Parkinson's Falls Prevention Virtual Workshop, Feb 26, 2021

Notes & Resource List (Please check in with the resources listed for any changes/updates)

Slides from Fraser Health Authority - Injury Prevention and Assessment  

Slides from Fraser Health Lifeline

• Coupon for Lifeline

Unique Walkers for Parkinson's:

• PD Walker Gemino 30 - Available locally (N Van, Burnaby and Abbotsford) at National Seating & Mobility. Check your local mobility store to see if they carry this item too.

• U-Step Walker - From the USA but there are now some Canadian Distributors. 

            NOTE: check your extended health benefits for coverage for walkers

ACTIVATOR Poles:

• ACTIVATOR Poles webinar from Urban Poling  “Restoring Gait & Finding a New Sense of Balance with Parkinson’s Every Step of the Way” April 2021

Fraser Health:

• Your Guide to Independent Living: a comprehensive overview of the tools you need to continue living independently.

• Choosing Good Footwear: you can use this to guide what shoes you wear

• Advice on what to do if you fall and how to get up safely

• Fraser Health Approved Hip Protectors Ordering Information

• Calcium & Vitamin D HealthlLink BC

Parkinson's Specific:

• Parkinson's Canada: New Booklet "Preventing Falls A Guide for People Living with Parkinson's"  from Parkinson Canada. You can request an electronic and/or a printed copy.
• IMPACT Parkinson's (New Westminster, BC)
• Parkinson Society British Columbia (Vancouver, BC)
• Parkinson Wellness Projects (Victoria, BC)
• BC Brain Wellness Program (UBC, BC)

General Falls Prevention:

• Finding Balance BC 
• Falls Prevention Programs in Vancouver Coastal Health           
• Falls Prevention Programs in your BC Health Authority 

Movement Disorders Clinics in BC:

• Movement Disorders Clinic at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health   

• Surrey Movement Disorders Clinic at Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre

• Okanagan Movement Disorder Program

• Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Clinic at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC:  (Direct Line: (1) 250-519-1859. Toll free to Hospital: 1-877-370-8699)