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An Appetite for Change: Preventing Falls in Older Adults
14 October 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
FREEJoin Injury Matters this National Nutrition Week for the “An appetite for change: Preventing falls in older adults” lunch and learn seminar. Guest presenter Dr Marc Sim, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University, will discuss recent evidence around nutrition and falls risk among older adults and will explore:
- The relationship between dietary intake and falls risk.
- Which nutrients should older adults be incorporating into their diet?
- Dietary knowledge among the older adult population
- Screening for nutritional deficiencies in older adults
- Nutrition-based strategies following diagnosis of sarcopenia
Attendees may choose to attend in-person at the RPH Research Foundation or online via Zoom (please select the appropriate ticket)
In-person attendees will be provided lunch.