Frailty: Why Should Physiotherapists Care?

Overview:

The population of Canada is aging.

One of the most problematic expressions of population aging is frailty. Frailer people have more chronic conditions and are more likely to have worse health outcomes. Finding ways to prevent and manage frailty will be important for the health and well-being of aging Canadians.

Research has shown that frailty is rarely integrated into clinical care including in physiotherapy practice. This webinar will describe what frailty is, how it can be measured, and how it can be managed.

Frailty is the state of increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes, such as frequent use of health care services, poor quality of life, disability, and death. Frailty arises from age-related declines across various physiological systems.

Due to these declines, people accumulate medical and social issues, which can interact and exacerbate one another. The result is a progression from healthy aging to frailty.

This live webinar is brought to you by the Seniors Health Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association.

Speaker: Olga Theou

Olga Theou, PhD, is the Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity, Mobility, and Healthy Aging. She is an Assistant Professor of Physiotherapy and Geriatric Medicine at Dalhousie University. She is also an Affiliated Scientist of Geriatric Medicine with the Nova Scotia Health Authority and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer of Medicine with the University of Adelaide in Australia.

Olga obtained her Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Sports Sciences at Aristotle University in Greece, Masters of Science in Gerokinesiology from the California State University in Fullerton, and PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences with specialization in Health and Aging from Western University.

In 2013, she was awarded a Banting Fellowship, which recognizes exceptional individuals deemed likely to contribute positively to Canada’s economic, social, and research-based growth. Her research interests include aging, frailty and physical activity and she has been ranked 7^th worldwide in frailty expertise by Expertscape.

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