Ageing Well: Falls is open for signups

Everyone knows someone who has fallen…..

Domino metaphor for falls course.
The course image for Ageing Well: Falls

Newcastle University’s second free online course opened for signups yesterday – see www.futurelearn.com/courses/falls

Whether you have been affected by falls yourself or care for someone who has, this course will help you understand what you can do to prevent falls and also what you can do if you have experienced a fall.

We have consulted with Voice North during the development of the course, to ensure that the course will appeal to people who have fallen. As well the knowledge and experience of as Professor Julia Newton and Dr James Frith, the course Lead Educators, our Meet the Experts series includes work with the award winning Falls and Syncope Service (FASS) at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary – the largest unit of its kind in Europe, recognised internationally for its innovative work in the field of falls and blackouts.

IMG_2301_lo_resAs the course page went live, and the signup button appeared, James was in Durham with our film crew, making a video about human and primate skeletons.