Falling for Prevention Seminar
Taking steps to avoid falling among older people
Venue: Home Safety Conference, The Stormont Hotel, Belfast
Date: 12th May 2006, 9.30am - 4.30pm
No. Delegates: 165
The seminar was aimed at those with a responsibility for older people either in a strategic or caring role. Delegates included Health Promotion Officers, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Health Visitors, District Nurses, Care Workers, Environmental Health Officers and Voluntary Agencies.
The aim of the seminar was:
- To highlight and progress the NI falls prevention targets
- To highlight evidence of what works
- To provide a forum for sharing current falls prevention approaches
Delegates said it was “an excellent conference” which was “...very informative”, encouraged “...multidisciplinary activity” and put forward “…great ideas to use and develop …re: preventing falls in the community.” The conference provided “access to valuable information and food for thought when devising home safety initiatives and seeking funding.” The breadth of the speaker list meant delegates “gained an excellent insight into the many facets of falls / their prevention and management” which is “all beneficial in developing a local strategy.”
The conference speakers and their presentation are available below:
| Janice Bisp, Manager RoSPA NI - Welcome and Overview |  (PDF 75kb) |
| Dawn Skelton, UK Exercise Physiologist, Later Life Training - What Works | (PDF 232kb) |
| Rosemary Taylor, SHSSB - Falls and Fracture Management Framework | (PDF 212kb) |
| Jane Stevens, Northumberland Falls Collaborative - Falls Collaborative Programme | (PDF 211kb) |
| Geralyn Ainsworth, North & West Belfast - Best Foot Forward – Residential Care | (PDF 303kb) |
| Dr Celia Cullen, Royal Hospitals, Belfast - Building Bones of Falls Support Programme | (PDF 34kb) |
| Dr Jenny Gingles, Ulster Community Trust - Preventing Falls in Older People | (PDF 128kb) |
| Barbara Taylor, Fold Housing Group - Assistive Technology Project | (PDF 90kb) |
| Jill McClintock, NI Falls Project Steering Group - Where to Next |
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