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FARSEEING project

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|Date: May 08, 2018
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FARSEEING project

Our sister project FARSEEING has been recently selected by the European Commission as one of the top 3 mo ...

Our sister project FARSEEING has been recently selected by the European Commission as one of the top 3 most influential and high-impact projects of the last 11 years in the field of ICT for Active and ...

May 08, 2018
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Later Life Training Webinar

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|Date: April 16, 2018
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Later Life Training Webinar

Title: Return on Investment - FaME (PSI) and Otago - Cost Effective Interventions for Falls The aim of th ...

Title: Return on Investment - FaME (PSI) and Otago - Cost Effective Interventions for Falls The aim of this webinar is to give an overview of the FaME and Otago Structured Exercise Falls Prevention In ...

April 16, 2018
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PhD position VU University & University of Birmingham

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|Date: November 10, 2017
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PhD position VU University & University of Birmingham

ITN PANINI consortium have a fantastic opportunity for a student to join them for a 2 year (well) funded ...

ITN PANINI consortium have a fantastic opportunity for a student to join them for a 2 year (well) funded phd trajectory. The aim is to create a toolkit assessing physical performance, physical activit ...

November 10, 2017
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Falls Prevention Network

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|Date: July 25, 2017
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Falls Prevention Network

Being part of Stand Up, Stay Up offers practitioners across England the opportunity to be part of a natio ...

Being part of Stand Up, Stay Up offers practitioners across England the opportunity to be part of a national falls prevention network. Many areas already have falls prevention strategies, while others ...

July 25, 2017
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The effect of active video games on cognitive functioning in clinical and non-clinical populations: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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|Date: April 26, 2017
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The effect of active video games on cognitive functioning in clinical and non-clinical populations: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Physically-active video games (‘exergames’) have recently gained popularity for leisure and entertainment ...

Physically-active video games (‘exergames’) have recently gained popularity for leisure and entertainment purposes. Using exergames to combine physical activity and cognitively-demanding tasks may off ...

April 26, 2017
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Falls now commonest type of major trauma in England and Wales, report reveals

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|Date: April 21, 2017
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Falls now commonest type of major trauma in England and Wales, report reveals

The first national report on major injury in older people has been released by the Trauma Audit & Researc ...

The first national report on major injury in older people has been released by the Trauma Audit & Research Network, hosted by The University of Manchester, showing that falls from a standing height ar ...

April 21, 2017
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Active up until old age (German)

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|Date: April 05, 2017
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Active up until old age (German)

This newspaper article in German was published in "Arzt im Ländle", a magazine for physicians in Vorarlbe ...

This newspaper article in German was published in "Arzt im Ländle", a magazine for physicians in Vorarlberg brought out by the medical association. An easy way to inform local physicians about the sta ...

April 05, 2017
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Staying mobile in old age (German)

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|Date: April 05, 2017
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Staying mobile in old age (German)

This newspaper article in German was published in "Vorarlberger Nachrichten", the major daily newspaper i ...

This newspaper article in German was published in "Vorarlberger Nachrichten", the major daily newspaper in Vorarlberg, just before the start of the programme in Vorarlberg. It explains the positive ef ...

April 05, 2017
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Announcement

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|Date: August 23, 2016
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Announcement

The ProFouND network are very sad to announce the recent passing of Professor John Campbell, the develope ...

The ProFouND network are very sad to announce the recent passing of Professor John Campbell, the developer of the Otago falls prevention exercise programme. An obituary written by Liane Topham-Kindley ...

August 23, 2016
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Professor Finbarr Martin becomes President-elect of EUGMS

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|Date: September 18, 2015
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Professor Finbarr Martin becomes President-elect of EUGMS

OSLO, 18 SEPTEMBER: Professor Finbarr Martin, former President of the British Geriatrics Society, has bee ...

OSLO, 18 SEPTEMBER: Professor Finbarr Martin, former President of the British Geriatrics Society, has been elected President-Elect of EUGMS (the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society) with effect ...

September 18, 2015
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Just released: 2015 Falls Prevention Action Plan

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|Date: August 28, 2015
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Just released: 2015 Falls Prevention Action Plan

NCOA has released the 2015 Falls Free® National Falls Prevention Action Plan, a roadmap for a collaborati ...

NCOA has released the 2015 Falls Free® National Falls Prevention Action Plan, a roadmap for a collaborative, comprehensive, and coordinated effort to reduce falls among older adults over the next 5-10 ...

August 28, 2015
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Exergames measure patients’ fear of falling

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|Date: December 29, 2014
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Exergames measure patients’ fear of falling

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy website hosts a news item on Exergames developed by the University ...

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy website hosts a news item on Exergames developed by the University of Manchester. You may read the full article here: ...

December 29, 2014
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Documento de consenso sobre la prevención de fragilidad y caídas en la persona mayor (Estrategia de promoción de la salud y prevención en el SNS, Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad 2014, Spanish)

Consensus document on frailty and falls prevention among the elderly (The Prevention and health promotion strategy of the Spanish NHS – Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality 2014, English)

Prevention of Falls and Fall Injuries in the Older Adult Guideline (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario 2011, English)

Guía de buenas prácticas: Prevención de caídas y lesiones derivadas de las personas mayores (Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario 2011, Spanish)

Oral Nutrition Intake for the Prevention of Falls (Reference list)

Protocolo: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Protocolo: Inmovilización de pacientes y sujeción mecánica (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Resumen: Recomendaciones para la prevención de caídas en pacientes hospitalizados (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete, Spanish)

Recommendation for prevention and management of falls in older patients in health care settings (Italian)

Taxonomy of Technologies (English)

FARSEEING project

FARSEEING project

Later Life Training Webinar

Later Life Training Webinar

PhD position VU University & University of Birmingham

PhD position VU University & University of Birmingham

Falls Prevention Network

Falls Prevention Network

The effect of active video games on cognitive functioning in clinical and non-clinical populations: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

The effect of active video games on cognitive functioning in clinical and non-clinical populations: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Falls now commonest type of major trauma in England and Wales, report reveals

Falls now commonest type of major trauma in England and Wales, report reveals

Active up until old age (German)

Active up until old age (German)

Staying mobile in old age (German)

Staying mobile in old age (German)

Announcement

Announcement

Professor Finbarr Martin becomes President-elect of EUGMS

Professor Finbarr Martin becomes President-elect of EUGMS

Just released: 2015 Falls Prevention Action Plan

Just released: 2015 Falls Prevention Action Plan

Exergames measure patients’ fear of falling

Exergames measure patients’ fear of falling