The CDC (USA) have produced a compendium of effective falls interventions that is freely downloadable. This compendium covers exercise based interventions, home modification interventions and multifaceted interventions and collated information from the original research authors. This resource is a MUST HAVE for all those working in falls prevention services as it gives extremely useful information…
Delivering Quality Outcomes for People with Dementia Thursday 30 June 2011 76 Portland Place, London Through a series of practical presentations delegates will have the opportunity to look in depth at priorities for securing improvements in dementia care including; the patient perspective, providing good quality care for people with dementia in care homes, improving the…
Falls Prevention in Older People Tuesday 12 July 2011 Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester Chaired by Sue Harriman Executive Lead No Needless Falls Workstream, The Patient Safety Federation and Director of Clinical Delivery and Excellence Hampshire Community Healthcare, this one day conference is an important update on falls prevention and management in older people with a…
Dawn has two PhD students working with her at Glasgow Caledonian University, looking at developing games for health that can be ‘played’ by older people on a computer at home. One is considering the best interface for physiotherapists to be able to monitor and progress the exercise by receiving information on the games useage and…
Bob Laventure is joining forces with the University of Bath in a pilot project, funded by the MRC, looking at the effect of volunteer peer mentors in engaging and supporting older people to be more active. The project will also consider the views and outcomes for the peer activity motivators themselves.
LLT are working with Clare Draper and Trish Cowie from Wiltshire Council to ensure the best outcome measures are used in practice. They will help in the auditing of the project to see the effect of EfS delivered classes on function and quality of life in Stroke survivors discharged from rehabilitation.
This year, Age UK’s ‘Fall Awareness Week’ is highlighting the link between poor vision and falling through the theme ‘Watch Your Step’. In addition to promoting strength and balance exercise (as always) they will be encouraging event-holders and participants to have a bit of fun with their ‘wrong glasses’ template. If you are running a…
LLT have received endorsement for the Exercise and Fitness Training after Stroke course from the UK Forum for Stroke Training. We can now use the UKFST Quality Mark on our documentation and Certificates. The quality mark has a unique code for the EfS course – QM0045. To find out more about the standards required by…
The BalanceMaster lower limb exerciser provides a progressive, safe and rhythmic movement pattern, designed to improve joint mobility, proprioception and dynamic muscle stability for the lower limb and pelvic regions. Research by Dawn Skelton (LLT Director and Reader in Ageing and Health at Glasgow Caledonian University) and colleagues has shown it to be effective at…
Well, we finally have joined in with the social networking era, LLT are on Facebook. Go on, be a devil….”LIKE US” on Facebook. And while you are there, maybe take a closer look at the LLT Conference in Sept and let us know if you are coming?
