Dr Frances Batchelor
@fbatchy
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Principal Research Fellow & Director Clinical Gerontology @NAgeingRI @Melb_ARC. She/her Tweets are my own views.
Joined May 2009
Great presentations also by @SaferCareVic @MegPhysio @MicheleCallisa1 Terry Haines Sandy Iuliano Mel Haley.
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RT @Keith_Hill_RAIL: Great to share the retirement and recognition for a wonderful career for @francesbriony , especially for her long ter….
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RT @DrDemography: Media, please stop using the term ‘silver tsunami’. It’s condescending and kinda ageist. Using the term conjures a discri….
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Well-deserved recognition for @NAgeingRI researcher @PazitLevinger.
Congratulations @PazitLevinger - a wonderful researcher & @RAILMonash adjunct - who has won the 2023 @SPAHCMonash adjunct research award for her excellent work on senior exercise parks. Pazit's award was accepted by her long-standing collaborator, RAIL Director @Keith_Hill_RAIL
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RT @NAgeingRI: This Thursday we are hosting our annual Conversations on Ageing. Our director, @BrionyDow will be joined by journalist @Gera….
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RT @kellybowerPT: Shout out to my lovely colleagues working on these #telehealth #fallsprevention projects with me! @cathy_said @thorlenee….
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Looking forward to sharing insights on healthy ageing and how we need to consider more than individual behaviour change.
#FallsForum23 .Don't miss out on a great opportunity to hear from A/Prof @fbatchy on how policy-level changes, environmental changes and community-based initiatives can be used to support #healthyageing and #preventfalls. Event tix: .@NAgeingRI @Melb_ARC
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RT @PhysioUnimelb: Let’s focus on exercise for #Fallsprevention! Use the Safe Exercise at Home website for excellent advice and resources,….
safeexerciseathome.org.au
We share simple functional exercises and give ideas of safe ways older people can do physical activity at home.
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What do you think of our Safe Exercise at Home website? Any suggestions for improvement? Help us with the evaluation using the link:
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Home-based care for older people should include clinical and personal care and be accessible for those who are frailer. Australia also has a long way to go. Thx for the opportunity to contribute to this editorial Philip Sloane @Dreleazer Steve Phillips.
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RT @cathy_said: Have you used the Safe Exercise at Home website? Let us know what you think!.
safeexerciseathome.org.au
We share simple functional exercises and give ideas of safe ways older people can do physical activity at home.
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RT @apaphysio: This is a story about a policy issue that’s not exactly high-profile or glamorous, but that helps explain why we’re going to….
themandarin.com.au
With mobility fundamental to both the funding of aged care and the quality of life for seniors, why is the government changing the way it funds physiotherapy?
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RT @ILCglobal: One of the key things older people want is to be heard. In a new report “What Do Older People Want from their Healthcare?” @….
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RT @PazitLevinger: 4 years in the making, driven by Moreland’s University of the third Age (U3A), @morelandcouncil has officially opened it….
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It's great having you here and we look forward to strengthening our work together 👏.
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RT @terrywhchong: Improving clinical practice guidelines for older people: considerations & recommendations for more inclusive & ageing-rel….
thelancet.com
The global population is rapidly ageing and the UN has marked this decade (2021–30) as the Decade of Healthy Ageing, with an action plan to improve the lives of older people around the world.1 A key...
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RT @cathy_said: Two years since was launched 🎂🎉 A great resource to support older people with physical activity @e….
safeexerciseathome.org.au
We share simple functional exercises and give ideas of safe ways older people can do physical activity at home.
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Looking forward to speaking at this webinar this. I'll be touching on how context influences fall prevention practice in residential aged care, the ENJOY project, and dignity of risk. Co-presenters: @delbaere_kim Dr Duan Lei Lei, Dr Nehal Shah.
MUARC and @WHO are hosting the Step Safely Webinar Series, with each webinar focusing on falls prevention strategies for a key population group. The first webinar will be held on Thursday, 14 April from 3-5pm (AEST). Register here:
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RT @msk_health: Congratulations to the Safe Exercise at Home team @exercise_at who have had over 35,000 website visitors since the website'….
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