Falls
Prevention in Older People – From Research to Practice
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Wednesday 24th November Physios Preventing Falls Meeting 9am-1pm |
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| Monday 22 November | |||
| 8.45-9.00 |
Official Opening by The Hon Tony Abbott MHR, Minister for Health and Ageing Welcome Message from Associate Professor Stephen Lord, Conference Host The Grand Ballroom |
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PLENARY 1 Falls Assessment and Risk Factors The Grand Ballroom Chair: Keith Hill |
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| 9.00-9:30 | Evidence-based overview of strategies to modify falls risk – a physiological perspective | ||
| Stephen Lord | |||
| 9.30-10.00 | Prevention of fractures in older people: an overview of the evidence | ||
| Bob Cumming | |||
| 10.00-10.30 | Fall prevention - from risk factors to public programs | ||
| John Campbell | |||
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Clarendon Norfolk Chairs: Cathie Sherrington, Terry Haines |
Sponsored by The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Cutler Barton Chairs: Jane Connery |
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| 11:00-11:15 | Characteristics of patients presenting after falls at a tertiary trauma center | National Falls Prevention for Older People Initiative | |
| Matthias Traub, T.Joseph | Annamaree Reisch | ||
| 11:15-11:30 | Underservicing of high-risk senior fallers: A 6-month followup of clinical management, fall risk profile and adverse events among fallers aged > 70 years. | 'Spotters' - Allies in Risk Identification and Referral Making | |
| Salter AE, Megan Donaldson, Davis JC, Cook W, Buchanan J, Abulaban R, Lord SR, McKay HA, Khan KM | Michele Sutherland, Megan Watson, Pam Dean, Shylie Mackintosh, Amanda Burdon. | ||
| 11:30-11:45 | Falls in the acute hospital setting - impact on resource utilisation | Locating Fallers: The Role of the Ambulance Service in COAP | |
| Michelle Vu, Willeke Walsh, Dr. Keith Hill | Mary Ann Kulh, Jennie Yaxley, Marianne Bellew, Mary-Ann Ryall, Marc Budge, Michelle Blewitt | ||
| 11:45-12:00 | Effectiveness of an education program in addition to usual subacute care for the prevention of falls. | Research to Practice – The development of a resource kit for rural and remote practice | |
| Terry P Haines, Kim Bennell, Richard Osborne, Keith Hill | Catherine Butt, Wendy Armstrong | ||
| 12:00-12:15 | Falls and injury prevention should be part of every stroke rehabilitation plan | Panel Discussions | |
| Shylie F. Mackintosh, Keith Hill, Karen J. Dodd, Patricia Goldie, Elsie Culham | |||
| 12:15-12:30 | Falls risk profile and recommended interventions for community dwelling older fallers presenting to an Emergency Department | Panel Discussions | |
| Melissa Russell, Keith Hill, I Blackberry, S Dharmage, L Day | |||
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Risk Assessment and Falls Clinics Sponsored by Sanofi Aventis Clarendon Norfolk Chairs: Bob Cumming, Karim Khan |
Cutler Barton Chairs: Jacqueline Close, Clare Robertson |
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| 2.00-2.15 | Falls Risk Assessment in the Acute Hospital Setting | Evaluation of Falls Prevention Programmes | |
| Willeke Walsh, Assoc Kim Bennell, Keith Hill, Michelle Vu | M. Clare Robertson, A. John Campbell, Peter Herbison | ||
| 2:15-2:30 | The Fall Risk Management Tool Project | Developing a Falls Management Program in Inpatient Rehabilitation | |
| Rochelle Kelly, Heather Gluyas, Helen Myers, Andrew Hill, Vivienne Why, Mary Gibson, Sue Nikoletti | Rhonda Craig, Suzie Hooper | ||
| 2:30-2.45 | Screening and assessment of postural stability in a falls clinic setting | Review of an acute hospital's falls prevention program, where falls related injuries have been reduced by 40.6% between 2001 and 2003 | |
| Julie Whitney, SR Lord, JCT Close | Jeannette Kamar | ||
