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An Appetite for Change: Preventing Falls in Older Adults

14 October 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
FREE
Older Adults Dinner Outdoor

Join Injury Matters this National Nutrition Week for the “An appetite for change: Preventing falls in older adults” lunch and learn seminar. Guest presenter Dr Marc Sim, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University, will discuss recent evidence around nutrition and falls risk among older adults and will explore:

  • The relationship between dietary intake and falls risk.
  • Which nutrients should older adults be incorporating into their diet?
  • Dietary knowledge among the older adult population
  • Screening for nutritional deficiencies in older adults
  • Nutrition-based strategies following diagnosis of sarcopenia

Attendees may choose to attend in-person at the RPH Research Foundation or online via Zoom (please select the appropriate ticket)

In-person attendees will be provided lunch.

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  • RPH Research Foundation
  • 50 Murray Street
    Perth,WA6000Australia
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  • Phone 9224 0357