Keeping Older Adults Upright through Community, Academic, and Healthcare Collaborative Efforts: Breaking Down Silos

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Bringing down silos in Wisconsin? Yes – in the best way! Falls are one of the leading causes of injury and death for older adults. Join a panel from Dane County, Wisconsin to learn how they are strengthening collaborative efforts and breaking down barriers to reduce morbidity and mortality related to adult falls and modeling systems that get results. Panelists represent researchers, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, health care organizations, instructors of evidence-based falls prevention programs and balance-enhancing classes. Discover what’s worked, how they adapt, what’s in the works, and how they partner! This event is participatory, and you will take home a wealth of ideas and resources to use in your community. Join the collaboration!

Ashley Hillman

Falls Prevention Program Manager

Safe Communities of Madison-Dane County

Ashley Hillman is Falls Prevention Manager of Safe Communities of Madison-Dane County, an award-winning non-profit coalition of over 350 organizations working together to build partnerships with people and organizations to save lives, prevent injuries, and make the community safer. Ashley will discuss various evidence-based falls prevention programs making great inroads in the community.

Kristi Hallisy

Faculty

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Kristi Hallisy, PT, DSc, Associate Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Hallisy also researches the benefits of Tai Chi for balance and falls prevention and will share the latest results.

Mary Lauby

Adult Trauma Injury & Violence Prevention and Outreach Coordinator

University of Wisconsin (UW) Health

Mary Lauby is the Adult injury Prevention Coordinator at UW Health Level 1 Adult Trauma Center in Madison. Mary coordinates on a regional scale to reduce morbidity and mortalit, including efforts to pilot "Age-Friendly Healthcare Systems".

Paul Mross

CEO

Happy Wellness & Yoga

Paul Mross is CEO of Happy Wellness and Yoga. Paul continues to provide community-based instruction in yoga as he researches its balance benefits for various communities.

Susan Frikken

Creator and Instructor, Physical Therapist

Ballroom Basics for Balance

My goal is to incorporate arts and nature into therapeutic practice, helping to change the way of health and wellness care in our country. I am a physical therapist in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin, a graduate of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013. I?ve been a massage therapist since 1993. Areas of special interest are restoring optimal posture and function, conservative scoliosis management, soft tissue work (massage), and ? of course! ? balance and falls prevention! I?m honored to have been adjunct faculty and guest lecturer at UW for the DPT program. Also, I?m a certified leader of Stepping On, an evidence-based falls reduction program. Proudly, I am a founding member of the Madison Area Wellness Collective [now Be Well Madison], making health and wellness choices easier through connecting practitioners and community. Originally from metro Detroit, I live in Madison with my wife and animals. I love to dance, bicycle, be outside, and play at just about anything, so I try to stay healthy and able in case I?m invited to join in!