Webinars

Falls Prevention in Residential Aged Care Settings

On August 17, 2023 – 12pm – 1pm, AEST, the ANZFPS and the EMCR committee organise a free webinar on falls prevention in residential aged care settings.

Dr. Jennie Hewitt: The implementation of Sunbeam into RACF

Rik Dawson: Delivering fall prevention exercise using telehealth.

Focus on short term functional recovery: tools, commitment and patients’ outcome (Morten-Tange Kristensen – Physiotherapist, Denmark)

Sarcopenia: what, when and how we can manage in orthogeriatric patients (Emanuele Marzetti, Geriatrician – Italy)

The post-fracture care models: accounting for functional recovery and quality of life (Kassim Javaid, Rheumatologist – UK)

Promoting physical activity across settings.

The webinar took place on the 8th May 2023. Prof Levinger discussed the use of the Seniors Exercise Parks to improve physical activity and reduce fall risk. Prof Waters discussed the “Steady As You GO” program, an effective model of community-based peer-led exercise in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Dr Ekegren discussed physical activity and sedentary behaviour in hospital settings.

The recording of the 75min webinar is now available.

Vitality is a physiological state resulting from the interaction between multiple physiological systems, reflected in energy and metabolism, neuromuscular function, and immune and stress response functions of the body (WHO). As a physiological determinant of physical and mental capacities an individual can draw on at any point in time, early detection of deterioration of vitality allow early interventions to delay the onset of frailty and extend the healthy lifespan of aging persons.

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