BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Injury Matters - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.injurymatters.org.au
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Injury Matters
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Australia/Perth
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0800
TZOFFSETTO:+0800
TZNAME:AWST
DTSTART:20210101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20220906T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20220906T100000
DTSTAMP:20260425T182822
CREATED:20220803T021230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T071436Z
UID:7061-1662454800-1662458400@www.injurymatters.org.au
SUMMARY:Incontinence and falls in older adults
DESCRIPTION:Incontinence in older adults can be a significant risk factor to falls\, as problems with bowel and bladder control can impact on an older person’s ability to stay active\, healthy\, and independent. Incontinence\, urinary frequency\, and assisted toileting have been identified as falls risk factors for residents in residential aged care facilities. Injury Matters are holding an educational webinar for health professionals as part of their Stay On Your Feet® program to explore the link between incontinence and falls with guest presenter Laura Snowball from South Metropolitan Health Service\, looking at management strategies and screening tools for health professionals to use when working with older adults in WA. \nThis webinar aims to: \n\nIncrease knowledge in the link between incontinence and falls in older adults\nIncrease awareness of the screening tools to detect the risk of incontinence in older adults\nIncrease awareness of referral pathways for incontinence in older adults\n\nWho should attend? \nThis webinar is suited for aged care nurses\, support workers\, carers\, allied health professionals\, physiotherapists and occupational therapists that work with older adults. \nRegister here
URL:https://www.injurymatters.org.au/event/incontinence-and-falls-in-older-adults/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Stay On Your Feet
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.injurymatters.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/The-Benefits-of-Incontinence-Monitoring-to-Reduce-the-Risk-of-Falling_Stock-614834052.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Stay On Your Feet%C2%AE":MAILTO:info@injurymatters.org.au
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR