Wednesday 9 September 2015

Falls Prevention and Detection Using Smartphones Seminar - Wednesday 16 September 2015

Hosted by the Connected Health Innovation Centre, Vaughan House, University of Manchester

Falls in older people can lead to a number of problems such as injury, isolation, anxiety and greater dependence on carers. With an ageing population, falls prevention is becoming an increasingly important challenge for health and social care providers.

Specialising in the area of Falls prevention, Dr Helen Hawley-Hague and Professor Dawn Skelton will discuss: Utilising technology in falls detection and prevention, Improving wellbeing and promoting independent living, Engaging older people in the use of technology.  

For further information please visit our website: http://www.informatics.manchester.ac.uk/news/Pages/FallsPreventionMonitoringSeminar.aspx.  

If you would like to join us for this free seminar at UoM, please register here.

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