Conference

Location

This conference was hosted by the University of Otago, in the St David Lecture Theatre Complex. Find further conference location details here.

Programme

The conference theme was "Falls prevention: past, present and future". Click here for a copy of the programme.

Plenary Sessions

Please click below for the abstracts and slides from the plenary session presentations:

Plenary session 1: Building on the evidence (abstracts)
- Stephen Lord: Horse hairs, smoke paper, pulleys, slide rules and museums: the history of falls prevention research 1836-1960
- John Campbell: Modern concepts and models for fall prevention
- Clare Robertson: Falls prevention strategies for community living older people
- Ngaire Kerse: Falls prevention strategies in nursing care facilities
Plenary session 4: Falls prevention in high risk groups (abstracts)
- Karim Khan: Falls prevention in frail seniors: a Canadian perspective
- Terry Haines: Preventing falls in hospitals: understanding interactions between staff, environment and patients
- Jacqueline Close: Preventing falls in people with dementia – is there any evidence?
Plenary session 5: Looking to the future (abstracts)
- David Buchner: Physical activity and the primary prevention of fall injuries
- Stuart Smith: Should we Wii? An overview of the exergame approach to fall risk reduction
- Hylton Menz: Does podiatry have a role to play in falls prevention?

Concurrent Sessions

Please click below for the abstracts for concurrent session presentations:

Concurrent session 2A: Falls prevention in the community
Concurrent session 2B: Falls prevention in institutions
Concurrent session 3A: Risk factors and clinical conditions
Concurrent session 3B: Counting falls and predicting fallers
Concurrent session 6A: Value for money from falls prevention
Concurrent session 6B: Practical issues in delivering falls prevention programmes
Concurrent session 7A: Translating research into practice
Concurrent session 7B: Understanding balance

Poster Presentations

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Workshops

Workshop Information