NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network

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

🚨 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...

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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

Monthly Research Updates The below documents contain all abstracts for publications from the last year. These abstracts have been sourced from Pubmed and Google Scholar and include only those relevant to falls prevention. ...

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...

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

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
📅 Thursday 25 September
⌛ 1 - 2pm AEST
Register here: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cre-preven...

Annual Forum Archive Catalog of Videos and Presentations from our prior Annual Forums 2025 Forum Program Download: 2025 Annual Forum Program 2025 Pam Albany Presentation Preventing falls

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/

NSWFPHAN Rural Forum - Mid North Coast LHD The NSW FPHAN Hunter New England Rural Forum provides the latest information on fall prevention programs and research, with a focus on the Mid North Coast LHD.

🚨 Our next rural forum and exercise workshop will be held in Mid North Coast LHD

📍 Slim Dusty Centre - Kempsey
📅 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...

Monthly Research Updates The below documents contain all abstracts for publications from the last year. These abstracts have been sourced from Pubmed and Google Scholar and include only those relevant to falls prevention. ...

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...

Spring into Action to Prevent Falls! Spring into Action to Prevent Falls Spring is here! With the weather warming up and the days getting longer, it's a great time to head outdoors, get active and take action

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...

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.

🚨 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....

We would like to welcome Prof Anne Tiedemann to our management group.

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/...

Monthly Research Updates The below documents contain all abstracts for publications from the last year. These abstracts have been sourced from Pubmed and Google Scholar and include only those relevant to falls prevention. ...

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 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 what now needs to happen following the release of the revised national Falls Prevention Guidelines here: www.croakey.org/we-know-how-...

2025 NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network Annual Survey Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

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...

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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/...

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...

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Our March newsletter is now available: greenarrow.health.nsw.gov.au/ga/webviews/...

Featuring:
- Annual Forum updates
- HNE LHD Rural Forum and Exercise Workshop
- April Falls
- Upcoming webinars/conferences
- Research/Stepping On Updates