Overview

Falls in older adults can be reduced by identifying risk factors for falls early and intervening to improve postural balance. Falls can also be tackled by addressing polypharmacy, poor vision, home environment hazards and more. In this 1-day symposium, international and local experts will discuss the epidemiology of falls and other issues such as frailty, balance and mobility, polypharmacy, fear avoidance and falls efficacy.
 

Teaching Team

What You’ll Learn

  • Identify factors contributing to frailty and falls incidence in older people
  • Appreciate the complexity of health issues in older people
  • Discuss various health professionals’ roles and impact in the prevention and management of falls
  • Articulate the value and challenges of inter-professional collaboration in falls prevention and management
  • Discuss the interactions of economic, organisational, political and sociocultural contexts that impact on the delivery and efficacy of falls prevention and rehabilitation
  • Discuss falls prevention programs in Singapore and Asia
  • Identify barriers and facilitators in the implementation of different models of services addressing falls

Who Should Attend

  • Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists, Nurses, Neurologists, Rehabilitation physicians, Centre managers, Therapy associates
  • Other practitioners working with people at risk of falling

Schedule

Time Topic Speaker
8:30am Registration
9:00am Opening Remarks Prof Alan Wong, Cluster Director, Health and Social Sciences, SIT
9:05am Keynote Lecture: Falls Prevention in Asia Prof Keith Hill, John Curtin Distinguished Professor, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science Curtin University, Australia
10:00am Framework for Fall Prevention Porgrame Development and Implementation in Singapore Dr Chek Hooi Wong, Senior Consultation Geriatrician, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Deputy Executive Director of the new National Geriatric Education and Research Institute (GERI)
10:30am Morning Coffee & Networking
11:00am Eldercare: Recognising and Responding to Frailty Dr Beatrix Wong Ling Ling, Division of Geriatric Medicine, National University Hospital
11:20am Tackling Polypharmacy in Hospitalised Elderly: When Less is More Ms Selina Cheong, Department of Pharmacy, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
11:40am Bone Health and Nutrition in Older Age Asst Prof Dimitrios Spanos, Programme Director BSc (Hons) Dietetics and Nutrition, SIT
12:00pm Plenary Session
12:30pm Lunch & Networking
1:30pm Falls Prevention Across the Continuum of Care: Nursing Perspectives Dr Lim Su Fee, Senior Nurse Clinician and Advanced Practice Nurse, Singapore General Hospital
2:00pm Psychological Issues After A Fall and Their Management Dr Kinjal Doshi, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Singapore General Hospital
2:30pm Technology for Healthy Ageing and Falls Management Prof Miao Chun Yan & Prof Cyril Leung, NTU-UBC Research Centre of Excellence in Active Living for the Elderly (LILY)
3:00pm Afternoon Tea & Networking
3:30pm Dizziness and Falls in Older Adults Assoc Prof Dawn Tan, Health and Social Sciences, SIT
3:50pm The Senior Eye Rehabilitation (Seer) Programme: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Vision Impairments Assoc Prof Clement Tan Woon Teck, Head and Senior Consultation, NeuroOpthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
4:10pm The Stepping On After Stroke Fall Prevention Program in Singapore: A Feasibility Study Dr Tim Xu, Deputy Programme Director, BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, SIT
4:30pm Plenary Session
5:00pm Closing Remarks Prof Keith Hill, John Curtin Distinguished Professor, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science Curtin University, Australia
5:15pm End of Symposium

Fees

Category Fee
Symposium $100.00 (before GST)

Promo Code

Category Validity
Early Bird 20% Discount* Ended
Early Bird 10% Discount* Ended

*Terms and conditions apply. Limited seats available.

Figures are before GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies
SIT reserves the right to make changes to published course information, including dates, times, venues, fees and instructors without prior notice.

Key Info

Venue SIT@Dover, Academic Plaza, LT1B, 10 Dover Drive S138683
Time 08:30 AM to 05:30 PM
Date 18 Jul 2019 (Thu)
Registration is Closed.

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