SESLHD Falls prevention and management coordinator
Sydney, New South Wales
Joined September 2022
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Updated NICE guideline recommends occupational therapists, or other trained professionals to undertake hazard assessments to prevent falls in older people and people 50+ at higher risk, aiming to reduce hospital admissions.
Learn more: nice.org.uk/news/articles/ne…
ALT Occupational therapist undertaking home hazard assessment. Text reads: New falls guideline for older and at-risk people - Updated guideline recommends personalised home hazard assessments and interventions to help prevent older and at-risk people from suffering falls.
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Having effective facilitation can make a massive difference to outcomes. By enabling clear communication, structured problem-solving, and inclusive decision-making, facilitation drives performance & innovation. Bringing in highly skilled external facilitators who help us to see the big picture can be a powerful intervention but it isn't enough. Every leader should be a facilitator. Leaders who prioritize & cultivate facilitation skills often see immediate improvements in team dynamics & productivity. Facilitative leadership can create a strong foundation for sustained success.
voltagecontrol.com/articles/…. By Voltage Control.
Graphic by Adrian Robke.
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🩺Around a third of over 65s will have at least one fall this year.
Geriatrician @lucypgeridoc explains why should reframe the conversation when it comes to 'having a fall' vs 'falling over'. She also has exercises to help stability. Watch in full here:
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MOGAD: A comprehensive review of clinicoradiological features, therapy and outcomes in 4,699 patients globally
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🧵Just published in Autoimmunity Reviews 🗞️: Our systematic review across 31 countries challenges fundamental assumptions about MOGAD! ⬇️👇
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Fantastic presentation from @Benjamin_Trewin regarding his data on optimal therapeutic dosing of corticosteroids at #MOGAD onset delaying time to first relapse @ECTRIMS. Great audience discussions @syd_health @kids_research
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Powerful 🥺💙
Loneliness is the story of far too many older people. It's crippling, can be life-limiting and it's time to change this. And we can. Together.
This moving film, 'Please Answer', was written, directed (and has a cameo by) @will_dolan_
#last1000days #loneliness
Lucy haver retweeted
If you have a few moments to listen to this interview as a parent with your child.
Possible one of the best post race interviews I have ever watched #PlayOn
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Looking forward to my platform presentation at #ECTRIMS2024! We'll be diving deep into our findings on the utility of #corticosteroids at #MOGAD onset. Get ready to engage and learn together 🎓🔍💡!
#MS #Neuroimmunology #Copenhagen 🇩🇰 app.sosha.ai/s/BLjZGQgy
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Tune in on Wednesday! 👇🏼
S2E4 of #theEDDMpodcast covers a ‘Move’ topic - Falls! Going live on 31.07.24 at 3.30pm!
In this episode, I speak about falls, multifactorial risk assessments, the relationship between falls and deconditioning, positive risk taking and and how EDDM principles can help!
Lucy haver retweeted
Falls present a major, growing and neglected public health problem with devastating consequences for older individuals, their families and health care systems.
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Today marks the start of our #EDDM pilot at @KingstonHospNHS @_yourhealthcare & @HRCH_NHS Staff will be setting daily Eat, Drink, Dress & Move tasks for every patient using my new Task Setting Tool, adapted from @HopkinsAMP, to increase activity promotion & reduce deconditioning!
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Materials are prepped and ready to display around our pilot #EDDM #EatDrinkDressMove wards at @KingstonHospNHS @_yourhealthcare & @HRCH_NHS! Excited to get this up and running with the aim to increase EDDM activity and mobility promotion to prevent deconditioning 🙌🏼💙
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Check out theEDDMproject.co.uk for @theEDDMpodcast show notes, resources and more information about deconditioning! 👇🏼 💙
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Our short piece out today in @theMJA summarises evidence-based #fallprevention strategies outlined in World Falls Guidelines including exercises available @exercise_at @CRE_PFI @NSWFallsNetwork @anzfps
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It’s time to reveal another speaker for our 2024 #EndPJparalysis Global Summit.
Jacqui Holmes
Promoting Eat, Drink, Dress, Move principles in the acute setting.
Still not registered? There’s still time endpjparalysis.org/endpjpara…
Lucy haver retweeted
PhD work on exercise in aged care settings from soon to be Dr Rik Dawson @dawson_rik summarised nicely in this infographic. Intervention components analysis relates trialist views in papers with effectiveness results. We learnt it from @SuzanneMDyer @DylanKneale @KatySutcliffe
🚨 Effective fall prevention exercise in residential aged care 💪
#NEW 📄 An intervention component analysis from an updated systematic review
#OpenAccess 👉 bit.ly/3wbsEr3
Lucy haver retweeted
A great update by Dr Jasmine Menant on the recommendations for the upcoming Australian National Guidelines being developed with members of the ANZFPS and @CRE_PFI #fallsforum24 @NSWFallsNetwork
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Improving dairy and protein intake in residential aged care successfully reduced fractures and 46% of hip fractures. An insightful talk by Dr Sandra Luliano on how simple food improvements can make a huge impact on falls and fractures #fallsforum24
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Prof @JacquiCTClose AO, kicking off @NSWFallsNetwork #FallsForum24 with a review of the Network’s history in the context of a growing evidence base. Much to celebrate & much more to be done in the context of financial constraint, changing priorities, no National or NSW strategy.
