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July 2024 | Issue 5 |
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Welcome to the July 2024 issue of our newsletter |
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We would like to invite you all to participate in our annual feedback survey. Your input is crucial for planning future event themes and improving how we communicate the latest news, information, and resources on fall prevention and healthy ageing. The survey includes questions about your experiences with engaging in our activities, events, your thoughts on our communication methods and how we can best support your work in fall prevention and healthy ageing. We value your opinions and appreciate your time in growing and improving our network. The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete and will be accessible until Friday, 26th July 2024. |
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Annual Forum videos and Q and A now available |
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Thankyou to all who attended and presented at out Annual Forum on June 7. The full video recordings from the day are now available on our website and as a playlist on Youtube. Timestamps for each of the afternoon presentations can be seen when viewing on Youtube, allowing for easy access to specific presentations of interest.
Answers to questions posted on slido are also provided.
Save the Date Next years annual forum will be held on Friday the 2nd of May, 2025 at the Wesley Conference Centre. More details to come. |
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SAVE THE DATE! Northern NSW LHD Rural Forum and Exercise Workshop |
Northern NSW LHD Rural Forum Friday September 20th, 2024 Ballina RSL
The NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network Rural Forum provides a unique opportunity for those working in the Northern NSW LHD to come together and learn about the latest in fall prevention and healthy ageing with an aim to inspire and motivate care staff to provide high quality, evidence-based care with a focus on strategies to reduce risk & harm from falls. Registration and program to be released shortly.
Northern NSW LHD Exercise to Prevent Falls Workshop
Saturday September 21st, 2024
Ballina Beach Resort
Registrations available shortly.
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The impact of cognitive-motor interference on balance and gait in hearing-impaired older adults: a systematic review Wunderlich A, Wollesen B, Asamoah J, Delbaere K, Li K. Eur. Rev. Aging Phys. Activ. 2024; 21(1): e17. DOI: 10.1186/s11556-024-00350-x Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hearing impairments are a rising burden in our aging society. Hearing loss is associated with reduced cognitive performance as well as decrements in balance and gait. Therefore, impaired hearing affects also dual tasking (DT). The aim of this review is to summarize the evidence for DT performance decrements of older adults with hearing impairments during maintaining balance or walking.
METHODS: The systematic literature research according to PRISMA guidelines was conducted using MEDLINE, APA Psych-Info, and Web of Science. Inclusion criteria were: Independent living older people ≥ 60 years with hearing impairments, use of a DT paradigm to test hearing impaired older adults within a balance or walking condition.
RESULTS: N = 57 studies were found within the databases. Eight studies were included (N = 456 participants (58% women), including n = 200 older hearing-impaired persons with different levels of hearing loss). Most of the included studies oriented their inclusion criteria for hearing-impairments at thresholds for mild hearing loss with Pure Tone Average (0.5-4 kHz) ≥ 25 and < 40 dB. Three of the studies focused on DT balance performance and five used DT walking comparing participants with and without hearing loss. For DT balance and gait performance, higher decrements for the hearing-impaired group were observed compared to healthy older adults. Performance decrements were accompanied by reduced compensatory strategies in balance performance.
CONCLUSION: More pronounced decrements in DT performance were observed for participants with hearing impairments compared to those without. This implies that hearing-impaired older adults might need specific interventions to reduce the cognitive-motor interference (CMI) to maintain balance control or walking stability in daily situations that require managing of cognitive and motor tasks simultaneously. However, taking all results into account the underlying mechanisms of CMI for this target group needs to be further examined. TRIAL REGISTRATION: This review was registered at Prospero with the ID CRD42022340232.
Read more here |
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For more fall prevention-related research publications, the NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network collates abstracts from SafetyLit.org each week which can be viewed here.
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HipFest - Annual Conference |
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The Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry is delighted to invite you to the 2024 Binational Hip Festival in Sydney on Thursday 14 November and Friday 15 November.
The Hip Festival will offer a forum to explore multidisciplinary teamwork in hip fracture care and the latest updates to best practice care recommendations. The Hip Festival will run over two days. For more details: click here |
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Active Women Over 50 program. Participants needed |
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Do you want support to be more active? Researchers at The University of Sydney are offering a program aiming to increase physical activity in women aged 50+.
The free program involves:
📞 telephone health coaching from a physiotherapist
💬 motivational messages via email or SMS for 6 months to help increase your physical activity
🖥️ access to online resources
👥 access to a private Facebook group.
To be eligible, you need to be a woman aged 50+, live in the community in NSW, and have access to the internet.
Learn more at www.activewomenover50.org.au or contact the team for more information.
Email: sph.activewomen@sydney.edu.au or Phone (02) 8627 6242. Copy of the flyer attached |
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The next Stepping On training day on the 23rd of September is filling up! Hurry to secure a spot!
There is also the potential for travel to regional areas if venue and minimum numbers are reached. For more details or enquiries, visit the Stepping On website:
www.steppingon.com/contact-us/ A copy of the Stepping On training flyer is attached. |
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Safety 2024 - 15th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
2nd - 4th September 2024, Delhi, India
Binational Hip Fest 2024 14th - 15th November, Rydges World Square, Sydney, Australia
International Society of Posture and Gait Research World Congress 2025
29th - 3rd July, Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
11th Biennial Australia & New Zealand Falls Prevention Society Conference
23rd - 25th November 2025, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, Australia
3rd World Falls Congress, hosted by British Geriatric Society in association with the World Falls Prevention Society and EU Falls Fest Group 24th - 26th June 2026, Manchester, UK |
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Our vision is to lead the way in fall prevention and other healthy ageing initiatives by harnessing expert knowledge and being collaborative in all we do.
We work closely with researchers, policy makers, health practitioners and community service providers in the development and promotion of healthy ageing services and programs with a focus on preventing falls and fall-related injury.
Our purpose is to support practitioners to improve the lives of older Australians through healthy ageing initiatives with a focus on preventing falls and fall-related injuries. |
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Do you have any news on Falls Prevention or healthy ageing that you want to share with others on the network, or report on a project that is happening in your area. We also welcome suggestions for articles and information you would like to see in this newsletter. Send your news and suggestions to: fallsnetwork@neura.edu.au
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Contact Us: Telephone +61 2 9399 1063
Email fallsnetwork@neura.edu.au
Our mailing address is:
NSW Falls Prevention Network
Neuroscience Research Australia
PO Box 1165
Randwick NSW 2031
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