One in three people over 65 years and one in two people over 85 years will fall each year. Of those between 5% and 25% will suffer serious injury and 14,000 older people die each year in the UK from hip fracture alone. But falls and fractures can be prevented through multi-factorial assessment and risk reduction including the better management of prescription and over-the-counter medicines, the assessment of footwear, walking aids and hazards in the home, the treatment of osteoporosis and specialist strength and balance training.
The Ceredigion Falls Prevention Group was formed in 2005 to bring together all those agencies which can help reduce falls and fractures in Ceredigion. The group has worked closely with the Local Health Board and Local Authority to implement health and social policy, it has conducted local research into falls reduction in those attending the Trust Day Hospital and it has supported the development of an award-winning Osteoporosis Service. To celebrate National Falls Awareness Day 2007 it is hosting the first Ceredigion Falls and Fractures Prevention Conference.
The conference has attracted local, national and international speakers, a large exhibition including stands from Age Concern Ceredigion, Care and Repair Ceredigion, the National Osteoporosis Society, pharmaceutical companies and appliance companies. All 120 delegate places have been sold. For further details please contact …
Dr Hugh Chadderton
Chair of Ceredigion Falls Prevention Group
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