NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network - 2025 Annual Forum

The NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network Annual forum provides an opportunity to learn about the latest on fall prevention. Listen to experts in their fields provide an overview of recent fall prevention research, quality improvement in residential aged care and fall prevention in hospitals and emergency care.

In-person tickets will also include access to the live-stream on the day in the event you cannot attend. Live stream includes all plenary sessions, the afternoon split sessions and the afternoon research update and panel session.

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Abstracts opening shortly

Plenary Speakers Include:

	Pam Albany Guest Lecture: Professor Pip Logan, Professor of Rehabilitation Research and Occupational Therapist at the University of Nottingham and the University of Queensland
	Professor Cathy Said, Physiotherapist and Professor Physiotherapy, Western Health & The University of Melbourne
	Professor Ruth Peters, Program Lead for Dementia, Global Brain Health Initiative, The George Institute for Global Health
	Dr Rik Dawson, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health. President, Australian Physiotherapy Association
	Dr Yoshiro Okubo, Research Fellow - Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia

Dedicated lunch-time poster session

Abstract submissions will have the option of an oral or poster presentation. A dedicated poster presentation will take place during the lunch break.

Afternoon concurrent sessions include:

Best practice fall prevention programs within the hospitals

A range of presentations focusing on quality improvement in the hospital system to prevent falls will be given. This session aims to show how falls can be prevented in the hospital and highlight key issues that have arisen within different hospitals across the state.

Community Settings

This session will provide an insight into the prescription of exercise for older people in community and hospital outpatient settings, including practical skills for designing and delivering exercise programs for fall prevention.

Residential and Community Aged Care

This session will highlight exercise programs and other strategies implemented by Residential and Community Aged Care providers to help their clients stay healthy and active.

Research Update and Panel Session

An afternoon session providing an overview of the latest research updates for fall prevention. This will be followed by a panel including plenary speakers discussing how we can best bring evidence-based research into clinical practice.