Protected: Community Care: Exercise to Prevent Falls in Older People

PLEASE NOTE: Access to this course is only available to those who have registered to attend an exercise workshop run via the NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network. Link to current events here: https://fallsnetwork.neura.edu.au/upcoming-events/ 

This evidence-based workshop is targeted to health professionals working with older people. Research has shown that exercise is the gold standard intervention for reducing falls in older people. Participants will be guided by the latest evidence to develop safe and efficacious exercise programs for older people that are designed to enhance physical and functional capacity, and prevent falls and fall-related injury in the populations most at risk.

This workshop will instill participants with the knowledge and ability to identify, develop, demonstrate and implement evidence-based exercise interventions. An overview of the highest quality research, current national clinical guidelines and public health recommendations will also be provided.

The workshop is comprised of a self-guided online course comprised of 6 modules and a 3.5 hr face-to-face practical workshop.

Online module topics cover:

• The issue of falls in older people
• Risk factors for falls in older people
• The physiology of balance and falls
• The biomechanics of balance, gait and falls
• Fall risk assessment in older people
• An evidence update on preventing falls and fractures

The face-to-face workshop includes:

• Exercise considerations when designing programs to prevent falls in older people
• Strategies to improve adherence in exercise programs
• Practical activities including case studies