SAVE THE DATE!
Registration details:
This will be a hybrid event with options for in-person and virtual (Microsoft Teams) attendance. To register, please visit Eventbrite (Link on the right –>)
NSW Health Staff Members will also need to register via MyHealth Learning (details provided following Eventbrite registration).
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The NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network Rural Forum provides a fantastic opportunity for staff and health-care professionals in Western NSW to come together and learn about the latest in fall prevention and healthy ageing.
The aim is to inspire and motivate care staff to provide high-quality, evidenced-based care with a focus on strategies to reduce risk & harm from falls.
The program will include:
- Presentations from keynote speakers
- Fall Prevention initiative updates from WNSWLHD
- Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) Older Persons’ Patient Safety Program
- Consumer perspectives
Who should attend:
Clinicians, Managers, Private Healthcare Providers, Community Exercise Program Providers and Residential Aged Care Providers.
Keynote Speakers:
Prof Stephen Lord, Director, Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre (FBIRC), NeuRA
Ms Lorraine Lovitt, Older Person’s Patient Safety Program, Clinical Excellence Commission
Full Program: click here
MORNING PRESENTATIONS
Opening Session: Welcome to Country and Opening Address – Adrian Fahy and Ash Wright
Fall Prevention Research Update – Effective Interventions in Community, Hospital and Residential Aged Care settings – Prof Stephen R Lord
Combatting Malnutrition One Bite at a Time – Kristine Metcalf
Dignity of Risk from a Residents Perspective – Renee Mendes
Nga Nga Nha @ Molong – Cheryn Johnson and Lucy Cusack
Rural Allied Health Assistants Pilot Project – Dianne Harvey
Pharmacy for Fall Prevention – Kate Grogan and Mary-Anne Spence
AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS
Improving Comprehensive Care @ Bathurst Health Service – Bathurst Comprehensive Care team
Prevention of Fractures – an ORP Clinic Perspective – Dr Phil Butler
Keeping Older People Safe – Challenge and Encouragement – Ms. Lorraine Lovitt
Dance for Healthy Ageing – Eloise Borschtsch
Fall Prevention from Birth @ Coonabarabran Health Service – Chris Druce – Health Service Manager WNSWLHD
Panel Discussion and Closing – Panellists: Stephen Lord, Lorraine Lovitt, Ash Wright
