Thursday 24th August, The John and Betty Lynch Seminar Room, Neuroscience Research Australia
Presentations
Dr Harvey Lander, Director, Systems Improvements Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC)
Leading better Value Care – Falls in Hospital
Prof Stephen Lord, Senior Principal Research Fellow, Director, Falls Balance and Injury Research Centre, NeuRA
Research Update
Dr John Dobrohotoff, Senior Staff Specialist Old Age Psychiatry, Clinical Director, Specialist Mental Health Service for Older People (SMHSOP), Central Coast LHD
Falls in SMHSOP acute units – A benchmarking and policy perspective
Dr Jacqueline Wesson, Senior Policy Officer, Older people’s Mental Health Policy Unit, Ministry of Health
Fall prevention experience in SMHSOP acute and community settings
Jack Powell, CNC Riverglen Unit, Hammond Care
Pre-fall Safety Huddle
Ingrid Hutchinson, Project Officer, NSW Falls Prevention Program, CEC
Colin’s Story – a consumers perspective
Mandy Meehan, Team Leader, Ryde SMHSOP
Stepping On in Mental Health – A falls prevention Initiative (PDF, 1.27MB)
Diane Grayshon, RN, Ryde SMHSOP & Mandy Meehan, Team Leader, Ryde SMHSOP
Falls Prevention in Mental Health – Improving outcomes for younger consumers by raising awareness
Ellen Panaretos, Senior Community Development Officer, Alcohol and Drug Foundation
Alcohol and Mental Health (PDF, 1MB)
Margaret Armstrong, Northern Sydney Local Health District Falls Policy Coordinator
Understanding Sarcopaenia: Relevance to mental health and falls prevention (PDF, 636KB)
Rudi Bartl, Dietitian, Central Coast Local Health District
Wasting away on tea and toast (PDF, 845KB)
Lorraine Lovitt, Lead, NSW Falls Prevention Program CEC
NSW Falls Program & CEC Post Fall Guide