| 2:45-3.00 | The Victorian Falls Clinic experience: Profile and Effectiveness | Evaluating falls efficacy following a Community Based Falls Prevention Program for older people | |
| Kirsten Black, Keith Hill, Micheal Dorevitch, Lesley Day, Karen Bull, Lindy Kraps | Megan Swann, Lindy Clemson | ||
| 3:00-3:15 | Falls Clinic Inteventions: Examining Compliance | Awareness raising messages in falls prevention | |
| Michael Dorevitch, Keith Hill, Kirsten Black, Lesley Day, Karen Bull, Lindy Kraps | Karen Hughes, Elizabeth Eakin, Lisa Barnett, Eric van Beurden, Franklin John-Leader, Jason Sternberg, Beth Newman | ||
| 3:15-3.30 | From “falls clinics” to injury prevention clinics: the way forward | State Falls Policy Step by Step, from Development to Evaluation | |
| Alex Fisher, Davis M, Bellew M, Mulholland B, Li Y-C, Budge M | Peter Goldswain, Sherie Sampson, Sue Kent, Annette Mather | ||
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Sponsored by Pfizer Australia Clarendon Norfolk Chairs: Graham Kerr, Kaarin Anstey |
Prevention Initiatives - Hospitals Sponsored by Osteoporosis Australia Cutler Barton Chairs: Judith Donahue, Connie Vogler |
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| 4.00-4.10 | Postural adaptations to enhanced tremor in Parkinson’s disease | Volunteer companion-observers prevent patient falls in an acute aged care ward | |
| Steven Morrison, G.Kerr, M.Roodveldt D.Wooley & P.Silburn | Judith Donoghue, Jenny Graham, Moira Murphy | ||
| 4:10-4:20 | Minimum Toe Clearance in Elderly Fallers | Emergency Department adopts Statewide Falls Policy | |
| Simon B Taylor, Rezaul Begg, Russell Best | Elizabeth Versluis | ||
| 4.20-4:30 | Neuropsychological risk factors for falls in older adults: results from a prospective community-based study | Reducing Fall Related Injuries in Public Hospitals | |
| Kaarin J. Anstey, Stephen Lord, Richard Fitzpatrick, Graeme Kerr, Joanne Wood, Anne Tiedemann | David Fonda, Jennifer Cook | ||
| 4:30-4:45 | Vitamin D and Muscle Strength | Trial Implementation of Guidelines to Minimise the Risk of Falls and Fall-related Injuries in Hospital and Residential Care Settings | |
| Charles Inderjeeth, Denise Glennon, Anthony Petta, Geoff Tapper, Caroline Reberger, Jessamine Soderstrom, Irene Boyatzis | Marcia Fearn, Keith Hill, Mary Lancaster, Joanne Wilkinson, Bernadette Hally, Michael Dorevitch, Caroline Brand, Karen Bull and Erin Cassell | ||
| 4:45-5:00 | Fitness and Falls in Older People | Stepping Forward-An innovative system for preventing falls in a rehabilitation setting | |
| Rebecca Roodveldt, Graham Kerr, Nuala Byrne, Ian Stewart | Rosalie Maher, Maria Hoorenman | ||
| 5:00-5:15 | Physiological risk factors for falls in people with lower limb arthritis | Reducing harm from falls in australian hospitals and residential aged care facilities: an initiative of the australian council for safety and quality in health care in association with queensland health | |
| Daina L Sturnieks, Stephen R Lord | Susan Brandis, Michael Bourke, Vicki Grant and Paul Vardon | ||
| 5:15-5:30 | Prevalence and risk factors of falls among Institutionalized Older Persons | Discharge screening for falls and fall injury risk in the acute care setting - experience following participation in National Demonstration Hospitals Program - Phase 3 | |
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Felix Chan, Patrick Chiu, KS Chan, Elsi Hui, Iris Chi, Jean Woo |
Jo S Nolan, C Wood, J Edwards, S Dierks | ||
| Tuesday 23 November | |||
| 7:30 - 8:55 |
Exercise Implementation Breakfast Session Clarendon Norfolk Chairs: Cathie Sherrington, |
Health Promotion Breakfast Session Sponsored by NSW Health Cutler Barton Chairs: Margaret Armstrong, Rebecca Mitchell |
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| Community participation in preventing falls in older people through improving physical activity options. | Translating the falls prevention message- collaborating with CALD communities | ||
