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Following the government’s industrial strategy grand challenge on Ageing Society, this year’s conference will be exploring the theme of frailty. The key areas will be:

• Current health needs – the demographic and societal challenge
• Predicting transition to frailty
• The role of digital technology in maintaining independence

Keynote Speakers

Professor Martin Vernon, National Director for Older People, NHS England

Professor Mark Hawley, Professor of Health Services Research (ScHARR), Director Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Care (CATCH), University of Sheffield

Event Information

Sixteenth Annual Symposium, Frailty: Enhancing Lives, Wednesday 9 October, Bournemouth University, Executive Business Centre (EBC), Lansdowne, Bournemouth.

Register now for your free place  

Audrey Dixon

CoPMRE Manager