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SUMMARY:Applying the Otago Falls Prevention Program in Practice
DESCRIPTION:Muscle strengthening and balance exercises are known to be the most effective measures to prevent falls in older adults. The Otago Exercise Program\, specifically designed to prevent falls\, is an individually tailored\, home based balance and strength falls prevention program delivered to older adults by a trained instructor. The program has shown to be effective in reducing the number of falls and number of injuries resulting from falls. The Otago program is most effective and best targeted towards older adults at highest risk\, including those over 80 years of age and those who have previously fallen. This workshop aims to upskill health professionals who work with older adults to provide the opportunity to: \n\nLearn the strength and balance principles of the Otago program\nAcquire the skills and confidence to deliver the Otago program including assessing participants\, tailoring the program\, and ensuring exercises are performed safely\nIncrease your ability to be able to provide effective feedback and motivate Otago program participants\n\nRegister here \nThis workshop hopes to: \n\nIncrease awareness of falls prevalence and why it is important to prevent falls.\nIncrease knowledge of the ageing process and other health conditions impact on falls risk.\nIncrease knowledge of multifactorial assessment for those older adults at risk of falls.\nIncrease knowledge to implement a therapeutic intervention to address risk factors identified in the multifactorial assessment.\nIncrease awareness of the Otago Falls Prevention Program.\n\nWho should attend? \nThis workshop is best suited for physiotherapists\, occupational therapists\, and allied health professionals with specific interest in exercise and older adults i.e. exercise physiologists and registered nurses. \nInjury Matters Cancellation and Refund Policy \n\nParticipants may request a refund or transfer their registration to another person if they are unable to attend.\nCancellation or requests to transfer registration to another person must be received in writing by emailing info@injurymatters.org.au within five (5) working days of the workshop.\nNo tentative bookings will be accepted.\nNon-attendance or cancellations received within five (5) working days of the start of the workshop will incur the full fee.
URL:https://www.injurymatters.org.au/event/applying-the-otago-falls-prevention-program-in-practice/
LOCATION:Bendat Parent & Community Centre\, 36 Dodd Street\, Wembley\, WA\, 6014\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20230511T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20230511T160000
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SUMMARY:Injury Prevention Summit 2023
DESCRIPTION:Injury is Everyone’s Business\nThe Injury Prevention Summit is a one-day event held biennially by Injury Matters\, via the Know Injury program\, with funding from the Western Australian Department of Health. \nThe event will be held on 11th May 2023 and will bring together injury prevention and safety promotion practitioners\, policymakers and Local Governments from across Western Australia to share knowledge and build capacity to integrate injury prevention and safety promotion practices into their work. \nExpect Keynote presentations from experts Denise Sullivan\, Director of Chronic Disease Prevention at the Department of Health\, Lucy Saunders\, Director and Founder of Healthy Streets\, and Professor Tanya Chikritzhs\, lead of the Alcohol Policy Research team at the National Drug Research Institute. \nThe Injury Prevention Summit aims to facilitate collaboration within the sector by exploring the cross cutting factors contributing to injury\, while providing the space to exchange knowledge\, ideas\, and information across WA. \nThe three sessions for the day include Evidence-Informed Injury Prevention\, Safe Streets\, and Preventing Harm from Alcohol.  \nIn-person registration\, networking\, and refreshments to open from 9:00am for in-person attendees\, with formalities to commence at 9:30am. Morning tea\, lunch\, and afternoon tea will be provided for in-person attendees. \nGet Tickets Here \n2023 Injury Prevention Summit Program\nView the Program \nAlternatively\, Download the Program (PDF). \nOur Speakers\n \nJodie Nikolic\nJodie’s life changed forever when she was struck by a motor vehicle whilst cycling. The driver\, was over the legal alcohol limit\, found to be fatigued at the time as well as using their mobile phone whist driving. Working as a dietician and gym operator\, the spinal cord injuries Jodie sustained in this cycling accident completely changed the course of her life. \nJodie is an engaging presenter and has a passion for educating drivers. Her goal is to help minimise the number of drivers on Australian roads that continue to use their phones or drive whilst intoxicated. \n  \n \nDr Denise Sullivan \nDr Sullivan is Director Chronic Disease Prevention with the Department of Health. In this role she leads the development of state chronic disease and injury prevention policy and planning frameworks and contributes to the shaping of the national preventive health policy agenda. Her professional interests cover many aspects of chronic disease and injury prevention encompassing health communications\, health promotion and research\, public policy on health\, and workforce planning and development. She has a particular interest in furthering collaborations with other sectors with a mutual interest in promoting a more active and healthier WA community\, creating