Welcome to the website of the Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS). The ANZFPS was formed in 2006 to promote the multidisciplinary study and implementation of falls prevention in older people. The society achieves this purpose by:
- holding regular meetings to present and discuss the latest research and clinical findings relating to the falls risk factors and falls prevention strategies;
- facilitating student participation at ANZFPS meetings through travel grants, low registration fees and presentation awards, and;
- providing members with email notifications about upcoming ANZFPS meetings and other occasional email updates. You can read our newsletters here.
The ANZFPS acknowledges the traditional owners of the unceded lands of Australia upon which we live and work and pays respect to Elders past, present and future.
The ANZFPS acknowledges tangata and mana whenua across Aotearoa New Zealand, tēnā koutou katoa.
ANZFPS Executive
| PRESIDENT | Professor Cathie Sherrington, The University of Sydney |
| VICE PRESIDENT | Associate Profressor Kim Delbaere, Neuroscience Research Australia |
| TREASURER | Professor Stephen Lord, Neuroscience Research Australia |
| SECRETARY | Dr Anna Hatton, The University of Queensland |
| WEB MANAGER | Dr Daina Sturnieks, Neuroscience Research Australia |
| STUDENT MEMBER | Daniel Treacy, The University of Sydney |
| 2018 PAST CONFERENCE HOST | Dr Michele Callisaya, Monash University |
| 2020 UPCOMING CONFERENCE HOST | Professor Ngaire Kerse, The University of Auckland and Joyce Cook Chair in Ageing Well |
| GENERAL MEMBER - NEW ZEALAND | Dr Shankar Sankaran, Middlemore Hospital and Counties Manukau Health |
| GENERAL MEMBER - AUSTRALIA | Dr Morag Taylor, Neuroscience Research Australia |
| GENERAL MEMBER - AUSTRALIA | Dr Jasmine Menant, Neuroscience Research Australia |
| GENERAL MEMBER AUSTRALIA | Professor Lindy Clemson, University of Sydney |
| GENERAL MEMBER - AUSTRALIA | Dr Melanie Farlie, Monash University |
| GENERAL MEMBER - AUSTRALIA | Professor Anne-Marie Hill, Curtin University |
| ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT | Jessica Turner, Neuroscience Research Australia |
ANZFPS Sub-committees
TRIPP: The Translation of Research into Practice & Policy Sub-committee aims to conduct activities that facilitate the translation of falls prevention research into practice and policy.
Education: The Education Sub-committee aims to enhance education about falls prevention for members of the ANZFPS and relevant others.
Falls Best Practice Guidelines update: Sub-committee led by Jasmine Menant.
To contact us you can email anzfallsprevention@neura.edu.au
Click here to download the ANZFPS-Bylaws-2019