World Falls Prevention Society Communications Committee Newsletter, May 2025

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Welcome to the inaugural World Falls Prevention Society Communications Committee Newsletter

Dear colleagues,
We hope your year has started well! We are excited to launch the first newsletter from the Communications Committee of the World Falls Prevention Society. The aim of the Communications Committee is to maximise opportunities and facilitate engagement between the Society and its stakeholders. We hope you enjoy the March newsletter!  
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Best wishes,

@worldfallssociety↗

Professor Anne Tiedemann and Professor Maw Pin Tan,
on behalf of the World Falls Prevention Society Communications Committee

Mission and Objectives of the World Falls Prevention Society

The purpose of the World Falls Prevention Society (WFPS) is to promote the multidisciplinary study and implementation of fall prevention in older people and clinical groups with balance impairment.
Our objectives are:

  • To plan and organise WFPS congresses, symposia and meetings.
  • To present and discuss the latest research and clinical findings relating to fall risk factors and fall prevention strategies.
  • To facilitate student participation at WFPS congresses through travel grants, low registration fees and presentation awards.
  • To provide members with email notifications about upcoming WFPS congresses and other occasional email updates.
  • To facilitate interaction between members who meet from across the world.
  • To foster links with similar societies and networks around the world.
  • To promote the broad discipline of fall prevention research.
  • To translate fall prevention into practice and policy through guidelines, advocacy and education.

Introducing the World Falls Prevention Society Executive Committee

Executive Officers:

Professor Stephen Lord – President
Neuroscience Research Australia, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia

Professor Manuel Montaro Odasso – Vice President
Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

Professor Kim Delbaere – Treasurer
Neuroscience Research Australia, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia

Professor Jesper Ryg – Secretary
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

Executive Members:

Emeritus A/Professor Sebastiana Kalula, The Albertina and Walter Silusu Institute of Ageing in Africa, Capetown, South Africa

Professor Anne Tiedemann, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Professor Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh, Center for Healthy Ageing & Wellness, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Doctor Jagadish K. Chhetri, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Professor Maw Pin Tan, Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Doctor Marco Schapira, Department of Geriatrics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

A/Professor Daniela Cristina Carvalho de Abreu, Physical Therapy, Ribeiraro Preto Medical School, Ribeiraro Preto, Brazil

Professor Koen Milisen, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Professor Nathalie van der Velde, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Professor Chris Todd, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Professor Tahir Masud, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Professor Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Professor Joe Verghese, Professor of Neurology and Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA

Join our Society

There are many benefits to becoming a member of the World Falls Prevention Society including discounted rates on conferences, webinars and meetings, access to online resources and the opportunity to get involved within the Society through voting or standing in annual elections.

Member categories include regular members ($250 AUD), student and post-doctoral members ($125 AUD) and developing nations members (complimentary). Membership dues are a two year membership, starting January 1 and expiring December 31st of the second year. The current membership period expires December 31, 2026.

For more information visit worldfallssociety.org/membership

Find us on Instagram and Bluesky

For the latest fall prevention information, follow us on Instagram Bluesky.
Instagram: @worldfallssociety
Bluesky: @worldfallssociety.bsky.social

Do you have new publications or announcements you would like to share on our Instagram account? Please send any content you would like posted to dabreu@fmrp.usp.br

Upcoming Conferences

Canadian Geriatrics Society annual scientific meeting, 29-31 May 2025, Toronto, Canada. https://www.canadiangeriatrics.ca/2025-asm

Asian Falls Network and Fragility Fracture Network of Malaysia annual scientific meeting, 12-13 September , 2025, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  https://www.afnffnm.com

British Geriatrics Society Falls and Postural Stability Conference, 19 September, 2025, Liverpool, UK. https://www.bgs.org.uk/Falls25

Gerontological Society of America annual scientific meeting, 12-15 November 2025, Boston, USA. https://www.gsa2025.org/

Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society conference, 26-28 November 2025  Sydney, Australia. https://anzfpconference.com.au/

World Falls Congress, 24-26 June 2026, Manchester, UK. https://www.bgs.org.uk/WFC26

Relevant publications relating to the implementation of the World Falls Guidelines