PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Published Articles
2010, Sept v46, no 8 |
‘Giving independance back to the elderly’ Building Products News (BPN) |
2010, Apr/May Issue 59, p37 |
‘The Silent Carers’: dementia-specific environments Published in Aged Care INsite, (the Aged Care Industry Newspaper) under the title ‘the devil’s in THE DETAIL’ Article canvassing the concept of the built environment being considered as part of the care process i.e. as a ‘Silent Carer’ |
2009, Nov/Dec |
The thermally efficient curtain explained Australian Ageing Agenda (Sydney. Aust.) Article canvassing environmentally appropriate curtain Installation in RACF’s |
2009, Jan/Feb |
The Great Chair Challenge Australian Ageing Agenda (Sydney, Aust.) Article canvassing appropriate Lounge Chair Design for the frail-aged Co-authored with Meredith Gresham, Research Manager, Hammond Care |
2008, Nov/Dec |
Intrusive and Aggressive Australian Ageing Agenda (Sydney, Aust.) Article canvassing the specification of Lighting in RACF’s |
2008, Oct/Nov. Issue 50 |
Designing for Dementia Aged Care INsite (the Aged Care Industry Newspaper) Article discussing tonal contrast in Floor Material specification in dementia facilities |
2007, Nov/Dec |
Fire-Safe fabrics Australian Ageing Agenda (Sydney, Aust.) Article canvassing use of FR Fabrics in RACF’s |
2007, May/Jun |
Goodness on the Inside National Health Care Journal (Sydney, Aust.) Article canvassing Post Occupancy Evaluations in RACF’s |
2006, Oct/Nov |
Letting the light in National Health Care Journal (Sydney, Aust.) Article canvassing artificial lighting in RACF’s |
2006, Jun/Jul |
Mixed messages: floor materials in dementia accommodation National Health Care Journal (Sydney, Aust.) Article canvassing colour & tonal contrast in floor materials in RACF’s |
2005, Nov. |
Falls and Dementia: considerations in design National Health Care Journal (Sydney, Aust.) Article canvassing the relationship of accidental falls, visual ability, colour and tonal contrast in RACF’s. |
2003, Sept |
Burke, T. J., (2003). Significance of tonal contrast in dementia accommodation. Geriaction. 21 (3) 11-15 (Journal published by the University of Western Sydney) |
Conference Papers & Presentations
2011, 23 March |
‘Communicating Design Principles – Making it Happen on the Ground’ Creating Dementia Friendly Environments’ Addressing Behaviours of Concern in the Bush (ABCB) Conference Quality Resort All Seasons Bendigo, Victoria |
2010, 12 August |
‘Creating Dementia-Friendly Environments’ CAREX 2010, Rosehill, Sydney Presentation canvassing aspects of dementia-friendly design employing Silent Care® design principles. |
2010, 15-16 June |
‘Homelike – the millstone around the neck of dementia-friendly design?’ 8th Biennial International Dementia Conference ‘Dementia. Do we need a different point of view?’ Sydney Conference & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour (A review of the design process incorporating aspects of dementia-friendly design and the proposition that the term ‘homelike’ is having unintended consequences such as shrouding the inclusion of inappropriate design elements in therapeutic care environments) |
2009, 27 Sep - 2 Oct |
‘Tonal Contrast in Ambulant Dementia-specific Residential Environments’ 11th Congress of the International Colour Association (AIC) 2009 University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
2008, 16-17 June |
‘Can You See The Light?’: Lighting in Residential Aged Care 7th Biennial International Dementia Conference ‘Find the Gaps and Maintaining the Passion’ Sydney Conference & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour |
2006, 29-30 June |
‘Good Sense, Good Design: Interior Design in dementia accommodation’ 6th Biennial International Dementia Conference ‘Enriching the Lives of People with Dementia’ Australian Technology Park, Sydney, Australia |
| 2004, 2 Dec |
‘Significance of Tonal Contrast in Dementia Accommodation’ 3rd National Conference ERA ‘Contributing to an Ageing Agenda’ Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Southbank, Brisbane |
2002, 24-25 Oct. |
'Reading the Environment: The Importance of Tonal Contrast in Aged Care Accommodation' Geriaction Conference 'Innovations in Aged Care' Novotel Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia |
2000, 15-16 June |
'A Grey Area: Colour Specification in Dementia-Specific Accommodation' Biennial International Dementia Conference 'Dementia Care - Getting Closer to Home' Novotel Brighton Beach, Sydney, Australia |
1999, 6-8 Sept. |
‘Lighting in Frail Aged & Dementia-Specific Accommodation’ 1999 National Conference of Aged Care Australia and The Australian Association of Gerontology, Conference Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney |
1998, 11-12 June |
‘Wayfinding in the built environment: Vision, Colour Contrast, and Illumination’ Biennial International Dementia Conference ‘Dementia Care: Can we afford the risk?’ Manly Pacific Parkroyal, Manly, NSW |
University Lecture Paper & Tutorial
2002 |
QUT: Graduate Certificate in Designed Environments for Ageing (DB60) Lecture: Wayfinding (review/discussion of current literature) Tutorial: Wayfinding (practical ‘wayfinding’ exercises/experiences) |
University Dissertation
1994, June |
8670 Research Dissertation IT Wayfinding: Visual Functions, Colour Contrast, Illumination in Institutional Interiors for the Aged University of Technology, Sydney The research comprised of 3 x case studies of existing dementia-specific facilities in Sydney, together with a literature review. |
