Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society

🚨 Free education available for GPs and other health professionals.

Prof Kim Delbaere: Falls Prevention – A Practical, Evidence-Based Update on What Really Works

Access here: www.healthed.com.au/podcasts/fal...

Prof Anne Tiedemann - Falls Prevention in Practice: www.racgp.org.au/racgp-digita...

As we wrap up the year we'd like to thank outgoing President @kim-delbaere.bsky.social for all the work she has done over the past four years and introduce our new President Daina Sturnieks.

Catch up on all the highlights of our recent conference with our end of year newsletter lnkd.in/gJNgqSys

We're pleased to announce the John Campbell Plenary Lecture which will be delivered this year by Prof Catherine Said.
Interested in how best to provide exercise programs for culturally and linguistically diverse communities? Don't miss this talk.
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We're just days away from hearing from our key note speakers. Prof Koen Milisen will be presenting "Can delirium prevention reduce in-hospital falls in older adults?"
Tickets are still available at anzfpconference.com.au/registration/

ANZFPS meet the speaker series - Dr Toby Ellmers This is "ANZFPS meet the speaker series - Dr Toby Ellmers" by NeuRA on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Nine days to go until the ANZFPS Biennial Conference! Introducing one of our plenary speakers Dr@tobyellmers.bsky.social. Toby will be presenting on concerns about falling as a risk for future falls.
Tickets still available at: anzfpconference.com.au/registration/
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Don't forget to register for the upcoming ANZFPS Biennial Conference. Virtual tickets are also available! This includes access to recordings of all conference sessions (plenary and concurrent), available within a week after the conference.
More information at: anzfpconference.com.au/registration/

Both virtual and in-person tickets are available at anzfpconference.com.au/registration/

ANZFPS Meet the Speaker Series - Prof Alison Hutchinson This is "ANZFPS Meet the Speaker Series - Prof Alison Hutchinson" by NeuRA on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

There is just two weeks to go to the ANZFPS Biennial Conference! Don't miss this opportunity to hear the latest on falls prevention!
Introducing Prof Alison Hutchinson, who will be presenting on using machine learning to determine falls risk among hospitalised adults.
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ANZFPS Meet the Speaker Series - Prof Rebecca Ivers This is "ANZFPS Meet the Speaker Series - Prof Rebecca Ivers" by NeuRA on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Introducing our next invited speaker Prof Rebecca Ivers. Rebecca is a Professor of Public Health at UNSW and will be presenting on delivering fall prevention programs in community settings.
Conference tickets still available: anzfpconference.com.au
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Early bird registrations for the ANZFPS Biennial Conference have been extended to this Friday. Held in Sydney 23-25 November, listen to global experts present the latest research in fall prevention.
For the conference program and to register visit the website anzfpconference.com.au/registration/

CRE - Prevention of Falls Injuries Seminar 2 Practical Implementation of the Fall Prevention Guidelines in Residential Aged Care

Centre of Research Excellence in the Prevention of Fall-related Injuries (CRE-PFI) Webinar - Practical Implementation of the Fall Prevention Guidelines in Residential Aged Care
Thursday 25 September 2025 (1-2pm)
Available for Australian and New Zealand residents
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cre-preven...

Early bird registrations for the ANZFPS biennial conference close in one week! The conference will showcase the latest research, program implementation, training, and policy and planning innovations in falls prevention.
Don't miss this opportunity!
anzfpconference.com.au/registration/

Take a look at the latest Falls Report from @injurymatters.bsky.social highlighting the need for coordinated action and additional resources to reduce the impact of falls in WA!

Cochrane Review: Exercise, Nutrition & Vitamin D to Help Prevent Falls in Aged Care — Cochrane Australia New Cochrane Review of 104 trials finds tailored exercise, dairy-rich diets and vitamin D can help reduce falls and fractures in care homes worldwide.

An update to the "Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities" Cochrane review was published last week. Cochrane Australia have released a nice summary of the findings below. www.cochraneaustralia.org/news/latest-...

