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Falls are the most common cause of injury among B.C. seniors. Each year, one in three B.C. seniors experience at least one fall. Injuries from falls account for 85 per cent of all injuries to seniors and, in 2005, cost the province $151 million annually in health costs.
Opening a clinic to address falls among seniors at risk will help seniors stay healthier longer. The new clinic will be based at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver and accept its first clients March 12.
Pictured from left to right: Tonia Timperley, trainee, Centre for Hip Health and Musculoskeletal Research; Dawn Daechsel, manager, Rehabilitation Services, Lions Gate Hospital; Katherine Whittred, MLA; George Abbott, Minister of Health; Cheryl Leia, project manager, Seniors Falls and Injury Prevention Network, VCH; Dr. Scott Comeau, geriatrician, West Community Health Centre.
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