22nd National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing

Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA) is sponsored by CEPAR.

The 22nd National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA 2024) will take place online on 4 December 2024 and is being chaired by as chaired by Associate Professor Natasha (Tarsh) Brusco from Monash University.

ERA 2024 offers a unique opportunity for emerging researchers in ageing to share their research; this is the only national conference in Australia focusing on the work of higher degree research students undertaking research in ageing across a range of disciplines.

Conference Chair

Associate Professor Brusco has 20 years of experience as a senior physiotherapist in neurological rehabilitation, and as a senior health service leader. Tarsh commenced her academic career 15 years ago with a focus on rehabilitation and health service research, which opened up to include health economics. Over the past decade, in addition to extensive health economics consultation across the health, disability and government sectors, she has pioneered new ways to evaluate cost-effective models of rehabilitation. Tarsh is the Director of the Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre at Monash University. RAIL is transforming approaches to health, aged care, disability and support service delivery, creating efficient support models, capable of serving people with complex health conditions, and improving how people live with greater independence and quality of life across the lifespan. RAIL forms a key part of the new National Centre for Healthy Ageing at Monash’s Peninsula campus.

Enquiries: For registration and further information, visit the ERA website: era.edu.au/era-2024