The program for the 11th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference is now available. Check out the plethora of talks on program implementation, training, and policy and planning innovations in falls prevention in Australia, New Zealand and internationally.
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Preventing Falls in Older Australians: Applying the Updated National Guidelines in Practice YouTube video by Injury Matters

Preventing Falls in Older Australians: Applying the Updated National Guidelines in Practice recording now available.
Hosted in partnership between the CRE in the Prevention of Fall Related Injuries, The ANZFPS and @injurymatters.bsky.social.

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We know how to prevent falls in older Australians, and save lives. So, why aren’t we? Introduction by Croakey: Federal, state and local governments face a concerted advocacy campaign from a new alliance seeking to ensure

We know how to prevent falls in older Australians, and save lives. So, why aren’t we?
Read about what needs to happen to ensure the new National Fall Prevention Guidelines create real change.
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Preventing Falls in Older Australians: Applying the Updated National Guidelines in Practice.
Date: Wednesday, 16th of July 2025
Time: 11:00 am (AWST), 1:00 pm (AEST)
Register: lnkd.in/guqhwFYY
Hosted by the CRE in the Prevention of Fall Related Injuries, the ANZFPS and @injurymatters.bsky.social

The updated national Falls Guidelines for hospitals, residential aged care and community care have been published today! In partnership between ACSQHC and NeuRA they will provide clear strategies to prevent falls.
www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/fal...

The recording to this fantastic webinar on frailty is now available on our website. Be sure to give it a watch if you missed it.

www.anzfallsprevention.org/2025/06/06/a...

The first ANZFPS online webinar for the year is TODAY! 12-1pm AEST. There is still time to register for this free session on Exploring Frailty.
Register here: tinyurl.com/3zsc2zwe

There's still time to submit abstracts for the upcoming 1st Asian Falls Network & 4th Fragility Fracture Network of Malaysia Annual Scientific Meeting.

Details below 👇

Don't forget to sign up to our first webinar for the year on exploring frailty!
Friday 30th May, 12pm-1pm AEST.
Register here: tinyurl.com/3zsc2zwe

Register for the first #anzfps online webinar of the year brought to you by our #EMCR committee! "Exploring Frailty: what is it and how does it impact health" Presented by Dr Benignus Logan and Sandeep Gupta
📆 Fri May 30, 12-1pm AEST
Register here: tinyurl.com/3zsc2zwe

The abstract submission deadline has been extended to 31st May 2025 for the 1st Asian Falls Network & 4th Fragility Fracture Network of Malaysia Annual Scientific Meeting 2025.
📍 Conference Dates: 12–13 September 2025
📌Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
For more information visit www.afnffnm.com

11th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference | ANZFP 2025| 23 – 25 November 2025, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, NSW The 11th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference will be held at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, NSW, from 23 – 25 November 2025 and is an initiative of the Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS).

Reminder: Abstract and 3 minute thesis submissions close in one week for the ANZFPS biennial conference in Sydney. For more info visit anzfpconference.com.au

Today we introduce one of our key note speakers, Prof Kate Sibley. In this interview she talks to us about her research.
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ANZFPS Meet the Speaker Series - Prof Pazit Levinger This is "ANZFPS Meet the Speaker Series - Prof Pazit Levinger" by NeuRA on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Introducing Prof Pazit Levinger, an invited speaker to this years ANZFPS Biennial Conference. In this interview Pazit discusses her research passion, some of the future challenges for fall prevention and how her research has aimed to address these challenges.

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NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network Annual Forum 2025 Register now to attend the #FallsForum25 - Friday, 2nd May 2025 The NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network Annual Forum provides a fantastic opportunity to come together and learn about the late...

2 weeks left to submit your abstracts and rural travel grant applications to the NSW FPHAN Annual Forum!

To present your initiatives and research projects, or apply for a rural travel grant, click here: fallsnetwork.neura.edu.au/event/nsw-fa...

Registrations and the call for abstracts for our upcoming 11th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference are now open!
18 April 2025 Abstracts entries due
19 September 2025 Earlybird Registration closes
All information about the conference can be found at anzfpconference.com.au

Catch up on the latest in fall prevention with our newsletter. Meet the next invited speaker to this years ANZFPS conference as we interview Prof Pazit Levinger. We also highlight upcoming conferences and webinars.
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