Working groups

Working Group 1. Gait and Balance Assessment Tools to Assess Risk for Falls

Leaders:

Dr. Tahir Masud, Dr. Jesper Ryg, and Dr. Ellen Freiberger

Members:

Ditte Beck Jepsen, Giulia Ogliari, and Katie Robinson

Working Group 2. Polypharmacy, Fall Risk Increasing Drugs, and Falls

Working Group 1. Gait and Balance Assessment Tools to Assess Risk for Falls

Leaders:

Dr. Mirko Petrovic, and Dr. Nathalie van der Velde

Members:

Dr. Sirpa Hartikainen, Dr. Louise Mallet, Dr. Tahir Masud, Eveline Poelgeest, Dr. Jesper Ryg, Lotta Seppala, Katja Thomsen

Working Group 3. Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Falls

Working Group 1. Gait and Balance Assessment Tools to Assess Risk for Falls

Working Group 3. Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Falls

Leaders:

Dr. Lewis Lipsitz and Dr. Rose Anne Kenny

Members:

Dr. Robert Bourke

Working Group 4. Exercise Interventions for Prevention of Falls

Leaders:

Dr. Stephen Lord, Dr. Catherine Sherrington, and Dr. Dawn Skelton

Members:

Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Working Group 5. Falls in Hospitals and Nursing Homes

Working Group 4. Exercise Interventions for Prevention of Falls

Leaders:

Dr. Gustavo Duque, and Dr. Koen Milisen,

Members:

Dr. Ben Kirk, Dr. Meg Morris, Dr. Cathy Said,, and Dr. Ellen Vlaeyen

Working Group 6. Cognition and Falls

Working Group 4. Exercise Interventions for Prevention of Falls

Working Group 6. Cognition and Falls

Leaders:

Dr. Neil B. Alexander, Dr. Susan Hunter, Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso, and Dr. Joe Verghese

Members:

Dr. Munira Sultana

Working Group 7. Falls in Parkinson's Disease + Related Disorders

Leaders:

Dr. Richard Camicioli, Dr. Jeffrey Hausdorff, and Dr. Alice Nieuwboer

Working Group 8. Falls and Technology

Working Group 7. Falls in Parkinson's Disease + Related Disorders

Leaders:

Dr. Tischa van der Cammen, Dr. Ervin Sejdic, Dr. Clemens Becker, and Dr. Jeffrey Hausdorff

Members:

Anton Jellema, Wolf Yu Song, and Anisha Suri

Working Group 9. Falls in Developing Countries

Working Group 7. Falls in Parkinson's Disease + Related Disorders

Working Group 9. Falls in Developing Countries

Leaders:

Dr. Maw Pin Tan, Dr. Jose Fernando Gomez-Montes, and Dr. Monica Perracini

Members:

Dr. Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh, Renato Barbosantos and Maya Sumaiyah

Working Group 10. Multifactorial Interventions

Cross-Cutting theme: older person & stakeholder perspective

Leaders:

Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso, Dr. Tahir Masud, Dr. Pip Logan, Dr. Mark Speechley, Dr. Nathalie van der Velde, Dr. Jennifer Watt, and Dr. Ian Cameron

Members:

Dr. Sara Aguilar, Dr. Juan Carlos Carbajal, Dr. Alberto Mimenza, and Dr. Rogelio Moctezuma

Cross-Cutting theme: older person & stakeholder perspective

Leader: Dr. David B. Hogan