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The University of Melbourne’s Will Isdale spoke with Nancy Pachana, Professor of Clinical Geropsychology at the University of Queensland and author of the book Ageing: A Very Short Introduction, about what we can do to plan for a healthy, engaged senior population.

The University of Melbourne’s Will Isdale spoke with Nancy Pachana, Professor of Clinical Geropsychology at the University of Queensland and author of the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Ageing-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/B01LLWC6Y8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ageing: A Very Short Introduction</a>, about what we can do to plan for a healthy, engaged senior population.

Speaking with: Nancy Pachana on planning for an active and engaged ageing population

The Danish Choir “Gangstativerne”, singingat a conference launching the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations in 2012. DG EMPL/ flickr, CC BY-NCDue to advances in medicine, hygiene and nutrition we are now living longer than ever before. In our region, the percentage of people over the age of 60 doubled in just 20 years - something that took 120 years in Europe and the United States.  And while there are definitely losses as we age – fine motor skills and a higher probability of conditions like dementia – there’s evidence that for many people brain development continues healthily into their eighties. So how do we leverage the knowledge and social capital that older people accrue over their lives and help them to feel engaged, supported and energised during what has traditionally been characterised as a time of decline?  The University of Melbourne’s Will Isdale spoke with Nancy Pachana, Professor of Clinical Geropsychology at the University of Queensland and author of the book Ageing: A Very Short Introduction, about what we can do to plan for a healthy, engaged senior population. Subscribe to The Conversation’s Speaking With podcasts on iTunes, or follow on Tunein Radio. Music  Free Music Archive: Blue Dot Sessions - Wisteria  William Isdale does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

The Danish Choir “Gangstativerne”, singing at a conference launching the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations in 2012. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/socialeurope/6719623107/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DG EMPL/ flickr</a>, <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CC BY-NC</a>Due to advances in medicine, hygiene and nutrition we are now living longer than ever before. In our region, the percentage of people over the age of 60 doubled in just 20 years - something that took 120 years in Europe and the United States. And while there are definitely losses as we age – fine motor skills and a higher probability of conditions like dementia – there’s evidence that for many people brain development continues healthily into their eighties. So how do we leverage the knowledge and social capital that older people accrue over their lives and help them to feel engaged, supported and energised during what has traditionally been characterised as a time of decline? The University of Melbourne’s Will Isdale spoke with Nancy Pachana, Professor of Clinical Geropsychology at the University of Queensland and author of the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Ageing-Very-Short-Introduction-Introductions/dp/B01LLWC6Y8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ageing: A Very Short Introduction</a>, about what we can do to plan for a healthy, engaged senior population. <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/speaking-with.../id934267338" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> to The Conversation’s Speaking With podcasts on iTunes, or <a href="http://tunein.com/radio/Speaking-with---The-Conversation-Podcast-p671452/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow</a> on Tunein Radio. Music <ul> <li><a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_Contessa/Wisteria" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Music Archive: Blue Dot Sessions - Wisteria</a></li> </ul> William Isdale does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.