23rd Annual Senior Injury Prevention Educational Forum

Fall Prevention: Head to Toe Wellness Strategies

This year's SIPP Forum explores fall prevention with a whole-body approach. We will start with a perspective from those who make assessments of us when we fall and need medical assistance. From there, we will look at podiatry, cognition and brain health, and vision/low and no vision. The day will conclude with a presentation on fall prevention as filtered through the 4M’s or matter, meds, mentation, and mobility. Head to toe, we've got your wellness strategies covered.

• To expand the network of older adult advocates and senior healthcare/service providers working together to reduce older adult injuries.
• To provide attendees with valuable information and health updates to share with older adults to assist them in having healthy, engaged, and fulfilling lives.
• To develop the leadership capacity for advocacy of older adults, their health, and their well-being.

The SIPP Forum is a project of the Alameda County Senior Injury Prevention Partnership coordinated by the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency's Injury Prevention Program.

The 23rd Annual Senior Injury Prevention Educational Forum is being sponsored by Falck, an emergency services company providing services in Alameda County.

Info: Barb Alberson, Senior Deputy Director of Policy and Planning, San Joaquin County Public Health Services

Info: Lauri McFadden, Director, Emergency Medical Services, Alameda County Health

Info: Please introduce yourself at your table

Info: Moderator: Kat Woolbright, Injury Prevention Program Manager, Emergency Medical Services, Alameda County Health. Panelists: Brian Stoker, Paramedic, Falck; and Tina Quon, Trauma Clinic NP, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System.

Info: David K. Johnson, PhD., Professor in Neurology Director, UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center-East Bay. His research portfolio focuses on redefining successful aging by identifying biomarkers of pathological aging, assessing the cognitive benefits of physical fitness, and integrating diabetes-related biomarkers into Alzheimer’s research. Through his leadership and scholarship, he continues to address critical questions about resilience, health equity, and biological and social factors influencing aging in diverse populations.

Info: Gina di Grazia, MA, OTR/L, COMS, CLVT Low Vision Therapist, Lighthouse for the Blind; Prioritizing the vision health and adaptive needs for older adults is crucial to maximizing their wellness, independence, safety, and fall prevention. Learn strategies to recognize potential vision loss impacting active participation and enjoyment in daily living skills, functional mobility in the home, and engagement in the community. Learn the process to ask for necessary referrals that can provide functional solutions for adults who are new to changing vision. From the Low Vision Clinic to independent living, orientation and mobility, and accessible technology skills training, the LightHouse and our specialists provide fundamental and essential skills by focusing on human needs and bringing together a community through creative instruction.

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Info: Fall Prevention exercises led by Mercel Amin, City of Fremont Senior Program Coordinator; and Ysela Jimenez-Patino, Alameda County EMS Program Specialist

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Info: Dr. Timothy Dutra, DPM, MS, FAAPSM, FACSM, FACPM, FNAP. This presentation covers what is podiatric medicine; effects of aging on the feet along with balance/ fall prevention; importance and types of exercise; footwear, socks, and inserts; common foot problems; foot health/maintenance; diabetes, how to select the right shoe for activity (3-point shoe test); as well as some of the interesting motion analysis research taking place at Samuel Merritt University.

Info: The 4M’s are Matter, Meds, Mentation, and Mobility. Moderator: Juliene Schrick, LCSW, Director of Older Adult Services Behavioral Health Department, Alameda County Health
Panelists: Gail Belgarde, MAOM, Staff Development Specialist / Alameda County Social Services Agency/ Coordinator for Embracing Aging Workforce Training & Healthy Brain Initiatives; and Pam Stoker, MA, Trauma Injury Prevention Specialist, Sutter Health, Eden Medical Center.

Info: Nate Miley, Alameda County Supervisor District 4

Info: Laura Fultz, Injury Prevention Program Specialist, Alameda County EMS, SIPP Forum Coordinator. To enter the drawing, you must turn in a completed card and be present to win.

Host or Publisher Alameda County Emergency Medical Services