Welcome
Global Guidelines for Falls in Older Adults
A global initiative towards falls prevention and management
Global Representation
This map shows our level of representation from countries across the globe (darker shades of blue indicate higher representation)
Our Collaborating Societies
World Falls Prevention Society
World Falls Prevention Society’s Mission Statement
The purpose of the World Falls Prevention Society (WFPS) is to promote the multidisciplinary study and implementation of fall prevention in older people and clinical groups with balance impairment.
Links to: Mission Statement and Contact Info
Objectives
- To plan and organise WFPS congresses, symposia and meetings.
- To present and discuss the latest research and clinical findings relating to fall risk factors and fall prevention strategies.
- To facilitate student participation at WFPS congresses through travel grants, low registration fees and presentation awards.
- To provide members with email notifications about upcoming WFPS congresses and other occasional email updates.
- To facilitate interaction between members who meet from across the world.
- To foster links with similar societies and networks around the world.
- To promote the broad discipline of fall prevention research.
- To translate fall prevention into practice and policy through guidelines, advocacy and education.
Save the Date: 3rd World Falls Congress
Manchester, UK, 24 – 26 June 2026
Hosted by British Geriatric Society in association with the WFPS and the EU Falls Fest Group
Our Logo
Our logo tries to represent a global perspective in falls prevention and management in older adults
Funding Acknowledgement
We acknowledge partial funding from the St. Joseph Foundation, London, Ontario, Canada (grant no. 74531) and from the Canadian Institute of Health Research, Institute of Aging planning and dissemination grant.