The NSW Fall Prevention & Healthy Ageing Network Annual Forum provides a fantastic opportunity to come together and learn about the latest on fall prevention and healthy ageing. Listen to experts in their field provide an overview of the latest research, advocacy, quality improvement and fall prevention in residential aged care and hospital, and community program initiatives. This forum also provides a fabulous opportunity to network, exchange ideas and learn from each other. All tickets include access to recorded video presentations (available following the forum).
Abstracts and rural travel grant applications open 19 January 2026 and close on Tuesday 17 March 2026 at 5pm.
Confirmed Speakers
Pam Albany Speaker
Prof Sarah Hilmer, Conjoint Professor of Geriatric Pharmacology Medicine, USYD, Northern Clinical School profile
Plenary Speakers
Telephone physical activity coaching in populations with walking limitations
Dr Louise Pearce, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health profile
Older adults commonly face walking limitations. The ComeBACK trial was a three-arm randomised controlled trial (n=512) which tested the effectiveness of a telephone-based physical activity coaching intervention (Coaching) compared to a text messaging intervention (Texting) and a waiting list control group in community-dwelling adults with self-reported walking limitations. At six months, participants in the Coaching group completed an average of 931 more steps per day (95%CI: 409-1452; p=0·001) than the waitlist control group; and 571 more steps (95%CI: 58-1084, p=0·029) than the Texting group. Coaching was an effective intervention for helping adults with walking limitations increase their physical activity levels.
Suzanne Butler, General Manager – Injury Prevention, Injury Matters (WA)
Not Just Confusion: Delirium as a Falls Prevention Target
Dr Anita Nitchingham, Geriatrician, Prince of Wales Hospital
Delirium is common in older adults and significantly increases the risk of falling during hospitalisation and recovery. Acute changes in attention, judgement, and mobility heighten vulnerability, often continuing after delirium resolves. This presentation explores the links between delirium and falls and highlights strategies to integrate delirium prevention and management into falls prevention care.
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