September 30, 2022
‘It takes a child one year to acquire independent movement and ten years to acquire independent mobility. An old person can lose both in a day’ – Professor Bernard Isaacs (1924–1995) This ...
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A group of health care professionals and researchers dedicated to frailty started the Frailty Seminar Series in 2021 with the purpose of exchanging and sharing evidencebased practices, and research ad...
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IPTOP joins the CSP in tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II who served as their patron for almost 70 years following the announcement of her passing on 8 September 2022. The Queen was monarch of several o...
Read moreSeptember 9, 2022
The issue of patient deconditioning has never been more important. Accident and emergency (A&E) teams, for example, have reported increases in unplanned admissions of patients with more complex ne...
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The National Council on Aging (in the US) has created an interdisciplinary toolkit for #NFPAW2022. This year’s Falls Prevention Awareness Week theme: ‘Strengthening Community Connections i...
Read moreAugust 25, 2022
World PT Day is on 8 September every year, and an opportunity for physiotherapists from all over the world to raise awareness about the crucial contribution their profession makes to keeping people we...
Read moreAugust 25, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities, with the past three years intensifying the socioeconomic, environmental, health and climate related impacts on the lives of older persons...
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Submission Deadline: 29 september 2022 Presentation formats: Abstracts are presented either as a platform or poster presentation. Platform presentations will be recorded and all platform and uploaded ...
Read moreAugust 19, 2022
Empowering Healtcare Providers to Reduce Fall Risks. As a healthcare provider, you can use CDC’s STEADI initiative to help reduce fall risk among your older patients. Learn more about STEADI and dis...
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