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SPM and CPD Dates
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 Later
Life Training visit New Zealand - Otago official visit |
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NEW!! "MOTIVATE ME" One day Courses for CBE Leaders/ OEP Leaders/Fitness Instructors |
Bob Laventure has designed a one day course for Chair Based Exercise Leaders, Otago Exercise Programme Leaders and Fitness Instructors on how to positively influence older peoples motivation to take up and adhere to exercise. For further details click here Motivators mustered Read an article in the Glasgow Southsiders about the benifits of this course |
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| NEW!! OTAGO EXERCISE PROGRAMME LEADERS AWARD |
We have great pleasure in announcing the launch of a new training product. The Otago Exercise Programme Leaders Award. To find out more click here | |
| NEW!! LONDON CPD 1- (PSI) UPDATE - THE EVIDENCE DATE AND LOCATION SET |
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| CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS | Continuing Professional Development Days are being arranged for Qualified PSI Instructors. For more information please download a flier and an application form here. | |
Chartered Physiotherapists working with Older People |
SPECIAL OFFER TO AGILE MEMBERS
June 2007 – December 2008
£100 OFF SPECIALIST INSTRUCTOR POSTURAL STABILITY TRAINING COURSE (Exercise for the prevention of falls and injuries) This offer is exclusive to AGILE MEMBERS and is conditional on the production of a current AGILE Membership Number. Click here for details |
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For more details click on image above |
Skills for Health is the Sector Skills Council for the UK health sector operating under licence to the government as part of the Skills for Business Network. Skills for Health works with employers and other stakeholders to ensure that those working in the sector are equiped with the right skills to support the development and delivery of healthcare services. Skills for Health staged a series of workshops to obtain feedback on the Falls competences, as well as the Strokes competences. The workshops will be used to review the draft National Occupational Standards and find out how they can be improved. Get
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RCP
and Healthcare Commission Audit of Services for Fallers 2006.
An audit of health services in England for people who fall shows
that a quarter of NHS acute Trusts are not part of a coordinated
and integrated falls service, despite this being a key milestone
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The National Coalition for Active Ageing has been established to bring together key agencies and stakeholders (including Later Life Training) to act as a collective voice and champion the cause of promoting physical activity with older people of all interests, abilities and ages. To download a copy of the NCAA leaflet distributed at the launch please click here To view the NCAA flyer click on the picture opposite |
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LLT are supporting the charity UK - PAPOFF Physical Activity and the Prevention of Osteoporosis, Falls and Fractures by offering 10% discount on all our courses for members of UK- PAPOFF. Please write a covering letter with your application form. | |
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Dr Dawn Skelton and Susie Dinan (Directors of LLT) were delighted to receive a Certificate of Recognition from AGILE (Chartered Physiotherapists working with Older People) for "Distinguished service in clinical / management / educational practice" in August 2004. | |
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With over 600 events
and extensive media coverage, National Falls Awareness Day
2008 was the most successful ever! Click
here for evaluation report Falls Awareness Day - previous evaluation reports can be downloaded - click here for 2005 and click here for 2006. |
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Later Life Training support The Childrens Kayak Charitable Trust We urge you to support them and for Information please contact David Shortell
Telephone Number 01386 761119 Website: http://www.tckct.co.uk/ |
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Later Life Training sponsored an event at the Killin International Highland Games Wednesday 1st August 2007 Breadalbane Park, Killin & also presented a prize to the Oldest Competitor, Herbie McLean who ran in the Hill Run at the tender age of 60 years. Herbie has always been fit and active, a boxer first, more recently running. Well done Herbie.....hopefully next year there will be more "young at heart" competitors! |
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Conferences of interest for those involved with falls prevention and older people in 2007 will be posted here as we are notified of events. |
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| Encouraging Positive Attitudes to Falls Prevention in Later Life
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Peer
Mentors Promoting Physical Activity with Older People http://www.bhfactive.org.uk/older-adults/currentprojects.html |
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Someone
Like Me… gets a new look
March 2007 Update In
this issue To read this update and previous updates >Network Updates |
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three years of joint working, last summer the BHF National Centre
for Physical Activity and Health at Loughborough University and the
ActiveAge Unit, Age Concern England undertook an assessment of the
impact of the Someone Like Me programme. They identified top
10 key areas of learning from programmes currently involved in the
“Someone Like Me” Programme. They are seen as essential
to the successful planning of any local programme. |
Later Life Training Exercise for the Prevention of Falls and Injuries in Frailer Older People Postural Stability Instructor, The Senior Peer Activity Motivator courses, Chair-Based Exercise Leaders course and Otago Exercise Programme Leaders Award course - News Page |
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