Older Women’s Network (OWN Ireland)
Bantracht na Sinsear
Senior House,
All Hallows College,
Grace Park Road, Dublin 9.

Tel: 01-8844536        Fax:  01-8844534
Email: ownireland@eircom.net

OWN HEALTH PROMOTION DAY
October 13th 2009
10.30 – 10.45 Registration & Refreshments
10.45 – 11.00 Welcome  - Pat O’Flynn, Chairperson OWN Ireland
Opening Address - Aine Brady, TD, Minister for Older People
11.00 – 12.45 Presentations
  • Arthritis Ireland, Janice Ransome
  • Age Related Macular Degeneration, Dr. John Dolan,  Deputy  Director of the Macular Pigment Research Group and Lecturer at Waterford Institute of Technology –
  • Europa Donna  Breast Cancer Ireland, Deirdre O'Connell, Vice Chairwoman
1.00   - 2.00 Lunch
2.00 – 4.30 Presentations
  • The Role of the Occupational Therapist - Rachel O’Brien & Joanne Finnegan Occupational Therapy Unit HSE Northside
  • Dental Care for Aging Teeth - Rosario Mc Cafferty,  Irish Dental Association,
  • Q10 Benefits to those  taking cholesterol lowering medication – Philip Wall Bsc -Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmanord Ireland
  • Nutrition and Diet - Geraldine Rothwell – Nutritional Therapist
  • Care of Feet - Mr. Paul Gabriel Scullion, FCPodS Podiatric Surgeon
    Download Care of Feet information sheets:
    - Toenail Trouble Part 1 & Part 2
    - Callus, Corn and Bursa
    - Care of The Ageing Foot

Admission OWN Member €15.00 includes lunch and a free gift
Non-OWN members €30.00 includes lunch, a free gift and membership
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