Events › Living Well Ending Well Season Kickoff: Falls Prevention Panel

Join Boston Public Library in partnership with Beacon Hill Village (BHV) for a Falls Prevention Panel at the Central Library in Copley Square. This event is in recognition of Falls Prevention Week this September. The panel includes three experts in their fields providing different perspectives on the topic of falls prevention. This session of Living Well Ending Well will be moderated by BHV's Executive Director, Melissa Interess, LICSW.

The panel session will last 60 minutes followed by questions from the audience. The panel will
end at 3:30 p.m. with additional resources available afterwards.

Advance online registration required through the BHV website (BHV members must log in
before registering) or by calling Beacon Hill Village at 617-723-9713. Registrants will receive a
reminder with event information via email the day prior to the program.

Panelists:

Dr. Rachel Wadkins specializes in neurological and vestibular rehabilitation at Massachusetts General Hospital. She earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy at Simmons College.

Cindy Sullivan specializes in Midlife and Senior Fitness with a focus on exercises for the Total Body including strength, balance, endurance and flexibility, with private or group classes.

Dr. Anand Bery is a neurologist and otoneurologist with unique subspecialty fellowship training in neuro-vestibular and balance disorders. He specializes in treating patients with dizziness, vertigo, double vision and imbalance. His clinical interests include vestibular neuritis, BPPV, vestibular migraine and nystagmus.

About Beacon Hill Village

Beacon Hill Village (beaconhillvillage.org) is a nonprofit organization that has been redefining aging in downtown Boston for over two decades. We are a member-led community of active, creative and independent adults aged 50 and older who connect with and care for one another through an array of support services, social and wellness programs, cultural, and educational activities and excursions.