicks D & Mishra G. Young Australian women and their aspirations for work, education and relationships. Abstract

Annual General Meeting of the Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine,
Adelaide, SA, 20 - 23 August 1997

  • Roberts DCK. The impact of quality nutritional care on health outcomes in the elderly. Abstract

10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health,
Beijing, China, 24 - 28 August 1997

  • Schofield M, Dobson AJ & Mishra G. Smoking, menstrual problems and early menopause: Women’s Health Australia project. Abstract
  • Schofield M, Mishra G & Dobson AJ. Probability of miscarriage among smokers: Women’s Health Australia baseline survey.No abstract available.

14th World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine,
Cairns, Qld, 31 August 1997

  • Kenardy J. The health impact of dieting in young Australian women: The Australian Longitudinal Study On Women’s Health. Abstract

Rural Australia: Towards 2000 Conference,
Bathurst, NSW, 2 - 4 July 1997

  • Bryson L. Rural women's health, time use and the life cycle. Abstract

Gender and Health Conference,
Sydney, NSW, 2 - 4 July 1997

  • Bryson L. Women's health, time use and the life cycle. Abstract

Australasian Epidemiological Association Annual Scientific Meeting,
Melbourne, Vic, 5 October 1997

  • Jonas HA & Dobson AJ. Alcohol consumption and emotional health in Australian women. Abstract

Challenge the Body Culture Conference,
Brisbane, Qld, 7 September 1997

  • Kenardy J. The Australian Longitudinal Study On Women’s Health: Weight, shape and dieting. Abstract

29th Annual Conference of Public Health Association of Australia,
Melbourne, Vic, 5 - 8 October 1997

  • Byles J, Feldman S & Mishra G. For richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health: Marital status and older women’s health, relationships and financial security. Abstract

29th Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia,
Melbourne, Vic, 5 - 8 October 1997

  • Wicks D, Bryson L & Mishra G. Health and socio-economic class: A survey of a cohort of Australian women. Abstract
  • Young M, Dobson AJ & Byles JE. A health perspective on violence.No abstract available.
  • Outram S & Schofield M. Psychological distress among mid age women in NSW: Help seeking and barriers to seeking help.No abstract available.
  • Jonas H & Dobson AJ. Alcohol consumption patterns in Australian women.No abstract available.

1st National Conference of Women's Health Promotion,
Newcastle, NSW, 7 - 8 September 1997

  • Byles J & Harris M. Screening for cervical cancer: Health care, isolation and social support. Abstract
  • Patterson A & Middlelink L. Factors associated with low iron in women of childbearing age.No abstract available.
  • Brown WJ & Mishra G. Getting movement on the women's health agenda.No abstract available.
  • Ball K & Lee C. Psychological stress in the aetiology of disordered eating.No abstract available.
  • Byles JE, Francis L, McKernan M & Tavener M. Too late for prevention?No abstract available.
  • Chiarelli P & Brown WJ. The prevalence of leaking urine in Australian women.No abstract available.
  • Outram S & Schofield M. Women’s attitudes to psychotropic drug use.No abstract available.
1996

28th Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia,
Perth, WA, 29 September - 2 October 1996

  • Young AF, Byles JE & Dobson AJ. The tyranny of distance: Health care utilisation by women living in rural and remote Australia. Abstract
  • Byles JE, Schofield MJ, Brown WJ & Tiller K. Variation in gynaecological procedure rates.No abstract available.
  • Brown W, Dobson AJ & Mishra G. The changing weight of Australian women.No abstract available.

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