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Opportunities for Postural Stability Instructors near Redbridge

by Dawn on February 22, 2012

Age UK Redbridge has been selected as the sole pilot site in the UK for the new ‘Get Up and Go’ Postural Stability Instructor led falls prevention exercise programme.

We are looking for qualified Postural Stability Instructors to help take this exciting project forward.

The successful candidates will be keen to develop classes at a variety of venues in Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham over the next three years.

An eagerness to work with groups of older people of a variety of abilities including people with Dementia will be essential.

The ability to provide detailed records of outcomes is necessary to the success of the project.

If you are keen to be a part of this exciting project contact Tina Sinclair on 020 8220 6000 or e mail her on tina.sinclair@ageukredbridge.org.uk for more information.

UK Stroke Forum – 4-6 Dec 2012 Harrogate

by Dawn on February 18, 2012

The 7th UK Stroke Forum conference will take place on 4–6 December 2012, at the Harrogate International Centre. This event offers invaluable opportunities to meet professionals from across the stroke care pathway and hear about the latest developments in research.

The Call for Abstracts is open from 15 March until 21 May and they welcome applications from all areas of stroke research and service delivery.

More will be released in due course on the UKSF website

Glasgow Symposium on Keeping Fit in Later Life – March 15th 2012

16 February 2012

The British Society of Gerontology (Scotland) are hosting a half day seminar on “Keeping Fit in Later Life” on March 15th 2012. Venue: Glasgow Caledonian University, 3rd floor seminar room, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road. Glasgow G4 OHG. Cost for attending will be £10 but free for unwaged and students. Download the registration form [...]

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Training of health professionals improves implementation of falls prevention strategies

16 February 2012

A systematic review of the evidence behind implementation studies on falls prevention, by Victoria Goodwin (one of our PSI tutors) and colleagues, has shown that Interventions that involved the active training of healthcare professionals improved implementation. The evidence around changing the way people who fall are managed within primary care practices, and, layperson, peer or [...]

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FREE Dementia Webinar 21st Feb 4.30pm GMT

1 February 2012

The Right Prescription: a call to action on the use of antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia Thousands of people living with dementia are taking antipsychotic medication that they do not need and that could possibly harm them. A time limited prescription of antipsychotic drugs may be appropriate sometimes, but too often antipsychotic drugs are [...]

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Active Ageing Seminar – Vida Wellness & LLT – May 2nd 2012 London

21 January 2012

Following on from the successful Active Ageing Seminar last year, Vida Wellness, in conjunction with the BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health, Later Life Training and HUR Fitness bring you another fun-packed and information full day! Are you an exercise instructor or leader working with older adults? Do you lead or manage fitness [...]

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13th International Falls and Postural Stability Conference, 10th Sept 2012 Leeds

21 January 2012

Every year the BGS Falls and Bone Health Section put on a truly multidisciplinary event somewhere in the UK.  This year they have opted for a Monday (rather than a Friday) and it will be in Leeds.  As soon as we know more about the programme and the venue we will update this page, but [...]

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INSPIRE – Winter Jan 2012 LLT Newsletter

11 January 2012

Welcome to the second INSPIRE newsletter We are enjoying the relatively mild winter here in the highlands (compared to last year!). We have some updates on events in 2012 you may want to be part of, some great articles from instructors on the “frontline”, some snippets of new research and highlights of resources for you [...]

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Good News for LLT Director!

1 January 2012

We are really pleased to let you all know that one of the LLT Directors, Dawn Skelton, has just (1 Jan 2012) been made a Professor of Ageing and Health at Glasgow Caledonian University. The promotion gives recognition to her work in research, knowledge dissemination and implementation in terms of exercise for older people, particularly [...]

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Exercise to Improve Balance – Cochrane Review updated

1 January 2012

Dawn Skelton was involved in a lengthy new Cochrane review update on Exercise to Improve Balance in older people last year. The new update includes 94 research trials and gives useful information for practitioners out there wanting to concentrate on balance improvements (as opposed to falls reduction) in older people. You can read the full [...]

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