| Jo van Dort, Joanne Dollard, Mary Holmes, and Kevin Littler. | Megan Watson, Michele A. Sutherland, Shylie Mackintosh, Pam Dean | ||
| Karingal Hub Health Walks- Exercise in a Supported Environment | Preventing Falls by Improved Surveillance | ||
| Catherine McConnell, Joe Radcliffe, Karen Bull | Katrina Perroud, Jennifer Cook | ||
| 'Strength is for Life' - A collaborative Model | Improving Outcomes for Older Fallers in ED | ||
| Scott McGill, Karen Bull, Catherine McConnell, Bettina Von Blomberg,Vatt Sountakith, Chris Lane | Ian O'Dea | ||
| The effect of balance training on postural stability in Parkinson's disease: a pilot study | Rule of Three | ||
| Julie C Whitney, Jacqueline CT Close, David W Maskill, Ban Al-Saffar, Stephen R Lord | Kerry Whitlock | ||
| Effects of an individually prescribed exercise program on falls and the risk of falling among residents living in an aged care facility | Locating Fallers: The Role of the Ambulance Service in COAP | ||
| Ian Anderson | Mary Ann Kulh, Jennie Yaxley, Marianne Bellew, Mary-Ann Ryall, Marc Budge, Michelle Blewitt | ||
| Upright and active”: an evidences based tailored program for individuals “at risk” of sustaining a fall in a community setting | Stay on your feet - adelaide west. Putting falls prevention theory into practice on a regional basis. | ||
| Sally Castell, Lord S, Sherington C.,Tiedemann A., Murray S | Michele Sutherland, Shylie Mackintosh, Amanda Burdon, Megan Watson, Pam Dean | ||
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PLENARY 2 - Implementing Falls Prevention Strategies The Grand Ballroom Chair: Stephen Lord |
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| 9.00-9:30 | PROFET 5 Years On: Implementation, Implications, Integration and Innovation | ||
| Jacqueline Close | |||
| 9.30-10.00 | Translating the evidence where there is none - hospital in and out-patient settings | ||
| Keith Hill | |||
| 10.00-10.30 | Exercise for falls prevention and bone health in high risk populations | ||
| Karim Khan | |||
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Clarendon Norfolk Chairs: Hylton Menz, Joanne Wood |
Prevention Initiatives - Community Sponsored by Safety and Quality Council Cutler Barton Chairs: Richard Bowman, Rebecca Mitchell |
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| 11:00-11:15 |
Vision, Balance and falls |
National Taskforce on the prevention of harm from falls: An initiative of the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care |
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Graham Kerr, Joanne Wood, Oren Tirosh, Matthew Roodvelt, Alex Black, Jocelyn Stewart, Fiona Nash, AnnaMcKeown |
Ross McL Wilson |
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| 11:15-11:30 | Altered voluntary stepping in inpatient fallers | Stepping out: falls prevention across four key settings | |
| Sandra G Brauer, Quai T, Huang H, Eernisse R | Marilyne McRae & Caroline Reberger | ||
| 11:30-11:45 | Foot and ankle characteristics associated with impaired balance and functional ability in retirement village residents | Secondary Falls - putting research into practice in New Zealand | |
| Hylton B. Menz, Meg E. Morris, Stephen R. Lord | Noreen Mac Mahon | ||
| 11:45-12:00 | The Attention Demands of Walking in Older Adults Implications for the Prevention of Falls | When things don’t go according to plan – lessons learnt with falls prevention learning circles! | |
| William A (Tony) Sparrow, Begg, R. K., Parker, S. | Nicole Bennett and Hazel Hodgkins | ||
| 12:00-12:15 | Tripping probability during gait: a theoretical basis for research | Specifying pedestrian surfaces that facilitate safer environments | |
| Russell J. Best | Richard Bowman | ||
| 12:15-12:30 | Identification of the Visual Predictors for Falls | ||
| Joanne Wood, Graham Kerr, Alex Black, Oren Tirosh, Matthew Roodveldt, Jocelyn Stewart |
Statewide policy implications for fall injury prevention Rebecca Mitchell, Pam Albany |
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