Introducing our Annual Forum Plenary speaker: Dr Louise Pearce
Presentation: Telephone physical activity coaching in populations with walking limitations
Take part in our annual forum on May 1 or submit abstracts/travel grant applications here: buff.ly/g7xo3oq
Posts by NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network
π¨ Free education available for GPs and other health professionals.
Prof Kim Delbaere: Falls Prevention β 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...
Catch up with all the latest in the space of fall prevention with our Falls Links newsletter, out now!
Featuring all the details of upcoming events, research updates, resources and more.
View here: greenarrow.health.nsw.gov.au/ga/webviews/...
Recording now available! Watch Prof Anne Tiedemann's talk on Falls prevention in practice: Keeping older adults safe and steady, covering the latest Australian guidelines, screening, medication and more here: buff.ly/FkRbjPq
Recorded 22 Oct 2025
Our summary of the falls research in September is out now, featuring the effects of a multi-modal trial in people with mild-cognitive impairment on gait and falls.
Read more here: fallsnetwork.neura.edu.au/resources/re...
Tomorrow!
The CRE for the Prevention of Falls Injuries CRE is holding a seminar on the Practical Implementation of the Fall Prevention Guidelines in Residential Aged Care
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Thursday 25 September
β 1 - 2pm AEST
Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cre-preven...
Tickets now available for our next Annual Forum, held on the 1st of May 2026!
Featuring Prof Sarah Hilmer as our Pam Albany speaker and much more, register here: events.humanitix.com/nsw-fphan-20...
Revisit past annual forums here: fallsnetwork.neura.edu.au/annual-forums/
π¨ Our next rural forum and exercise workshop will be held in Mid North Coast LHD
π Slim Dusty Centre - Kempsey
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Rural Forum - 28 Nov (free), Exercise Workshop - 29 Nov ($120pp)
Rural Forum registration: events.humanitix.com/nswfphan-rur...
Exercise Workshop: events.humanitix.com/workshop-exe...
Our list of fall research abstracts for August are out now! Featuring:
- A cochrane review of interventions to prevent falls in care facilities
- A systematic review of medications and deprescribing interventions in residential aged care
More here: fallsnetwork.neura.edu.au/resources/re...
Today marks the start of Spring and Multicultural Health Week, an ideal time to improve health and prevent falls!
For our Spring into Action campaign: fallsnetwork.neura.edu.au/spring-into-...
Translated resources on healthy ageing and fall prevention: www.activeandhealthy.nsw.gov.au/active-livin...
π¨ The updated Cochrane review on preventing falls in aged care settings is out now!
Summary: www.cochraneaustralia.org/news/latest-...
Full review: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Our latest Falls Links newsletter is out now, featuring all the latest news and events. Read it here: greenarrow.health.nsw.gov.au/ga/webviews/...
Our latest monthly fall research updates is out now! Featuring Dr Rik Dawson's work on telephysiotherapy and an umbrella review of fall risk factors in the community, read the abstracts here: fallsnetwork.neura.edu.au/resources/re...
Flyer for exercise workshop with registration details
Do you help older people prevent falls within the South Eastern Sydney LHD?
Register now for this upcoming Exercise to Prevent Falls workshop on 28 August 1.30pm - 5pm! Subsidised places available (conditions apply).
For more information, contact Tegan Fahey - tegan.fahey@health.nsw.gov.au
We know how to prevent falls in older Australians, and save lives. So, why arenβt we?
Read what now needs to happen following the release of the revised national Falls Prevention Guidelines here: www.croakey.org/we-know-how-...
Don't forget to provide feedback to shape the future of the falls network! Link to our annual survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/NSWFPHAN25...
Our latest monthly research update is out now! Featuring a review of virtual reality interventions for fall prevention, get up to date here: fallsnetwork.neura.edu.au/resources/re...
Our latest Falls Links newsletter is out now! Catch up with all the latest news and events happening in falls here: greenarrow.health.nsw.gov.au/ga/webviews/...