Postwebinar 7

Thank you for attending HUR Australia’s Webinar on November 9th, 2022

BEYOND SUNBEAM – BEST PRACTICE EXERCISE FOR OLDER ADULTS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES AS THE AGED CARE SYSTEM REFORMS.

We are grateful that our presenter, Dr Jennie Hewitt, joined us and also want to thank everyone in our audience for your interest and conversation. We hope that you found the information useful.

WEBINAR VIDEO

Below you will find the recording of this webinar.

 

WEBINAR SLIDES

Click here to read or download the webinar slides.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND MATERIALS

During the webinar there was a question about the Sunbeam protocol. The image below is a summary of the study protocol, with all original references also noted.

SUNBEAM PUBLICATIONS

Progressive Resistance and Balance Training for Falls Prevention in Long-Term Residential Aged Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial of the Sunbeam Program. 
Hewitt J, Goodall S, Clemson L, Henwood T, Refshauge K.  
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2018 Apr;19(4):361-369. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.12.014. PMID: 29402651.

An economic evaluation of the SUNBEAM programme: a falls-prevention randomized controlled trial in residential aged care.
Hewitt J, Saing S, Goodall S, Henwood T, Clemson L, Refshauge K. 
Clin Rehabil. 2019 Mar;33(3):524-534. doi: 10.1177/0269215518808051. Epub 2018 Oct 30. PMID: 30375234.

Sunbeam Program Reduces Rate of Falls in Long-Term Care Residents With Mild to Moderate Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: Subgroup Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Mak A, Delbaere K, Refshauge K, Henwood T, Goodall S, Clemson L, Hewitt J, Taylor ME.. 
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 May;23(5):743-749.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.064. Epub 2022 Feb 20. PMID: 35196481.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS 

During the webinar we also discussed other materials. Please see below for the links for materials.

Progressive resistance training for frailty - Guide for health professionals (NSW government)
https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/projects/resistance-training/guide-for-physiotherapists-and-exercise-physiologists

Allied health professional instructional video for group therapy in Residential Aged Care Facilities  - Implementing the Sunbeam Protocol– Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care
https://www.health.gov.au/resources/videos/allied-health-professional-instructional-video-for-group-therapy-in-residential-aged-care-facilities

Clinical Workshop by Jennie Hewitt, registration page. Currently Melbourne only, other cities to be added.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exercise4life-sunbeam-and-beyond-tickets-444942112837

PRESENTER

We were very lucky to have Dr. Jennie Hewitt to join us!

Dr. Jennie Hewitt
Physiotherapist & Clinical Educator
University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney

SPEAKER PROFILE

Dr. Jennie Hewitt is a practicing physiotherapist, educator, and academic researcher with a passion for delivering best practice and leading research that informs health care policy.

She was awarded the Aged and Community Services Australia, National Lifetime Achievement Award, and a National Commendation for Better Practice, from the Aged Care Quality Agency, for her work on the Sunbeam Program for the prevention of falls in residential care. In 2019 she won the Morley Award for the paper most likely to influence policy and practice from the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 

Jennie’s work has been used successfully to advocate for Australian Aged Care Funding Reform. She was invited to give evidence as an expert witness for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, in 2020, on the role of allied health in residential and community aged care. Her evidence was used to form new Medicare item numbers for allied health service provision, and federal funding for allied health group exercise sessions. 

Jennie is currently working as a Technical Advisor to the Commonwealth Chief Allied Health Officer on an implementation plan to translate the Sunbeam Program to practice in over 100 aged care facilities in Australia. Evaluation of this program will inform future health policy.

Jennie currently works with a multi-disciplinary allied health team at the University Centre for Rural Health on a clinical education program that provides older people in rural communities with access to best practice allied health programs while simultaneously providing students with clinical opportunities. Jennie is a member of the NSW Health Frailty Taskforce Working Group, and the Health North Coast (PHN) Healthy Living and Ageing Reference Group. 

Previous Webinars

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