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Tai Chi is one of the most effective strategies to reduce the risk of experiencing a fall due to its positive benefits for maintaining muscle and strength, increasing endurance, improving...
Save the date! Injury Matters is teaming up with the City of Cockburn to deliver a free Stay On Your Feet® community event for older adults.
A two part webinar series on effectively evaluating health promotion programs and initiatives.
Injury Matters is hosting a webinar aiming to explore the importance of yarning in a clinical setting for health professionals in the injury prevention sector. Dr Ivan Lin and Trevor Pickett from WA Centre for Rural Health will explore the concept of clinical yarning, how it can be implemented, and the benefits to Aboriginal communities in WA.
Road Trauma Support WA will be delivering a one-hour information session for the City of Mandurah, to help them get better informed on how they can utilise the Road Trauma Support service to support themselves and others.
This webinar will explore findings from a policy review paper "A systems approach to assist policy action to prevent falls among community-dwelling older people in Australia", highlighting gaps and identifying potential pathways for improvement for existing fall-prevention policies at the national and state levels.
Road Trauma Support WA will be delivering a free, three-hour workshop for community members who may be exposed to road trauma as part of their work and/or personal life, who...
A webinar for exercise scientists and physiologists, giving an overview of the latest statistics on falls in Western Australia, an introduction to the latest evidence-based practice in falls prevention for older adults including relevant screening tools.
This webinar will explore the links between foot health and falls risk, raising awareness of the link between polypharmacy, foot health and falls, while discussing ways in which health professionals can identify risk earlier when working with older adults.
Road Trauma Support WA will be delivering a one-hour information session for community who would like to know how they can utilise the Road Trauma Support service to support themselves and others.
A half-day workshop for health professionals to reduce the risk of falls and improve capacity for functional everyday activity among older adults, based on the LiFE program principles.
Discover the latest evidence in exercise and cognition training in older adults at risk of falls; an understanding of the role of cognition in falls; the difference between and benefits of sequential and simultaneous exercise. Gain insight into the PACE-IT intervention and practical recommendations for application with older adults in a community setting.
