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Sign-up for talks by distinguished speakers is available in the programme table listing below.
The objective of the SATA CommHealth Osteoporosis & Fall Prevention Festival 2022 is to improve the lives and well-being of seniors and caregivers through awareness and education.
SATA CommHealth Osteoporosis & Fall Prevention Festival
Falls are a common cause of injuries among older adults, and the incidence of falls increases sharply with age.
In Singapore, approximately 8,000 seniors aged 65 and above, were admitted to restructured hospitals annually from 2013 to 2016, owing to falls. The number of hip fractures per year is projected to increase from 1,300 in 1998 to 9,000 in 2050.
In the first year following hip fractures, 33% become dependent or are admitted to nursing homes. There is a mortality rate of 20-24%.
The good news is that falls are preventable through clinical interventions and reducing risk factors.
(Reference: International Osteoporosis Foundation)
We are privileged to have Mr Tan Kiat How (Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of National Development, Grassroots Adviser to East Coast GRC GROs) as our Guest-of-Honour. He will deliver his address at the festival’s official opening on 19 November from 11am.
This event is a collaboration between Kampong Chai Chee AAC/SCEC and SATA CommHealth.
To find out more about fall prevention, technology and osteoporosis, please click here on SATA CommHealth Facebook Page to watch the 3 day presentation by our distinguished panel of speakers.
We hope this festival has provided useful information on osteoporosis and falls prevention. Thank you everyone who have participated in this successful virtual festival!
Read about SATA CommHealth’s Strong Bones Progamme here.
View our programme below.
You can watch the 3-day programme live via SATA CommHealth Facebook Live and Youtube Channel.
| Date | 18 Nov 2022 (Fri) | 19 Nov 2022 (Sat) | 20 Nov 2022 (Sun) |
| SATA CommHealth Facebook Live | Click here to watch Day 1 FB Live Programme | Click here to watch Day 2 FB Live Programme | Click here to watch Day 3 FB Live Programme |
| SATA CommHealth YouTube Channel | Click here to watch Day 1 YT Live Programme | Click here to watch Day 2 YT Live Programme | Click here to watch Day 3 YT Live Programme |
Sign up to the talks below today!
| Date / Time | Friday 18 November 2022 | Saturday 19 November 2022 | Sunday 20 November 2022 |
| Theme | Foundations of Building Strong Bones | Building Strong Bones in the Community | Building Strong Bones through Technology |
| 10am – 11am (45 mins incl Q&A) | Dr Anandakumar S/O Vellasamy Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Parkway East Hospital & Farrer Park Hospital “Foot Problems in the Elderly” Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 1 FB Live Programme Day 1 YT Live Programme | Ms Liyana Nabilah Zainal Senior Occupational Therapist SATA CommHealth “Falls – Prevention Starts at Home” Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 2 FB Live Programme Day 2 YT Live Programme | Mr Yance Tse Business Development Manager SANKHZ Pte Ltd “Smart Tech for your perfect balance” Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 3 FB Live Programme Day 3 YT Live Programme |
11am – 12pm | Ms Sutharani Selvam Principal Physiotherapist Ang Mo Kio Thye Hwa Kwan Hospital “Exercise Right and Relevant To Build Strong Bones”Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 1 FB Live Programme Day 1 YT Live Programme | Arrival of GOH: Click here to sign up for Programmes: | Ms Nor Azilah Bte Pami Principal Occupational Therapist St Luke’s Hospital “Falls Prevention Among the Elderly in Singapore”Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 3 FB Live Programme Day 3 YT Live Programme |
| 12am – 1pm | LUNCH BREAK | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 1pm – 2pm (45 mins incl Q&A) | Ms Amanda Wong Senior Podiatrist National Healthcare Group Polyclinics “What’s wrong with my shoes? Footwear and Falls Prevention”Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 1 FB Live Programme Day 1 YT Live Programme | Mr Zainal Abidin Omar Senior Physiotherapist Muhammadiyah “Falls Prevention in the Community: Zeroing On Targeted Improvements”Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 3 FB Live Programme Day 3 YT Live Programme | |
| 2pm – 3pm (45 mins incl Q&A) | Ms Liow Min Choo Dietitian SATA CommHealth “Nutrition for Strong Bones”Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 1 FB Live Programme Day 1 YT Live Programme | Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim Coach Active Health “Make Every Move Count Workshop”Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 2 FB Live Programme Day 2 YT Live Programme | Mr Ryan Cheong Hon Wai Physiotherapist AWWA Ltd “Osteoporosis and Falls: Are You at Risk?”Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 3 FB Live Programme Day 3 YT Live Programme |
| 3pm – 4pm (45 mins incl Q&A) | Ms Lee Enting Physiotherapist Stroke Support Station (S3) “Falls Prevention in Stroke Population”Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 1 FB Live Programme Day 1 YT Live Programme | – | Ms Carol Li / Ms Jessica Chin Zao Inc Pte Ltd “Use of newly designed Ankle Foot Orthosis & Electrical Stimulation in the prevention of falls”Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 3 FB Live Programme Day 3 YT Live Programme |
| 4pm – 5pm (45 mins incl Q&A) | Ms Zoe Ang Senior Physiotherapist & Ms Zeenat Beevi Shiek Bachamian Physiotherapist SATA CommHealth “Falls – Prevention Starts with You”Click here to sign up for this talkWatch Day 1 FB Live Programme Day 1 YT Live Programme | – | – |