This conference focuses on falls prevention and management in older people with a focus on ensuring effective and resilient falls prevention activity. The conference will update delegates on the April 2025 NICE Guidance update: Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and people 50 and over at higher risk, the World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management in Older Adults and highlight best practice through case studies. Sessions throughout the day will focus on activity and falls, developing and effective falls prevention programme, understanding human factors in falls prevention, improving falls education and awareness, effective personalised multidisciplinary assessment including the new MASA tool, falls and mental health including delirium prevention and managing the psychological impact of falling, medication management and improving secondary prevention. The conference will also discuss key elements in the reduction of falls in your service including strength, balance and exercise promotion, managing underlying health issues, developing personalized falls prevention care plans, and frailty presenting as falls. The conference will also update delegates on national requirements for falls investigation and learning under the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
Non-BOA Event
Birmingham or Virtual
External
17 October 2025