and sustaining environments that support this. \n  \nDr Delia Hendrie\nDr Hendrie is a senior lecturer in the School of Public Health at Curtin University. Delia’s main research interests include policy and program evaluation\, in relation to evaluating their effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. \nMuch of her recent work in this field has been evaluating the impact of population health measures\, clinical interventions\, and public health laws\, and she collaborates widely with health professionals\, government agencies\, private sector agencies\, and community groups. \n  \n \nLauren Humphreys\nLauren Humphreys is the Senior Research and Evaluation Officer within the Chronic Disease Prevention Directorate at the WA Department of Health. In this role\, she provides expert advice on evaluation and related research pertaining to chronic disease and injury prevention activities\, projects\, and funded programs. Her interests include building professional capacity for research and evaluation\, improving data literacy and accessibility\, and discovering innovative ways to use and share data to inform policy and program planning. \n  \n  \n \nLucy Saunders\nHealthy Streets was developed by Lucy Saunders through her research on the interface of urban spaces and human health. She is a unique combination of public health specialist\, urbanist and transport planner. Lucy works with organisations across the world adapting her Healthy Streets Approach to each context. She also collaborates with kind and brilliant people to create exciting new things that help to improve population health. The success of this Approach is its wide-reaching resonance across political\, special interest and professional divides; used to engage\, influence and coordinate a wide range of stakeholders around a coherent vision. \n  \nTim Judd\nTim has twenty-two years’ experience in the area of Transportation and Land Use Planning\, Road Safety\, Public Transport and Active Travel. Tim is a board member of the Streets for People WA advocacy body\, a member of the Cycling Walking Australia and New Zealand Design Innovations Working Group\, and a panel member of Main Roads WA/IPWEA Road Safety Panel. As an accredited Healthy Streets practitioner and designer Tim has vast experience with Healthy Streets having been on the small industry working group to develop the Healthy Streets design check tool for Australia. \n  \n \nTerri-Anne Pettet\nTerri-Anne brings more than 25 years of experience in road safety research\, policy development\, strategic and operational program planning\, and delivery. She currently manages WALGA’s road safety policy and RoadWise team\, working with Local Governments across Western Australia. \nTerri-Anne is the Deputy Member representing Local Government on the Road Safety Council of WA\, a Director of the Board of Injury Matters and is the Deputy Chair of the WA Chapter of the Australasian College of Road Safety. Terri-Anne is passionate about engaging\, inspiring\, and supporting Local Governments to move towards evidence-based\, better practices road safety. \n  \n  \n \nProfessor Tanya Chikritzhs\nTanya leads the Alcohol Policy and Strategy Research team at the National Drug Research Institute\, Curtin University. She has qualifications in epidemiology and biostatistics\, 25 years’ experience spanning many areas of alcohol research and an international profile as an expert in her field. \nTanya has published over 300 peer reviewed journal articles\, reports and book chapters on evaluations of alcohol policy and alcohol epidemiology. \n  \nJo Woodruff\nJo has 20+ years of experience working in the public and private health sectors as a physiotherapist & lactation consultant before completing a Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion and a Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Health & Medicine. \nJo is currently employed as the Wheatbelt Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention Coordinator with Holyoake’s Wheatbelt Community Alcohol & Drug Service. AOD prevention focuses on supporting communities & organisations to develop & implement grass-roots\, evidence-based initiatives that aim to improve protective factors and reduce the harms associated with AOD use. \n  \n \nAlison Grainger\nAllison is an experienced and passionate researcher\, with more than fifteen years’ experience in the market and social research industry. She has worked for clients in both the public and private sectors\, and across a range of areas\, including health\, mental health\, road safety\, education\, alcohol and drugs\, tourism\, employment\, environment and sustainability. Allison has experience in the development and execution of behaviour change interventions and communications (formative\, concept testing and evaluation research)\, community attitude tracking\, community and consumer segmentation\, stakeholder consultation\, corporate reputation and brand guidance research. \n  \nInjury Matters Cancellation and Refund Policy\n\nParticipants may request a refund or transfer their registration to another person if they are unable to attend.\nCancellation or requests to transfer registration to another person must be received in writing by emailing info@knowinjury.org.au within five (5) working days of the event.\nNo tentative bookings will be accepted.\nNon-attendance or cancellations received within five (5) working days of the start of the event will incur the full fee.\n\nIf you are experiencing financial hardship but would like to attend this event\, please contact info@knowinjury.org.au so we can accommodate for your needs.
