Day 2 of the Conference: Community Exercise, Care Communities, Fire & Falls Responders, Medication Management, and more

Posted November 17, 2020

- https://parachute.ca/en/program/canadian-fall-prevention-virtual-conference-2020/

For the Canadian fall prevention virtual conference second day part 1, we’ve linked each of the three presentations in the first session to related Loop discussions and resources.

AGENDA:  12PM EST to 1PM EST

 

Steppin' Up with Confidence Plus: The Development and Delivery of a Community Falls Prevention Exercise Program - Kristine Macdonald,  Prairie Mountain Health, Manitoba

 SUWC+ website describes the 2019 peer-led program. They now have Virtual Classes on You-Tube -

A related Loop posting on Winnipeg’s community exercise programs research and a webinar on fall prevention community exercise programs 

 

 

Care Communities – An Opportunity for Upstream Fall Prevention - Phyllis Hegstrom, Home Instead Senior Care.  Care resources https://www.homeinstead.ca/care-resources/

This presentation focuses on how person-centred, supportive, outcomes-based senior home care and taking an upstream strategy can reduce social isolation or dis-connection and prevent falls.

A related Loop discussion 11344 on a webinar on marginalized older adults focused on social isolation impacts

 Upcoming Webinar The 411 on Home Health Care November 26 2020 

 

 

Remembering When – Fire Departments Working to Prevent Fire and Falls - Dori Krahn, Saskatoon Fire Department

The “Remembering When” Fire and Fall Prevention program in Saskatoon website. 
It also has two videos at this link:

Similar Loop Discussions on Community Paramedics doing Lift Assists and fall prevention initiatives https://www.fallsloop.com/search?s=community+paramedic

 Related Knowledge Product on EMS Community Paramedics Programs Linked to Community Services