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.
11th Biennial Conference: 23-25 November, 2025, Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney, NSW
The Australia & New Zealand Fall Prevention Society are pleased to announce that the 11th Biennial Australia & New Zealand Fall Prevention Society Conference will be held at the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, NSW on the 23rd to 25th of November 2025.
We look forward to another memorable conference filled with high quality talks on fall prevention. Register your interest in the conference and share the registration link with your networks: Register Here.
Check the conference website for important updates.
Call for Expression of Interest to Host the 2027 Biennial Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society Conference
The bids for hosting the 2027 biennial conference of the Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS) are now open. In accordance with bylaws, if you attended the ANZFPS conference in 2023 you are deemed a member of ANZFPS and are eligible to make a bid. If you wish to do so, send your bid to the ANZFPS Secretary, Dr Anna Hatton, at a.hatton1@uq.edu.au.
The call will close on October 31st, 2024. The ANZFPS Executive Council will consider each bid based on merit and announce the successful host in an email to our members and on the ANZFPS website after the 2025 ANZFPS biennial conference.
For more information on the bid process, please email the ANZFPS Secretary, Dr Anna Hatton at a.hatton1@uq.edu.au or the ANZFPS President, Professor Kim Delbaere at k.delbaere@neura.edu.au.
ANZFPS Report: “The rising cost of falls; why investing in prevention can’t wait”
On Thursday 24 November, the Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS) launched the report ‘Why investing in falls prevention across Australia can’t wait’ at NeuRA. The report highlights the growing issue of falls in Australia and calls for the development of a five-year National Falls Prevention Strategy accompanied by a long-term funding strategy to support its implementation, oversight, ongoing monitoring, and review. More information on the proposed recommendations can be found in the report below.
Download the report here
Australia & New-Zealand Falls Prevention Society: Who are we?
ANZFPS Executive
| PRESIDENT | Professor Kim Delbaere, Neuroscience Research Australia |
| VICE PRESIDENT | Professor Debra Waters, University of Otago |
| TREASURER | Dr Morag Taylor, University of New South Wales |
| SECRETARY | Dr Anna Hatton, The University of Queensland |
| COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER | Associate Professor Jasmine Menant, Neuroscience Research Australia |
| STUDENT MEMBER | Ms Charlotte McLennan, The University of Sydney |
| PAST PRESIDENT | Professor Cathie Sherrington, The University of Sydney |
| 2023 PAST CONFERENCE HOST | Professor Anne-Marie Hill, Curtin University |
| 2025 UPCOMING CONFERENCE HOST | Professor Anne Tiedemann, The University of Sydney |
| GENERAL MEMBER - AUSTRALIA | Associate Professor Daina Sturnieks, University of New South Wales |
| GENERAL MEMBER - AUSTRALIA | Associate Professor Frances Batchelor, National Ageing Research Institute |
| GENERAL MEMBER AUSTRALIA | Dr Kristie Harper, Curtin University / Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital |
| GENERAL MEMBER - NEW ZEALAND | Professor Ngaire Kerse, University of Auckland |
ANZFPS Project Officer
Cameron Hicks, Neuroscience Research Australia
ANZFPS Sub-Committees
| Sub-Committee | Led by |
|---|---|
| Early and Mid Career Researcher | Morag Taylor, Meghan Ambrens, Paulo Pelicioni, Mae Lim, Megan Trotman, Kristie Harper & Charlotte McLennan |
| Advocacy & Research Collaboration | Cathie Sherrington, Kim Delbaere & Daina Sturnieks |
| Falls Best Practice Guidelines Update | Jasmine Menant |
To contact us you can email anzfallsprevention@neura.edu.au
Click here to download the ANZFPS-Bylaws-2023