URL:https://www.injurymatters.org.au/event/injury-prevention-summit-2023/
LOCATION:Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre\, 21\, Mounts Bay Road\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Injury Matters
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SUMMARY:Ageing and Mobility: Planning and Designing for an Ageing Population
DESCRIPTION:As our growing population ages\, the need for safe street design has never been more important. Not only is safe street design important to help reduce injury for the general public\, but simple improvements also make environments accessible for older adults as well as inclusive to people with disability. Join Injury Matters with guest presenters Tim Judd and Dr Jane Bringolf in this seminar where we will explore how to plan and design for an ageing population in WA. \nRegister here \nThis seminar aims to: \n\nIncrease knowledge of the link between street design and injury among older adult populations in WA\nIncrease awareness of safer design principles\nIncrease understanding of the older adult perspective on accessible street design\nIncrease confidence in advocating for safe street design to reduce the risk of injury in older adults\n\nWho should attend? \nThis seminar training is suitable for urban designers and developers\, health promotion and public health professionals\, Local Government community development officers\, the transport and road safety sector\, and injury prevention advocates.
URL:https://www.injurymatters.org.au/event/ageing-and-mobility-seminar/
LOCATION:99 The Boulevard  Floreat\, WA 6014\, 99 The Boulevard\, Floreat\, WA\, 6014\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20230522T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20230522T110000
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SUMMARY:Seen and Believed: Domestic Violence in LGBTQ+ communities webinar
DESCRIPTION:The right to live a life free from violence and abuse is a person’s most basic human right\, but for many LGBTQ people\, this is not a reality. 1 in 2 LGBTQ people will experience domestic\, family\, and intimate partner violence and abuse (DV) in their lifetime\, yet victims remain largely invisible with incredibly low levels of reporting. With LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day right around the corner (May 28th)\, join Injury Matters with guest presenter from LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Foundation to learn more about LGBTQ specific domestic violence impact on overall health and injury\, and how we as health professionals can help address barriers and provide support to victims when needed. \nRegister here \nThis webinar aims to: \n\nIncrease knowledge of LGBTQ domestic violence impact on health and its link to injury\nIncrease awareness of barriers to reporting and seeking support among the LGBTQ community\nIncrease confidence in providing support for victims of domestic violence and advocating for inclusive healthcare\n\nWho should attend? \nThis webinar is targeted at local government community development or safety officers\, family and domestic violence support services\, health promotion and public health professionals\, injury prevention and safety promotion practitioners\, social workers and youth workers.
