The Frailty Syndrome: The Role of Exercise and Physical Activity Interventions to Improve Function

Description: This webinar focuses on the evidence for exercise guidelines for older adults with frailty and clinically feasible intervention strategies. This course will present an overview of the frailty syndrome, evaluation guidelines, treatment approaches, and evidence for exercise and physical activity recommendations for this population. Appropriate methods of assessing frailty in clinical practice will be discussed. Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Define the frailty syndrome and evaluate different models of assessing frailty. Analyze the strengths and limitations of various frailty outcome measures. Analyze the current exercise guidelines for frail older adults. Apply evidence from exercise intervention studies to develop exercise prescriptions for frail older adults. Instructor: Margaret Danilovich, PT, DPT, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Med