Workshop: Exercise to Prevent Falls In Older People - Hunter New England LHD

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Who is this course for?

For allied health, registered nurses and fitness professionals working with older people. This workshop will help you tailor exercise programs for fall prevention.

Workshop Schedule

6 online learning modules completed through our online learning platform. Access to the online modules is granted upon registration and is to be completed prior to the practical workshop.

• A 3-hour face-to-face practical session including fall risk screening, case study discussions, exercise demonstrations and an opportunity to develop and present an exercise program.

About this course

This continuing education program will equip healthcare professionals with important information to guide the provision of appropriate fall prevention physical activity and exercise programs for older people. Topics to be covered include the social and economic issues of falls, risk factors for falls, physiological consequences of ageing, biomechanical and physiological principles of balance, and effective fall prevention strategies.

In undertaking the program, participants will be trained to develop safe and efficacious community exercise programs for older adults that are designed in a manner to maximise uptake and adherence of those populations who stand to most benefit from exercise. Through structured learning tasks across a number of different learning formats, participants will acquire the knowledge and ability to identify, develop, demonstrate and implement evidence-based exercise interventions designed to enhance physical and functional capacity and prevent falls and fall-related injury.

This workshop includes:

- An overview of the issue of falls in older people

- Understanding balance and ageing

- Evidence-based fall prevention interventions

- Developing fall prevention programs

A certificate will be provided after completion of the workshop.

$120 incl. GST. Morning tea included. Places are limited.

For further information, email: fallsnetwork@neura.edu.au

A comprehensive program to equip you with the practical skills to develop evidence-based fall prevention strategies.

Presenters

Associate Professor Daina Sturnieks

A/Prof Daina Sturnieks has a PhD in human biomechanics from The University of Western Australia. She is Senior Research Scientist at NeuRA, where she manages the Balance and Gait Analysis Laboratory and is a Lecturer in Anatomy at UNSW. Her research focuses on understanding biomechanical, sensorimotor and neurocognitive contributions to balance and falls in older people and clinical groups, and randomised controlled trials of novel interventions to prevent falls involving balance, stepping and cognitive training. Dr Sturnieks is active in translating research findings into community, aged care and hospital settings. She is Executive Board Member of the Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society.

Dr Steven Phu

Steven is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Project Officer at the NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network. With over 10 years of experience as an exercise physiologist, Steven’s clinical practice specialises in falls prevention and the management of osteoporosis, sarcopenia and frailty. Steven’s PhD investigated the neuromuscular responses to a slip and trip perturbation training program in older people.