URL:https://www.injurymatters.org.au/event/seen-and-believed-domestic-violence-in-lgbtq-communities-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20230524T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20230524T190000
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SUMMARY:Preventing falls in older adults: A focus on diet and screening sarcopenia
DESCRIPTION:Good nutrition is vital for healthy ageing\, with older adults encouraged to consume adequate amounts of vitamin D\, calcium\, and protein for muscle and bone strength. However\, the benefits of other aspects of diet go beyond the aforementioned nutrients for musculoskeletal health. This talk will discuss the importance of emerging dietary evidence\, especially in context of bioactivities from vegetables. This will be supported by providing clinicians with the latest Australian clinical guidelines on sarcopenia and treatment/prevention strategies. Join Injury Matters with guest presenters Dr Marc Sim and Dr Cassandra Smith from Edith Cowan University\, as we explore: \n\nThe latest research on dietary intake and falls risk in older adults\nKey nutrients older adults need to be incorporating in their diet\nHow to incorporate them into an individual’s diet (recipe development)\nScreening for nutritional deficiencies and falls in older adults\nNutrition and exercise-based strategies following diagnosis of sarcopenia\n\nRegister here \nCoffee\, tea\, and light refreshment will be provided. \nEvent program \n4:30pm: Registrations and networking \n5:00pm: Introduction\, Injury Matters \n5:05pm: The latest evidence on nutrition and falls\, Dr Marc Sim\, Edith Cowan University \n5:55pm: Activity – recipe development\, Injury Matters \n6:20pm: Screening and exercise prescription for sarcopenia in older adults\, Dr Cassandra Smith\, Edith Cowan University \n6:55pm: Conclusion and close \nThis workshop aims to: \n\nIncrease knowledge of the latest nutrition research to prevent falls in older adults\nIncrease awareness of how to incorporate nutrition-based strategies among older adults who are at risk of falls\nIncrease skills in using appropriate screening tools to identify sarcopenia in at-risk older adults\nIncrease confidence in their role in linking the relationship between dietary intake and falls risk\n\nWho should attend? \nThis workshop would be suitable for nutritionists\, dieticians\, public health nutritionists\, occupational therapists\, physiotherapists\, and exercise physiologists who work with older adults. \nInjury Matters Cancellation and Refund Policy \n\nParticipants may request a refund or transfer their registration to another person if they are unable to attend.\nCancellation or requests to transfer registration to another person must be received in writing by emailing info@stayonyourfeet.com.au within three(3) working days of the workshop.\nNo tentative bookings will be accepted.\nNon-attendance or cancellations received within two (2) working days of the start of the workshop will incur the full fee.\n\nIf you are experiencing financial hardship but would like to attend this workshop\, please contact info@stayonyourfeet.com.au so we can accommodate for your needs.
URL:https://www.injurymatters.org.au/event/preventing-falls-in-older-adults-a-focus-on-diet-and-screening-sarcopenia/
LOCATION:Bendat Parent & Community Centre\, 36 Dodd Street\, Wembley\, WA\, 6014\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20230525T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20230525T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T090551
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SUMMARY:Family and Domestic Violence Training
DESCRIPTION:This workshop training\, designed for people in roles that deal directly or indirectly with family and domestic violence\, includes those who work in health\, allied health\, alcohol and other drugs\, education\, childcare\, and government or community organisations. This workshop is for anyone looking to increase their knowledge and awareness in family and domestic violence that helps to create safety for women and children. This one-day workshop hosted by Injury Matters and in partnership with Stopping Family Violence will cover the following topics: \n\nWhat does it mean to be family and domestic violence informed\nKey components of family and domestic violence informed practice\nContributing factors to family and domestic violence\nIntersections of family and domestic violence of mental health & alcohol and other drugs\nHow can services collaborate better for increased safety\n\nRegister here \nThis will be an interactive workshop with the opportunity to ask questions and network with other participants. This session aims to: \n\nIncrease knowledge of the contributing factors to family and domestic violence\nIncrease awareness of the effects of family and domestic violence to individuals and community\nIncrease skills in collaborating with key stakeholders to implement family and domestic violence informed practices\nIncrease confidence in identifying and referring at-risk individuals to appropriate family and domestic violence services\n\nLunch will be provided. Attendance is free but registration is compulsory.
URL:https://www.injurymatters.org.au/event/family-and-domestic-violence-training/
LOCATION:11 – 31 Kobeelya Ave\, Katanning\, 11 – 31 Kobeelya Ave\, Katanning\, Western Australia\, 6317\, Australia
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