You are invited to attend the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research, to be held at the Hilton Sydney from 22 – 23 November 2019.
Meeting theme: “Sarcopenia, Falls and Frailty: Everybody’s Business”.
In accordance with bylaws of the Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS) http://www.anzfallsprevention.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ANZFPS-Bylaws-18-Nov-2014.pdf, bids for hosting the 2022 ANZFPS biennial conference are now open. If you attended the ANZFPS conference in Hobart in 2018 you are deemed an ANZFPS member and are eligible to make a bid. If you wish to do so, send your bid to the ANZFPS Secretary Anna Hatton at a.hatton1@uq.edu.au. Bids close on 9th December 2019. The ANZFPS Executive Council will consider each bid and announce the successful host on the website and via email to members by 20th December 2019.
For more information on the bid process, please email either the Secretary Anna Hatton a.hatton1@uq.edu.au or President Cathie Sherrington Cathie.sherrington@sydney.edu.au
Reminder: The 2020 ANZFPS conference will be held in Auckland, New Zealand.
Estimating the effect of treatment on people who comply with allocated treatment in randomised controlled trial
Presented by the Australian and New Zealand Fall Prevention Society Early Career Researcher Sub-Committee
When: Wednesday 25th September
Time: 1230 – 1330
Where: Zoom webinar (registration details below or for local participants: Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Barker St, Randwick, NSW, John and Betty Lynch Seminar Room, Level 3; if you plan on attending at NeuRA please RSVP to m.taylor@neura.edu.au)
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PB7ZlpYDT46cHxW6DFmmfQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Topic: Estimating the effect of treatment on people who comply with allocated treatment in randomised controlled trial using CACE (Complier Average Causal Effect)
Presenters: Professor Rob Herbert and Dr Nicola Fairhall. Prof Rob Herbert will provide a brief background on what it means to be a complier, the complier average causal effect (CACE), assumptions needed to estimate the CACE, and approaches to estimating the CACE. Dr Nicola Fairhall will discuss the practical application of CACE analysis using an example from one of her randomised controlled trials.
Prof Rob Herbert
Professor Rob Herbert is an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia. He initially trained as a physiotherapist and has an interest in clinical research, particularly randomised trials of physical interventions for motor impairment. He is a Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy which maintains the PEDro database (www.pedro.org.au), a unique database of randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
Dr Nicola Fairhall
Nicola is a Post Doctoral Research Associate in the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health research theme within the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. Nicola worked as physiotherapist for twelve years before completing her PhD in 2013. Her research currently focuses on improving functioning in older people, particularly those who are frail.
SAVE THE DATE: The Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference 2020 will be held at the University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand, from the 29th November – 1st December 2020.
The ANZFPS has successfully run biennial conferences since 2004. Over this time, a small profit has accrued from each conference such that the ANZFPS is able to re-invest some of these funds into promoting opportunities to grow fall prevention research and practice in Australia and New Zealand. The ANZFPS has allocated $5,000 in 2019 to support a travel fellowship for one of its members. We welcome applications for the travel fellowship for the purpose of supporting fall prevention research and practice capacity in Australia and / or New Zealand, and build career opportunities in fall prevention of the successful applicant(s). The outcome of the travel fellowship will be presented back to the ANZFPS at the subsequent biennial conference, and through the Society’s online newsletter.
Application Guidelines Applications are now open to members of the ANZFPS who are at the time of application enrolled in research higher degrees (Research Masters or PhD) or less than four years following completion of a research higher degree. Career interruptions will be considered pending the scope of this interruption. Applicants are encouraged to identify a host institution (which may be located in Australia, New Zealand, or overseas), organize their own research activities to be conducted at the host institution, and make their own travel and accommodation plans. Applications must be submitted on the template provided (2 page maximum) and also include: a CV (2 pages maximum); host letter of support; and contact details for a referee who is happy to be contacted about your application. Maximum budget for any one application is $5,000. Research, travel and accommodation costs can be included. Research infrastructure costs (eg. purchase of computers) cannot be included. Costs for provision of child-care services from registered child-care providers can be included.
Application assessment criteria Potential impact on building fall prevention research and practice capacity in Australia and/or New Zealand – 10 points Potential impact on the career development of successful applicant – 10 points Value for money – 10 points
Condition of the award Successful applicants will be required to submit a report at the completion of the fellowship (including an abbreviated version to appear in the Society’s online newsletter) and present their work at the following ANZFPS conference.
Submission: Applications should be submitted to Anna Hatton, Secretary, Australian & New Zealand Falls Prevention Society: a.hatton1@uq.edu.au
Closing date and notification Applications close 5:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time 29 July 2019. Successful applicants will be notified 6-8 weeks after the closing date.
Application checklist
The ANZFPS is now an Affiliate Member of the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance, joining the collective voice in Australia for investigator initiated clinical trials and the clinical registries sector. Member benefits include:
Listen to the ABC Radio National Health Report Interview with Prof Cathie Sherrington on ‘Balance exercises are good for preventing falls in the elderly, and Tai Chi seems to be effective too’.
The Australian Injury Prevention Network (AIPN) are pleased to invite you to the premier injury prevention conference for Australia and the Asia Pacific, the 14th Australasian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference, to be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia, 25 – 27 November 2019.
With a theme of Pushing the Boundaries, this conference will challenge the traditional injury prevention paradigms to examine future disruptions and opportunities for injury prevention. This will be explored through innovative technologies and changing digital societies, and new multisectoral strategies for partnerships across government portfolios, clinicians, practitioners, industry, researchers and community.
The 3rd GrassRoots Falls Festival will be held 19-20 September 2019 on the Fremantle Esplanade, WA. Abstract submissions are now open.
The festival, themed “People, Partners and Purpose 2020 & Beyond”, provides an opportunity for health professionals and other staff across all settings, managers, educators, policy makers, and others with an interest in reducing the risk of falling among older people to enjoy sharing the latest ideas and innovative approaches in practice, research and falls prevention at the GrassRoots level. The festival focus is to support the broad falls prevention community to access current research, practice innovations, cutting edge work in falls prevention and management and other exciting GrassRoots falls prevention initiatives that are happening in Australia and overseas. The program will feature presentations from across the residential aged care, hospital and community settings.