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Journal of Brain and Neurology | Volume 3

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March 14-16, 2019 | London, UK

International Conference on

Vascular Dementia and Dementia

Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Joint Event

alls are common among the elderly, especially so among

elderly with dementia and the rate of injurious falls is also

higher among the elderly with dementia. Factors predisposing

to falls among elderly with dementia include gait abnormality,

autonomic dysfunction, executive dysfunction, depression,

BPSD, drugs etc. Can we assess fall risk and are what can we do

to reduce fall risk. Sharing the experience of dementia ward and

fall in a teaching hospital in Singapore.

Speaker Biography

Si Ching LIM is a senior consultant, Geriatrician at Changi General Hospital (CGH),

Singapore. She has a special interest in dementia care particularly in patients with

behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. She is in charge of a 20 bedded

dementia ward in CGH. She is responsible for developing the ward and training the

staff in managing elderly with delirium and dementia with challenging behaviours. She

is also teaching the nurses in the management of elderly patients in CGH to better

manage elderly with behavioural symptoms without using physical restraints. She

graduated from the Bristol University and completed her postgraduate training in

General Medicine in London. She is also a visiting consultant in Ang Mo Kio Community

Hospital. Currently, she collaborates with the department of General Surgery on

management of elderly post-operative care, created a recipe book for elderly who

eat poorly using oral nutritional supplements. She is in the process of developing a

dysphagia cup and a second recipe book for persons with severe dementia.

Limin Yong is currently developing evidence-based community care models and

enhancing long term care manpower capability for community settings. She has

worked in many clinical settings, including acute tertiary centres, community hospitals

and day rehab centres. Her clinical and research interests are in older adults’ health,

geriatric rehabilitation and falls prevention. She was awarded the Health Manpower

Development Plan fellowship to undergo specialised training in geriatric rehabilitation

and falls prevention in Australia. She is a strong advocate for inter-professional

collaboration in clinical care, education and research.

Si Ching LIM

Limin YONG

Changi General Hospital, Singapore

NTUC Health, Singapore

Dementia and falls