2022 23rd International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability
We plan to deliver this meeting as a hybrid event - possible to attend in person, or to attend virtually on the day. As well as live attendance, all will receive access to recordings post event.
The day will include keynote presentations from experts in the field, workshops and plenary sessions demonstrating best practice approaches available. We hope you will make contacts and start collaborations which will continue on from this meeting.
Who should attend:
- Consultants & specialist doctors in geriatric medicine
- Researchers into Ageing and Age Related Conditions
- Doctors training in related specialties
- GPs with an Extended Role in Older People and GP trainees
- Nurses and allied health professionals
- Advanced and Specialist practitioners
- Consultant Practitioners/Consultant Nurses
- Physician Associates
- Internal Medicine Trainees (especially those considering a career in geriatric medicine)
- Medical, Nursing, Allied Health professional students
Why participate:
- Understand more on the key areas & challenges faced in geriatric medicine
- Hear focused presentations on core areas of the geriatric medicine
- Present the latest scientific research to British Geriatrics Society members and elected officers
- Attend small group workshop sessions
- Network & socialise with other healthcare professionals
Cost to attend
BGS Member Day Fee (inc. VAT) |
BGS Member Virtual meeting Fee (inc. VAT) |
Non-Member Day Fee (inc. VAT) |
Non-Member Virtual meeting Fee (inc. VAT) |
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Senior Doctors – Post CCT or CESR CP Professions |
£120 |
£60 | £200 |
£100 |
Pre CCT or CESR CP Professions, Healthcare professionals (Nurses, Physiotherapists, Researchers) |
£60 | £30 | £100 | £50 |
Retired member/ Students (Undergraduates in Medical School, Nursing or AHP courses) | £30 | £15 | £50 | £25 |
Corporate Representatives | £100 | £60 | £200 | £100 |
*An early bird discount of 10% is available until 09 July 2022
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Session overview
Day 1 Session 1 9.30 - 11.00
Session 1 Gait 09.30 - 11.0009.30 Gait patterns
Dr Lisa Alcock, Research Associate and Gait Lab Manager, Clinical Ageing Research Unit Campus for Ageing and Vitality Translational and Clinical Research Institute Newcastle University, Newcastle's Ageing Research Unit
10.00 Technology and gait
10.30 Gait Perturbance
Jens Noergaard, PhD candidate in the field of geriatrics, University of Aalborg and Aalborg University HospitalDay 1 Session 2 11.30 - 12.30
Session 2 Fears of Falling11:30 Fear of falling and movement
Dr Toby Ellmers, Research Fellow, Imperial College London
12:00 Sedentary behaviour and falls
Prof Dawn Skelton, Professor of Ageing and Health, Glasgow Caledonian UniversityDay 1 Symposium 12.45 - 13.15
Sponsored by Kyowa KirinDay 1 Session 3 13.30 - 14.30
Session 3 Platform presentationsSubmitted abstracts invited to deliver oral platformsDay 1 Session 4 14.30 - 15.30
Session 4 Cerebellar examinationSession 4 Prevention of in-patient deconditioningDr Amit Arora, Consultant Geriatrician, Associate Medical Director, University Hospital of North MidlandsFractures in older people - an updateProfessor Opinder Sahota, Consultant geriatrician, Notthingham Hospital NHS TrustDay 1 Session 5 16.00 - 17.00
Session 516.00 Developing World Falls Guidelines: Opportunities and Challenges
Professor Tahir Masud, Consultant Physician & Honorary Professor, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
16.30 Prizes and closing remarks