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Global Guidelines for Falls in Older Adults
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Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference
Call for Abstracts and Registration Now Open!
The 10th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference will for the first time be run as a joint conference with the World Congress on Falls and Postural Stability at the Perth Convention Centre, Western Australia, 26 – 28 November 2023. The 1st World Congress on Falls and Postural Stability was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in December 2019 – a joint initiative of the Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicine and the British Geriatrics Society, while the Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS) has been hosting a biennial conference since 2004.
The conference will showcase the latest research outcomes, program implementation, training, and policy and planning innovations in falls prevention in Australia, New Zealand and internationally. The conference will be complemented with practical pre-conference workshops to support skill development and implementation of key aspects of falls prevention. We are calling for abstract and symposia submissions covering the following topics:
1. Understanding (mechanisms and aetiology of falls)
2. Preventing (development and evaluation of interventions)
3. Engaging (involvement and engagement of people)
4. Implementing (policy and practice)
Did you miss the abstract submission deadline? The opportunity exists for a limited number of oral presentations in a session dedicated to new information or important findings not fully available before the general abstract submission deadline. Late-breaking poster submissions will also be considered.
Links to: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS & REGISTRATION
Pre-Conference Workshops Now Open to Book!
Pre-conference workshops will be held on Sunday 26th November, from 1.00pm – 4.00pm at a cost of $80 (additional to the conference registration fee). Seven workshops are being offered but workshops will only run if minimum numbers are achieved. Please book early to avoid disappointment! In the event that the workshop you book for does not proceed, you will be given the option to attend one of the other workshops or receive a full refund of the workshop fee. Workshops on offer are:
- Assessment, treatment and treatment progression in patients with Benign Positional Vertigo in the Falls Clinic, Susan Hyland, Falls and Balance Clinics Eastern and Monash Health Networks, Melbourne, Australia
- Challenging balance exercise training: maximising intensity, safety, engagement and efficacy, Dr Yoshiro Okubo, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney; Dr Melanie Farlie, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Dr Sze-Ee Soh, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Dr Chiara Naseri
- Joining forces: Strengthening the collaborative approach to community-based falls prevention, Joanna Mania & Suzanne Butler, Injury Matters, Leederville, Western Australia
- Listening to people: how to take the next step with your qualitative research insights and create stronger consumer engagement, Carolyn Loton, Juntos Marketing, Sydney, Australia; Prof Cathie Sherrington, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Prof Anne Tiedemann, The University of Sydney, Australia
- Maximising your research impact through publication in an international peer-review journal, Prof Caroline Finch AO, Edith Cowan University, Jonndalup, Western Australia & Editor-in-Chief, BMJ Injury Prevention
- Preventing hospital falls – translating evidence to practice, Prof Anne-Marie Hill, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; Prof Meg Morris, Healthscope & La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; Lorraine Lovitt, Older Persons’ Patient Safety Program, Clinical Excellence Commission, Sydney, Australia
- RIPE Dance – a tailored program which engages older people in regular dance-based exercise year after year, Gail Hewton, Gold Moves Australia & RIPE Dance, Noosa, Australia; Julie Chenery, Gold Moves Australia, Moreton Bay, Australia
Links to: PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
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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.