Seminars and Conferences of Interest – Page 2

WEBINAR on falls and visual impairment – open access to talks

This Age UK sponsored webinar (on the 20th June 2011) aimed to increase awareness of the risks of falls which are related to vision, and discuss the effective assessment methods and interventions that can reduce the risk of falls among visually impaired older people. A panel of experts presented current evidence and examples of good…

July 4, 2011News, Seminars and Conferences of InterestBy Dawn Skelton

Active Ageing Seminar 22 June 2011

This seminar, brought to you by the British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health, Vida Wellness and Later Life Training was a huge success. There were presentations covering the changing landscape of PCTs, marketing to an older population, consumer buying power, new physical activity guidelines for older people, supporting older peoples activity…

June 24, 2011News, Seminars and Conferences of InterestBy Dawn Skelton

INSPIRE – Spring 2011 LLT Newsletter

Today we launched INSPIRE. Later Life Training qualified instructors, leaders and those who work closely with us have been asking for updates on a whole variety of things. We have a mix of updates on each of our courses, highlights from research (with our courses), highlights from practice (model services), upcoming events, thought provoking questions…

May 31, 2011Evidence Base for LLT Courses, News, Older Adult Exercise and Physical Activity Theory and Guidance, Seminars and Conferences of InterestBy Dawn Skelton

Delivering Quality Outcomes for People with Dementia Conference June 2011

Delivering Quality Outcomes for People with Dementia Thursday 30 June 2011 76 Portland Place, London Through a series of practical presentations delegates will have the opportunity to look in depth at priorities for securing improvements in dementia care including; the patient perspective, providing good quality care for people with dementia in care homes, improving the…

April 27, 2011Seminars and Conferences of InterestBy Dawn Skelton

Falls Prevention Conference July 2011

Falls Prevention in Older People Tuesday 12 July 2011 Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester Chaired by Sue Harriman Executive Lead No Needless Falls Workstream, The Patient Safety Federation and Director of Clinical Delivery and Excellence Hampshire Community Healthcare, this one day conference is an important update on falls prevention and management in older people with a…

April 27, 2011Seminars and Conferences of InterestBy Dawn Skelton

Falls Awareness Week 20-24 June 2011

This year, Age UK’s ‘Fall Awareness Week’ is highlighting the link between poor vision and falling through the theme ‘Watch Your Step’. In addition to promoting strength and balance exercise (as always) they will be encouraging event-holders and participants to have a bit of fun with their ‘wrong glasses’ template. If you are running a…

April 24, 2011News, Seminars and Conferences of InterestBy Dawn Skelton

ISRM SportExcel Seminar – Modern marketing and quality customer service – 7th April 2011

How do we improve our customer service? How do we maximise returns from the latest marketing techniques? ISRM have got together some top speakers on these areas, including Mike Hill MD of Leisure-net Solutions, Peter Eastwood, Marketing Services Manager from Cascade3d, Michelle Leavesley MD from ISRM’s recently appointed PR consultant Citydesk Sport, and Dr Paul…

March 13, 2011Seminars and Conferences of InterestBy Dawn Skelton

Exercise is Medicine Congress May 31 – June 4, 2011, in Denver, Colorado

Held in conjunction with the 58th ACSM Annual Meeting, the second World Congress on Exercise is Medicine, scheduled for May 31 – June 4, 2011, in Denver, Colorado, will be an opportunity for attendees to learn about the growth of Exercise is Medicine as a global initiative since the launch in June, 2010. During the…