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August 2024 | Issue 6 |
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Welcome to the August 2024 issue of our newsletter |
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TICKETS AVAILABLE! Northern NSW LHD Rural Forum and Exercise Workshop |
Northern NSW LHD Rural Forum Friday September 20, 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. Click here to register Program: to be released shortly. |
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Northern NSW LHD Exercise to Prevent Falls Workshop
Saturday September 21st, 2024
Ballina Beach Resort The Exercise to Prevent Falls in Older People Workshop provides you with the practical skills to develop evidence-based fall prevention strategies. Who is this course for?
For Health Professionals working with older people. This workshop will help you tailor exercise programs for falls prevention.
Workshop Schedule
6 online learning modules completed through our online learning platform. To be completed prior to the practical session.
A 3hr face-to-face practical session including fall risk screening, case study discussions, exercise demonstrations and an opportunity to develop and present an exercise class.
Click here to register
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Annual Forum videos and Q and A now available |
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A reminder that the full video recordings from Annual Forum 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 available.
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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Prevalence of older hospitalised adults with sustained fractures after a fall in regional Australian hospitals Holden E, Devin R, Bhattacharya J, Waldie F, Watt I, Wu CJJ. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12(13). DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12131318 Abstract
Falls commonly occur in hospitals, particularly among older adults. Fractures in the older population can cause major morbidity, which can result in long hospital admissions and increased care costs. This study aimed to characterise the demographics of patients aged 65 years and over who fell in hospital and to determine the type of fractures they sustained. A descriptive study was undertaken to examine hospital data of older inpatients who had a fall during admission in two regional Queensland hospitals in Australia over a 2.5-year period. The prevalence of inpatient falls was 1.28%. Most falls were unwitnessed (77.34%) and they had an average of seven medical comorbidities. The mean age was 80.4 years and 63% were male. Women who fell were significantly older than men (p = 0.004). The mean length of stay of in-hospital fallers was 22.77 days and same admission mortality was 9.3%. Thirty-three fall events (3.8%) resulted in fractures, some with multiple injuries. The most common fracture was neck of femur, followed by rib, femur, and facial fractures. In conclusion, this study identifies the incidence of falls increased with age, most falls were unwitnessed, as well as provides evidence that patients with falls had multiple comorbidities and long hospital admissions. The data could be used to optimise fall prevention strategies and to refine post-fall assessment pathways.
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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Outpatient public/private clinics and community teams wanted for physical activity study |
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What’s the study about?
The PROMOTE-PA trial is investigating the impact of physical activity promotion delivered by health professionals. We are interested in whether physical activity promotion helps children and adults with disability, and older adults, to be more active.
Who can join the study?
The PROMOTE-PA trial is NOW recruiting outpatient clinics in paediatric and adult settings across NSW.
What does the study involve?
Clinical teams will be recruited and randomly allocated to either the ‘early support group’ to receive support to promote physical activity immediately, or the ‘delayed support group’ (to receive support after recruiting patients). Examples of support include online learning resources, a searchable online physical activity directory, and health coaching training. Each clinical team will be asked to recruit ~20 patients. Patients will complete surveys at baseline, 3-months and 6-months.
Who to contact!
Contact Kate and Jennifer at promote-pa.study@sydney.edu.au for more information.
This study has been approved by the Ethics Review Committee (RPA Zone) of the Sydney Local Health District. Any person with concerns or complaints about the conduct of this study should contact the Executive Officer on 02 9515 6766 and quote protocol number X23-0197. |
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Only five spots left for the training day on the 23rd of September! Hurry to secure a spot! New training date announced - Monday November 18
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
2 - 4 September 2024, Delhi, India 2024 25th International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability 6 September 2024, The Jubilee Hotel & Conferences, Nottingham, United Kingdon
Binational Hip Fest 2024 14 - 15 November 2024, Rydges World Square, Sydney, Australia
International Society of Posture and Gait Research World Congress 2025
29 June - 3 July 2025, Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
Rehabilitation Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand 8th Annual Scientific Meeting 20-23 July 2025, Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand
11th Biennial Australia & New Zealand Falls Prevention Society Conference
23 - 25 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 24 - 26 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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