PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2010, Sept
v46, no 8

‘Giving independance back to the elderly’

Building Products News (BPN)
Article canvassing aspects of the design of Independent Living Units

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)

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

2002     

QUT: Graduate Certificate in Designed Environments for Ageing (DB60)
Lecture: Wayfinding (review/discussion of current literature)
Tutorial: Wayfinding (practical ‘wayfinding’ exercises/experiences)

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.

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