Falls Prevention
18 March 2010
Programme
Programme
9.30am Registration, teas and coffees
10.00am Welcome and introduction Professor Rachel McCrindle, University of Reading
10.15am Strengths and weaknesses of falls prevention strategies, Dr Dawn Skelton, Reader in Ageing and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University
10.45am Psychological aspects of falls prevention, Professor Lucy Yardley, School of Psychology, University of Southampton
11.15am Tea /coffee break1
11.45am Falls Clinics; the Physician's perspective, Margaret Mac Mahon, Consultant, Bristol General Hospital and Bristol Royal Infirmary
12.15pm Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Falls, Daniel Baylis, Research Fellow, University of Southampton
12.45pm Conclusion
1.00pm Lunch and networking
2.00pm Technology Review, Dr Ben Heller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Sports and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University
2.30pm Mock Falls clinical consultation / video, Dr Alastair Kerr, St Martins Hospital, Bath
3.00pm Multi-disciplinary breakout groups and brainstorming
4.00pm Tea /coffee break
4.30pm Results of brainstorm
5.00pm End
You can find some of the presentations of the workshop to download here.
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