2016 Events
NSW Falls Prevention Network Rural Forums
Batemans Bay, 26th October
Professor Stephen Lord, Senior Principal Research Fellow, NeuRA
Falls prevention research update
Ms Lorraine Lovitt, Leader, NSW Falls Prevention Program, Clinical Excellence Commission
Looking to the future – next steps
A/Prof Anne Tiedemann, Senior Research Fellow, Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health
Exercise for falls prevention update
Ms Rebekah O’Reilly, NUM Batemans Bay Hospital, Ms Niccola Follett, Falls Prevention Coordinator, SNSWLHD and Ms Christine Ewin, Consumer
When an older person falls: Mrs Dean’s Story
Mr Peter Davis, Dementia and Delirium Care with Volunteers Porject Officer and Ms Kim Tozer, Volunteer, SNSWLHD
Confusion and risk for falls: How a volunteer intervention can assist
Ms Nicole Tate, Director Nursing and Midwifery, Bega Valley
Intentional rounding and other innovations to reduce falls at Pambula Hospital
Ms Niccola Follett, Falls Prevention Coordinator, SNSWLHD
SNSWLHD Falls prevention interventions and innovations – a showcase
Ms Trina Castell-Brown, Stepping On Coordinator, SNSWLHD
Stepping On in the community
Ms Natania Copp, Health Promotion Officer, SNSWLHD
Tai Chi and LiFE: a rural approach
Dr Esther Vance, Project Officer, NSW Falls Prevention Network, NeuRA
Falls prevention resources
Dubbo, 8th September
Professor Stephen Lord, Senior Principal Research Fellow, NeuRA
Falls prevention research update
Ms Lorraine Lovitt, Leader, NSW Falls Prevention Program, Clinical Excellence Commission
Looking to the future – next steps
Ms Caroline Lukaszyk, Project Manager, The George Institute for Global Health
The Ironbark Falls Prevention Program for older Aboriginal people
Ms Jenny Preece, Rural Health Network Manager, Agency for Clinical Innovation
Living well in Multipurpose Services: Principles of care
Dr Harvey Lander, Director, Systems Improvement, Clinical Excellence Commission
CEC System improvement initiatives
Ms Angela Millard, Aged Care CNC, Orange Health Service
The challenges of cognitive impairment and delirium in the acute hospital setting
Ms Rosemary Stapleton, Health promotion Officer, Western NSW LHJD
Putting the gold bars into action – getting communities active
Ms Jacqui Chapman, A/Health Services Manager, Nyngan MPS
Living well in Residential Aged Care
Ms Clare Morcom, NUM Rehabilitation, Orange Health Service
A patient centred culture of safety
Ms Cheryn Johnson, Health Education Officer, Molong Health One
Falls prevention in rural communities
Ms Karen Lloyd, Stepping On Coordinator, Western NSW LHD
Making Healthy Normal Overview
Broken Hill, 6th September 2016
Presentations
Professor Stephen Lord, Senior Principal Research Fellow, NeuRA
Falls prevention research update
Ms Lorraine Lovitt, Leader, NSW Falls Prevention Program, Clinical Excellence Commission
Looking to the future – next steps
Ms Caroline Lukaszyk, Project Manager, The George Institute for Global Health
The Ironbark Falls Prevention Program for older Aboriginal people
Ms Eureka van der Merwe, Essentials of Care & Projects Coordinator, FWLHD
Improving patient care through collaboration and integration
Ms Georgina Drewery, District Manager, Chronic & Complex Care and Ms Bonnie Tavian, MSK Coordinator
Musculoskeletal Project
Ms Kathryn Wallace, CNS & Ms Jayne Langran, CNC, Chronic & Complex Care, FWLHD
Ruby Red socks
Ms Elizabeth Buffon, CNS, Ms Sue Cooper, CNS & Ms Kylie Kerslake, RN, Stepping On facilitators, Dareton Primary Health Centre
Falls prevention in rural and remote communities
Ms Karen Lloyd, Stepping On Coordinator, Western NSW LHD
Making Healthy Normal overview
Ms Kadee Jones, Broken Hill Base Hospital
Upright Ivanhoe
Ms Shelley Moor, Falls Prevention Coordinator, Western NSW & Far West LHDs, & Ms Gail Turner, Volunteer Tai Chi Leader
Physical Activity Leaders Network
2016 NSW Falls Prevention Network Forum
Friday 20th May 2016, Wesley Conference Centre, Sydney
Recorded Sessions:
Plenary Presentation PDFs
Pam Albany Guest lecture:
Professor Cathie Sherrington, The George institute for Global Health and The University of Sydney
Exercise for falls prevention: evidence update and implementation challenges
Stephen Lord, NeuRA
Falls prevention research update – medications for fall prevention, vitamin D – friend or foe and systematic review evidence for step training as a fall prevention strategy
Dr Lara Harvey, NeuRA
Fall-related injury in people with dementia
Professor Susan Kurrle, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital & The University of Sydney
Dementia Collaborative Research Projects
Ms Ingrid Hutchinson, Clinical Excellence Commission
Overview of April Falls Day/Month activities 1
April Falls Competition Winners
Ms Jan Crawley & Ms Jane-Maree Hunter, Gosford Hospital
April Falls Competition Runners Up
Ms Susan Berry – Pambula Hospital
Mr Iain Steel – Hammond Care
Ms Lorraine Lovitt, Clinical Excellence Commission
Overview of April Falls Day/Month activities 2
Concurrent Sessions PDFs:
Acute/Subacute care
Ms Kylie Wright, Liverpool Hospital
The EPIC Project, Nursing Clinical Handover: a best practice implementation project
Mr Andrew Wong & Ms Pauline Vueti, Fairfield Hospital
The effect of an ASET intervention on length of stay and re-presentation to the ED
Dr Joanne Rowley, Coffs Harbour Health Campus and Southern Cross University
Falls monitoring: maintaining safe environments
Dementia Care update
Ms Jacqueline Wesson, NeuRA
Falls prevention outside the box’ Creative interventions for people living with dementia
Dr Morag Taylor, NeuRA
Home-based exercise improves balance in older people with dementia
Ms Catherine Bateman, Agency for Clinical Innovation and Southern NSW LHD
Volunteer dementia and delirium care: from strength to strength
Ms Vicki Deane, Liverpool Hospital
Improving delirium risk screening and assessment in Aged Care Units
Ms Anne Axam, Clinical Excellence Commission
Top 5 Phase 2
Exercise update
Ms Carolyn Lukaszyk and Ms Julieann Coombes, The George Institute for Global Health
The Ironbark fall prevention program for older Aboriginal people: initial outcomes
Ms Jennie Hewitt, Feros Residential Care
Exercise for falls prevention in residential aged care
Mr Matthew Williams, Royal North Shore Hospital & Ms Danella Hackett, Fairfield Hospital
Falls prevention: a positive effect of the Osteoarthritis Chronic Care program (OACCP)
Ms Niccola Follett, Southern NSW LHD
Investing in Community falls prevention strategies: an integrated approach (available soon)
Concluding Session: Overview of new research projects
Dr Anne Tiedemann, The George Institute for Global Health
Combining physical activity promotion and fall prevention for healthy ageing: The CHAnGE trial
Dr Kim Delbaere, NeuRA
EU-FP7 project, iStoppFalls – home based exergames to prevent falls in older people
Professor Lindy Clemson, The University of Sydney
The iSOLVE project, establishing pathways to implement and sustain evidence based fall prevention in primary care: Developing decision tools and primary care resources