The majority of residents in long-term care use mobility and assistive devices, including the use of wheelchairs and floor-based lifts. Long- term care staff are frequently required to push residents throughout the care home, for example from their bedroom to the dining room during meal times, and transfer residents from their bed to the bathroom using a floor-based lift.
Perceptions on the future of compliant flooring in long-term care.
Is compliant flooring a feasible intervention for preventing fall-related injuries in long-term care?
To address this question, Drs. Chantelle Lachance, Dawn Mackey, and Fabio Feldman hosted an interactive symposium to gather perceptions about the feasibility of compliant flooring in long-term care from key stakeholders.
Tim Attends VanHEM Conference
Branching out, MSc student Tim Ainge attended the Vancouver Health Economics Methodology Meeting on May 11, 2018. Tim's draft paper about predicting the effects of hypothetical changes in physical activity on the treatment costs of coronary heart disease among older Canadian adults was featured in a discussion session where he gained insightful feedback on his research from an audience primarily of health economists.
Congratulations Ashley!
Congratulations to MSc student Ashley Kwon on successfully completing her thesis proposal in April 2018. Ashley's research is examining the feasibility and efficacy of group-based pre-dialytic exercise classes delivered in community dialysis units in the Fraser Health Authority.