NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network Annual Falls Forum
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The NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network falls forum provides the latest information on fall prevention programs and research
About this event
The NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network falls forum provides an opportunity to learn about the latest on fall prevention. Listen to experts in their fields provide an overview of recent fall prevention research, quality improvement in residential aged care and fall prevention in hospitals and emergency care.
Returning to a live in-person COVID safe format there will also be plenty of networking opportunities and a consumer display.
In-person tickets will also include access to the live-stream on the day in the event you cannot attend. Live stream includes all plenary sessions, the Community and residential care initiatives split session and new research findings afternoon session.
Plenary Speakers Include:
- Professor Susan Kurrle, Director, Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney University
- Professor Cathie Sherrington, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, Sydney University
- Dr Karla Seaman, Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University
- Dr Nasir Wabe, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University
- A/Prof Anna Barker, Executive Director, Research & Innovation, Silver Chain Group Limited
- Ms Lorraine Lovitt, Older Person’s Patient Safety Program, Clinical Excellence Commission
Concurrent Afternoon Sessions
Hospital best-practice fall prevention programs: Smith Room
A range of presentations focusing on quality improvement in the hospital system to prevent falls will be given. This session aims to show how falls can be prevented in the hospital and highlight key issues that have arisen within different hospitals across the state. This will be followed by a Q&A discussion panel with each of the presenters and will be facilitated by Malcolm Green, CEC.
Community and residential care initiatives to promote exercise and prevent falls: Wesley Theatre
A range of presentations covering community exercise program providers, preventing falls in a mental health setting, enhancing empathy in aged care and empowering aged care residents to get active will be given. This session aims to provide an overview of the types of evidence-based exercise programs available in the community and to engage with your clientele to provide best-practice care. This will be followed by a Q&A discussion panel with each of the presenters and will be facilitated by Sharon Butler, Anglicare.
New Research Findings
A session showcasing the latest research findings for fall prevention from higher degree researchers. Presentations include Coaching for Healthy AGEing trial, Development and Validation of the Falls Health Literacy Scale in Older People, Understanding physical activity and falls in women and Covid-19 related implementation challenges for the Ironbark falls prevention trial for Older Aboriginal people 2020-2022. This will be followed by a Q&A discussion panel with each of the presenters and will be facilitated by Dr Morag Taylor, NeuRA.
