MAY 2018
DATE: Tuesday 15 May, 2018
TIME: 9-5pm
VENUE: Level 6 Seminar Room Charles Perkins Centre D 1 7 The University of Sydney
SYNOPSIS
About the workshop
Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh, MD, FRACP presents the first in a series of practical, evidence-based workshops for physicians and other healthcare professionals on the integration of exercise in the clinical setting for the prevention and management of chronic disease. This workshop will provide the rationale for the use of exercise as medicine, practical guidance on how to screen patients and implement and monitor appropriate exercise modalities in clinical practice, and what clinical outcomes can be expected when these robust and safe techniques are employed.
Who would benefit from this workshop?
This workshop would be beneficial for healthcare professionals working with older adults with chronic diseases. This includes general practitioners, geriatricians, exercise physiologists, physiotherapists, dieticians, occupational therapists, psychologists, nurses and social workers.
REGISTRATION: Registration is paid online here by credit card. For catering purposes, please register by Thursday 10 May.
CONTACT: For enquiries about the workshop or registration, please email kate.smith@sydney.edu.au.