| Biography | |
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 Dr. Tim Xu Tianma Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore |
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| Title: Frailty and falls in community-living older adults | |
| Abstract: The prevalence of frailty and falls are increasing with the rapid ageing population worldwide. Both frailty and falls can have a significant impact on older adults' physical and psychosocial functions and community participation leading to an increased burden of care to their family and the society. Evidence in frailty management and falls prevention are well established given the extensive research being conducted in well-developed countries in the past few decades. Besides giving an overview of the topic of frailty and falls in community-living older adults, this session will talk about the common risk factors of frailty and falls in the target population and standardized outcome measures used in both research and clinical settings. Up-to-date evidence-based frailty management and falls prevention programs will be shared followed by some new research works. The session will conclude with a brief discussion on potential adaptation of the existing programs for future implementation in the different cultural context. | |
| Biography: Dr Tim Xu is an Occupational Therapy assistant professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology and holds a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Sydney, Australia. He has over 20 years of experience working with older adults and stroke population in community rehabilitation settings in Singapore and Australia. In the past 10 years, Tim has been working closely with many Singapore government agencies and community organizations as a consultant or advisor in program development and implementation to promote independent living and active ageing in the community. He has successfully piloted a few community-based programs locally, such as Stepping On falls prevention program and frailty management program for community-living older adults, community reintegration and falls prevention after stroke programs. He has also conducted numerous professional workshops to train more allied health professionals to be program leaders to facilitate the respective community-based programs in Singapore. He received several awards for his innovation in designing and implementing the multicomponent frailty management program in Singapore in 2019 and 2020. | |
