Podcasts & Webinars
I see myself as a "Pracademic", where I aim to bridge the gap between being practical and working in the world of academia, as an academic!
I am sometimes asked to be part of podcasts or webinars and always jump at the opportunity to discuss healthy ageing and some of the things we can all do to live independently.
Conversation with Bex Townley from Later Life Training UK
Later Life Training provide specialist, evidence based, effective exercise training for health and exercise professionals working with older people and frailer older people. To find out more click here.
Bex Townley is one of the Directors and Bex and I got together to have a conversation about ageing, goals and staying active.
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To listen to the conversation please click here.
Are we doing enough to promote independence: ANZFPS EMCR Webinar Series
The Australia & New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS) hosts webinars for their Early and Mid-Career Researchers. I was asked to present my work on how older people get up off the ground independently.
This included my systematic review, a biomechanics study and I then outlined some practical exercises and things to consider when teaching older people to get up off the floor or tips for older people to consider if they are relearning the task.
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To listen to the webinar please click here.
What are the benefits of balance training for an ageing population with Adam Martin
Adam Martin hosts a podcast called "Let's Just Talk" he loves having conversations that help him learn new things, meet new people and be entertained at the same time.
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On 2 January 2023 Adam and I had a chat about time we have spent with our grandparents, the things we learnt and also how strength and balance training has so many benefits for adults of any age, yet few of us do it regularly.
Balance is underrated and often not talked about when we think about staying healthy. Yet maintaining or improving our balance is such an effective way to help us avoid falling over and injuring ourselves.
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I hope you enjoy our conversation, click here to listen.
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Reablement conversations with Hilary O'Connell
Hilary O'Connell is the Principal Advisor of Healthy Ageing and Reablement for KeepAble. Over 6 podcasts Hilary discusses different aspects of reablement in Australia with some of our top experts in the field.
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My conversation with Hilary is in Episode 2 and we discuss how reablement and restorative short-term services improve clients' quality of life and benefits can happen in 8-12 weeks.
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Community care workers taking on falls prevention in WA
Dallas Bastian, from Nursing Review chatted with me about preventing older people who are receiving home care services from falling.
Older people receiving home care services falls twice as often as those of the same age not receiving services. Aged care workers can play an essential role in assisting their clients to prevent falls and stay living independently for longer.
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To listen to our chat, please click here.
